Engineer applicants flow in from outside coal regions
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1902
Page
2
Erie Company train derailed by rocks near Hughestown
In Pittston on June 5 a work train carrying non union miners for the Erie Company was wrecked by rock obstructions on the tracks at Hughestown. No injuries were reported. All non union workers are housed in a single building and dispatched daily by special trains. Authorities suspect strike sympathizers placed the rocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittston
Penn
Erie Company
Hughestown
Sheriff swears in deputies amid Lykens Valley unrest
Harrisburg reports Sheriff Reiff swore in a small force of deputies for duty in the Lykens Valley center as danger of riot looms. About 300 men gathered outside the Lykens colliery trying to bar firemen and pumpmen from work while striking miners refuse deputy service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Penn
Reiff
Lykens
Konisco
Miners strike hemmed in Virginia West Virginia regions
Reports from Roanoke Huntington Hazleton Mahano y City Scranton describe a broad coal strike set to halt nearly all fields Friday night into Saturday. Slavic immigrant workers moved to Colerain while non union crews protect tunnels and pumps amid clashes with strikers in Forest City and Lackawanna region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Virginia
West Virginia
W. R. Sheets
Turkey Gap Coal and Coke Company
West Vilia
Plan to Operate Coal Mines Neutrally
Board of Trade and Transportation members press for a Roosevelt commission to investigate and end the anthracite strike. A three member committee led by James Talcott and Darwin R. James informs the president, citing Pullman as precedent, while Pennsylvanian action by lawmakers could avert a federal intervention. Industry leaders warn that public sentiment and strike duration may be affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade and Transportation
Washington
Roosevelt
James Talcott
Darwin R. James
John D. Kernan
Talcott
James
Kernan
Cleveland
Leon H. Bailey
Indianapolis
State of
Pennsylvania
Hanna
The
Civic Federation
Board of _Trade and Transportation
Board and Transportation
Fowler
Ontario and Western Railroad
Olyphant
Delaware and Hudson ‘Canal Company
New York
Helbut
Metamora
West Virginia
Hudson
Coal Circles Claim Dealers Hold 300 Tons Yet Only 300
The article notes dealers advertising to twenty buyers while only possessing 300 tons, with another dealer holding 150 tons seeking high prices. Newark sees widespread burning of soft coal amid the strike as authorities receive reports of stockpiles and the hunt for buyers continues. Additional employment agencies for mining workers open in New York and Brooklyn as closures follow. A Yorkville Court case charges piano maker Jacob Doll with violating the soft coal ordinance over chimney smoke, with bail set at $100 and a potential dismissal if smoke be removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Lederle
Board of Health
Ann Street
Greenwich Street
Tyron
Engineers’ Union
State Street
Brooklyn
Jacob Doll
East Thirtieth Street
Yorkville Court
John Sullivan
Sullivan
Doll
Reliance on Roosevelt Prompts Labor Shift at Wilkes-Barre
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania on June 5 the push to hire 5000 non union workers for engineers firemen and pumpmen progresses though not all positions are filled. Police guard arrivals as miners seek rail cooperation to hinder strikebreakers, while railroad president Baer’s remarks appear uncertain amid arbitration talks with Roosevelt’s potential action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Jenn
Schuylkill
Hazleton
Coal and Iron Police
Baer
Reading Railroad
Beer
J. P. Morgan
Mitchell
New York Board of Trade and Transportation
Roosevelt
Okey Nes
Miners May Meet Here Over Pending Coal Strike
Daniel J. Keefe of the International Longshoremen’s Association spoke with President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers by phone and hinted at a potential New York meeting to seek a settlement based on a small concession and a three year contract. Keefe also contacted New York Washington and Wilkes-Barre but gave no firm details on arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
West Va
West Virginia
Welch
Flat Top
Tug River
Eckman
Buffalo
N. Y
Daniel J. Keefe
International Longshoremen’s Association
Civic Federation Committee
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
New York
Washington
Wilkesbarre
M. A. Guernsey
Guernsey
Keefe
Special policemen await orders near South Plainfield station
Special to The New York Times reports 150 policemen are quartered in two Lehigh Valley coaches near South Plainfield station awaiting orders to move to the Pennsylvania mining district coal strike scene if needed. The force, drawn from Newark, Jersey City, and New York, has served a week. most are young and some veterans of the U S Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
