Labor Talks and Trusts Debate at Chicago Conference
Samuel Gompers denounces trusts while urging workers to unite in organized labor to counter wealth concentration. The Chicago session features Bourke Cochran and William J. Bryan debating trusts, with Cochran praising labor input and Bryan deferring to future remarks.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Hayes
Organized Labor
Mr. Gompes
Chicago
William J. Bryan
Bourke Cochran
Central Music Hall
Bryan
Civic Federation Conference On Trusts
Rourke Cochran
Cockran
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Cochran
Mr. Cockran
Foulke
Indiana
Vr. Bourke Cochran
New York
Philippine commission debates and Dewey return
Washington reports say Philippine commission members Denby and Worcester return to advise the president as Schurman Beveridge and others dispute some points. Dewey nears home and a full commission meeting may be arranged to sum up work for Congress. Otis remains in the Philippines.
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Washington
War Department
Philippine Commission
Manila
Denby
Worcester
Congress
Schurman
Beveridge
White House
Dewey
United States
Messrs
Denby and
General Otis
Philippines
Washington requests staff officers for Philippines
General Otis cables the war department a request for staff officers for service in the Philippines. He seeks one judge advocate general two assistant adjutants general two inspectors general eight quartermasters nine subsistence commissaries and two engineer officers. The adjutant general asks bureau heads to designate officers for duty before the next active campaign begins, acknowledging the department's urgency.
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Washington
Otis
War Department
Philippines
Adjutant General
Department
Northern Indiana Notes: marriages fires bank closures and accidents
A segment reports Marian Miles and Russell Sanford wed after a brief courtship halted by Dr. Miles. In Mishawaka thieves stole a wagon valued at 240, burned a barn, killing six horses, and burned a private grain elevator, totaling 5000. Elkhart National Bank liquidates under Ed Kerstetter as claims planned to be paid. Funeral rites were held for Mrs. Harrison McVety and three children killed by a Panhandle train. Union Mills toddler Otis Bloomhuff injured when a play air gun discharged into his eyes.
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Marian Miles
Dr. Miles
Chicago
Russell Sanford
Warsaw
Elkhart National Bank
Ed. Kerstetter
Logansport
Harrison McVety
McVety
Union Mills
Michigan City
William Blomhuff
Otis Bloomhuff
Bloomhuff
Blomhuff
Wabash Resident George Duck Dies Sudden in Home
George Duck, born in 1823 in Ohio, an 1866 settler and partner in the Duck & De Puy manufacturing firm, was found dead in his Wabash bathroom Tuesday. He leaves a wife and daughter Mrs Will R Yarnelle. Bluffton notes report a pumpkin fair shortfall and a Redkey boy who survived a horseshoe nail injury after X rays and a magnetic tube procedure in Dayton.
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George Duck
Wabash
Mr. Duck
Ohio
Duck & DePuy
Will R. Yarnelle
Bluffton
James Grady
Dayton
Jimmy
Mrs Lawton Under Fire From Calambon Battle Letter
Eau Claire Wis Sept 15 A letter from Capt Hugh J McGrath Fourth Cavalry describes the capture of Calambon P I with a squadron and infantry under his command. General Lawton praised their conduct, one boatman nearly drowned, and insurgents were routed while Mrs Lawton rode in a bay boat under fire. Separately Frederick Stoehr was released to his mother after thefts at Henry W Scheles grocery.
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Lawton
Batson
Manila
Frederick Stoehr
Henry W. Schele
Scherer
Kruger says no war. Milner under pressure in Transvaal dispatch
London Sept 15 A blue book released today repeats Chamberlains dispatch on the Transvaal. Milner warns of rising unease and urges ending the suspense while Kruger claims aliens have the same rights but resists political equality. He says arbitration could settle issues and denies war motives.
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London
Transvaal
Mr. Chamberlain
Associated Press
Alfred Milner
Kruger
Pretoria
Chamberlain
London Times Today
Newcastle
Natal
Acetylene Gas Lighting Plant Planned for Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne prepares to form a stock company to manufacture an acetylene lighting machine under local inventor John W. Hosler. Leaders Henry C. Paul, Charles S. Bush and George N. Frazier announce tests show a safer automatic device with no drip and no air in the tank. A sample ran 31 days without recharge as demonstrations continue.
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Fort Wayne
Messrs
Henry C. Paul
Charles S. Bush
George N. Frazier
McCormick Harvester Company
John W. Hosler
Chicago
Repair shop earns city reputation as best in town
The repair shop has gained a strong local reputation for quality service, attracting customers who seek reliable repairs refused by other shops.
Boers May Dispatch 3000 Troops After Transvaal Reply
The Times notes no confirmation of Chamberlain demands being conceded. It states three thousand men will be dispatched to the border immediately after the Transvaal reply, suggesting an early conflict.
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Times
To Make Tour of the West Cabinet Meeting Report
Washington dispatch notes only four cabinet members attended a cabinet meeting as the president expanded a Chicago trip to Minneapolis and St Paul. They discussed cornerstone plans for Chicago and Cuba money orders, with a rate hike from thirty to fifty cents per one hundred dollars.
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Washington
Gage
Root
Smith
Griggs
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Paul
United States
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Cochran
National Grange
William Dudley Foulke
Richmond
Ind
America
Commonwealth
Dean
W. F. Farrell
Sheldon, Ind
Hope Hospital
Mr. Farrell
J. B. Saunders
West Lewis Street
Grand Rapids
Charles L. Brown
Bey
Ath Hee
Solitaire
Majestic
Solar
Se Tire
Pure Graphite
Clinton Street
Northern
Defender
Goldrich
Almer
Pest
Office
Calambon
Beecham'ss
Clinton’ Street
Britain
British South Africa
A. Jae C
Minnesota
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