Eckels Urges Laborers to Back Stable Money Policy
Ex Comptroller James H. Eckels addresses a packed Chicago audience under the Bound Money Business League, opposing Bryanism and the 16 to 1 silver plank. He argues labor and capital share common interests, urges workers to distrust populist threats, and defends bank stability and business-led governance.
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Bound Money Business League of
Chicago
Associated Prew
James H. Eckels
the Treasury
Business Men's Sound Money Association
Mr. Eckels
William Davis
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Iron and Steel Industries
Senator Quay at Titusville in rally for Republican slate
A large mass meeting in Titusville under the McKinley and Roosevelt club featured Colonel M. 8. Quay Attorney General Elkin and others. Quay stressed party loyalty and the need to elect a trusted Republican to Pennsylvania's U S Senate amid a district currently held by a Democrat.
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Associated Press
Titusville
Oct
M. 8. Quay
Elkin
McKinley and
Roosevelt Club
Colonel Quay
Lincoln J. Byres
Philadelphia
Alexander McDowell
Sharon
House of Representatives
A. Lt. Bates
Meadville
Congress
Quay
Quy
Republican Party of
Pennsylvania
Wayne MacVeagh Backs McKinley in Letter to Ledger
In a letter to the Ledger Wayne MacVeagh former ambassador to Italy under Cleveland endorses McKinley. He argues Democrats pressured for war against Spain while the president resisted and says the Philippines treaty should have differed to avoid war. He praises McKinley and Roosevelt and condemns the Democratic Chicago platform of 1896.
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Philadelphia
Det. i
The
Ledger
Wayne MacVeagh
Italy
Cleveland
McKinley
Spain
Congress
Pees
Wndapent
Philippines
Cuba
Bevan
Tole
McKinles
Bagan
Prinary Common Kenne Ie
Trealdent McKinloe
Tippines
Meallent McKinney
China
MacVeagh
Roosevelt
Democratic Organization
Chicago
Brewing Trust in Pennsylvania Faces Disruption
The Pennsylvania Central Brewing Company sues Hughes and Glennon former Forest Castle owners at Pittston after discharging them from managing the Pittston brewery. The firm seeks an injunction to stop the pair from collecting money due or obstructing new management. The case goes before Judge Woodward in the county on Monday next.
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Wilkes-Barre
Oct. i
Pennsylvania Central Brewing Company
Pennsylvania
Hughes & Glennon
Forest Castle
Pittston
Hughes& Glennon
Piteton
Hughes and
Glennon
Trust
The
Brewing Company
Hughes
Woodward
Lula D. Hay’s Denial Authored in Wire Report
An Exclusive Associated Press dispatch from Chicago dated October 5 reports Shula DB of Jacksonville Illinois sent a letter to Senator Jones, Democratic National Committee chair, alleging knowledge of payments totaling 150000 to someone named Vanempernied in connection with a political storyline.
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Associated Prem
Chicago
Shula DB
May
Jacksonville
Jones
Denoratic National Committee
W. 4
Miryan
Appeal of National Democracy Dangers of Bryanism
National Democracy executive committee urges Republicans to back four year old Jeffersonian financial principles, warning that Bryan’s 1896 platform and Populist backing threaten the gold standard, credit strength, and constitutional checks. It cites Chicago and Kansas City divisions, calls for unity to avert ruin from the party.
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Associated Prosa
Indianapolis
Executive Committee
The
National Democracy
Gold Democrats
United States
Bryan
Jefferson
Jackson
Tilden
Cleveland
Union
Democratic Party
Chicago
Aliski
Mawali
No party parentage and will be rem edied by the combined intelligence
The executive committee warns against the dangers of electing Bryan and urges voters to defeat him to protect government vigor, credit, and industry. Charles Tracey chairs, with L M Martin and John P Frenzel as officers in the campaign.
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William
Republican Party
S. League
Democratic Party
Gouhler
Manes
Tabor
Thevan
Bryan
National Democratic Party
United States
Sue
iArEe Pallor
Charles Tracey
L. M. Martin
John P. Frenzel
Centenary at Johnstown Opens With Parade and Speeches
Johnstown celebrates its centennial with a bright sunlit day, elaborate decorations and a large crowd. A morning parade features a sixty piece Rube band, followed by a corner-stone ceremony for the new municipal building with Governor Stone and staff in attendance and speeches by Governor Hastings, Mayor Woodruff and Judge Barker.
