Miners Take a Day Off in Nationwide Labor Pause
Indianapolis reports a rare lull as United Mine Workers members resume work amid wage demands. President Mitchell travels to New York to meet anthracite operators while officials are scattered across states. In the bituminous fields, joint conferences continue in Charleston and Des Moines with cautious optimism.
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Indianapolis
Walt Tashion
United Mine Workers of America Dig Bok
John Mitchell Ia
New York
Lewis
Ohio
Wilson
Clearfield
Samuel M.iSexton
Mine Workers’ Journal
Uston
Clty
Biitex
Diether
Mitchell Jr
West Virgina
Peraters
Charleston
Des Maines
Folk Favors Anti Passes and Party Primary Laws
Des Moines reports Governor Folk urging nationwide adoption of anti pass laws and wide primary reforms at a Jefferson Day event. He said free passes are bribery and the primary system is the honest method for nominating. Thor Walt also met Cummins and spoke to the Iowa Legislature. Miners across districts quit for scale talks, with Indiana and central districts signaling slow progress and widespread mine closures.
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Des Moines
Union
Thor Walt
Cummins
Iowa
Folk
Miners Reach Open Wage Agreement Amid Anzac Day Ties
Pittsburg reports on April 13 mark the eight hour day anniversary with miners ready to resume under a 56 percent wage increase. Francis L Robbins of Pittsburg Coal and the United Mine Workers sign the new two year scale affecting 23000 workers. Independent miners and factions dispute leadership as widespread preparations for resumption unfold across the region.
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Pittsburg
Francis L. Robbins
Pletsburg Coal Company
United Mine Workers
Patrick Dolan
Eight Hour Day Holiday Spurs Mine Operation Talks
Celebrations mark the eight hour day as United Mine Workers head toward a holiday. President Perry of the Quilted Mine Workers of Illinois reports rapid calls from operators nationwide showing willingness to sign a 3602.25 scale. Mines in many counties may reopen tomorrow, including Fillamson, previously resistant to pace changes.
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Springheld
United Mine Workers
Inp
Toal
Perry
Anthracite region plants update report April 2
The anthracite coal operators committee reports Advices received this morning indicating operations at six Lackawanna washeries Erie operates five washeries Ontario & Western two washeries Delaware & Hudson one washery and People’s Coal one breaker. Reading Lehigh Valley Temple Coal and ren company are not running plants though about 2000 men reported to Lehigh for work this spring.
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New York
Lackawanna Ia
Erie
Lehigh Wane Company
Wyomin g region mining strike quiets work
Wilkesbarre Pa April 2 miners adhere to President Mitchell order to quit work. Engineers firemen pumpmen and some company heads resume essential repairs. At most collieries steam and whistles operate while miners stay away. pickets warn foreign miltg workers of no work.
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Wilkesborre
Mitchell
Wyoming
Joint scale committee to fix Iowa strike settlement terms
Des Moines April 2 the joint scale committee appointed by miners and operators to fix a basis of settlement of strike troubles in Iowa is ready for the joint conference tomorrow It is stated that while a settlement on the 1903 wage scale may be impossible an agreement will be reached on its equivalent The first day of the strike passed quietly and all miners are waiting the action of the joint scale committee
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Kangas
Texas
Indian ‘Territory
Oklahoma
Des Moines
Iowa
Coal Shortage Shuts Southwest Coal Fields
In Kansas City on April 2 a complete shutdown hit the coal fields across Missouri, Kansas, Western Arkansas and nearby areas. A regional move to stockpile coal is under way as Kansas City Southern issues an order preventing confiscation of coal mined on a key line since Thursday. The measure aims to distribute at least 959 ccs to towns facing shortages.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Territories
Thousands Idle as Miners Rally for Eight-Hour Day
Fort Smith Arkansas reports about five thousand miners in the state and six thousand in the territory idle today. Only engineers, firemen, and pumpers returned to work as miners celebrated the eight-hour day. Secretaries from the Southwestern Miners Association met to discuss the 1900 scale and the Perry resolution amid 3-cent advance talks.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Vartous
Panama Railroad Stockholders Elect Shonts Aboard
The annual stockholders meeting in New York elected T F Shonts as president and John J Brevena as vice president and general manager. New director W Leon Pepperman joined the board. Report shows 1905 ten month earnings up 18.77 percent to 1,912,652 with total company earnings at 4,077,61. expenses rose to 2,019,988. Taft urged plan for canal construction and double tracking running 35 miles.
