Change in Colombia President Massoquin Alleged Deposed
A Frankfurter Zeitung dispatch claims General Fernandez captured President Marroquin of Colombia and proclaimed him deposed. The report states Marroquin ousted former President San Clemente on July 1 and notes a 160-year-old anomaly in the office, with a last year’s conspiracy including the minister of war and conservatives.
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Frankfort - ON - the - Main
Germany
Frankfurter Zeitung
Fernandez
Marroquin
Colombia
Bas
San Clemente
His Bluff Called in Diamonds Crime at Mrs Watkins Home
In New York on October 15 a man named Henry Dawson delivered a demand note to Mrs. Amy G. Watkins stating he had a bag of dynamite and would drop it if diamonds were not handed over. Watkins cried out, Dawson fled with the bag, drew a revolver, but a policeman stopped him at the door. The bag was empty and Dawson was held for trial.
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New York
Amy G. Watkins
Henry Dawson
Dawson
James R. Matthews
Associated Press
Indianapolis
Union Station
Illinois Street
Matthews
Miners Reach Agreement After White House Talks
The article reports a late night meeting involving Wright Sargent and officials at the White House with labor and mine operators. A breakthrough included adding a sixth member to the arbitration commission and a pledge for immediate mine resumption. J Pierpont Morgan partners Bacon and Perkins attended as operator representatives.
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Root
Messrs
Wright
Sargent
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Jefferson Place
Treasury Department
Mitchell
Cortelyou
Arbitration Commission
Messrs. Bacon and Perkins
Convention To Be Called Resumption Of Work Tied To Miners
Mitchell arrives in Wilkes Barre to oversee union talks after Washington conference. He notes a sixth labor representative is needed and says a delegate convention must approve any immediate restart of coal mining. He expects a three to four day session to decide the agreement’s acceptance by the commissions and Roosevelt.
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Cortelyou
Mitchell
Wilson
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Developments of the Day on Mitchell Conference With President
Washington October 1 The long running anthracite coal strike remains unsettled with no clear progress reported from Mr Mitchell's conference with the President. Officials indicate talks continue as parties seek a workable truce, with industry leaders awaiting decisive action.
Roosevelt Seeks Free Hand in Arbitration for Coal Strike
President Roosevelt moves to end the coal strike by naming a freely chosen arbitration commission. Mine Workers' Union president Mitchell objects to operator restrictions, demanding the president appoint all members and reject a fixed judge from Pennsylvania. He calls for a joint meeting of district leaders to finalize a union statement while talks continue with Roosevelt and operators.
Unclear arbitration plan could end miners strike
The article notes a universal belief that pending nations will end the strike and that a commission of arbitration might be formed. It suggests President Mitchell may not need to declare the strike off formally, as district presidents could order a return to work while awaiting the commission findings binding on operators and miners.
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Angether
Miners' President Mitchell Visits White House Amid Strike Talks
Washington notes detail President Mitchell's quiet arrival in Washington, meetings with President Roosevelt and aides, and brief talks with labor leaders. The plan for arbitration faces resistance from most union boards, while prospects for a convention remain uncertain as the national strike posture stays largely unchanged.
Mitchell silent on Roosevelt talks after Mine Workers visit
President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers arrived from Washington then left for Wilkesbarre. He refused to discuss the conference with President Roosevelt or any modifications to the operators' proposition. He declined to reveal meeting details or intentions for tomorrow's executive board session.
Mitchells Counter Proposition to Be Reviewed by UMWA Board
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania tomorrow the executive board of three district United Mine Workers of America branches will meet at 10 o clock to consider Mitchells plan to end the strike. He will submit the proposal and seek a delegates convention of striking miners to vote on it following his talks with President Roosevelt in Washington. The outcome remains uncertain tonight.
