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Newspaper

Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1902

Page

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Arbitration Accepted Amid Miner Strike News in 1902

Reports from Wilkes-Barre Philadelphia and Washington describe miners and operators debating proposed arbitration to end the anthracite strike. Morgan and partner S Raecon test New York. Mitchell signals mixed reactions. union leaders push for settlements while operators seek to end disruptions.

Washingts LO Det Pierpont Morgan Robert S Raecon New York This Mornes

Vienna Surgeon Adolph Lorenz Faces Board Action

Vienna surgeon Adolph Lorenz who traveled to Chicago to operate on Ae Ogden Armour’s daughter has been summoned to answer a charge of practicing medicine without a license. A presidentially appointed commission will decide disputes between coal operators and their unions with a plan to restore daily mining activity. News from Philadelphia and New York covers Morgan, Baer, and Root meetings, with talks of a near settlement and ongoing conferences among coal leaders.

Adolph Lorenz Chicago Adolph Lorens Vienna Ae Ogden Armour State Board of Health Gov. Odell Hope New York Odell Fifth Avenue Govenor Odell J.P. Morgan Baer

South Omaha school board boodlers face $2.50 bribery claim

Detective Captain Baer exposes South Omaha board of education members demanding eight dollars for conscience payments in a bloodless corruption case. Four tenants are arrested as part of the investigation revealing past bribes tied to school house repairs.

Chilcago South Omaha Board of Education Karney Baer Chicago Meserta Baer Nebraska City South Omaha Board of Education Tani

Ships Sink in Storms Off Lake Superior Sinking Aid Sought

Raul Ste Marie Michigan Detachment 44 reports whaleback barge 129 owned by United States Steel sunk in a gale after colliding with steamer Mannatoa on Lake Superior. Crew saved by steamship Ashtabula. A storm threatens crew of another vessel with one captain reported missing. President Baer returns from New York after conference with Cassatt about strike settlement and coal companies.

Raul Ste. Marie Mich United States Steel Corporation Mannatoa Lake Superior Baer New York Yesterelss Mornig DY m Cassatt Isaac Wistar Pennsylvania Ailroad Company Quay Roosevelt Crssatt Haer's Means Company

Striking Coal Regions Report Mixed Resumptions

Reports from Wilkes barre Beranton and Ottumwa detail mixed resumption of coal mine work. Twelve collieries and four washeries began operations, with miners returning and disputes ongoing. In Scranton, four Delaware Valley mines show gains while tensions rise as access to jobs uneven. An assault case in Melrose IA involves Edward Ebert, a farmer’s son, under arrest after police trail.

Wilkesharre Mitchell Feld Beranton Thia Distriet Delaware and Hudson Pennsylvania United Mine Workers Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Scranton North Scranton Onneseenendle Ottumwa Edward Eebert Melrose

Auction of G A R tickets halted by DC court injunction

Washington Oct 14. A District of Columbia equity court judge enjoined 33 ticket brokers from selling Grand Army special excursion tickets issued by Pennlynwicks Southern Baltimore Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads for a Grid Army encampment. Tickets state only original purchasers may use them and any misuse risks forgery charges.

Washington Jaweeping Importanier Iduatioe Magner Equity Court of Distret of Columbia Selline Pennaytynnix Southern

Rioting and shootings flare at political meetings

Reports from western Latin America describe Sunday clashes at several towns including Guayana where Republicans clashed with Federals. Three prominent Republicans were attacked, one leader Ramaguers wounded, and San Fox killed. Federals fired back, with multiple injuries and no solid casualty tally.

Latin America San Juan Nnd Guayana Ramaguers Thins Sanfox Republicat Ramancner Bayam Hatukat

Cupid and the Bailiffs Involve Matrimonial Delay

Fragmented clippings report a court bailiff delaying a wedding by serving jury notice at the clerk window. A judge held the groom in contempt, keeping him past the wedding date amid calls for exemptions until after the honeymoon. Separate notes recount a man in Ormmwa shooting at family members, then himself, and a Warsaw Bremen worker killed leaping from a train cab.

Dixon Lee County Cupid

Payne attends wedding in Milwaukee for nephew

Milwaukee October 14 Varied report states Payne the Vextmaster General arrived in Milwaukee and will stay until Thursday to attend the wedding of his nephew Winfield Cameron and Miss Julie Creer the ceremony set for tomorrow The note ends with a quotation about tears and eternity from De Maistre.

