Governors Order Mobilizes State Guard in Striking Fallout
Governor Stone announces a full mobilization of the state guard to suppress lawlessness amid labor conflicts. Troops from multiple regiments and city contingents prepare to march within 24 hours, with officials meeting at the executive mansion to coordinate the operation.
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William A. Stone
Thomas J. Stewart
Seoortly
Hmg'elock
Gerwig
Schall
Huldings
Wiley
Kansas
Elliott
Huchardson
Sheridan
Philadelphia
Philadelphia City Cavalry
Mitchell
Wiikesbarre
State Guard
Oss
Stake
Hart Hotel
Hang
Stone
Nicholls
Duffy
Fahy
Buffalo
Lehigh Valley Railway
National Association of Manusterers
Pittsburg
Harrisburg
British Coal Rush Sends Prices Soaring and Ships Head East
London reports 100000 tons of Welsh coal sold for America with 20 steamers secured for New York and Boston. Welsh sales reach 200000 tons since the rush began, anthracite prices hit record highs, and a London retail spike to 10 dollars per ton is possible. Welsh exporters fear price jumps will hinder domestic adoption.
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London
Newcastle
Newcastle Coal Exchange
America
Cardiff
Wales
New York
Boston
Swansea
The
Coal Exchange
Associated Press
England
Stova
Elder-Dempster Company
Leyland
Going to Court to Stop Strike in Bangor and New York
Bangor Maine October 6 C M Holman part owner in Pennsylvania coal mines held by Philadelphia and Reading company lessees considers court injunctions to force mines to open and resume operations. He notes royalty based ownership yields no income during closures and urges representation for owners in strike settlement talks. Kerr notes leases shield lessees during strikes if prevailing wages paid.
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Bangor
C. M. Holman
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia and Reading Company
Holman
Roosevelt
Kerr
New York
John B. Kerr
New York, Ontario and Western Railroad
Boston
New England
E Ming
One Soldier to Two Miners in Scranton Strike
Scranton reports show 23 soldiers for each of 430 mining operations bringing a little more than one guard per two miners. Operators say it will break the strike by forcing workers back. leaders dispute impact, noting deterrence from violence fears amid ongoing labor tensions.
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Scranton
National Guards
Third Brigade
Bryan Views on the Strike in National Debate
Lincoln sees W. J. Bryan urging Roosevelt to push Congress for extra sessions to back a national arbitration board and coal tariff actions. Separate items note New Haven aldermen calling for coal lands to be public property, Odell ordering troops for Hudson Valley Railway protection, and a Mexican Road strike disrupting trains in Laredo with delays and minor violence.
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Lincoln
Nebr
W. J. Bryan
Roosevelt
New Haven
Conn
Abraham Lincoln
Detroit
Odell
Albany
Troy
Plattsburg
Hudson Valley Railway Company
Henry
National Guard
Lloyd
Laredo
Tex
Texas-Mexican and National Railroad of Mexico
Monterey
Batilica
Mexico
eEe
Coal Miners Strike Spreads in Blue Creek District
Birmingham Alabama October 6 Special report on the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company mines in the Blue Creek district where a large majority vote supported continuing the strike. Many miners attended. uncertainty remains about other Tennessee coal mines and potential returns to work tomorrow.
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Birmingham
Ala
Blue Creek
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Messrs. Viy
Wade
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Hailroad Company
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rairoad Company
Lennessea Company
Bacon Talks
New York
Yennessee Coal
Ron and Hallroad
Alabama
D. F Baron
Bald
Fuil
Aungley
Sargent Delivers Message Plan Toward End of Coal Strike
Frank P. Sargent, immigration commissioner and former chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, met with President Roosevelt in Washington and is believed to carry a message to miners leader John Mitchell. A Philadelphia meeting with Mitchell is planned to urge ending the strike in public interest, with a later full mining conditions investigation. The administration backs a single plan, aiming for Mitchell and associates to end the strike. No operator concessions are anticipated, and no confirmation of Roosevelt's direct appeal was obtained.
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Sargent
Mitchell
Philadelphia
Associated Press
Roosevelt
White House
Millionaire Nicolaus Haled to Bar in Bribery Case
The case of Henry Nicolaus, a millionaire brewer, charged with bribery, opened in Judge Ryan's court in St Louis on October 6. Nicolaus was absent but represented by attorneys Charles P Johnson and Charles Nagel. trial date to be set soon after the Butler trial at Columbia. Other bribery and perjury cases involving delegates and councilmen were continued or scheduled, with grand jury investigations into municipal boodle methods ordered to continue.
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Henry Nicholaus
St. Louis
St Louis
Henry Nicolaus
Ryan
Brewer
Charles P Johnson
Charles Nagel
Nicolaus
Butler
Columbia
Charles Kratz
John H. Schnet Ler
Charles J. Denny
Charles Gutke
T. E Albricht
Douglas
Denny
Albright
Schnettler
Gutke
Edmund Horsch
J. J. Hannigan
Harry A. Faulkner
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises to Cure Scrofula
A reader praises Hood's Sarsaparilla for scrofula with facial sores in her child, noting sores healed after six doses and no return of the condition. The letter urges readers to ask their druggist for Hood's Sarsaparilla and to accept no substitute.
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Hood
Sulas Vernooy
Wawarsing
N. Y
Sarsaparilla
Browns Race to Break Blue Position at Fort Riley
Fort Riley Kansas reports a simulated battle where General Kobbe drives a bold assault against General Robbe’s blue line. Major Leach directs engineer defenses as Browns push and suffer casualties, with Brown artillery advancing to close range and flanking efforts ongoing.
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Fort Riley
Kans
Major Leach
Blues
General Robbe
Robbe
Kobbe
Mlue
Morris Hill
Menopher
Adams
Brown
Twenty-second
Colorado
Second Trial of Molineux Postponed Again in Poison Murder Case
The second trial of Roland B. Molineux for the December 1898 murder by poison of Mrs Katharine Adams was postponed due to Justice Barrett's illness. The retrial was set for today but adjourned until next session.
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Alness
Tudge Barrett
New York
Roland B. Molineux
Katharine Adams
Justice Barrett
Washington Hosts Grand Army of the Republic Encampment
The thirty sixth Grand Army of the Republic encampment began in Washington with Camp Roosevelt dedication. Secretary Hay and Commander Torrance spoke as veterans revisited memories from Civil War days. The event featured regatta, an automobile parade, fireworks, and a Pekin legation rescue scene as Brig. Gen. Jacob H. Smith attended.
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Washington
Grand Army of the Republic
Camp Roosevelt
White Loose Grounds
Hay
Walcome
Potomac
Torrance
Mbbitt
Washington Monument
Pekin
Jacob H. Smith
Roosevelt
Samar
Grand Army
War Department
Camp
Army Corps
White Lot
White House
B F. Mefarland
District of Columbia
Navy
Moody
Great Army
Republic
Lincoln
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
McKinley
Arlington
Washington Towers
Abraham Lincoln
United States
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