Troops Readied as Colorado Mines Teeter on Strike
Denver Nov 7 Adjutant General Bell orders Colorado National Guard units not in Cripple Creek to ready to field amid looming coal strike. Telluride miners delay reopening under protection, others prepare for street protests and possible troop deployment. Mine Workers vow large bank deposits to fund actions. Eight hour work debate stalls progress with operators resisting until statewide eight hour standard is set.
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Denver
Bell
Colorado National Guard
Cripple Creek
Telluride
Teluride
United Mine Workers of America
Dell
National Guard
Trinidad
Texas
Indian Territory
Missouri
Minis
Europe
Mine Workers Association
Fielda
Colorado
Railroads confiscating coal in transit in Colorado
Pueblo Colorado November 7 reports from coal districts west and south claim a total suspension of mining. Officials say production will not cease completely and 40 percent of steel works can run with coal in reserve. State lockout rumors contradicted. Two railroads have been confiscating coal in transit this week.
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Colorado
Pueblo
Colo
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Roosevelt Senators Hold Washington Conference
A White House conference today reviewed work for the extra and regular sessions. Senators Allison Aldrich Cullom Platt Hale and Spooner discussed Cuban reciprocity and Panama recognition. No decisive legislation was decided. financial bills were not expected.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Allison
Aldrich
Cullom
Platt
Connecticut
Hale
Spooner
White House
Parks speaks before Sing Sing sentence call
New York November 7 Samuel Parks former walking delegate of the local housesmith and bridge men union said goodbye to reporters before beginning a sentence of more than two years in Sing Sing for extortion. He warned that ending the practice of paying fines back pay and other labor-money transactions by employers would curb corruption and cited many employers who used money to influence labor unions.
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New York
Sing Sing
Samuel Parks
Bridgemen’s Union
Trans
Via Union
Frank Keefe Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Pbt Case
Frank Keefe, a Rawlins merchant, was found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Policeman John Baxter and Lieutenant Thomas King several months ago in Laramie Wye. His attorney filed a motion for a new trial and was granted a ten day period to prepare.
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Laramie
Wye
Frank Keefe
Rawlins
Pliceman
John Baxter
Thomas King
Dull to Serve Twenty Years for Kansas Murder
Topeka Kan Nov 7 George W Dull sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary for the murder of Dr Rowland at Serndon Rawlins county April 18 1902 The Supreme Court affirmed the lower court ruling noting no motive and conviction on circumstantial evidence The case remains one of Kansas most mysterious murders
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Topeka
Kan
George W. Dull
Rowland
Serndon
Rawlins County
Supreme Court
Tyull
Haneas
Canadian detective arrest in Brooklyn over payroll theft
New York reports that Frank Frappier, a Canadian Pacific employee, was captured in Brooklyn after a long pursuit spanning New England states. Investigators accuse him of stealing ten dollars and reveal a scheme using dummy payrolls and a check system to payments at distant locations. His wife aided the chase before both were detained. Frappier also owned a Montreal hotel and faced extradition talks.
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New York
Frank Frappler
Brooklyn
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Frappier
New England States
Cons Diat D Pacite
Frappler
Montreal
Ted
Maine sails to Colon amid canal crisis
New York reports the battleship Maine ordered to Colon after leaving New York navy yards for Hampton Roads to coal and move onward. The cruiser Atlanta arrives at Colon as Panama independence actions unfold and Panamanian diplomats coordinate with Washington.
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Maine
Colon
Atlanta
France
New Republic
New York
New York Navy Yards
Hampton Roads
German Count Lands in French Territory While Balloon Experiments
Berlin reports Count Von Abercorn of the 30th regiment with three companions descended in French soil yesterday during a balloon experiment near Dusseldorf. He reached Fontenoy and, advised to shed his Prussian uniform for civilian attire, changed at a local shop and continued home by train.
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Berlin
Count von Abercorn
Dusseldorf
Aiscine
Fontenoy
France
Impostor Used Name In Suitors Of New York Heiress
The family of Robert Goelet employed detectives after a tele graph operator Miss Eleanor Anderson faced an impostor claiming to be Goelet. He presented forged letters and introduced himself with the name, delaying plans for marriage on Fifth Avenue. No identity trace has been found.
