Union Fight in Court Over UMWA District Leadership
Pillsburg Pa Feb 3 The conflict between Dolan head of the local United Mine Workers district and convention delegates now in session has reached the courts Dolan secured a preliminary injunction in Common Pleas Court restraining delegates from displacing him seizing books and property or naming a successor The convention has featured disorder and hooting amid this legal maneuvering, while Dolan won a direct vote for his office according to the constitution
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Pillsburg
Dolan
United Mine Workers of America
Neten
Common Pleas Court
Nowhiel
Sessen
Dolan Eten
LICENSED TO MARRY INCOMPLETE NAMES AND DATES
A garbled obituary and marriage notices fragment list several names, places and dates. Entries reference Hereford K Marion of Bement Illinois Anna Mo Snarhim Alder Nora Keyser Linnville Virginia Porkin Ivan Laurel Maryland Mary Hokey Clement Pollyer Jennie A Grant birth notices and multiple interment details in cities including Troy New York and Philadelphia.
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Hereford K. Marion
Bement, IH
Anna Mo Snarhim Alder
Nora Keyser
Linnville, Va
Porkin
D[ivan
Laurel, Md
Mary Hokey Clement Pollyer
Jennie A Grant
Health Office Record of Local Residents Health Status
Health office log records patient entries and ages from 29 years to 84 years across multiple streets and hospitals. It notes instances of hospitalization or medical visits including individuals at Garfield Hospital and Florenreit facility with ages and local addresses.
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Anarestia
Neha
Fenton Nw
Trowa
Sears
Metellus
Regan
Garfield Hospital
Neale
Marriage and death notices to appear in listed papers
Notice states that marriage and death notices inserted in The Washington Post may appear the next morning in multiple newspapers at no extra charge. Newspapers named include New York Times, Boston Globe, Buffalo Courier, Chicago Record-Herald, Philadelphia Public Ledger, Pittsburgh Dispatch, Syracuse Post-Standard, Minneapolis Tribune, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cincinnati Enquirer, and others.
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Washington Post
W York Times
Boston Globe
Buffalo Courier
Chicago Record-Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Pittsburg Dispatch
Scence Journal
Uester Herald
Solis Republic
Syracuse
Post-Standard
Pi Pioneer Press
Minneapolis
Tribun
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cincinnati
Enquirer
Miners Clash Over Funds and Injunctions in Wage Talks
In a bitter dispute miners warn that removal talks threaten 20,000 members and $25,000 in miners' funds. National Vice President Lewis urges order after injunctions are served. Meanwhile, Delaware and Hudson President Willcox backs Roosevelt strike commission. Illinois coal operators refuse UMWA wage demands after a joint scale committee meeting.
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National
Lewis
Wilcox
Delaware and Hudson
Illinois
Dolan
New York
David Willcox
Delaware and Hudson Company
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Roosevelt
Keebarre
Resolution to probe coal mine by Pennsylvania railroads
Harrisburg Pa February 9 The House adopted a resolution directing Attorney General Carson to inquire whether railroad companies in Pennsylvania are engaged in ape mining of coal in violation of the state constitution and to proceed against them if proven. The measure passed with slight opposition and heads to the Senate Monday night.
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Harrisburg
House of Representatives
Carson
Pennsylvania
Senate
Magic boot case begins in Jefferson Market Court
The trial of Matthew Helgert and Dr. Albert Whitehouse, who ran a so called magic boot institute, opened before Magistrate Poole. Cripples testified about failures of the magico mechanical treatments, including Mrs. Helva Lubbe whose boy Henry suffered worsened hip and spine trouble. She cried as she accused Helgert, while Helgert claimed no involvement with Whitehouse’s care and offered a refund of $30.
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Washington Post
New York
Matthew Helgert
Albert Whitehouse
Tic Deloureux
Helgert
Poole
Jefferson Market Court
Dr. Whitehouse
Helva Lubbe
Henry
Whitehouse
Rockefeller Yacht at Key West Reported
Viggo Hansen of Racine says a private yacht carrying John D. Rockefeller was laid up at Key West Florida on February 4. Hansen, traveling in the South, recounts dining at a hotel table near Rockefeller. The yacht’s next stop was not determined.
