09 Nov 1903
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1903
Page
1
Labor action spreads as miners in Colorado halt work statewide prompting clashes with authorities. Organizers say stoppage aims to pressure for higher wages and improved safety standards while unions warn of potential shortages.
Colorado National Guard in readiness as miners refuse to obey the eight hour demand. Dispatches report extended strike actions across Colorado fielding including Las Animas and Trinidad. Banks and mines suspend operations. Colorado Fuel and Iron camps idle. armed guards at Hastings and Delaga. Main executive board warns funds are insufficient to sustain the strike.
Reported to involve ten thousand miners nationwide. States like Utah show satisfaction and disregard for strike orders. Dispatches from Colorado movement indicate wavering support and limited effectiveness amid disrupted communications and uncertain leadership.
A motion to quash an indictment against Mullins is filed in relation to fuel tax or fuel supply charges. The filing seeks to dismiss or invalidate the indictment on legal grounds. Further court action is anticipated as judges review the motion.
Rome reports a secret consistory held today with no American cardinals present as archbishops were appointed including Teaus Te in Plavana and others. A separate briefing notes a cabinet minister Rosanne committed suicide amid corruption charges voiced by Socialists. Justice proceedings in a local court described jury selection challenges and indictments for theft and larceny. An emperor William II operation was noted as performed yesterday.
The Fifty-eighth Congress convenes in extraordinary session in Washington with the largest membership in history. The day centers on welcomes, the election of Cannon as speaker, swearing in, and openings while minimal business is transacted.
At the Mine Workers of America headquarters in Indianapolis the union says about one fourth of district workers belong to the union yet all intend to strike. The American Federation of Labor meets in Boston with 500 delegates and John Mitchell among them to discuss eight hour work day child labor and the Miller case from Washington.
The page reports cattle and wool prices across major markets including Chicago, St Louis, and Kansas City with details on cattle prices, steers, cows, calves, and sheep. It lists Chicago grain quotes for wheat corn and fats futures, plus New York money market rates and top industrials like United States Steel and Union Pacific.
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