N. J
Pennsylvania
South Plainfield
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Newark
Jersey City
New York
United States Army
Strike Riots Erupt During Providence Street Car Strike
Violence flares in Providence as 300 striking conductors parade. Rioters block roads, hurl missiles, attack Union Traction officials, and clash with police. Twenty five arrests as bicycles, toppled boulders, and wrecked trolley interiors slow service. Pawtucket suffers greater disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Union Traction Company
Pawtucket
Messenger Boys Strike At Postal Telegraph Office
Fifty messenger boys walked out yesterday at the Postal Telegraph Company main office on Broadway. They protested that they had delivered too few messages. Strikers chased and assaulted any boys who refused to quit work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Telegraph Company
P53
Broadway
Strike of Hatters at Yonkers Hat Shop
Two hundred hat sewers at Waring's hat-shop in Yonkers went on strike today for a 20 percent wage increase. Superintendent Miller said the demand would not be considered and that replacements would be found at once, with no interference to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
N. Y
Waring
Miller
Strike Ends as Packets and Teamsters Reach Settlement
Quiet stock yards calm after a secret conference between packers and teamsters ends nearly two weeks of disruption. Agreement grants union rights with a two cent lower scale, pay from barn departure to return, no Labor Day work, and ratification by 500 teamsters at Corcoran Hall. A wagon driver Robert Allan was severely beaten during riot aftermath. police injuries also tallied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Stock Yards
American Railway Union
Packers
Teamsters
Grand Pacific Hotel
Corcoran Hall
Albert Young
National Teamsters’ Uion
John Meyers
Job
State Arbitration Board
Robert Allan
Irwin Rothers
Teamsters’ Union
State
Harrison
Allan
O'Neill
Fifth Avenue
Inspector Hunt
Speed Limits and Auto Licensing Strongly Backed in New York
The Committee of Fifty met at Bar Association Building to push Parsons amendment lowering the speed limit to eight miles per hour. It approved a resolution requiring registration and licensing of autos, with conspicuous license numbers and a $50 penalty for violations. A separate resolution urged streetcar speeds to be governed independently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee of Fifty
New York
Bar Association
West Fortyfourth Street
Alderman Parsons
Board of Aldermen
Parsons
City of
Parade of Children Marks Eastern District Sabbath Event
Twenty two thousand children and teachers parade along Bedford Avenue Brooklyn for the forty first anniversary of the Eastern District Sabbath School Association. Naval Constructor Hobson Borough President Swanstrom and Fire Chief Croker reviewed the march from Hanover Club. Forty schools represented with First German Presbyterian and First German Baptist leading. Odd and even divisions with bands walked separately and churches hosted post parade collations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn
Eastern District Sabbath School Association
Hanover Club
Naval
Rev Dr McConnell Called to All Souls Church
A Manhattan report says Rev Dr McConnell of Holy Trinity Brooklyn was offered the All Souls Church post at Madison and 66th Street and he had not yet decided. He confirmed a call but would not indicate his stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
8. D. McConnell
Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
Clinton and
Montague Streets
Brooklyn
Heber Newton
All Souls’ Church
Sixty-sixth Street
Madison Avenue
McConnell
Vanderbilt group attends Chicago and Northwestern stockholders meeting
W K Vanderbilt and other Vanderbilt rail interests attend the annual meeting of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company in Chicago. Officials are elected, dividends declared, and the fiscal year ending May 31 1902 is reviewed amid rumors of a Moore Leeds Vanderbilt contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W. K. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Railroad
Chicago -and Northwestern Railway Company
Chauncey M. Depew
H. McK. Twombly
W. H. Newman
New York Central Railway
W. C. Brown
Vanderbilt
Moore, Leeds
Marvin Tego
Hts
E. E. Osborn
S. O. Howe
J. B. Redford
Republican Outlook on Platt backed Hall for Supreme Court
