Labor Congress Opens With Largest Delegation in Scranton
Delegates representing more than 1.5 million workers attend the 21st annual American Federation of Labor convention at St Thomas college hall in Scranton. Gompers reports a net 364 410 member gain, 4 056 charters issued, 1 150 unions disbanded while 87 national unions join, 897 city central unions, 20 state federations, 750 local trades, and 399 federal locals affiliated. The annual wage and strike data show 1 956 total strikes with 153 505 beneficiaries and 12 707 non beneficiaries, amid calls to reenact the Chinese exclusion act.
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Scranton
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
St. Thomas College Hall
Gospers
Federation
City Central
State Federations of Labor
Gompers
Pacific Coast
Lennon
Morrisson
British Ship Nelson Safe After Storm and Tow to Puget Sound
The British ship Nelson, reported lost off the Columbia river, was towed into Puget Sound by the steamer Walla Walla. Her hull is intact but bulwarks are smashed and lifeboats gone. Wheat cargo damage unknown. Capt Perriam says the vessel escaped amid a ferocious gale after listing to starboard.
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Portland
Ore
Nelson
Columbia River
Puget Sound
Walla Walla
San Francisco
Seattle
Perriam
Walluah
Astoria
Tatoosh
Gray’s Harbor
Wholesale arrests in Andalusia over Dorsey killing
Sheriff Bradshaw returned to Andalusia with two percent Negroes accused of complicity in the killing of merchant J W W Dorsey and the wounding of city marshal Fahne Atkinson in Opp. Bloodhounds tracked the suspects, and they were jailed as a mob atmosphere grows feared.
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J. W. Dorsey
Andalusia
Ala
Dee. G
Bradshaw
J. W W. Dorsey
Fale Atkinson
Opp
Wizard torpedo boat destroyer collision near Portsmouth
British torpedo boat destroyer Wizard collided with a passenger steamer while leaving Portsmouth. Bows stove in but no loss of life reported. ship returned to harbor for repairs after the incident in the ongoing series of navy accidents.
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London
Wizard
Portsmouth
Monument to Robert Fulton Unveiled in Trinity Church Yard
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in session here unveiled a monument to Robert Fulton in Trinity church yard after formal exercises and a religious ceremony.
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New York
Robert Fulton
Trinity Church Yard
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Goa launch disaster claims 140 lives at St Francis Xavier feast
A December 3 celebration in Goa, a Portuguese Indian city, saw a launch sink killing 140 devotees, 56 yards offshore, according to a Bombay dispatch to the Daily Express.
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London
Daily Express
Bombay
St. Francis Xavier
Goa
India
Collision at Clichy Station Injures Five
Thick Paris fog delays traffic and stops river travel as a suburban train collides with a light engine at Clichy station injuring five passengers. In New York a McKinley Memorial drive reports 45495 dollars in subscriptions to date.
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Paris
Clichy
Expert counterfeiter nabbed in Kansas City
Jacob Brill of Louisville Kentucky was arrested Thursday for counterfeiting. He attempted to pass counterfeit five dollar gold pieces and silver dollars. Police found a full counterfeiter’s tools in his room. Brill, recently released from a six year Kentucky penitentiary term, claims no confederates and says he has passed much spurious money in Kansas City after coming from Chicago.
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Kansas City
Jacob Brill
Louisville
Brill
Kentucky Penitentiary
Chicago
Veteran Officers Retirement Bill Aims to Modernize Army
Secretary Root has prepared a bill for voluntary retirement of army veterans from the rebellion Indian wars and Spanish wars with an additional grade. About 201 officers would be affected and the president will press it as simple justice and a move to empower younger commanders.
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Washington
Root
Congress
Morgan County man is charged with impersonating a government officer
Huntsville Alabama December 6 C C Wood a noted Morgan county citizen is under bond after being accused by United States Commissioner Greenleaf of pretending to be a revenue officer He allegedly collected fifty dollars from a Chinaman to protect his brother from exclusion from the United States
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Huntsville
Ala
C. C. Wood
Morgan County
United States
Greenleaf
Wood
Lord's Prayer Ban Upheld In Minnesota Schools
Saint Paul December 6 Attorney General Douglas affirms a ruling that Minnesota constitution bars compulsory worship and forbids using the Lord's prayer in public schools, upholding the stance of former Attorney General H. W. Childs in an opinion to State Superintendent Olson.
