Strike Inquiry Resumes as Commissions Press for Facts
The strike commission resumed hearings in Scranton to determine points of dispute between anthracite mine workers and operators. Chairman Gray stressed timely agreement on submission of evidence and wage tables, as firms in Hazleton region were named for potential appearance. Witnesses described harsh conditions, low wages, and dismissals, with details of blacklists and long shifts amid dangerous work and inadequate pay.
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Tribune
Scranton
Penn
Commission
Gray
Delaware and Hudson Company
Mr. Darrow
Samuel Dickson
Darrow
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
G. B. Markle & Co
The
St. Clair Coal Company
A. Pardee & Co
C. Pardee & Co
A. S. Wentz & Co
William Dettrey
Coxe Brothers Company
Dettrey
Wright
Mike” Mettick
Sie Pe. Jong
Mary Boland
Condi
Fiego
Despondency Driven Death Attributed To Starvation
The report states despondency from separation and solitude led to self-starvation and death. It notes weight fell from 250 pounds at a prior visit to 169 pounds at death, denies emaciation as two feet shorter, and mentions occasional minimal nourishment such as clam broth. The deceased’s body will be preserved for science at the Museum of Natural History, with reference to “Mr. Fish” as a local symbol.
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Aquarium
Fish
Museum of Natural History
Secret order accused in Martiniste murder plot tale
Mrs. Stirton claims her husband Frank A. Stirton joined the Martiniste, rising to its depths and facing treachery. She cites C F Silliman and other Martinistes as involved, while Silliman and Judge Gordon deny the charges. A null inquiry traces Stirton to Vineland and possible California hideouts.
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Frank A. Stirtan
Tribune
Chicago
Philadelphia
C. F. Silliman
Vineland
N. J
Alfred T. Dunn
New York
Judge Gordon
Stirtan
Rogers Peet overcoats offer smart double-breasted sacks
A Rochester style notice for Rogers, Peet & Company advertises double-breasted sack coats priced 18 to 27 dollars and single-breasted options from 16 to 38 dollars. Mixtures and heavy blue and black cheviots feature. winter coats run 16 to 60 dollars. Locations listed include Broadway corners and mail orders.
Prominent Arrivals At Hotels In New York City
Prominent guests checking into hotels in multiple districts including Albany Cambridge and Fifth Avenue. Attendees include U S Navy officers Austrian consul general and railroad executives among others with a busy day of hearings receptions and society events listed at venues such as Fraunces Tavern Sherry's and the Waldorf Astoria. details cover Rapid Transit Commission hearings and a planned museum and charity events.
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Albemarle
J. Co. Train
U.S. N
Arthur Lord
Boston
S. F. Emmons
Hodges
Cambridge
A. Nuber
Pittsburg
Max Agassiz
Newport
P. de Margerie
Washington
Earlington
Austin Brainard
Hartford
Ellen Glasgow
Richmond
Fifth Avenue
Seth A. Borden
Fall River
Benjamin Bodell
Albany
G. S Carpenter
W. H. Boyle
R.S. McKenney
Herald Square
James Entwistle
U. S.N
Hoffman
Louis Bedell
Goshen
Holland
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Imperial
George P. Eckert
Philadelphia
Netherland
Henry B. Dean
American Scentc and Historic Preservation Society
George Washington
Fraunces' Tavern
Pearl and Broadets
Odell
Hong Kong
Shandal
Yokohama
Honolulu
San Francisco
Dorkc
New York
Sickles Not Presented for Loyal Legion Membership
General Daniel E. Sickles was not listed as a candidate for Loyal Legion membership at the New York Commandery quarterly meeting last night. The dinner and meeting drew a large attendance, with routine business, and a keynote address by General Stewart L. Woodford on “The Orient.”
