President Gompers Warns Federation Over Jurisdiction Clash
At the opening AFL convention in New Orleans Samuel Gompers warned that conflicting jurisdiction claims threaten the federation. He urged opposition to compulsory arbitration and backed eight hour reforms and stricter education tests for immigrants while endorsing anti injunction measures.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor Today
Trade and Labor Assemblies
Tom
Gompers
Kidd
Gompere
Row in the Reichsrat Sparks Session Shutdown
The Vienna Reichsrat adjourned as German and Czech members clashed over whether station names on Bohemian railways should be listed in both languages. The dispute arose during today’s lower house debate and halted proceedings.
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Vienna
Reichsrath
Banquet to Foreigners at Arlington Hotel
Secretary Shaw and dignitaries spoke at a Washington banquet honoring foreign commercial delegates during the New York chamber dedication. The address emphasized commerce spreading intelligence and prudence as keys to international peace and a shift toward universal monetary standards.
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Shaw
Associated Press
Washington
Arlington Hotel
America
New York Chamber of Commerce
Metropolis
Payne
Corbin
Young and Wood
Diplomatic Corps
A. Barton Hepburn
Ambassador Cambon
France
Ambassador Herbert
Great Britain
Prince Pless
Count Quindt
Mr. Hepburn
M. B. Young
Young
Chamber of Commerce
Empire
United States
Chambers of Commerce
Linedergartens
Sam
President Roosevelt Begins Bear Hunt at Smedes Camp
Exclusive wire reports Roosevelt and party reach Smedes Mississippi and don hunting gear for a bear hunt to the camp on the Little Sunflower river. Attendants include Stuyvesant Fish and General Council Dickinson with other notable figures. The party departs by horse and buckboard, bears reported in area, with crowd control arranged and train facilities limited.
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Smedes
Miss
Roosevelt
Little Sunflower River
Memphis
Stuyvesant Fish
Winoils Central
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Smedes Estate
Mr. Fish
Mr. Dickinson
Hoke Collier
Vicksburg
Fish
Ulinais Centra Railway Company
Steamship Arrivals by Enclisive Wire From The Associated Press
Arrivals and sailings reported by wire list ships to and from New York. Vessels named include Preubieli from Hamburg and MaJjestic from Liverpool, with passages to Havre Bremen and Rotterdam, and a liner La Chane jagne en route to Havre.
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Ansociated Press
New York
Preubieliland
Hamburg
Bi Lorulie
Havre
Bremop
Bremen
Rothterndam
Arvived
Rotherdam
Queenstown
MaJjestic
Liverpool
Linard-Passed
Commission to Examine Judge Smith Under Retirement Act
Governor Stone appoints a four member panel to assess the mental and physical condition of Superior Court Judge Peter P. Smith of Scranton. The commission includes Dr. J. W. Shoemaker, Dr. A. G. Bell, and Dr. W. K. Dolan, with Dolan serving as the judge's family physician. Smith’s term ends January 1906 and retirement could yield an annual pension of 3750 dollars.
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Heathiaburg
Stone
Peter P. Smith
Scranton
J. W. Shoemaker
Philadelphia
A. G. Bell
Wilkes-Barre
W. K. Dolan
Smith
Hold-up attempt thwarted on Monon Express near Cyclone
Four men tried to rob the southbound Monon Express at Cyclone early today. The train hit torpedoes but the engineer fired four rounds and caused the doors to open. The four assailants fired back. Gilmnen and passengers escaped. Sheriff Corns and deputies later captured the men who gave names including Charles Johnson James Mack Frank Smith and Haren Gray, all claiming to live in Chichimnatl.
Doukhobors Seek Turkish Settlement Rights
An exclusive wire from The Associated Area reports a petition by the Doukhobors asking the sultan of Turkey for permission to settle within his empire. They seek a location where they can cultivate gardens by their own hands and live under their own rules, without being forced to obey existing laws.
