Arbitration and Coal Strike Debate at Unitarian Dinner
The Unitarian Club at the Vendome heard arbitration discussed as a tool for labor disputes. speakers included Hon. Carroll D. Wright, Heman W. Chaplin, and Rev. Edward Cummings. They debated compulsory arbitration, the role of property rights, and the need for moral training to govern labor relations amid the Pennsylvania coal crisis.
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Unitarian Club
The
Vendome
Carroll D. Wright
United States Commissioner of Labor
Heman W. Chaplin
Edward Cummings
Wright
Pennsylvania
Jerusalem
New Zealand
Chaplin
France
Mr. Chaplin
Cummings
Effect of Strike on Boston Coal Receipts Detailed Losses Revealed
The article presents a detailed view of coal receipts in Boston, highlighting the exact tonnage deficit during the strike. It analyzes how the stoppage has reduced available coal and the impact on shipments and delivery timetables.
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Boston
Boston Merchants Discuss Coal Question
The Boston Merchants Association met at Youngs Hotel to hear A Shuman return from illness. President Lawrence said the coal relief fund had reached 60000 to 70000 dollars and could reach 100000. The group outlined distribution plans for helping small buyers and workers with modest wages. Shuman offered practical suggestions to assist the relief committee in allocating coal and resources.
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Boston Merchants
Boston Merchants’ Association
Young's Hotel
A. Shuman
Lawrence
Collins
Coal Relief Committee
Shuman
French Miners Federation declares general strike
Paris Oct 8 The national committee of the French Miners Federation voted to strike starting tomorrow morning. About 42,000 miners have already walked off in northern coal fields and 5,000 around Saint Etienne. The Temps says 162,000 miners exist with federation members about 60,000.
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Paris
French Miners’ Federation
Col
St. Etienne
Miners’ Federation
Coal Shortage Worries City Greenhouses and Florists
The coal strike deepens distress for greenhouse owners as bins run dry and winter needs loom. Florists fear stock ruin without 100 to 200 tons per winter for regular shops and thousands for wholesalers. A Western oil-heating remedy is claimed, with Boston florists wiring orders amid hope and risk.
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Boston Florists
Apne
Dorchester Florist
Post
Firemen Fear Cold Snap As Pipes Freeze And Fires Rise
Firemen dread a real cold snap as coal shortages threaten heating. They warn frozen pipes could spark many house fires, especially with inexperienced workers thawing lines. Plumbers anticipate a busy season by repairing and thawing frozen pipes after the cold spell.
Temperature Records Signal Early Coal Shortage Ahead
The notice notes that coal strikes will bring colder weather, with Boston residents bracing for freezing temperatures. It cites past years showing cold days beginning late October or early November, highlighting Nov. 7 last year with 48/32 degrees and Oct. 20, 1900 with 53 degrees, and promises a table of the last decade's first cold day data.
Barges and Schooners Bring 11 730 Tons Coal to Boston
Barges and schooners delivered 11 730 tons of bituminous coal to Boston yesterday. Vessels from Philadelphia carried 1079 14% and 861 tons on the barges Bessie Grace and Shenandoah, while schooners S. S. Throp and Loring C. Ballard brought 858 and 1000 tons. Additional cargoes came from Baltimore Norfolk Hoboken South Amboy including Iona Tunnels George W. Jordan Willie L Maxwell Mary B Wellington Lucia Porter Ruth Robinson Pendleton's Satisfaction Myronus and others.
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Boston
Bessie
Grace
Shenandoah
Philadelphia
S. S. Throp
Loring C. Ballard
Iona
Baltimore
George W. Jordan
Norfolk
Willie L. Maxwell
Hoboken
Mary B. Wellington
Lucia Porter
Ruth Robinson
Pendleton
Satisfaction
Myronus
South Amboy
Blackwell Urges Strong Action in Coal Crisis
Dorchester resident Henry B. Blackwell argues in a letter that in facing a looming fuel famine authorities must act promptly. He suggests using U S legal relief or, if needed, presidential war powers to seize coal mines and rail links to mobilize 180 000 miners, even endorsing temporary military despotism over anarchy.
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Henry B. Blackwell
Dorchester
Chaplin
Circuit Court of the United
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Mitchell Says 260 Miners Unions Vote Against Resuming Work
John Mitchell reports that 260 local miners unions have voted unanimously against resuming work. He notes the strikers, both union and non union members, remain out until grievances are arbitrated or leaders order a return. About 40 to 50 unions have yet to respond.