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St. Paul, Minn
Douglas
H. W. Childs
Olson
Mexico to Exhibit at St Louis Fair
Mexico City reports the government accepted an invitation to send an exhibit to the St Louis exposition. Senor Nuncio, Mexico's Buffalo representative, will be instructed to initiate preparations for a large and comprehensive Mexican display upon his return.
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Mexico City
Senor Nuncio
Mexico
Buffalo
Alleged Post Office Robbers Arrested in Sioux City
Two men identifying as Joe Budd and Ss F Bradley were arrested in Sioux City Iowa on Thursday suspected of robbing Kronstadt South Dakota post office. Over $200 worth of stamps were found in their room.
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Sioux City
Joe Budd
Ss. F. Bradley
Kronstadt
S. D
Snowfalls Move Across the South After Noon
Snowby inch to two inches fell Thursday afternoon in Memphis Chattanooga and areas of Mississippi. Snow coated Charlotte and spread through central and upper South Carolina, highlighting wintry conditions across the region.
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Louisville
Memphis
Chattanooga
Tenn
Holly Springs
Okolana
Oxford
Miss
Charlotte
N. C
Middle
Upper South Carolina
Canon of Old Abbey Appoints Calcutta Bishop
In London on December 6, Most Rev James Edward Cowell Weldon bishop of Calcutta has been named canon of Westminster Abbey.
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Old Abbey
London
James Edward Cowell Weldon
Calcutta
Westminster Abbey
Schley Found At Fault On Five Counts In Court of Inquiry
A Washington report says Admiral Schley was found at fault on five specifications by the court of inquiry. The charges include delaying the flying squadron off Cienfuegos misrepresenting reasons for returning to Key West to coal disobeying orders by retrograding and failure to destroy the Colon and conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman in the Schley Hodgson controversy.
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New York
Washington
Schley
Cienfuegos
Key West
Delegation of Ute Indians Meets President Roosevelt
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones introduced a Ute delegation to President Roosevelt. The president greeted the Indians warmly and recalled serving with 50 Indians in his Spanish War regiment, telling the group they were fine soldiers. One interpreter conveyed the message, pleasing the visitors.
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Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jones
Washington
Roosevelt
Spain
Aguinaldo Court Martial Report Declared False
Washington officials say Berlin reports that Aguinaldo faces court martial and transport to Guam are unfounded. General Chaffee's mails show no correspondence by Aguinaldo proving conspiracy against American rule.
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Washington
War Department
Berlin
Aguinaldo
Guam
Hong Kong
Chaffee
Philippines
Freight Congestion Idle in Pittsburg Mills
Pittsburg furnaces including Clinton on the south side shut Thursday amid heavy freight congestion. Most mills and furnaces are idle or operating at low activity, with many expected to close soon. Bessemer furnace officials say valley plants are closed or barely producing, easing little gain.
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Pittsburg
Clinton
Bessemer Furnace Association
McKinley Memorial trustees call special meeting
Judge Wm R Day of Canton, president of the McKinley National Memorial association, has called a special meeting of the board of trustees at the Arlington hotel in Washington on Saturday December 7. Reports will be submitted detailing national progress and organization status.
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Cleveland
Wm. R. Day
Canton
McKinley National Memorial Association
Arlington Hotel
Washington
Porto Rican Legislature Called to Convene New Year
San Juan December 6 Charles Hartzell acting governor during Hunt's absence issues call for the Porto Rico legislature to convene on New Year’s Day in San Juan as the term begins.
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San Juan
P. R
Chas. Hartzell
Porto Rico
Hunt
United States
American Missionary Miss Stone Reported Alive
Constantinople Dec 6 Spencer Eddy first secretary at the American legation in Constantinople has received word via Salonika that missionary Miss Stone and her companion Mme Tsilka are well as of December 2.
