New York Governor Odell presses coal talks with Baer
In New York on Oct 10 Governor Odell pressed a 5 cent per ton wage increase as a path to settlement with United Mine Workers leader John Mitchell and coal operators led by President Baer. Operators refused to recognize the union, promising no political interference while Odell warned he would use all powers to end the strike.
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New York
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers of America
Odell
John Mitchell
Wilkesbarre
Baer
Reading Road
United States
Piatt
Quay
Penrose
E. B. Thomas
The
Erie Railroad
Senator Platt
Mr. Baer
Nmi
Mitchell
Thomas Rose
Thomas
Manufacturers’ Association
Jer
Littaver
L. N. Hammerling
Wilkestre
Miners’ Union
J. P. Morgan
Odeil
Newburg
Wreck on the Big Four freight trains collide on Wabash River bridge
East bound Big Four freight No 2 rear ended freight No 72 on the Wabash river bridge at 9 30 tonight. The caboose of the front train fell into the river and engine and one car loaded with poultry were wrecked. Two men killed and six seriously injured. Names include Matthew Hennessy conductor Mattoon and several Mattoon brakemen and engineman. The body of an unidentified man fell into the river and was not recovered. Train No 9 allegedly had right of way. crews disputed it.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Wabash River Bridge
Matthew Hennessy
Mattoon
John Pardee
Fankey
L. C. Leach
Samuel Cox
Frank M. Webster
Jerry M'Carty
St. Anthony's Hospital
National Farmers Congress Holds Final Day Session
The last day of the National Farmers Congress opened with Prof John Hyde delivering an illustrated talk on world agricultural products. Resolutions opposed state farming institutes and nonunion wage bans, and rejected endorsing the ship subsidy bill. Delegates from West and South blocked the subsidy endorsement and set 193 location by the executive committee. John M Stahl spoke on labor issues from the farmer’s viewpoint.
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Macon
National Farmers’ Congress
John Hyde
Bureau of Agriculture
Congress
Committee On
Cleveland
Detroit
Buffalo
Richmond
Denver
Rock Island
John M. Stahl
Chi
Five Injured in Homestead Fire Explosion at 614 Ann Street
Fire caused by a natural gas explosion in Homestead Pa badly damaged the Seventh Avenue Hotel post office and office building of the Homestead Improvement Company. Five people were seriously hurt including Mrs Sophia Stitfel John Kiteh and John Kistle with others named. The blast occurred at 2 15 this afternoon in the cellar of a confectionery store on the first floor. Loss estimated about 20000.
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Pittsburg
Homestead
Seventh Avenue
Homestead Improvement Company
Sophia Stitfel
John Kiteh
John Kistle
Joseph McCune
Bullock
Homestead Land Improvement Company
Ann Street
Legislature Adjourns Amid Quorum Gap in Columbus
The Ohio House adjourned today with no quorum and the speaker refused to recognize the Senate sergeant at arms presenting the Crofts bill to fund next year’s salaries. The Senate met and adjourned to reconvene Monday.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
Senate
Crofts
Copenhaver Guilty of First Degree Murder in Marion County
Ora Copenhaver was found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death by the Marion County Criminal Court jury. The verdict, the first death sentence in fourteen years, followed deliberations after arguments on insanity and the brutal act that killed his wife Ellen at her mother's home on September 8. The defense plans a new trial. prosecutors hope the sentence will curb wife murders in the community.
