Wright Added to Tribunal and Arbitration Fine
President Roosevelt announced the designation of Commissioner of Labor Wright as an additional member of the arbitration commission while he continues as recorder. The coal strike commission met at the White House to receive instructions and organize for business with Judge Gray elected president and Edward A. Mosely and Charles P. Neill named as assistant recorders.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wright
Arbitration Commission
Coal Strike Commission
White House
Maui
Gray
E. Er. Clark
General Wilson
Wilson
Mitchell
Edward A. Mosely
Charles P. Neill
Carroll D. Wright
Interior Department
Anthracite Coal Commission Opens In Wright Office
Photographs were taken of the commissioners including a group shot and individual poses. Judge George Gray was elected president. The board adopted the name The Anthracite Coal Commission and began routine work. Counsel for operators and miners were allowed to participate in the investigation.
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Wright
E Commission
George Gray
Anthracite Coal Commission
Guilty verdict in Masonic Temple tax case
In Chicago on October 25 the jury found Luke Wheeler and Captain Williams guilty. Wheeler received a $5500 fine and two years in prison, while Williams was fined $1500 and jailed six months.
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Chicago
Masonic Temple
Luke Wheeler
Capt
Williams
Wheeler
Wilson Sees Cattle Show and Angora Talk in KC
Kansas City Oct 25 James H Wilson secretary of agriculture toured the cattle exhibit declaring the show a premier school for stock breeders He praised beef development through such exhibitions and urged cattlemen to support these events He also addressed Angora goat headquarters noting a market for Angora wool and an American Angora industry destined to stay.
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Kansas City
James H. Wilson
City
Wilson
Germs Examined In Illinois And Indiana Crops
Professor F M Webster of the U S Department of Agriculture completes a thorough survey of wheat and grasslands in Illinois and Indiana to combat rusts and germs. He reports southern Illinois and southwestern Indiana show fewer destructive germs due to crop diversity and grain rotation. A departmental bulletin will publish full results.
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Carbondale
Ill
F. M. Webster
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Illinois
Indiana
Ilinois
Hawaii in a bad way at Mohonk Lake opinions of men
At Mohonk Lake N Y a Hawaii conference heard Rev Dr Alexander Twombly describe the islands situation as dark and depressing noting hard times from local legislature actions and unwise suffrage He blamed carpet baggers and late arrivals for law and order failures and urged limits on franchise to ensure wise administration A pastor Douglass Birui supported the view citing dangers of ignorant corruptible votes.
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Mohonk Lake
N. Y
Alexander Twombly
Hawaii
Home Rule
United Statesaos
Mr. Twombly
United States
Douglass Birui
Honolulu
Tie
Twomlly
Dark picture of Hawaii's future hinges on Chinese labor
A speaker warned Hawaii faces ruin under current exclusion laws and shrinking native population. He urged limited Chinese labor to run sugar plantations, praising Chinese workers as honest and productive, while noting Porto Ricans and African Americans performed worse. He cited U S occupation improving education in Porto Rico and general benefits from better schooling.
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Hawaii
Ams
New Paltz, N.Y
Prominent Iowa Leader Dies Suddenly in Iowa City
Marshalltown Iowa Oct 2 E H Hibben grand past master of the Iowa Odd Fellows and past grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias dropped dead today of apoplexy. Joliet Mals Oct 25 Mrs C K Daniels aged 70 Bible agent for eleven years for Will and Grundy counties died yesterday of apoplexy.
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Marshalltown
E. H. Hibben
The
Iowa Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Joliet, Mals
C. K. Daniels
Will and Grundy Counties
David City
Neb
Tlarvey Lillie
Lillie
Apportionment Sustained in Illinois Districts
Bloomington dispatch reports the Illinois Supreme Court has sustained the apportionment of congressional and senatorial districts drawn by the last legislature. The Oct. gram from Springfield confirms the ruling in favor of the current map.
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Bloomington
Springfield
Supreme Court
Illinois
Railways Behind In Transportation Facilities Says Weekly Review
New York Oct 25 R G Dur Co s Weekly Review of Trade notes inadequate transport facilities despite heavy railway equipment investments. Coke remains vital to iron and steel, fuel supply lags, and outlook is alarming. Pig iron demand is strong, imports likely to stay high, rails in great demand abroad, structural steel holding firm amid some irregularity in wire rods and weakness in a few lines. Weekly US failures total 282 versus 240 last year, Canada 22.
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New York
R. G. Dur 2 Co
Review of Trade
Germany
United States
Canada
Honors Seem About Even in Poison Trial Report
The Molineux murder case defense gains a point as Emma Miller testifies she did not buy the poison package. A handwriting expert testifies the same hand wrote the package address and letters. Other snippets note a Nebraska murder, a Duluth explorer’s death, a Chicago Board of Trade suit, Joliet floral parade results, a Washington liquor meeting call, and Iowa railway surgeons officers.
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New York
Molineux
Emma Miller
Harry Cornish
Cornish
Barnet
Pigeon with Silver Band Captured in Salem
A cream colored homing pigeon with brown markings was caught in Salem on Wednesday. The leg band reads T. C. 17 775 in silver, identifying the bird's owner or origin.
