Baer Replies to Quay and Penrose on Anthracite Strike
President Baer of the Reading Company, joined by Senators Quay and Penrose, defends wages and management against miners' demands. He argues uniform pay is impossible due to varied mine conditions, warns price rises hurt public, and asserts workers will receive pre strike wages when they return. He condemns labor violence and insists on company discipline and sole management by owners.
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Associated
Philadelphia
George F. Baer
Reading Company
United States
Quay
Penrose
Baer
Commonwealth
Hird
Mitchell
Cie
Civie Federation
Civile Federation
Civic Federation
Mitehall
Messrs
Fahy
Duffy
Nicholls
Megara
Trinesdale
Thomas
Civila Federation
Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Commuiny
Reading
Lehigh Valley
Erie
Wrights coal strike report urges union autonomy and staged reforms
The Associated Press reports Carroll D. Wright labor commissioner released a 10 000 word study on the anthracite strike dated June 20. Proposals call for a new independent union allied with United Mine Workers, a nine hour day on a six month test, a joint operator and union conciliation board, expert investigations, tonnage pay with dual inspectors, non union workers protected, and any collective bargains governed by the joint committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Carroll D. Wright
Knox
Wright
United Mine Workers
Joint Commission
Acem
President Mitchell declines comment on Baer statement
Wilkes Barre Pa September 3 President Mitchell was shown a copy of the statement issued by President Baer this evening but he positively declined to make any comment on it.
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Wilkes-Barre
Mitchell
Baer
Nomination Papers Filed by Anti Pattison Union Faction
The state department in Harrisburg received the nomination certificates from the anti Pattison Union party faction in Philadelphia. Samuel W. Pennypacker is named for governor, William M. Brown for lieutenant governor, and Jaane B. Brown for secretary of Internal affairs, the usual Republican nominees.
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Harrisburg
anti-Pattison
Union Party
Philadelphia
State Department
Samuel W. Pennypacker
William M. Brown
Jaane B. Brown
February murder conviction for Frank Beck in Bellefonte
The Ascviated Prensa reports Frank Beck, charged with shooting his wife in February, was convicted of second degree murder in Bellefonte Pennsylvania. A motion for a new trial was filed.
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Bellefonte
Frank Beckwith
Union party splits as two conventions clash in Philadelphia
Two Pennsylvania Union party conventions met in Philadelphia on September 4 1902 as Pennypacker backers and Pattison supporters clashed at Musical Fund hall and Continental hotel. The Pennypacker faction captured the hall and endorsed the party ticket while Pattison allies followed at the Continental hotel endorsing Pattison Guthrie and Emery with police unable to quell the melee.
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Philadelphia
Union Party
Samuel W. Pennypacker
Robert EB. Pattison
Musical Fund Hall
Pennypacker
Continental
Ritter
Pattison
G. W. Guthrie
Liewis Emery
McKean
William R. Knight, Jr
Hitter
George E. Mapes
Knight
Clark
Union Party of Pennsylvania
Quay
Commonwealth
Senator Quay
Pennsylvania
Mapes
Hicks
Frank M. Ritter
United States Senate
Penrose
Robert E. Pattison
Lewis Emery
McKean County
Republican Party
Republican State Committee Meets
Exclusive AP report from Philadelphia notes the Republican state committee gathering on September 2. Samuel W Pennypacker attended as the gubernatorial candidate as discussions favored increased majorities, with Quay proposing a new ballot law and Watres pushing a five member panel to draft a primary ballot law.
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Philadelphia
Republican State Committee
Samuel W. Pennypacker
Quay
Watres
Pennsylvania
Republican Party
David H. Lane
Harrisburg
Landslide Hits Mount Kubak Region Widespread Destruction
Exclusive wire from The Associated Press reports a deadly landslide near Mount Kubak in Trans Caucasia on August 17. Seismic and glacial movements triggered the slide, destroying about twenty villages and causing the loss of nearly seven hundred lives.
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Propa
Vienna
Bept. T
Villa
Trans-Caucasia
Russia
Mount Kuabek
Lehigh Valley Station Burns at Jakeyville
The Lehigh Valley railroad station at Jakeyville was destroyed by fire about 3 o clock this morning. The origin of the blaze is unknown.
