Great Coal Strike Said To Be Settled
New York September 27 Wall Street buzzes with reports that the coal strike nears settlement. Operators willing to grant 10 percent wage increases while UMW President Mitchell would waive union recognition. Senator Hanna pushing settlement. Archbishop Ryan aid cited. Railroad official in Philadelphia says strike practically settled.
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Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Hanna
Philadelphia
Ryan
President Mitchell Predicts Early Miners Victory
Hazleton Pa September 27 President Mitchell declines to discuss Hanna peace talks in New York. He has heard indirectly from Hanna and the coal trust and believes there is a bright outlook for an early settlement. His forecast of early victory is echoed by leaders.
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Hazleton
Mitchell
Hanna
New York
Richard Croker
New York Ice Trust
Tammanyites
Trust
Markle Mines Open Hazleton Strike Fallout Signals Settlement Push
Markle & Co. Jeddo opened with a small force while strikers say less than a fifth of workers report for duty. The miners continue to leave the district, potentially hastening a settlement. Operators fear a shortage of competent men when the strike ends and try to discourage departures.
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Hazleton
Markie & Co
Jeddo
Markle
W C T U Enters Politics Opposes McKinley and Backs Prohibition
At the Marion county W C T U annual closing session resolutions were adopted denouncing McKinley for not enforcing the anti canteen law and endorsing the prohibition party. The group urged Christians to rebuke by vote a president they deem breaking his oath and aiding liquor interests. A woman suffrage item and a criticism of newspapers were also noted.
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Marion County
McKinley
Prohibition Party
United States
Congress
Industrial City Plan Outlined for Indianapolis Growth
A Commercial Club report rejects forming a land and improvement company to lure new industries. It proposes buying about 1000 acres outside the Belt, designing factory sites, and building a central power and water system with hot water heating. Private rail spur, side tracks, and central freight station would connect to the Belt, with electric engines on call.
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Commercial Club
Indianapolis
Bett
Ner
Army Should Stay in China Says General Belief
Pekin advices quote Gen Chaffee opposing recalling the army now as a desertion of mercantile and missionary interests in north China. The force should remain through winter to reestablish missions and settle indemnities, or risk provoking a Christian world backlash against President McKinley over Pao-Ting-Fu.
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Shanghai
Pekin
Chaffee
North
China
McKinley
Pao-Ting-Fu
Murderer Kettlehake Sentenced For Life In Indiana
Noblesville Ind Sept 27 The Kettlehake jury after an all night deliberation found him guilty of first degree murder and sentenced him to life imprisonment The crime began with the shooting of W Fred Simon a gro cer at 330 N Noble st on April 4 as revenge over domestic trouble The shooter also wounded a brother in law and a bystander Louis Krauss a butcher was struck by a stray shot The defendant was captured that night at a saloon near the fair grounds
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Kettlehake
W. Fred Simon
N. Noble St
George Hermann
Louis Krauss
Kneipe
Hermanne
Simon
Fair Grounds
Safety Board Questions Fire Department Parade Role
The Board of Safety voiced surprise at carnival organizers touting fire department participation in the parade without a formal request. Chief Barrett opposes showing the department and a fire wagon race with an automobile. He warns a fire could spread before apparatus could respond if it breaks out downtown.
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Board of Safety
Barrett
Mounting tensions as miners strike in Tennessee
Knoxville report says Maj. Camp, president of Coal Creek Coal Co, orders striking miners to vacate company houses by Monday, with eviction threats. At Petros, several hundred miners from Crooked Fort Coal and Coke Co join the walkout demanding a 5 percent wage increase or parity with other district miners.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Maj. Camp
Coal Creek Coal Company
Crooked Fort
Six jurors rule inquest into Choinski death
Shenandoah Pennsylvania September 27 the foreigner s jury of six empanelled to inquire into the death of John Choinski the victim of Friday s riot returned a verdict that he had been shot and killed by one of the sheriff s posse Several eye witnesses testified that strikers fired no shots.
