Outside settlement talks ease anthracite wage dispute
In Scranton between mine workers and operators a plan to settle outside the commission was advanced. A 10 percent wage rise a nine hour day and trade accords form the basis while weighing coal remains unresolved. Wayne MacVeagh and J Pierpont Morgan aided the move. An adjournment was ordered to allow documentary evidence and talks ahead of a possible deal.
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Penn
Wayne MacVeagh
J. P. Morgan
New York
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Jud
United States
National Civic Federation
Boards of Trade
Mitchell
J. Pierpont Morgan
Clarence S. Darrow
Chicago
Darrow
Arbitration Commission
Black and White Scotch Highlighted as Best White Whiskey
A note extols Black and White as the finest white Scotch whisky. The text praises its clarity and smoothness, claiming superior flavor and character compared with other white whiskies.
Prevent Colds With Father John’s Medicine
An old remedy asserts colds result from chills and impurities and warns against patent medicines. It promotes Father John’s Medicine as a safe, non opium option that builds strength, aids digestion, and wards off disease after exposure. It claims the $1 bottle offers three times the quantity of the 60 cent size.
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Father John
Fair Local Forecast for Boston Area
The forecast calls for fair weather in Boston and nearby areas. Saturday and Sunday will bring dry skies with light westerly winds and pleasant daytime temperatures.
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Boston
Vicinity
O Leary names Perry in assault claim in East Boston
Bessie O Leary a 15 year old girl from East Boston says she can identify George L O Perry as the man who tried to assault her. She knew him as George and she says she saw him daily as he drove the mail team. State police and Captain Proctor are investigating and not yet fully convinced by her story.
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State House
Parkhurst
Somerville
Perry
George Perry
East Boston
Poiceman
George
Boston
McPhee
Berry
Agnes McPhee
Morton
Fie
Bessie O'Leary
George L. O. Perry
Miss O'Leary
Puzzled by Duggan's Case in Lawrence
Lawrence, Nov. 21. Dennis Duggan, 26, of 695 Essex Street, lies semi comatose after a fall from coal shed steps near his home following a cricket club smoke talk. Doctors puzzled by the case expect possible operation as he remains in a dazed state two weeks after the incident.
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Lawrence
Dennis Duggan
Essex Street
Duggan
Lawrence Cricket Club
Daley
Osborne estate bill transfers Osborne House to nation
In London on November 21 the Osborne estate bill gained a second reading in the House of Commons. The measure would transfer the Osborne House estate on the Isle of Wight from King Edward to the nation, a move opposed by royal circles and noted as contrary to Queen Victoria’s will. Chancellor Ritchie acknowledged the bill conflicts with the late queen's wishes, saying it would not have been necessary otherwise.
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London
Osborne Estate
Osborne House
Isle of Wight
Edward
Queen Victoria
House of Commons
Ritchie
Shamrock III Under Construction At Dumbarton Yard
Sir Thomas Lipton's new America's Cup challenger Shamrock III. takes shape in Denny's yard. Designer Fife departs from the conventional cup racer with a lighter form and less frictional surface. The vessel will draw 26 feet 6 inches and measure 89.5 feet load water line, outclassing Shamrock II in key dimensions.
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London
Thomas Lipton
Denny's Yard
Dumbarton
Fife
Burglars Loot Two Houses In Brookline Evening Raid
Thieves looted two houses while occupants were away, stealing costly wedding gifts a gold watch and money. In Brookline the scene was chaotic with ransacked rooms and packed loot. A newlywed couple on Kilsyth Road also suffered. a female servant is suspected of involvement in an organized gang. The same suspects are linked to both burglaries and authorities investigate the case.
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Brookline
Abraham Asher
Beale Street
Zenas Sears
Kilsyth Road
Warren
Searses
Molineux Visits Sing Sing Talks With Patrick
Roland Molineux visited Sing Sing prison on November 21 and met Albert T. Patrick, the death row inmate awaiting the Court of Appeals action for the murder of William M. Rice. They spoke in the death house after touring the prison with Patrick hoping for a second trial and acquittal.
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New York
Roland B. Molineux
Sing Sing Prison
Albert T. Patrick
Court of Appeals
William M. Rice
Molineux
Sing Sing
Johnson
Connaughton
Patrick
Hawk Acts as Surgeon in Central Park Menagerie
A red tailed hawk named Minto in Central Park performed an operation on Pedro, another hawk, by lancing a painful tumor on the right leg with its talons. The procedure was successful and Pedro recovered.
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New York
Minto
Central Park
Pedro
Woman Arrest In Paris Fraud Case Not Humbert Suspect
Lisbon November 21. It has been established that the woman arrested on suspicion of being Mme Humbert, wanted in the Paris fraud case, is not the famous absconder and she has been released.
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Lisbon
Mme. Humbert
Paris
Harvard Hopeful Yale Confident in Great Yale Battle
Harvard faces Yale in New Haven for a likely epic football clash. Odds favor Yale 10 to 8 though Harvard shows strong improvement since Dartmouth, with coach Farley claiming no loss possible. Boston special trains, crowds, and lunch plans set for a 2 pm kickoff.
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Yale
New Haven
Boston
Princeton
Elf
Dartmouth
Farley
Harvard Union
Crimson
Lewis
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