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Ora Copenhaver
Alford
Copenhaver
Comer
Ruckelshaus
Albert Wetherlee
Charles Brown
Marion County
Supreme Court
Henry Seyfried
Edward Arman
Bertha Elff
Illinois Street
Arman
Duncan & Smith
Johnson County
Robert Phillips
Indianapolis
Louis Guetig
Spencer House
Mollie McGlew
William Merrick
John Achey
Merrick
Eagle Creek
Achey
Claude Leggett
Willis Metcalfe
Decatur Township
Frederick Hartman
Warren Township
Albert Weatherly
William E. Lovett
City
Charles Copeland
Franklin Township
William E. Miles
Joseph Easterday
Center Township
R. G. Allen
Lincoln Foltz
Wayne Township
William Guian
Asbury Guian
Pike Township
Henderson Turpin
Charles McGroarty
John Ruckelshaus
McGroarty
Henry Beyfried
Seyfried
Albert E. Sterne
Sterne
Jacob Kurtz
Garfield
McKinley
Lincoln
Harrison
Chicago
Guetig
Charles Benedict
Convictonen Igs
Henry Led
Copenhauer
Ellen
North Davidson Street
David Devine
Davidsone Street
Copenhayer
Michigan
Davidson
Trimpe
Lowe
Receivers Appointed In Michigan for National Salt Co
Nathan S. Beardslee of Warsaw New York president of the National Salt Company is complainant in a chancery bill in the U S Circuit Court Detroit Judge Swan appoints Beardslee and George L. Humphrey of Saginaw as receivers The Detroit Salt Company holds a judgment against the National Salt Company for 10760 01 with other suits pending and more likely to follow
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Detroit
Mich
New Jersey
National Salt Company
The
Trust
Michigan
Nathan 8
Beardslee
Warsaw
N. Y
United States Circuit Court
T. A. B. Weadock
Swan
George L. Humphrey
Saginaw
Detroit Salt Company
Pardoned by Nash in kidnapping case
Governor Nash of Columbus Ohio pardons Mrs. F. L. Taylor and her daughter, labeled Cincinnati kidnapers. He cites doubt on their abetting the abduction and releases letters from Clara Taylor and the child's parents urging mercy.
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Columbus, CO
Nash
F. L. Taylor
Cincinnati
Margaret Taylor
Clara Taylor
Genoa
Italy
Pendleton Convicted Mayor Sentenced for Bigamy
Emporia Kan Oct 10 James Pendleton mayor of Gentry Mo convicted of bigamy sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. Pendleton used aliases Coda Morris and John Cox. He married Grace Obley of Emporia and reportedly buried a coffin with ice at Orlando O T while circulating a report that a man had been killed in a runaway. Pendleton has a family in Gentry.
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Emporia
Kan
James Pendleton
Gentry
Pendleton
Morris
Grace Obley
John Cox
Orlando
O. T
Vote Buying Schemes Alleged Across Indiana Counties
Republicans cite a revived receipt scheme used by Democrats to sway voters in counties like Jay, Boone, Morgan, Crawford and Greene. Affected locals sign receipts for pay in exchange for voting Democratic tickets, with threats to expose past deals. Morgan County reports indicate old receipts resurface to coerce floaters, risking disenfranchisement and potential prosecutions for sellers though buyers escape.
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Republican State Committee
Jay
Boone
Morgan
Crawford
Greene
Morgan County
Indiana
Boone County
Fairbanks
United States Senate
United States
Vnter
Hunt Campaign Draws Larger Pendleton Meeting Audience
Union B. Hunt reported strong audience turnout this week, noting off year attendance lags presidential years. Pendleton opened with a crowded hall, Rev. Mr. Thomas presiding, Hunt praising Cromer’s rural delivery work and detailing Republican debt paydown while contrasting administrations. Hunt, from Randolph County, planned six more speeches after Carlos City stop.
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Union B. Hunt
Pendleton
Madison County
Mr. Thomas
Hunt
George W. Cromer
Congress
Cromer
J. Hunt
Randolph
Carlos City
Randolph County
Wages in Indiana Highlight Wage Trend Debate
The Indianapolis press portrays Republican leaders criticizing State Statistician Johnson’s report showing 24 percent of wage earners gained pay in the past year. It notes Republican claims lack official figures, while stressing Johnson’s data as early, solid industrial statistics amid wartime labor pressures and tariff reform impacts.
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Indianapolis
Johnson
Repubicans
Republican State Committee
Putnam County Courthouse Lesson From Tumbledown Building
Ader, Democratic leader of Putnam County, lauds his party’s magnificent financial record and county improvements in a recent Indianapolis paper interview. He contrasts that with Marion County mismanagement cited by the Democratic State organ, while a Putnam Republican critic offers sharp commentary on ongoing campaign rhetoric in Green, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank D. Ader
Putnam County
Indianapolis
Ader
Marion County
Public Square
Green
Crumbling Indiana courthouse sparks cross party feud
In Putnam County Indiana a derelict Greencastle courthouse provokes a bipartisan clash as Democrats defend the decrepit structure while Republicans push for a new building to meet county interests and public sentiment. The leaked roof leaks and overall decay become a symbol of local governance failures and political tension.