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Associated
Johnstown
Old Town
World’s Records Are Lowered At Butler Firemen’s Meet
New Castle Pa Oct. First Ward Hose Company of Butler set a new world best with a 34.4 second time in a four‑team running event at the State Firemen’s association meet watched by about ten thousand on the public square. Butler also swept prizes in a 200 yard hook and ladder race at the fair grounds.
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New Castle
First Ward Hose Company
Butler
State Firemen’s Association
Hunter Company
Union City
Mahanoy City
Rescue
Ward
Fair Grounds
Butler No
Tinton City
Tragedy in Inwood Woman Kills Children Then Herself
Mrs Lillian Smith of Inwood Manhattan shot her two children Ethel and Theodore then killed herself. A third child Hes in Fordham hospital with carbolic acid burns. The motive cited is long brood ing over death with insanity. Mrs Smith married to Walter M Smith of Austin Nichols Co for 21 years. Inwood lies on the Hudson below Spuyten Duyvil.
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New York
Lillian Smith
Inwood
Borough of
Manhattan
Ethel
van Theodore
Fordham Hospital
Transatlantic Shipping Notices from Waterloo Harbor
Exclusive wire reports scattered ship movements with multiple routes and arrivals. Vessels from Hamburg Glasgow Cherbourg Genoa Ta Gun coor New York Loricted to Bremen Havre Moville and Liverpool sailings noted with arrivals in various ports.
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New York
Oot
Prominent Attorney Killed in West Virginia Shooting
An eminent attorney, Wiceling W. Va Det SM, was shot and killed today in a confrontation involving his son-in-law Thomas Workman. Workman’s father-in-law was also involved in the incident, and authorities report a violent struggle preceded the fatal shooting.
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Wiceling
W. Va
Det SM
Dendon
Thomas Workman
Workman
Concessions by Operators Boost Hope for End of Anthracite Strike
In Hazleton on Oct 6, Pardee and Co offered a 10 percent wage increase and powder price cut to $1.50 a keg, with other operators likely to follow. Despite the move, 188,000 striking miners remain off the job. railroads reportedly did not cut rates to individual companies. Union leader Mitchell weighs a convention once all firms act.
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Associated Press
Hazleton
A. Pardee & Co
Pardee
Crystal Ridge
Pardee Company
Frank Pardee
J. 8. Bullock
M. Dodson & Co
Beaver Brook
T. D.D. Jones
Brook Mountain Coal Company
John Leisenring
Upper Lehigh Coal Company
A. W. Brake
Coxe Bros. & Co
Drifton
Mitchell
Anthraelite
Lackawanna
Wyoming
Not & Mine
Lehigh Valley
Schuylkill District
Pardee announces 10 percent wage advance at Cranberry and Crystal Ridge mines
Pardee & Co. posts a ten percent wage increase for Cranberry and Crystal Ridge mines in Hazleton region. The notice, effective Oct 1, sets miners’ pay with powder price at 1.40 per kilo and accounts for the gap from 2.75. A meeting of superintendents discussed broad adoption across local mines.
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Hazleton
A. Pardee &c
Cranberry
Crystal Ridge
Fts
Diplowest
Noto—Ih
A. Pardee & Co
Lehigh
Pardee
Callierios
Ten Per Cent Advance Marks Wider Company Efforts
The Associated Press reports from New York on October 6 that Jersey Central President J. Rogers Maxwell and another company leader announce a ten per cent expansion of corporate efforts. The Evening Post notes growing consolidation and investment plans amid rising demand.
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Associated Press
New York
Evening Post
J. Rogers Maxwell
Jersey Central
Weather Indications and Labor Talks Highlight Morning
The morning edition notes generally fair weather with minor shifts. It reports labor negotiations as miners seek concessions with local operators and an address by Ex Comptroller Eckela to laboring men.
