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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1902
Page
5
Governor Odell and Senators Platt Quay and Penrose met with coal operators and Union leaders. Participants reported no immediate agreement as talks stretched into the afternoon with both sides insisting on nonpolitical terms and awaiting further sessions tomorrow.
Wilkesbarre October 9 Troops in the anthracite valley continue patrols with little change in the miners strike scene. Brigadier General Gobin relocated headquarters and the brigade headed to Harriabure to return tomorrow. Mount Lookout colliery resumes operations while operators seek more state help, possibly federal troops. George Graham Brooks, presidential representative, met miners and will brief President Roosevelt next week.
President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers refuses to end the coal strike and blames operators for not accepting arbitration. In a Washington message dated October 9 1902 he says he consulted with district presidents and cannot ask miners to return to work without operators accepting the commission’s findings. No White House comment issued.
Colorado Springs Oct 9. Attorney for L Harry Stratton in a will contest with W S Stratton and the estate executors reports a compromise offer of one million dollars. Executors may accept and proceed to carry out the will provisions.
Canton Georgia October 9 Special The Cherokee Advance is now under W G McNelley after leasing the paper for years from Ben F Perry McNelley has moved his family to Canton and will begin publishing the issue this week He brings years of newspaper experience and plans to grow circulation and improve the paper under his charge
Evidence shows Butchers Aaron Marx Louis Wasserman and J A Codd bribed others to raise bids for 190000 pounds beef and similar loads of vegetables for Norfolk Navy Yard. Marx admitted to paying $150 to secure higher bids. Eastwood arrested later and Wasserman supplies Hampton Roads at a rival price. Bail set at 1000 each. investigation ongoing in Washington and Norfolk offices.
The Grand Army of the Republic urges helpfulness to reunite former foes and heal postwar animosities. A report on pensions criticizes the medical division for denying meritorious claims and questions the Pension Bureau’s fairness under the current commissioner. Grand Army veterans visit Richmond battlefields, with hundreds touring Petersburg and the Lee camp hall open to visitors.
From the St. Louis Republic: President Roosevelt did not settle the coal miners strike. Optimists say his interference had moral effect to appear in future developments. Critics claim he showed poor judgment by risking the office. The public will credit him with trying to relieve a lamentable situation and ask what contending parties will do next.
The Kings of tailordom Alfréd Benjamin & Co. in New York advertise their maker of clothes as justly valued. They promise that correct clothes for everyone will do good to speak with and try on.
Miss Alice Fisher, a government printing office employee, was shot and killed at noon by William Dougherty, also an office worker. The shooting occurred at a friend's home where Fisher had gone to resume relations and stop accepting another young man's attentions.
A chaotic scene unfolds as troops march to Canal Street to quell labor unrest. Non union men from Chicago arrive at the Canal street barn, police guard the site, and fear of raids continues. Governor Heard weighs immediate troop deployment against a bloodless settlement as unions press for a 21 cent 9 hour, seven hour workday proposal.
The anniversary event in Chicago featured speakers from Marquette Late Ride clubs and national figures. Secretary of the Navy William Moody spoke, praising the Navy and platform while Governor Albert B. Cum mins of Iowa presided.
Washington reports growing concern over Cuba drifting from friendly relations with the United States as Havana delays ratification of the Platt amendment treaty. Officials expect internal pressure may push Cuba to act, despite perceived Cuban inertia.
The Georgia Northern railway plans to begin trains into Albany not later than the 19th instant. An excursion over the full line will be run on the 15th and a regular schedule starts on the 19th if plans succeed. The line will use Atlantic Coast Line track for about 2 miles out of Albany and cross the First River bridge, linking Albany to Pidcock in Thomas county via Moultrie. It will be Albany’s seventh railway line, about 70 miles long through a rich region.
A historic column promotes Bryant's Dyspepsia Tablets as a simple cure for catarrh of the stomach. It describes symptoms such as bloating sour rising and gas and claims the remedy aids digestion after meals and cures indigestion biliousness sour stomach and heartburn. Testimonials from J B Workman of Chicago are cited supporting the treatment.
A quirky New Orleans style tout pressurizes a reporter at the Mollie B race. The tout bets on Mollie B for place, promises a royal flush tip, and reels in a late pick on Baby Boy after a chaotic scene. Mollie B finishes fifth. Baby Boy wins amid tense bidding and local bookie chatter.
Birmingham October 9 The strike situation at the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company mines remains unchanged with about sixty Negroes still at Johns at work under deputy protection though no violence is reported. William H. Fairley of the United Mine Workers issues a statement countering President D. H. Bacon of the company, arguing the issue is whether union men can work in mines from which they were expelled for not paying assessments, accusing the company of opposing organized labor and using non union workers.
Editor Nisbet of Fairburn, Georgia, applauds the Constitution editorial rebutting General Wilson. He urges northern newspapers to rebuke the antique plan to renew the bloody shirt era, praises Grant and McKinley, and warns that future defense may rely on descendants labeled rebels. Date cited October 9.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw headlined the opening night of the Republican state campaign in New Haven Connecticut on October 9. He framed the contest as one of principles and measures over wealth, critiqued free trade as suppressed by some colleges, and argued Republicans first sought to curb trusts dating to the 1838 convention.
The aldermanic board approved funding for the Water Board to hire $1000 to repair steam pipes at Hemphill Pumping Station. Judge George Hillyer urged need, and the finance committee will review the matter soon. Receipts from the Waterworks department are expected to exceed city estimates. The board also addressed fruit stand licenses and noted no action on a temporary permit for a Whitehall and Alabama street stand.
The Montreal Star reports a test planned in Philadelphia to measure elevator safety by dropping a cage with rats from a tower onto an air cushion. The setup includes a keg of Laus, a glass of water, finches, and nails. success depends on no spills, intact eyes, and no rat deaths after the drop.
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