Scofield Mine Disaster Kills Hundreds in Utah
Salt Lake May 2 Two hundred or more lives were lost in the No 4 mine explosion at Schofield Utah. One hundred and thirty seven bodies have been recovered. Rescue work continues with many dead laid out at boarding houses opposite the mine. The disaster is blamed on blasting powder with rescue trains sending the injured to Salt Lake. The worst mining accident in the region for years.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Pleasant Valley Company
Schofield
Sharpe
The
Coal Company
Welby
Railroad Company
Scofield
Ww. C. Wilson
No 1
Pikes Peak
John James
George
Bernard Dougall
Springville
Thomas
West
Tennessee
Rio Grande Western Depot
Harry Taylor
Thame
J. M. Beattie
Southern Pacific Army
Wyoming
Winter Quarters
John Hunt
Dan Mohr
Peter Codett
James Wilson
Robert Ferrish
Will Willstead
Robert Willstead
R. T. Evans
Llewellyn Evans
James Wallace
Ben Lloyd
John Lloyd
Robert Hunter
James €. Hunter
Dick Thomas
David Padftield
William Jones
William Howe
Valentine Loxon
William Reese
George James
Samuel Livesay
R. Dixon
Anselmo
Ferary Jachetta
J. M. May
Lou Lappi
Matt Ixroskie
Harry Miller
B. V. Miller
Isaac Miller
William Davis
A. Langstaff
Davis
William Samuels
Andrew Adamson
T. J. Reilley
William Parule
John Thomas
James Webber
Anderson
Thomas Radfield
Henry Wilson
Charles Edwards
Bernard Dougal
Andrew Hunter
Thomas Williams
James Gatherman
William Gatherman
John S8urns
John Price
Alexander Wilson, Jr
George Coulthard
Thomas Livesay
Sandy Wilson
John Wilson
John Kirton
William Boweter
John Beddoe
Thomas Sellers
William Livesay
Fastest yet North German Lloyd orders new Stettin liner
The North German Lloyd orders a Stettin-built liner for delivery next year. At 752 feet it will surpass Oceanic and Deutschland in length and aim for 24 to 25 knots, with four days twenty one hours Queenstown to New York and five days nine hours Southampton to New York. The ship will have twin screws and at least 40 000 horsepower, about 5 600 more than the Deutschland.
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New York
North German
Lloyd
Vulcan Shipbuilding Company of
Stettin
White Star Line
Oceanic
SkXaiser
Queenstown
Southampton
Col Duffy to Retire After New Regiment Shuffle
New York reports that Major Bradlee Strong was elected lieutenant colonel of the Sixty-Ninth regiment last night. Within thirty days Colonel Duffy is expected to retire and Strong will assume command.
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New York
Bradlee Strong
Sixty-Ninth
Duffy
Strong
Strikes discussed as waits for settlement at Iroquois hotel
In Buffalo on May 2 representatives of striking machinists car repairers and yardmen met with Superintendent Waitt and Commissioner Webster at the Iroquois hotel to discuss the labor dispute. Waitt outlined that no rein statement was demanded for discharged men and that other demands were already addressed in New York. He said a settlement may proceed without full superior approval if satisfactory.
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Buffalo
Fish
Iroquois Hotel
Waitt
Webster
Delehanty
Albany
Central
Brazier
McBet
Motive Power Department of the Central
Central Station
Bradfield
McBeth
New York
Carpenters Strike Halts Building in Racine
In Racine Wisconsin on May 2 two hundred carpenters walked out and fifty carriers and masons joined later. All building activity stopped as the union demands an eight hour day double overtime pay Sundays and holidays thirty cents per hour and hiring only union men.
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Racine, Wis
Carpenters
Iron moulders strike in Memphis foundries
Five hundred iron moulders in Memphis from multiple foundries walked off yesterday in a citywide labor action anchored in demand for improved conditions and wages. The stoppage affects several plants and could disrupt steel and iron production locally.
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Memphis
Tenn
New England Railroad Men Strike in Wage Demand
About 100 section men on the Central New England railroad from Hartford to Millerton, N Y, walk out in a wage dispute. They demand 25 cents more per day, seeking $1.50 after formerly earning $1.25. The strike covers track workers from Tarrisville to Springfield.
