Coal conference ends with no settlement on arbitration
President Roosevelt hosts miners and operators in a six hour White House session that fails to seal a deal. Miners back arbitration while operators demand no concession and call for court action and federal troops if needed. Both sides vow to continue the struggle as winter fuels fears rise.
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White House
Lafayette Square
Court of Common Pleas
District of Pennsylvania
Mitchell
Knox
Wright
Cortelyou
Rixey
Lund
Lung
Baer
New York
Miners’ Union
Mr. Mitchell
Roosevelt
United States
Associated Press
Interstate Commerce Commission
George F. Baer
Reading Railroad
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
John Mitchell
Coal Abundance Found Along Yukon River for 1500 Miles
Seattle reports coal deposits along nearly the entire Yukon River from its head to the mouth. Arthur J. Collier's geological survey notes coal of good quality burns well in river steamers and is easier to procure than wood. Frosted coal near far-north depths remains usable.
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Seattle
Yukon River
Arthur J. Collier
Geological Survey
Collier
Yukon
Post Office Officials Restricted From Political Activity
Postmaster General Payne issued a circular to post office officers and staff outlining the limits of political involvement. Classified workers may vote and privately express opinions but must not actively participate in political campaigns or movements or use their offices to influence politics.
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Washington
Payne
Post Office Departments
Postoffice
Classified
China man finds $15000 nugget at Salmon Creek mine
Baker City Oregon October 3 a Chinese lessee at the Salmon Creek placer mines unearthed a nugget valued at 15000 dollars. It is the largest nugget ever found in Oregon and possibly in the United States. The mine has long been worked by white men and has been leased to Chinese mine workers for several years.
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Colleries
Mitchell
Pennsylvania
United States
Baker City
Salmon Creek
Judge appoints special examiner in Northern Securities case
Judge Lochren in chambers names Frederic Ingersoll of St. Paul as special examiner to take evidence in the Minnesota case against the Northern Securities Company and others. He had already been appointed to take similar testimony in the U S suit against the same defendants.
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St. Paul
Lochren
Chambers
Frederic Ingersoll
Paul Underwood Convicted of Second Degree Murder
In Seattle on October 3, Paul Underwood was found guilty of second degree murder for the death of his baby whose body was recovered from the bay. The jury reached its verdict after a half hour of deliberation.
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Seattle
Paul Underwood
Bay
War College Buildings Plans Approved for Washington and Fort Riley
Secretary Root approved the engineer corps plans for War College buildings in Washington and Fort Riley Kansas. The department will immediately advertise for construction work. In Vermont, the legislature elected John McCulloch a Republican from Burlington as governor after a plurality failed to secure a majority.
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Root
Engineer Corps of the War College
Fort Riley
Kansas
Montpelier
John McCulloch
Burlington
McCulloch
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