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Racine
Wis
John TD. Rockefeller
Key West
Fla
Viggo Hansen
Hansen
Mr. Rockefeller
Theodore Thomas Memorial Fund Initiated in Cincinnati
A memorial fund for Theodore Thomas was started in Cincinnati with an initial 35,000 subscription from A. Howard Hinkle. The plan calls for a statue to be placed in Music Hall, aiming to complete preliminary work before the next May festival, with 10,000 already donated toward bids.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
A. Howard Hinkle
Max Festival Association
Theodore Thomas
Music Hall
Wreckers File Complaint Over Canadian Wrecks Fight
Milwaukee firm Gillen Wrecking files formal complaint with Customs Collector W H Devos against Reid Wrecking Company of Sarnia Ontario over work raising the stranded steamers Arig and Whitney in American waters. Complaint risks international friction with Canada as Reid Wrecking holds a contract to salvage three US Steel vessels wrecked in November.
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Milwaukee
Wis
W. H. Devos
Gillen Wrecking Company
Kadine
Reid Wrecking Company
Sarnia
Ontario
Arig and Whitney
Canada
Sinth, Minn
United States Steel Corporation
Reorganization Plan for the French Kongo Proposed
Colonial Minister Clementel presented a plan for political administrative and economic reorganization of the French Kongo at the council of ministers meeting in Paris with President Loubet presiding.
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Paris
Clementel
Council of Ministers
Loubet
Bomb blast at Cabaret Schlusselberg causes casualties in Russia
Rebels attacked a Nevaky River cabaret in St. Petersburg with a bomb and gunfire killing two workers and wounding eighteen, as troops sealed off the district and arrests continued. The incident follows mutiny tensions and ongoing reprisals between revolutionaries and Black Hundreds. A later report notes Vice Admiral Chouknin was wounded by a woman and killed by a sentry who shot her.
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St. Petersburg
Schlusselberg-Chaussee
Nevaky River
Linevitch
Sebastopol
Chouknin
Black Sea
Shah's Son In Shiraz Provance Misgovernance Sparks Persian Turmoil
Reports from St. Petersburg on February 9 indicate escalating strife between mullahs and Shah in Persia. Southern Persia centers on Shiraz province where the Shah's favorite son, governor, faces strong foreign pressure for an investigation. Diplomats warn that failure to redress could trigger a wider revolt.
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Shiraz
Persia
St. Petersburg
Shah
Teheran
Gold Medal for Campbell at Royal Society meeting
London February 9 Ambassador Reid presented the Royal Astronomical Society gold medal for 1905 to Prof. William Wallace Campbell of the Lick Observatory California. The Society credited his spectroscopic work with advancing understanding of stellar motions and praised his significant scientific contributions.
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London
Royal Astronomical Society
Burlington House
Ambassador Reid
Society
William Wallace Campbell
Lick Observatory
California
Campbell
King Dissolves Parliament in Portugal Crisis
Lisbon February 9. King Charles signs a decree dissolving parliament after disorderly scenes and obstruction in the chamber. The council of state weighs next steps, but no further action has been decided.
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Lisbon
Charles
Chamber of Deputies
Council of State
Fifty Five Natives Drowned in Transvaal Mine Flood
Fifty five natives were drowned today due to flooding in the South Rose deep gold mine near Johannesburg Transvaal. The disaster occurred when water breached mine workings, trapping workers underground. Rescue efforts were hampered by flood conditions and the mine’s remote location. Authorities investigated the incident and census records counted the victims.
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Transvaal
Johannesburg
South Rose
Higher Wages in England for Cotton Operatives
Mill owners in northern counties grant a wage increase of 21 2 percent beginning in May affecting 160000 workers. This marks the first such rise in years and signals mounting pressure on industry amid economic shifts.
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England
London
Counties
Count Boni de Castellane Faces Divorce Push In French Court
Special Cable Dispatch reports in Paris that Boni de Castellane has not appeared in Parliament since his wife's separation suit. A Radical opponent eyes the Basses Alpes seat next election as pressure grows to convert the suit into a divorce. Social circles sympathize with the Countess as proceedings focus on separation.
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Paris
Count Boni de Castellane
Basses Alpes
Countess de Castellane
Boxers Sparing Americans at Changpu Uprising
A February 9 dispatch from Peking confirms the destruction of the English Presbyterian and Roman Catholic missions at Changpu, thirty miles from Amoy, by a mob said to be composed of boxers. Damage totals $4,000. American missions uninsured. Local sentiment hostile to foreigners. observers find it strange Americans were not molested amid a strong boycott of American goods.
