British extends its China negotiations to Pekin envoys
Washington reports Britain authorizes Sir Claude MacDonald to engage Chinese envoys and assess credentials of Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching. United States cooperates with Conger on punishment inquiries. Rockhill instructed to assist. France signals potential settlement talks while Beijing weighs proposals and Chinese government signals openness to reasonable remonstrance.
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Washington
United States
Claude MacDonald
Pe“ip
Conger
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Lord Salisbury
Rockhill
State Department
Pekin
Taku
Yung Lin
Peace Commission
Forging Case Against Lawyer Patrick and Jones
In New York on October 6, Patrick and Jones were arraigned as Assistant District Attorney Osborn declined to file a complaint. Detective Carey swore they forged the signature of the late millionaire Rice to checks, acting as attorney and secretary. Magistrate Mott set bail at 10000 each for examination Monday before Magistrate Brann.
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New York
Patrick
Jones
Osborn
Carey
Rice
Mott
Brann
House
Osborne
Death of Mr Rice linked to caretaker witness account
A Negro woman Marie Scott, who cared for William M Rice, recounts his final day in Madison Avenue details from the day before his death. She notes Rice looked ill and worried, with Dr Curry and Mr Jones present, and says she cannot judge any crime. Separate reports announce Exchange Telegraph Company incorporation in New Jersey with $5 million capital to transmit news and market data. Also noted is the death of Captain John McIntosh Kell, 75, Georgia adjutant general and veteran of Mexican War and Civil War service aboard the famous Confederate ship Alabama.
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New York
William M. Rice
Marie Scott
Mr. Rice
Madison Avenue
Exchange Telegraph Company
Hudson County
N. J
Trenton
United States
Board of Trade of
Chicago
Board of Trade
Postal
Western Union Telegraph Companies
Chicago Board of Trade
Sunnyside
John McIntosh Kell
Georgia
South
Commodore Peary
Japan
Raphael Semms
New Orleans
Sumter
Semms
Alabama
Striking Miners Refuse Return as Mine Owners Raise Wages
Scranton reports a 10 percent wage offer posted at over 60 mines yet no striker returns. Leaders expect a quick settlement or prolonged strike, with requests for shorter pay intervals and powder cost cuts. Delaware and Hudson Coal to match raises. Pennsylvania Coal holds out. Hazleton notes nearly 2000 strikers and 50 women disrupt two Calvin Pardee colliers at Lattimer, marking the largest march of the strike.
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Scranton
Mitchell
Luzerne
Lackawannna
Mitch
Delaware and Hudson Coal Company
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Hazleton
Lattimer
Calvin, Pardee & Co
Italians attacked near Lattimer colliery by women
Eight Italian workers on the night shift at Calvin Pardee and Co's colliery in Lattimer, Hazleton PA, were assaulted on the public road by about 25 women in the early morning. One man was slightly injured as the group fled.
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Hazleton
Calvin, Pardee & O ©O
Lattimer
Prohibition Party Nominates Damon for Governor
Dallas news reports the Prohibition party named H G Damon of Corsicana for governor replacing W K Homan of Dallas who declined the nomination. The move shifts the ticket as voters head toward the upcoming campaign season.
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Dallas
Prohibition Party
H. G. Damon
Corsicana
W. K. Homan
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