Lehigh Answer to Miners Contention at Scranton Strike
Philadelphia November 16 The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company filed its reply to miners demands before the strike commission in Scranton Pa. The document traces the firm's history since 1822, notes modest dividends averaging 4.02 percent, and argues freight rates are not excessive. It lists employee earnings, housing for workers, and loyalty from miners, while detailing retirement and savings funds and noting a 1901 wage structure. It accuses some strikers of acts of violence and outlines wage and contract labor practices as the only valid measure of pay.
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Philadelphia
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Scranton
Lehigh Coal Mine Company
Lehigh
Carbon
Schuylkill
Ite
High Coal and Navigation Company
Summit Hill
Em-Ponet
Emple
Sieben
Pa Yt
Dansford
Europe
Bear Paws and Possum Menu at President's Camp
Smedes Mississippi November 16. The President and party spent a quiet morning at Little Sunflower camp with a rustic outdoor dinner of roast bear and possum served on a pine table. A cook joked about scarce utensils while insurgent reporters planned a water route to the camp.
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Smedes
Miss
White House
Yazoo
Chicago
Bob Bobo
Here
Holt Collier
Beef Stew Explosion Injures Woman in Virginia
Mrs. Benjamin Layman of Hot Springs Virginia suffered severe burns and blindness after a beef stew on the stove exploded when she pried loose a cemented lid. The blast sprayed scalding contents across her face, leaving one eye burned out and the other badly damaged beyond recognition.
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Richmond
Benjamin Layman
Hot Springs
Battle Anniversary Observed at Fort Washington Site
In New York on November 16 services at The Little Church Around the Corner and The Holy Rood Protestant Episcopal Church commemorated the battle of Fort Washington. Represented groups included the Empire State Society Sons of the American Revolution the Mary Washington Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution and the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society. Revolutionary relics uncovered nearby were shown in the church chapter room.
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New York
Old Fort
Illinois Electric Vehicle Transportation Company Final Dividend
The liquidation commission winding up the defunct Illinois Electric Vehicle Transportation Company announces a small final dividend. Shareholders will receive 1.5 dollars per share as the company winds up affairs after a failed attempt to operate electric cabs and carriages in Chicago.
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Chicago, Navy
Illinois Electric Vehicle Transportation Company
Chicago
Army Spirit and Honors Highlighted in Manila Dispatch
In a Manila report dated November 16 General Miles noted the valor of Grant and Baldwin among others, praising unpretentious service and two Medal of Honor recipients. The piece reflects on the army’s past and future, with inspections in the Philippines stating abuses are punished, and Miles’ tour visiting Camp Vicars, Mindanao, Zamboanga, Tagan, Cebu, Leyte, Samar, and southern Luzon before returning to Manila.
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Grant
Porto Rico
Far East
Baldwin
Elate
Piill
Philippines
Manila
Miles
Camp Vicars
Mindanao
Zamboanga
Tagan
Cebu
Leyte
Samar
Luzon
Publication Elaborate Gazetteer for Philippine Islands Issued
Washington Nov 16 The Pronouncing Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary of the Philippine Islands prepared by the War Department Bureau of Insular Affairs has just been issued. It includes maps and illustrations and runs to 204 pages for the gazetteer and 668 pages for the dictionary with maps charts and illustrations. The work follows Dewey’s victory which increased interest in the Philippines and notes English and Spanish literature on the subject were scarce.
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Washington
J. C. Breckinridge
Army
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
Philippines
Breckinridge
Philippine Islands
Manila Bay
Merritt
Shenandoah
Great Plains
Otis
Bates
Wheaton
MacArthur
Hughes
Moscow
Samar
Middle Islands
Funston
Young
Smith
Bell
Lawton
Droit Et Loyale
Chaffee
Enea Sprie
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Dewey
Marion High School Destroyed by Midnight Fire in Marion Ind
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Marion Ind November 17 Marion High school building destroyed by fire Sunday midnight. The blaze spread rapidly via ventilators, probable cause a rising natural gas pressure igniting woodwork. Loss estimated at no less than 80000 with minimal insurance.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Arthur Labelle
Board of School Missioners
Terrific Collision delays Pleasant Run passenger train
A passenger train No. 32 en route from Union Station to Madison struck an extra freight near Pleasant Run on the Jeffersonville Madison and Indianapolis line. Engineer George Frazier and Fireman Lewis Grant of the passenger were uninjured, while Freight Engineer John Ritchie and Fireman John Straw were hurt. The wreck tore three rails, derailed baggage and two coaches, and caused steam explosions and window damage. Passengers escaped with fright as crews repaired the scene and returned the train to the Union Station.