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Lehigh Valley
Scranton, Tribune
Tunkhannock
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Jakeyville
Presidents Narrow Escape From Death
Democratic state convention at Cedar Point Ohio nominates state officers including Herbert S Bigelow for Secretary of State Michael Donnelly for supreme judge Philip H Bruck for food and dairy commissioner and Joseph J Pater for public works with Mayor Tom N Johnson leading the proceedings The only contested nomination was for food commissioner with Ex Mayor Bruck chosen over Senator Krauss of Cleveland The Johnson agenda dominated the three hour session centering on the Johnson programme and unity.
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Cedar Point
Ohio
Herbert
Vine Street
Cincinnati
Johnson
Bruck
Columbus
Krauss
Cleveland
Governor Stone Seeks Extra Session For Arbitration Plan
Pittsburg Sept 3 Governor W A Stone privately outlined a plan to call an extra legislative session to end the anthracite strike through compulsory arbitration. A prepared scheme would force both sides to accept a third party award, arguing public rights prevail over individual interests and that courts would uphold the plan.
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Pittsburg
W. A. Stone
Pennsylvania
Stone
Drivers Fined On Charter Oak Circuit Horse Races
In Hurstford Connecticut drivers Geers Hudson and Snow were each fined 100 for laying up heats at the Charter Oak park races. Hudson blocked Twinkle in the 2.09 pace, Geers held up Prince of Orange in the 2.16 trot, and Snow impeded Fanny Dillard in the 2.04 pace. Purses and results across multiple classes include Dan R winning with 2.07 time, Audubon Bey and Dulce Cor also scoring wins in their respective pacing and trotting events.
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Associated Press
Hurstford
Conn
Geers
Hudson
Snow
Twinkle
Prince of Orange
Fanny Dillard
Dan R
Bey
Bor
Udu
Audubon
Dulce Cor
Aly
Fire destroys home on West Market Street
An alarm from box 85 at corner West Market and Winona streets sounded early this morning. The residence of Michael Devine on West Market Street was completely destroyed. The cause remaining undetermined.
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West Market
Winona Streets
Michael Devine
West Market Street
Transatlantic Shipping Movements Report
Exclusive report lists arrivals and departures from major ports. Vessels including Lahn Cocennic Kaiserin Maria Theresia travel between Bremen Southampton Cherbourg and New York Philadelphia Queenstown Liverpool Rotterdam and Genoa across September.
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Preas
New York
Waldersee
Hamburg
Freiderloh der Grosse
Bremen
Cherbourg
Dat Savoie
Havre
Bouthampton
Majectic
Queenstown
Liverpgal
Naplee
Lahn
Genoa
Proveede
Southampton
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Cocennic
Rotterdam
Boulogne Sur Mer
Kaiserin Maria Theresia
Roosevelt Wreck Injures President Near Lenox Massachusetts
President Theodore Roosevelt survived a trolley collision near Pittsfield Massachusetts, suffering a facial cut and severe Bruising while his coach was struck from behind. Secret Service agent Craig was killed, Cortelyou injured, and several others hurt as the coach horses died, forcing Roosevelt to cancel Berkshire and Connecticut engagements and return to Oyster Bay.
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Associated Press
Pittsfield
Mass
Roosevelt
Pittefield and Lenox Street Railway
Secret Service
Cortelyou
Berkshire
Connecticut
Oyster Bay
Pittsfield Country Club
Pittsfield and
Lenox Street
Craig
Pratt
Crane
Stockbridge
Aspinwall
Madden
Kelly
Pittfield
Dan Patch Fails to Break World Pacing Record
In Philadelphia Dan Patch tried to beat the 1 094 mile pacing record at Belmont Driving Club but posted two minutes flat. A light rain slowed the track noted as treacherous for pace setting with Dan Patch led by Tom Nolan. Time by quarters shown as .20 4 .84 1.2 2 minutes.
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Philadelphia
Dan Patch
Belmont Driving Club
Tom Nolan
Weather summary for September 3 in local data
Weather data shows high and low temperatures with unclear digits, relative humidity around 72 percent, and no precipitation in the past 24 hours ending at 6 p.m. The readable fragment indicates a routine daily climate note with missing numbers and garbled text.
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Quay and
John Mitchell
Euch
Mr. Mitchell
Associated Reas
Ascviated
Union Party Convention
Continental Hotel
Chairman
William R. Knight
Frank Comiskey
John Tuckner
I. A. Shermer
W. H. MekErwen
Mercer
George W. Wiggins
William Campbell
Col. Mapes
Isaac B. Brown
A. F H. Pawden
Lancaster
Hamm
Ade
Con
Vention
Hne
The
Street Railroad
Iresa
Charter Oak Circuit
Mr. Roosevelt
Lenox
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