Pennsylvania National Guard Ordered to Quell Coal Region Riots
Harrisburg reports Governor Stone ordered the entire Pennsylvania National Guard division to duty in Luzerne, Schuylkill, and neighboring counties amid tumult and mob violence at coal mines. Eleven regiments plus artillery units to fields within 24 hours. officials note cost could top $1,000,000 and mark first full-division strike duty since 1899 Homestead riots. The move aims to protect workers and property and restore public peace under Governor Stone’s authority.
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Adjutant General's Office
Harrisburg
Luzerne
Schuylkill
Carbon
Lackawanna
Susquehanna
Northumberland
Columbia
Division
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
Guard Callups Set to Strike Risk in Scranton Mines
Scranton report notes the entire National Guard may be called to field creating twenty three soldiers per mining colliery and about one guard for every two miners at work. Operators claim the move will end the strike by driving many workers back to mines fearing violence.
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Scranton
National Guard
Governors order mobilizes National Guard in Harrisburg
Pittsburg dispatch reports Governor Stone has ordered the entire National Guard mobilized. At 1 PM commanders of the Second Brigade in the city were instructed to move to the anthracite regions with ten days' rations. Troops can be on board within six hours.
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Pittsburg
Harrisburg
SARGENT AT WASHINGTON Receives Message About Mitchell
Washington reports a major coal strike update with Frank, commissioner of immigration, and a longtime leader of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, engaging in a lengthy talk. The focus centers on Sargent and possible official messages to Mitchell as events unfold.
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Washington
Frank
Brotherhood of Locomove Firemen
Jong
Roosevelt signals possible coal strike settlement
Reporters note President Roosevelt may have sent a message to President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers. Sargent is said to deliver the appeal in Philadelphia urging miners to end the strike in the public interest. Administration favors a staged plan with later full mining-condition investigations.
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Roosevelt
Sargent
Mitchell
Mineral Union
Philadelphia
White House
May sue out injunction to force coal mines reopen
C M Holman of Bangor Maine a part owner in Pennsylvania coal mines lessees Philadelphia Reading Railroad contemplates applying to courts for an injunction to compel operators to resume operations at once. He notes royalty based losses with many owners sympathetic to strikers but powerless in Pennsylvania where lessees control. He telegrammed President Roosevelt seeking representation in any settlement talks and criticized operators for denying arbitration.
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Bangor
C. M. Holman
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company
Holman
Roosevelt
Hearst Seeks Public Ownership in Speech for Congress
New York October 6 Hearst accepting the Democratic nomination for the Eleventh district voiced support for public ownership of key utilities including railroads and telegraphs He urged government control of anthracite coal mines to benefit the people and backed direct election of U S senators to curb monopolies and price extortion.
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New York
Congress
William Randolph Hearst
United States
Albany Nominee Must Renominate After Filing Failure
Albany Oct 6 The Democratic nominee Town send Scudder for Congress in the First district must be renominated after his certificate of nomination failed to reach the secretary of state by midnight Oct 4 as required by law. The petition will have to bear 1 signatures.
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Albany
N. Y
Secretary of State
Townsend Scudder
Congress
Party Nominees List With Districts Mentioned
New York voters see renomination for A. Pugsley Democrat in the nineteenth district and M. Adam Democrat in the thirty sixth. Massachusetts Eleventh district lists Eugene N. Foss as candidate.
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New York
A. Pugsley
Renomina
M. Adam
Massachusetts
Eugene N. Foss
Senator Hanna Urges Labor and Capital Unity at Wheeling Wharf
Senator Hanna spoke to a large crowd in Wheeling on the wharf praising organized labor and noting capital also has a right to combine. He reviewed West mining action and miners in Pennsylvania and thoracic coal regions, commending Western miners and predicting a near millennium for capital and labor.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Hanna
West
Pennsylvania
Hanna challenges Johnson to tariff debate in Steubenville
Senator Hanna opened press in Steubenville by issuing a tariff debate challenge to Mayor Tom L. Johnson. The debate would cover the topic strictly on economic grounds without any reference to monopolies. Johnson telegraphed acceptance from Wooster and offered to debate at any time Hanna specifies.
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Steubenville
Hanna
Tom L. Johnson
Johnson
Wooster
Churchill enters politics via Republican caucus nomination
Cornish New Hampshire October 6 Winston Churchill the novelist enters public life by securing a nomination through the Republican representative caucus. This move is viewed as equivalent to an election in the current political landscape.
