Arbitration Commission Visits Wilkesbarre for Testimony
Arbitration commissioners arrived from Scranton to inspect collieries around Wilkesbarre and Plymouth as they plan further travels to Hazleton and Schuylkill towns. A preliminary report on wage raises, shorter hours, and coal weighing is anticipated, with testimony potentially beginning within days.
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Wilkesbarre
Scranton
Prospect
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
North
Plymouth
Beranton
Bishop Spalding
Bishop Hoban
Schuylkill
Gray
Wright
Hazleton
Panther Creek
Carroll D. Wright
Commission
Mitchell's Mission and Coal Field Tour by Strike Commission
The anthracite strike commission led by John Mitchell visits Wilkes-Barre area to inspect coal production from blast site to market while attorneys discuss testimony limits. The tour includes underground travel to No. 2 shaft, a climb to Clifford mine, and a fatal roof fall in Clifford. Troops depart as Wyoming valley remains peaceful though Lehigh region may face friction between operators and miners.
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Scranton
Anthracite Commission
Wilkesbarre
John Mitchell
Forest City
May
Nicholls
Treoaps
Wyoming Valley
Lehigh
Molineux Trial Opens With Denial and Cross Examination
The New York trial of Roland B. Molineux opens with his denial of crime and statements. He details his past, affiliations with the Knickerbocker and New York Athletic clubs, and split with Cornish. The defense challenges earlier testimony while the prosecutor exposes key prior statements.
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New York
Molineux
Roland B. Molineux
Black
Waldorf-Astoria
Cornish
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
Osborne
Mamie Melando
Farrell
Justice Lambert
Sing Sing
Cooper Union
Utah
Mexico
Devoe, Reynolds & Co
Newark
Morris Herrman & Co
New York Athletic Club
Destructive Guatemala Volcano Reports Loss of Coffee Zone
San Francisco cable reports from Guatemala indicate the Santa Maria volcano destruction of the Costa Rica and Costa Granda coffee districts. Enormous losses threaten one third of the crop as fumes and fire endanger nearby towns and plantations.
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San Francisco
Castle Brothers
Guatemala
Santa Maria
Louis Hirsch
Mr. Hirsch
Costa Rica
Costa Granda
Retalhule
Quesaltenango
San Felipe Mazatenango
Cleveland speech calls tariff reform to curb trusts
The speaker criticizes the present tariff laws for enriching the few at the expense of the many. He argues that tariff revision should not be trusted to the party shown to be insincere and unfit for the task.
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Mer. Cleveland
Miles Arrives in Manila Aboard Transport Thomas
General Miles and his party reach Manila aboard the transport Thomas, which left San Francisco October 1 and stopped at Honolulu and Guam. General Davis and officers visit Miles on board, with Taft inviting him to dine, while Mabini refuses US oath of allegiance.
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Venezuela
Willemstad
Curacao
Maracaibo
Puérto Cabello
Valencia
Castro
la Victoria
Villa de Cura
Gomez
San Mateo
Miles
Manilla
United States Army
Thomas
Manilla Harbor
San Francisco
Honolulu
Guam
Davis
General Miles
Taft
Mabini
United States
Islands
Dayia
Fire destroys Minneapolis Paper building. six firemen hurt
A midnight blaze gutted the six story Minneapolis Paper company building on First Avenue owned by J. C. Oswald & Co. Six firemen were injured when a ladder collapsed during rescue efforts and Captain George Smith sustained internal injuries. The fire caused an estimated 250000 dollars in damage with over 200000 tied to the stock and contents.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis Paper Company
J. C. Oswald & Company
Wright, Barrett & Stillwell
George Smith
Engine Company No.16
First Avenue
Prel
Groun
Captain Smith
George Chéney
Frank Hessik
Mother’s Love in Custody Case Ends with Mother
In a habeas corpus ruling Judge Hiram Brownlee granted Thella Leapald to her mother Mrs Henry Heath of Chicago. The case centered on whether a mother’s care outweighs paternal support as Gary Marion and Harry Leopold argued for the father’s custody. The Heaths, arrested two weeks earlier at Matthews on kidnapping charges, seek custody of 8 year old Thella Leapald.
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Véraus
Gary Marion
Hiram Brownlee
Harry Leopold
Thella
Henry Heath
Chicago
Matthews
Thella Leapald
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N. Y
Twenty-fourth Street
Lawrence Fisher
George Rhodes
Hugo Swannon
William Bradish
Maybrick
St. Louis
King Edward
London
St. Louis Society of St George
Boulder
Colo
Nannie M. Baird
Rudolph Baird
Baird
Nashville
James Fenn
Fountainhead
Sumner County
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Mitchell
Conper Union
Mayor Low
Oiell
War Root
Low
Odell
Cleveland
Horstman
John Ticiiy
Willie
Britery Care
Murrell
John Helmy
Georse
Overtaon
House of Delegates
Barsch
Bersch
Lincoln Trust Company
Heermay
Weil
New Maven
Herbert B. Marile
New York City
Wellingford Turnpike
Marble
John Moss
Flathead Reservation
Montana
Bay Chemical Certainy
Detroit
Manuel Thurman
N. J. Comley
Will Wiltfiel
Dayton
Remishire
R. QO. Randall
Cartage
Randall
Lafayette
Ind
Daniel Neal
Stanley Buford
Wiliam
Posto ™Iece
Verona
Vienna
Belle Mead Farm
W. H. Jackson, Jr
Kilta
Lincoln
Neb
Get
Joap Jones
Fourteenth Infantry
Philippines
Peking
Jones
Marshal Ames
Inter State Commerce Commission
Chicago Live Stock Exchange
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Vancouver
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Ayhever
Tate
Driegiere
Mall
ELY Brothers
Bi Wiren
Peté Maher
Philadelphia
Peter Maher
Jack O'Brien
Penn Art Club
Maher
O'Brien
Grover Cleveland
Morristown
Lcal
Tewanum Yell
Bowesbi Ahi
Coshocton
France Medical Institute Co
The
Gay St
Columbus
Ohio
Union Station
United Rates
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Physionaria
Atk Politig
M. Eolive
First National Bank
Galumbus
Fede
P.O
France
ST T Sbe
Witmont
France Medical Institute
Raita Columbes
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