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Daniel E. Sickles
Loyal Legion
New-York Commandery
Sickles
W. H. Foster
Archibald E. Baxter
E. W. Seymour
John W. McHarg
A. P. Rich
C W. Bourne
J. B. Johnson
C. H Pettengill
E. S. Rand
E. L. Cowart
C. Baquet
G. H. Dalrympie
M. N. Ely
R. McM. Gillespie
W. B. Parsons
Henry J. Howison
Charles E. Lydecker
A. H. Alker
Frederick Gallatin
McCoskry Butt
Jarvis B. Edson
Williams. Wells
W. M. K. Olcott
George G. Battle
T. G. Christmas
William E. Wyatt
Henry Erben
James Entwistle
George L. Gillespie
Stewart L. Woodford
Alexander Shaler
Edward L. Molineux
Horatio C. King
Francis E. Pinto
Joseph W. Plume
Ralph ©. Prime
John Palmer
Aaron Vanderbilt
James H Storey
B. C. Bampton
Henry E. Rhoades
Joseph H. Barker
Thomas H. Barnett
Hartwell A. Wilkins
William H. Wiley
Charles Roberts
Frank M. Clements
Abram G. Mills
John W. Summerhaves
Ivan Tatloff
L. Curtis Brackett
William H. Boyle
Charles N. Swift
Frank C. Loveland
Theron E. Parsons
Bankson T
Henry M. Wells
Archibald ©. Rhoades
George Peak
George de F. Barton
A. Noel Blakeman
Allan S. Apgar
Henry T. Skelding
W.H. H. Williams
John Shrad
Robert Watts
George Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
John Furey
Joseph Pool
Philip B. Low
John A. Wilson
L. F. Braine
SONS OF REVOLUTION ELECT OFFICERS AT DELMONICO'S
The New York Society of the Sons of the Revolution held its annual meeting at Delmonico's. The treasurer reported assets of 72546 dollars with 16009.82 liabilities leaving net assets of 56536.43. Elected officers include President Frederick Samuel Tallmadge and Vice President Alexander Ramsay Thompson along with officers Patterson Ferris Hatch Johnston Dix Avery Gould Isham Olyphant Guild Wetmore Stanton Henderson Wilson Low Livingston.
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New York Society of the Sons of the Revolution
Delmonico’s
Frederick Samuel Tallmadge
Alexander Ramsay ‘Thompson
Morris Patterson Ferris
Arthur Melvin Hatch
Henry Phelps Johnston
Morgan Dix
Samuel Putnam Avery
Frank Jay Gould
Charles Isham
Robert Olyphant
Frederic A. Guild
Edmund Wetmore
Stiles Franklin Stanton
Charles R. Henderson
Henry Applegate Wilson
Joseph Tompkins Low
Philip Livingston
Death by suicide of Cassatt & Co. treasurer in Philadelphia
Howard T. Goodwin aged 32, treasurer of Cassatt & Co., banking and brokerage, died tonight by self-inflicted gunshot in the Erie office of the Arcade Building Philadelphia. No cause given. Report from the Erie office notes the tragedy.
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Philadelphia
Howard T. Goodwin
Cassatt & Co
Erie
Arcade
Marine Intelligence Mini Almanac Sunrise and Moon Data
The brief notes daily maritime data list sunrise and sunset times and the moon phase. It records high water times for Sandy Hook Gov Island and Hell Gate with am and pm notations. It includes moonset at :47 and moon age four days.
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Sandy Hook
Gov Island
Hell Gate
Incoming steamers list from Lord Antrim and companions
Maritime brief lists incoming steamers with routes and dates including Britannia St Lucia Havre Umbria Liverpool Philadelphia Southampton Hindoo Hult and Lord Lansdowne with sailings from Swansea and Havre in late November and December bringing mail.
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Lord Antrim
Swansea
Britannia
St Lucia
la Lorraine
Havre
Umbria
Liverpool
Philadelphia
Southampton
Lord Lansdowne
Hindoo - Hult
Transatlantic Steamship Movements Recorded
Rotterdam to New York and through Suez and the Caribbean ports report arrivals and sailings of steamers including Helios Miramar Massilia Georgia Lothian and Parran with routes via Gibraltar Naples Yokohama Malta and Manila reflecting a busy maritime season with multiple ships arriving at or sailing from New York and other ports.
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Rotterdam
Helios
Ger
Janssen
New York
Havre
Miramar
McKay
Bosseaux
Gibraltar
Palatin
Magin
New-York
Naples
Genoa
Perugia
Johnston
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Bordeaux
Peeswing
Calvert
Santander
Suez
Lothian
Williamson
Yokohama
Alexandria
Georgia
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Malta
Odessa
Singapore
Isla de Panay
Span
Mir
Manila
New
Fraser
Barbados
Demerara
San Juan
Caracas
Woodrich
Porto Cabello
Curacao
United Stateund
Maritime Passenger Schedule Fragment Aboard Early Ocean Liners
A fragmentary timetable lists ships and ports such as Orizaba, Nassau, Charleston, Liverpool, and Havana with various sailing and arrival times scattered, including entries for Old Dominion and Mallory lines. The chaotic OCR reads like a ferrying of destinations and ship names across December Fridays and Saturdays.
Port of New York Arrivals and Departures December 3 1902
Ship movements list arrivals at the bar in New York and several sailings from Liverpool Swansea and Queenstown. Vessels include Mesaba Moltke Sardegna Arkadia Saturnina Cienfuegos Lampasas El Cid Iroquois Kansas City Hamilton City of Philadelphia Zeeland Benefactor Guyandotte Georgetown Cherokee and more with ports: Hamburg Southampton Genoa Havana Matamoros and Norse destinations. Winds and conditions noted at Sandy Hook at 9:30 pm with hazy offshore.
