Miners Strike Sparks Calls for Compromise Meeting
Ohio miners led by A A Adams press for a Columbus meeting on June 10 to choose representatives as the strike faces a possible resignation of national officers. McBride warns that if the company’s terms are rejected a general meeting could force resignations and push miners back for 4 cents a ton. Militia is sent after bridges burned near Sherrodsville as clashes with a company detachment intensify.
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Ohlo
Dupe
A. A. Adams
Ohio Miners’ Association
Columbus
McTivide
Ntional Association
National Oficers
McBride
Adams
Melride
Scase
Two Husbands Claimed by One Woman in Montana Tale
Mrs Doh Wiggins Higgins is married to Jobo Higgins while claiming a late husband, Patrick O Dowd, was dead. O Dowd reappeared after 34 years, revealing a prior marriage, a Montana ranch, and a delay before informing his existence. John Higgins, her current spouse, says they wed in England 13 years ago and believed she had been a widow for 14 years before O Dowd surfaced.
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Doh Wiggins
Peattton
Broompreib
N.d
Jobo Higgins
Tin Place
Partick O'Dowd
O'Dowd
Mra. Higgins
Jn Mogland
West Indies
America
Custer County
Montana
Mugland
Tonce
John Higgins
Spokane In Front In May Shoot At Tacoma Club
Spokane shooters led the general average at Tacoma for the first May day with Joe Warren winning the day’s principal event a straight score of 15 and earning the $100 first prize. In two man teams Spokane placed second and third as Warren and Ware led the first team and Maxon and Sisson the second.
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Ware
Joe Warren
Spokane
Warren
Maxon
Sisson
Will marriage by proxy cross Atlantic in Pottsville wedding
Louis Thompson, of a New York area, plans a proxy wedding with Margerita Santos in Pottsville. Joseph Romero of Gibraltar to act for Thompson from Spain, as the bride joins him later in the United States. The bride, Romero’s niece, will travel to wed after the ceremony. Parents consent and Catholic officials deem the marriage legal. Thompson is a night clerk at the Pennsylvania Hall Hotel.
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Govan
Porravinie
Jane
Pottsville
Atlantic Ocean
Louis Thompson
Thin Place
Margerita Santos
Spain
Joseph Romero
Gibraltar
Thompson
Romero
Pottaville
Cabraltar
Pennsylvania Hall
Rival Board Of Trade Plans New Grain Exchange
The Chicago Board of Trade faces a major challenge as warehousemen form a rival Chicago Grain Exchange. A special Elevator Association meeting disclosed plans to create a warehouse backed market where grain receipts will be traded. They have leased land opposite the current exchange and will build a facility to house up to 1 000 members.
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Tune Ib
Chicago, Board of Trade
Elevator Association Company
Exchange
Chicago Corn Exchange
Graduates Celebrate at Pullman as Bryan News Silent After Tragedy
The Pullman Preparatory department graduates eighteen students amid a solemn mood following the death of Miss Maggie William, Mrs. Bryan's sister. In Washington, Populists in the Senate discuss wool duties, while the Treasury reports show a gold reserve and improved cash balance, signaling a hopeful financial turn despite political uncertainty.
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Pillman
Bryan
Maggie William
Pullman
Convicted of arson in Spokane trial
Emma Altstadt was found guilty of arson by a Spokane jury but recommended for mercy. Her brother Eile Altstadt was arrested on a similar charge, and Judge Arthur set bail at 1000 dollars pending a new trial motion. The verdict rests on circumstantial evidence and questioned the trunk fires and coal oil on Altstadt’s hands.
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Emma Altutesh
Readeile Altstadt
Bushnell
Arthur
Alfstead
Hillyard
Omaha
Alfetade
Mine disaster in Austria kills hundreds of miners
A string of five explosions from fire damp rocked the Johanna and Franciska mines near Karwin. Official counts reach 185 dead, 20 fatally injured, and 14 bodies recovered with many more missing. The fires destroyed shafts, hindered rescues, and many victims were reportedly consumed by flames. Ownership is listed as Count Von Tartach.