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Washington
Mitchell
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wilkesbarre
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Executive
Jackson Place
Cortelyou
Mr. Mitchell
Roosevelt
Root
C. D. Wymen
Frank P. Sargent
Immigration
Sargent
David B. Henderson
Treasury Department
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Gom
Mr. Duncan
Mr.itchell
Pennsylvania
Whiteouse
Mr. Ell
Wilson
Lea
W. B. Wilson
National Executive Board
United Mine Workers of America
Have Faith in Mitchell Miners End Hope for Arbitration
Miners in Scranton await ARBITRATION with mixed views as President Mitchell steers the plan and President Roosevelt may urge a fair commission. A meeting of district boards is set, with some workers open to acceptance if it safeguards their interests. Production posts rise at DL&W and Erie, and Green Ridge colliery resumes on North Washington Avenue.
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Scranton
Mitchell
Roosevelt
Arbitration Commission
United Mine Workers
John T. Dempsey
First District Executive Board
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Company
Erie
Green Ridge
Green Ridge Coal Company
Washington Avenue
Baer Predicts Roosevelt Action On Coal Strike
President George F. Baer of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, after a Wilmington stop, says the coal strike now rests with President Roosevelt. He expects a commission to be appointed, noting the operators’ proposal implied such a step. Baer cannot say if a settlement will occur within a week.
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Wilmington
Del
George F. Baer
Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company
Baltimore & Ohio
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Roosevelt
Baer
Associated Press
Increase of 10 per cent proposed in strike talks
Detroit report on a National Manufacturers Association committee proposal to give miners a 1 cent per cent wage rise based on strike earnings if union recognition is foregone. President Mitchell hesitates but may present the compromise to district presidents. Manufacturers claim a 10 per cent rise is affordable if a settlement ends the strike, benefiting operators and the public.
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Detroit
Mich
George H. Barbour
National Manufacturers’ Association
Buffalo
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Manufacturers’ Committee
Railroads Face New Antitrust Hearing Over Coal Contracts
Albany hearing before Attorney General Davies examined alleged antitrust violations by Pennsylvania Railway Company Delaware & Hudson Railway Company and other coal carriers. Petitioner C J Shearn presented contracts with coal mine owners as proof of concerted action, while coal firms denied the charges.
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Albany
N. Y
Davies
Pennsylvania Railway Company
Delaware & Hudson Railway Company
Wilcox
Delaware & Hudson Railroad Company
C. N. Haugh
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
C. J. Shearn
Mr. Shearn
David Wilcox
Operators Without Advices in New York Strike Day
Coal operators in New York report no Washington advices on the strike. They rely on press dispatches for updates and say no counter proposal from miners is known. A Morgan office meeting with Thomas, Truesdale, Widener and others was described as not bearing on the strike facts.
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New York
Washington
Michell
Morgan
Morgan's Office Which Was Participated In By Mr. Thomas
Mr. Truesdale
Mr. Widener
Mr. Morgan
Miners Strike Ends as Tennessee Coal District Reopens
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company mine strike in Birmingham district ended at noon with 4 450 workers returning to duty. Rufus N. Rhodes of the Birmingham News helped broker the settlement, which does not disclose specific terms and ends Labor trouble in the area.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Rufus N. Rhodes
Birmingham News
About the Coal Duty and the Anthracite Controversy
Philadelphia Press examines the 67 cent per ton duty on coal with less than 92 percent fixed carbon, detailing how the change arose in the Senate on a substitute from the finance committee. It notes Pacific coast coal operators and a British Columbia angle, argues the duty was misrepresented by free trade papers, and says the measure aimed to classify semi-bituminous coal as anthracite to protect price.
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Philadelphia Press
House of Representatives
Senate
Allison
Finance Committee
West
Pacific Coast
British Columbia
White
Perkins
California
England
Free-Trade
United States
Senior Sewell
New Jersey
Reading
Lehigh
Erie
Pennsylvania
House
Old-Fashioned Enthusiasm in Detroit Politics
Detroit Free Press recalls political fervor of bygone days with an elderly narrator. She describes torchlight parades, candle illumination in homes, and family participation. She recalls wax candles, tin candlesticks, and the spectacle of houses lit for victories, including West East sympathy broadcasts and Whig wins in New York during the 1830s.
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Detroit Free Press
New York
Tipton Library Cornerstone Laid in Carnegie Gift
The Tipton public library cornerstone was laid with over 2,000 in Library Park. The event, under Masonic auspices led by Deputy Grand Master Will H. Marker, featured a principal address by Senator George H. Gif ford and the first brick laid by Mrs. Jenee Matthews, library secretary.