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Changpu
Peking
Amor
Hasten Funeral of King in Denmark
Preparations for King Christian’s funeral proceed at Roskilde Cathedral with feverish haste. Danes in America send vast floral tributes, including New York’s enormous wreath. By now 1,522 wreaths have arrived. American Minister O'Brien will represent President Roosevelt at the funeral, placing an orchid wreath on the king’s coffin.
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Copenhagen
Christian
Slotskerke
Roskilde
America
New York
O'Brien
State Department
Washington
Roosevelt
Missing Cincinnati Insurance Broker Faces Suit Over Losses
Louis F. Runck, a long-time Cincinnati broker linked to Anchor Insurance, is missing for five weeks. His wife sues Ballman and Foster for 4400 and 2500 alleging losses from Runck’s speculative trading and seeking return of funds amid claims of state law violations.
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Sweetal
Washington Post
Cicinnati
Ohio
Louis F. Runels
Anchor Insurance Company
EB. D. Prentice
Bunck
Cincinnati
Mansfield
Béheible Bros
Dayton
Runck
Lewis W. Ebnert Paper Company
Merchants’ National Bank
Roberta Runck
John W. Ballman
Louis W. Foster
Foster & Co
Stale l
Twenty Rounds To A Draw In Hermann Herrera Fight
The twenty round bout between Kid Hermann of Chicago and Aurelio Herrera of Bakersfield California ended in a draw in Bakersfield California on February 9 with no decision after the full distance.
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Hermann-Herrera
Bakersfield
Los Angeles
Cal
Kid’ Hermann
Chicago
Aurelio Herrera
Calif
Helen Keller Ordered to Rest by Physician in Massachusetts
Deaf, dumb, and blind advocate Helen Keller, after strenuous study at Radcliffe College and demanding public engagements aiding the blind, has fallen ill. A physician orders a long period of complete rest, prompting cancellation of ongoing duties and upcoming appearances in support of the blind.
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Wrentham
Mass
Radcliffe College
Helen Kellar
Miss Kellar
Veteran Burned to Death in Cleburne Home Fire
Charred remains of Captain Jack Ross an ex Confederate and local pioneer were removed from his embers three miles from Cleburne Texas It is suspected robbers cremated him A safe with about 50 was found with the knob broken Movements of Ocean Steamers list ships near Nantucket Lightship with arrivals at New York and Liverpool including Lucania Philadelphia Le Savoie and Caronta plus arrivals at Plymouth and Liverpool from New York
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Cleburne
Tex
Jack Ross
Flo
New York
Lucania
Iiverpool
Nantucket
Philadelphia
Southampton
Cherbourg
Siasconset
Mass
Rotterdam
Boulogne
Liverpool
Slavonia
Naples
Prinzeas Irene
Palermo
Algeria
Genoa
Brsile
London
Maine
Boston
Caledonian
Livstpool
World Peace Theme Dominates Woman Suffrage Meet
The Woman's National Suffrage Association convened in Baltimore with reports from state presidents on progress in Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey. A key peace report urged world organization and reducing war burdens, while a reform amendment to lower dues sparked a heated debate between Carrie Chapman Catt and Harriet Taylor Upton.
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Baltimore
Woman’s National Suffrage Association
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Priscila D. Hackstaff
Lucia Ames Mead
Department of Peace and Arbitration
Ohio
New York
World Organization
Association
Carrie Chapman Catt
Harriet Taylor Upton
Ixate M. Gordon
Anna H. Shaw
E. L. Watson
Mary Arkwright Hutton
Iowa
Meads
Elizabeth J. Hauser
Daughter to Have Body in Tanski Case Ruled For Kin
In the Tanski case Judge Smith of the Common Pleas Court held that the next of kin is the heir to the deceased remains and the body cannot be willed to another. The ruling favors Ada Tanski, daughter of Dr N T Tanski, and forecloses Mrs Armtesia Bigger’s cremation claim. The injunction against Spring Grove Cemetery Association to deliver the body to the daughter was dismissed.