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Mitchell
New York
John Mitchell
Boston Fuel Fund Subscriptions Acknowledged
Boston fuel relief fund records list subscriptions from Richard C. Olmey Charles L Pierson Jacob Edwards and others with amounts totaling 44250 dollars. Donors include Wellington Sears Co Bemis Bro Bag Co Robert B Fairbairn William P Loring Francis Peabody and C A Curta among others in a published acknowledgment notice.
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Messrs
Charles A. Paagu
Eeesereuseteess
Robert B. ‘Fairbairn
Pede Esalencenere
William P. Loring
Francis Peabody
IED
Atenismentadras We
C. A Curta
Cerecese Ceesrerrestences
Pedereeserensess
Wardner to preside at Mitchell reception on Huntington grounds
Mayor Collins unable to preside at the President John Mitchell Mine Workers' Union reception. Torrey KE Wardner accepted invitation to lead the public demonstration next Sunday afternoon. Miners' relief fund stands at $416.07 with additional union contributions of $150 from Woodworkers and $50 from Newspaper Mailers.
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Collins
John Mitchell
Mine Workers’ Union
Huntington Avenue
Torrey KE. Wardner
Miners’ Relief Committee
Miners’ Relief Fund
Mailers’ Union
Wandering search ends at home with Postum cure story
A Mansfield, Missouri mining engineer recounts shifting from coffee to Postum Cereal Food Coffee after a nervous prostration. He notes morning attacks nearly vanished within a week and all symptoms disappeared in six months, crediting Postum with offering a rich drink and escaping coffee’s harmful effects. The testimonial names Postum Co., Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Mansfield
Toronto
Buffalo
New York City
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Death by own action ID Lena Mansell found near West Boston bridge
A body recovered from the water under the West Boston bridge is identified as Lena Mansell of 22 Poplar Street. She had been missing since Friday and was 35 years old. Police classify the death as a possible suicide based on prior attempted self harm notes.
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West Boston
Lena Mansell
Poplar Street
Fatal Fall From Car Claims Four-Year-Old Life
Mary Castening aged four of 180 Tremont street died at City Hospital after a fall from an outbound Brookline electric car on Tremont street opposite Vernon. She tripped or lost balance while alighting and struck her head, suffering a skull fracture and dying without regaining consciousness.
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Mary Castening
Tremont Street
City Hospital
Castening
Brookline
Vernon
Gaston Addresses Haverhill Democrats in Brittan Hall
Representative Democrats from Haverhill and vicinity gathered at Brittan Hall as Colonel William A. Gaston candidate for Governor and Samuel Roads the Democratic congressional hopeful spoke. Daniel H. Maguire presided with focus on mobilizing supporters to secure a full vote and campaign organization.
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Haverhill
Brittan Hall
William A. Gaston
Samuel Roads
Daniel H. Maguire
State Central Committee
Gaston
Gaston and McNary Attend Democratic Meeting in City
Governor candidate Colonel Gaston was hosted by Gaston Lawrence leaders at the Franklin House with W B McNary and local party figures. He urged robust registration and turnout and predicted a Democratic statewide majority if every vote is cast. They left for Mavernill at eight.
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James F. Leonard
Gaston
Massachusetts
McNary
Mavernill
Free Rheumatism Cure Promoted by John A. Smith
Gloria Tonic advertised as a free trial remedy for rheumatism gout lumbago sciatica and blood disorders. John A. Smith claims hundreds of thousands cured and offers a free trial box and book with no advertising cost. Endorsed by international figures and sent to all sufferers who write for the trial. Smith lists 871 Germania Bldg Milwaukee Wisconsin for requests.
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Gloria
John A. Smith
Macadam
Hall
Edinburg
Massazine ‘‘Health
London
Mr. Smith
Germania Bldg
Milwaukee
Wis
Mitchell Meets Quay and Penrose Riot in Coal Fight
Mitchell and Quay and Penrose debate miners' rights as public men accused of blocking work. The convention condemns coal operators and railroads in Pennsylvania for idling hundreds of thousands of acres, denying employment to miners and harming the industry.
