No Settlement in Mine Strike Talks Delayed by New York Meeting
Washington reports that talks between United Mine Workers and operators faltered as a New York meeting decided not to grant an interview to Mitchell and his group. MacVeagh and Darrow had indicated hope for Friday talks but the move ended the immediate chance of a settlement.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Wayne MacVeagh
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Hillside Coal & Iron Company
New York
Mitchell
MacVeagh
Carroll D. Wright
Darrow
Whillard
Scranton
Independent Operators Reject Direct Talks in Coal Dispute
A New York meeting of independent coal operators protests direct negotiations with the miners' union. They decline an invitation to Washington and advocate presenting their case to the anthracite coal strike commission. They warn a settlement now would empower the union and threaten long term fairness and nonunion workers.
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New York
Miners’ Union
Gray Commission
Coal Roads
Mitchell
Washington
Baer
Jersey Central Railroad
Reading
H. L. Fleming
Anthracite Operators’ Association
Arbitration Commission
C. D.simpson
Messrs. Baer
Thomas
Truesdale
Oliphant
Fowler
Walter
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
United States
President Appoints Gould and Wright to High Judicial Posts
Appointed by the president, Ashley M. Gould United States district attorney for the District of Columbia is named associate justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia to succeed the late Justice Bradley. Francis M. Wright of Illinois is named to the vacancy on the court of claims caused by Judge Davis's death.
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Washington
Ashley M. Gould
United States
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the
Bradley
Francis M. Wright
Illinois
Court of Claims
Davis
Supreme Court Upholds 1899 Wage Payment Act
The Indiana supreme court declares the 1899 act requiring weekly wage payments constitutional and valid, at least regarding the voiding of future wage assignments. The decision affirms state authority over wage practices affecting workers and employers.
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Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Kabyles in Arms Surround Tetuan Front in Morocco
A Madrid dispatch reports Benidir Kabyles have risen again in Morocco and now surround Tetuan with control of the approaches.
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Kabyles In Arms
Madrid
Morocco
Tetuan
Papal Delegate Appointed to Succeed Falconio
Rome November 28. Mgr Sbarretti is named papal delegate to succeed Mgr Falconio, who is appointed to Washington.
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Rome
Mgr. Sbarretti
Mgr. Falconio
Washington
Cullom Presses Canal Move Against Colombia Rights
Senator Cullom, head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says the United States need not sign a treaty with Colombia to build the Panama Canal and may proceed regardless of Colombia's consent. Administration figures express impatience with Colombia and warn against selling canal rights to another party.
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Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Colombia
Washington
Senator Cullom
Committee On Foreign Relations
United States
Panama
Cullom
Roosevelt
Washton
Cuban Minister Quesada Updates White House on Reciprocity Talks
Washington November 26 Minister Quesada of Cuba called at the White House and told the president he had received a cablegram from Havana stating that reciprocity treaty negotiations were proceeding satisfactorily He also handed a copy of the cablegram to Secretary Hay.
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Washington
Quesada
Cuba
White House
Havana
Hay
Cleveland to preside at Berean School meeting in Philadelphia
Grover Cleveland accepts invitation to preside at a public meeting December 11 in Philadelphia for the Berean Manual Training and Industrial school for colored people. Speakers include Charles Emory Smith Col A K McClure and Booker T. Washington.
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Philadelphia
Grover Cleveland
Berean Manual Training and Industrial School For
Cleveland
Charles Emory Smith
Col. A. K. McClure
Booker T. Washington
Roosevelt selects ten youths for Chinese service
Clarence Clowe of Seattle, a former United States assay office employee, is among ten young men named by President Roosevelt to serve with the U S embassy at Peking. They depart for San Francisco to board a transport to Manila and then work the Manila China route. The program aims to civil service footing for U S consular work with two years language study before reassignment.
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Seattle
Clarence Clowe
United States Assay Office
Roosevelt
United States
Peking
China
Clowe
San Francisco
Manila
Legation
Tons of Gold Handled at Seattle Assay Office
Seattle officials report $11,000,000 in gold handled this season at the Seattle assay office with a large share since July 1. Since its establishment on July 15, the total gold received this year reaches $67,533,705.
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Seattle
British Cruiser Charybdis Sails Under Sealed Orders
Halifax reports the British cruiser Charybdis departed under sealed orders with unknown destination amid rumors of a Venezuela mission. Extra supplies were loaded and the ship, after docking, steamed out for Bermuda where it is to join the fleet in early December.
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Halifax
Charybdis
Venezuela
Bermuda
Siam adopts gold standard and halts silver coinage
Bangkok reports Siam enacts a gold standard scheme. Mints close to free silver coinage and profits from Siamese silver coins worth 50 cents will be set aside as a special gold reserve to establish a gold currency.
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Bangkok
Siam
Million Acre Mexican Border Ranch Bought by Utah Capitalists
Salt Lake City Nov 28 A group led by Utah men J D Wood W S McCormick J F Hagenbarth H C Wood and Josiah Barnett with O N Stafford of Cleveland purchased 4000 square miles along 159 miles of the Mexican border near El Paso Texas to establish one of the world’s largest cattle ranches. The initial outlay is about 10 million dollars and 7500 to 10000 cows will be placed on the land next season.
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Salt Lake
United States
Utah
J. D. Wood
W. 8. McCormick
J. F. Hagenbarth
H. C. Wood
Josiah Barnett
O. N. Stafford
Cleveland
el Paso
Tex
Arrest of Madame La Bonte in San Francisco
Madame La Bonte, sought in Butte for the murder of Dr. Cayler last October, was arrested in San Francisco on November 26. She initially denied her identity but later admitted it and refused to discuss her departure from Butte. In an interview she claimed Cayler was killed by an accidental discharge of his own pistol and that she only engaged in a friendly scuffle with him.
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San Francisco
Madame la Bonte
Butte
Mont
Dr. Cayler
Hunter to stand trial in Guatemala after immunity waived
The state department waives immunity in the Godfrey Hunter case. Hunter, son of the American minister to Guatemala, fled to the legation after fatally shooting Fitzgerald and will be surrendered to Guatemala for trial. Separately, Seattle saw a midnight robbery at Mullen's gambling house near Bohemian saloon with $750 stolen and two witnesses present.
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Washington
State Department
Godfrey Hunter
Guatemala
Fitzgerald
Hunter
Legation
Seattle
Charles Mullen
Second Avenue
Cherry Street
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Geo. J. Wolff
J. Harris & Sons
Canada
Mr. Cleveland
Canton
BIG Cattle Ranch
Mme
LA Bonte
Cayler
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