Harrisburg Talks for Possible Extra Session on Strike
Reports from Harrisburg and Wilkesbarre outline Governor Stone and President Mitchell weighing an extra legislative session to enact compulsory settlement measures for the coal strike. A railroad employes committee drafts three bills for arbitration and court appointed boards, aiming to prevent further strikes if endorsed by the legislature and governor.
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Wilkesbarre
Harrisburg
Mitchell
Harvey's Lake
Stone
William F. Richardson
State Arsenal
United Mine Workers
Executive Mansion
Colonel Richardson
Mr. Mitchell
Governor Stone
State Legislative Board of Railroad Employes of
Pennsylvania
Sigheg
Gow
Markle Says No Arbitration We'll Not Settle Coal Strike
John Markle head of G. B. Markle & Co. declares there will be no arbitration or settlement of the coal strike. He recalls the 1885 arbitration contract, describes Mitchell's opposition, threats, and violence that led to the strike’s end on Oct. 29, 19, and notes the rise of trades unions in the coal district.
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Youkk
John Markle
G. B. Markle & Co
Mr. Markle
Ae Pei
Eigh
Archbishop Ryan
Philadelphia
Mitchell
Father Phillips
Marcus A.end
Hanna
Fowler
New York, Ontario & Western Railroad Company
Olyphant
Delaware & Hudson
Morgan
Strike Tensions and Education Officials Questioned
Reports from Tamaqua and Scranton detail ongoing coal strikes with leaders insisting on returning workers only on pre strike terms. Officials from New York Ontario & Western Railroad and Delaware & Hudson downplay outside interference. The Panther Creek Valley alliance seeks probe into Nesquehoning school disruptions and unions pledge support with donations to strikers.
Coroner’s Jury Links Miner Castelli’s Death to Strikers
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on September 10 the coroner’s jury ruled Castelli Italian miner killed by a wound from parties known to the jury. The verdict ties the death to the strikers at Maltby from the prior Monday morning incident.
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Wilkesbarre
Castelli
Coke Prices Jump to Record High in Chicago
Chicago reports coke prices rising this week to 12 to 13 dollars per ton. The surge endangers small foundries, risking closures until prices ease.
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Chicago
Russians Expel Foreigners From Manchuria Threatens British Officials
News from Pekin and Washington report Russian minister Lessars ordering the expulsion of foreigners in Manchuria as part of the occupation. The move targets British customs staff already employed by China, with Russia signaling intent to keep control of the customs post.
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Pekin
Paul Lessars
Manchuria
Sheng-King
Mancauria
Washington
England
China
Russia
Lessars
Peking
Russian Officers Go to Peking to Arrange Withdrawal
To arrange withdrawal of Russian troops from Manchuria and restore the Shanghai-Kwan Railroad Col Baron Kopp director of Manchurian railroads General Bolkoff acting governor and other Russian officers have gone to Peking for negotiations.
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Tien-Tsin
Baron Kopp
Bolkoff
Manchuria
Peking
Shan- Hai-Kwan
Inquest hears testimony on speed of car in officer killing
Pittsfield Massachusetts September 10 Former Senator Joshua B Holden and Col Edwin C Woods testified at the inquest into the death of Secret Service Officer Craig that the electric car was moving at a very high rate of speed when it struck the landau. Motorman Euclid Madden and Conductor James Keely will testify next. The inquest adjourned until morning.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Joshua B. Holden
Boston
Edwin C. Woods
Boston Herald
Secret Service
Craig
Jeremiah J. McCarthy
Landau
Joe
Wood
Troe
Euclid Madden
James Keily
Santa Marta Revolt Overwhelms Government Forces
News from Kingston reports Colombian revolutionists attacking Santa Marta, destroying railroad tracks, derailing trains, and burning the town as government troops retreat. One hundred dead, numerous mutilated bodies found along the tracks. rebels advance toward Santa Marta amid the chaos.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Valencie
New York
Cape Haitien
Santa Marta
Banana
Senega
Valencia
Gronmeyer
Colon
Ta Marta
Haiti Decree Blocks Ports and U S Policy Stance
The State Department rejects recognizing Haitian decrees closing ports to neutral commerce as valid. It cites Bayard’s doctrine that such decrees have no international effect on neutral governments. Commander Henry McCrea meets with Secretary Moody in Washington to discuss future coastal crises and emergency measures.
