Miners Favor Arbitration Acceptance and Return to Work
Wilkesbarre October 20 miners convention met at Nesbit theater to consider President Roosevelt’s proposal to end the coal strike. Delegates, largely likely to accept, showed cheerfulness and expect to resume work this week with Thursday as the target. A key demand is securing old jobs for strikers, as operators vow not to dismiss workers who stood by them. The debate, over two days, will likely center on job reintegration and settlement terms.
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Wilkesbarro
Anthracite Mine Workers’ Convention
Nesbit Theater
United States
Mitchell
Roosevelt
Wright
Washington
Carroll WD. Wright
The
Arbitration Commission
White House
Strikers Ordered Back to Work
Chicago labor leaders ordered the Wholesale Grocers Employes union members to resume work pending arbitration. Five stores were tied up and two more threatened as the federation backed an arbitration plan agreed by the parties in September.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
Secretary Moot urges prep for war with 250000 army
Washington report states Secretary Moot will push Congress to buy military equipment to equip an army of 250000 and to seek legislation for a general staff. Other items note a fire in Beaumont oil field killing a worker, and Philippines command issuing military jurisdiction over Corregidor.
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Root
Washington
Moot
Congress
Chatiee Addean Island
Chaires
Philippines
Corregidor
Insurgents Fall Back in Venezuela Retreat Details
An insurgent officer in Curaçao explains the La Victoria retreat during the Matos revolution. He cites impregnable La Victoria, Castro’s reluctance to attack, a rail link delivering half a million cartridges, and a strategic rebel detour that left government forces short of ammunition. He notes Castro’s 3,100 troops versus Matos’s 9,000 and predicts rebel movement toward Caracas in a matter of days.
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Detalie
la Victoria
Venezuela
Willemstad
Curacoa
Castro
Carecas
Ramos
Mendoza
Caracas
Matos
British Somaliland Expedition in Peril After Heavy Losses
London reports Colonel Cobb’s force suffers a severe reverse in Somaliland with 50 killed and 100 wounded among Phillips and Angus units. About 8,000 British troops face a perilous situation as Mullah reinforcements gather. Colonel Swayne requests 600 more reliable troops and contends transport challenges hinder retreat toward Bohotle.
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London
Cobb
Somaliland
Phillips
Angus
Swayne
Brega
Kall
Inger
Webbe River
Bohotle
Barbera
Explosion Wrecks Tugboat Kills Two Injures Four
Memphis. Tenn Oct 20 two persons were killed one fatally and three injured when explosion wrecked the tugboat Fred Nellis near Mound City Ark. Dead: Mrs Josie Hill and William Phillips. Injured include Willie Gillem Tom Manning Captain Ledger Frank Hill. Boat carried eleven aboard bound for Thebes Ill to aid railroad bridge work. Explosion caused by three boiler flues giving way.
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Memphis
Tenn
Fred Nellis
St. Louis
Mound City
Ark
Mra
Josie Hill
William Phillips
Willie Gillem
Porter
Tom Manning
Thomas Ledger
Frank Hill
Mra. Hill
Nellis
Thebes
Ill
James Younger commits suicide amid family rift and past outlaw ties
James Younger, once linked to the James gang, shot himself in a St. Paul room after writing farewell letters and detailing despondency over health and estrangement from kin. The case links to a failed marriage bid with a jailed former lover and a factional dispute with brother Cole over money. The body was found beside a revolver, date given as October 20.
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St. Paul
James Younger
James
Younger
Revolvat
Lassie
van Sant
Wolfer
Bryan
United States
Aweet
Francee
State Board of Pardons
Boise
Ida
Jim
Cole Younger
State Penitentiary
Coleman
Northfield Bank
Wolf Pest Grows Serious in Cedar Canyon Range
Reports from the Cedar Canyon region say wolves are increasing as a threat to stock. Hundreds of dollars' worth of cattle have already been destroyed, prompting stockmen to consider concerted action to reduce the predators. In Hartford, Conn, Charles R. Gager, 17, who broke his spine during a football game three weeks ago, died at St Francis Hospital last night.
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Sturgis
Cedar Canyon
Hartford
Conn
Charles R. Gager
St. Francis Hospital
W. C. T. U. Convention Opens in Portland Maine
The twenty-ninth annual National W C T U convention opens in Portland with representatives from every state and territory. President Mrs L M N Stevens presides as Lady Henry Somerset and Rev Henry S Sanders attend. Highlights include reports on the canteen victory, Manila organizer, and fund gains totaling $7,097 in the union.
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Waloh
Portland
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Mra
L. M. N. Stevens
Henry Somerset
Henry S. Sanders
London
England
Stevens
Susanna Fry
Illinois
Manila
Helen Morton Barker
Frances BE
New Jersey
Emma Cash
Southern
California
Miles Bell Kearney
Missouri
Irish Question Turmoil Shocks Commons as O Donnell Fists Balfour
London Oct 17 Parliament opened in a turbulent Irish debate. John O Donnell shook his fist at Premier Balfour and was suspended by vote. Patrick O'Brien urged a day before Christmas for Ireland talks. Healy, calling himself Ugandan, delivered a biting satire praising Balfour for time to native affairs.
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O'Donnell
Balfour
Healy
Asea
London
John O'Donnell
Patrick O’brien
Ireland
Uganda
House of Commons
Meat Combine Incorporated Seeks Major Capital Increase
United States Packing company, likely the beef combine, was incorporated in Trenton on October 18 with an authorized capital of 1 million dollars, and plans to raise it to possibly 500 million. It may buy cattle and livestock, operate as a butcher and packer, run stores, and build steamers. Capital stock is split 50 50 between preferred and common, with semiannual dividends on preferred of 1 to 6 percent and noncumulative. Founders Horace B. Gould Frederick K. Seward and Kenneth K. McLaren are clerks in a New Jersey corporate agency.
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Trenton
N. J
United States Packing Company
Beef Combine
Horace 8. Gould
Frederick K. Seward
Kenneth K. McLaren
New Jersey Corporation
Grain Crops Of The World Delayed Harvest In Many Countries
The Agriculture Department reports a cool wet European summer delaying 1902 harvests. Although promising an abundant yield, quality has been uneven with damaged and spoiled grain in parts of Europe. Millers may need dry grain imports to blend with home stock.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Banking House Gilman Son & Co Fails in Falls New York
Banking house Gilman Son and Co of 62 Cedar Street fails with liabilities under 200000. The firm, founded in 1890 by Winthrop Gilman after leaving St. Louis, specialized in farm mortgages. No other New York firm is affected. Shaw frees 14000000 cash. the Treasury disbursed 11293789 for principal and interest on public bonds, following Shaw's offer.
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Banking House
Falls
New York
Gilman, Son & Co
Cedar Street
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Morocco
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