Philadelphia Labor Day Parade Honors Mitchell Amid Miners’ Struggle
Thousands march in Philadelphia celebrating Labor Day and backing Pennsylvania coal miners. John Mitchell leads a 100-strong parade under Central Labor Union, followed by a 40,000-strong Washington Park picnic where 4,000 to 5,000 listen to Mitchell. He decries government injunctions and trusts, pledges to support the miners’ rights, and warns against the collapse of the miners’ union amid the broader labor movement.
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Trades-Union Movement
An Ae Yonnaylvania
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Trades Union
Workers Rally Aims to Unite Labor Across Nations
In a two speech appeal, Mr. Mitchell urges solidarity of the trades union movement and broader worker action. He cites failed mediation and calls for wage earners to claim their place. M. M. Dolphin of New York addresses the crowd as proceeds from a picnic, about $10,000, go to the Miners' Union.
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Sary
Pullman Palace
Trades Union Movement
Mr. Mitchell
Parade of Strikers Sweeps Coal Regions on Labor Day
Thousands of United Mine Workers from the Seventh district paraded through Hazelton Scranton and Wilkesbarre on Labor Day. Resolutions denounced General Gobin and urged Governor Stone to remove him from coal field command. In Scranton a 20 000 strong demonstration paused for a Lake Ariel picnic, with city business largely suspended. Wilkes barre tallies near ten thousand marchers, miners leading the procession and cheered along the route.
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Hazelton
United Mine Workers
Seventh District
Panther Creek Valley
Gobin
Lansford
Stone
Freeland
Scranton
Lake Ariel
Lackawanna Valley
Wilkesbarre
Hine
Amacch
Bliss colliery opens amid coal district expansion
Scranton notes five collieries and five washeries now in operation by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Company while the Delaware & Hudson and Ontario & Western firms run additional washeries. Daily Lackawanna output is estimated at 15,400 tons. A Ontario & Western watchman, Richard Williamson, was beaten by strikers but is expected to recover. Guards were fired upon near the Pancoast pump house. In Wilkes-Barre, Kingston Coal Company increases protection at Edwardesville mines after a stray remark allegedly praising hunger to force closures. Superintendent Williams promises action if the remark is proven.
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Scranton
Nanticoke
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Company
Delaware & Hudson Company
Ontario & Western Company
Lackawanna District
Bryden
Ontario & Western Coal Department
Richard Williamson
Richmond No. 3
Pancoast
Wilkesbarre
Kingston Coal Company
Edwardsville
William Willams
Mine quarrel at Hadley leaves four shot near Charlestown
In Hadley today a crowd of miners drank and fought then opened fire. Four men were wounded Albert Nelson Albert Cochran Jim Doss and an unnamed railroad worker struck by a spent bullet. None are believed to be fatally hurt. Authorities investigate the disturbance among the Charlestown miners.
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Charlestown
W. Va
Hadley
Albert Nelson
Albert Cochran
Jim Doss
Appeal to the G A R for Confederate Home Fund
Gen Eli Torrence commander in chief of the G A R issues an appeal to Grand Army veterans asking for funds to help erect a home for ex Confederate veterans at Mission Creek Alabama. He honors Confederate soldiers and notes Congress has not funded the project, urging North and South veterans and patriotic citizens to contribute to show sectional wounds have healed.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Eli Torrence
Grand Army Veterans
Mission Creek
Ala
National Congress
North
Republic
Mrs Austin Pan Cakes for Breakfast Prompt
A brief household reminder urging to ensure Mrs. Austin’s pancakes are on the breakfast menu with a note that the grocer can supply the ingredients.
Roosevelt Finishes Vermont Tour at Brattleboro Northfield
President Roosevelt concludes Vermont swing with Brattleboro welcome a continuous ovation. He praises labor, hails the typical American worker, and warns against idleness while urging reform through legislation and association. He visits Proctor and Brandon, delivering speeches on the Monroe doctrine and national character. He plans Massachusetts visits and a return voyage home from Oyster Bay.
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East Northfield
Mass
Roosevelt
Vermont
Brattleboro
Northfield
New England
Abraham Lincoln
Holbrook
Burlington
Shelburn
W. Seward Webb
Vergennes
Middlebury
Brandon
Proctor
Rutland
Ludlow
Bellows Falls
Chester
Massachusetts
Oyster Bay
President Defends Monroe Doctrine at Proctor Home
Senator Proctor hosted the President in Proctor Vermont where he spoke on the Monroe Doctrine as a doctrine of peace and defense. He urged backing words with deeds, urged courteous power relations, and cited Vermont's Civil War era role with Dewey and Clark.
