General resumption of mining slowed by dangers in anthracite region
Wilkesbarre Pa Oct 23 The restart of mining in the anthracite region lagged as water gas and unsafe roofs hinder operations in many collieries. Two thirds of mines are active with output under normal levels as engineers and unions face placement challenges and preparations build for Michell das celebration.
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Wilkesbarre
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Company
Delaware & Hudson Company
Susquehanna Coal Company
Nanticoke
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Company
Kingston Coal Company
Mitchell
Michell Das
Reading Railroad Adds Fifty Cents Per Ton To Coal Price
The Reading Railroad announces a temporary 50 cent per ton price increase due to strike damages to mines and plants. The measure lasts until January 1 1903 with instructions to favor dealers selling coal at reasonable public prices and to curb profiteering.
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Philadelphia
Reading Railroad Company
C. E. Henderson
Scranton Strikes Work Resumption After Coal Falls
In Scranton Pennsylvania on October 23 workers returned to duties after coal mine falls blocked roads. Most crews were redeployed with only a few idle, breakers unused, and the Sloan and Central pits still under watch as the Allstead is abandoned.
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Scranton
Allstead
Sloan and Central
What Lengths Heinze Would Go
Co W Clark of Butte Montana recounts a June meeting with Heinze who proposed bribing him with 2.5 million dollars to secure elections and judiciary control. Clark details Heinze's motive to influence the legislature and court to aid Amalgamated interests, urging voters to judge Heinze’s character.
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C. W. Clark
Montana
Heinze
Harney
Butte
Silver Bow Club
Charley
Knapp
Amalgamated Company
Supreme Bench
Toole
New York
George H. Casey
Charles F. Roe
Judiciary
W. A. Clark
Washington
Co. W. Clark
Butte, Mont
Reveille editors held for grand jury over obscene cartoon
P A O Farrell and A W Browse were ordered to bond $1000 each and held to await action by the U S grand jury in Helena. Other defendants were discharged. The hearing followed the paper's Oct 4 issue featuring a cartoon described as obscene. The court will reconvene November/December for further proceedings.
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P.A. O'Farrell
The
Reveille
A. W. Browse
United States Grand Jury
Naughton
John W. Coteter
Arthur P. Heinze
George H. Robinson
Montana Ore Purchasing Company
United States Court
Helena
Browse
O'Farrell
Temple of Justice
Soldier Bound Over After Assault on Policeman
Andrew Wallace, a soldier, was bound over to district court after a justice court hearing for assaulting Policeman Kennedy. Wallace claimed he did not know Kennedy was an officer.
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The
Standard
Miles City
Andrew Wallace
Kennedy
Justice Cour
District Court
Lake Tomb Cattle Shipments Scheduled for Oct 23 and Oct 30
Shipments of cattle from Miles City report the Lake Tomb Cattle company will load one train today and another on Oct 30. Craig McDowell and Loud and Heitz from the upper Tongue river plan to ship two trains tomorrow.
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Standard
Miles City
Lake Tomb
NP Railway plans wider depot platform and relocated stockyards
Superintendent Horn reports that after yard improvements the depot platform in Bozeman will be twice as wide as now and likely cemented next year. The stockyards will be moved to the Storey spur to a more convenient location away from the main line, with up to date facilities.
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Bozeman
Horn
Northern Pacific Raiway Company
Physician appointed at Fort Shaw Indian School
Dr W. White of Washington has been appointed physician of the Fort Shaw Indian school.
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Fort Shaw
The
Standard
Washington
W. White
Northern Pacific No. 2 Held Up by Masked Bandits
Eastbound Northern Pacific train No. 2 was held up three miles east of Bearmouth by two masked men. The baggage car blew apart and engineer O'Neil was fatally shot. Conductor Quinn steered the train to Drummond for aid as mail and valuables were scattered and the express car was spared.
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Bearmouth
President Morton threats railway coal tieback over anthracite strike
Chicago reports President Morton of the International Brotherhood of Stationary Engineers and Firemen says members nationwide will refuse to handle anthracite coal until reinstated. He cites 14,000 members with Chicago New York Boston Philadelphia and other locals and vows action to protect workers displaced by the strike. Morton expects executive board to back a shutdown of anthracite handling to pressure operators toward reinstatement. He notes past sympathy actions by firemen aided miners and questions miners’ adherence to promises.
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Chicago
Morton
International Brotherhood of Stationary Engineers and Firemen
Brotherhood
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Baltimore
St. Louis
Kansas City
Denver
San Francisco
Miners’ Union
Barrett
Mullahy
State District of
Pennsylvania
Unen
New Presbyterian Minister Installed in Bozeman
Special Dispatch to the Standard Bozeman October 23 The new Presbyterian minister Dr R M Donaldson was installed this evening The sermon was preached by Rev E F Groeneveld of the First Presbyterian Church at Butte Rev Davis Wilson of Bozeman delivered the charge to the pastor and Rev George Wilbur delivered the charge to the people An interesting musical programme was rendered by the choir.
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Bozeman
R. M. Donaldson
EF. J. Groeneveld
First Presbyterian Church
Butte
Davis Wilson
George Wilbur
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Paign
Supreme Court
Silver Bow County
Minnie Healy
Wea
Techer
Grand Jury
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Racy
R. A. Pesky
Jobroom
A. F. Wilmarth
Toon
T. O. McGill
United States
Dublin
London
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Toronto
Blaine
Northern Pacific NO. 2
Elliston
Northern Pacific
O'Neil
Max
Quinn
Drummond
Gineers
Presbyterian
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