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Arkansas
Greencastle
Putnam County
Indiana
Cambridge City Pythians Welcome Shiveley at Banquet
Charles E. Shiveley, recently named supreme vice chancellor, was honored by Cambridge Lodge No. 3 Knights of Pythias in Cambridge City Ind. A large turnout from across the state attended the homecoming event held in the new temple with a banquet, music, dancing, and souvenirs. Shiveley, a former resident now based in Richmond, recalled boyhood ties and the lodge’s growth while receiving lavish hospitality from local members and guests.
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Indianapolis Journal
Cambridge City
Ind
Charles Ee, Shiveley
Richmond
Cambridge Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Shiveley
Order
San Francisco
Indiana
New Temple
Trout
W. H. Sands
Eaton, O
Siamese Crown Prince Lands in New York Harbor
Prince Chou Fa Maha Vajiravudh crown prince of Siam arrived in New York on the Fuerst Bismarck from Southampton and Cherbourg. He was met by officials including Herbert H. D. Pierce and D. B. Sickles, with Edwin V. Morgan guiding him to a special train to Washington after landing at quarantine. He is twenty one, spoke English fluently, and said his voyage was pleasant and he felt well.
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New York
Prince Chou Fa Maha Vajiravudh
Crown Prince of
Siam
Fuerst Bismarck
Southampton
Cherbourg
Herbert H. D. Pierce
D. B. Sickles
Bangkok
Roosevelt
Edwin V. Morgan
State Department
Navy Yard
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
Washington
Lermion
Fire Engulfs 25000 Tons of Coal at Waukeagan Dock
At the Western Coal Company's dock in Waukeagan Chicago reports 25000 tons of bituminous coal burning beyond control. The company, led by J B Cavanaugh and H B Taylor, is rushing coal away as men shovel it. Water would worsen gas formation, and the coal is uninsured. The docks sit within the Elgin Joliet and Eastern silos at the harbor. The fire's cause was soon determined.
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Chicago
Western Coal Company
Waukean
Elgin, Joliet
J. B. Cavanaugh
H. 8. Taylor
Grand Army Encampment Adjourns After Contested Union Row
The 1902 Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Washington adjourned with San Francisco chosen for next year and officers elected. Resolutions urged liberal veteran access to public offices and pensions. Kindred bodies closed conventions. the Union Veterans Union split over membership eligibility, with chief Dyrenforth reelected as secessionists formed a new union. Weather was fine, giving veterans a sunny closing day.
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Washington
Grand Army of the Republic
San Francisco
Sons of Veterans, Women's Relief Corps
Union Veterans’ Union
Order
Union
Dyrenforth
Fellowes Uni
Grand Army reappoints Burrows and names Armstrong to council
Washington October 10 Commander in chief Stewart of the Grand Army reappointed Quartermaster General Charles Burrows of New Jersey. William H. Armstrong is named to the Indiana the council of administration.
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Washington
Stewart
Grand Army
Charles Burrows
New Jersey
William H. Armstrong
Indiana
San Francisco chosen for Grand Army encampment 103
The Grand Army of the Republic selected San Francisco California as the site for its encampment 103 defeating Atlantic City by a wide margin with New York’s support for the Pacific coast city solidifying the choice. Officers were named and a pensions report endorsed while committees urged civil service reform and other veteran protection measures.
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Washington
Grand Army of the Republic
San Francisco
Cal
Atlantic City
Saratoga
New York
Pacific Coast
Shaffer
New Jersey
Francisco
A. W. Atchison
Texas
D. B. Schuey
Kansas
Committee On Legislation
Congress
United States
Grand Army of the Republic For
Pensions Committee
Commissioner of Pensions
Charles Hamback
Evans
St. Louis
Franz Sigel
Potomac
Sons of Veterans
Grand Army
Burdette
Tolerance
Mountain Creek
Ala
Torrance
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Wilcox
Congress OF Farmers
Prof. Hyde
Ohio
Tesco
MR. Hanna
Senator Fairbanks
Stary of
State Hunt
Statistician
Republican Bureau
Putnam County Courthouse
Charles E. Shiveley
Pythians
Union Veterans
Union's Row
Frank Martin
Burrows
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