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Proctor
Senator Proctor
United States
Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Vermont
Labor Day Address Emphasizes Duty and Citizenship
Rutland Vermont September 1. The Presidents speech stresses Labor Day as a test of character. He argues civilization rests on the workers behind the gun and the shop and farm and factory. A square honest man fulfills duties to family neighbors and society regardless of capitalist or wage worker status.
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Rutland
President urges Labor Day unity and mutual self help
In Bellows Falls Vermont on Labor Day the President urged citizens to join forces in mutual self-help. He said associations from state to nation can teach that each must work for all and not be a passenger, pulling his weight and a little more.
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Bellows Falls
Vermont
Roosevelt Visits Mount Hermon School Northfield
President Roosevelt arrived from Brattleboro and was greeted by W. R. Moody and local officials before a reception at Mount Hermon School. He urged active virtue and practical effort, stressing that strength and action accompany faith, and spoke again at Northfield Auditorium. A Grand Army post presented a bouquet at the close.
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Mass
Roosevelt
Brattleboro
Mount Hermon School
W. R. Moody
Northfield
Henry Cabot Lodge
Boston
Moody Memorial Chapel
Congressman Gillette
Dwight L. Moody
Moody
Grand Army Post
Rumors Denied by the President in Massachusetts
In East Northfield Mass the President denies reports that Attorney General Knox is being considered for a Supreme Court seat to replace Justice Shiras, and states Shiras has not resigned. He calls such statements baseless and notes his position on canal construction and civil commissions remains unchanged.
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East Northfield
Mass
Sept. L
Atorney General Knox
Supreme Bench
George Shiras
Shiras
Isthmian Canal
Leonard Wood
Prairie chicken hunt under way near Arlington and Hetland
Huron D. Sept L Marvin Hughitt Jr leads a party of fifteen from Chicago with six palace cars and horses for a week of sport. Also aboard are Theo Roosevelt Jr and Chicago Northwest officials. Open season opens with the largest prairie chicken crop on record.
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Huron
Marvin Hughitt, Jr
Chicago
East
Arlington
Hetland
Northwestern
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Chicago & Northwestern
Beckham Opposed to Prize Fights
Louisville, Sept 1 Reverend W F Lloyd pastor denounced prize fighting in a sermon. He received a letter from Governor Beckham expressing disapproval of prize fighting in Kentucky and urging Louisville authorities to act to prevent the McGovern and Young Corbett contest set for Sept 2. The Governor did not say if he would take action.
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Louisville
W. F. Lloyd
Fifth and Walnut-street
Beckham
Kentucky
McGovern
Young Corbett
Grapes Turned to Pure Juice Beverage Claim
A claim asserts absolute purity in a grape juice product described as made from the pure juice of grapes. The wording emphasizes untouched quality and high purity, suggesting a marketing focus on natural fruit content.
James J Hills reply completes Minnesota anti merger suit
The Northern Securities Company and President J J Hill filed a general denial in St Paul to the states anti merger suit seeking to block the consolidation of Northern Pacific and Great Northern railways. They deny unlawful competition and dispute that the Northern Pacific Company ever operated in Minnesota or that Hill controlled a majority of its stock. They outline the board composition and reject claims of parallel lines and prohibited coordination. They assert rail grants were trusts and that lines served public needs while rates declined after the securities company formation.
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Paul
Minn
Northern Securities Company
J. J. Hill
United States
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Railways
W. B. Douglas
Minnesota
Great Northern Railway
Eastern Railway Company of
Great Northern Railway Company
James J. Hill
Great Norn Company
Northern Pacific Company
Secretary of State
Northern Pacific Cmpany
George Baker
Edward H. Harriman
William P. Clough
Brayton Ives
D. Willis James
John 8. Kennedy
Daniel S. Lamon
William Rockefeller
Charles Steele
Muel Spencer
James Stillman
E. B. Thomas
Hamilton McTwombley
New York City
Charles
Miller
St. Paul
Samuel Rea
Philadelphia
Puget Sound
The
Securities Company
Mississippi River
Pacific Ocean
Nts
Congress
Legal briefing on Minnesota railway stock actions and securities firm
The defendants deny any unlawful combination and argue no Minnesota law validly governs the acts described. They admit forming the securities company and its plan to exchange or purchase railway shares, claim no policy beyond statutes, and state James J. Hill never exercised controlling stock influence. They contend Great Northern and Northern Pacific acts are unaffected by other laws.
