Coal Strike Conference Moves to End Strike
Harrisburg reports say Governor Stone may deploy the entire National Guard to coal regions as officials negotiate. President Roosevelt aides and cabinet members including Root Moody Knox and Payne attend a White House conference with reticence on results. Mitchell and Philadelphia measures are discussed while unions seek an end to the strike.
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Harrisburg
Elliott
State National Guard
Philadelphia
State Arsenal
Richardson
Executive Mansion
Stone
National Guard
Neval Stewart
Washington
White House
Root
Navy
Moody
Knox
Payne
Carroll D. Wright
United States Commissioner of Labor
Columbia University Seeks Ten Million For Lands And Buildings
New York Oct 6 In an annual report President Butler states Columbia University lacks adequate grounds and funds. Ten million dollars are needed to buy lands erect buildings and meet general needs. The present debt stands at 3 million with about 100000 in annual interest. The university values its property at about 21.3 million and anticipates no relief from coal operators, seeking relief from other sources.
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New York
Butler
Columbia University
Presidents options in coal strike appeal and statesmen roles
The piece outlines possible actions by the president to appeal to Congress and urge Pennsylvania's legislature to investigate miners' grievances, conditioned on the miners returning to work. It notes no constitutional method promising relief via force exists and summarizes a recent White House conference to finalize plans with Governor Stone and miners' leaders, plus reactions from Wilkes-Barre and Detroit.
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Congress
Legislative Branch
Ston
Pennsylvania
Mitchell
Miners’ Organization
Stone
Cortelyou
Wilkesbarre
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Wright
Detroit
Maybury
Smith
Maryland
Durbin
Indiana
Business Men's Association
Washington
Lafollette
Wisconsin
Proposal to Attack the Coal Railways by Law Extra Session
Philadelphia report notes a plan for courts to halt the anthracite strike by actions against coal railways alleged to mine or manufacture for transport, in violation of Pennsylvania’s constitution which restricts incorporated common carriers to transportation. Chicago dispatch adds that 6000 Illinois citizens urged President Roosevelt to convene an extra session to prevent coal fuming, proposing a legal measure.
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Congress
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Troosevelt
Dreyfus in Funeral Procession for Zola in Paris
Remains of Emile Zola laid to rest at Montmartre with simple ceremonies attended by workingmen. Captain Dreyfus marched in the cortege but went largely unseen by the crowd, while Mme Dreyfus and her father followed behind. Guards and infantry lined the route as officers paid respects to a Legion of Honor recipient.
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Paris
Emile Zola
Zola
Dreyfus
Police
Mme. Dreyfus
Temps
Mme. Zola
la Lance
Alsace
Gerigan Reichstag
M. Monod
Institute
Ponce
Rue de Bruxelles
Mont Martre
Poli
Legion of Honor
Senator Mason Handles Temporary Receiver Appointment
A report from Boston on October 6 notes Senator Mason overseeing the appointment of a temporary receiver for the struck entity. In Essex club remarks Lodge endorses the president’s conference and opposes critics while supporting the trust stance. In Toledo a large coal strike meeting features Father O Connell approving but adding conditions tied to divine appointment and mine control. Milwaukee reports Wisconsin’s House delegation wiring Roosevelt to endorse his coal strike actions and pledging support for settlement.
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Boston
Henry Cabot Lodge
Essex Club
Toledo
Father O'Connell
Baer
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
National House of Representatives
J. H. Davidson
Roosevelt
President to be spared another operation
Washington doctors report President improving and in satisfactory condition after a medical checkup. Drs Rixey and O Reilly said no further operation will be necessary.
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Washington
Big Bank Robbery S sought in Paris bonds and political candidate
Paris reports a major bank robbery with a request to locate 150000 dollars in French government bonds. In Denver, J C Provost of Teller county is chosen as Socialist candidate for governor replacing Edward Boyce, former Western Federation of Miners president who declined the nomination.