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New York
Ani
Stokkholdere
Panama Hallroad
Ad Wee
T. F Shonts
Charles @. Macoon
Alt. Endicott
Peter Chsing
J.D. de Obaldia
Joan F. Stevens
Roger L. Farnham
EB. Drake
Clarence B
Taft
Panama
Rance Lynch Ly Cure A Cold In One Day Claim
Renewed strike disorders have erupted in the winning region as protesters at Gan destroyed a house with dynamite. barricades were erected at Fouquiers and Hemes and charged by cavalry. One striker was wounded during clashes as about four thousand march.
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Tens
France
Wining
Ganfor
Fouquiers
Hemes
Procession at Arnay Barricades Roads as Strikes Rise
The procession today at Arnay destart ment of the Nord and tram workers with miners who refused to strike barricaded the roads and drove back the strikers. There are now about 4,00 men on strike. Salvage work has not found any other survivors of the disaster of March 10.
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Arnay
Nord
Grand jury instructed on insurance matter scope
New York recorder Goff directed the April grand jury to consider insurance matters. He noted these had been brought to attention by presiding judge Sullivan from the March grand jury. The panel was told it has untrammeled power to act as it sees fit.
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New York
Goff
Dudge Q Sullivan
Strike in Germany Triggers Coal Miners Protests
Berlin reports coal miners in central Germany protest for higher wages. About four thousand struck Friday and thousands more halted work today. mine owners meet in Lebosic Saxony to discuss the crisis, with a broader brown coal industry strike anticipated. In London Lord Denman states ministers will not grant a sugar tax rebate if Britain starts beet sugar production.
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Berlin
Germany
Lebosic
Saxony
London
House of Fords
Lord Denman
Great Britain
Swift Holding On Amid Chicago Packing Brim Update
Boston April 2 Dr F M Johnson attending Mr Swift at the Chicago packing plant said today the patient was holding his own.
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Boston
F. M. Johnson
Miners Parade Draws Twenty-Five Thousand In Charieroi
In Charieroi Pennsylvania on April 2 a large celebration gathers twenty five thousand miners from the Monongahela valley for the miners' holiday with crowds marching and festivities across the town.
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Charieroi
Monongahela Valley
Miners Celebrate Event-Hour Law in Pittsburg KS
In Pittsburg Kansas on April 2, miners in the mining district spent the day celebrating the event-hour law passage. All mines are idle. Miners anticipate a settlement soon but refuse a return to work until an agreement is reached.
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Pittsburg
Reading Miners Obey Strike Order and Coal Cleared
In Reading Pennsylvania on April 2 official information received indicates that Reading company miners followed the strike order to Aman. The anthracite coal around the collieries was cleared up to today and sent to market.
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Reading
Reading Company
No Strike In Pomeroy Bend District This Week
Pomeroy and Kat report there will be no miners strike in the Pomeroy Bend district as operators agree to pay the scale this week. Steubenville Jefferson County mine operators notify miners they will pay the 194 scale, with local forces warned to enforce the agreement.
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Pomeroy, Kat
Pomeroy Bend
Chlaige
Steubenville, Co
Jefferson County
Auto crash claims life of E. Cowing and grievous injuries
Philadelphia April 2. A driver failed to see a stretched rope across the road near Heverford and Auburn. The car struck the obstacle, killing E. O. Cowing and seriously injuring his wife who is not expected to survive.
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Philadelphia
Heverford
Auburh
E. O. Cowing
Cowing
Wear & Building
Swifty Swerves and Crashes into Telegraph Pole
A driver lost control and collided with a telegraph pole near Philadelphia, crushing the occupants. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene, investigating the cause and attending to survivors.
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Br. Cowing Way
Philadelphia
Switt & CO
Bank Teas Smith Co Failure Shocks Pekin WV
Bank Teas Smith and Company at Pekin Taswell County failed to open for business today. Waving assigned to U S Albert Son as trustee.
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Peorin
Bank of Teas, Smith & Co
Pekin
Taswell County
U. S. Albert Son
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