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New York
Eleanor Anderson
Robert Goelet
Miss Anderson
Anderson
Robert Geelet
Andersons
Fifth Avenue
Appellate Division Hearings Seek Disbarment in Rail Case
New York November reports the Bar Association filed severe accusations against Attorney Geotee W. Fred Tam of this city. He allegedly acted for Peter Power in a merger fight between the Greater Northern and Northern Pacific railroads and faced claims of fraud deceit malpractice and gross unprofessional conduct. Proceedings were begun to bar him from practice. The Northern Pacific had initially lodged charges, and Lambfre is accused of using Peter as a dummy plaintiff in the Northern Securities case and of hindering Power from obeying a U S Court order. The suit also claims he falsely declared possession of stock that belonged to Camilla Weidenfeld, a broker suspended from the exchange.
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New York
Supreme Court
The
Bar Association
Geotee W. Fred Tam
Peter Power
Ault
Greater Northern
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific Railroad
Lamb Fre
Peter
Northern
United States Court
Camilla Weidenfeld
Fambre
Williams Chosen Speaker Candidate in Democratic Caucus
In a House Democratic caucus John S. Williams of Mississippi was unanimously selected as the candidates for speaker. George B. McClean, New York mayor, received an ovation as he entered the gathering while other party officials and clerks were noted among the attendees.
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Washington
House
John S. Williams
Mississippi
Geo. B. McClean
New York
E. Edwards
Texas
J. K. Jackson
Alabama
Ik. V. Brookshire
Indiana
A. J. Dudice
Georgia
E. G. Bagby
Virginia
Noted New Orleans socialite assaulted in Pass Christian
A dispatch reports Mrs. Peter LaRouisse, formerly Isabel Townsend, was assaulted by Sam Adama at Pass Christian, Miss. The assailant was lynched later. She was once married to S. Pell of New York and later wed a son of a cotton magnate. She is known as a leading social figure who often visits New Orleans.
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Chicago
The
Chronicle
New Orleans
Peter LaRouisse
Sam Adama
Pass Christian
New York
la Bouisse
Pell
Peter LaBouisse
New Yok
LaBauisse
Dishonesty in Children Cited by New York Judge
New York judges argue parental neglect of children's spending money fuels juvenile crime. Justice Julius Mayer says lack of knowledge about practical finances and weak allowances lead to mischievous acts. He urges small weekly allowances to curb early crime, noting many parents are hardworking yet unable to provide extras. London papers mock Panama Isthmus notices and posit U.S. recognition of a new republic amid evolving events.
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Paris
the Patrie
Antwerp
Belgium
Gonzales Torres
Colombia
Savanilla
Colon
Antoquia
Department of Boynes
Coron
United States
de Fasto
Republic of Panama
Panama
Navy
Phillipo Buena-Veriella
Washington
Panama Canal Company
M. Philipe Buena-Variella
New York
New Court For Juvenile Offenders
Julius M. Mayer
Court of Special Peasions
New York City
London
Mine Fire Claims Eight Dead In Kearsarge Mine
A Montana fire at the Kearsarge mine near Butte yesterday killed eight and recovered all bodies including Superintendent TR Turner. Four of the dead will be sent to Butte for interment today. Cause of the blaze is unknown and operations will resume after shaft and building repairs.
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Butts
Mont
Virginia City
Kearsarge
Here
Turner
Butte
Methodist Bishop urges Utah mission funding rise
Waneas City November 7 Bishop C H Fowler told the general committee of church extension that the Methodist church should expand work in Utah and the southwest to counter Mormon influence and win converts. He predicted Mormons would wield political power there in a few years. He blamed both the Utah extension committee and the missionary society for meager funding and said funds were so short superintendents hired insufficient workers. No change was made to last year’s Utah appropriation.
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Waneas City
General Committee of Church Extension
Methodist Episcopal Church
C. IL
Fowler
Methodist Church
Utah
Southwest
Wyoming
New Mexico
Colorado
Nevada
Ogden
Missionary Society
Cranston
T. ©. Iliff
Utan
Murder at Reno Reveals Strangled French Resident
In Iteno Nov a young French resident Margaret Mirat was found unconscious and died early morning after a brutal assault. Neighbors recall a quarrel with an unknown person. The weapon was a five pound stone bound in a handkerchief. She crawled to a bed, tied a towel about her head, and did not raise an alarm. The motive suggests she shielded her assailant.