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Paris
New York
Titus
Denver
J. C. Provost
Teller County
Edward Boyce
Western Federation of Miners
Oxford to Honor White at Hadlean Library Tercentenary
Ambassador White receives official notification that Oxford will award him the degree of Doctor of Civil Law during the Hadlean library Tercentenary celebration. In Burlington Ia the Henderkhott murder case ends in a manslaughter verdict. The jury found Hendershott killed Dr. Rent in the county jail where prisoners are held.
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Oxford
White
Berlin
Hadlean Library
Burlington
Henderkhott
Hendershott
Dr. Rent
Usual Mishaps from Football
Sioux City left half Orville Taylor was seriously and possibly fatally injured in a football game between Sioux City and Onawa High Schools. Glenn Hunter, 12, was injured probably fatally in a school teams game in Des Moines. Benjamin Thompson, 23, of Martinsburg West Virginia, was fatally injured in a football contest in Hagerstown Maryland as skull fracture occurred in a Saturday scrimmage.
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Sioux City, Ta
Orvillle Taylor
Sioux City
Onawa
Taylor
Des Moines
Glenn Hunter
Hagerstown
Benjamin Thompson
Martinsburg
W. V
Thompson
Old Man Burned to Death in Brush Fire
Andrew Hongala, an aged Finlander living near Oskar in Houghton County, died Saturday while clearing new ground. He lit fires on two brush piles, left to dinner, and was found between the flames with all clothing burned off. He died before help arrived, likely from clothing catching fire as he attempted to stamp out the blaze.
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Houghton, Mich
Andrew Hongala
Oskar
Mob from Eagle Lake Hangs Duncan in Texas Jail
In Columbus Texas on October 6 a mob from Eagle Lake removed Att Duncan a Black man from the county jail and hanged him after Duncan improperly clad earlier that night entered the Eagle Lake telephone office where the night operator Lena Harris was alone. Authorities had moved him by freight train to prevent lynching but about 100 Eagle Lake men arrived early Saturday and, reinforced during the day, finally acted just before midnight.
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Columbus
Tex
Eagle Lake
Att Duncan
Duncan
Lena Harris
Rescued from Lake Grave A G Morey Crew Saved
Chicago Oct 6 The A G Morey schooner crew clung to their water logged cabin for fifteen hours as seas rose around them. Kenosha lifesaving crew rescued them and brought the Chicago men ashore half dead from exposure. The crew consisted of Captain John Hansen and mates Chris Peterson, Chris Larsen, Andrew Sorensen, Thomas Stapleton, and Fred Jensen.
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Chicago
A. G. Morey
Kenosha Ife
John Hansen
Chris Peterson
Chris Larsen
Andrew Sorensen
Thomas Stapleton
Fred Jensen
Wolfe Declared Guilty in Beardstown Mission Case
At Illinois conference session Rev. J B Wolfe former Beardstown pastor was found guilty on all charges of immoral conduct with women. The court imposed expulsion from ministry and church membership and his appeal will go to the judicial conference meeting in Quincy next. Also reported are a pensioner wandering away and dying near Bay City and a saloon shooting in Nevada, plus a London shipbuilding slowdown costing 1,200 jobs.
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Danville
Mls
Illinois
M. EB
J. B. Wolfe
Beardstown
Wolfe
Judicial Conference
Quincy
Cruelty to Convicts Shocks Illinois Penitentiary
Chester Illinois October 6 reports detail alleged systematic cruelty at the southern Illinois penitentiary. Former keeper R J Wilson resigned rather than enforce punishments. Convicts J Reardon and G Rose cut off fingers to protest brutal labor demands. Warden Mack Tanner and staff deny outside reports as sensational.
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Chester
R. J. Wilson
Southern Illinois Penitentiary
Wilson
Mack Tanner
Ilinois Penitentiary
Welcome to General Booth visits New York harbor
General William Booth of the Salvation Army sails into New York where a flotilla of twelve chartered steamers carries Salvation Army members to greet him. He states his intent to consolidate and expand the army and asserts reforms prove effective against criminal vice with low-cost methods.
