Coal Strike Speech Defends Union and Details Demands
A speaker defends the United Mine Workers, outlining five wage and labor demands including higher wages for men paid by the day and fair tonnage weighing. He proposes arbitration, rebuts claims of lawlessness, cites violence incidents, and counters operators and press criticisms while criticizing coal companies for pressuring workers to accept terms. The speech also argues pumpmen engineers and firemen struck to remedy grievances and asserts company actions aim to suppress union influence.
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Board of Arbitration
Mine Workers’ Union
United States
United Mine ‘Workers of America
Coal and Iron
Bellevue
Scranton
Mr. Baer
United Mine Workers
Coal Roads
Hewitt
Coal Trust
Weather forecast for Indiana Illinois Ohio and Ohio Monday and Tuesday
Washington dispatch reports Monday and Tuesday weather for Indiana Illinois and Ohio fair conditions in parts with showers likely. Winds vary with south winds in Illinois and increasing cloudiness in Ohio. Temperatures peak around 68 and fall near 5.
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Washington
Indiana
Movements of Steamers and Arrivals in Atlantic Ports
Shipping news lists arrivals and departures: Celtic and Noordam from European ports reach New York. St Louis from Southampton. Kronprin Wilhelm leaves New York for Plymouth Cherbourg and Bremen. Minnetonka bound for London. Pennsyl a Semew York arrives via Plymouth. Columbia reaches Glasgow. Umbria sails to Liverpool from New York. Umi and Queenstown passages noted with varied dates and routes.
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New York
Celtic
Liverpool
Queenstown
Noordam
Rotterdam
Boulogne-sur-Mer
St. Louls
Southampton
Cherbourg
Lizard
Kronpring Wilhelm
Plymouth
Bremen
Minnetonka
London
Hamburg
Pennsyla Semew
York
Moville
Miners Struggle Shifts to Arbitration After Strike
Pittsburgh reports on the Reading Coal and Iron strike led by John Mitchell with militia in Shenandoah and Wilkesbarre. The piece notes wage disputes, market prices, and per diem pay while calling for an impartial tribunal and justice for workers and their families.
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Baer
Reading Coal and Iron Company
John Mitchell
Mine Worker's Leaders Arrive in Philadelphia for Possible Conference
Thomas B. Nicholls Thomas Duffy and John Fahy presidents of three anthracite district UMWA locals checked into the Windsor Hotel Philadelphia at midnight then departed and had not returned by 1 30 a m While Mitchell and Wilson left Pittsburgh for the city observers expect a conference of mine strike leaders to be held there probably today They are due to arrive by nine o clock in the morning
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Philadelphia
Thomas B. Nicholls
Thomas Duffy
John Fahy
United Mine Workers
Windsor Hotel
Mitchell
Wilson
Pittsburg
End of the Strike Seen as Mitchell Speech Likely Final
Wilkes Barre observers report President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers may issue his last public statement before the strike ends. Operators deem his plea for child labor sympathy as general, while praising his facts as irrefutable. Milit authorities and coal company superintendents discuss plans to move troops to quell potential disturbances if unrest flares.
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Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Sheriff Jacobs
Veel
Coal strike tense as resumption unlikely this week
Reports say attempts to resume idle collieries will be made tomorrow but verification is unavailable. Strike leadership asserts no change next week, keeping strikers firm with no desertions. Nine Regiment camped in rain at West Side Park while Sheridan troop joins Thirteenth at Olyphant. deputy James Sweeney shot at Slav worker Gillis in alleged self defense after an altercation. Teamsters hauling wood for Duryea camp were stoned. Colonel Hoffman vows armed guards and retaliatory bullets for each stone.
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Sheridan
Olyphant
Lackawanna County
James Sweeney
Bliss
Delaware,Lackawanna & Western Company
West Nanticoke
Sweeney
Joseph Gillis
Gillis
Duryea
Hoffman
Governor orders Sheridan Troop to reinforce anthracite districts
Governor Stone ordered the Sheridan Troop of Tyrone to report to General Gobin for duty in the anthracite strike area. The troop left Tyrone by special train to reinforce the Thirteenth Regiment at Olyphant, with camp equipage shipped from the State Arsenal. Court dispatch notes other units on duty in Shenandoah and Lackawanna county. Sheriff Knorr denies authorizing his name on a telegram seeking troops for Centralia.