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Minnesota
United States
Securities Company
Great Northern Company
James J. Hill
Northern Pacific Company
Turks and Bulgarians in clash near Drekki
A Greek report says Turkish troops met a Bulgarian force of 35 under Captain Petroff. 19 Turks and 20 Bulgarians died. The Athens dispatch notes ongoing Turkish delay in handling Miss Stone’s captors. The issue of Turkish responsibility remains disputed.
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The
Porte
Miss Stone
Athens
Larissa
Greece
Petroff
Drekki
Earthquake Hits Gubbio Killing Three and Wrecking Homes
Several shocks of earthquake were felt today at Gubbio in Perugia province. A number of houses were destroyed, three people were killed and many were injured.
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Rome
Gubbio
Perugia
Cable Notes and Global Events Across War and Politics
A digest of late 19th to early 20th century items: Italian premier Signor Zamnardelli, a submarine explosion aboard Le Francais injuring several. Dublin mayoral race with Alderman Dowd defeating retiring Lord Mayor Harrington. disorders in Agram over Croatian student theft protests with swords drawn and wounded. Irish counties proclaiming crimes act measures. British trades union congress opening with 1,250 delegates including women. U S representation by Harry Blackmore and Patrick Dolan. two American women arrested in Paris for pickpocketing with recovered books and money. Bulgarian authorities moving to dissolve the Macedonian committee after a frontier incident. Queen Alexandra praising Indian coronation robes designed by Miss Letter. Lance Corporal Lloyd of the First Regiment in court for murder of an unknown man.
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Patrick Dowd
Dublin
Timothy C. Harrington
Agram
Austria
Kings
Limerick
Longford
Queens
Westmeath
Ireland
London
United States
Harry Blackmore
Patrick Dolan
Paris
Dorothy
Betty Nautsyot
St. Louis
Betty
Zontcheff
Bulgaria
Queen Alexandra
Lady Core
Miss Letter
Chicago
Washington
India
Lord Curzon of
Keddleston
Lloyd
Best
Anice Regiment
Remanded in Kansas City for week for alleged relibery
In January in Kansas City Missouri Sail Olhenen was remanded for a week after being accused of relibery. The case details describe an assault with a coupling pin and the subsequent remand as the investigation continues seeking accountability and remedy.
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Kansas City
Army Service
Edward
Duke of Connaught
Odessa
London
Kouropatkin
Russia
City News Notes Mention Local Incidents and Appointments
Flora Shank plans to resume W A work in Seattle next Monday night. Laura Spencer not living at Marshall House as once stated. she was asked to leave. John Spencer of Brooklyn injured by falling stone on J and W Railroad, taken to St Vincent's Hospital. Lillian Moore named matron at Institute for the Education of the Blind. Admiral H C Taylor reports naval board will visit Michigan City sites for training station location.
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Flora Shank
Irvington
Seattle
Wash
Marshall House
North Alabama Street
Laura Spencer
John Spencer
Brooklyn
St. Vincent's Hospital
Lillian Moore
Indiana Union of Literary Clubs
Women's Research Club
Mica Moore
Senator Fairbanks
H. C. Taylor
Bureau of Navigation
Naval Board
Naval Training Station
Michigan City
Admiral Taylor
Prohibition Alliance Opens Fall Campaign in Irvington
The Prohibition Alliance began its fall campaign with a meeting at Irvington M E Church. C. E. Newlin district chairman and Rev T J Nelson spoke. Nelson urged voters to be active and subdue saloon interests threatening national virtue and duty.
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Prohibition Alliance
Irvington
M. E
C. E. Newlin
T. J. Nelson
Newlin
A Crazy Man's Terrible Deed
Salt Lake City dispatch reports Nam Troutman of Snyderville Utah recently discharged from the insane asylum brainfed his two daughters fatally wounded his wife attempted to murder others then killed himself in a tragic family murder suicide incident.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Nam Troutman
Snyderville
Attem
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