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Shenandoah
Forgner
John
Choinski
Operators plan to force the coal strike in Scranton district
In Scranton Pennsylvania operators vow to press the strike issue. Gov Stone has delivered 400 coal and iron police commissions to the recorder of deeds, joined by numerous sheriffs deputies. Plan aims to reopen at least one major mine per company, with workers to be secured from abroad if needed, despite local opposition and washeries running short-handed.
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Recorder of Deeds
Gov. Stone
Coal and Iron Police
Washerieas
Medicine That Cures Hoyt’s Poisoned Blood Cure
A remedy marketed as a cure for claimed poisoned blood attributed to Hoyt gains attention as backers promote the medicine in advertisements and public notices. Medical experts warn there is no proven efficacy and caution against unverified claims.
County panel weighs cash elevator plan at courthouse
Cash Controller Johnson proposed linking his office to the county treasurer with a cash elevator for license payments. He claimed up to 1800 trips daily would occur if required by law, but currently funds are collected by the controller and taken to the treasurer each evening. Commissioners expressed favor for the system as courthouse renovations proceed for a new heating plant.
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Johnson
Finance Committee Seeks $3,000 for Fall Carnival Fund
Chairman Scholz of the finance committee says 1,000 letters are being sent to raise funds for the carnival. So far $11,000 has been collected of $17,000 hoped, with at least $3,000 more needed. Merchants in neighboring states request whether wholesale houses will be open during the event.
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Scholz
Fall Festivities Society
Too Many Schoolhouses In Indiana Rural Districts
Reports to the state superintendent of public instruction show several rural Indiana schools are closing and pupils moving to other schools. Attendance in some rural schools runs as low as three or four, and Supt. Jones says there are too many school buildings in rural districts.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Indiana
Supt. Jones
New Planes At Wulschner's With Usona Polish
An advertisement lists new planes at Wulschner's and promotes Usona gold and silver polish described as the best for bar fixtures. The notice provides the Stevenson Building address 433 and phone Oli Tel 39700.
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Wulschner’s
Usona
Stevenson
Oli Tel
Russia Eyes Manchuria War Risk Fuels Shanghai Dispatches
Reports from Shanghai and other cities warn Russia intends to keep Manchuria, threatening peaceful settlement in China. Russia had previously stated no territorial designs in China, but officials expect a second disavowal from St. Petersburg. Public sentiment grows anti Russian amid new rumors.
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London
Shanghai
Russia
Far East
Manchuria
China
Pekin
St. Petersburg
Prosecutor Describes Kettlehake as Fueled by Atrocious Crime
Prosecutor Pugh argued that Kettlehake was in his right mind and capable of the crime, asserting there was no doubt about the criminal's guilt and labeling the act one of the county's most atrocious.
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Pugh
Kettlehake
Berlin Telegram Denies Von Waldersee Ultimatum to China
The Gazette prints a Berlin telegram denying the report that Count Von Waldersee would issue an ultimatum to China. The dispatch emphasizes there is no basis for the claim and notes official stance remains unchanged.
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von Waldersee
Cologne
The
Berlin
Count von Waldersee
China
Chaffee visits Tien-Tsin with escort proposal
General Chaffee arrived in Tien-Tsin on Wednesday. He met Earl Li and offered to assign an American officer to escort him to Pekin. He conferred with staff on establishing temporary winter quarters near Tien-Tain.
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Taku
Chaffee
Tien-Tsin
Earl Li
Pekin
Tien-Tain
Battery A Election to Fill Vacancy
Gov Mount calls Battery A election for Monday night to fill Capt Curtis resignation. H Callen expected to be chosen in senior first beat. Helskell to be succeeded by Swan with Swan’s seat filled by Charles Dunlap H C Langdon or Chester Railsback, all vying for the post.
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Gov. Mount
Capt. Curtis
H. Callen
Helskell
Swan
Charles Dunlap
H. C. Langdon
Chester Railsback
Engagements and Weddings Spark Diamond Ring Trend
Engagements surge as couples seek diamond rings. J P Mullally Diamond Jewelry at Monument Place promotes rings as the preferred choice for engagements, signaling a rising demand for fine jewelry during wedding season.