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Harrisburg
Stone
Sheridan
Tyrone
Gobin
Olyphant
Waters
Lackawanna County
Knorr
Columbia County
Centralia
Governor to send troops over forged tug for train disruption
Stone phoned General Gobin tonight claiming Shenandoah warned that the Columbia county call for troops was a forgery. Gobin confirmed the sheriff's call for soldiers was authentic and said Sheriff Knorr had sent a deputy for troops. The governor said Gobin would dispatch troops to aid in arresting those who halted trains and forced nonunion workers from cars.
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Harrisburg
Stone
Gobin
Shenandoah
Columbia County
Knorr
Arduous Work of Troops in Lackawanna County
Scranton report details Colonel Watres and Thirteenth Regiment laboring eighteen hours daily through rain and poor roads to restore order. Outposts near Grassy Island colliery faced stones and gunfire. Michael Gaughan, Olyphant’s high constable, was captured after chasing a shooter. County Court holds him. New York-bound suspects linked to Grassy Island murder identified by an Olyphant man. Attorneys seek extradition for the Hungarians.
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Scranton
Watres
Thirteenth Regiment
Lackawanna County
Grassy Island
Thirteenth
Michael Gaughan
Olyphant
New York
Schadt
Hoboken
James Winston
Appeal to Roosevelt Seeks Mediation in Coal Strike
American Federation of Catholic societies urging President Roosevelt to use his good offices to mediate the coal strike. Petition signed by at least half a million members cites potential deaths from exposure to cold and calls for non coercive settlement, noting ministers and unions weigh in on both sides.
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New York
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Roosevelt
McFaul
Trenton
N. J
Messmer
Green Bay
Wis
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Brooklyn
Louis A. Banks
Grace Methodist Church
C. E. Nash
North Baptist Church
R. L. Paddock
Church of the Holy Apostles
P. E. Alt
Negro Burglar Taken After North Manchester Incident
WABASH Ind Sept 28 James Showalter of this city subdued a Negro burglar at North Manchester after a late visit with Miss Phillips. The suspect was chased through the rooms, tackled, and held until police arrived and imprisoned him. A second item notes the Ninth Indiana Regiment reunion at Laporte with detailed Civil War service.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
James Showalter
North Manchester
Wabash County
Miss Phillips
Father Shoots Son After Saloon Quarrel in Terre Haute
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Joseph Brooks aged sixty two shot his son Jacob twenty three after a quarrel over earnings. Both carpenters were drinking after work. The son asked about a shotgun and as he left the house the father fired. The wound is not fatal. The wife witnessed and police have few details.
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Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Ind
Joseph Brooks
Jacob
Window glass scale settlement delights Hartford City workers
Hartford City Indiana sept 28 news of the settlement of the window glass scale brings joy to about two thousand skilled and unskilled workers who rely on the local factories for a livelihood. The city feeds a window glass capacity larger than any western city and an early plant resumption boosts merchants as fires burn in the American Window Glass Company No 3 and Johnston plants, large trust and cooperative operations in Indiana.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hartford City
Ind
American Window Glass Company
Johnston
Trust and Co-Operative
Indiana
Robbed by mob claim in Van Buren incident
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Frank Stecher the attacked attorney held in Grant county jail on embezzlement charges says a 200 strong mob formed to rob him during the riot in Van Buren He asserts over 200 was taken and identifies attackers planning highway robbery and assault with intent to murder He says the mob’s nucleus were Stecher’s enemies and friends of John Blair who claimed to have been defrauded.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Frank Stecher
van Buren
Grant County
Will Mse
John Blair
Stecher
Rose Polytechnic Freshmen Reception Highlights Campus Groups
In Terre Haute Ind on September 28 faculty and upperclassmen hosted a gymnasium reception for freshmen. Most student organizations have formed and this week the athletic association will elect officers. The orchestra program shows enough musicians to form a glee club and orchestra, with plans for a kegas Bend and a degree program mentioned.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Athletic Association
Rose College Football Schedule And Normal School Developments
First public appearance of tat positions on the first football team hints at limited readiness for the Terre Haute game. Rose College releases a revised schedule with Indiana University at Bloomington on Oct 4 and Wabash College at Crawfordsville on Oct 3 among others. At Terre Haute Indiana State Normal trustees appoint Alfred Henry as general assistant instructor and discuss campus land purchase. Hanover reports a football scrimmage 5 to 0, noting Green and Farber captains, with Masterson and Shanklin as standout players. A plan to hire a coach and organize a mandolin and glee club is under way with Maude Chariton and Professor Melcher leading music efforts.