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Pennsylvania
Quincy Calls For Government Mines
October 8 mass meeting led by Mayor Bryant at City Hall urged government control of anthracite mines. Resolutions request Congress to act and a committee to solicit subscriptions, buy, transport, and distribute coal at cost. Local coal dealers reported 2500 tons available while normal winter use runs to 25,000 tons.
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Quincy
Bryant
Congress
One Million Bushels Coal To Cincinnati By Barge
Eight towboats at Point Pleasant near the Kanawha mouth prepare to start with 1,000,000 bushels of coal to Cincinnati. Ohio waters rise as the Kanawha dams are to be removed to deepen channels, enabling barges to reach the city tonight.
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Cincinnati
Kanawha River
Ohio
Kanawha
Pennsylvania labor men push state ownership of mines
A Philadelphia Central Labor Union committee presented Governor Stone with a petition urging public ownership of the mines. The Governor said he would refer the appeal to Attorney-General Ekin for action.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Central Labor Union of Philadelphia
Stone
Actin
Ekin
Tragic Train Collision Claims Tod Kin in Ohio
An automobile carrying Harry Tod, John Tod, Frank Silver, and Charles Stitt was struck by an Erie train near Youngstown, Ohio. Harry Tod was killed instantly. Charles Stitt slight injuries. the other two escaped uninjured. Harry Tod was grandson of the late Governor Tod of Ohio.
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Youngstown, CO
Harry Tod
John Tod
Frank Silver
Charles Stitt
Erie
Tod
Ohio
LYNCHING OF TWO NEGROES IN NEWBERN TENN
Garfield Burley and Curtis Brown were hanged by a mob of about 500 in Newbern Tennessee. Burley had killed D Blatt near Dyersburg after a horse trade dispute. Brown was implicated as an accessory. A posse had tracked Burley to a Huffman Arkansas cabin before his capture.
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Newbern
Tenn
Garfield Burley
Curtis Brown
Burley
D. Blatt
Dyersburg
Flatt
Huffman
Ark
Hall 94th Birthday Observed in Malden
Malden’s oldest citizen J K Hall turns 94 tomorrow with a small family reception at his son D Dudley Hill’s home 67 Linden avenue. Relatives and close friends will gather due to his advanced age.
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Malden
Oct
John Kettell “Hall
D. Dudley Hill
Linden Avenue
Hall
Hal
Foss Campaign Opens Today for Eugene No Voxs
The congressional campaign committee for the 11th district Republican candidate Eugene No Voxs organized yesterday with Colonel W. F I Dyer as chairman Frank H. Whitman as secretary and Fred J. Krogman as treasurer. Headquarters open today in the Tremont building room 619.
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Congressional Campaign Committee
Eugene No Voxs
Congress
W. Fi, Dyer
Ward 10
Frank H. Whitman
Ward 12
Fred J. Krogman
Ward 25
Tremont
Reon
Fels-Naptha Soap Promises Better Than Boiling
Advert claims Fels Naptha soap cleans like boiling and surpasses it. It touts naptha action removing stains and dirt more effectively when washing clothes.
Manufacturers' Committee Fails to Meet Coal Presidents in Philadelphia
A manufacturers' delegation arrived in Philadelphia to urge talks with coal road operators over the strike, but none of the coal presidents attended. D M Parry said the strike has reached a crisis and the committee will reconvene on October 14 after briefings with John Mitchell and associates at Buffalo.
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Philadelphia
National Association of Manufactures
Roosevelt
Miners’ Union
Washington
Manufacturers’ Club
Committee of Manufacturers
John Mitchell
Buffalo
Parry
Plan to burn kerosene in a stove devised by J S Rowe
MARLBORO Oct 8 J S Rowe a local machinist has completed a plan for burning kerosene in an ordinary stove. His device uses a circular perforated burner packed with a self invented prep and pipes from a kerosene tank. it sits on the grate with the tank filled. He says the contrivance is safe and can furnish as much heat as desired.
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Marlboro
J. S. Rowe
Littlefield to heat greenhouses with kerosene plant
Worcester on Oct 8 reports H F Littlefield will heat Coburn avenue greenhouses using an oil burning plant kerosene as fuel. If it works well the system could cut heating costs near coal price per ton, solving a moderate cost heat problem.