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Johanna
Franciska
Karwin
Count von Tartach
Franziska
Johannses
Woman proves right to California estate dispute
Mrs. Lou M. Wheeler of Toledo Iowa is nearing possession of a likely half million dollar fortune from miner Nicholas Lite who died in California He bequeathed most to his daughter and unknown heirs and urged executors to keep seeking them Wheeler proves strong evidence that she is Lute’s daughter, after being raised by her Iowa uncle Vi Matthews Read alongside Idaho regents meeting and campus drill notes from Moscow with changes in university leadership and a brief Wyoming and Nebraska dispatches
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Gavena
Lou M. Wheeler
Toledo
Iowa
Nicholas Lite
Galena
Lute
Babe
Wheeler
May Pollock’s Life Tales End In Marital Turmoil
A sensational life story follows May Pollock of Cincinnati who, under multiple names, married four men across Ohio and Indiana. After a scornful neighbor accused her of improper conduct, a fight broke out during a visit. Pollock, once famed as Payette county’s belle, moved between Springfield Dayton and Cincinnati, securing four marriages including James Pollock, John Atkins, and others before tragedy or crisis ended the sequence.
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Taring
Muxere
Tnd
May Pollock
Cincinnat
Payette County
Washington Courthouse
Ohio
Tdea
Maralle Heskett
George Deyolt
Washington
George
Indleda
Albert Markham
Greenville
May
Dayton
Markham
Springfeld
James Pollock
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
Cincinnati
Pollock
Springfield
John Atkins
Prominent Kanavy Politician Shot in Molton Kansas
Charles Hamble a Kanavy lawyer and populist figure was shot and killed by Clinton Osborne a saddler in Molton Kansas. Osborne shot after an argument over alleged betrayal of his daughter. Hamble denied charges and prepared to prove innocence. Osborne surrendered at the courthouse.
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Molton
Kan
Howton
Charles
Hamble
Clinton Osborne
Osborne
Bees
Kaights
Pythias
Bribery Inquiry Opens as Senate Probes Sugar Trust Ties
Washington June 15 The investigating committee began to question all senators about possible stock purchases or favors from the sugar trust and tariff lobbying. Coster of Drexel Morgan testified no stock speculation or influence efforts were known. Senator Allen pressed Witness Searles on differences between the McKinley act and the pending reform measure, noting concern over tariff margins for refiners.
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Washingtow
Senate
Allen
Peffer Ryle
Stewart
Potter
Nance Committee
Fonmiorn Witt Ra
Coster
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Searles
American Sugar Ite
Fining Company
McKinley
Thousands Starving in Sicily Mining Rush
Signor Colajant, member of the chamber of deputies, reports to Secolo that about thirty thousand Sicilian miners are starving and despairing of relief. They threaten to burn estates, and potential brigandage rises as landowners abandon cultivation amid rising violence.
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Toms
Signor
C. Colajant
Chamber of Deputies
Secolo
Sicily
Wiman Found Guilty of Forgery in Second Degree
Erastus Wiman, monorad financier, is convicted of forgery in the second degree. The maximum penalty is ten years with hard labor, though recent laws allow one to ten years. The jury returned a verdict after deliberations at 4:00 p.m., with a mercy recommendation to the court. Wiman was taken to the Tombs, his sons present, while Judge Ingraham would sentence him on Wednesday and Deputy Sheriffs escorted him. General Tracey expressed astonishment at the verdict and indicated possible motions for a new trial.
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Wiman
Brown
Ingraham
Jana
Poreman Murray
Tograham
Aberlits
Mr. Wiman
Tombs
Bla Goodby
Tracey
Dorian An Easy Winner In Morris Park Mile and a Half
In a Morris Park mile and a half race yesterday the year old filly Dorian won easily after a slow start. Sir Walter led early while Sport faded. Griffin pushed Dorian to the front in the last eighth, finishing in 24 5. Sport rallied to second, with Dorian sure for the American Derby in Chicago.
