Region in Pennsylvania Sees Massive Anthracite Strike
Hazleton Pa Sept 1 President Mitchell United Mine Workers reports 112000 miners on strike in the anthracite region with 72000 in district 1 80000 in district 9 and 10000 in district 7. He says vast numbers will join tomorrow and that the industry may be idle in days. The strike contrasts with firm and district actions as arbitration talks unfold.
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United Mine Workers
Clevelamas
Christian Women of America
M. W. Sullivan
International Longshoremen’s Association
Sullivan
Miners Strike Sweeps Wyoming Valley and Steel City Appeals
The Wyoming valley mines shut all but one as miners strike to raise wages. Mitchell and Father Phillips urge arbitration, while Williamstown miners resist pressure to quit. McKinley heads to Washington for duties. Adams Express to cover a $20,000 loss from a Burlington theft.
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Telegraph Was Faster Than the Elopement Speed
Miss Mary Bealer fourteen eloped with Albert Barnhard from Clinton Iowa to Cedar Rapids Nebraska. They boarded the Colorado special westward after a pursuit by Marys father and brother. They claimed marriage at Boone station though no license was found. The report also notes a St Petersburg rope works fire and Boer General DeWet death rumor and Prince Albert Saxony carriage accident.
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Philip Bealer
Fenton
Ills
Albert Barnhard
Cedar Rapids
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Barnhard
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Mary
Boone
Bealer
Northwestern
St. Petersburg
Russia
DeWet
Prince Albert of
Saxony
Wolkau
Dresden
California
Thugs Stage Bank Robbery Attempt Near Wilton Wis
Three desperate men attempted to blow open the Wilton bank safe with a large caliber revolver blast before fleeing after being discovered by travelers from Sparta. The attackers fired about a dozen shots at the pursuing citizens but caused only property damage to the safe door. Police claim the same trio may be linked to Officer Gates’ recent death and a Singer machine agent hold up.
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LaCrosse
Wis
Wilton
J. Doyle
Sparta
S. W. Brown
West Salon Journal
Tunnel No. 2
Norwalk
Gates
Officer Gates
Singer Machine
Oil City
la Crosse
Britt
Minnesota
la Crescent
Coal Strike Expands Turbulence Across Anthracite Region
On Sept 19 the strike’s second day left 118000 of 141000 anthracite miners idle while operators dispute union counts and coal prices rise 25 cents per ton with dealers adding 50 cents. In Lykens valley and Williamstown tensions grow as deputies prepare for possible clashes. Meanwhile Lehigh Coal grants ten hour shifts to 5000 unorganized workers, and Mother Jones appears to drum up support in nearby towns.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia and Reading Co
Shamokin
Mand
Harrisburg
Lykens
Williamstown
Wiconisco
Reiff
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Mauch Chunk
Jones
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Washery pressure ends strike shift at Lackawanna plants
In Scranton and Wilkesbarre the Lackawanna district see a near complete coal stoppage as strikers force workers at the Columbus washery and nearby Diamond washery to quit. Police and detectives arrive as 100 demonstrators jeer and threaten. one rail crew returns to yard with empty coal cars. Meanwhile other lines report 1,500 railroad workers unemployed and several mines still operating under union pressure.
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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Delaware and Hudson
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Deep Water Scheme To Secure Channel In Mississippi River
Chicago Sept 19 A plan to create a twenty two foot channel in the lower Mississippi by dikes and reservoirs was reviewed by the Chicago Drainage Board. Engineer Seddon proposed storing flood water for summer depth and using sand deposition to stabilize the channel at an estimated cost of 120 million dollars.
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Committee On Federal Relations
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Lyman &. Cooley
Isham Randolph
United States
Seddon
Western Society of Engineers
Lower
Mississippi
Hle
Great Lakes
Congress
Major Maielell
Police Seek Boys Over Assault On 12 Year Old Esther
In Recine Wisconsin on September 18 police search for youths who attacked and broke the ribs of 12 year old Esther Christopherson as she rode her wheel. The girl was struck by stones during the assault.
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Herried
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Esther Christopherson
Chicago Traveler Held Up Near Oil City
A Chicago traveling man was held up near Oil City in Elroy Wisconsin on September 19. Robbers fired two shots at him and one struck his shoulder.
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Wis
Chicago
Oil City
River improvement plan sparks debate among engineers
The article contrasts supports for a reservoir system to aid navigation with critics who see it as treating symptoms rather than the underlying problem. It cites costs for flood control and navigation, and notes Rev. R. T. Roberts resigning from Racine First Presbyterian to join Welsh Presby terian in Wilkes Barre PA.
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Wis
R. T. Roberts
First Presbyterian Church
Welsh Presbyterian Church
Wilkesbarre
Mr. Roberts
Sparta
Tillman Opens Demo Campaign in Racine Minnesota
United States Senator Benjamin Tillman of South Carolina spoke to launch the Demo campaign in Racine on Monday night. The report notes attention to a Pietermaritzburg memorial project for Lieutenant Roberts, son of the British commander, planned as a stained glass window in the garrison church.
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Benjamin Tillman
South Carolina
Pietermaritzburg
Roberts
Tord
Robert
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