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Terre Haute
Bloomington
Franklin College
de Pauw
Greencastle
Washington University
St. Louis
Wabash College
Crawfordsville
Earlham
Paun
Wabash
Indianapolis University
Indianapolis
Richmond
Indianapolis Journal
Ind
Indiana State Normal School
Alfred Henry
Parsons
The
Athletic Association
North Center
Vandalia Railroad
Hanover
Green
Farber
Masterson
Shanklin
Sims
Music Hall
Maude Chariton
Melcher
Fire destroys Chrisney lockup and buildings
Early today a fire swept Chrisney Indiana in Spencer county destroying the town lockup a dwelling and a livery stable. The blaze caused losses estimated above 10000 with only slight insurance and the town was saved by heroic efforts.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Chrisney
Spencer County
Barn Fire Destroys Marlatt Farm Grain Loss Near Milton
A barn on Reverend A. N. Marlatt’s Milton area farm burned last night in Milton Indiana. About 1,000 bushels of grain and stock supplies were destroyed, though no animals were lost. horses were saved. Farm manager James B. Napier lost buggy and harness insured. Marlatt’s total insurance and the fire’s cause are unknown. The loss is about $2,000.
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Indianapolis Journal
Milton
Ind
A. N. Marlatt
James B. Napier
Mr. Marlatt
Anderson Pursues Pure Water Supply Effort
Anderson moves to secure safe water as White river supply remains highly polluted. City leaders and a citizens committee plan thorough investigations, visiting Indiana and other cities to study existing plants. Committee members include Mayor John L. Forkner, City Engineer Harry Rogers, Councilmen J. Johnston and W. A. Atherton, and citizens D. F. Mustard and J. J. Netterville.
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Indianapolis Journal
Anderson
Ind
White River
Council
G. W. Fuller
New York
Mr. Fuller
Indiana
John L. Forkner
Harry Rogers
J. Johnston
W. A. Atherton
D. F. Mustard
J. J. Netterville
Rare presence of mind saves man at Bellefontaine switch
W E Sloan Big Four agent in Bellefontaine showed rare presence of mind and strength by pulling Ed Fouts to safety as a switch engine struck him. Fouts, a lineman, was dragged but survived with a badly bruised head. Separate notes report Edward Showalter of Showalter Bros. injured after a fall at the Haynes Apperson factory, and Alexander Lathrop killed by a midnight train in Liberty Indiana.
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Indianapolis Journal
Union City
Ind
W. E. Sloan
Big Four
Bellefontaine
Ed Fouts
Fouts
Kokomo
Edward Showalter
Showalter Bros
Haynes- Apperson
Liberty
Alexander Lathrop
James McCaffrey Dies Prominent Cambridge City Merchant
Cambridge City Indiana September 23 James McCaffrey aged sixty seven longtime merchant died at his Main street home after a year of throat illness. Born in Rochester New York he came to Cambridge City in 1868 and worked at Mercer machine works before owning the leading drug store. A Mason and member of Knights Templars and Scottish Rite funeral Wednesday at 10 30 conducted by the Masonic fraternity interment Riverside Cemetery widow and one son Edward H. McCaffrey survive.
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Indianapolis Journal
Cambridge City
Ind
James McCaffrey
Main Street
Rochester
N. Y
Mercer Machine Works
Knights Templars
Scottish Rite
Riverside Cemetery
Edward H. McCaffrey
Obituary: M. Petree 82 Dies in Indiana Home
Prior M. Petree aged eighty two died at his son James A. Petree home three miles east of Elizabethtown on September 3. A Clinton county native, he lived much of his life in Bartholomew and Decatur counties and was married to Polly Freeman in Sardinia area, who preceded him in death eight years ago. He spent his life in this region.