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New York
William Booth
Salvation Army
Philadelphia
England
Salvation
Great Army
Son of Bishop Hartzell Weds Quietly in Chicago
In Chicago on October 6 Mr and Mrs Robert Culver Hartzell arrived after a secret Cincinnati marriage the previous Saturday. They breakfasted at Hyde Park hotel with the groom's parents Bishop and Mrs C Hartzell. The bride Miss Helen Cowen 21 niece of Gen Bo R Cowen Cincinnati. The couple, engaged for over a year, chose a quiet ceremony to avoid a public wedding.
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Chicago
Robert Culver Hartzell
Cincinnati
Hyde Park Hotel
Bishop
C. Hartzell
Hartzell
Methodist Book Concern
Helen Cowen
Bo R. Cowen
Ohio
Miss Cowen
Mr. Hartzell
Conviction of a Briber in Missouri Case
Robert McClure Snyder was found guilty of bribery in a Missouri criminal court after a week long trial. He received a five year term in the state penitentiary with an appeal bond set at 25,000 by attorneys Henry Priest and Morton Jourdan, who argued the statute of limitations and residency as key issues. The case marked the first bribery conviction in the proceedings.
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St. Louis
Robert McClure Snyder
State Penitentiary
Henry Priest
Morton Jourdan
Snyder
Missouri
Convict in Nebraska Penitentiary Identified as Desperado Thompson
Lincoln Oct 6 The convict under the name Charles Joy at the Nebraska penitentiary is identified by James E Rogers of Ontario and Albert E Jarvis of Toronto as Robert Thompson a desperado long sought by Canadian authorities They filed papers seeking extradition to Canada Thompson's Nebraska sentence ends next month and Canada alleges burglary as the basis for extradition while accusing him of more serious crimes
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Lincoln, Neb
Nebraska Penitentiary
Charles Joy
James E. Rogers
Criminal Investigation Department of
Ontario
Canada
Albert E. Jarvis
Toronto
Robert Thompson
Washington
Thompson
Nebraska
Lutherans Must Choose Between Church and Foresters
Milwaukee Oct 6 Twelve male members of the Evangelical Lutheran church on Cramer and Thomas streets have been ordered by their pastor Rev Otto Hagedorn to withdraw from the church or the Independent Order of Foresters. The men, mostly middle aged, have held Foresters insurance for eight to ten years and insist they cannot drop their policies. If required to leave the Foresters to stay in the church they would have to surrender their insurance rights.
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Foresters
Pastor Hagedorn
Milwaukee
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Cramer
Thomas Streets
Otto Hagedorn
Order of Foresters
Irrigation Congress Opens in Colorado Springs
The eighth national irrigation congress opened in Colorado Springs this afternoon with President Roosevelt sending a congratulatory message and cordial sympathy.
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Irrigation Congress
Colorado Springs
Col
Wth National Irrigation Congress
Roosevelt
Grand Army of the Republic Opens 36th Encampment in Washington
Veterans converge on Washington for the 36th G A R encampment with ideal weather. An automobile parade, Potomac regatta toward Camp Roosevelt, a monster campfire, and a fireworks display mark opening day amid lavish city decorations.
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Washington, D. C
Grand Army of the Republic
Potomac
Camp Roosevelt
Convention Hall
Lady Henry Somerset Arrives in New York From London
Lady Henry Somerset arrives in New York today as president of the World's WCTU, arriving from London to lead temperance efforts in America.
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Lady Henry Somerset
American Shores
New York
Woman's Christian Temperance UN
London
Prominent Chinaman Lim Kun Yi Dies in Shanghai
Lim Kun Yi, renowned man from Nanking, has died in Shanghai. The noted Chinese enlightener was widely recognized for his scholarly work and influence in modern China.
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Shanghai
Lim Kun Yi
Nanking
Chi
McMurtry Receives Tiffany Punch Bowl in Vandergrift Gala
Pittsburgh story reports President George G. McMurtry of American Sheet Steel Company visiting Vandergrift to a large steel plant event. Workers presented a Tiffany punch bowl, and McMurtry pledged to fund pipe organs for all local churches, prompting a valley wide celebration.
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Pittsburg
George G. McMurtry
American Sheet Steel Company
Vandergrift
Tiffany
F. W. Pargeny
Kiskiminetas Valley
McMurtry
Reform
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