Strikes Tie Up Two Collieries at Lattimore in Great March
Scranton reports mass march by nearly two thousand strikers and women halting operations at Partlow & Co. collieries in Lattimore. Operators post wage rises of 10 percent and powder price cut to 1.50 per keg, but miners reject proposal. President Mitchell’s decision awaited as union resolves to press for concessions.
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Scranton
Lackawanns
Wyoming Valleys
Mitchell
Anton
Delaware & Hudson Coal Company
Ihs
Pennsylvania Coal Companies
Herikters
Great Maren
Hareltom
Partoe & Co
Sheriff Harvey
Lattimore
Hurteton
Beth A
Lehigh
New York
Ing
Mitchell Low
Wilkestarre
Maxwell
Central Rilroad
New Jersey
Saya
Bir
Mitchell Benew
Strike Clashes Break Out Near Latimer Mines
In Hazelton Pennsylvania on October 6 a labor dispute turned violent as nonunion miners clashed with strikers near the Latimer battleground. Pickets and meetings attempted to deter workers from the Latimer and Beaver Meadow mines, with women among the crowd. A squad of twenty five nonunion miners was stopped near Mellusville en route to the Latimer mines, armed with broomsticks and stones. Continued on Fourth Page.
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Hazelton
Tut
Latthier
Latimner
Beaver Meadow
Mellusville
Mully Wool
Lawthner
Bryan trains through Indiana on antitrust tour
A late campaign report states William Jennings Bryan drew large crowds across Indiana on October 6, 1896, during a daylong tour from Indianapolis to communities including Plainfield Greencastle Anderson Noblesville Arcadia Marion Hartford City Muncie and Richmond. He attacked trusts while labor groups and coal miners listened. audiences ranged from 2,000 to 22,000 with totals near 100,000 in several counties.
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Bryan
Wan
Plainfield
Hendricks County
Greencastle
DePauw University
Bai
Legan
Anderson
Tnd
Get
William J. Bryan
Madison
Delaware
Grant
Blackford
Mr. Bryan
Indiana
Noblesville
Arcadia
T Elwood
American Tinplate Trust
Keeyanse
Marion
North Carolina
Oregon
Hartford City
McKinley
Muncie
New Telegraph Company Incorporated in Jersey
Trenton New Jersey October 6 certificates of incorporation for Exchange Telegraph company filed with secretary of state with authorized capital stock of 5 million dollars. The company aims to acquire by purchase or lease and to operate across the United States as a system of telegraph and telephone wires.
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NEW Telegraph Company Incorporated
Jersey
Trenton
N. J
The
Exchange Telegraph Company
United States
Denial of Bryan silver-pay allegation by Lula Hay
Miss Lula D. Hay of Jacksonville Illinois swore an affidavit denying a Peoria Journal report that William J Bryan accepted a $150000 bribe from Colorado silver interests to back free silver at the Kansas City convention She states she had no such knowledge or statements and had minimal contact with the reporter and no ties to his claim The affidavit was sworn before Judge Owes P Troursos in Jacksonville on October 6 1900
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Jacksonville
Ill
Juiu D. Hay
C. M. Kingman
Delavan
W. J. Bryan
Kansas City
Lula D. Hay
Peoria Journal
William J. Bryan
Mr. Kingman
Mr. Bryan
Mrs. Allen
Lincoln
Neb
Kanasas
Bay View
Mich
Kingman
Chicago
Bloom
Casvossing Bryan
Mr. McKinley
Hanna
Pearis Journal
Bryan
Sve
Colorado
Lene D. Har
Lala D. Hay
P. Troursos
Killuuig
World News in fragments on China and Europe Oct 6
London reports Li Hung Chang travels to Pekin while Salisbury accepts German notes. Dispatches from Berlin and St Petersburg discuss Russian German plans, the Chinese question, and possible punishments. U.S. inquiry partnerships with France and Rockhill work toward a settlement as Boxers and Boxers actions affect Shanghai’s foreign community. A separate note covers a grand jury indicting 66 in Akron.
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London
Li Hung Chang
Tien 'Ain
Pekin
Lord Salisbury
Associated Press
Germany
Berlin
St. Th
Mmene Ji
Foreign Office
Solumon
M. Delcurse
Gértun
Chang
Shanghai
Lokal Anzeiger
Count von Waldersee
Tien-Tsin
Peking
Tien- Tsin
William
Kwang Hsu
England
Donger
Washington
United States
Claude MacDonald
Conger
Rockhill
State Department
Tnquirie
Ehi
Chi
Nore
Toko
Trin
Pork prices soar to 17 per barrel in Chicago trade
Chicago October 6 pork prices jumped to 17 per barrel today after Sir Thomas Lipton’s cornering moves. The close at 17 marks a $4 rise since yesterday morning, surprising conservative dealers and sparking flutter in financial circles as Lipton’s operations attract wide attention.
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Chicago
Thomas Lipton
Roosevelt Campaign Stops in Illinois Tour Highlights
A Roosevelt party led by Governor Roosevelt and Senator Richard Yates visited Dixon and De Kalb with a morning platform appearance and a luncheon at Col Isaac Ellwood's home. Crowds gathered at Normal Park for an afternoon speech despite heavy rain, forcing brief remarks.
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Teddy
Illinois
de Kalb
Richard Yates
Gov
Roosevelt
Dixon
Col
Isaac Ellwood
Gov. Roosevelt
Chicago
Roosavelt
Normal Park
Hannesed
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Vna Powdan Co
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Indianapolis
Taggart
Uncle Sam
AH Sin
Londin
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Tuan
Heror
Ghd
Believos
St. Petersburg
Get Iit
Phe ‘Thines
Formost Stralt
Rurik
China
Mornay Post
Seemsport
Russia
Otto Ciee Akron
Yesterdy
Ben and Boye
Cone Ciman
George Teout
Lipton’s
Chie Ca
Rochester, WY
L. Adler, Bros. & Co
Rochester
N. Y
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