Coal Railway Officials Reject Strike Concessions
A coal carrying railway company announced no further concessions to striking miners and warned the strike would be pursued if the 10 percent offer is not accepted. The decision was reportedly made at a joint meeting of coal railway presidents and operators at Lehigh Valley offices yesterday.
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Lehigh Valley
North Franklin Will Resume At Trevorton
Shamokin Oct. 5 officials of the North Franklin colliery at Trevorton announce the whistle will blow tomorrow morning to reopen for former workers. Three hundred armed deputies surround the site and a strong guard will protect miners if strikers come from other areas. The town has calmed after the Mt. Carmel strikers’ demonstration last night. President Mitchell speaks at Mt. Carmel tomorrow night.
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Associated Press
Shamokin
North Franklin
Trevorton
Treverton
Mt. Carmel
Mitchell
Roosevelt at Rock Island Campaign Strain Warning
Governor Roosevelt finishes a northwestern tour with Davenport and Rock Island meetings. After thirty days on the road he shows signs of distress and a failing voice from relentless campaigning and constant public contact. National committee to decide whether eastern engagements should be postponed.
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Rock Island
Roosevelt
Davenport
National Committee
Chicago
Iowa
Dolliver
Shaw
Curtin Guild, Jr
Hoosevelt
Tock Ishind
RACES AT LEXINGTON
The track was fast and racing produced several results. Vesper won the 220 pacers in straight heats for a $2,000 purse after Saul led the first heat. Admiral withdrew after the fourth heat. Belle Coward and Dolly Bid also claimed early heat wins in the event.
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Lesington
Gunn
Charley More
Ieake
Poe
Wilton Puinw
Vesper
Saul
Admiral
Belle Ooward
Dolly Bidwell
Operators Accept Ten Percent Offer in Coal Strike Talks
A New York visit by a committee of individual operators prompted a tentative agreement to post notices offering a ten percent wage increase and to pursue separate arbitration. Leaders from Lackawanna and Temple groups met in Scranton to discuss joining the offer with others in Hazleton and Wilkes-Barre. The move follows a reported misunderstanding with Mitchell and signals a possible settlement path, though Pennsylvania company positions remain unsettled.
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Lackawanna
Hillside
Temple
New York
R. G. Brooks
Dr. Howe
T. H. Watkins
A. Pardee
M. S. Kemmerer
Wilkes- Tarre
Wyoming Valleys
Temsple Iron Company
Board of Trade
Lehigh Valley
Hazleton
Ttl Watking
Temple Tren Company
William Connell
de OS. McAmliy
Connell Coal Company
T. J Dale
Ritehard
KR. Hive
Riverside Coal Company
James McChire
Elliott, McClire & Company
Charles 2. Ford
Moosic Mountain
B. Bennett
Butler Mining Company
M.R. Williams
Red Ash Coal Company
Hohn
A. Jermyn
Jermyn & Compaty
W. L. Connell
Enterprise Coal Company
J.T. Duky
Clear Spring Coal Company
Mark Willer
Newton Coal Company
Thomas E. Jones
J. J. Williams
Forest Mining Company
Bradbury and
Wy Hand
Nay Aug Coal Company
K. W. Kingsbury
Stevens Coal Com Vo
William Law
Robertson & Law
Wot
Mollister & Bowman
K. M. Smith
Alden Coal Company
Fhl Clemons
Wyoming Coal and Land Conlin
C.D. Sandison
Pancoast Teal Company
H. W. Kingsbury
Mr. Watkins
Weather Forecast for Washington Weekend
Washington forecast for Saturday and Sunday calls for light to breezy westerly winds with generally clear to partly cloudy skies. Temperatures remain mild across the region with no significant precipitation anticipated.
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Washington
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Sol Politioil
Gartakings
Menomon
Mr. Bryan
Bodoin
Maclans
Poe Ca
Senator Quay
W. J. Bryan
WAR IN Brewery Trust
Lula D. Hay
Electton
Pardee & Co
Associated Pros
Sehuylkill
Eckela
Appeal
Clisa City
Spankensloa
West
Scranton
Suburban
Nowa
Whitney
Coal and Iron
Lexington
Proffer
Delaware and Hudson
Rose
Thorne
George BG. Smith
Pennsylvania Company
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