Mine Disputes and Evictions Highlight 1900 Strike Hearings
The hearing covers Markle & Co. layoffs and reemployment refusals at Jeddo mines, evictions, and the mine doctor charges. Witnesses discuss powder costs, wage raises, and powder price cuts affecting miners on strike era terms, with Judge Gray guiding testimony and involving officials and a veteran miner's practical explanation.
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Torrey
Reynolds
Henry Shovelin
Jeddo
Markle & Co
Watkins
Darrew
Gray
Vorrey
Dle
Shovelin
Ar. McChirihy
Judge Gray
President Crawford
People’s Coal Company
Crawford
Gallagher
Markles
Swamp Root Trusts Kidney Cure Ad From Scranton Ad
A testimonial letters claim Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root cured kidney disease stomach pains and female ailments after doctors failed. It promotes free sample bottles and urges readers to mention The Scranton Tribune. The ad cites Binghamton New York address and offers fifty cent and one dollar bottles.
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Kilmer & CO
Binglumtoy
Oleo
Afl
Dr. Wihner & Co
Binghamton, N
Scranton Tribune
Miners' family groceries rise amid wages debate at hearing
The record notes cost estimates for a five person miner family, showing a 1900 order at 17.01 dollars rising to 22 dollars by 1902 with a 30 percent increase since 1900. Testimony by retailers and Armour & Co cited higher meat and staple prices, while locals described evictions and rent threats tied to Markle & Co after mine disputes.
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Gallagher
Faminer
Fle
Crawford
McCarthy
J. W. Rittenhouse
Retail Grocers’ Association
John J. Murphy
Murphy
Wittess
Rittenhouge
Valle Cus
Retailers' Association
Alores
Burns
Tribune Plans Book Edition Of Anthracite Inquiry Reports
The Tribune will publish a convenient book compiling daily testimony and arguments from the Anthracite Strike Commission. The volume, about several hundred pages, will be eight by eleven inches and sold for $1. Orders should be sent now as supplies may run out.
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Anthracite Strike Commission
The
Tribune
the Tribune
Local railroad board makeshift schedule listed with many names
A fragmented transcript shows a make-up of the D. L. & W. board for today and Tuesday with numerous names, times, and notes. Mentions DEG Eats Eastop Larkli Tom Akcourty Middities Singer Stevens Kingsley Cormody Rowe Gordon Wallace Burkhirt Ringlehb Bisting Mulg len Dutton Gibley Doherty Frounfelker Chan algar Golden Thowpsom Nilo Morane Mice Dotuiell Murphy Magovern Gaffney Lon Lord Munsters Ruehford Joh Gahagan View and other entries. The piece notes a conductors meet and a run for Joho Macque.
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Eastop
Larkli
Tom
Akcourty
Middities
Rowe
Gordon
Wallace
A. m
Burkhirt
Ringlehb
UW A
Bisting
Hoon
Kuegs
P m
Mulglen
Dutton
Fitsgerald
Gibley
Ff m
Doherty
Sumpine
Frounfelker
Wel
Chanalgar
Nilo
Thowpsom Lemeth
Ji Nim
Hiwingign
Pinher—tsu
Widner Iwest
Morane
Murphy Cematy
Marthiolomew
Gaffney
Stan Lon
Xtras
Munsters
Ruehford
Igtou
Joh Gahagan
Halletead
AL J. Vighe
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Markle @ Co
Joint Arbitration Committee
Paul Dunleavy
Joddo
Markle
Jacobs Anld
Paul
Medicine and Nurses
Clark
Caan
Egger
Pete
California
Californina
Newbee Bourkie
Gertrude Warner Scott
Ertende Warnes Sette
Vinton
Toyou
Quart Co
Burs
John G. Hughes
Armour & Co
Mer. Murphy
Tve
Witchess
Teddy Stoogevelk
Triste
Burne
Wilton
Alves
Anna Chipple
May Roma
Markle & Wo
Charles Helferty
Markle &O
Mr. Rittenhouse
Howe Seekers
Dow
Denis Ceee
Joyce Stores
Buna
Joyce’s
Ponte Ap
Meldrum, Scott & CO
Wyonins Avenue
Pilsner
Ees
Scranton
Kern
Gunster &Forsyth
L. & W. Board
D. L. & W. Board
Turbday, di
NEW York Hotels
New York
23Rd St
4Th Ave
Hous
Batty
Batt
W. H. Parke
Westminster Hotel
Sixteenth St
Ieing Place
T. Thompson
Wanamakers
Siegel Coopers Big Store
B'way
Aoney
Albert New York
Lth
University PL
Broadway
Bauer Rooms
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