Arbitration Court Begins Investigation of Coal Strike
Reading Pa November 14 the arbitration commission opened hearings in the county court room with seven members on the bench and three tables for coal company counsel miners and operators. Mitchell led miners as witnesses and the panel heard from both sides as more than two weeks of testimony is anticipated. He argued for higher wages eight hour day weighed coal and a trade agreement citing injuries deaths and high hazards of mining.
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Reading
Arbitration Commission
Mitchell
Wayne MacVeagh
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Hillside Coal Company
Francis I. Gowan
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
A. WN. McClintock
Wilkesbarre
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Company
Simon P. Wolverton
Nbury
Pennsylvania
Phildelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
David Wilcox
New York
Fisiison
Delaware & Hudson
W. W. Ross
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Clarence S
Darrow
Mr. Wolverton
Ir. Mitchell
Great Britain
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Kentucky
Indian Territory
United States Geological Survey
Lackawanna
Wyoming
Lehigh
T.e
United Mine Workers of America
Pardons Sought for Colorado City Gamblers
Governor Orman faced a flood of pardon requests from gamblers in Colorado City who were fined 500 dollars and jailed for thirty days by Judge Cunningham. A counter protest list with 800 names from El Paso County urged against clemency, while ministers urged the court’s sentence be allowed to stand.
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Denver
Orman
Colorado City
Cunningham
el Paso County
N. B. Hames
J. W. Blackwood
David Rees
James I. Lacey
Henry Coby
M5inisters
Air ship Bair Ship a Success at Nantes Trial
The Lebaudy brothers Pierre and Paul tested their air ship in Nantes Nov 14 with several ascents and descents over the Seine fields and woods. The craft, carrying four aboard, returned to its departure point at about twenty five miles an hour amid evolutions in all directions.
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Nantes
France
Pierre and
Paul Lebaudy
Seine
la Roche Guion
Bonnieres
London appoints a Lord Mayor of Jewish extraction
London announces a Lord Mayor of Jewish extraction as a notable ceremonial milestone. The report surveys diverse global dispatches from Manila to Havana and notes political, economic, and colonial developments affecting nations, leaders, and major enterprises.
Gompers Warns Labor Leaders On Looming Dangers
New Orleans November 13 President Samuel Gompers opened the AFL session with a stark warning that jurisdictional conflicts threaten the fate of labor and could pit workers against each other. His call for calm and moderation drew strong applause amid a long first day dominated by welcomes, credentials, and the lengthy address.
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New Orleans
Samuel Gompe
American Federation of Labor Today
Trade and Labor
Gompers
Committee On
Fatal Boiler Explosion at Lebanon Plant Claims Multiple Lives
In Lebanon Pennsylvania on November 13 a 200 horsepower boiler in scrap puddle furnace No 3 at American Iron and Steel Manufacturing Company west works exploded. Four workers were killed and about forty injured with several expected to die. Nine furnaces were damaged as debris spread, the boiler flew across machinery and woodwork, and flames burned before fire crews contained the blaze in fifteen minutes. The injured count may rise as debris is searched and names are not yet obtained.
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International Arbitration Court
Bolivia
Acre
Peru
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Hoboken
Roosevelt
Paris
London
Cobra Mining Company
Cananea
Arizona
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
Kaiser
Germany
Great Britain
Egan
Great Northern Railroad
Montana
Alaska
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Pennsylvania
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
Atlantic
Pacific
Canada
Calcutta
Standard Oil Company
Burma
Isle of Pines
Cuba
Bradford
United States
India
J. B. Charleson
Canadian Public Works Department
Yukon
New York City
A. R. Chaffee
Philippines
San Francisco
Gen. Chaffee
Chamber of Mines
Johannesburg
Lebanon
West Works
American Iron and Steel Manufacturing Company
Quittapahilla Creek
Pennsylvania Railroad Raises Wages for Low Earners
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced a 10 percent wage increase for all east of Pittsburgh and Erie employees earning under $200 monthly. Effective November 1, about 59,000 workers are affected, with annual cost to the company around $4.25 million. First Vice President Pugh cited rising living costs and long-overdue adjustments as reasons.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Erie
Pennsyvania Company
Pugh
Boston Bank Fails in New York Report
A Boston dispatch reports the Central National Bank will not open today as the clearing house committee refuses aid. The comptroller of the currency authorized the bank examiner to close the doors with W. E. named as receiver. Deposits are believed to be paid in full without assessments. the bank had capital of $50,000.
