Peace in coal war ends as six named for arbitration board
At the White House President Roosevelt and leaders reached a dramatic accord ending the coal strike. Six men were named for the arbitration commission including Bishop Spalding to represent miners and Carroll D. Wright as recorder. The panel includes General John M. Wilson, B. W. Parker, George Gray Wilkinson, B. E. Clark, Thomas H. Watkins, and Bishop Spalding with Wright as recorder.
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Board of Arbitration
Roosevelt
Acte
Hishop Spalding of
Ilinois
White House
Washington
Hope
Root
Carroll D. Wright
Labor
Sargent
George W Perkins
Robert 8. Bacon
J. P. Morgan & Co
J. P. Morgan
Bishop
Porto Rican Schools Open 1200 Public Institutions
One thousand two hundred public schools opened across Porto Rico on September 29, educating about 60,000 children. The move marks a major step toward American citizenship for the island's youth, fostering a generation poised for statehood. Telegraphic items note wage increases for Illinois Central conductors, a re election, and other brief notices.
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Porto Rico
American Union
Story of the Coal Strike and its escalating conflict
Grim reports from the anthracite region trace a year of grievances that led to an eight hour day demand, 60 cents a ton, and union recognition. Throughout May to October, strikes, conventions, arbitration offers, and high level conferences involving Mitchell, operators, Hanna, Roosevelt, Morgan, and Bacon shaped a critical labor dispute ending in a White House meeting that signaled possible resolution.
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Hanna
Civic Federation
George F. Baer
Reading Railroad
Mitchell
New York
Board of Trade
United Mine Workers
Hazleton
Smife
Indianapolis
Board of Arbitration
Thomas €. Matt
Edwardsville
Gov Stone
Matt
Mr. Morgan
Roosevelt
Washington
Mr. Mitchell
Pennsylvania
Robert R. Bacon
Root
White House
New Commander in Chief of the G A R Named
Gen Thomas Jamison Stewart of Norristown Pa was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic He has long served Pennsylvania's state forces as adjutant general and held multiple G A R posts Born in Ireland in 1848 he remains unmarried and lifelong Norristown resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jamison Stewart
Notristown
Grand Army of the Republic
Pennsylvania
One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
National Guard
G. A. KR
Pennsylvanian
Grand Army
Stewart
Ireland
Norristown
Outlook for Coal After Miner Strike Ends
A Wilkes-Barre dispatch predicts 143,000 miners will return within 24 hours of an official end to the strike. Seventy-five thousand tons can be mined and shipped in 48 hours, rising to 100,000 125,000 tons daily by week’s end. Coal can reach New York and Atlantic cities in 36 hours after mining. More coal cars have arrived at shipping centers, signaling large scale transport.
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Wilkesbarre
New York
Atlantic
Moon Eclipse Draws U S Wide Attention
Thousands across the United States witnessed the total lunar eclipse Thursday night. Observers at Lake Geneva Harvard Lick and other observatories recorded the event with photographs, noting the moon remained visible even at totality and discussing theories about volcanic dust and earthshine.
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United States
Mount Pelee
Lake Geneva
Harvard
Lick
Dowie ordered to repay Sutton heirs large Chicago case
Judge Cutting of Cook County Probate Court will compel Dowie the restorer to restore to heirs of Frederick Sutton the sum of 50000 from a prior estate dispute. Sutton, a New Zealander linked to Zionites, left his fortune to Dowie amid contested wills and codicils dated 1902, with executor Speicher's role challenged by Sutton’s sister Eldridge. Missouri gold prospects also circulate amid mining rumor.
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Dowie
Cutting
Chicago
Frederick Sutton
Elijah II
Dowheites
Speicher
Sutton
Juake County
Cook County
len.Eldridge
Yellow Bluff
New Woodland
Revivalist Sam Small collapses after drink in Vermont talk
Rev Sam Small the Georgia evangelist collapsed on stage twice in Vermont while speaking in favor of a local option license. He admitted his condition openly. The New York Republican platform calls for road and canal improvements and preserving competition. It condemns monopolies and supports Adirondack and Catskill land purchases for preservation. Wisconsin's Rep Babcock opened campaign HQ in New York with Hull as executive chief. Tioga Louisiana shows new suffrage laws. only one voter met all requirements, voting for a license to keep the town wet. Former Speaker Reed says tariffs should be left alone. Populist Sen Butler says his party will run a ticket in 1904 and seek a record vote.