Report from a Fifth Avenue Hotel breakfast outlines Republican plans for the coming months. Ex Judge Ernest Hall of the Bronx is viewed as the likely selection for the vacant Supreme Court seat, with other candidates mentioned for Court of Appeals and State offices. Platt, Odell discuss strategy as party optimism grows and Democrats falter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Thomas C. Platt
Odell
George W. Dunn
Platt
Ernest Hall
Bronx
Supreme Court
Miles Beach
George H. Andrews
Keron G. Strong
J. van Vechten Olcott
James R. Varnum
W.R. Spooner
William E. Werner
Court Appeals
Timothy L. Woodruff
Higgins
Coggeshall
Ashley W. Cole
Senator Platt
Gov
West
New York
Gov. Odell
Albany
Hill
Kings County
Woodruff
Woodaruff
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad elects directors
At the annual stockholders meeting Charles W. Hillard Richard M. Hoe Joseph G English and Frederick D Flower were elected Directors. Officers re elected include President M J Carenter Vice Presidents C S Lyford and W Hillard Secretary A M Smith Treasurer C W Hillard Executive Committee chaired by H H Porter. Earnings for year ending April 30: gross 5 246 406 net 2 396 763.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company
Charles W. Hillard
Richard M. Hoe
Joseph G. English
Frederick D. Flower
M. J. Carenter
C. 8. Lyford
W. Hillard
A. M. Smith
C. W. Hillard
H. H. Porter
Prince Henry of Prussia Thanks Publisher for Erie Book
From Kiel Prince Henry of Prussia via Admiral von Seckendorf thanks John S. Collins for the copy of Mott’s History of the Erie Railroad titled Between the Ocean and the Lakes. The Prince, at sea with his squadron, regrets not acknowledging all American gifts earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Henry
Prussia
von Seckendorf
Kiel
John S. Collins
Mott
Erie Railroad
Ocean
Lakes
America
Colorado Special Fast Train From Chicago to Denver
The Colorado Special will depart Chicago at 6 30 P M daily, arrive Omaha at 6 55 A M and Denver at 8 P M the next day, cutting Chicago to Denver time by two and a half hours. Connecting routes allow travel from New York City to Denver in 50144 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Omaha
Denver
New York City
Railway Officials Opposed to Reports Proposal
Washington June 5 The Inter-State Commerce Commission held a hearing with railway officials on adding a statement to annual reports showing ton mileage and freight earnings. The railroads oppose the measure, which the Commission seeks for use in rate cases and other purposes. The question was taken under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Railroad Trust Deed for $10 Million Filed in Minnesota
ANOKA Minn June 5 The Minneapolis Superior St Paul and Winnipeg Railroad Company filed with the Register of Deeds a trust deed to Standard Trust Company New York to secure 10 000 000 in 5 percent thirty year bonds covering the bed superstructures right of way franchise of 320 miles between Minneapolis and Baudette Minn and 120 miles from Anoka to Superior Wis It is expected that 100 miles of the road will be completed this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anoka
Minn
Minneapolis
Superior, St. Paul
Winnipeg
Standard Trust Company of
New York
Baudette
Superior
Wis
Seligman Sued in Assault Case at City Court
Washington Seligman a broker faced a $2000 assault and battery suit by Mrs Annette M Osborne in City Court before Judge Seabury. Osborne testified Seligman grabbed her by the throat and struck her eye at the Sea View Hotel Bath Beach on July 9. Seligman denied the attack and blamed a boxing lesson participant for the bruises. The jury was out seven minutes and a 30 day stay was granted pending appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Seligman
Seabury
Annette M. Osborne
Sea View
Bath Beach
Anita Sutherland
Miss Sutherland
Mrs. Osborne
Mr. Seltzman
Mr. Seligman
Democrats Attack Tammany at New York Meeting
Commissioner of Accounts Russell told the Greater New York Democracy of the Twenty-seventh District that department heads under Tammany were involved in fraudulent contracts including beef deals in the Charities Department. He cited a $30 000 city loss from a favored contractor. He criticized ex Chief Devery and attacked Richard Croker while John C. Sheehan failed to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Greater
New York
Twenty-seventh Assembly
Broadway
Tammany Administration
Keller
Charities Department
Low
Devery
Cam Hell
Richard Croker
John C. Sheehan
Darlington Mentioned as Possible Third District Republican Nominee
Brooklyn political circles report the Rev. Dr. James H. Darlington rector of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church in Bedford Avenue opposite Morton Street may be boomed for the Republican nomination in the Third District this fall. The district leans Republican by about 3000. Who backs the boom is not known. Dr. Darlington is out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