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National Union
Petersburg
Nev
Turkey
Stromboli Volcano Erupts Destroys Homes
The Stromboli volcano off Sicily’s north coast begins a terrible eruption with a towering column of fire and incandescent stones. Many houses on the island are destroyed as lava and ash threaten nearby settlements.
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Rome
Stromboli Island
Sicily
Wages of Pennsylvan ia Railroad Workers Raised
The Pennsylvania Railroad raises wages by 10 percent for all employees east of Pittsburgh and Erie earning under 200 dollars monthly. Effective November 1 1902 the increase affects about 50 000 workers at an estimated monthly cost of 60 dollars per employee, totaling roughly 254000 dollars monthly or 4 250 000 dollars yearly.
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Harrisburg
William MecCaleb
Middle Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Eirie
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Rescue Near Niagara Falls Averts Tragic Suicide
Mrs. Helen Costello of Buffalo was saved from the brink of the American Falls today by state reservation workers. She clung to a submerged log below Goat Island Bridge as John Marshall descended into the swift currents with a rope. He reached her, secured her with a waist rope, and both were pulled to safety. she remains weak but hospital doctors expect recovery. Domestic troubles were cited as the motive.
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Buffalo
Helen Costello
Goat Ishind Bridge
John Marshall
Mob Hangs John Davis in Lewisburg Court Yard
In Lewisburg Tennessee on November 1 a mob of about 60 men hanged John Davis a Black man accused of murdering farmer Robert Adair. Adair was found near his home badly mutilated after pursuing a thief. a rifle stock and bloodied knife matched Davis. Davis was captured after a brief pursuit and brought back but mob action prevented legal process.
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Lewisburg
Tenn
John Davis
Court House Yard
Robert Adair
Adams
Davis
John R. Akris i
Poisoned frog demonstration in trial shocks court
Exclusive wire reports Paul Woodswird on trial for luring two boys, Bryce Jennings and Paul Coffin, to the woods where strochnine caused a death. Professor Marshall of the University of Permasylvania conducted a graphic frog poisoning to illustrate human agony, stunning the court and observers.
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Camden
Paul Woodswird
Bryce Jennings
Paul Coffin
Ami
Marshall
University of Permasylvania
Wistesillyng
Paul Collin
Reading Wages Proposed to Be Adjusted
Exclusive wire reports from The Associated Press state Reading Maulwoy Company plans wage adjustments. President Elvine done Woorhie says the increases align with the territory’s corrected standards. A formal conference and meeting for finalization is expected soon.
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Presa
Philadelpha
Reading Maulwoy Company
Elvinedone Woorhie
Dias Beerate
Uribe
Corbin Colliery to Resume Operations After Strike
After five months idle, the Corbin colliery operated by Robertson & Co will resume work tomorrow in Chamokin Pennsylvania. Three hundred men and boys are to be employed with four hundred more to find work next Monday at the Excelsior colliery, also owned by the same company, ending the strike related idleness.
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Campers
Dabor
Lam
Kentucky
South
Jahbow
Chamokin
Noy
Corbin
Robertson & Co
Excelsior
Boiler Explodes at Steel Plant Wrecks Nine Furnaces
An immense boiler explosion at the American Iron and Steel Manufacturing West works Lebanon on Nov 13 killed four workers and injured about forty others. The blast hurled debris across the yard, damaged nine puddle furnaces, and drew thousands to the scene as hospitals rushed in aid and a temporary shelter hospital processed the injured.
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Lebanon
West Works
American Iron and Steel Manufacturing Company
Jacob Bricker
Bunnyside
Walter Turner
James Hissinger
William Cakes
Puddler
Good Samaritan Hospital
Bea Atlowed
Quiltapahilla Creek
Benjamin Prizer Dead in Phoenixville
B H Priser of Phoenixville a clerk in the Internal Revenue department died suddenly of heart failure today at his residence in Lily City.
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Associated Preas
Hiarrishore
B. H. Priser
Phoenixville
Artelee Department
Lily
Weather Forecast for Friday and Saturday
Frid ay and Saturday likely showers in the eastern area. No high impact details are provided.
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Washington, New
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