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John Ritchie
John C. Straw
Indianapolis
Jeffersonville
Madison & Indianapolis
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pleasant Run
Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis
Garfield Park
George H. Frazier
Walcott Street
Lewis N. Grant
Southeastern Avenue
Union Station
Columbus
Madison
Louisville
W. M. Robertson
Beville Avenue
Firman
Pleasant Run Bridge
Ritchie
Straw
John H. Oliver
Frazier
Hume
Robertson
Tate Clea
A. L. Yakey
Wreck Halts Main Track Near Garfield Park Embankment
A collision caused rail damage and embankment sinkages near Raymond street and Garfield Park. Tracks torn up and ballast displaced halted the line while wrecking crews laid planks to secure the sand holes. Train No 5 from Louisville and the Madison accommodation altered schedules. passengers moved via a relief train.
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Raymond Street
Garfield Park
Louisville
Madison
Greenwood
Cty
Killing at Colyer Hotel Over Trivial Dispute
In Somerset Kentucky John Sloan an elderly resident was shot and killed by James Pratt of Whitley County at the Colyer Hotel early today Sloan had fallen asleep intoxicated in a shared room Pratt awoke him and asked him to turn over Sloan advanced with a knife Pratt produced a revolver from under his pillow warned him and fired killing Sloan instantly
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Somerset
John Sloan
James Pratt
Whitley County
Colyer Hotel
Sloan
Pratt
Struck at a Crossing Fatal Chicago Street Collision
At the Eighteenth street crossing in Chicago a Western avenue electric car collided with a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy freight train. One man was killed and about a dozen injured, with the flagman blamed for the accident. The two-train wreck hurled passengers into the ditch and several were trapped inside cars before rescue. The flagman and car crew were arrested.
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Chicago
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Joseph Dedick
Mark Dedick
Joseph Dedick, Jr
Frank Dedick
Mamie Dedick
E. Brown
Frank Gayle
Alexander Langford
J. E. Egan
Western Avenue
Tariff Reprisal Rumor Shocks Canadian Lumber Sector
Toronto reports alarm over a rumored US levy of four dollars per thousand feet on Canadian sawn lumber. The measure is described as a reprisal for Ontario and Quebec pulp wood embargoes, injuring pulp-dependent US mills on the border. Sir Wilfrid Laurier seeks steps with Ontario and Quebec to ease the dispute ahead of a Virginia trip.
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Toronto
Ont
Washington
United States
Ontario
Quebec
Canada
Wilfrid Laurier
Virginia
Wilfrid
Studying American Life Leaders Arrive on La Touraine
New York arrival list includes Jules Huret of Figaro who travels to study American life and its influence on Europe. Also aboard are M Alvarez, Mme Emma Eames Storey and husband, M de Clery, M Gilibert, M Salignac, M Latham from Grau Opera Company, Count and Countess Lepic, and Henry Dewey.
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New York
Havre
Jules Huret
Figaro
Paris
Europe
M. Huret
M. Alvarez
Mme
Emma Eames-Storey
Mme. de Clery
M. Gilibert
M. Salignac
M. Latham
Grau Opera Company
Count
York widow hid 2000 dimes and wealth in home
After the death of Katherine Sipe in New York, relatives found treasure boxes and 2000 dimes in a dresser drawer. Money was discovered throughout the house including the cellar and china. Part of the stash was in government bonds, indicating she was not as poor as believed.
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New York
Katherine Sipe
Mayor and Board Fight City Council Over Street Resurfacing
Officials press for ordinances to resurface Virginia avenue and East Washington street amid limited funds. Mayor Bookwalter warns defeat would stall work for a year, urging gradual relief for property owners through reassessment over fifteen years to fund permanent repairs.
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Bookwalter
Board of Public Works
Virginia Avenue
East Washington Street
Washington Street
Eastington Street
East
Board Public Works
Mahusetts Av
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Sunflower River
Americ
Philippine Gazetteer
Ritchies Story
Somersad, Ky
Flagman
Hugh Curran
Paris Figaro
Sirst
Sipe
York
Mayor
Washington ST
the Board of Works
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