Scranton hearing on miners health and ambulance service
The anthracite commission resumed with Dr. R H Gibbons of Scranton testifying that mining takes a toll on workers, causing pleurisy gout neuralgia bronchitis and other diseases. He urged better ambulance service calling current ambulances infection ridden. Commissioners adjourned to tomorrow as sides prepare documentary evidence and consider a one week to ten day adjournment.
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Scranton
R. H. Gibbons
Anthracite Commission
Pr. Gibbon
Congress Heads Toward Early Spring Gathering
Washington observers believe a new Congress will convene early next spring. Implications for legislative agendas and shifts in party influence are under intense discussion among lawmakers and analysts.
Oregon Man Mauled by Infuriated Hogs
A man in Oregon was killed when aggressive hogs attacked after resenting his interference in their fight. Authorities described the event as a fatal animal attack and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Cabinet Meeting in Washington Ends with No Decisive Action
Washington D C November 21 Every cabinet member attended a brief hour long meeting with no serious business transacted Some topics were discussed briefly including Hay's documents on Panama Canal treaty negotiations with Colombia The President will not be able to say in his message to Congress that he is ready to submit a treaty with Colombia under the Spooner act Portions of the upcoming message were read
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Washington, D. C
Hay
Colombia
Congress
Spooner
Murderer Surrenders After Weeks in Woods
Zach Smithson, who killed George Boswell, gave himself up in Greencastle Indiana after three weeks living in the woods. He hid in a cave two miles from a wagon road and lived on apples pawpaws and raw corn with little to eat. He planned to surrender at Pleasant Hill graveyard with the sheriff but moved toward town early and met lawmen halfway.
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Greencastle
Ind
Zach Smithson
George Boswell
Smithson
Pleasant Hill
Molineux Divorce Quest Shocks Sioux Falls
Mrs. Roland Molineux of New York arrives in Sioux Falls South Dakota to file for divorce from Roland Molineux who was recently acquitted of murder after two trials. She hires Kittridge Winans Scott law firm and lodges at Cataract hotel announcing her intent to secure freedom. She praises General Molineux while denouncing her husband as that man.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Roland Molineux
New York City
South Dakota
Law Frm
Kittridge
Winans & Scott
Ers
Cataract Hotel
United States
A. P. Kittridge
Republicans Plan Tariff Reform Push in Face of Trusts
Washington daylight brief outlines a strategy by President and key Republicans to press tariff reform and trust dissolution at the next session. It notes possible party defections, Western support for tariffs, and a move to restructure the free list while Cuba reciprocity could ease tariffs.
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Beef Trust
Coal Trust
Cuba
West
Free List
Sugar War Dismissed as Beet Sugar Stock Is Stored
New York, Nov 21. The sugar trust halted speculation by storing freshly shipped California beet sugar rather than selling at sacrifice. John & Co claimed storage until next spring to allow prices to rise. Refined cane sugar prices recovered and American sugar stock rebounded from 132 to 119τ, erasing prior war rumors.
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Sugar Trust
Wall Street
California
John & Co
Extra session likely as tariff debate dominates Washington talk
Washington reports indicate a probable extra session of the new Congress over tariff revision. Wisconsin Republicans at Milwaukee discussed speaker candidacy for Babcock, who hinted at an extra session without presidential authority. Officials suggest the issue has been debated since the Oyster Bay talks, with party leaders urging action before the 1904 campaign.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Babcock
Oyster Bay
Aldrich
Spooner
Lodge
Platt
Connecicut
Hanna
Allison
Tariff Commission
Lincoln Man Eaten by Hogs in Portland
Relatives in Lincoln report the death of John Gilbert a former Lincoln stockman in Portland Oregon where hogs fattened for market killed him after a fight with two hogs and then tore him apart. He leaves a son in Portland and his ex wife Mrs Werner of Beatrice Nebraska.
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Omaha
Neb
Lincoln
Portland
Oregon
John Gilbert
Gilbert
Werner
Beatrice
Nebraska
Keswick Copper Plant Closes as Workers Strike for Recognition
Redding California November 21. The Keswick Copper Smelting company plant is closed as union employees strike for recognition. The company says it can keep the shutdown for a year if needed.
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Redding
Cal
Keswick Copper Smelting Company
Great Mine Shutdown After Manager Killed
Telluride Colorado reports the Smugger-Union mine closes all mines and mills indefinitely following the assassination of General Manager Collins. The operation previously employed about 500 workers.
