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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1900
Page
1
Mazelton and Philadelphia reports on October 2 indicate a 10 percent wage offer failed to draw strikers back. Vandalism occurred in non-strike areas while several Reading Company mines halted operations. Only four of thirty nine Reading mines remain active, with about 1,600 workers idle at Flower City’s West Bronx colliery.
Reported meeting at Lelish Valley Coal company outlined plans for wage concessions and a 1 percent wage cut across operations. The notice lists nine employees affected and warns of potential further action if demands aren’t met. Names and dates reflect the era’s labor tensions and company response.
Striking miners demand higher wage shares and fair market value for labor. They press for stricter enforcement of mine laws, the right to purchase tools at fair prices, and a wage scale aligned with normal anthracite trade levels. Operators push a 10 percent increase but seek toll and price concessions to protect margins.
Philadelphia Oct 2 The British steamer Eagle Point, which passed Delaware breakwater this morning, reports that at 1 o clock yesterday morning it collided with and sank the British steamer Biela. All hands were taken off the Biela before she went down and the Eagle Point had her bow damaged.
Prince Albert of Belgium, heir presumptive, weds Duchess Elizabeth of Bavaria in Munich. The ceremony linked Belgian succession plans with Bavarian alliance as royal ties deepen.
Fragmented OCR shows a chaotic report with references to General Harrison, political campaigns, meetings, and distant locations. It mentions New Haven returns, Grand Track Railway companies, and various town data, indicating a mid campaign context and evolving political dynamics across states and parties.
Fifty delegates speakers and visitors arrived for the Democratic clubs national convention at Tomlinson hall. Bryan to speak Thursday as Roosevelt’s campaign opens with plans for large crowds and extensive parade preparations across Indiana Minnesota and Nebraska stops noted for speeches by Bryan Roosevelt and other party leaders.
The item reports William Dunton’s elopement with Dot Thurman and a spree funded by 28000 dollars from Union National Bank funds. It covers arrests at Newport News, a court case against Forbes, and Dunton’s confession to deceiving Dottie while spending on a luxury cruise, orchestra, and illegal cash hoard.
News notes from Sept to Oct report Li Hung Chang canceling direct Pekin move and ready to negotiate with Russian minister De Giers in Tien Tsin. Chaffee cites a month to withdraw American troops from China as Paoting Fu expedition delays to Oct 6. Russian gains at Tong Shang and Conger dispatch confirm the Russian legation withdrawal from Pekin.
At 1 o'clock this morning three burglars blew the safe in Elkhart Iowa and took $1000 in cash with valuable papers. They fired a dozen shots at pursuing citizens before escaping as a large posse and the sheriff pursue the thieves.
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