Four States Operators Try Wage Cut to Beat Coal Competition
Pittsburgh Jan 8 A general strike in the Vituminous coal region is looked for on April 1 after the Interstate wage agreement ends. Operators plan wage cuts to lower mining costs while miners seek higher pay, claiming regional competition worsens their position. A friendly agreement is sought at a convention next week. officials foresee higher coal prices if a strike occurs.
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Pittsburg
Thos. . Young
Hannacoal
West Virginia
Terre Haute
Ind
Clay County
Strike of Armour laborers ends in clash at Memphis
In Ashland Nebraska January 3 workers from Omaha struck at Armour Co. Lee House Memphis after 21 percent wage demand was denied. A clash ensued injuring several, a Lincoln man badly stabbed. Strikers retreated to Omaha. warrants issued for arrest. Separately in Marlboro Fred Coughlin and Charles Toomey union shoe makers faced the court for intimidation, fined ten dollars each. The era featured union theater rally with Gompers and calls to curb state police presence.
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Ashland
Armur & Co
Lee House
Memphis
Omaha
Lincoln
Onaha
Marlboro
Mass
Fred Coughlin
Charles Toomey
Union
Poace Court
Jeremiah Callahan
Michael Savage
John A. Frye
Qimael Gompers
Mass meeting of union miners fails to materialize in Pana
Pana Illinois January 3 mass meeting of 1000 union miners from Centralia and southern towns hoped to drive out black miners did not occur. Union miners say no outside miners assembled and none will come. Mine operators told Sheriff Downey they will not sign additional bonds to release Negro workers.
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Pana, Ills
Pana
Centralia
Illinois
Downey
Pana, Ds
Ulinvis
Wells
Trains Race for Mail Contract On Chicago Omaha Route
Chicago January 8. Steel and steam clash in a fast mail race between the North Western and Burlington trains from Chicago to Omaha for the government mail contract. The contest covered long distances with speeds from 49.6 to 80 miles per hour as crews aimed to complete seven days at top pace. Governor Wadera Tanner and Springfield officials attended a New Year reception at the executive mansion in a related notice.
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Chicago
Omaha
Northwestern
Burlington
Prise
Pacific Coast
Morrill Remains At Home In Montpelier
The body of United States Senator Justin Smith Morrill arrived in Montpelier with his wife on the same train. Mourning symbols and closed businesses marked the city as Morrill lay in state in the capitol and at Green Mount cemetery. Funeral services drew many visitors from across the state. In Topeka Kansas Populist leaders face railroad law questions as legislature adjourns.
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Montpelier
Ut. Dan
United States
Justin Smith Morrill
Washington
Capitol
Representatives’ Hall
Morrill
Green Mount Cemetery
Senator Turpie Recovering From Pneumonia
Washington on January 3 Senator Turpie of Indiana is recovering from pneumonia. He is unlikely to return to the Capitol for at least two weeks due to weakness and risk of relapse without optimal care. The report notes improving conditions though still unconscious and needing nourishment at times.
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Senator Turple
Washington
Senator Turpie
Indiana
Jacksonville
Fla
David F. Mitchell
Tragedy Strikes Pana Man After Sister's Death
In Pana Illinois Thomas Kiely 30, a well known young man, killed himself by stepping in front of a Big Four train Sunday after grief over the death of his sister Mrs Ellen Moore who died in his arms Saturday. In Chicago James K Jones and others attend a Ways and Means Committee meeting. In Carlyle Illinois Robert Killen a coal miner died from a fractured skull after resisting arrest and being struck by Village Marshal Troutt.
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Pana
Ellen Moore
Thomas Kiely
Chicago
James K. Jones
Democratic National Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Teller and Allen
Towne
Carlyle
Robert Killen
Oden
Troutt
Killen
Emperor William Confined by Influenza Abroad
Telegram items report Emperor William bedridden with influenza. Other briefs note Canada US postage cut to 2 cents per ounce, poisonings from canned corn in Chicago, Spanish repatriation loan, Chicago water pipe stop and 600 workers laid off, and various European diplomatic notes. Cuban independence celebrated in Santiago de Cuba with crowds and music. A Chicago pastor urged salvation through belief in Christ at the funeral of Victor B. Williams.
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Canada
United States
Chicago
McKinley
Great Lakes
Barker
Callao
Peru
Pierola
J. P
Gobin
Augusta
Pennsylvania
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Joe
M. Hernazky
Huungarlin Diet
Baron Banffy
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba
William §. Jacoby
Chicago Avenue Church
Chican
Victor BB. Willams
Weather notes and New Year market closure
Waerington reports twenty four hour weather indications for January 3 showing generally fair conditions in Indiana and Illinois with warmer eastern Michigan and lighter snow in Upper Michigan. Wisconsin and Iowa have light snow in northern areas and cool to cold winds. No market quotations as Chicago exchanges closed for a legal holiday.
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Waerington
Indiana
Tilnois
Lower Michigan
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Parlor Golf Stars Roswell Flower and Fassett Duel
The Sporting World notes parlor golf rising in popularity with Hon. Roswell P. Flower and Hon. Sloat Fassett as prominent players. Fassett defeats Dr. H. De V. Pratt in an 18 hole match to win a cup at Elmira County club, while Flower also wins a club tournament. The piece asserts Fassett outplays the governor in skill.