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Iteno
Margaret Mirat
Nook
Shin
Heinze Sells His Interests in Copper Dispute
A late report from Butte, based on high authority, says Fr. Augustus Heinze has sold almost all his Putte holdings and will join Amalgamated Copper as manager of tin mines and smelters. Amalgamated officials neither confirm nor deny the deal. Governor Tools may call an extra session of the Legislature next week for a fair trial of the Amalgamated Copper company.
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Augustus Heinze
Amalgamated Copper Company
Heinze
Amalgamated
William Scallon
Anaconda Company
Heinzaly
New York
Tools
Kite boat crosses English Channel by F Cody
London reports F Cody sailed from Calais at 11 PM and reached Dover 13 hours later in a four ton canvas decked craft pulled by a box kite. He had earlier failed twice between Dover and Calais using a collapsible kite craft. The vessel resembled a miniature submarine boat and encountered heavy shipping with narrow escapes.
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London
F. Cody
Channel
Calais
Dover
Cody
Southern Pacific trims Ogden to Reno route
The line from Ogden to Reno has been straightened over two years, cutting actual distance by 47.5 miles and reducing running time by about two hours on the 612 mile stretch. Trains may run on the new track system by year’s end, with twelve locations improved and a potential 1000 foot elevation reduction via a five mile tunnel to bypass Sierra snowsheds.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Ogden
Reno
New York Stock Market Dips After Steel Billets Cut
The New York stock opening week rose on gold relief hopes but fell sharply after United States Steel shares declined following a $4 per ton cut in steel billets. Rumors of weak trade and corporate friction accompanied the downturn as crop-related demand tightened money supply, limiting market liquidity.
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New York
United States Steel
Corner on Wheat Plan Aims to Corner St Louis Market
St Louis plan to corner December wheat by insuring all grain in elevators. Leaders Corwin Spencer John Milliken Thomas Akin and Herman Kuhn spearhead a movement started last September. Insurance written by 120 companies in St Louis and East St Louis amounts to about 3.5 million dollars, exceeding visible elevator supplies to squeeze outsiders, deny storage, and freeze shorts from borrowing.
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St. Louis
Republic
Corwin H. Spencer
John T. Milliken
Thomas Akin
Herman Kuhn
Governor Restores Chase After Court Martial
In Denver Colorado on an earlier date Governor Pea body set aside a court martial verdict finding Brigadier General Chase guilty of disobedience of orders and sentenced him to dishonorable dismissal. Adjutant General Sherman Bell issued an executive order at Cripple Creek which Chase disregarded claiming doubt over its source. The Governor, citing Chase's service, restored him to command of the National Guard of the State.
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Denver
Colo
Peabody
Chase
Sherman Bell
Cripple Creek
National Guard
Peace talks advance between Russia and Japan
Berlin reports the negotiations between Russia and Japan have progressed enough for the Associated Press to say a settlement announcement may be forthcoming. The development signals potential progress toward ending hostilities between the two nations.
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Berlin
Russia
Japan
Associated Press
Mrs Kruttschniit Injured in Streetcar Collision
San Francisco reports Mrs Te-ora Julius Kruttschniit wife of the Southern Pacific general manager was seriously injured in a collision between a streetcar and a heavily loaded wagon. She suffered bruises to her legs and body, was taken home by ambulance, and is resting easily though not fully recovered from the shock.
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San Francisco
Te—ora
Julius Kruttechnitt
Southern Pacific
Waroa
Cuba Makes a Proposition
Havana dated story says the Cuban government handed to United States Minister Squiera a proposition that would require the United States to immediately hand over the mantanamo government to Cuba if accepted.
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Havana
United States
Squierea
Mantanamo
Baltimore at Puerto Plata announces cargo discharge
Captain Griggs of the cruiser Baltimore cables the Navy department from Puerto Plata announcing the Cherokee is discharging cargo. This indicates the blockade has been raised. Italian and German warships are expected at San Domingo with the Santo Domingo situation unchanged.
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Washington
Griggs
Baltimore
Navy Department
Puerto Vata
San Domingos
San Domingo
Santo Domingo
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Kansas
Canada
Warse
Colombian
State Department
Beaupre
Vegota
Delcasse
Bruneau Varilla
Buena Variella
Gudger
T'anama
Hay
Isthmus
Isthmian
Peter Powers
Peter la Bouisse
Montana
Heinak
Amalgamated Company
Portland
Ore
Oregoniaw
English Channel
General Chase
Gov. Peabody
Cuba
Puerto Plata
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