Payne Milwaukee Winfield Cameron Julie Creer

Two More Victims as Aeronaut Bradley Is Dead

An air balloon accident near Va n Ghined, a suburb of the city, killed De Bradley and his companion Morin on a trial flight. The balloon rose to 300 400 feet, engines failed, wire ropes broke, and the car fell to the ground, crushing and fatally injuring the two men. Eyewitness accounts describe the car separating from the balloon as torn wires gave way, with De Bradley and Morin crushed but not entirely dismembered before help arrived.

M. de Bradsky Vaughined TeHeAt de Brady Iteradilly Pantin de Bradsky Morin Amit Aeronauta S& Denis Marts Hragilian Aermant M. M. Marin M. Morse

Airship disaster marks end of De Brodsky ascent

The draft account details the departure of Hungarian Baron De Bradsky aboard an experimental airship. A sudden wind veered the craft off course and it vanished near Paris, with only the inflated envelope drifting back over the city. De Bradsky, 36, a diplomat, left a widow and three children. Subsequent report notes the Stationary Firemen’s Meet at Fort Wayne closing with officer elections.

de Brodsky Werenants de Bradsky Church of de Bradeky Morin Seaves

Yates Welcomes the Daughters of the American Ke

Springfield 1M Der 14 Gov Yates welcomed 200 delegates after the state Dwibiers of the American Ke here today. Officers revealed the organization thriving. officers elected this afternoon reported the flourishing condition.

Springfield Der Yates

County Building Dedication in Detroit Prominent Guests Attend

Detroit witnesses the dedication of Wayne County's new 2.2 million dollar county building at Cadillac Square. Circuit Judge Robert B. Frazer and James O. Pound presided as officials accepted the structure. Speakers included Henry B. Brown, Horace H. Lurton, and James L. Blair, with jurists from across the United States and Canada in attendance.

Detroit Det. H Wayne County United States Canada Detroit Har Association City Hall Proveasion Cadillac Square Robert B. Frazer James 0. Pound Dentroit Low Burt Boand County Auditors Deu M. Dickinson Genveal HM. Dutfield Mae Henry B. Brown Supreme Court of the United States Horace H. Lurton United States Circuit Court of Appeals Af Nashville, Tenn James L. Blair St. Louis

Omaha jail case and assorted notices from Oct

In Council Bluffs, Otto Ther man, ex general manager of American Casualty Co, Denver, faces fraud charges tied to insurance schemes using alias names and forged signatures. Also reported: death of James T. MacLaren, Crimean veteran, in Salt Lake City at 62. Mrs Byrnes in Des Moines poised to inherit nearly 40,000. Fort Scott man dies after exposure. first snow in Minneapolis signals early winter. assorted social quips and jokes fill the page.

Omaha Baleklawa Salt Lake City Daimes MacLaren Crimea Light Brigade Balskinva Dot Moines Mers Mamie Byry Tewess Des Moines

Venezuela Cavite Battle Report From La Victoria

Willemstad Oct 14 Venezuela forces under President Castro clash with revolutionaries at La Victoria near Coroas. Commanders Myndona Peratoza and al turning point with heavy losses on both sides. Caracas encircled, two hours of reform, and a schooner sunk as fighting rages across Bulbon. The U.S. envoy considers a pause to arrange peace talks amid regional turmoil.

Willemstad Venezueli Correas Isinu Caraena New la Victoria Castel Venezuela Ffreen Wuns Mates Myndona Peratoza Valencis Victoria Castro Coracon Signin Core Bulvon Newry Goysbo Caracas San Domingo Port My Prins United States Mawel

Mexico Must Pay 1 820 000 To The United States The Magic

Arbitina Hanecourt in the Pious fund condemned Mexico Amoule for Naking Powder. Omaha reports Arthur Moran and three children aged 7 and 11 poisoned by cakes flavored with a harmful substance. Two younger children in critical condition. oldest child and father likely to recover. Cudahy Leasing oil lands. company to invest 2 000 000 in Osage and Cherokee Nation properties. Death of prominent New York physician Dr Elvira Stanler aged two years?

Mexico United States Amoule Omaha Arthur Moran Cudahy Guturle O. T Michael Cudahy Cudahy Packing Company Oweso, N Elvira Stanler New York State Coldwater Alich University of Michigan

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