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Odell Pushes 5 Cent Coal Increase in Labor Settlement
Governor Odell met with President Baer of the Reading and senators Platt Quay and Penrose to urge a settlement to the coal strike. He proposed giving miners five cents a ton and recognizing the miners union led by John Mitchell, while Baer insisted no political interference. The talks followed a heated exchange with Odell asserting his authority as governor to resolve the crisis.
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New York
Odell
Baer
Reading Road
United States
Platt
Quay
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Senator Platt
E. B. Thomas
Erie Railroad
Senator Penrose
Mr. Baer
Mitchell
Governor Odell
Thomas Rose
Thomas
Manufacturers’ Association
Harrisburg
Stone
Fifth Avenue
Low
Edward Lauterbach
Lessler and
Littauer
John Mitchell
L. N. Hammerling
Wilkesbarre
Miners’ Union
United Mine Workers of America