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N. H
Winston Churchill
Republican Representative Caucus
Invitation to Moose Hunt Aims at Roosevelt Trip
Frank H. Kratka mayor of Thief River Falls invites President Roosevelt to hunt moose in northern Minnesota for ten days. The Birch bark invitation includes a hunter's license. the trip plans Chicago November 10, St. Paul November 12, and Beltrami county woods by overland route. Senators Clapp Nelson Governor Van Sant and Representatives Fletcher Morris are listed as party members with hunt ending when convenient.
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Minn
Frank H. Kratka
Thief River Falls
Roosevelt
Minnesota
Chicago
St. Paul
Burlington
Great Northern
Beltrami County Woods
Clapp
Nelson
van Sant
Fletcher
Morris
American consul missing near Laredo after hunting trip
Alonzo Garrett United States consul at New Laredo with a party left for a hunting expedition into the Sierra Madre in Mexico. Last word from him dated September ninth said they would return by September thirtieth. Since then there has been no further word raising anxious efforts to locate him and confirm his safety.
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Laredo
Tex
Alonzo Garrett
West Virginia
United States
New Laredo
Garrett
Sierra Madre Mountains
Mexico
New Orleans Railways Ordered to Run Cars Amid Strike
Mayor Capdevielle instructed the New Orleans Street Railways Company to operate cars from 7 am, with a pending union reply. police prepared to guard barns at Canal Street Prytania and Arabella as wreckers and wire-cutting reports emerge.
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New Orleans
Capdevielle
Canal Street
Trans Tt
United States
Railways Company
New Jersey
Detroit board clarifies New Orleans streetcar strike stakes
The international executive board of the Street Railway Employers Association met in Detroit and said the Amalgamated Association had no strike in New Orleans. The dispute lies between the local company and its workers, with the company blamed for failing to adopt a uniform agreement. Attendees included W. D. Mahon, Regin Orr, Daniel L. Dilworthy of Detroit, G. O. Pratt of Cleveland, William J. Blackburn of Louisville, and Judge Easland of San Antonio.
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Detroit
Mich
International Executive Board
The
Street Railway Employer’ Association
New Orleans
Amalgamated Association
W. D. Mahon
Regin Orr
Daniel L. Dilworthy
G. O. Pratt
Cleveland
William J. Blackburn
Louisville
Judge Easland
San Antonio
Tex
Regiment Ordered Out To Guard Hudson Valley Railway
Governor Odell issued an order directing the entire Second Regiment to duty between Troy and Plattsburg to protect Hudson Valley Railway Company property during a protracted strike. Adjutant General Henry is on duty with a list of additional troops ready if needed by Colonel Lloyd.
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Albany
N. Y
Odell
Troy
Plattsburg
Hudson Valley Railway Company
Henry
National Guard
Lloyd
Trolley Strike Brings Guards Call and Parade Ban
Glens Falls New York October 6 Sheriff Gill asks Governor Odell to send National Guard troops as Village Trustees post a proclamation banning parades mass meetings and street gatherings until the trolley company and its strikers resolve their dispute.
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Glens Falls
N. Y
Gill
Odell
National Guards
Federation of Labor Executive Council Dispatches Progress
The American Federation of Labor executive council met in Washington for a week beginning Oct 6. Reports show over 200000 new members in four months and strong finances for the federation and its magazine. The miners survey notes a stable strike fund, while the International Longshoremen’s Association seeks a broader charter, prompting committee review. Chicago Typographical Union dispute moves toward representation through the Chicago Federation.
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American Federation of Labor
American Federationist
A. P. of L
International Longshoremen's Association
International Longshoremen, Marine and Transport Workers’ Association of America
Chicago
Orfor
Interna
Amalgamated Society of Baginners Charter Revoked at New Orleans
The Amalgamated Society of Baginners failed to comply with the executive council decision and its dispute with the International Association of Machinists and other metal unions. A special committee will be appointed in New Orleans to decide further action, revoking the charter until the society changes its course.
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New Orleans
Amalgamated Society of Baginegt
Executive Council
International Association of Machinists
Mexican railroad strike tightens rail service
The Texas Mexican National Railroad strike expands with firemen switchmen and hustlers walking out at Monterey and Saltillo. Only mail trains remain moving on international lines as authorities bar an uncertified operator from locomotive duty.
