Strike ends as miners set to report to work Thursday
Wilkesbarre reports the coal strike is off after 171 days. The convention approved resuming work at 7 o'clock Thursday and authorized a message to President Roosevelt. President Mitchell said the commission findings would come within a month. New York prices show soft coal and domestic sizes falling below schedule rates, with some dealers selling as low as four to seven dollars per ton.
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Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
Roosevelt
New York
Missionary Couple Threatened in Bulgaria for Ransom
From Philippopolis, Bulgaria, Dr. George D. Marsh and his wife face a death threat by dynamite demands of 2400 dollars each. The Sept. 16 letter details weeks of Marshes' activities, prompting police guard and home confinement after dark. American board missionaries total thirty in the Bulgarian field where the Marshes have served thirty years.
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New York
George D. Marsh
American Board
Philippopolis
Bulgaria
Boston
Marsh
Secret Treaty Likely for Lisbon Partition of East Africa
Reported talks in diplomatic circles suggest Britain and Germany will secretly divide Portuguese East Africa. Agreement on partition terms reportedly in place, with sale or lease seen as imminent once Lisbon sets a price and faces regional opposition.
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London
Lisbon
Great Britain
Germany
Turkish Troops Press Bulgarian Stronghold at Kresna Valley
Constantinople reports Turkish forces face stubborn Bulgarian resistance in entrenched positions in the Kresna valley. Official word says the Bulgarians are surrounded and surrender or dispersal is expected daily.
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Constantinople
Kresna
County to file about a dozen suits in district court
Austin sources report the county plans to bring roughly twelve civil actions in the district court. Details on defendants and claims are not yet disclosed, but filings are expected to progress through the court system in the coming days.
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Austin
Texas Fraternal Groups Face Penalties for Tax Nondelivery
The text notes penalties for failure to pay franchise tax and potential forfeiture of permits affecting fidelity and fraternal organizations operating in Texas. It highlights legal actions and regulatory consequences for noncompliance.
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Gey
Vewan
National Phi Delta Theta Convention Sets New Record
Arrangements finalize for the fraternity’s national convention in New York City during Thanksgiving week. Officials say it will be the largest convention ever held by a college fraternity.
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New York
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
New York City
Louisiana Officials Seek Supreme Court Boundary Ruling
Attorney General Huron of Louisiana along with John Dimond Jr and Albert Estopinal Jr filed a motion in the U S Supreme Court seeking leave to file a bill of complaint against Mississippi to determine the water boundary. The disputed line runs along the eastern boundary of the lower portion of Louisiana affecting the local oyster industry.
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Washington
Huron
New Orleans Police Captain Pat Galvin Dies in Chicago
Captain Pat Galvin longtime New Orleans police official dies in Chicago at his sister’s home from fatty degeneration of the heart. He rose to prominence twelve years earlier during the Mafia riots when Chief Hennessy was killed and Galvin led the department before resigning due to ill health. He was 62.
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Chicago
Pat Galvin
Police Department
New Orleans
Fatty
Galvin
Hennessy
Supreme Court Motion to Dismiss Lone Wolf Case
Assistant Attorney General Vandeventer moved to dismiss Lone Wolf v Hitchcock arguing the Kiowa chief’s case should end as lands in Oklahoma have already been settled. The court will hear arguments soon.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Vandeventer
Lone Wolf
Hitchcock
Oklahoma
Dallas Leaders See Schley Off On Special Train
A nine o'clock departure from the Missouri, Kansas and Texas depot sent Rear Admiral Schley and Mrs Schley toward Waco on a Dallas to San Antonio trip. A Dallas committee of about thirty members saw them off as far as Waco.
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Dallas
Schley
Waco
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
San Antonio
Stage Held Up by Masked Robbers Near North Yamhill
Three masked men robbed the Tillamook stage five miles from North Yamhill Oregon on October 21 securing 200 dollars from the passengers. The bandits forced everyone to stand in line by the roadside and hand over valuables before fleeing.
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North Yamhill
Ore
Tillamook
Minstrel Al Fields Undergoes Rectal Abscess Operation
Al G. Fields of Mobile underwent surgery here on Monday to remove an abscess in the rectum caused by an injury in Jacksonville on October 3. He withstood the operation well and, barring blood poisoning, is expected to recover soon, according to physicians.
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Mobile
Ala
al G. Fields
Jacksonville
Fla
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