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State Department
Haltien
Bayard
Becerra
Mr. Bayard
Powes
Henry McCrea
Bocas del Toro
Haiti
Washington
Moody
Strayton Ill in Colorado. Jeffersonville links recalled
W S Stratton the Cripple Creek mining millionaire is critically ill in Colorado Springs after weeks of illness. The Jeffersonville, Indiana native, son of Myron Stratton, built his fortune as a carpenter before striking gold. He drew up his will today and remains a bachelor with noted kin in Jeffersonville.
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Colorado Springs
Col
W. S. Stratton
Price
Winnie Stratton
Jeffersonville
Ind
Myron D. Stratton
Stratton
Chris Heyn
Colorado
Cripple Creek
Hamilton
Sage illness prompts move to Cedarhurst residence
Russell Sage became ill at his New York office and went to his town home where a physician attended him. Reporters say his illness is not serious and that he has since gone to his country home at Cedarhurst, Long Island after working hard for some time.
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New York
Russell Sage
Mr. Sage
Cedarhurst
Long Island
Charges Against a Woman in Chicago Private Hospital
In Chicago on September 10 Charles Early charged Mrs Pau lina Taeschler with cremating living babies in her kitchen range. He testified before the State Board of Health, leading to a warrant for practicing medicine without a license and the arrest of Mrs Taeschler. Taeschler claims motives tied to a refused visit by Karly to a patient.
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Chicago
Charles Early
Paulina Taeschler
South May Street
Early
State Board of Health
Taeschler
Karly
FULLER NOT TO RETIRE
Hugh C. Wallace son in law of Chief Justice Fuller denied reports that the chief justice would resign next winter upon turning seventy. Wallace said Fuller is in perfect health and more vigorous than most men aged sixty nine.
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New York
Hugh C. Wallace
Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Wallace
Maine
Prohibition Party Plans Liquor License Tax Proposal
A Cortland county New York proposal would tax every liquor drinker with a license of at least five dollars annually and publish license holders every six months in official papers. Leaders aim to introduce the measure in the Legislature.
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New York
Prohibition Party
Cortland County
Secretary Wilson at Montgomery Fair pledges home farming rise
Secretary James Wilson spoke to thousands at Crawfordsville about boosting agricultural education and production at home. He outlined how the United States is expanding farming capacity, reducing imports, and building domestic industries through the Department of Agriculture, with graduates, research funding, and overseas exploration to grow sugar, rice, wheat, macaroni, tea, tobacco, and other crops.
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Indianapolis Journal
Crawfordsville
Ind
Montgomery Fair Association
James Wilson
Lew Wallace
Charles B. Landis
E. H. Nebeker
James F. Statesman
John R. Bonnell
Wilson
United States
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Harvard
Yale
Columbia
University of Chicago
Leland Stanford
Sumatra
Connecticut
Arimee Eee
China Seas
South America
Uncle Sam
Greensburg Street Fair Promises Generous Premiums in 1902 Carnival
Greensburg merchants back the fall carnival with large premiums on all exhibits. Farmers are urged to participate as fancy prizes span many farm products. Greensburg, Ind., Sept. 10. The greensburg carnival will be held the week after next and aims to be a congress of thrift.
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Indianapolis Journal
Greensburg
Ind
Farmers Meet To Compare Practices At Local Enterprise
Local farmers plan a gathering to compare experiences and discuss successful cultivation methods at one of the district’s finest farms. An amusement feature will be included but kept moral by church ministers who oversee entertainments and can exclude unsuitable shows. Merchants also contribute prizes from cutest baby to biggest threshing machine.
