Coal Miners Reject 10 Percent Wage Offer Across Regions
In Hazleton and Wilkesbarre regions, miners refuse a 10 percent wage rise and powder-price cut from Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co. authorities. Union leader Mitchell kept silent pending official details and a Wilkesbarre mass meeting. Across Shenandoah and Panther Creek, strikes persist with 12 hour shifts and heavy production, while Reading collieries remain idle and 2,000 additional miners join the stoppage.
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Wilkesbarre
Wyoming
Lackawana
Lehigh Valley
Reading Company
Shenandoah
Panther Creek
Carbon County
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
United Mine Workers
Coaldale
James
Mitchell
Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Co
Thomas Reese
Reese
Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company
Panther Creek Valley
Degradation of Prince Tuan Confirmed by Imperial Decree
Washington reports official confirmation of an imperial decree degrading Prince Tuan and other officials over China unrest. Major General Chaffee’s relief expedition orders praise the troops and outline Pekin guard arrangements as U.S. forces withdraw. Russians announce success near Sandachen with heavy casualties.
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Washington
Tuan
Kangi
China
State Department
McWade
Canton
Conger
War Department
Chaffee
United States
Tsei-Tsun
Yang Tsun
Taku
Tien Tsin
Tongechow
British Elections in London and Nationwide Returns
London voters began polling for sixteen English and Irish boroughs to elect twenty MPs with many unopposed returns shaping the tally. The totals show Conservatives and Unionists leading, Nationalists and Liberals following, while notable figures like John Redmond and Sir Edward Grey appear among those returned unopposed. West Ham's results signal rising Unionist majorities, reflecting strong working class support in marked borough divides.
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Lord George Hamilton
India
Ealing
Middlesex
Ferdinand de Hothechild
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
Michael Icks Beach
West Bristol
Aker Douglas
Kent
William Lecky
Historic
Dublin University
Edward Orson
John E. Redmond
United Irish Parliamentary Arty
Waterford City
Edward Grey
Afcoe
Berwick On Tweed
Northumberland
Devonport
Durham
Exeter
Lynn
Peterborough
Preston
Feeling
Rochdale
Wigan
Westham
London
Paris Report Denies German China Demands Abandoned
Berlin officials deny a Paris report that France Russia and Germany reached a pact on Pekin troop retention and that Germany gave up punishing Beijing outrages before peace talks. The denial stresses no official confirmation of the claim.
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Paris
Germany
China
Berlin
France
Russia
Liberal losses and gains in late 1895 elections
Liberal hopes fade as results show Ridley winning Stalybridge by 81, Hartlepool yields Liberal wins by 1871, Churchill elected in Oldham, Plymouth sees Conservatives and Liberal Unionists victorious, totals cap at 182 Conservatives and allied groups to 93 Unionists 18 Liberals 13 Nationalists 8 with Churchill noted for having an American wife.
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Matthew White Ridley
Stalybridge
T. H. Sidebottom
Hartlepool
Christopher Furness
Thomas Richardson
Plymouth
Oldham
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Lord Randolph Churchill
Iver Guest
Reiff Dominates Nottingham Meet With All Winners
American jockey Johnnie Reiff swept the first day at the Nottingham autumn meeting in London riding four winning horses. Chotaw took the Bestwood Nursery plate, White Nun II won the Lenten First plate, Gienart captured the Nottingham handicap plate, and Waltzer won the Maiden plate for Lord William Beresford.
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London
Nottingham
Johnnie” Reiff
Lord William Beresford
Mr. R. More
Mrs. McAuliff
Rach Riot Avoided in Georgetto Street Calm
In Columbia district on October 1 authorities averted a threatened race riot at Georgetto after the arrest of a Black man for a White man’s death. May and Morgafi cleared the streets and halted liquor sales to quell unrest without militia involvement.
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Columbia
D. C
Georgetto
Morgafi
Army canteen beer sale praised for sobriety results
Surgeon General Co M Sternberg acknowledges prior opposition to army canteens but notes practical experience shows canteens reduce drunkenness among soldiers. He cites consensus among line and medical officers on favorable effects and soldiers not leaving posts for liquor. He sends the statement to the Adjutant General of the Army.