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Telluride
Colo
Collins
Jurisdiction Sought in Habert Death Suit
Mrs. Matilda Habert seeks to sue the St. Joseph Transportation Company for 5000 damages over her husband Charles Habert's death. He drowned last July while attempting to board a steamboat near St. Joseph. The case questions whether Missouri Kansas or federal courts hold jurisdiction. Habert was a prominent Knight of Pythias member.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Matilda Habert
St. Joseph Transportation Company
Charles Habert
Missouri
Kansas
Habert
St. Joseph Landing
Misouri
Pythias
Jealous Man Kills Self After Shooting Woman
Ann Arbor report: A. Darlington shot Bertha Sheldon after allowing another man to escort her home from work. He then killed himself. The girl suffered non life threatening injuries.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Darlington
Bertha Sheldon
Hopeful Reduction Of Cholera Victims
A cablegram from the Philippine commission reports cholera cases cut from 34 to 5 per day last week. Health officials believe the disease is now under control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Philippine Commission
The Bite of a Fly Kills a New York Boy
Herman Kauffman died after a bluebottle fly bite on his cheek caused severe swelling that spread to his neck chest and arms. The incident occurred last Wednesday near a sheep carcass and may have involved infection from the bite.
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New York
Herman Kauffman
Herman
Federation of Labor Debates Carpenters Charter Revocation
New Orleans November 21 The American Federation of Labor opened with a discussion on applying the Brotherhood of Carpenters to revoke the charter of the Amalgamated Association of Woodworkers.
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New Orleans
American Federation of Labor
Brotherhood of Carpenters
Amalgamated Association of Woodworkers
Roosevelt Returns to Federal Capital
President Roosevelt arrived this morning by Southern railroad to a welcoming crowd. He shook hands with the engineer and fireman, thanked them for the safe run, and proceeded directly to the White House.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Southern Railroad
White House
Jealous Husband Beats Wife Over Pet Dog
St. Joseph Missouri report states Jesse Talbert beat his wife Josephine with a billiard cue in jealousy of her pet dog. He tried to kill the dog as well. she intervened and was struck unconscious. Surgeons set thirty stitches in her scalp and she survived due to her hair.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Jesse Talbert
Josephine
Triplets Born to Dorchester Mother in Boston
Mrs. Robert A. Yates of Dorchester becomes mother to three boys born Tuesday evening, aged under 18. Her mother Annie Hembrose is grandmother three times over at 23. The family notes a history of numerous children and long-lived ancestors, including a great-aunt with twenty-three offspring. The husband is a painter.
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Boston
Mass
Robert A. Yates
Dorchester
Yate
Annie Hembrose
Thos Famlies
A Strange Family Reunion in Kokomo Indiana
Fifty three years after George Roach abandoned his wife and kidnapped his three sons George William and Lewis the brothers learned their father once lived in Klannie. Now residents of Kearney Missouri they found their ninety year old mother in the county asylum. The family reunites as the sons escort her home.
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Kokomo
Ind
George Roach
George
William
Lewis
California
Kliannie
Kearney
Dwelling Collapses Buries Family in Eureka Springs
A house in Little Eureka gulch collapsed after rotten piles gave way in heavy rain. The Ledbetter family was buried under wreckage. rescuers pulled them free with one infant survivor found unhurt beside its father in the ruins. The building slid from a mountain slope to the Leatherwood below, injuring all but the baby.
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Eureka Springs
Ark
Little Eureka Gulch
Wm. Ledbetter
Son of American diplomat kills in Guatemala incident
The State Department reports Godfrey Hunter Jr., son of the U.S. minister to Guatemala, shot and killed William Fitzgerald of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Hunter has taken refuge in the legation, raising questions about his arrest exemption.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Godfrey Hunter, Jr
United States
Guatemala
William Fitzgerald
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Hunter
Legation
Meteor Vision Fills Lexington Night Sky With Awe
An unusually large brilliant meteor lit Lexington and nearby cities on November 21. It shone for miles, appeared near 8 35 PM, moved eastward, then vanished after burning at about 300 yards altitude. Residents feared it omen of the world ending. Weather Bureau confirms its disintegration.
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Lexington
Norwood
Cincinnati
Louisville
Weather Bureau
Railroad combination rumors involving Santa Fe and Rock Island
Chicago Nov 21 rumors say a deal is under consideration between the Santa Fe and Rock Island for joint use of tracks in New Mexico. An official confirmed talks but warned no definite agreement yet. If reached, Rock Island could gain a Pacific Coast outlet via Tucumcari to Colorado, while Santa Fe would gain concessions shortening its southwest routes.
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Chicago
Santa Fe
Hook Island
New Mexico
Rock Island
Tucumcari
Colorado
The
Danube Steamer Sinks Off Orsova
A Danube steamer crowded with workmen sank off Orsova in the Danube. Thirty people were drowned.
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Vienna
Danube
Orsova
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