Will Take Up Coal Strike
Washington September 30 Cabinet members refused to discuss the coal strike publically as a meeting at the temporary White House adjourned with no statements issued. The president and Knox Moody Payne and Governor Grane of Massachusetts participated, concerns over winter fuel scarcity noted, no action announced.
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Washington
White House
Knox
Moody
Payne
Grane
Massachusetts
Root
New York
Seasion
Ling
Roosevelt summons coal presidents for strike talks in Washington
The Commercial Advertiser reports on September 30 that President Roosevelt asked coal road presidents to come to Washington to discuss a plan to end the strike. A Wall Street rumor says Secretary Root is on a mission to New York related to the matter.
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New York City
Wall Street
Roosevelt
Washington
Root
New York
Baby Plays With Rattlesnake As Mother Finds Child Safe
Mrs. John Browning of Washington County searched two hours for her 2 year old missing child in Centralia Illinois. The child was found sitting in tall grass caressing a rattlesnake in its lap and talking to the snake. The snake slithered away as the mother rushed the child to the house. A rattlesnake with eight rattles and a button was later found killed nearby and a small gold ring was discovered in the grass near the snake, mystery adding to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daineis
Centralia
John Browning
Washington County
Say No Union No Marriage Ridicules Women’s Union Pledge
In St Paul young women of the Retail Clerk's Union vow to reject any man not a union member. They will marry only if the suitor joins a labor organization. They require suitors to show a card or be excluded, aiming to compel membership and social proof.
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St. Paul
Sept
Teague
Wheat prices surge on board with Armour stake rumors
Wheat on the Chicago Board of Trade rose to 95.7 percent above yesterday as supply ran tight and rumors spread that Armour and Co. held a large share. The action came as H. H. Wells filed for a temporary injunction.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Cogo
Leiter
Armour & Co
H. H. Wells
Hearing Restored for Man After Paint Bucket Accident
In Hammond Indiana Frank Ebert who had lost hearing in one ear months earlier due to an accident regained his hearing after a fall from a stepladder caused a paint bucket to strike him on the head. He reports hearing as well as ever.
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Hammond
Ind
Frank Ebert
New Coal League Aims at Government Ownership
Springfield reports formation of the People's Coal league to back a November congressional plan favoring federal ownership of coal mines. Headquarters set for Chicago New York and Springfield with branches nationwide. London says Wales and London supply firms respond to potential price rise. Philadelphia notes a mysterious meeting involving UMWA leaders and an unidentified Morgan representative ahead of a coal strike.
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Springfield
Mays
People's Coal League
Congress
League
Chicago
New York
London
Wales
United States
Canada
America
Cardiff
Philadelphia
Mitchell
United Mineworkers of America
W. B. Wilson
Nicholls
Duffy
Fahy
J. P. Morgan
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company
Hig Hame
Wilson
The
United Mineworkers
Palma acts conservatively continues his course
Havana Sept 20 President Palma ma continues reconstruction with fixed purpose despite hostile Cuban press. He remains optimistic about the island and asserts no deviation from conservatism. He says radicals failed to attack the Platt amendment and emphasizes the naval station issue and prudent loans and sanitation as priorities.
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Havana
Palmama
Congress
United States
News in Brief From Major US Regions and Beyond
The week brings word of Leadville attorney Lewis H. Dalton likely perishing in mountain storms. NJ trolley mergers move toward completion. Judge Coolidge rules state law void, stirring hunting season shifts in Berrien County. Washington circles push Representative Burton for House Speaker. Korean emperor reportedly alive and healthy per Berlin telegram. Seoul Figaro dispatch notes earlier death report. Tobacco merchants warn US crop shortfall will tighten supply and raise prices globally.
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Lewis H. Dalton
Leadville
New Jersey
O. W. Coolidge
St. Joseph
Mich
Berrien County
Washington
Burton
Ohio
Colonel Henderson
Corean
Berlin
Corea
Seoul
Parla Figaro
England
Secretary Root to retire after finishing key war plans
Washington reports Secretary of War Root will resign to enter public life within months. He will remain at war dept until end of current Congress, finishing aims such as establishing a war college and reorganizing the army under a widely debated plan. He leaves after substantial sacrifices in service and a modest government salary.
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Washington
Root
New York
Roosevelt
War Department
Congress
War College
Miles
Washington House
Tor Washington
Russell A. Alger
Hog cholera spread by dogs, Sioux City doctor says
Dr A Brown of Sioux Falls and Sioux Valley Medical Association warns hog cholera is spread almost entirely by dogs. He cites county losses in Iowa and South Dakota, soil corn feeding this winter, and a farmer loss of 125 hogs in ten days. He urges farmers to watch their canines and publish letters to readers.