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J.P. Mullally
Monument Place
Roosevelt Faces Riot in Cripple Creek Trip
Gov Roosevelt narrowly escaped harm after a mob disrupted a Republican meeting in Victor and Cripple Creek Col. Rough Riders under Sherman Bell protected him as crowds hurled rotten eggs, sticks, and missiles. Roosevelt spoke three times in Cripple Creek before people dispersed, with guards ready for further unrest.
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Bryan
Roosevelt
Sullivan
Cripple Creek
Bryan disavows mob violence near Roosevelt in Nebraska
Lincoln Neb September 27 Bryan says no political organization employed the toughs to mob Roosevelt at Victor He condemns violence and says it injures the cause He spoke at Nebraska City on Wednesday He urged friends to remove his portraits from windows on October 2 as a courtesy to Roosevelt who speaks there that day.
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Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Roosevelt
Victor
Nebraska City
Physicians Hear Papers on Delirium and Brain Wounds
The convention of assistant physicians at the sane hospital heard papers on Delirium in its various forms by Dr. V Podstata and Dr. A F Lemke. Dr. E F Enos presented A case of punctured wound of the brain and Dr. Will MacLake spoke on a report of a case of diabetes.
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Insane Hospital
V. Podstata
A. F. Lemke
E. F. Enos
Will MacLake
Rie . Ss
Bynum Claims Bryan Put Up to Be Knocked Down
Ex congressman W D Bynum said at national gold democratic headquarters that Bryan was groomed to be defeated and that democrats planned to knock him down to revive a conservative, reformed party. He argued McKinley will win as gold democrats shift support.
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Bynum
Bryan
Republics
West Virginia
Bry
McKinley
Beveridge Opens It In Minnesota Campaign Speech
Indiana Senator Beveridge spoke to a large Minneapolis audience, praising the Republican Party as pro prosperity at home and abroad. He contrasted McKinley era gains with Democratic miseries, urged forward progress, and urged voters to align with the party of Lincoln and the flag. He argued prosperity under McKinley and warned against Democratic management.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Beveridge
Indiana
Minnesota
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Harrison
Wm. McKinley
McKinley
Bryan
Grand Old Party
Party of Peace
Hilla
Drowning of Capt Lee Praised by Superior Officer
Indianapolis native Capt O P Lee commanded a scouting party in the Philippines when the group halted near Macabugos. He chose to swim a distance to aid men, was drowned about 100 yards from shore as rescuers saved others. He led four engagements, earning praise for killing and wounding many rebels and rescuing prisoners. He left a widow and four children.
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Burtas
Eithe
Lee
Manila
Majabog
Nabua
Cok Dorst
Polangui
Toether
Camarines Sur
Albay
Indianapolis
Tipret New Albany
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis Seeks 36 Hour Outlook
Indianapolis forecast calls for cooler conditions with possible showers, then clear by Thursday night. Early temperatures show 64 at 7 am, 60 at moon, rising to 64 by 2 pm. A brief shower occurred around 10 am Thursday, dropping a quick downpour in minutes.
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Indianapolis
Moon
Ballot Certification Delays Face Petition Tickets
None have filed to represent on the state ballot for Gov Mount's election. Certification must occur at least 20 days before election day. At least one party ticket will require a petition to appear on the ballot as unions like the Union and Social Democrats and the Social Labour failed to poll the required votes at the last election.
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Mount
Eleion
Pear
Union Vefa Social Democrats
Social Labo
Beds at low prices from exclusive bedeing store
Unclear notice advertises beds with stylish design at low prices from an exclusive bedeing store. The text is garbled but implies a sale or promotion for bedding and related items. No concrete dates, locations, or brand names are discernible.
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Fred Simon
Noblesvillhd, Ind
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Bcranton, Pa
the Opera
Rn Hoyt
Kodine
LION
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Victor, Com
Col
Sherman Bell
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Teddy
SUN
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Steven B. Elkins
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