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Vietlanda
Cuba
Ward
Orizaba
Bahamas
el Rio
Gaives Morgan
Hamilton
Norfolk
Old Dominion
Colorado
Brunswick
Mallory
Comal
Mobile
Iroquois
Charleston
Clyde
Lauenburg
Imagua
Etc
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Princess Anne
Willem II
Port-au-Prince
Dutch
Seneca
Tampico
Tennyson
Brazil
Lamport & Holt Sam Sylvia
Newfoundland
Red Cross
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Liverpool
Norge
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Seand-Am
Phoenecia
Naples
British Empire
Antwerp
Phenix
Mexico
Havana
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Porto Rico
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Hull
Wilson Ies Ae Gs Nee Pones
Ny&pr
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Valencia
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Soldier Prince
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Prince
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Morgan
E! Mar
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Lampasas
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Tubb
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Atlantic Transport Co
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Ger
Dempwolf
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Boulogne
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Bar
Sardegna
Ital
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Genoa
Nantes
Hirzel, Feltmann & Co
Il Am
Arkadia
Foss
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Saturnina
Span
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Cardenas
J M Ceballos & Co
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Johnson
Manzanilla Id
Jucaro
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Moise
James F. Ward & Co
R Barstow
Key West
Charles H Mallory & Cr
J T van Sickle
Staples
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William P Clyde & Co
Kansas City
Smith
Savannah
Ocean Ss Co
Boaz
Newport News
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Seriphos
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Kruse
Severe Snowstorm Blares Across Nebraska Blizzards Hit Sand Hills
A Nebraska snowstorm rages nationwide with the Sand Hills region turning blizzard. Telegraph and telephone lines in parts of the state fail as trains from the West run late. Reports from the Black Hills note severe weather but no major range damage. Kansas experiences the first winter storm with stock damage and disrupted railway traffic. Colorado and Western Kansas also report late trains due to snow.
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Omaha
Black Hills
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Rock Island
Colorado
Fire Chief’s Car Fire Near Astor House
Fire Chief Croker responding to a alarm in his red automobile reached Slate No 53 Vesey Street in 40 minutes. Flames erupted from two exhaust pipes behind the seat as gasoline overflowed. Spectators shouted to halt the flow and the blaze died down once gasoline was turned off.
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Croker
Jones-st
Vesey-st
George Lang
Broadway
Barglay-st
Astor House
Pheasant Freed by Game Warden Sparks Controversy in Geneva
In Geneva New York a Mongolian pheasant owned by John H Michaelson was seized by Game Warden Homer J Reed and released. Michaelson contends the act was unlawful while Reed cites the 1905 possession date rule. The case may continue beyond the bird s escape over the lake shore.
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Geneva
N. Y
John H. Michaelson
Homer J. Reed
Canandaigua
Dinner for Justice Amend at St Francis Xavier Alumni Dinner
The twenty fourth annual dinner of the St Francis Xavier Alumni Association at the Catholic Club honored Edward B Amend 77 justice elect of the Supreme Court. Charles G Herbermann 58 presided. Speakers included Herbermann Delany Amend and several clergy and college officials. Attendees included Archbishop Farley Justice Morgan J OBrien Monsignor Edwards and many other church and university figures.
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St. Francis Xavier Alumni Association
Catholic Club
Edward B. Amend
Supreme Court
Charles G. Herbermann
John J. Delany
David W. Hearn
S. J
John J. Donian
Casimir N. Herald
Richard 8. Treacy
Edward Maguire
Archbishop Farley
Justice Morgan J. O'Brien
Monsignor Edwards
Henry A. Brann
Charles H. Cotton
G. A. Healey
Francis H. Wall
Joseph F. Maqueen
E. J. Healey
John J. Wynne
W. J. Amend
George A. Gil
Will of Augustus E Lines Not to Be Contested
Henry Kimberly, brother of Augustus Lines’s widow, denied reports that relatives would challenge Lines’s will. The estate left Yale University 50,000 dollars and 61,000 dollars to other charities, with life use of the property to the widow until her death. No outright gift to Mrs. Lines was made and court action was not pursued.
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New-Haven
Conn
Augustus E. Lines
Whalley Ave
Yale University
Henry Kimberly
Lines
Liverpool Cotton Spot and Futures Summary
Liverpool markets show fair demand for cotton with prices 4 6 points higher for American middling and varied futures slightly firm at open, then weak and irregular by close. Sales day total 10 000 bales with 100 American, receipts 27 000 bales including 26 700 American, with December to May futures quoted across multiple month pairs.
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Liverpool
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