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Ertire
McKinley Memorial Day Called Permanent In Calendar
Rev Dr Manchester Mc Kinley’s pastor says the nation should honor the death of President McKinley with a perpetual memorial day. He hails McKinley as the best loved president, a martyr and inspirer of brave manhood, praises Governor Nash for the proclamation, and urges a lasting annual observance.
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Nash
Electrical mail delivery plan proposed by Piscicelli
Rome officials review an engineer Piscicelli plan for delivering letters via aluminium boxes on overhead wires at 248 miles an hour. A commission will report before Rome Naples experiments. Inventor claims Rome to Naples in twenty five minutes and Rome to Paris in five hours.
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Rome
Paris
Signor
Piscicelli
Killed His Betrothed After Quarrel in Chicago
Victor Roland O'Shea a newly admitted lawyer shot and killed his fiancée Emily Hoganson, then attempted to kill her mother and end his life. He was rushed to the Norwegian Hospital in critical condition with a high likelihood of death. The dispute began after a quarrel at the Hoganson home during a reconciliation attempt.
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Chicago
Victor Roland O'Shea
Emily Hoganson
O'Shea
Hoganson
St Louis Grand Jury to Probe Light Contract Corruption
St Louis during a quiet day as the grand jury prepares to hear testimony on the 1899 city lighting bill and the ten year contract to light streets. Officials report threats against Circuit Attorney Folk and bond actions for several delegates amid ongoing municipal graft investigations.
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ST. Louis
House of Delegates
Lberty
Harry A. Faulkner
Criminal Courts of
Missouri
J. J. Hannigan
Edward E. Murrell
J. K. Murrell
Mexico
Folk
Grand Jury
Joseph W. Folk
Kiely
Desmond
John McGrath
Circuit
Domestic Tragedy Ends in Revolver Duel in Pittsburg
Major William D. Wilkins, a Pittsburg accountant and former National Guard officer, was killed at his apartment at 813 Federal Street while grappling with his wife Adeline over a revolver. Struck by a self-inflicted shot as morphine intoxication drove Adeline to try suicide, she was halted by police who arrived at the scene.
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Pittsburg
William D. Wilkins
Adeline
No. 813
Federal Street
Wilkins
Dedication of Carnegie Library in Portland Indiana
The Carnegie Library dedication in Portland Indiana drew large local turnout with Senator Charles W. Fairbanks and Professor Henry addressing about science and learning. The program featured reception committees, remarks by Mayor Denney, and lengthy passages praising progress, virtue, and the laboratory’s magic shaping modern civilization.
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
Carnegie Library
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Henry
Miss Hoagland
Fairbanks
Wee
John W. Holmes
James Limle
John Delamore
James L. Fulton
John T. Dickes
John F. Lanean
Charles F. Headington
Morris Weller
Emerson E. Mcveid
M. Mossler
Fred Bimel
A. D. Whipple
Jacob F. Denney
Florence Haynes
Bessie Humbries
Daniel E. Paul
Nathan B. Hawns
O. N. Eller
W. L. Ferris
Oral Adams
O. A. Rawlings
John A. M. Adair
Frank L. Braden
James Jaarveck Wit
James Steele
John
J. Q. Potter
Carrie Timmonds
Kitty Es
John W. Head B. Magill
Whiteman
Senator Fairbanks
Denney
Anaes
God
Athens
Rome
Socrates
Plato
Homer
Herodotus Rigs
Xenephon
Newton
Davy
Beethoven
Mozart
Raphael
Michael Angelo
Academus
Galileo
Venus
Jupiter
Franklin
Fulton
Pacific
Atlantic
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Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Company
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Toledo
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Killick
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Port-au-Prince
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Gen. Baisrond Canal
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