Miners Agree to Immediate Resumption of Work
Washington Oct 16 The strike is settled Secretary Root announced a common ground agreement President named a six man commission to settle the strike The sixth member will be chosen from labor President Mitchell called a meeting of the executive committee and mining will resume in two or three days The commission includes Brig Gen John M Wilson E W Parker Judge George Gray E E Clark Thomas H Watkins Bishop John L Spaulding and Carroll D Wright
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Washington
Root
Mitchell
Strike Settlement Commission
John M. Wilson
E. W. Parker
Washington, D. C
Geological Survey
George Gray
Delaware
E. E. Clark
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Thomas H. Watkins
Scranton
John L. Spaulding
Peoria
Carroll D. Wright
Peter Bell
Providence
Lowell
Patrick Higgins
Higgins
Hadley
Peter Flannery
James J. Reilly
Harry C. Green
Narragansett Pier
R. 1
Atlantic Ocean
Whale Rock
Beaver Tail
Bridgeport
Drunkenness and theft cases flood Lowell police court
A crowded Lowell police court heard multiple arrests from a wild Middlesex Street party to thefts and domestic violence. Armour found drunk and fined, Bowdens and Carney held over for humane care, James O’Sullivan jailed after a crowd dispersal, and several others given fines or probation for assaults and property crimes.
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James
Catherine Bowden
Middlesex Streets
Brosnan
Dwyer and
Keefe
Knights of the Can
Armour
Middlesex Street
Hadley
Tewksbury
Rose A. Carney
State Farm
James O'Sullivan
Dennis Rafferty
Togus
Alers
Owen McCormick
John McGlinchey
Minnie W John Bradley
John Conley
Will Flaherty
Fred Jarvis
Annie Dempster
John H
President Mitchell endorses settlement in coal strike
Wilkesbarre Pa Oct 16 President Mitchell issues official bulletin saying restrictions on selecting strike negotiators removed he now approves a settlement by the President's commission He calls for districts 1 7 and 9 to convene and authorize ending the strike while urging patient progress for the nation and workers.
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Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
United States
Testimony Wide in Sirk v Emery Case at Superior Court
The case opened with defence witnesses sworn. Judge Aiken denied a motion to take the case from the jury after testimony on the Merrimack house. Witnesses valued the property around 105000 to 110000, with bank debt around 140000 to 150000, and noted 60 percent loaning. The report ends noting continuation on page seven.
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Superior Court
Sirk
Mr. Wier
Conant
Aiken
Robert G. Bartlett
Merrimack House
Dunbar
Bartlett
Market Street
Wier
A. N. Chadwick
Lowell Five Cents Savings Bank
Chadwick
Walter L. Parker
Clarence H. Nelson
Abel Wheeler
Board of Assessors
Sky Scrapers Hit For Eight Hour Day And Pay
Chicago October 16 managers of eighty sky scrapers and large power plants and a committee from the real estate board met with the new steam power council to press for an eight hour day and a fixed wage scale. Engineers seek 37 44 cents per hour plus twelve cents overtime while firemen demand two cents per hour and overtime.
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Chicago
Real Estate Board
New Steam Power Council
Miners Hope For Quick Settlement In Anthracite Strike
News from Wilkesbarre Pa indicates both sides agreed to arbitrate ending the coal strike. Miners cautious, anticipating findings of the arbitration commission before returning to work possibly by Monday. District boards convene to organize and decide next steps.
Miners to resume after Roosevelt arbitration report
President Mitchell announced Roosevelt sent an arbitration commission appointment. The United Mine Workers faction plans a Saturday convention to decide on resuming work Monday. A district president said the strike is effectively called off and the convention will accept recommendations.
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New York
Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Arbitration Commission
Wilson
Nicholls
Fahy
Reading Company Prepares for Early Mine Resume
Philadelphia October 16 President Bauer said he is too busy to read papers and will not discuss the strike. Reading Coal and Iron offices show heightened activity as preparations accelerate to mobilize 23009 coal cars and 90 barges for immediate use, aiming to restart mining and redeploy laid off hands. The fleet includes cars split between bituminous trade and idle stock on the belt at Reading, with plans to move them to mines promptly.
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Philadelphia
Bauer
Reading
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Tron Company
Reading Company
Port Richmond Prepares With Coal-Tug Fleet Readied
Port Richmond docks surge with a fleet capacity of 1450 tons ready for immediate use. Tugboats previously active in the soft coal trade are being rushed back to the city to bolster operations at the wharves.
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Port Richmond
London Pleased Over U S Coal War Compromise
London newspapers express satisfaction at a favorable coal war outcome in the United States. The Westminster Gazette calls it a notable personal triumph for the President in obtaining arbitration by the masters and notes the compromise boosted American security prices at market opening.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Westminster Gazette
Stock Exchange
Zeit Praises Roosevelt Over Coal Strike Action
Vienna reports the Zeit lauds President Roosevelt for his handling of the U S coal strike. It calls him a world theatre advocate for the oppressed since Gladstone's death and endorses his view that labor conflicts must not destabilize neutral territories and threaten citizens.
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Vienna
United States
Zeit
Roosevelt
Gladstone
Trouble in Hayti: forces advance on Gonaives and Firmin flees
Port au Prince reports provisional government troops marching on Gonaives the revolutionists’ HQ. Leader M Firmin and other principal figures reportedly embarked aboard the U S Cincinnati and may be taken to Jamaica or St Thomas. D Aglas hay cruiser left for St Mare.
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U. S
Cincinnati
Jamaica
St. Thomas
Cape Haytien
St. Mare
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Geo. F. Baer
Carousal
Police Court
Savria Oriente
Cures
Claas
Gorham Street
Court House
Middlesex
Western Avenue
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John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Ayers
Mr. Mitchell
Baer
Hayti
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