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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1902
Page
1
Scranton's Central Labor Union defies the Citizens' Alliance amid a coal region strike. The union mails a list of alleged boycott targets and urges workers to quit for an eight hour day. Officials warn of legal action while stressing unity amid widespread solidarity among unions and immigrant workers. The dispute includes mass meetings, rescue efforts, and calls to halt purchases to compel concessions.
Rebels within Tammany Hall plot to form new Democratic organizations in Assembly districts and back Hugh J. Grant to lead against the Croker triumvirate. A Saratoga conference planned for August seeks to smash the trio, with Manhattan Bronx leaders pushing rival lines in September primaries. In Daibel's Hall the Bronx president Louis F. Haffen faced denunciations of Senator Joseph P. Hennessy, supported by Albert Nelson and Charlies G. Wahle, who accused him of ingratiating ties to Haffen and condemned Hennessy’s attacks. Unanimous resolutions praised Haffen’s record and attacked Hennessy, who was defended by Walter N. Chandler.
London reports cool and rainy weather across Central Europe with heavy storms in France, Germany, Austria, and Belgium causing property and crop damage. Continuous rains flood towns in northern and eastern Hungary while the Szamos overflows in Transylvania. Austria faces cold with damaged vineyards and fruit trees. the Italian Alps see heavy snowfall.
Extreme cold and unprecedented storms in Cape Colony cause the death of thousands of sheep. Telegraph wires are buried in snowdrifts, complicating communications amid record low temperatures. In Brooklyn, Justice Gaynor is asked to compel appearance of twins J J Watkins and Lucius Watkins in a foreclosure suit. The lawyers from Leslie and Miner seek a court order to identify which twin was served as the process server struggles with identical brothers. The twins work as clerks for the New-York Building Bank Loan Company at 111 Fifth Ave.
Reports from St. Louis Warren Alliance and Watkins detail political nominations and labor unrest. Dr Joseph Chambers nominated for Congress by Allied Third Party XIth District. Warren Boiler Works workers strike over union president’s discharge. Morgan Engineering settles with 159 machinists after a three month strike. A wife kills husband and then dies by carbolic acid. couple lived on a farm near Watkins. In Maryland a colored man was fatally shot by a constable as a rescue mob threatened. In Michigan a father is fatally shot by his son after a dispute at Berrien Springs.
London dispatch reports King in slight lumbago after a grand review of over thirty one thousand troops at Aldershot with the Queen and Prince of Wales present. Princess of Wales hands colors to Highland Light Infantry while imperial yeomanry remounts provide for the brigade. Royal party travels to Windsor. stock market rumors flap as consols dip on panic.
The Shinnecock Bay drowning that killed Miss Sarah Lawrence and Clarence Foster deepens as Suffolk County officials summon Pinkertons to assist District Attorney Livingston Smith. Investigations focus on Autopsy requests, exhumation, and new witness accounts while families urge justice amid public scrutiny.
London report states King Edward will not attend Ascot today while Queen Alexandra with the Prince and Princess of Wales and other royals will be present in state at the Windsor races. The decision followed yesterday's journey to Windsor.
Rome report says priests favor Rev Fathers Farley Mooney and McSweeny of St Bridget's with a possible addition Bishop McDonnell amid doubts about preaching and health. Cardinals to discuss American Philippines propositions and Taft visit. Day Line ticket to West Point via Newburg at season price.
The President may drop the House from Cuba reciprocity talks and seek a direct treaty with President Palma. A two thirds Senate vote would be needed, with beet sugar advocates claiming GOP support and possible Democratic backing. Leaders fear a treaty would derail current legislation and adjournment timing is tight.
Washington reports several Senators with knowledge of Senate business predict adjournment by July 1. One advocate of Cuba reciprocity says an agreement is essential or the Senate should leave by the first. if an accord is reached a bill can pass by that date.
Anthony Comstock spotted a craps game in the American Tract Society Building across Nassau Street. Police surveillance confirmed the activity. dice seized and 40 cents found in the pot. No arrests, but players warned to stop gambling in sight of Comstock.
The proposed revision failed by 9 220 in a light turnout with 11 013 in favor and 20 235 against. Sixty five of 168 towns backed the measure while ninety five opposed it. New Haven Hartford Waterbury Bridgeport New London Danbury showed strong defeats. The old system gave towns uneven House representation. a compromise would have added representation but was rejected. A new reform document now looms.
Mrs. Lottie Cuhn, sixty, of Brooklyn, was knocked down by a Putnam avenue electric car at the Manhattan terminal of the Brooklyn Bridge. She escaped serious injury after a severe shock, while Mary Bloom, with a baby, was dragged fifteen feet as she rushed to aid. The women, crossing tracks to reach a car on the inner loop, did not see the approaching vehicle.
Washington dispatch reports the President’s Cuban policy perilous as Sugar Trust influence grows in Congress. Beet sugar ring funds conflict with reciprocity aims, while supporters fear a decisive Senate test may determine the policy’s fate.
A Wednesday party caucus will focus on Cuba policy with the Spooner five year reciprocity bill. Boxers shift positions, weighing repeal, House bill, or a new treaty approach as Republican leaders plan to present a unified Spooner substitute to the caucus. The administration backs full reciprocity with liberal tariff cuts, while fears persist that if forty five of fifty four Republicans oppose the bill the issue may be dropped this session.
The Colorado Special offers a luxurious return fare of 35 dollars departing Chicago at 4 30 p m. Travelers go to Denver via Chicago and North Western, with Pacific Bus offices at 287 and 461. The service promises a single overnight journey from Chicago to Denver.
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