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New England Railroad
Winsted
Conn
Central New England
Hartford
Millerton
N. Y
Tarrisville
Springfield
A Strike on the Montana Central
Great Falls Montana May 2 All freight conductors and brakemen are out on the Montana Central over a new schedule that went into effect yesterday The schedule mirrors the one accepted on the Great Northern main line months ago which caused earlier trouble and disruption of service
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Montana Central
Great Falls
Mon
Great Northern
Omaha carpenters idle as union demands hit city
In Omaha on May 2 all union carpenters are idle and no major contractor is at work. Workers demand an eight hour day a pay raise from 35 to 40 cents per hour and exclusive use of union label planing mill material.
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Omaha
Electrical Workers Strike Hits Western Division in Springfield
Springfield Mass May 2 The Electrical Workers union here formally declared a strike against the New England Telephone and Telegraph company yesterday and all union members employed on the western division were called out.
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Electrical Workers
Springfield
Mass
Electrical Workers’ Union
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Twenty Americans Killed in Samar Garrison Attack
Manila May 2. The American garrison at Catubig on Samar Island, thirty men of the 43rd regiment, was attacked by rebels. Twenty Americans were killed and the rest were rescued from annihilation.
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Manila
Catubig
Island of
Samar
Bricklayers and Hodcarriers Strike in Pittsburg
About 1,000 bricklayers and 500 hodcarriers walked out seeking higher wages and shorter hours. The master builders' association signed the carpenters union scale, and all workers returned to their jobs.
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Pittsburg
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Master Builders’ Association
Savannah Strike Hits Carpenters Painters and Bricks
Savannah May 2 It is claimed by the president of the building trades council that SOC men are on strike in this city including carpenters painters bricklayers plasterers and others They ask an increase in wages and decrease in working hours.
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Savannah
The
Building Trades Council
SOC
Carnegie Adds $1000 to Douglas Fund for Croton Striker Widows
New York on May 2 reports Andrew Carnegie has sent a check for $1000 to augment the fund aiding the widow and children of Sergeant Douglas who fell at the Croton dam during the strike. The donation supports ongoing appeal efforts to assist the fallen worker family.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Sergeant Douglas
Croton Dam
Builders strike as wage demands rejected in Kansas City
Kansas City May 2 Contractors and employers in the building trades generally refused demands for increased wages and as a result about 1,000 workingmen struck.
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Kansas City
Brewers Strike Briefed in Boston Meet
Boston May 2 A strike of bakery engineers in Boston and vicinity began after midnight in support of shorter hours and higher wages. The action followed a conference between a Central Labor Union committee and the Master Brewers association, where the brewers offered limited concessions.
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Boston
Central Labor Union
Master Brewers’ Association
Diamond Jubilee Wins Two Thousand Guineas Stakes
London May 2 The Prince of Wales Diamond Jubilee won the two thousand guineas at Newmarket. Bonarosa finished second and Sidus third in a field of ten starters.
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London
Newmarket
Bonarosa
Sidus
Refer the dispute to state arbitration over brewery engineers
The engineers in every brewery have been called out and night men were first notified to stop work. The committee claims the union is winning, warning that if master brewers replace engineers with non union men, every union worker in the breweries will strike. The stoppage could involve 2,500 to 3,000 men.
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State Board of Arbitration
Democratic Delegates Meet in Concord for National Convention
The New Hampshire Democratic state convention in Phoenix hall chose delegates for Kansas City. Key figures Kent, Hutchins, and Page vied for spots while endorsing the 1896 Chicago platform. The platform attacked the Republicans on currency, colonial policy, trusts, and imperialism, and backed direct senatorial elections. Delegates pledged support to William Jennings Bryan.
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Concord
N. H
Kansas City
Phoenix Hall
New Hampshire
H. C. Kent
Stillson Hutchins
Samuel B. Page
Chicago
Republican Party
Porto Rico
Cuba
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Great Britain
Washington
United States
Democratic Party
William Jennings Bryan
Civil service ruling limits appointing officer power
In Albany on May 2 the Court of Appeals ruled that the White civil service provision restricting appointment to the top eligible candidate is unconstitutional. George N. Balcom of Binghamton pursued a mandamus after the street superintendent job went to the second on the list. The appellate division previously held the single-top rule unconstitutional, and the Court of Appeals affirms that decision, noting the constitution grants selection power to the appointing officer.
