19 Oct 1902
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1902
Page
1
The mineworkers leader lauds financier J P Morgan calling him fair and reasonable and says if others shared that restraint the long dispute might have ended sooner. He frames the clash as a fight driven by unreasonable rivals and urges moderation.
The Wilkesbarre strike week closes with delegates elected to the Monday convention. Debate centers on accepting arbitration and whether strikers will be rehired to old jobs, while Morgan and Cassatt push for settlement to end the fuel crisis.
In Shenandoah and nearby areas a majority of local unions told delegates to the Wilkesbarre convention to oppose ending the strike unless every worker who joined the stoppage is guaranteed restoration to his former job.
Hazleton Pa October 18 the district council of the United Mineworkers Seventh District representing forty two locals unanimously adopted resolutions endorsing President Mitchells action in accepting the arbitration proposal after delegate credentials were tallied from the district for the Wilkesbarre convention.
President Roosevelt rode horseback for the first time in weeks, accompanied by his daughter Ethel. He left the White House for a few hours and his injured leg showed no further trouble.
Reported clash at head of Castro’s forces leads to heavy casualties with killings and wounds totaling about 8 000 as authorities accuse the rebels of failing to heed a battle plan. The confrontation is linked to the leader's personal courage driving the action and the resulting charges.
A Commercial Tribune dispatch from New York reports the Gould securities company near launch with about 900 million in capital. Missouri Pacific will be central, forming the core of a network including Wabash Texas & Pacific St Louis Southwestern Lake Erie & Western Denver Rio Grande and Western Maryland linked by traffic pacts with Southern Pacific. Final details pending. stock swaps planned for common and preferred shares.
Two tremors were felt at Sewanee Tennessee on October 18 lasting only seconds as waves moved south to north. No damage was reported and rattling sounds accompanied the shaking.
Aden reports a heavy clash as Colonel Swayne commands a British punitive expedition against Mad Mullah forces in Somaliland. Major Phillips and Captain Angus were killed, and Colonel Colb was wounded in the engagement.
Police court notes show a curative clause amid Democratic obstinacy. Made one necessary at the last minute.
A lengthy Ohio code synopsis outlines city powers, budgeting, and bonds while a dispatch from Columbus quotes General Charles Dick accusing Thomas L. Tortingen of duplicity over three-cent streetcar fares. Dick cites past refusals and legal battles in several cities to challenge current Lorain three-cent fares.
Washington October 18 1902 the Pension Bureau issues a unique rebuke to harassment of leave privileges and announces promotions. The report highlights Wiggins of Georgia who rises from 1000 to 1200 dollars citing merit excellent conduct and strong endorsements from his chief.
John Wilmore of Scott County Virginia is under arrest for allegedly murdering his father years ago. Bones found beneath Wilmore's store are believed to belong to the missing elder, who had willed his estate to his son. The elder disappeared years past and was reported to have gone to Mexico.
In New York on October 18 nine petrified bodies were found in the Mt. Vernon cemetery attached to the New York Infant Asylum. The asylum had been closed prompting the exhumation as workers uncovered the remains under a white marble cat coat label.
George B. Dunlap general agent for the B and O railroad vanished after taking a twelve day leave. The prominent Parkersburg figure feared to be involved in a sensational departure. His wife received a farewell letter from Pittsburg as he mortgaged his home and left his secretary Ida C Overley.
Hall Caine, the novelist, arrived today on the steamship Lucania from Liverpool, greeting reporters on his arrival in New York.
Thousands fill Victoria Theater in Dayton for a Hanna tour stop with Wilson Nevin Nash and Laylin speakers. The event praises McKinley era prosperity, discusses tariffs and farm aid, and backs Rep. Nevin for Congress as Hanna is hailed by crowd.
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