Protest Over Testimony At Mine Workers Commission Hearings
Lawyers for mine workers call witnesses to allege blacklisting by coal firms after a strike, while two blinded miners injured in explosions testify to mining dangers. The commission questions whether cases of reemploying strikers are worth hearing if reasons for not rehiring are evident. A separate note mentions a railroad worker’s elopement tied to a soldier’s later disappearance and a miner’s $25,000 legacy.
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Beranton
Mine Workers’ Union
Darrow
Dengere
Gray
Commission to supply forms for wages information in hearing
The commission announced it would provide blank wage forms for both sides to fill during the settlement task as witnesses testified about alleged blacklisting. Mine workers described being refused reemployment after the strike, with clerical reasons deemed unsatisfactory. Father Curran testified on conditions miners endure and opposed boycotts and blacklists. Wayne MacVeagh indicated operators favor adjourning amicable talks until all testimony is heard.
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Gray
J. J. Curran
Wilkesbarre
Father Curran
Father Hussie
Hazieton
Wayne MacVeagh
Erie Railroad
Associated Press
Pearl Graham Found After Kidnap Tale
Pearl Graham the incorrigible Benton Harbor girl who told she was kidnapped was found at a Wall Street house and taken to the industrial school.
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Pearl the Incorrigible
Benton Harbor
Mich
Pearl Graham
Wall Street
Love of a Soldier Triggers Woman to Divorce and Remarry
Chicago December 6. Mrs. Robert S. Ives wife of the ex superintendent of the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railroad at Highland secured a divorce for love of a handsome soldier and an enticing legacy he unexpectedly inherited. The story details a swift end to the marriage as she plans a new union with the soldier.
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Chicago
Robert S. Ives
Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railroad
Highland
Bristol Guilty in Mail Fraud Case in Chicago Court
William W Bristol once manager and secretary of Surety Insurance and Trust Company was found guilty in a United States district court of fraudulent mail use. He faces sentencing with $5000 bond. accused of defrauding John R K Prime and M J Adams of Davenport of funds tied to a fictitious indorsement boosting stock purchases. Postoffice Inspector Mayer gathered the evidence.
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Chicago
William W. Bristol
United States District Court
Mafla
Bristol
Surety Inurantee and Trust Company
Aaid
John RK
Iowa
M. J. Adams
Davenport
Postoffice
Mayer
Railways Ultimatum Returns to Wabash Strike Men
President Rameey’s ultimatum posted at Springfield Moberly and Fort Wayne reiterates a wage increase dating from Oct 1 if workers return. It warns against discrimination and urges strikers to come back immediately or be replaced, with wage statistics shown against rival railroads.
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Springfield
Rameey
Wabash Railroad
Moberly
Fort Wayne
Ind
Wabash
Emperor William Warns German Workmen Against Socialism
Breslau December 6 Emperor William spoke to a deputation of workers urging them to reject agitators and socialists who seek to sow class hatreds. He urged a simple unpretending worker to enter the Reichstag and praised workingmen’s loyalty while noting his own visit to a band practice with Von Moltke and other officers.
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Breslau
William
Basen
Herr Krupp
Emperor William
Neudeck
Prince Henckel von Donnersimarck
Marshal von Waldersee
von Moltke
Germany
Widows of Union Soldiers Questioned in Land Frauds Probe
Omaha report says a federal grand jury in Nebraska is shifting focus to widows of Union soldiers involved in government land frauds after two weeks of examining cattlemen and government employees. The women will be questioned for several days as part of the probe.
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Omaha, Neb
Federal Grand Jury Bee
Sherman
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Congress
Treasury
Mead building blaze destroys Rockford structure in five story brick
The Mead building at State and Main in Rockford Arkansas was destroyed by fire on Thursday night. Wortham Bros. Co. department store and Rockford Business College occupied the building. Loss estimated at 275000 dollars. Nelson hotel and William Brown building across the street were menaced by flames but wind aided firefighters.
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Rockford, Ars
Mead
State
Main Streets
Wortham Bros. & Co
Rockford Business College
Nelson
William Brown
Severe Cold Wave Halts Omaha Coal Supply
In Omaha Nebraska December 6 the cold wave worsened misery among the poor and middle class due to coal shortages. Coal firms were overwhelmed with orders and shipments lacked antiracite. Many schools statewide closed and streetcar fires failed due to coal scarcity.
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Omaha
Neb
Dee
Omaha Scho
Board of Equalization Completes Work, Members Depart
Springfield Is December 6. The board of equalization has almost finished its work and the members have left for home, to be absent until next Tuesday morning.
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Springfield, Is
Board of Equalization
Uniform Laws for Warehouses
Washington December 5 The American Warehousemen association devoted yesterday s session to a discussion of unifying state laws governing warehousing and the need for standardized rules across jurisdictions.
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Washington
American Warehousemen’s Association
Market quotes from Chicago and Toledo on December 6
The Chicago Board of Trade session lists grain futures for Wheat, Corn, Oats, and Rice with mixed gains and losses. Hog and cattle prices show bids and ranges, with live hogs at around 4.90 to 6.60 and cattle pricing from 3.40 to 6.80, plus assorted livestock and grain receipts noted for the day. Toledo figures mirror dull, lower activity with December Wheat and local cash bids.
