Report on Great Railroad Strike Blames Railroads and Pullman
Federal inquiry led by Carroll Wright finds the General Managers Association and the Pullman Company blocked conciliation, notes wage cuts and blacklisting fueled strike readiness, and urges new national arbitration and stronger labor recognition. Stormy seas and wrecks near Alpena also reported with warnings from Weather Bureau.
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Pullman Company
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Wnited
Siahen
Abmagcors
Tia
Commission
Shoul
Japanese Capture Port Arthur in Shanghai Dispatch
Shanghai dispatch reports Port Arthur fell to Japanese forces after feeble Chinese resistance. Bombardment preceded surrender and Chinese commanders abandoned the fortress on November 6. Some foreign observers plan to travel to Pekin immediately.
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China
London Special
Shanghai Saga
Port Arthur
Pekio
Maritime Disaster And Rumors From Turbulent Passage
An account from the New York special reports a steamer Creole Prince rescuing Cant Balcom and Sexumon Pred Dadden and Porter Carlson after the waterlogged schooner Goranet sank. Drowned: Mate Freeman Reed, Patersin, a Builder, and Cook Peeter Adama. Havana notes a Fernando wreck near Bahia with ten drowned. Rumors claim the President may resign amid political turmoil. Washington dispatch cites agricultural procurement and a white man shown during the storm.
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Trinidad
Sla
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Balcom
Sexumon
Dadden
Porter Carlson
Goranet
Freeman Reed
Petnr Patersin
Builer
Cook Peeter Adama
Trade optimism rises after elections and seasonal weather
Bradstreet's notes improved business confidence after the elections as milder weather and settled politics spur merchants and manufacturers. Interior buyers order for future delivery, steel and fabric markets show steadier prices, and shipments of coal and demand for shoes hats and clothing rise while wool and print cloths adjust. Bank hearings total 945 953.40 dollars, up from last year.
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Bradstreet’s
West
Northwest
Chicago
St Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Bank Citiga
United States
Incra USA
Jay
Bonded Debt Auctions Foresee New Government Loan
Negotiations with a New York bank have begun for a new government loan of around 40 to 50 million dollars. Gold bonds at five percent interest may be issued within days to investors at about a three percent net yield, with officials pledging not to deplete gold reserves further.
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New York Bankera
New York
Itdy
Bankera
Avsistant
Carlisle
Cleveland
Te Ia
Washington
Great Storm Ravages Northwest England and New England
A ferocious storm sweeps northwest England and New England causing ship damage and heavy property losses. Reports cite wrecked telegraph wires, live-wire shocks to horses, flooded harbors, and widespread disruption. Snow falls six inches. concerns rise over shipping safety amid cabinet crisis in Chile and possible naval sales negotiations.
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Ak Bagong
Boston
New England
Providence
Express Train Hits Street Car in Nicetown Reported Kills
An express train on the Leading road struck a street car at Nicetown Pa. The car was hurled fifty feet from the track. Two passengers are reported killed and several injured. A separate item notes Arch Duke Charles Louis of Austria reportedly stricken with apoplexy.
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Outreghe
Philadelphia
Nicetown
United States seen as peacemaker between China and Japan
A Washington cable outlines U S mediation terms between China and Japan. It notes the United States would mediate if both sides request it, expects China to join Japan in recognizing Corea independence, and considers a cash indemnity around 100 million dollars likely for Japan.
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Orient
Washington
Tokio
United States
China
Japan
United’ States
Ives
Corea
Europe
Civil Service Extensions May Expand to Division Chiefs
Washington rumors say the Civil Service Commission plans further extensions in the civil service, possibly including division chiefs in various departments. Salaries cited at 27000 dollars each. critics say promotions often go to political allies rather than the fit. Government workers fear changes could unsettle current power structures and staff. supporters argue extended merit aims for better administration and compliance with commission goals.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Cneca
Thea Na Rigtania
Eyalem
Slivi- Binna
Gerricg
Pittsburgh Special Train Collision Near Rockwood
A Baltimore and Ohio limited passenger train No 4 collides head on with No 64 fast cattle train two miles east of Rockwood. Six are killed in the wreck and several injured while officials report no passengers hurt. Both trains were traveling about forty miles per hour and failed to align at Pine Grade siding. The mail car is burned and many cattle cars are derailed.