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Washington
War Department
Surgeon-General's Office
Adjutant General of the Army
Co. M. Sternberg
Fate of Co F 9th Regt Captured Near Manila
Persistent native reports in Manila claim Capt. Devereaux Shields and Company F of the 29th Infantry, 54 men, were landed on Marinduque Sept 14 from the gunboat Villalobos and overpowered after a hours of resistance, with several killed and wounded. Lieut. Reeves and Bates sailed to Batangas then Marinduque to verify, amid censorship. Col. Hardin notes possibility of accuracy with Transvaal refugees aboard.
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Manila
Hong Kong
Devereaux Chields
Boag
Marinduque Island
Villalobos
Marinduque
Luzon
Capt
Shields
Reeves and
Bates
Yorkton
Batangas
Cant
Ancient and Honorable Artillery visit Montreal
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston with 257 members and the Salem Cadet band arrived in Montreal by a Central Vermont train. Mayor Prefontaine welcomed them at Bonaventure station as Victoria Square glowed with illumination and cheers followed their march. A canal trip on the Lachine and a rapids return await them tomorrow with a militia reception in the evening.
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Montreal
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Boston
Salem Cadet Band
Central Vermont Railway
Bonaventure
Prefontaine
New England
Victoria Square
Percy Woods
Victoria
Lachine Canal
Four Hundred Refugees Sail From Lourenco Marques
Four hundred Transvaal refugees departed from Lourenco Marques aboard the Austrian steamer Styria Lloyd yesterday. The voyage set from the port as part of ongoing relocation efforts with the ship now reported underway beyond the harbor.
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Lourenzo Marques
Styria
Lloyd
Pope Expresses Satisfaction With U S Church Relations
Archbishop Ireland, arriving in London from Rome, quotes the Pope saying the United States shows goodwill and justice toward the church in Cuba and the Philippines. He notes Cardinal Rampolla confirms the Pope’s statements and that Filipino petitions for direct Vatican relations were refused out of respect for the American government.
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Guba
Philippines
Republic
Rampolla
Vatican
Porto Rico Politics Signals Party Affiliation in Island
In San Juan Porto Rico the Federal party at its Caguas convention affiliated with the U S Democratic party. William J Bryan and John K Jones urged harmony. Minos Rivara urged independence from the administration citing the Foraker bill. Delegates will nominate a commissioner for Congress. Ex Gov Pattison returns from tour and sails home. A Republican mass meeting in San Juan endorsed the administration and named House of Delegates candidates.
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San Juan de Porto Rico
Federal Party
Caguas
Democratic Party
United States
William J. Bryan
John K. Jones
National Democratic Committee
Minos Rivara
Alfred Vanderbilt Begins Work On New York Central
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, heir to Cornelius Vanderbilt fortune, starts work in New York City today with the New York Central and Hudson River railroad. The move, unexpected by Newport society, mirrors his brother Cornelius who chose love over vast wealth. The elder Vanderbilt left Alfred an estimated 40 to 50 million dollars.
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Newport
New York
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
Vanderbilt
Alfred
Cornelius
Honor System Debate At Dartmouth Mass Meeting
At a Dartmouth College mass meeting on October 1 the proposed honor system in examinations was debated with many arguments for and against. Attendees voted to take a final vote on Thursday and to petition the faculty to grant a morning hour for polling students using the Australian method.
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth College
Tests on rapid fire guns at Sandy Hook
New York reports final tests at Sandy Hook to compare rapid-fire guns on old coast defense mounts versus disappearing carriages. The board, led by Gen Miles and Gen Buffington, witnessed the evaluations and later Miles refused to discuss results in retail terms.
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New York
Sandy Hook
N. i
Totade
Miles
Buffington
Rogers
5Th Artillery
Wilson
Henderson
Judge Day Rules Hayti Must Pay 23000 In Metzger Case
Washington reports Judge Day the arbitrator in the Metzger case ordered Hayti to pay indemnity of 23000 to John D. Metzger & Co for seizure and sale of goods at Port au Prince over license non payments water supply for mill operation and lumber sold for Jacmel fire relief under a treaty between Secretary Hay and Minister Leger. The Hayden Legislature must arrange payment within six months.
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Washington
Day
Metzger
Hayti
Hay
Leger
John D. Metzger & Co
Port Au Prince
Jacmel
Hayden
Youtsey's Sensation Case Moves to Georgetown
Frankfort KY October change of venue moves the Henry E. Youtsey murder case to Georgetown. The defendant is said to have directed the alleged plot to kill William Goebel, controlled the secretary of state access, and funded the assassin. He may testify and implicate Governor Taylor Caleb Powers Charles Finley and Jim Howard in the conspiracy.