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Sam Small
Georgia
Vermont
New York
Representative Babcock
Wisconsin
Republican Congressional Committee
St. James
Broadway
Washington
Babcock
Representative Hull
Iowa
Louisiana
Tioga
Thomas B. Reed
Marion Butler
North Carolina
National Committee
Popn- Mate
Coal Production 1901 Surpasses Britain As U S Leads
The U S Geological Survey estimates 1901 world coal output at 866,165,540 short tons. The United States, Great Britain and Germany are top producers with the U S surpassing Britain by 19 percent and alone accounting for about 33.86 percent of total output. Germany contributes 19.42 percent.
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Geological Survey Isaaes
United States Geological Survey
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Austria-Hungary
France
Belgium
Russia
India
Transvaal
Gately and Penvier Break Mile Record on Motor Tandem
Gately and Penvier, professional riders from Norwood Massachusetts, set a new world mark for a mile on a motor tandem on a downhill straightaway. They covered the distance in 42.25 seconds on a section of the Norwood highway.
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F. A. Gately
W. B H. Penvier
Norwood
Mass
Norwood Highway
Blair Elected President of Indy World’s Fair Board
Mrs James Lawrence Blair head of the women’s board of the St Louis fair has been unanimously chosen as president of the board of Indy managers of the world’s fair Her executive ability is expected to ensure a businesslike administration She is young and regarded as a leader of western society and is noted for democratic bearing and efforts to educate refine young women of the lower stratum of life She is the wife of the fair’s attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lawrence Blair
Indy
Missouri
Blair
Packers merger formed as United States Packing Company
New Jersey forms United States Packing Company as nucleus for a planned meat-packing merger. New entity lists 1 million capital stock, 10 000 shares, with New Jersey laws allowing further acquisitions and capital increases. Chicago packers deny the deal’s scope as a trust while J W Dekay notes interest. Names Horace Gould Frederick Howard Kenneth McLaren appear as clerks at Corporation Trust Co. of New Jersey.
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United States Packing Company
New Jersey
New York
Chicago Packers
Chicago
J. W. Dekay
North American Beef Company
Horace D.gould
Frederick K. Howard
Kenneth B McLaren
The
Corporation Trust Company of New Jersey
Sketches of the Commission for the Great Coal Strike Arbiters
The article profiles the men named to arbitrate the coal strike. Gen John M Wilson retired engineer born 1837 and West Point graduate. Bishop John L Spalding born 1840 with church and education background. Judge George Gray born 1840 in Delaware with legal and political roles. Edgar B Clark Cedar Rapids chief railway conductors. Edward Wheeler Parker US geologic survey statistician and mining editor. Thomas H Watkins Scranton active in mining business. Carroll D Wright labor commissioner and commission recorder.
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Roosevelt
John Mitchell
White House
Mitchell
Arbitration Commission
John M. Wilson
U. &.Anny
U. S. Ad
Washington, DC
Engineer Corps
Military
Paval Service
United States
B. W. Parker
Washington, D. C
Parker
Coal Division
United States Geological Survey
Engineering and Mining Journal of
New York
George Gray. Wilminson
Del
B. E. Clark
Cedar Rapids
Towner
Order of
Thomas H. Watkins
Scranton
John S. Spalding
Peoria
Bishop Spalding
Carroll D. Wright
West Point
Engineers
John L. Spalding
Lebanon
St. Mary’s College
Maryland
Belgium
Rome
Louisville
St. Augustine's Church
George Gray
Wilmington
New Castle
Princeton
Delaware
Ele
Hague Arbitration Commission
Edgar B. Clark
Iowa
Railway Conductors
National Civic Federation
Edward Wheeler Parker
Port Deposit
Commission
Artificial coal plant eyed for New York manufacture
New York coal dealers and capitalists consider establishing a briquette plant in the United States to emulate Germany’s briquette industry. Briquette fuel, artificial coal made from lignite or carbonized peat, is molded into smokeless bricks with strong heat. The craft is well established in Germany, with over ten plants producing more than 1,000,000 tons annually. The steamer Bierra arrived in San Francisco from Australia bringing 8,700,000 English sovereigns.
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New York
Germany
Europe
Bierra
San Francisco
Australia
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Illinois Central
W. D. Haber
Brotherhood of Carpenters
Fred Atkinson
Philippine
Trauernicht-Shanks Commission Company
St. Louis
Colorado
Cripple Creek
Pueblo
T. J. Stewart
Coal Arbitration Board
John McWilson
Henry Clay
Golden
Cassa
Delaware and Hudson
Plymouth
ST. Louis Fair
Packers
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