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Columbus
Ind
M. Petree
James A. Petree
Elizabethtown
Mr. Petree
Clinton County
Bartholomew County
Decatur County
Sardinia
Polly Freeman
Centerville Committeeman Served In Nagubtons Years
A collection of short notes notes several deaths and civic items from Indiana towns. Joseph Culbertson of Centerville died suddenly after a day of illness. widow and five children survive. W. C. Sanderson, former river pilot, died in Sioux City at sixty. Capt. William James, veteran of the Mexican War, passed away in Scottsburg aged about eighty. The Bartholomew County Missionary Association celebrated its twenty first anniversary in Columbus with Rev John Sweeney as principal speaker and a large basket dinner. A local judge in Anderson demonstrated swift justice catching a robber who confessed and was sent to the reformatory. A million dollar courthouse contract was awarded to Caldwell & Drake for Westmoreland county Pennsylvania at Greensburg. The Fifth district Christian Church convention met in Wabash. A nineteen year old and a fifteen year old eloped from Parke County and married in Paris Illinois. Terre Haute planners invited the Indiana organization to hold its December convention here, relaxing the old Indianapolis rule.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte
Ind
Ninth
Indiana Regiment
I. C. B. Suman
Valparaiso
Lemuel Darrow
Suman
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Philippi
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Carrick’s Ford
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Danville
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Stone’s River
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Nickston
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Columbia
Franklin
Ashville
Hood
Huntsville
East Tennessee
Nashville
New Orleans
Texas
Indiana
Centerville
Joseph Culbertson
Evansville
W. C. Sanderson
Ohio
Sioux City
Richmond
Scottsburg
William James
Columbus
Bartholomew County Missionary Association of the Christian Churches
John 8. Sweeney
Paris
Zachary
Sweeney
John 8
Caldwell & Drake
Westmoreland County
Pennsylvania
Greensburg
United States
West Virginia
Sinclair
West Baden
Terre Haute
Commercial Travelers’ Association
Indiana Organization
Typhoid afflictions hit Chapman family near Richmond
Richmond reports typhoid strikes on William J Chapman and two sons at home while another son falls ill at the Indiana state fair in Indianapolis and is cared for by an aunt. Mrs Chapman and household face illness as the family copes with the outbreak.
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Richmond
William J. Chapman
Outfield and pitching shine in Forest Park baseball clash
Lieber's edges People's in a snappy game despite wet grounds. Kenworthy of Lieber's earns five assists while Miller of People's fires four running catches. Selken and Cumming display good control as 200 spectators watch the tight contest.
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People's
THA
Marotts
Lieber’s
Forest Park
Kenworthy
Lieber
S. R.H
A.E. People's
Rtos Guthrie
Cummings
H. Sellken
Forfeited games due to rain disrupt weekend lineup
A Basen team from Me-1 Ding and a team from the Star Store were listed for games with Marotts and Kahns, but rain caused forfeitures and an expected contest with the Marotts did not occur. The Kahns game was declared off for the same reason.
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Marotts
Kahns
Star Store
Close of the season as Chicago defeats St Louis in NL games
The National League finale sees Chicago beat St Louis in two games by 4 2 and 4 1 as Williams outs Williams and O Neil, with Taylor and Kling strong in the opener. Cincinnati wins farewell over Pittsburg 3 2 as Hahn shines and Donlin is ejected. Attendance 6,800 and 8,000 respectively. dark night ends the second game early.
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ST. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
O'Day
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Hahn
Phillipp
Ahlore
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Nies
Beckley
Steinfeld
Morrisey
Cincinnat
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Wagner
Peltz
B. Piet
Philmpire
Olippi
Chicago and St Louis End Season Split Doubleheader
Chicago and St Louis split a doubleheader to close the season with a large crowd of 15,678. First game ended 6-5 St Louis as Sudhoff allowed 9 hits, Grimth and McFarland batted for Chicago. Second game 2-1 St Louis with Wallace and Burkett combining on the mound. Other notes include steals by Strang and Callahan, and minor notes on double plays and bases on balls. In Greensburg, Minor struck out twelve as the Reds beat Moriarty Indians 7-1 with Whitesridge, Kubitz, and McBride contributing.
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Chicago
RHE Bt. Louis
Oak Otee Caeaeie
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Grimith
McFarland
Burkett
Hemphill
Powell
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Indianapolis Journal
Ind
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Moriarty Indians
Indianapolis
Logansport Beats Goodland 9 to 1 in Baseball Tilt
Logansport defeated Goodland 9 to 1 in a baseball game this afternoon. Batteries were Cuppy and Oram for Logansport with Snow and Martin behind the plate. Attendance reached about 1,500 spectators.
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Indianapolis Journal
Logansport
Ind
Goodland
Cuppy
Oram
Snow
Martin
Pennant Winners to Arrive in Indianapolis Tonight
The Indianapolis baseball club, Western Association champions, will arrive today by Monon Railroad. A crowd at Union Station is expected to greet them with a brass band. A banquet at the Grand Hotel is planned to honor the team.
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Indianapolis
Monon
Union Station
Grand Hotel
Eagle Brand Milk Proudly Supplying Soldiers and Miners
For forty five years Borden's Eagle Brand has provided milk to soldiers hunters and miners as a daily comfort labeled the old home. It remains a staple in coffee tea and chocolate offering reliable nourishment.
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Borden
Eagle Brand
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