Governor Stone in York Faces Strike Crisis and Talks with Wall Street Figures
York dispatch reports Governor Stone in conference with Wall Street figures including P A Morgan representatives and Walter Steele over the anthracite strike. Officials hint at 10 percent wage increases and arbitration as miners press for settlement. A local audience at First Methodist church heard censure of leadership and call for immediate arbitration routes.
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Stone
Flynn
P. A. B. Widener
Steel Corporation
J. P. Morgan
Thia
Governor Stone
Pennsys
Roosevelt
Reverend Wilson Found Fatally Wounded Wife in Woods
In Genoa West Virginia on September 9 Rev. ie Wilson, an aged minister, cut his wife's throat then fled. He was found this morning behind his home asleep, blood-stained razor in hand. He will likely be committed to an asylum where he preached for 60 years and was widely known.
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Wilson
Dlow
W. Va
Ie Wilson
Genoa
President Roosevelt Speech Interrupted as Secret Service Detains Threats
In Sheville North Carolina twenty thousand gathered to hear President Roosevelt. Secret service agents knocked down a man who came too close to the president, scattering the crowd momentarily. Meanwhile a New Zealand sheep steamer arrived with carcasses deemed unfit for human food and was sent to sea to discard its cargo.
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Roosevelt
WN. C
Elt
Secret Service
Eero
New Zealand
Lonthemutton
Valdez Boom Draws Prospectors to Interior Alaska
A Seattle dispatch reports Valdez Alaska draws attention as prospectors rush to coal and petroleum. The Aleutian region south of Cook Inlet becomes the center of activity with Healey’s venture speeding forward and renewed exploration plans in the Valdez area.
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Valdez
Alaska
Seattle
Aleutian Country
Cook's Inlet
Healey
Kaisers Propose Yacht Club Membership for Royals
Kaiser William and his brother Prince Henry of Germany proposed for membership in the New York Yacht Club in New York on Sept 9 in thanks for American hospitality at Kiel regatta. Catholic Benevolent Legion Begins Albany Session Delegates gather at 9 am headed by a band to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for welcome and an address by Bishop Burke. Business sessions start afternoon with officers to be elected tomorrow.
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Kaiser William
New York Yacht Club
New York
Prince Henry
Germany
Kaiser
Kiel
Catholic Benevolent Legion
Albany
N. Y
Supreme Council
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Burke
Centennial Hall
Franchise Bribery Suspects Four Council Members Jailed
Four members Schnettler Helms Schumacher and Gutke were jailed at noon for failing to post 50000 bonds in a franchise bribery case in St Louis on Sept 9. The grand jury indicates other prominent citizens may also be implicated while nine suspects remain at large as city exits are heavily guarded. The boodlers' combine allegedly used oaths committees and a death penalty to seal their operations.
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St. Louis
Schnettler
Helms
Schumacher
Gutke
Fireman fatally injured as train derails at interlocking switch
Terre Haute Ind Sept 9 The Big Four west bound passenger train crashed through an interlocking switch at full speed demolishing the engine baggage and smoking cars. Fireman Walter Brown was fatally injured and several passengers suffered minor injuries.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Walter Brown
Entombed Miners Rescued After 120 Hours
Three men were rescued alive from Union colliery ruins in Gloucestershire after being entombed about five days. The rescue occurred this morning in London with details confirming the workers survived a long entrapment.
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Gloucestershire
London
Union
Two Crew Drowned as Steam Barge Houghton Sinks at Dock
At Detroit on Sept. 1 the steam barge Houghton sank at the dock, killing Edward Close and William Daniels. Other crew members escaped, with details reported by I L Ray & Co. of Pendleton, Chicago. Market notes from New York and Chicago show a firm wheat market with slight gains and varied close figures across exchanges.
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Dock
Detroit
Houghton
Edward Close
William Daniels
I. L. Ray & Co
Pendleton
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Stock Exchange
New York
Bears
Liverpool
Chicago
St. Paul
Union Pacific
Stees
Eight Hour Law Trial Begins in Ogdensburg Case
A test case of the eight hour law opens with the arrest of Thomas Whalen of Ogdensburg for employing workers ten hours on a $200,000 state normal school project in Dunkirk New York. The AFL instigated protest leads to a trial set for Monday.