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Salem
Ind
One Man Stopper Kills Engineer on Northern Pacific
Eastbound train No 2 was held up near Drummond Mont by a robber who shot Engineer Dan O Neill dying at his post The marauder looted the express and mail cars and blew the express safe A search is on with bloodhounds in pursuit and word routing to Deer Lodge for warrants and suspects.
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Pioncer
Duluth
Minn
George R. Stuntz
Stuntz
Mesaba Range
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Missoula
Mont
Northern Pacific
Drummond
Dan O'Neill
En DP
Portland
Coast
O'Niell
Deer Lodge
Bloodhounds Track Suspected Train Robber Across Mountain Trail
A lone gunman robbed a Northern Pacific train near Drummond. Sheriff Prescott led a pursuit with a coroner and bloodhounds aided by Warden Conley. Engineer Ian O’Neill was killed, leaving a wife and five children. A $5,000 reward is posted for the robber dead or alive. The mask left at the scene aided dogs in picking up the eight hour old scent trail.
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Prescott
Ian O'Neill
Northern Pacific
Southern Pacific
Wortland
Ore
Drummond
Conley
Deer Lodge
O'Neill
Chicago Press Club Dedicates Press Building
St Louis October 25 The press building of the Louisiana Purchase exposition was formally dedicated today. Ninety members of the Chicago P club participated in the ceremonies.
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Chicago Press Club
St. Louis
Chicago P. Club
Claim on Sturges Street land sparks tax title notice
Detroit man Schriber seeks to prove tax title on land in Sturgis business district after reviewing old papers, the deed chain described as imperfect and dating back several years. In Springfield, Bishop Abram Grant marries Mrs. Louisa Armstrong, widow of the late Bishop Armstrong, at the home of officiating minister Bishop B W Arnett in Xenia.
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Sturges Sturgis
Mich
Sorge Schriber
Detroit
Springfield
Abram Grant
D. D
Indianapolis
Fourth Episcopal District
American Methodist Episcopal Church
Marriad
Louisa Armstrong
Bishop Armstrong
B. W. Arnett
Xenia
Train Stoner Fatally Hurt at Worden in Illinois
Edwardsville Oct 25 three men stoned the Wabash passenger train No 51 at Worden. One man William Allen was fatally shot and taken to his Staunton home.
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Stoner
Edwardsville
Ill
Worden
William Allen
Staunton
Crank Minister Under Arrest in London Streets
An unconfirmed report in The Sun claims a foreigner was arrested near a riverfront stand with two pounds of powder. George Martin, a clergyman, was remanded at Southwark police court on charges of possessing gun powder with felonious intent. He reportedly opposed stands near St George's church and may be placed in an asylum.
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London
the Sun
George Martin
Southwark
St. George’s Church
Six Women Leap From Fire Linked to Lightning in Grand Rapids
A thunderstorm in Grand Rapids on October 25 caused a lightning strike on the Canal Street house of Mrs. Mat Morrison. Six women escaped in night clothing after all exits were cut off by flames and smoke. Florence Smith suffered severe internal injuries after a forty foot attic leap, Jennie Smith fell unconscious, and Marie Franklin along with Doris Watson jumped from second-story windows. The building, elaborately furnished, is a total wreck.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Mat Morrison
Canal Street
Florence Smith
Jennie Smith
Butterworth Hospital
Marie Franklin
Doris Watson
Sherwell on the stand in Evansville murder case
Evansville Indiana police testimony shows Sherwell detailing his whereabouts the night Mrs. Bailey was murdered on November 11. He claimed to be with his survey crew during his furlough, denied drinking, and said he did not see or know Mrs. Bailey for months. The defense cast him as a credible witness as the trial nears a jury decision. He lived a long life in Michigan afterward, while other regional items note unrelated local events.
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Evansville
Ind
Sherwell
Mrs. Bailey
King Edward and Queen Alexandra Lead Royal London Progress
King Edward and Queen Alexandra began their royal progress through London under threatening skies. The royal party visited Guildhall where diplomats and officials gathered, received city greetings, and heard the common cryer toast the king. A fire at the Guildhall dome was quickly subdued, and the royal couple remained in fine health.
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King Edward
Queen Alexandra
London
Edward
Alexandra
Mader Choate
Gen. Wood
Ts Tonsvea
Mme. Albani
Trafalgar Square
Com
Guildhall
Botha
Delarey
DeWet
Trafalgar
Wilson Installed as Princeton President in 1902
The article reports Woodrow Wilson being inaugurated as the 18th president of Princeton University in Princeton New Jersey with a procession from the university library to Alexander Hall and remarks by Francis Landey Patton and Grover Cleveland. It also notes a Glasgow University rector election and fashion notes on flame colored hose and a short piece on English soap sales in India.
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Princeton
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Alexander Hall
Cleveland
Murphy
Wilson
F. L. Patton
Henry van Dyke
Scarborough
Satterlee
Francis Landey Patton
Grover Cleveland
Vanity
New York
Pittsburg Dispatch
India
Hindustan
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