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Air Witter
New Youk
Morris Park
Sir Walter
Sport
Dorian
Griffin
Chicago
A Hitch in the Sales of School Land notes
The state lands board in Idaho acted on Latah county sales where buyers paid 10 percent but did not sign notes for the balance. Purchasers have 30 days to execute notes or be dispossessed. Loans approved include Henry C. Jacks 400 dollars Belton Hill Kendrick 1000 dollars and A J Hopper 2000 dollars.
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Bayere
Latah
Munt
Bows Crry
Idaho
Jane
Atate Jana
Latah County
Henry C. Jacks
Belton Hill
Kendrick
A. J. Hopper
Peculiar Wool Market Says American Reporter
Bosroy June 15 The American Wool and Cotton Reporter notes the wool market is peculiar with largely nominal value and uncertain demand. Week’s sales were the smallest in months, buyers hold sway, stocks are light, and secured basis remains above three cents. Australian wool sales total 161,900 pounds, mainly for Philps Combination Clothing Co. Boston bonded warehouse wool stands at 30,859,030 pounds with sales down. Berlin taxis use registering machines to compute fares and earnings.
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Bosroy
American Wool and Cotton Reporter
Philps Combination Clothing Company
Boston
May Boycott Pullman and Arbitration Moves
The convention debated the Pullman strike with Debs urging a 19 member committee to seek arbitration and potential general boycott if refused. A delegation visited Pullman Co officials but were told no arbitration and declined discussion. Delegates reported to unions awaiting convention action.
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Lyman J. Gage
First National Bank
Pullman
Prat
Gna
Debs
Pullman Company
American Railway Union
W. ©. Lynch
Om Coke
Wicks
Lynch
Pallman Company
Fairman Company
Pallmas
Lous
Surplus Horses Spurs Northwest Abattoir Plan
A northwest surplus of two million mixed breed horses faces disposal as prices sag at auctions. A Portland group proposes an abattoir to slaughter the animals and turn them into fertilizer, with hides and hair reused for upholstery and stuffing.
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Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
Nevada
Portland
Nicaragua Canal Bill Promises Early Draft and Funding
A House commerce committee meeting yesterday agreed on key points for the Nicaragua canal bill. Morgan’s plan forms the fiscal base, with an $80 million government bond issue. The bill will require the canal company to wind up debts and contracts by early date, ensuring government control without future complications. The government will back funds to settle the company’s affairs, and the company must dissolve. Also noted was a violent June 15 thunderstorm in Avnngks S D breaking a prolonged drought and reports from Cues about Judge Payne denying a continuance in the Prendergast insanity case.
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Bryan
Morgan
Menbera
Canal Company
Secretary of the Treasury
the Gove
Payne
Northern Pacific to borrow funds to avert interest default
On June 18 receivers of the Northern Pacific railroad agreed to borrow 1,090,000 dollars with court approval to cover the first mortgage interest due July 1. The loan, arranged with the reorganized bondholders, will be paid from road earnings under court authority. The move aims to prevent a default without cost, as overdue coupons would have weighed on the company.
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Micwavxer
Prcific
Consolidated
Payne
Heave
Jeakioe
Friends of Receivar
Thoman W. Oakes
Lu Chausary Cary
North African Civil War Turmoil and Global Reactions
Reports say Moroccan unrest prompted the removal of certain princes from army command with others imprisoned while a regency council is formed for Abdul Aziz. European powers discuss concerted action on Morocco, Britain and Germany cautious. Plague in China spreads with 1700 cases and rising, Canton placards threaten British action near Hong Kong. A Scottish voyage capsizes near Annagh Head killing dozens, and a bank cashier in Wisconsin shoots himself, gravely wounded. Prohibition convention in Wisconsin nominates Cleghorn for governor amid radical platform. A Sioux Falls political speech spurs disruption at a veterans reunion in South Dakota.
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le Morsees
Gadi
Algerieras
Spain
Gibraltar
Great Britain
Manni
France
Italy
Morocco
Germany
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