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Nuevo Laredo
Defalcation in Hawaii Hopes Rise as Auditorship Turmoil
Honolulu dispatch reports Senatorial committee hearings on Molokai leper settlement control and反 opposition, plus a $14,949 defalcation allegation against Hawaii Territory treasurer William H. Wright and temporary appointment of Henry E. Cooper. Cable work proceeds with Anglia and Colonia, while Governor Dole suspends Auditor Austin for alleged public money misuse, Meyers installed by force.
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Senatorial Committee
Wilcox
Molokai
United States
Philippines
Republican Territorial Committee
William H. Wright
Territory of
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Alameda
Henry E. Cooper
Dole
Anglia
London
Suez Canal
Nagasaki
Colonia
Victoria
Fanning Island
Suva
Austin
Henry C. Meyers
Meyers
Cable ship Colonia completes Vancouver Island to Fanning Island run
Vancouver reports that the Colonia laid 3455 nautical miles of cable from Vancouver Island to a point one mile off Fanning Island station since September 18. The voyage had no mishaps and the remaining 2100 nautical miles to Suva will be laid by the Anglia from Honolulu, likely by month end.
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B. C
Colonia
Fanning Island
Vancouver Island
Suva
Fiji Islands
Anglia
Honolulu
Earthquake in Guam damages cited in cable
Acting Secretary Darling of the Navy received a cable from Rear Admiral Wilder transmitting a message from Captain Schroeder, naval Governor of Guam. The Sept 2 quake caused $23,000 in naval station damage and $22,000 to insular public buildings and bridges, with authority granted to buy material for immediate repairs.
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Darling
Navy Department
Wilder
Cavite
P. L
Schroeder
Guam
Quake Toll, Quake Damage Reported by Austin Arriving from Guam
Manila reports from the collier Austin, fresh from Guam, describe severe earthquakes on September 2 causing the collapse of Agana marine barracks and other structures. Natives were killed and one-hundred sixty shocks occurred in twenty hours. Names and places in the final lines are unreadable.
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Manila
Austin
Guam
Agana
Sroka
Ranneere
Austin Mee
Te Ieee
Government aims to enforce new association laws abroad
The French premier vows the government will use all ministry power to enforce the new laws of associations. He pledges industrial peace as a central aim while addressing domestic labor tensions and the general strike prospect.
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Paris
Republican Committee of Commerce and Industry
Chamber of Deputies
Premier Combes
France
M. Combes
Duel Follows Zolas Burial At St Cloud
Paris dispatch reports a duel following Zola's burial in St Cloud as French generals Corbin and Young are slightly wounded. In England, news of the old world accompanies the clash with further details on political tensions and international relations. The balance of power remains unsettled amid royalist opposition and Republican unity.
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Corbin
Young
England
Reichstag tariff committee backs tax simplification and home refining study
Berlin report from the Reichstag tariff committee recommends adopting the amended bill and asks the Bundesrat to explore simplified tobacco taxation benefiting small growers. It urges the government to consider, at the earliest feasible moment, whether petroleum refining should be promoted as a home industry by imposing separate duties on crude and refined products.
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Berlin
Tariff Committee
Reichstag
Bundesrath
Americans Run Afoul of English Speed Laws in Lipton Car
General Corbin, General Young, and John W. Gates faced police action in England for speeding in a car lent by Sir Thomas Lipton. On both Saturday and Sunday police stopped the vehicle and issued summonses, with an American passenger noting the police have them at their mercy. The incident underscores the strict enforcement of speed limits in Windsor and surrounding areas.
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General Corbin
Gen. Young
John W. Gates
Thomas Lipton
Gates
Windsor
Chaffeur
Mr. Gates
General Young
Corbin
French Miners Divided Ahead of Strike Decision
Paris headlines report the national committee of French miners meeting to decide on an immediate general strike. About 3000 workers have paused coal field work in the north, with gendarmes and troops deployed to tense points as factions split over the plan. Demands include fixed minimum wages eight-hour day and old-age pensions.
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Paris
National Committee of
Coal Strike Draws Attention in Berlin Press
Berlin reports the U S coal strike gains wide attention with Washington conference coverage. Frankfurter Zeitung criticizes operators as lunatics and warns continued withdrawal of English coal could raise continental prices and widen the deficit from U S shipments.
