Strike Postponed as Conference With Operators Opens in Mine Disputes
In New York on March 25 mine workers and mine owners of the anthracites debated pay, hours, and district scale in a conference arranged by the National Civic Federation. No agreement was reached, but workers agreed to defer a strike. Senator Hanna may call another talks within twenty days. PMID: Mitchell and union leaders pressed for higher pay eight hour day and district scale while operators cited cost and proposed three measures to ease talks.
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Gitchell
New York
National Civic Federation
API
Hanna
Oscar Straus
Frank Duncan
Church Mission House
W. H. Truesdale
Erib. Thomas
George F Baer
Roben Johan
John Mithell
United Mine Workers
Thomas Bu Hois
John Fahy
Thomas Bats
Tras
Eller
Mitchell
Sensation at Central Pennsylvania M E Conference unfolds in Bellefonte
The Swallow trial committee led by Bishop Waldex began sessions in Bellefonte on March 28 and read testimony from the Harrisburg hearing. Dr Swallow faces charges including perjury and defamation against Dr George E Reed, state librarian and Tickingen College president. Committees were formed to probe Swallow’s claims against Rev Martzell and others as a disruption over an altercation involving Rev Moses and Dr Hill.
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Central Pennsylvania
M. E
Bellefonte
Swallow
Waldex
Harrisburg
New York
Tickingen College
Martzell
H. Yocum
Hillis
Moses
Moses A Mar Iey
Conference For Protection
Hill
Mrs. May Fenton Hammes Trial Defense Emphasizes Love
Mount Holly N J March 28 The prosecution in the trial of Mrs May Fenton Hammes accused of murdering her two year old step daughter Gwendolin closed its case and the defense began calling witnesses The prisoner is said to have loved the child as her own and the defense will claim the bruises were from a fall not foul play More than a score of witnesses testified to her good character and treatment of the child
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Mount Holly
N. J
May Fenton Hammes
Gwendolin
Arsair
Reciprocity Deadlock Over Mr Babcock Vote Favors Payne
Washington March 28 Representative Babcock of the ways and means committee met the president at the White House. The committee stood eight to eight between the Payne and Tawney Cuban reciprocity plans with Babcock holding the deciding vote and reported he had been won over to the Payne proposition. In Boston Mrs Sarah Ferris Devlin's will provides fifty thousand dollars to the Catholic University of Washington for a library building or other needed structure per the university's executive officer's view.
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Babcock
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Payne Proposition Library
Catholic University
Boston
Mass
Sarah Ferris Devlin
Catholic University of Washington
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