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Albany
Court of Apsals
George N. Balcom
Binghamton
Board of Street Commissioners
Balecom
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Standard Oil Wage Increase Ties to Nine-Hour Day
In West Virginia on May 1 workers at Standard Oil were informed of wage increases. The raise equals ten hours pay for nine hours worked, with 12 hour shifts earning a 10 percent increase. The policy affects several thousand men and boys across the company’s WV operations.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Standard Oil Company
West Virginia
Great Destruction of Timber in Shamokin Area
Brush fires on the Line and Broad mountains south of Shamokin Pa burned Monday night destroying over 50 miles of valuable timber. Since Saturday forest fires in the vicinity have caused over $50,000 in damage. A thick smoke cloud hangs over the town and rain is badly needed to limit further losses.
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Shamokin
Here
Papal denial of rediscovered Agrippa letters unrests myth
A Rome Rome Rome cable reports two letters allegedly from King Agrippa to Christ and Christ to Agrippa, claimed as rediscovered inscriptions in Syria-Chaldaice script. The Journal and Advertiser cites Professor Bohrmann and London dispatches casting doubt on truth but noting intense interest and inscriptions carved over a gateway near old Edessa.
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New York
Journal and Advertiser
Rome
Agrippa
Christ
Eusebius
Iconium
New Haven Witnesses Cause Second Bradley Court Martial Postponement
Hartford May 2. Bradley court martial delays again as New Haven witnesses fail to appear and a Meriden witness testifies. Ex Lieutenant John W. Deno of Company I describes the Kobs affair and Bradley is described as slightly intoxicated, not drunk, on cross examination.
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Hartford
New Haven
Bradley
New
W. E. Quigley Elected G A R Officer at Hartford Encampment
Winsted May 2 The thirty third annual encampment of the G A R closed with election and installation of officers Senior vice commander H T Hart Hartford junior vice commander Irving Phelps Winsted medical director G L Porter Bridgeport chaplain Rev Henry Upson New Milford delegates at large to national convention James N Coe New Haven Christian Quinn Danbury T L Bartholomew Bridgeport H B Deming Hartford and W E Quigley Waterbury Installation conducted by Judge A B Beers past commander Bridgeport
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Winsted
H. T. Hart
Hartford
Irving Phelps
G. L. Porter
Bridgeport
Henry Upson
New Milford
James N. Coe
New Haven
Christian Quinn
Danbury
T. L. Bartholomew
H. B. Deming
W. E. Quigley
Waterbury
A. B. Beers
Waterbury High to Open Baseball Season Versus Yale
Waterbury High school will open the season next Saturday against Yale consolidated at the Athletic field. Local players are in good form and expect a fast game. The match is set for 3 30 and grounds work is underway to be ready by kickoff.
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Waterbury High School
Yale Consolidated
Rail station break in near Westbrook hints at vandal gang
Westbrook on May 2 reports the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad depot was entered during the night and its Southern New England Telephone box rifled. No crew was found. authorities suspect a gang active on Consolidated road stations for months.
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Westbrook
N. Y
N. H and
New England
Consolidated Road
Actress Barrym ore denies Wetmore marriage report
New York May 2 Miss Ethel Barrym ore the actress denies the yesterday report that she is engaged to be married to Charles D Wetmore of this city.
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New York
Ethel Barrymore
Charles D. Wetmore
Steamship Arrivals at Plymouth and Queenstown
Plymouth reports the arrival of the steamship Pretor ia from New York on May 2. Queenstown records the arrival of Teu conic from New York on May 2.
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Plymouth
Pretoria
New York
Queenstown
Teuconic
City News outlines politics and incidents in Mech
The republicans will elect a successor and chairman this evening with John F Kellogg expected to be re elected. The state Daughters of Liberty convention is in Mechanics Hall with about fifty delegates present and a banquet to follow. Mail unread list shows names like Cora Boudrow Dena Carter and Mary Sullivan. A circus misadventure endangers a Japanese acrobat who fell from a fifty foot pole, was carried away unconscious, with unverified reports of a fatal neck injury. Local residents Wilson H Pierce resigns as conservator over Charles Pyke. hearing next Monday. A wedding occurred at St Thomas with Bridget Cannon and John McLean, witnessed by Nellie Nugent and John Broderick.
