Gomez breaks Havana strike amid political maneuvering
Special Despatch to Commercial Tribune reports President Roosevelt faced a divided Congress over a nonpartisan tariff commission. Key Republicans resisted, while supporters like Spooner hedged. In Cuba, General Gomez led to end of the Havana strike as workers returned after unions were pressured, with the Central Labor Union appearing to capitulate and preparations for a full resumption of work.
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Charles Major Named Purdue Trustee by Governor Durbin
Governor Durbin appointed Charles Major of Shelby the author as a member of the Purdue University Board of Trustees to replace William H. O'Brien. He also named Patrick O'Brien of South Bend to the Indiana State Prison Board of Managers at Michigan City succeeding E. H. Nebveker.
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Durbin
Charles Major
Shelby
Purdue University
William H. O'Brien
Patrick O'Brien
South Bend
Indiana
Michigan City
E. H. Nebveker
Coal famine looming as car shortage hits coal supply
Pittsburg reports warn of a severe winter coal famine due to inadequate rail movement. Demand runs high while supply remains tight, with prices spiking for Eastern shipments and large slack coal sales at four dollars a ton amid embargoes on eastern shipments on all roads except main lines of the Pennsylvania.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Eastern
Amton Ac
Dacon
Hood Bae dae General Duties Open to Promotion Speculation
Washington November 2 General Charles C Hood bade good by at his own request His successor will not be appointed until or meets There is an impression in Army circles that Colonel H C Hasbrouck Arttillery Corps commanding the post at Ft Adams R I will be promoted to the vacancy
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Charles C. Hood
H. C. Hasbrouck
Artilllery Corps
Ft. Adams
R. I
Feud killings erupt after long hostility in Kentucky
In Jackson Kentucky the Hargis Cockrill feud flared anew Sunday at George’s Branch as William Stidman a Cockrill ally was shot and killed by Jack Thompson a Hargis supporter. Thompson was lightly wounded and fled. Curtis Jett deputy sheriff beat J. C. Howard a Cockrill sympathizer. Jett’s revolver discharged and Howard was wounded in the face. Jett was arrested.
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Stidman
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Curtis Jett
Hargis Kenchman
J. C. Howard
Jett
Howard
Jackson lawyer vows to face indictment in Kentucky
J B Marcum the State College trustee and Jackson lawyer told Tribune despatches he will return to Jackson to answer the grand jury indictment for libel against County Judge James Hargis and Sheriff Ed Callihan over affidavits alleging officials plotted to assassinate him. He says he will not run or be driven from his home or friends. Other refugees from Jackson are reportedly planning safety measures.
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Tribune
Lexington, Ky
J. B. Marcum
Jackson
State College
Jack
James’ Hargis
Ed Callifian
Moses Felner
Ewig
Shatner
Girl Dies From Rope Jumping Feat At 14
Special Despatch from ipenene Indiana reports Hilda Jansén aged 14 attempted rope jumping without stopping. After 125 jumps she collapsed from internal injuries and doctors say there is no hope of recovery.
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Commercial Tribune
Ipenene
Ind
Hilda Jan Sen
Miss Jansén
Trust Cigar Protest Uses Flashlight Photos
Chicago officials report a plan by independent tobacco dealers to photograph every customer entering a trust cigar store. A committee led by Sigmund Roth and others will distribute hundreds of portraits with captions labeling entrants as supporters of the trust, aiming to deter patronage.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Sigmund Roth
Fee
Detroit
I. Latzer
Pubcrty
Jacob’ Sutton
Charles Subert
Trust
Latzer
Quéstién
Enraged mob hunts for William McCloney near Star City
Four hundred coal miners scour the creek bottoms near Star City in Indiana seeking William McCloney who assaulted a crippled miner. The injured man, from Southern Indiana, is hospitalized in Terre Haute after a mine accident left him crippled. He had lived two weeks on union charity.
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This County
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Star
McCloney
Terre Haute
Banker Parker Claims Clear Murderer in Hinshaw Case
Indiana banker and Ohio Valley Trust President James Parker says he has traced a small cameo ring and believes Thuras Hinshaw was murdered by Kid Whitney, Bruner, and Baney, not by her husband William E. Hinshaw. Hinshaw, a Methodist minister, serving life for the 1895 Belleville crime, is supported by Parker's eight year investigation.
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Noah
Aoney
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Russell Sage retires from business after long career
New York reports that Russell Sage has retired from business with limited meetings at his office. Health concerns press on the octogenarian financier, with Mrs Sage and Dr Mann closely supervising his condition. His future appearances in town may be rare as his illness imposes a quiet Privat life.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Russell Sage
Wall Street
Arrested for Throwing Mother Out of House
Despatch reports Mrs. Kang Ritz owner of valuable property in the heart of the husband’s district was arrested after a struggle with Constable Echols and jailed for trial on assaulting and ejecting her aged mother from the house. The mother had recently willed all property to Ritz, prompting the dispute and a warrant issued by Justice Dunning. Ritz resisted the Constable and the officer forcibly entered the residence.
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Commercial Tribune
Willing
Me Ritz
Coal barons balk at plans for compromise
New York November 25 1902 mineowners reject direct talks with the United Mineworkers decline Washington meeting and push to continue hearings before the Anthracite Coal Commission independents protest against settlement that would empower the union and bias findings officials warn against surrender to the miners and urge presenting their case to the public.
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Washington
United
Anthracite Coal Commission
Anthracite Coal Whike Commission
United States
Clear Spring Coal Company
J. L. Cake
W. H. Gerhardt
Jermyn & Co
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Fragmentary note hints at a cash for destructive deal
A damaged line mentions a cash amount of 1000 and nitroglycerin in connection with a deal tied to commercial paper. The fragment implies an attempted illicit exchange or destruction action without clear details or names.
Wu Ting Fang Sails for China Amid Departure Notices
Former Chinese minister Wu Tingfang sails for China as a steamship departs. Reports note his withdrawal from public life and return to homeland, with observers citing quiet government service and influence despite long career.
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Wu Tingfang
Chinsese
Ching
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