Shift of scenes in strike talks moves to Washington
Negotiations shifted to the capital as operators led by Wayne MacVeagh prepare a possible Thanksgiving offer to miners. A meeting is set for today with Mitchell and his advisors summoned to Washington while independent operators will confer with coal-carrier road representatives in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Washington
New York
Wayne MacVeagh
National Capital
Clarence
Darrow
Mitchell
MacVeagh
Philadelphia
Henry D. Lloyds
Chicago
E. C. Morris
Commission
Ire H. Burns
Mesers
Parker, Watkins and Clark
Coness
Coal Strike Commission
Outlook for Brighter Anthracite Strike Settlement
Scranton reports a shift of strike talks to Washington and New York as independent operators press for freight-rate concessions to offset any wage increases. Mitchell and Darrow travel with a party to seek authority for negotiations while traders, lawyers, and miners weigh terms, hopeful for a peaceable settlement through the strike commission.
Independent coal operator Markle meets railroad presidents
New York November report states John Markle, an independent coal operator, visited multiple coal road presidents to discuss a conference between independent operators and large operators. Markle met with President Fowler of the Le Valley line and other executives in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Markle
Coal Road
Markle
Walt F the le Valley
Fowler
New
Conference Talk Not Sought by Independent Operators
At President Fowler’s office it was stated he knew of no arrangements for a conference with independent operators. The offices of other coal road presidents reported no call that day from independent operators and no definite conference arrangements were known.
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York
Ontario & Western
Fowler
Markle
Coal Road
Jack the Slasher Confession Shocks New York
Charles Frederick Roth a Brooklyn hospital patient confessed to police he was the Jack the Slasher blamed for three stabbings at the Gardner residence in Bath Beach on Nov. 13. He says a woman screamed, neighbors rushed in, and he was forced to defend himself with a knife. John McMahon was badly wounded but recovering, aiding Roth’s plea to clear his name after police long searched for the culprit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Frederick Roth
Brooklyn
The
Herald
William R. Gardner
Bath Beach
McMahon
Going to Liberia Three Hundred Negroes to Emigrate
Savannah, Ga those in Birmingham based Liberian Colonization Society arrange Jan sailing of three hundred negro colonists from Savannah on the steamship Donnald chartered for Liberia. Agent D J Flummer reports all arrangements complete and awaiting ship arrival and passenger muster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
D. J. Flummer
Liberian Colonization Society of Birmingham
Liberia
Donnald
New York
Train Robber Reward Plans Across Midwest Railways
Chicago reports a united move by railroad and express firms to curb train robberies. A $5,000 reward is offered for arrests and convictions of hold-up men, with Burlington promising $1,000 for a dead robber. Officials from Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul, Illinois Central, and Chicago & Alton back the plan, urging concerted action and preparedness among train crews.
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Chicago
Middle West
Davenport
Rock Island & Pacific
United States Express Company
Burlington
F. A. Delano
Burlington Road
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Illinois Central
Chicago & Alton Road
Delano
Monroe Doctrine Made Clear U S Will Not Shield Dishonest Latins
A Cologne Gazette note argues England should press Venezuela for justice while the U S warns against using the Monroe Doctrine to shield republics from consequences. Secretary of State confirms Britain Germany seek to secure debts and property losses from Venezuela amid long internal dissensions. The U S demands no seizure of American soil as a condition. A Curacao report notes a new Venezuela invasion by Colombian and Venezuelan revolutionaries led by Garberis and Morales, with fierce clashes at Las Mesas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Cologne Gazette
England
Venezuela
Castro
Germany
Washington
State Department
Great Britain
Department
Roosevelt
United States
Willemstad
Curacao
Colombia
Uribe-Uribe
Ranga Garberis
Espiiritus Anto Morales
Veezuelan
Las Mias
Costa Rica Ex-President Iglesias Sails for New Orleans
Rafael Iglesias, former Costa Rican president, left for New Orleans last night after the revolutionary outbreak in May. He reports his life has been made miserable and he has faced abuse in the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Costa Rica
Rafael Iglesias
New Orleans
Cigar Dealers Meet to Form Local Chapter Tomorrow Night
Twenty tobacco retailers plan a meeting at the Commercial Club assembly room to form a local branch of the National Association of Retail Cigar Dealers. Led by 8. D. Pierson, the group will include jobbers and manufacturers as they resist United Stores Company encroachment and discuss big lease changes at Deschler and the Claypool hotel site.