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Italy
Republican Town Committee
John F. Kellogg
Charles Loughrin
George Zucker
New York
the Daughters of Liberty
Mechanics Hall
William Maher
J. Lawlor
Benedict Street
Maher
Cora Boudrow
Dena A. Carter
Elmer E. Downes
Michael Farell
Mary Hughes
Ida M. Wing
Kate McGrath
James F. Quinn
Maggie Riley
William J. Sullivan
Mary Sullivan
Wilson H. Pierce
Charles Pyke
Simonsville
Pierce
Pyke
Bridget Cannon
West Burton Street
John McLean
Father Crowley
Fighting Boers Shell Mafeking Fronts Near Thabanchu
May 1 report from Thabanchu notes General Hamilton's division pressing northward after days of fighting. Canadians and Gordon's men attacked the left hill near Houtney. Shropshires and Marshals Horse, with artillery, forced the enemy to retreat, though Boers shell outlying camps and hold a strong east hill. Hamilton reached the Thabenchu Bloemfontein road after a full day’s actions.
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Thabanchu
Hamilton
Houtney
Gordon's
Shropshires
Marshals Horse
Thabenchu-Bloemfontein
Boers Rally On Our Side of Drakensberg
Ladysmith reports renewed Boer activity on this side of the Drakensberg. Preparations to check an anticipated advance are complete and ready for action.
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Ladysmith
Drakensberg Mountains
Roberts dispatch lists Hamilton force casualties
London dated May 2 reports from Pretoria that Lord Roberts forwarded General Hamiltons casualty tally for April 20. The list records two officers and one private killed, four officers and five men wounded, two officers and ten men missing.
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London
Pretoria
Lord Roberts
Hamilton
Boers Attack Sees Fierce Bombardment at Mafeking
A Mafeking dispatch reports the April 11 Boer assault as among the siege’s hottest bombardments. Shells struck the hospital and the women’s laager. The Boers were repulsed with fire killed and many wounded.
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London
Mafeking
Boer delegates start for United States for peace appeal
The Hague May 2 Boer delegates began their journey to the United States to appeal to the US government and public for a resumption of peace negotiations to end the war in South Africa.
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the Hague
United States
South Africa
Ecumenical Conference Closes at Carnegie Hall
The ecumenical conference final meeting drew a large crowd at Carnegie Hall in New York with former President Harrison presiding. President McKinley and Governor Roosevelt attended the opening and hundreds were turned away. The morning session focused on foreign missions, featuring a dramatic address by Rev. Dr. A J Behrends of Brooklyn urging abolition of denominational lines in missionary work.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
McKinley
Harrison
Roosevelt
Benjamin Harrison
A. J Behrends
Brooklyn
Public Debt Statement Shows April Balance Increase
The May 2 report from Washington records the monthly public debt, excluding cash, at April 30, 1800, totaling 1,124,502,085 dollars, up 12,545,727 dollars due to reduced cash on hand from bond payments at 2 percent. Treasury cash totals are 150,000,000 in the reserve, 727,990,779 in trust funds, and 113,162,447 in the general fund.
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Washington
Treasury
United States
Diseased Cattle Reach England From Rio de la Plata
Two cattle boats arrived in the Mersey with 400 bullocks and 200 sheep all infected with foot and mouth disease. Despite the import ban taking effect, the board of agriculture allowed landing the animals and they were immediately slaughtered with heads and feet buried at sea.
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England
Liverpool
Rio de la Plata
Mersey
Board of Agriculture
Flag Raising Honors Dewey Victory at Bath Iron Works
Bath Me May 2 A flag raising at Bath Iron Works marked the Manila Bay victory anniversary. The flag, used on the gunboat Petrel during the battle, was also the first to be raised over Manila by American forces, drawing notable interest from attendees.
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Bath, Me
Bath Iron Works
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Petrel
Manila
General von Steuben Dead in Berlin
Berlin reports General von Steuben, who visited the United States during Yorktown centennial celebrations as a Steuben family representative, has died. The announcement notes his historic ties and role in fostering Franco American military cooperation.
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General Steuben
Berlin
General von Steuben
United States
Yorktown
Steubes
Change to Scott County Change of venue in Goebel murder case
Frankfort Kentucky May 2 Judge Can trill orders a change of venue to Scott county for trial of Powers Davis Youtsey and others charged with complicity in the Goebel murder.
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Frankfort
Cantrill
Scott County
Powers
Davis
Youtsey
Goebel
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