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Frankfort
Henry E. Youtsey
William Goebel
Georgetown
Youtsey
Satte
Guv. Taylor
Caleb Powers
Charles Finley
Jim Howard
Newbold, Railroad Official, Ends Life in Birmingham
Warner M. Newbold, 55, superintendent of the South and North and Birmingham mineral divisions of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, killed himself at his home in Birmingham yesterday using a .38 caliber pistol. Widowed three months ago, he had long been linked with the company and was viewed as a likely successor to General Manager Metcalf. Born in Kentucky, he was active in various enterprises and considered wealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Warner M. Newbold
South
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Kentucky
Sentenced for life in Burlington murder case
Gilbert Farmer pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Chittenden county court and was sentenced to life in prison for the Dec 11, 1899 killing of Mrs. Agnes Willis in Burlington. The 22 year old entered the sister-in law’s home, cut Willis with a knife, washed his hands, and fled before his arrest. Willis was married to Edward Willis, a barber, and Farmer had prior prison terms.
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Burlington
Gilbert Farmer
Agnes Willis
Munson
Chittenden
Willis
Eva Briggs
Farmer
Edward Willis
Four noncommissioned officers promoted to second lieutenants
Washington October 1 four non commissioned officers who rendered good service in the Philippines have been appointed second lieutenants. They are Battalion Sergeant Major Edward C Wells 32d volunteer infantry Corporal Junius J Boyle 32d volunteer infantry First Sergeant G A F Trumbo 45th volunteer infantry and Sergeant Major Gustavius J Harron 46th volunteer infantry.
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Washington
Philippines
Edward C. Wells
32D Volunteer Infantry
Junius J. Boyle
G. A. F. Trumbo
45Th Volunteer Infantry
Gustavius J. Harron
46Th Volunteer Infantry
Read ing Iron workers approve 25 percent wage cut
In Bloomsberg Pennsylvania the 700 Reading Iron company employees of Danville voted to accept the 25 percent wage reduction that began September 16 after the workers went on strike. The action ends the dispute over the pay cut.
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Bloomsberg, Pa
Reading Iron Company of
Danville
Red Nose Refusal Sparks Odd Exchange in Chicago Times Herald
A clipped dialogue from the Chicago Times Herald shows a tense moment as a “good man” asks why the other’s nose grows red and mocks conscience, lamenting regret that the redness was inevitable and related to drink.
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Chicago Times- Herald
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Hazleton
Lehigh
Pottsville
Minersville
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Miners Union
U.s
John Mitchell
Wadesville
Eagle Hill
Silver Creek
Glendower and Richardson Collieries
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company
Kaska William
Middleport
East Ridge
Legation Guard
9Th Infantry
6Th Cavalry
Pekin
Chapfer
Sancharin
War Office
Kabarovsk
Karharbin
Tschitschagoff
Kopeiken
Sandaken
House of Commons
Sternberg
F. 9Th Regt
Transvaal
Ancients
Tre
Pope
Ireland
Rome
Porto Rico
San Juan
Alfred Vanderbilt
Dartmouth
Will
Taylor
Howard
Powers
Goebel
Newbold
Southern Railway
Suicde
Willians
Winitama
OPERA
Jas. S. Jeffries
Troubadours
Raymond & Whitcomb
California
Pacific Coast
Mexico
Washington St
Archie Boyd
Savoy Theatre
Theol Genar
Nelson Sinclair
Great Dog Circus
Derenda and
Breen Comedy Club
Juggiers
Charlie Banks
Retta Curtis
Costello and Horton
Hequest
Worthen Street
Harvard Brewing Co
Lowell, Mass., U. S. A
Caleb L. Smith
Middlesex Street
J. B. Goodwin
Thorndike ST
Taylor Roofing CO
Humphrey
W. H. Emery, Manacer
Amy Lee
Red Cat Inn
Mark E. Swan
Tremont
Theatre Bostony
FISKE
Becky Sharp
Thackeray
Langdon Mitchell
Fruit and Vegetables
Sunny Side Farm
Banner Market
Prescott St
Telephour
Shattuck’s
Central Street
T. Griffin
Appleton Street
Meadoweok Straas
Quincy
Haimack Street
Pendance
Harvard
T. H Boyle & CO
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