James H. Darlington
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Bedford Avenue
Morton Street
Congress
Darlington
Blast Furnace Strike Settled in Pennsylvania Valleys
The blast furnace workers in the Shenango and Mahoning Valleys reach a settlement with a 10 percent wage advance. The offer was extended via furnace foremen. President James H. McMahon, representing the strikers, agreed to the settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Penn
Shenango and
Mahoning Valleys
James H. McMahon
Republicans Consider Albany as State Headquarters
June 5 Albany. Secretary of State McDonough argues for reestablishing Democratic Headquarters in Albany and contends the capital site offers easy access from all parts of New York. He notes Albany as best location if Gov Odell is re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
McDonough
Odell
Newly Wedded Man Dies by His Own Hand in Newark
Joseph Morestine, 42, of 295 Morris Avenue, Newark, shot himself twelve hours after his wedding and died in City Hospital last night. The cause remains a mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Joseph Morestine
Morris Avenue
City
Congressman Sherman Renominated in Utica Vote
Herkimer New York June 5 James Sherman of Utica was unanimously renominated for Congress by the Republicans of the Twenty fifth District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Herkimer
N. Y
James
Utica
Twenty-fifth
Terrell Wins Georgia Democratic Primary Ticket
In Georgia, June 5, incomplete returns show Governor nominee J M Terrell and slate of state officers likely chosen. Philip Cook for secretary of state and W A Wright, R E Park, J C Hart, W B Merritt, W B Stevens, Thomas Eason named for state posts. U S Clay re nominated for short term senator. Congress selections list ten districts with Hardwick in the tenth. Terrell leads gubernatorial race amid local option platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
J. M. Terrell
Philip Cook
W. A. Wright
R.E. Park
J. C. Hart
W. B Merritt
Thomas Eason
Supreme Court
A. J. Cobb
Samuel Lumpkin
United States
U. S. Clay
Congress
T. W. Hardwick
R. E. Lester
J. M. Griggs
E. B Lewis
W. C. Adamson
L. F. Livingston
C. L. Bartlett
J. W. Maddox
W. M. Howard
F. C. Tate
W. G. Brantley
Terrell
D. S. Guerry
Col. J. H. Estill
Savannah Morning News
Philadelphia Republicans name candidates for Congress and county offices
Republican conventions in Philadelphia choose candidates for Congress in six districts and county offices including Sheriff Coroner and Commissioners. Incumbents are renominated in most congressional races except new district member George D McCreary. Robert H Foerderer already serves as at large representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Congress
H. H. Bingham
Robert Adams, Jr
Henry Burk
Robert H. Foerderer
Edward Morrell
George D. McCreary
Henry Gransback
John T. Harrison
John M
Horatio B. Hackett
Jewel theft at Waldorf Astoria baffles detectives
Capt Titus and Pinkerton men probe the Monday night jewel theft from Mrs Charles G Kingdon at the Waldorf Astoria. valuables include a gold chatelaine bag with monogram M K a gem studded lorgnette chain ring peacock brooch Tiffany watch and chatelaine bag. No suspect named. maid cleared as unconnected. Police consider two veteran hotel thieves or a thief hiding in the room as possibilities. The loss is valued at eight to ten thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Titus
Pinkerton
Waldorf-Astoria
Charles G. Kingdon
Jewelry theft case prompts police description request
Chief of Police Sylvester of Washington telephoned local headquarters seeking a description of Mrs. Kingdon’s stolen jewelry. He reported a deranged woman arriving from Philadelphia wearing many handsome pieces and asked for a description to be sent to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester
Washington, D. C
Polce
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Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Tron Company
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Mare
Scranton
Lackawanna
Forest City
David Owens
Clifford
Hillside Company
New_York Times
Longshoremen
New York Times
Messenger Boys
Speed OF Automobiles
Parade OF Children
DR. McConnell
Chicago and
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Mr. Dunn
Supreme Court Justiceship
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Christ Church
Republican Headquarters
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Morocco
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Belgium
Georgia
W. B. Stevens
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Thomas Dugan
Jacob Wildemore
Hugh Black
Common Pleas Court No
Michael Arnold
James R. Young
Samuel W. Pennypacker
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