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Commercial Club
National Association of Retail Cigar Dealers
D. Pierson
United Stores Company
Louis G. Deschler
Douglass Shoe Company
L. G. Deschler
Washington and
Meridian Streets
United States Company
Claypool
American Cigar Company
Cigar Department
New York
Trust
Indianapolis
Becme
Indiana
The
United Stores’ Company
Denison House Privi
Imade
John Dillon Worse Engagements Canceled
Irish leader John Dillon fell ill at the Grand Pacific Hotel and his condition prompted cancellation of all planned engagements in Canada. Davitt will substitute for Dillon at the St Louis mass meeting, while a December tour with Blake remains scrapped. Dillon hopes to speak in Washington on December 7 if recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Dillon
Grand Pacific Hotel
Dillon
Canada
United Irish Societies of
Opposition to Reed Smoot's Senate Election in Utah
Salt Lake City November 4. The Ministerial Alliance of Salt Lake adopted resolutions opposing Reed Smoot's United States Senate election. They argue it would force church state union, threaten civil rights, and expose polygamous practices among Mormon leaders. The group plans to send copies to ministers, President Roosevelt, congressmen, and senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ministerial Alliance of
Salt Lake
United States
Senate
Reed Smoot
Mormon Church
Roosevelt
Apostle Smoot
United States Senate
Church
Congress
First Presidency
Quorum of Mormon
County Auditor to face suit over 34027.07 in improper allowances
The Board of County Commissioners plans to sue County Auditor Harry B. Smith for 34027.07 claimed as illegal allowances for office work, postage, and incidental expenses. The action, investigated by Romus F. Stuart and county attorney Martin Hugg, seeks recovery and a court ruling on the legality of extra compensation amid calls for final judicial determination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Martin Hugg
Harry B. Smith
Romus F. Stuart
Hunter McCaslin
Democratic County Committee
Stuart
County Board of Review
Marion County
County Commissioners Accused Over Auditor Fees
The article details legal challenges to county officials over allowances paid to County Auditor Smith for services on the board of review and related duties. It cites sections 783 787 and describes demands to return any improper funds, with the county attorney planning to file suit to resolve legality and reimburse the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder’s Office
Smith
Board of County Commissioners
Board OF Review
Circuit Court
Colonel Smith
Huge
Heavy Rains Flood Texas Railways Damage Crops
Severe rainfall across north and northeast Texas triggers floods and rail disruption. Rivers overflow banks as the Trinity at Dallas rises hourly. Rail lines including Texas & Pacific, Frisco, and Missouri Kansas Texas suffer washouts and delays. Strawberry fields and cotton areas damaged with homes abandoned.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Trinity
Texas & Pacific
Shreveport
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Frisco
Red River
Texarkana
Tyler
Malakoff
Washita
Blue Valleys
Chickasaw Nation
Pernicious Activity Charge Attracts US Letter Carriers Chief
Washington report states the Civil Service Commission is probing J C Keller president of the National Association of Letter Carriers over claims his group aided Eugene F Loud's defeat in California for the House. The inquiry seeks all correspondence between Keller and the Post Office Department about Loud's campaign and possible pay increases for rural delivery workers. Officials fear Keller could be ousted and replaced by a leader who would campaign for raises in the next Congress. carriers are told to pursue any pay requests through the postmaster general only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Civil Service Commission
J. C. Keller
National Association of Letter Carriers
Congress
Eugene F. Loud
California
House Committee On
Loud
Civil-Service Commissioner
Post Office Department
Commission
Department
Keller
Civil Service Commission
Letter Carriers’ Association
Dora Meeks Trance Leaves State in Coma Sixty Days
Dora Meek a girl from Centralia Illinois slipped into a somnolent trance after a quarrel with her lover fifty six days ago and has shown no distinct consciousness since. Doctors have tried restoratives and ammonia inhalation with limited effect while she eats little each day and restfulness remains the dominant state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Ill
Dora Meek
Havana Striker Uprising Leaves Dozens Wounded
In Havana on November 4, clashes between police and striking workers left two dead and eighty two wounded. Riots spread from cigar workers to all trades as cars were held and stoned, and authorities ordered traffic suspensions. Mayor Tamayo faced pressure, resigned, and Palma warned of force if order failed.
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Havana
Greenwood
Autom Tles
Western Railroad
Dyeg Tamayo
Slaught House
Central Veterans
Rom
Gomez
Palma
Senor Tamayo
Dent Palma
Tamayo
Aaniyoke
Nant Cal
Seto
Oklahoma Statehood Hearing Ends in Oklahoma City
A subcommittee of the U S Senate committee on Territories finished its Oklahoma hearings after traveling over 500 miles in the two territories. Dennis Flynn, territorial delegate, came from Washington to participate. The record spans over sixty typewritten pages as the panel moves on toward Chicago and later Washington for further sessions.
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Arkansas City
Kan
United State Senate Committee On Territories
Oklahoma
Chicago
Senate Committee On Territories
Washington
Indian Territory
Oklahoma City
Territories
Dennis Flynn
Congress
Oklahoma Indian Territory
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Grover Cleveland
NEW York World
Grover
Mae Yak Ugl
Deschler
Meridian
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Denison
Apostle
Auditor Smith
MR. Beveridge
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