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Washington
Cincinnati
Tanski
Smith
Ctommon Pleas Court
Ada Tanski
N. T. Tanski
Spring Grove Cemetery Association
Artemesia Bigger
Governor Carter Improves But Out of Office
Gov. Carter's condition has improved and doctors call his case an aggravated grip attack. He will not resume duties, with a certificate likely naming Secretary Atkins acting governor. An unrelated fire in Mount Carroll destroys academy wings, and another blaze in Newark damages a cigar factory building and contents.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Carter
Atkins
Newark
Ohio
John
Harry Swisser
Notable Deaths Across Cities Prompt Remembrances
A string of regional obituaries notes the deaths of prominent figures: Rev. Samuel Hopkins Hadley, longtime head of the Jerry McAuley Mission, dies after an appendicitis operation in New York at Presbyterian Hospital. Also reported are Oswego’s John O Connor, a contractor tied to Southern railroads. Judge Lewis H. Pike of Toledo.. O C Ellison, founder of the National Irrigation Congress. Countess Howe, Georgiana Spencer Churchill, a hospital committee chair. James Annand, Aberdeen journalist and MP. John F. Devereaux, St. Louis army veteran and Archbishop Iyan’s nephew, all in brief notices.
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Washington Post
New York
Samuel Hopkins Hadley
Jerry McAuley
Water Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Florida
Hadley
F. M. Smith
Auckland
New Zealand
Australasia
Oswego
Palm Beach
Fla
John O'Connor
Pittsburg
O'Connor
Drake & Stratton
Washington, D. C
Toledo
Ohio
Lewis H. Pike
Fil Paso
Tex
O. C. Ellison
National Irrigation Congress
Guyimas
Sonora
Mex
Edith M. Nicholl Bowyer
Borhood
Ibsen
Norway
London
Howe
Georgiana Elzabeth Spencer- Churchill
Duke of Marlborough
Imperial Yeomanry Hospitals Committee
Tordon
James Annand
Aberdeen
Philadelphia
John F. Devereaux
St. Louis
Iyan
Wedded on Ocean Steamer A Shipboard Wedding Ends in Chicago
An English couple married aboard the White Star liner Baltic after immigration officials required marriage before landing. Charles Simpson, 22, and Edith Johnson, 20, both from Sheffield, planned to wed in New York but Simpson found a Chicago job and They proceeded with the ceremony in the ship's second cabin with the crew and a bridesmaid present. The couple departed for Chicago after the ceremony.
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Washington Post
New York
Liverpool
Charles Simpson
Edith Johnson
Sheffield
Simpson
Chicago
Miss Johnson
Hev
Wilson
Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Wilshire
Miss Gunderson
Hners
Travelers’ Air Society
Explosion in Borough Hall Police Room Scares City
A package of black powder exploded in Brooklyn Borough Hall under Borough President Coler’s office injuring Polevian Thomas Tierney and prompting police to collect eight similar packages. The nine boxes contained white pebbles and powder, raising fears of dynamite linked to the East River tunnel project.
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New York
Brooklyn
Cole R
Polevian
Thomas Tierney
Tierney
Bureau of Combustibles
East Iver
McAvoy Named Chairman of Tammany Executive Committee
Thomas McAvoy, former deputy commissioner of police under Mayor McClellan, was elected chairman of Tammany Hall’s executive committee. He also leads the twenty third assembly district. In New Jersey, Gov. Stokes denied another reprieve for Jerry Rossa and issued a death warrant for his execution in Hackensack tomorrow.
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New York
Thomas McAvoy
McClellan
Tammany Hall
McAvoy
Tammany
Twenty-Third Assembly
Trenton
N. J
Stokes
Jerry Rossa
Court of Pardons
Rossa
Hackensack
Freshman Hazed For Haircut And Oration
Clarence Howard a university freshman was hazed by upperclassmen who shaved his hair and forced him to deliver an outdoor oration on Socrates. He offended them by wearing a herbs hat and smoking two cigarettes, a privilege restricted to upperclassmen until February 22. The matter has been taken up by the facility.
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Aria
Washington Post
Cincinnati
Clarence Howard
Howard
Noted thief identified. authorities seek Ohio papers
Philadelp! Feb. Lewis Werner, caught three weeks ago robbing University of Pennsylvania dormitories, has been identified by officials as a long-time thief. Wanted by Cleveland authorities, he was held awaiting requisition papers from Ohio. He claimed to be a university student.
Penn Defeats Columbia in Extra Period Basketball
New York reports Penn defeats Columbia 17 to 2 in an extra period after the game tied near the end of the second half. The piece also notes humorous clippings about the Working Woman and a Franklin adage tracing a chain from a nail to an automobile.
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Penn
Columbia New York
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Jumbia Tonight
Franklin
The
New York Sun
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