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Sioux City
Sg. A. Brown
Sioux Falla
Sioux Valley Medical Association
Iowa
South Dakota
Woodbury County
Nebraska
The
Tribune
Dakota
Brown
Dage
Justice Summerville rules in wife sale case in Centralia
In Centralia Sept 39 Justice Summerville ruled that a man selling his wife must insure delivery or face charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. The case stemmed from a death mate in Noble county who planned to sell his wife to Davenport for $2 cash. Hamilton and Davenport pursued the scheme. Hamilton was arrested after leaving the deal. The judge ordered Hamilton to return the wife or pay court costs and leave town or face county jail awaiting grand jury action.
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Centralia
Summerville
Odin
Hamilton
Noble
Lib
India
Davenport
Olinger
Thomas Norton
Will Require More Money for Post Offices in U S
The Postmaster General estimates that total appropriations for all U S postmasters in the next fiscal year will reach 46,925,220 dollars, up 3,614,700 from the current year. Regular free delivery services excluding rural routes are pegged at 21,928,900 dollars, up 1,882,800.
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Washington
Sep
Wits
United States
Mie
Pneumatic Tube Mail Contracts Awarded in Five Cities
Contracts for pneumatic tube mail service in Boston New York Philadelphia Chicago and St Louis awarded today. Service to begin once construction is completed. Total annual cost for all five cities is 716000 dollars.
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Washington
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Two Men Die in Blast Furnace Explosion at Carnegie Plant
In McKeesport Pennsylvania on September 27, a blast furnace explosion at the Carnegie plant killed Joe Ligka and Dave Schulte and injured three others. Fire, flying slag, and molten metal swept the area as workers nearby watched in panic, eight men later found unconscious.
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Carnegie
McKeesport
Dufresne
Joe Ligka
Stave Schulte
Prohibition Party Legal Status Clarified in Iowa
Des Moines report notes state chairman Malcolm Smith asked if prohibition was a legal party after 2 percent statewide vote. Deputy Secretary Dan Hites replies that the party is entitled to nomination by convention statewide and counties may nominate by convention under section 1098, making it legal in all districts.
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Des Moines
Malcom Smith
Prohibion Party
Prohibition Party
Dan Hites
Prohibition Party of
Iowa
British transfer completes Pekin Shanhaikwan rail deal
Pekin Sept 30 transfer by Britain of the Pekin Shanhaikwan railroad to China was effected Monday on British ministerial advice after Russians returned the Shanhaikwan station. Viceroy Yuan Shih Kai Hu Yu Pen in Pekin received the transfer at 10 am and Chinese flags were raised with honors. Remaining protocol duties including a Whangpo conservancy board appointment and second Manchuria Mongolia payment were under negotiation. Erection of memorial stones for Baron von Ketteler began.
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Pekin
Pekin-Shanhaiwan
Shanhaikwan
Whangpo Conservancy Board
Manchuria
Mongolia
Baron von Ketteler
Funston Favors The Canteen In War Department Report
Washington Rep t 81. Brigadier General Punston reports that recent anti canteen laws have lowered the direct line of army status and harmed soldiers. He warns that saloon keepers, gamblers, and dissolute women profit, while desertion rises due to canteen abolition and garrison restrictions on returning troops.
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War Department
Washington
Punston
Department of Colorado
Congress
Severe Typhoon Hits Yokohama Strikes Steamers Ashore
A severe typhoon swept over Yokohama causing several steamers to be driven ashore and fears of many fishing fatalities. A tidal wave in Ohara district reportedly drowned around 500 people. Continuous rain and high seas disrupted the area as rescue efforts begin.
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Yokohama
Ohawara
Lodge Opposes Tariff Revision At Editorial Dinner
Boston Sept 77 Senator Lodge spoke against any attempt to revise the tariff arguing it would injure the business interests of the country more than any potential gains. He warned that benefits from revision could not compensate for the harm to industry and trade.
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Boston
Senator Lodge
White House Remodel Adds Bed Rooms and Dining Room
Washington September 23 The White House is remodeled with eleven bed chambers and new baths in private quarters. The second floor remains with added baths while public drawing rooms stay open for inspection. Mrs Roosevelt shifts use of the executive office to a family sitting room and preserves the library in old quarters. Miss Alice and Miss Ethel gain rooms as do the president’s sons. Attic bedrooms, a guest chamber, and a richly furnished private suite are planned. The changes endanger Henry Freister’s rose garden and palm collections, with plants to be relocated to temporary spaces until new conservatories are built.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Axminster
Ethel
Alice
Ilenry Ffeister
Fea
Freisterg
Boers Sail to Madagascar to Examine Lands
Pariz dispatch reports two sons of former Transvaal secretary Relty sailing from Marseilles bound for Madagascar to assess lands offered by the French government for Boer settlers. If suitable, they expect to bring several thousand colonists.
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Reitz
Pariz
Relty
Transvaal
Sailel
Mar Kellles
Madagascar
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Whitfeld
Whitfield
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Here
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Miss
Memphis
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Funston
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Freister
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