Crane May Be Chief Arbiter in Ending Coal Strike
President may appoint Governor Crane of Massachusetts as the three member arbitration panel head to settle the coal strike. The plan calls for Crane to pick the third member while coal operators and miners select the other two. Attorney General Knox and Carroll D Wright attend. miners’ leaders Nicholls Duffy Fahy and President Mitchell invited. coal presidents arrive. President Baer joins.
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Philadelphia
Boston Proper South End Street Guide Note
The fragment notes locations between Park and Bovlatenton Streets and urges readers to order Next Sunday's Post in advance due to a greater rush anticipated.
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Boston Proper
South End
Etween Park and
Bovlatenton Streets
Charlestown
President Roosevelt Doing Well Despite Illness
Washington Oct 2 President Roosevelt had a comfortable day and is in satisfactory condition at the temporary White House He spends much time in a wheelchair and can devote considerable attention to business
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Roosevelt
White House
Cuba Big Brother Cigarro advertised in dime confection
An advertisement promotes the Cuba Big Brother Cigarro as a cost effective short smoke option. It claims 15 minutes of a high priced cigar for four for a dime and notes availability at leading tobacconists.
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Cuba
Tobacco For All The World
An authorized statement from New York on October 2 describes a landmark agreement between the Imperial Tobacco Company of England and the Consolidated Tobacco Company. The two firms form an international alliance with the American company becoming a large shareholder in the English firm and three directors. The Consolidated Tobacco Company will operate in the United States, Cuba, Porto Rico, the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines without English competition, while the Imperial company will not face American competition in Great Britain and Ireland.
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England
Consolidated Tobacco Company
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Cuba
Porto Rico
Hawaiian Islands
Philippines
Imperial Company
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
Fair Local Forecast for Boston and Vicinity
The Boston area can expect fair weather Friday with likely Saturday sunshine. Light variable winds turn northerly as the weekend approaches, supporting pleasant outdoor conditions for residents and visitors alike.
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Boston
Vicinity
Father John's Medicine Cures or Money Refunded
A claim that neglecting a cold leads to pneumonia and consumption is countered by Father John's Medicine as a cure or money back guarantee. It stresses the product is not a patent medicine and promises refund if unsatisfied.
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Father John
Republican State Ticket And Platform Declared
The piece outlines the Republican slate led by John L. Bates of Boston for governor and Curtis Guild Jr for lieutenant governor with William M. Olin Edward S. Bradford Henry E. Turner and Herbert Parker in key posts. It also details platform planks including coal strike deprecation tariff revision reciprocity with Cuba and continued Roosevelt Crane Philippines policy and a protective tariff. The upcoming convention at the American House drew little activity due to no nomination contests.
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Boston
Curtis Guild, JR
William M. Olin
Edward S. Bradford
Springfield
Roosevelt
Crane
Cuba
Canada
Philippines
Lone Woman Beaten at Penobscot House
In Ellsworth Maine on October 2 Mrs. Joseph D. Whittlefield, 50, was found badly beaten at her Penobscot home. Two deep neck gashes and heavy boot marks suggest a savage attack. Sheriff Whitcomb suspects tramp involvement as her two sons, 14 and 15, were away. The younger son discovered a bloodied doorstep and his mother unconscious in the bedroom.
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Ellsworth
Penobscot
Joseph D. Whittlefield
Whitcomb
Boy's Body Found Off Lovell's Island
The body of an unknown 14 year old boy, about four feet tall and 75 pounds, with dark hair, in a red and white blouse, dark shorts, black stockings and black lace shoes, was found off Lovell's Island after four to five days in the water. The body was sent to Briggs' Undertaking Rooms on Howard Street.
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Lovell's Island
Briggs’ Undertaking
Howard Street
Boston coal fund starts with 24500
Boston relief committee organized at City Hall led by Mayor Higginson to raise a guarantee fund for fuel for workers with small incomes. Subscriptions reached 24505 from various sources and a 500 donation from the Boston Post. General Bancroft offered 10000 tons of coal at cost. Next meeting set for Monday.
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Relief Committee
City Hall
Henry L. Higginson
Collins
Messrs. Lee
Boston Post
Fuel Relief Fund
William A. Bancroft
Boston Elevated Road
General Bancroft
Bancroft
Heman W. Chaplin
Charles 8. Rackemann
Chaplin
Rackemann
Comef Five
President to press arbitration in coal strike settlement
Washington reports the President plans to push arbitration to end the coal strike, with Wall Street backing, urging John Mitchell to order workers back and aiming to avoid court action or a congressional session. Governor Crane of Massachusetts is tipped as a possible arbitrator, with a three-member board to decide the dispute between miners and operators.
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Wall Street
Shaw
John Mitchell
Congress
Crane
Massachusetts
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