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Thomas Whalen
Ogdensburg
State Building
Dunkirk
N. Y
American Federation of Labor
Socialists in the Race for Latah County Seats
Johannes Hansen, county socialist organizer, tours Genesee to organize a socialist club and plans Kendrick and Juliaetta stops. With a full county and legislative ticket except for prosecuting attorney, the party vows a stiff fight. Socialist leaders claim more believers in socialism than Democrats in Latah County.
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Moscow
Idaho
Johannes Hansen
Socialist Party
Genesee
Kendrick
Juliaetta
Latah
White caps in Indiana terrorize Bloomington farmers
In Bloomington Indiana white caps again raid the area whipping farmer Mal Sturgeon and his wife and posting notices on other farmers doors. The incident follows reports of a nearby fire at Bramwell West Virginia where a coal mine blaze prompted a $1000 reward for information identifying the arsonists.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana
Mal Sturgeon
Bramwell
W. Va
Pocahontas Collieries Company
Sensational charges by Spokane gas company
The Spokane Falls Gas Light Company accuses strikers in a signed Chronicle letter of causing the arrest of the assistant manager and engineer and conspiring to cause a catastrophe that could have killed and destroyed many homes.
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Spokane
Spokane Falls Gas Light Company
The
Chronicle Today
Wholesale poisoning hits Derby pork pies
Derby England reports 150 ptomaine poisoning cases from pork pies with many victims in serious condition. New York relates an anniversary feast for California statehood celebrated in the city under the California Society of New York, marking the first notable observance there.
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Derby
England
New York
California
Union of States
California Society of New York
Native Sons of California
New York City
Peace In Venezuela Dispatch Reports National Peace
A telegram from New York dated September 8 reports Venezuela's consul-general Easters forwarding a message from Secretary Castros announcing a fierce battle at Tanaquillo where the combined revolutionary army was defeated, ensuring national peace.
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Venezuela
New York
Easters
Castros
Tanaquillo
Surrender of Agua Dulce Troops Reported
Washington reports Vice-Consul Ehrman says government troops surrendered at Agua Dulce as four revolutionary war vessels head toward the railroad. Colon and Panama situation described as very serious while in Louisville ministers plan a mass meeting to urge Governor Beckwith to stop the McGovern versus Corbett fight on September 22.
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Washington
Ehrman
Panama
State Department
Agua Dulce
Colon
Louisville
McGovern
Young” Corbett
Beckwith
MacGovern Corbett
Catholic Knights of America Hold Welcoming Kentucky Session
In Frankfort Kentucky the Catholic Knights of America state biennial meeting draws delegates from every local branch. The attendance is the largest in state history as high mass was celebrated this morning and convention sessions began with the election of state officers for the next two years.
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Catholic Knights of Kentucky
Frankfort
Catholic Knights of America
State Society
Mill Case Settled at Creditor Meeting
At the creditors meeting of Athena Flouring Mill Company the plant was sold to H. Adame at Judge Fite Gerald's office yesterday. The remark about personal concerns reflects the paper's tongue in cheek style.
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Athena Flouring Mill Company
Fite Gerald
H. ©. Adame
President Roosevelt Speaks at Marshall on Prosperity
President Roosevelt spoke from the platform at Marshall after the presidential train rested at Hot Springs overnight. He briefly thanked the crowd for their presence and congratulated Asheville and Marshall on the country’s prosperity as the train departed at 7 o'clock this morning.
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Marshal
Asheville
N. C
Hot Springs
Marshall
Roosevelt
Inquiry at Pittsfield on death of Secret Officer Craig
In Pittsfield Massachusetts on September 9 inquiry into the death of Secret Officer Craig proceeds before Special Justice Hibbard several witnesses are being examined alone outriders and drivers who rode in the president’s carriage following the accident are under questioning
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Craig
Pittsfield
Mass
Hibbard
Pickled Orientals Sailors Die on Alaskan Barge
Report from Astoria describes two Chinese crewmen aboard vessels near Bristol Bay dying from opium overdoses. One on the barge Harry Morse was preserved in brine aboard salmon barrels after disemboweling, the other on the St Nicholas was buried at sea. The deaths arose during the voyage as the men feared seasickness and sought to avoid white crew involvement in body preparation.
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Alaska
Salmap
Astoria
Harry Morse
Bristol Bay
St. Nicholas
Plan to care for the poor by contract eyed in county
Umatilla county officials weigh cutting costs for the poor by adopting a contract system similar to Washington and neighboring Walla Walla. The county judge and commissioners note annual poor farm expenses have run between six thousand dollars and six thousand dollars plus, prompting an investigation and possible shift to contracted care.