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Berlin
United States
Washington
Frankfurter Zeitung
Rmaly
Europe
French General Duel Over Dreyfus Controversy
Paris report details a duel between General Percin and Gaston Pollonais sparked by a controversy over Emile Zola and Dreyfus. Percin called Pollonais a renegade Jew in reply to a question from Count de Castellane, then Pollonais challenged him. The duel occurred with swords near Col. Gast’s estate.
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Emile Zola
General Percin
Gaston Pollonais
Percin
Dreyfus
Zola
M. Pollonais
Soda
Col
M. Gast
Danish Parliament Reopens With Tax Reform Promises
The Rigsdag reassembled today as the Folketing re-elected its president and vice president. Landsthing chose M. Hansen, an independent Conservative, as president, defeating former president Dr. Matzen 33 to 3. The session aims to pass reforms to ease peasant burdens and shift taxes toward cities. The previously noted duel ended after a hand wound, with doctors stopping the fight.
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Rigsdag
Folkthing
Landsthing
M. Hansen
Dr. Matzen
Union talks and possible resignation amid Austro Hungarian tariff dispute
Vienna reports from the Neue Freie Presse indicate a tariff agreement between Austria and Hungary while constitutional disagreement remains sharp. Rumor ties Premier De Szell to resign over ausgleich negotiations. Berlin notes Helios Electric of Cologne plans a drastic reorganization, writing off three quarters of 5 million dollar capital and issuing new stock to raise 3 million, amid prior losses.
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Neue Freie Presse
Buda-Pesth
de Szell
Hungary
Austria
Berlin
Helios Electric Company
Colonge
Reanimation Try For Infant Heart Beats Hour After Death
Moscow correspondent reports Dr Koulatke revived an infant heart after removing it from a child who died 24 hours earlier. The heart beat normally for an hour and may inform future drowning resuscitation research.
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Moscow
The
Daily Mail
Koulatke
Japan to Build Major War Fleet Over Six Years
It is reported that the Japanese government will construct four battleships six first class cruisers and various smaller ships within six years at an annual cost of 10 million dollars. Battleships will be built in England and the cruisers in England France and Germany.
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Yokohama
England
France
Germany
Cardinal Gotti Holds Papers on Pittsburgh Coadjutor
Rome Oct 6 Cardinal Gotti prefect of the Propaganda has all documents on the Pittsburgh diocese coadjutor appointment but no nomination can be made until the Propaganda Congregation, now on vacation, reassembles next November.
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Rome
Cardinal Gotti
the Propaganda
Pittsburg
Congregation of the Propaganda
Strikes Threaten General Action as Geneva Calls Reserves
Geneva authorities have mobilized military reserves to maintain order and prevent disruption by striking streetcar workers who wish to keep working. There are threats of a general strike in some quarters.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Spectacular Fort Riley maneuvers showcase concealed trenches
At Fort Riley Kansas on October 6 Major Leach and General Kobbe commanded a dramatic training drill. The blues defended and the browns attacked with impressive tactics including hidden trenches crafted by engineers Capt. Cavanaugh. Despite visibility mishaps some advances would have caused heavy losses in real warfare.
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Leach
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Blues
Kobbe
Robbe
St. Mary's
Kaw
Union Pacific Railroad
Fort Riley
Union Pacific
Eighteenth Infantry
Twenty
Colorado
Fourth Cavalry
Eighth Cavalry
Donaldson
J. B. Cavanaugh
Brown
Lfe
Browns
State Supreme Court punts case to district court
Denver October 6 The State Supreme Court refused to assume jurisdiction in the suit brought by Attorney Bancord Santos for the Associated Smelt and in Company seeking to unwind the smelter trust. The court held the suit should first be filed in the district court.
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Col
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Junction
Oanc Ord Santos
Aecerae
Cne Vette
Supreme Court
Deserict Court
WELL UNDER WAY GRAND ARMY NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT
Bright skies greet thousands of veterans arriving in Washington. The first day features an automobile parade and the morning attraction. Gen. Cook's Dream Corps arrives from Denver and serenades the president and other dignitaries.
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Gen. Cook
Dream Corps
Denver
Serenedes
Dedication of Camp Roosevelt Opens Grand Army Encampment
Washington dispatch reports the dedication of Camp Roosevelt on the White House grounds as the Grand Army of the Republic marks its thirty sixth encampment. Secretary Hay delivers the principal address while Gen. and veterans mingle, with parades regattas and campfire gatherings building Capitol welcome.
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White House
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White Lot
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Citizens’ Committee
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John E. McElroy
W. G. Davenport
Henry B. F. MacFar
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