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Indianapolis Journal
Tipton
Ind
Tipton Public Library
Andrew Carnegie
Library Park
Masonic Order
Will H. Marker
George H. Gifford
Jenee Matthews
Conflict of Sanitary Authority in Kokomo
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Kokomo Indiana reports a clash over smallpox policy as school officials ignore Health Officer Cox and allow unvaccinated children to attend. More than 200 pupils are kept from class amid parental opposition to vaccination.
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Indianapolis
Kokomo
Ind
Cox
Laundry Men's National Association Elects Officers
In Washington on October 15 the Laundry Men's National Association elected C. J. Cassity of Pittsburgh as president H. W. Steer of Cleveland as secretary W. G. Lloyd of Charleston South Carolina as treasurer and F. W. Schoppenhorst of Louisville Kentucky as sergeant at arms for the coming year The group also decided to convene in Milwaukee next year.
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Washington
Laundrymen's National Association of the
United States
C. J. Cassity
Pittsburg
H. W. Steer
Cleveland
W. G. Lloyd
Charleston
Bettlers' Protective Association Elects Officers in Norfolk
The American Bettlers' Protective Association met in Norfolk on October 15 and elected Henry Carse of Rock Island Illinois as president. New Haven Connecticut will host the next convention. The group endorsed the bottle deposit system and will assess deposits to fund a national organizer. Geae -The Haynes Apperson Company reports its three cars earned credit certificates in a 100 mile endurance contest with one car traveling 90 miles without a stop before a 10 percent trade.
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Norfolk
American Bettlers’ Protective Association
Henry Carse
Rock Island
Ill
Presient
New Haven
Conn
Ge Ae
Haynes-Apperson
Eee O
Mississippi Valley Medical Association meets in Kansas City
In Kansas City on October 15 the Mississippi Valley Medical Association held sessions of the surgical section. Papers were read by Dr. Albert E Sterne of Indiana Dr. Paul Paquin and Dr. H B Weaver of Asheville NC Dr W N Wieard and Dr Joseph R man of Indianapolis and Dr Iawin Walker of Evansville Ind.
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Kansas City
Mississippi Valley, Medical Association
Albert E. Sterne
Indianas
Paul Paquin
H. B. Weaver
Asheville
N. C
W. N. Wiebard
Joseph R. Man
Indianapolis
Iawin Walker
Evansville
Ind
World News Digest for Girls High School
The Technical High School for Girls at 3 East Twelfth Street runs a daily student paper titled The World's News. Each morning a rotating editor compiles the day’s important items for the class, focusing on national and commercial topics. The latest issue featured a large notice about two young women dancing themselves sick, which the editor deemed most important.
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New York Evening Post
Technical High School
East Twelfth Street
Ianipal
Sweatbox costs Indiana official no damages, court rules
The Chicago Post reports that the use of the sweatbox has cost an Indiana official zero in damages while suggesting the rate schedule could bankrupt the city if enforced by police. The piece notes Indiana's stance that a prisoner cannot be held without a warrant, referencing Berghe inte Se.
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Chicago Post
Indiana
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Ondine
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Barbour Saya Tt
Berlin
France
Bettlers’ Protective Association
Altali
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Malta
Vita Pure Food CO
Battle Creek, Mich
Toronto
Canada
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F. R. Rice Mercantile Cigar Co
St. Louis
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Kipp Brothers CO
South Meridian Street
HH. Lock Wwoodd
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Tad
State of Indiana
John F.lips
Daniel A. Helat
Vanderburg Circuit Court
Willam C. Stater
Martha Derrington
Edward Staser
Jasper D. Staser
Charles Staser
Ordin Ainsley
Sarah Frances Carter
Elizabeth C. Schumacher
Nancy Stater
William Staser
John T. Phillips
Elisa Koehl
Appellate Court
Robert A. Brown
Oeetace Court
Withikinson
Buff & Ts
Gilchrist & de Broiler
R. C. Stratton
Orestaings St
Wey
Kahn Tailoring Company
Ely
Air Ae
Morton Buffet Pine
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