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Umatilla
Washington
Walla Walla County
Pendleton
Dobson Family Notice Delays Wakefield Evening Call
Master Thomas Dobson and his sister Mrs. Margaret Logan Dobson will not appear at five oclock this evening at L Wakefield and Co. The brief notice records a change in attendance for the planned event or engagement.
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Thomas Dobson
Margaret Logan Dobson
L. Wakefield & Co
Banditti in Cuba Pressure for More Troops
Havana dispatch reports Cuban bandits overrunning the island defying rural guards and kidnapping planters and merchants for ransom. General Rodrigues appeals to President Palma for additional troops, claiming the current force is inadequate to curb the robbers.
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Palma
Havana
Roderigues
Kickapoos Decimated by Disease in Oklahoma Territory
Guthrie Sept. 9. Kickapoo Indians once a strong tribe are rapidly decimated by disease since allotment seven years ago. From 280 allottees 80 have died and births do not equal one quarter of the death rate. Harsh winter shelter conditions contribute to the high mortality.
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Guthrie
O. T
North Dakota Women’s Clubs Open Annual Meeting in Devil’s Lake
Delegates to the North Dakota Federation of Women’s Clubs arrived for the annual gathering in Devil’s Lake N D The informal opening occurred today with a welcome program and elaborate musical numbers The real business is set to begin tomorrow forenoon with bodies of delegates arriving and being escorted to quarters
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North Dakota Women's Cluba
Devil's Lake
N. D
North Dakota Federation of Women's Clubs
Disbarment Proceedings Reach Baker City Trial
Old standing disbarment case against Attorney H. C. Eastham moves toward issue after more than a year. Portland attorney Arthur J. Veazie arrived as referee to take testimony and opened court in Harbor City. Eastham is represented by Judge William Smith. Referee Yousie to present findings soon. a declaration anticipated by interested parties.
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Baker City
H. C. Eastham
Arthur JL. Veazie
Portland
Supreme Court
Habor City
Eastham
William Smith
Yousie
Democrat
Asiatic Steamship Company to Enter Oriental Trade
The Journal of Commerce reports a new American Asiatic Steamship Company formed in New York with half a million capital to compete for the China Japan and Philippines trade. William Barclay Parsons is president and Cornelius Vanderbilt a director. A regular service with Asia is planned starting mid October. The firm will build a fleet of merchant vessels.
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Asiatic Steamship Company
New York
Journal of Commerce Today
Pacific Coast
American Asiatic Steamship Company
William Barclay Pareona
Cornelius Vanderbilt
China
Japan
Philippines
Compminy
Cholera Spreading in the Philippines Refutes Hope for Control
In San Francisco on September 9 Captain Southall of the U S Army reports a cholera epidemic in the Philippines beyond American control. He cites a daily death rate of about 100 and says interior pueblos hide deaths, complicating mortality figures. He notes only rain could curb the outbreak.
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Philippines
San Francisco
Southall
United States Army
Buford
Manila
Fining Gamblers in East Long Branch
Five thousand dollars in fines was levied on members of several clubs in Long Branch New Jersey after a raid on alleged gambling dens. William P. Paynes David Johnson and Sam Wm ory of the New York Club paid 2000 each. Phil Daly Jr of the Pennayl Veula Club paid 1000. William H. Hollowell keeper of the Pennsylvania Club restaurant paid 4000. The judge warned that further offenses would bring imprisonment. The Fort’s sentence drew harsh criticism from local officials and supporters of law enforcement.
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Freehold
N. J
Long Ranch
J. Franklin Fort
Wort
William P. Paynes
David Johnson
Sam Wmory
New York
Phil Daly, Jr
Pennayl- Veula
William H. Hollowell
Pennsylvania Club
Long Branch
Alpena & West Michigan Railroad Plan Emerges
A proposed 120 mile Alpena to Charlevoix line below Grand Rapids would pass four towns and farm country. The Alpena & West Michigan company seeks incorporation for 1000 dollars per share, aiming to boost regional connections and farming exports. In Walla Walla, D Shepherd was jailed for alleged theft of a pan of booze and a wagon, after being arrested near Albany.
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Michigan
Grand Rapids
Mid
Alpena
Charlevoiy
Alpena & Wet
Walla Walla
Shepherd
Albany
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Wall Street
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O Ie
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Governe
Steele
Pert
Baer
Morgan
Fhopists
Winister
City of
Big Four Railroad
New York Market
Golden State
Banditti
Cuba
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