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New York
Boston
The
Herald
Central National Bank
Clearing House
W. E
Central
Cause of Silver's Depreciation
London notes the silver price drop linked to Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's November 5 committee on gold standard in the Straits Settlements and Malay states. Success in India fixing the rupee value spurred gold-based currency sentiment in eastern trading nations.
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London
Chamberlain
Straits Settlements
Indian Council
India
Quarto Centennial of the University of Colorado Opens
The Boulder Colorado celebration marks the university’s 1877 opening with law school events, speeches by Frederick N. Judon and Judge Moses Hallett, and a concert. It chronicles the campus growth from two instructors and 44 students to thirteen buildings, a 550 student university and 165 staff, and notes key milestones from 1861 to 1902.
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Boulder
Colo
University of Colorado
Territory of
Colorado
School of Law
Moses Hallett
Denver
May Whitmore
Frederick N. Judon
St. Louis
Charles F. Holly
Boulder County
Marinus G. Smith
George A. Andrews
Anthony Arnett
Treasury
University
Congress
Terri
General Assembly
Joseph A. Sewall
D. D
W. E. Hamilton
KB. A
Henry A. Drumm
Oscar Eb, Jackson
James T. McFarland
John J. Mellette
Harold DD. Thompson
Richard H. Whitely
Woodbury Hall
Hale Scientific
James H. Baker
Law School
School of Applied Science
Henry Fulton
University Hospital
College of Liberal Arts
Hool of Applied Science
School of Medicine
Horace M. Hale
World Precious Metal Production 1901 and Gold Stock Gains
The 1901 world precious metal production notes a drop in India’s coinage for eleven months to February 1902 while China’s demand falls after Boxer era troop retirements. Silver imports waned as European coinage shifts to recoinage. US silver output is about 30 percent from ores. the rest from lead and copper. Gold stock gains for 1901 are listed across major nations, with the United States leading at about 83.8 million dollars and several others reflecting sizable increases, while Norway and Russia show losses.
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Vo Md
Government of India
China
United States
Austria-T
Hungary
Great Britain
India
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
Switzerland
Norway
Russia
Washington
George E
The
Mint
Roberts
Mexico
Canada
Africa
Australasia
Sweden
Spain
Greece
Finland
Argentina
Bolivia
Colombia
Guiana
Ieneha
Peru
Uruguay
Central Amercia
Roberts Sa Tha
London
Roosevelt to bear hunt in Smedes Mississippi
President Roosevelt travels from Cincinnati to Smedes Mississippi for a four day bear hunt near Vicksburg. The trip, planned with Illinois Central executive Mr. Fish, emphasizes recreation over hunting. The train from Memphis will reach Smedes, then run on a siding until Wednesday when he returns to Memphis.
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London
Miles
Manila
Roosevelt
Mississippi
Illinois
Cannon
Great Lakes
Navy Department
Henry Somerset
Havana
Santiago
Cuba
United States
Calumet & Hecla Mining Company
Egypt
Palestine
O. H. Platt
Connecticut
Americas
Cleveland
Ohio
Dole
Hawaii
Sydney
New South Wales
Mount Quemada
Mexico
Cincinnati
Smedes
Vicksburg
N. Wade Hampton
Hampton
Fish
Illinois Central
Rockies
Electric Road Makes Fast Time From Cleveland to Toledo
A Lake Shore electric line car achieved a record long distance run from Cleveland to Toledo. Departing Cleveland at 3 a m and arriving in Toledo at 6 10 a m the 120 mile trip took three hours and ten minutes of actual running time.
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Cleveland
Lake Shore
Toledo
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Federation of American Zionists
Zionist Party
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Boston Bank
Bear
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