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Miss Stone
Constantinople
Spencer Eddy
United States
Salonika
Mme. Tsilka
Foulke Nomination Confirmed as Civil Service Commissioner
Washington December 6 Senate vote confirms William Dudley Foulke of Indiana to be a civil service commissioner.
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Foulke
Washington
Senate
William Dudley Foulke
Indiana
Des Moines Plant of National Starch Destroyed by Fire
Fire at the National Starch Manufacturing Co. plant in Des Moines, southeastern city area, burned for hours destroying the facility except for the train elevator and engine house. Loss estimated at $200,000 with unknown insurance. Fire rekindled at 2 am Friday in the engine house and spread to the steep house, risking an additional $5,000 loss.
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National Starch Manufacturing Co
Des Moines
Starch Manufacturing Trust
New York
Union Depot Bill Passes Georgia House In Atlanta
Georgia house approves a union depot bill by 107 to 55 authorizing a commission to solicit bids and inspect plans. One half million dollars becomes available January 1 1903, with work to begin once the senate acts expected by next Tuesday.
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Atlanta
Irregularities in His Books in Pana Illinois
City Clerk Thos J Smith returned to Pana on Wednesday night and was jailed on charges that irregularities in his ledgers amount to thousands of dollars. He had been absent for two weeks.
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Pana
Ill
Thos. J. Smith
Fire destroys Michigan Alkali soda ash plant in Wyandotte
The main building of the Michigan Alkali Co. soda ash plant at Wyandotte near Detroit was completely destroyed by fire on Thursday. Principal owner J. B. Ford estimates the loss at 500000 dollars.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan Alkali Co
Wyandotte
Detroit River
J. B. Ford
Markets in Cincinnati and Chicago Report Grain and Livestock
Grain prices show winter patent flour at 3.65 to 4.10 and wheat near 86 to 87 cents for No.2 red. Corn and oats trade on track at 64 to 71 cents and 45 to 50 cents respectively. Cattle prices across Cincinnati Indianapolis and East Buffalo range from about 2.75 to 6.30 for various grades, with hogs and lambs meeting mixed but steady demand.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Indianapolis
East Buffalo
Senator McComas proposes world exile for anarchists
In Washington Senator McComas argues Congress can punish anti-government violence including killing a president and deport alien anarchists. He urges a joint world banishment to a desolate spot with no government as a deterrent and virtual utopia for anarchists, echoed by Mr Hoar on banishment as constitutional.
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Washington
McComas
Maryland
Senate
Hoar
Massachusetts
Congress
Iloar
Judiciary Committee
Indian Games and Betting Among Navajo and Havasupai
The article surveys Native American games in the Southwest, detailing Hui ta qui chi ka played by Havasupai girls with a center stone and counting sticks, and ha played by Nishinam with dice made from acorn halves. It notes wagers of ponies and wives, cross-cultural echoes with Boston youths, and describes the vivid excitement and contests observed by Owharton James.
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Arizona
Jack
New Mexico
Canyon of the Blue Water
California
Powers
Senate names committee to honor McKinley dead
In Washington the Senate announced a bipartisan committee including Foraker Allison Fairbanks Kean Aldrich Nelson Perkins Jones Morgan Cockrell and McEnery to act with the House on an official token of respect for the late President McKinley. The chamber extended the life of the Industrial Commission to February 15 and received a presidential message with Jefferson letters on Cuba annexation before adjourning after an executive session.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
McKinley
Messrs
Foraker
Jones
Ark
Morgan
Ala
Cockrell
McEnery
Industrial Commission
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Cuba
Immigration Regulation Bill Aims for Broad System Rewrite
Senator Pen introduced a bill with the commissioner general to overhaul immigration laws. It imposes a $3 head tax on most newcomers, funds regulation efforts, bans assistance in passage, and imposes penalties for immoral trafficking. Prohibits ads by steamship lines for foreign business.
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Washington
Penrose
Senate
Commissioner General of Immigration
United States
Canada
Mexico
Crop movement to front lines for South African war effort
Fragmentary report indicates surplus crop production and forage for this year being marketed. It notes transport to the seat of war for distribution, showing mobilization of agricultural resources to support military needs.
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Amers Will
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