Coal Strike Near End as Old Miners Readmitted
West Virginia coal strike appears near resolution after miners at the Norfolk and Western fields agree to return to work next Monday if operators take back all old miners. President Mitchell urges return due to approaching winter and dependency on the union. Pocahontas mine fire remains but operators expect control soon.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
New River
Kanawha
Norfolk and Western
Pocahontas
Stone urged to enact compulsory arbitration to end coal strike
Gov. Stone met with a Pennsylvania legislative board of railway employees who pressed for an immediate settlement of the anthracite strike and for an extra session to pass a compulsory arbitration law. The board claimed distress, business losses, and reliance on coal traffic, while Stone signaled willingness to convene if a constitutional, effective bill could be enacted.
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Harrisburg
Stone
State Legislative Board of Railway Employes of
Pennsylvania
Breach Alleged In Land Dispute In Beaumont Suit
Anna W Robers and Matthew Cartwright of Kaufman county sue Arlington Realty and South Beaumont Land and Improvement in district court claiming unlawful entry and dispossession of land in the David Brown survey Jefferson county on September 1 1902 causing damages to 100000 and asking restoration and further relief.
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Beaumont
Tex
Anna W. Robers
Matthew Cartwright
Kaufman County
Arlington Realty Company
South Beaumont Land and Improvement Company
David Brown
Jefferson County
Haitian political turmoil grows in chamber and streets
Kingston reports Hayti's crisis deepens as M. Pierre ree leads over M. Fouchard in the chamber of deputies while H. Firming's revolutionary party gains ground. No settlement appears, business halts in main towns and public workers quit after General Sam resigns and departs.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Hayti
Chamber of Deputies
M. Pierree
M. Fouchard
H. Firming
Revolutionary Party
Sam
Fisher Million Is Convicted In Shelbyville Vagrancy Case
Shelbyville Kentucky September 5 Fisher Million a black man indicted in 1901 for vagrancy and at large since was captured in Lawrenceburg and tried before Judge Davis in county court. The jury found him guilty and fixed his punishment at being sold into servitude.
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Shelbyville
Lawrenceburg
Davis
Arctic expedition returns to Tromsoe after near 78°N
The Zeigler arctic expedition steamer arrived at Tromsoe on Thursday after forced detours. Officials considered contingencies if no sale occurs as the ship nears 78 degrees north with Franz Joself aboard.
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Msoe
Norway
Army claims victory in Fort Wright Michie and Terry engagement
Major General MacArthur reports Fort Wright fired 329 shots and destroyed the enemy fleet by large margins. Fort Michie says it silenced ships including the Brooklyn Indiana and Alabama. Fort Terry faced long range battleships near Point Judith as the fleet moved offshore from Newport Rhode Island.
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New London
MacArthur
Department of the East
Fortight
Michie
Terry
Admiral Inson
Fort Wright
Fort Michie
Brooklyn
Indiana
Alabama
Fort Terry
Long
Newport
R. I
Point Judith
Kearsarge
Massachusetts
Generals Welcomed to Downing Street Boer Leaders Visit
Boer generals Botha DeWet and Delarny were escorted to the Colonial Office by a government official and met with Secretary Chamberlain at Downing Street. Crowds cheered as the party rode in an open carriage. Abraham Fischer joined the predeparture talks with Lord Kitchener and Lord Onslow also taking part.
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London
Botha
DeWet
Lord Kitchener
Lord Onslow
Settlements Quietly Underway Amid Diplomatic Claims
A terse report notes that recent U S claims are under settlement as negotiations proceed. The passage hints at ongoing diplomatic efforts before a key party departed, with no details on dates or outcomes.
Non-union workers return in Panther Creek valley with no escort
Tamaqua Pennsylvania reports that non-union men resume work in the Panther Creek valley under Major Gearhart who states troops will not patrol as long as strikers do not interfere with the workers.
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Tamaqua
Panther Creek Valley
Gearhart
Italian Cruiser Carlo Alberto Freed for Wireless Experiments
Rome September 5 reports King Victor Emanuel orders the Italian armored cruiser Carlo Alberto with wireless experiments on board to be placed at Marioni's disposal for experiments spanning Europe and America.
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Rome
Victor Emanuel
Carlo Alberto
Marioni
Europe
America
Floods Ravage Japan With Heavy Loss of Life
News from Victoria B C reports heavy rains and floods in Japan causing many deaths and widespread damage. Hiroshima records seventy nine dead and twenty nine injured as houses and vessels wash away. Yamaguchu reports eighty two dead. Siamao province sees twenty four drowned and four crushed.
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Victoria
B. C
Japan
Hiroshima
Yamagughal
Siamo
Court martial sentences Lt St Remy for refusal to close schools
Nantes France Sept 5 The court martial here sentenced Lieutenant St Remy to one day’s imprisonment for refusing on August 7 to assist in closing unauthorized schools.
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Nantes
France
St. Remy
Roosevelt to join Colorado lion hunt this month
Denver reports President Roosevelt plans another lion hunt in Colorado late this month. Rev. J Walter Sylvester of Albany is cited as the source but he must return to New York and cannot take part in the hunt.
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Denver
Roosevelt
Colorado
J. Walter Sylvester
Albany
N. Y
Governor Sets Hazleton Meeting on Coal Strike Action
Harrisburg September 5 Governor Stone designated next Thursday for a meeting with the Peoples Alliance committee at Hazleton to discuss ending the anthracite coal strike He expressed willingness to meet anyone wishing to discuss strike matters with him.
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Harrisburg
Report on Mont Pelee deaths from Aug 30 outbreak
The Royal steamer Yare reached Castries St Lucia with news of about 2000 deaths from Mont Pelee. The report cites Aug 30 fatalities and ignores the Sept 3 Wednesday outbreak.
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Castries
St. Lucia
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Sultan to Consult Leishman on Vacation Postponement
United States Minister Leishman, who planned a vacation, has postponed his departure from Constantinople until Monday due to unspecified reasons. The delay affects diplomatic travel plans between the capital and the United States during the period.
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Sultan
Leishman
Constantinople
United States
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