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Roswell P. Flower
Sloat Fassett
Sasgett
Elmira County
New York
H. de V. Pratt
Fassett
Henley regatta bans foreign entries say London Truth
The London Truth declares Henley regatta committees will not accept entries from foreign countries for their annual contests. The New York Commercial Advertiser notes no authority is given and questions the paper’s claim, though Truth’s sporting veracity has led to wide acceptance.
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London
Old Thames
Henley
New York Commercial Advertiser
Cheaper Billiards Considered by City Room
A leading billiard room in the city contemplates lowering billiards and pool rates. Managers say the current price of 60 cents per hour for billiards and five cents per pool game is high, noting players’ wages and their on-site drink purchases.
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New York Son
Yale Faculty Considers Team Golf Matches Next Year
Yale professors led by Theodore Woolsey and Walter L. Phelps weigh instituting interfaculty golf matches with eastern colleges. Though unprecedented in the United States, such contests occur among Scotch universities and may foster cordial ties among faculties.
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Yale
Theodore Woolsey
Walter L. Phelps
Boston Herald
Back Pedaling Warns Against Reversing Bicycle Power
A bicycle builder warns that hard back pedaling imposes extreme strain on the bike. Reversing propulsion while still moving harms the running gear much like a steamboat paddle wheel reversing or a locomotive braking. Repeated reversal can injure a well-made machine.
Skating and Cycling Hopeful George Schofield Emerges
A new aspirant named George Schofield aims to win speed and figure skating honors, drawing on his cycling speed. Observers note cycling and skating build similar muscles, predicting Schofield could become a top contender. Meanwhile Kid McCay prefers his real name Norman Selby for checks as he grows weary of the nickname.
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George Schofield
Schofield
Kid
McCay
Norman Selby
Speaksership Fight Begins in Illinois Assembly Race
Judge Sherman arrives in Springfield to seek the speakership with Judge Logan’s old rooms as headquarters at the Leland hotel. Ex-speaker Edward C. Curtis also opens headquarters, joining Sherman and Guffin in a threeway race. The key issue centers on Cook County delegates and the Allen street railway bill, with Chicago editors favoring an antiAllen speaker.
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Springfield
Ills
Sherman
House of Representatives
Chicago
Leland Hotel
Logan
Edward C. Curtis
Grant Park
Leland
Curtis
Guffin
Cook County
Shideler withdraws from Indiana House speaker race
In Benale of Steele Indiana on January 2 G A H Shideler of Marion withdraws from the speaker contest. The move aims to shield Major Steele from crossfire over a rival candidate with Steele seen as a strong senator on early ballots. Over 100 Steele supporters traveled to Indianapolis to stay through the caucus.
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Marion
Ind
G. A. H. Shideler
House of Representatives
Major Steele
United States Senate
Shideler
Steele
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania opens biennial session amid Quay bid
In Harrisburg on January 2 the general assembly convenes at noon in the new capitol. Republicans hold a 74 vote joint majority and expect control of both houses. Senator Quay is poised for nomination with a caucus planned for tomorrow evening. Opponents may seek to block enough members to prevent re election. Dalgell and Tubbs are other declared contenders. Madison Wisconsin officers to assume duties at noon today with simple inaugural ceremonies.
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Lansing
Mich
United States
Senate
Burrows
Albert Pack
Detroit
Pack
Pingree
Park
House
Representative Adams
Grand Rapids
Representative Carton
Flint
Warrisburg
General Assembly
Capitol
Quay
Dalgell
Pittsburg
Charles C. Tubbs
Tioga
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Lincoln, Neb
Nebraska
City
Inauguration Day Roundups From Milwaukee to Madison
Reports describe the oath and reception process for new state officers, a Milwaukee to Madison train arrival, and a second dispatch on Theodore Roosevelt taking the New York governorship oath. The Milwaukee party traveled by Northwestern road arriving at 9 15 PM, amid a former reception schedule with no inaugural ball. Lincoln notes Nebraska’s legislative turnout and party balance as session opens. Roosevelt’s oath as New York governor completed at noon with a ceremonial pen dispute settled in favor of his private secretary.
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Iitttstla
Capitol
Rene
Albany
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Colonel Roosevelt
William J. Youngs
Morrill Funeral Held in Senate Chamber Washington
Senate funeral service for Senator Justin S. Morrill held in the chamber with McKinley and cabinet present. The casket lay on a black bearskin carpet near the vice president's chair as floral tributes and North Carolina wreaths framed the ceremony. The body and Mrs Morrill were later sent to Montpelier Vermont.
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Washington
Justin S. Morrill
Senate
McKinley
North Carolina
Senate Committee On
Fuller
Brown
Supreme Court
Myr. Leavitt
All Souls’ Unitarian Church
Morrill
Montpelier
Death of six miners at Ishpeming lake mine
A cage accident at the Lake Superior mine in Ishpeming caused six Finnish miners to die and three to be seriously injured. The cage wedged against a shaft obstruction, tilting the floor as it rose from 551 feet, with the engine and crew unable to prevent the tragedy.
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