Children Work All Night At Coal Mines Probe
Scranton dispatch December 16 reports the Strike Commission chaired by Judge Gray heard testimony from two young girls who worked all night. The miners presented John C. Haddock of Plymouth Coal Company who detailed mine operations near Wilkes Barre and the company receivership. He explained mining tonnage and waste practices with coal prices cited as 11 to 12.9 a ton paid by New York middlemen.
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SCRANTON
Con
Gray
commonwealth
Peanaymnin
John C. Haddock
Wilckenbarre
Plymouth Coal Company
Haddock
Darrow
coa
Wilkesbarre
Maddock
New York
Italy joins allies in Venezuela dispute arbitration offer
Italian Ambassador conferred with Secretary Hay seeking Bowen as charge d affaires in Venezuela. Bowen’s proposal to arbitrate reaches Venezuela for approval. Britain and Germany discuss Venezuelan issue with no decisive outcome as rival powers weigh coercive measures and blockade rules. High level notes from London and Berlin indicate cautious moves toward pacific settlement amid telegrams to US ambassadors.
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WASHINGTON
State Department
Hay
Italy
Venezuela
Bowen
secertary
Germany
Great Britain
Europe
Hall oday
London
Berlin
Rome
Coal Barges Sink in the Ohio River Floods Rise
News report from Cincinnati and Columbus detailing Ohio river floods. Twelve foot rise in twenty four hours, eighty coal barges swept from moorings and many sunk, one missing. Loss estimated at 350000. Gallipolis notes river rising four inches toward flood stage, roads submerged. West Virginia floods feared as tributaries rise and timber worth a million dollars floats downstream.
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Ohio
COLUMBUS
Gallipolis
Ohio river
JRT
Portsmouth
Kanawha
HUNTINGTON
W. V
West Virginia
Old Pioneer Murder in Aspen Under Investigation
Aspen, December 16. District Attorney Gray opened an inquiry into the murder of Jas Coutts, a 73 year old Aspen pioneer, found dead last night in Owen Thoma hay grain and coal shed. A deep head wound, likely from an axe or hay hook, led to the arrest of seventy year old Thom on suspicion of killing Coutts, from whom he had borrowed over $700 years ago.
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ASPEN
Colo
Gray
Jas Coutts
Owen Thom
Coutt
Thom
Coutts
Wealthy Fay figures new land company in New Jersey
Fay Fruit Company president B H Fay and partners form Red Lands Highlands Orange Land Company in New Jersey with 4 5 million capital including 1 8 million preferred and 3 million common stock. Fay says no trust and cites aim to unite eastern and California interests. In Montana Mrs W Clark Jr reports birth of a son two weeks ago and is listed as very low with Denver specialist summoned.
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LOS ANGELES
Cal
B. H. Fay
Fay Fruit Company
F J Harrigan
Redlands Highlands Orange Land Company
New Jersey
Fay
California
BUTTE
Mont
W oA Clark, Jr
Clark
bos
Denver
Fragmented Gift List Referencing Silk Goods and Accessories
A garbled catalog style note lists items such as silk handkerchiefs gloves plain linen handkerchiefs fancy socks fancy dress shirts and underwear. Mentions Christmas styles and generic terms like knitted items and robes in a disordered string of words. No clear event or person available.
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Nick
Wreck on Alabama Great Southern Trains Kills Few Passengers
Broken track wrecks a passenger train two miles south of Moundville Alabama on December 16. Officials say wreck caused by saboteurs removed rail near a trestle. Engineer Yarkin saw the rail too late. locomotive left the track, toppled the trestle, and fell into a creek. Mail clerks Kelly and Riggs injured. Dur the fireman also hurt. two coaches and baggage cars wrecked. few passengers onboard. Bulgarian border clashes report 24 Macedonian workers killed near Dubnitza.
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BIRMINGHAM
New Orleans
Great Southern
Moundville
yarkin
Kelly and Riggs
Cuban Treaty Cuts Exports as Washington Receives Pact
Washington learns that a Cuba-US treaty reduces tariff charges on Cuban goods by twenty percent and imposes heavy cuts on American exports to Cuba. The Havina signed document was delivered to Secretary Hay by General Biss after arrival from Havana. Market news notes December wheat closing lower and Chicago grains slipping on weakening cables and favorable northwest weather. Cold, cloudy, with colder temps tonight and Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON
Decempe
Biss
Hayna
Squires
Cuba
Washngton
Secretiny Hay
Havina
United States
Tuba
cHIcAGO
Laura Biggar Trial Over Conspiracy Charge Begins
December 16 report from Freehold states Laura Biggar, Dr Charles Hendricks, and former Justice of the Peace Samuel Stanton faced a conspiracy charge to secure the estate of the late Henry I Bennett of Farmingdale. A jury was seated without issue as Miss Biggar sought to plead not guilty but was denied.
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FREEHOLD
Laura Biggar
Charles Hendricks
Samuel Stanton
Henry I Bennett
Farmingdale
Miss Beggar
Lana Bennett
Postoffice Robbed at Granville in Dynamite Heist
Two or more men dynamited the Granville post office safe early December 16 and escaped in a stolen vehicle. Postmaster Austin declines to disclose the amount but it is believed to be substantial.
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Postoffice
NDOWARK
Granvillé
Austin
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House of Lords
Lord Lansdowne
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BORLIN
uy Hays
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GRAY, REID & CO Telephone
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CLEATOR
SOROSIS
Nevada
Gent's
ALFRED NELSON
Free Employment Bureau
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Moirocco
R. HERZ & BRO
The
Reno Jewelers
Yoofuede
the J. J. BECKER
Fredericksburg
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RIVERSIDE STUDIO
Virginia St
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Manegeri
Flanigan Warehouse
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