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Pitteburg
Baltimore & Ohio Limited
Rockwood
Meno
Llston
Raitros
Algiers phosphate deposits alarm southern producers
Competition heats up as Algerian deposits claim vast, easily mined tonnage. A state department report notes a bed of 40 million tons and a 35 thousand ton output projected this year, with shipment figures cited for a North African field.
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Washington
Algiers
State Department
Immigration Fears Shape Iowa Labor Views and Mutual Insurance Meet
Iowa workers push to close Castle Garden gates and bar new foreigners unless they show character and support. Mutual Insurance groups in Des Moines plan Nov 21 22 meetings, highlighting 147 local associations with over 125 million dollars in coverage. Traveling doctors face state regulations as Supreme Court rulings tighten control over itinerant cures and drug distribution.
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America
O’bleness
Castle ‘Garden
United States
Iowa
Congress
Lowa Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Association
Des Moines
Farmers’ Mutual Insurances
Cyrcleco and
Windstorm Insurance Association
Ingutan O Man
Nagrandes
Jows Alona
Far and Far Dr BB Charlton Wansnot near Clear Lake robbed
Reported incidents include a robbery near Clear Lake affecting a rocket instrument and buliek. A bank president J YrTzpit of Cags County Bank was found guilty of fraudulent banking tied to Dac 27. Fire at Colfax barn damaged electric light and waterworks with total loss around 0,000. A Chicago man Charles Price displayed mental distress after dining in a DuBuque restaurant.
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Clear Lake
Rocket Instrument
Buliek
J. YrTzpit
Cags County Bank
Tle
J. W. Vail
Colfax
Charles Price
Linion Avenue
Chicago
People’s Trust and Savings Bank
Clinton
I.D
Creamery Packing Company of Chicago
Henry Schwartz
T. M. Gobbia Company
Ank
Milwaukee and St. Paul
John Thenner
Misty Milford Fire and Bequests in Iowa News
Dispatches describe a Milford school fire sparked by a furnace, with losses of about 500 dollars and no insurance. Other items report a wedding in Sigourney, burglaries in Beaver, a reopened Odebolt school after a diphtheria wave with seven local deaths, and various crime and railway notes from Des Moines to Sioux City and Dubuque.
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Houke
Sigourney
May C.‘Pike
E. J. Pike
Methodist Church
Harry B. Seoles
Unionvilla
Beaver
Charles Clifford
Odebolt
Clinton
Jy. P Bignall Company
Epworth
Keokuk.and Western Railway
Martin
New Melloray
Bassin
M. Dutton
Jarome Dutton
Clifton County
Jack I. Murray
Edmunds
Burlington
Baying
Judge Shtras
Thea Dubuque Federal Court
Union Stock Yards
Sioux City
Sioux City Stock Yards Company
Dubuque
Benjamin McCluer
Linwood Cemetery
Akron Blaze Causes 25000 Damages At Buckingham Store
A fire in Akron caused about $25,000 in damage to the Buckingham general store and adjacent buildings including Joloson and Big Broad areas. Investigators say piles of lumber were soaked with oil suggesting incendiary origin. One arrest made, more expected as the inquiry continues.
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Akron
Josers
Buckingham General
Joloson Sc Joon
Jarydd Winterstein
Sioux City Stock Yards sale authorized by judge
Judge SirBirac authorizes sale of Union Stock Yards assets Sioux City with receiver Chesley arranging 2 500 001 to Sioux City Stock Yards Company and the Credit Union, plus stock swaps for creditors and the mortgage reduction plan. the arrangement includes conversion of unsecured notes and capital adjustments among involved parties.
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SirBirac
Union Stock Yards Company
Sioux City
Vnluad
Chesley
Sioux City Stock Yards Company
Auxilliary
Crédita Commutation Company
Stackholdare
Eha Union
Linton
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