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Worcester
H. F. Littlefield
Coburn Avenue
Lynn Wood Theft Ends With Fines Over Zero Per Cord
In Lynn Podice Court Judge Berry set the value of stolen wood at zero dollars per cord. Philip McManus and Thomas O Connor were fined 25 dollars each for larceny of a half cord of hard wood owned by Mr Blakeley. McManus said he stole to avoid poverty. O Connor denied intent. Both appealed.
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Lynn
Lynn Podice
Berry
Philip McManus
Thomas O’connor
Blakeley
McManus
O'Connor
Alderman Fogg Buys Wood and Coal for Newburyport
Alderman Fogg, chair of the fuel committee, reports city purchases of 600 cords of wood from Vermont Maine and the provinces to avert shortages. He seeks more lots and has 100 tons of coal secured for rail delivery, with options on additional supplies by year end.
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Newburyport
Alderman Fogg
Vermont
Maine
Nova Scotia
Adams Issue: Barber Invents Oil Atomizer
W B Barber, a young mechanic, claims to have invented an oil atomizer for burning oil under furnaces and in ranges. The device stores oil in a tank and pumps it to the burner by water or electric motor, operating automatically with minimal maintenance. He says it suits ranges and furnaces and would cost about the same as coal at normal prices.
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Adams
W. B. Barber
Coal shortage boosts wood chopper wages in Lowell
The fuel shortage spurs demand for wood choppers with wages around 1.2 dollars per cord. Two men depart for Maine to join winter work while ads seek 700 choppers. Transport to chopping sites guaranteed and French Canadian labor is sought. wages sometimes reach 1.95 dollars per cord, up from 0.75.
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Lowell
Maine
New England
Speculators Corner Wood Near Winchendon
Large shipments of wood from towns north of here in New Hampshire are sent daily to Worcester and Boston as locals sell to city speculators. A returning buyer says seasoned stock is gone, sold to speculators who visited the area in September.
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Winchendon
Here
New Hampshire
Worcester
Boston
New England
Coal cargo for Whitin Machine Works employees
Whitin Machine Works owners order several hundred tons of Welsh coal at 8 dollars a ton to supply workers. Distribution to employees planned soon with a limit of one ton per family unless a large household. Facilities to be organized to meet demand.
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Whitinsville
Whitin Machine Works
Wales
Coal shortage teases Wales Old Ladies Home in Brockton
Oct 8 report says the Wales Old Ladies' Home in Brockton has almost no coal and unlikely access to more unless supporters donate small coal quantities or other fuel. Directors met last Thursday to urge public aid for winter fuel.
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Brockton
Wales Old Ladies’ Home
Fire destroys coal sheds in Wakefield district
A blaze in the Green wood district destroyed the coal sheds of Samuel H. Helen and a large stock of sawed wood and nearly 100 tons of soft coal. Authorities suspect arson and estimate the loss at about $1000.
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Wakefield
Samuel H. Helen
Greenwood
Fuel Arrangements for Elevated Employees
The Boston Elevated Railway Company announces it will provide coal to employees during the fuel crisis. English admiralty soft coal will be laid down at Boston wharves at about 5.50 dollars per ton for small coal and 6.75 dollars per ton for large coal, plus delivery. Employees must sign an inked application and be prepared with funds to assist in prompt cargo discharge.
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Boston Eevated Railway Company
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Boston
New Labor Publication Attacks Mitchell Leaders
In New York during October 1902 a new eight page paper titled International Reform Labor Leader No 1 Volume 1 appeared. Distributed freely in the anthracite fields it contains crude cartoons and articles smearing President Mitchell and UMW district presidents in multiple languages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International Reform Labor Leader
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
300000 Tons of Foreign Coal to Be Imported
New York October 8 At least 300000 tons of coal anthracite bituminous and non-bituminous have been purchased in the latest import program for delivery this winter and spring.
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Dnataba
New York
Export Estimates for England Scotland and Wales Trade
England Scotland and Wales for export to this side according to estimates made today by importers and steamship agents.
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England
Scotland
Wales
Healing Oils in the Lungs CURE Consumption and Asthma
In the great war against tuberculosis the Koch Tuberculine by Prof. Robert Koch and a vaporizing apparatus by Dr. Edward Koch are credited with advancing treatment. The Koch Lung Cure operates in major U.S. cities with thousands cured and testimonials. Boston office at 361 Boylston Street offers free consultation and trial treatment.
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Robert Koch
Berlin
Germany
Edward Koch
Koch
Koch Lung Cure
Boston
Boylston Street
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