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Chicago
Hugh
Toledo
Bronze bust of Richard W. Thompson placed in court house yard
The 600 pound bronze bust of the late Richard W. Thompson stands on Bedford stone in Terre Haute court house yard and will be unveiled next week likely Tuesday if Governor Durbin attends. Thompson’s Indiana roots began in Bedford.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Richard W. Thompson
Court House Yard
Durbin
Bedford
Colonel Thompson
Indiana
Learned of Their Boy's Death in Manila
Benton Harbor Michigan December 6. Allan H Smith son of Mr and Mrs Peter Smith died in a military hospital at Manila July 27 last and until Wednesday the parents did not know. The information reached here in a letter written to Mrs Smith by Rutherford B Davis of the Manila police force a former comrade of young Smith
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Allan H. Smith
Peter Smith
Manila
Smith
Rutherford B. Davis
Young Smith
Dr Pierce's Medicine Promotes Health By Digestion Aid
An editorial style ad argues that good living without nutrition harms health. It claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures stomach and digestion disorders and removes toxins from imperfect digestion. A customer testimonial from Mrs Ellen K E cites improved appetite and weight gain after use.
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Pierce
Sendaf Gascend
Br-V
Congressional Statehood Debate Dominates Washington Talk
Washington observers report a fierce Republican led fight over admitting three new states amid hopes for an omnibus bill. Senators discuss tariffs trusts and Indian lands while figures like Curtis Long and Bell reflect shifting political fortunes amid a year of fiscal and territorial maneuvering in Congress.
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Washington
Republicas
Oklahoma
John L. Wilson
Senate
Friends of the
November trade improves as prices rise and dividends grow
Arthur W. Dunn notes a warm November easing fuel demand while clothing shifts and plant activity remains high. Duns index shows price gains with dairy and garden products driving November increases, and the consumer cost of living remains nearly 1 percent lower than last year. Farm products stay strong despite ample market supplies. Industrial failures in November hint at a weakening structure, yet overall strength appears intact.
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Fall River
Unseasonable Weather In New York Trade Report
R G Dun & Co Weekly Review notes winter retail trade interrupted by unseasonable cold but overall business activity remains above prior years. It predicts postponed trade will be made up as low temperatures persist.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Governor weighs salt inspector pick in Lansing
Governor Bilesbee, in Lansing, says no appointments decided yet. He signals John Porter of Saginaw may be named salt inspector, after interviews with Bank Commissioner Malts, Labor Commissioner Griewold, and Oil Inspector Judson. Frank McKenzie of Concord also visited about a game wardenship.
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Lansing
Mich
Bilesbee
Senate
John Porter
Saginaw
Malts
Griewold
O11
Judson
Frank McKenzie
Concord
20 year old charged with fatal saloon assault
Harry Brunke aged 20 of Royalton district near St Joseph is charged with kicking his schoolmate Lee Shear to death in a saloon. He allegedly struck Shear then kicked him in the neck after he fell and was arrested and jailed.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Harry Brunke
Royalton
Lee Shear
Brunke
Hranke
Hunters Mistake Kills Man Near Frederic
In Frederic Michigan on December 6 a rabbit hunt turned fatal when Ace Valentine mistook William Murphy for a deer and shot him in the chest. Murphy died at the scene as prospectors continued hunting after the season had closed.
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Frederic, Mich
William Murphy
Ed. Chalker
Ace Valentine
Murphy
Valentine
Iowa Implement Dealers elect Eckart president and Groves secretary
In Des Moines the Iowa Implement Dealers association chose O. V. Eckart of Northwood as president and D. M. Groves of Nevada as secretary before ad journment. A resolution was adopted pledging members not to sign contracts offered by the International Harvester company in their present form.
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Des Moines
Dee. G
Iowa Implement Dealers’ Association
O. V. Eckart
Northwood
D. M. Groves
Nevada
International Harvester Company
Arm torn off in corn shredder accident near Franklin
A 21 year old man from Nineveh, near Franklin Indiana, had his right arm torn off at the shoulder when it was caught in a corn shredder on Thursday. The injured man is identified as Dee G Oscar Scott and his companion is reported as your man. Further details were not available in the readable text.
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Franklin
Ind
Dee
Oscar Scott
Your Man
Ninevakh
Quieting Title Suit Over Iowa Farmland Described Property
Vesclay Bojka and Joseph Bojka sue to quiet title to the west half of the southwest quarter and the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 15 in township 76 north, range 7 west, Washington County Iowa. Plaintiffs allege adverse possession for over twenty years and seek reform of deeds and full equitable relief against numerous named and unknown defendants and claimants. The case warns failure to appear by January 6 1903 leads to default judgment.
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District Court of Washington Courty
Iowa
Vesclay Bojka
Joseph Bojka
Robert Martin
Luther England
Moses Wylie
Plisabeth Wylie
Robert Glasgow
A. H. Patterson
Jd. Rielnart
William Black
Matis Havtien
John Franbeck
Wenzel Sayka
Jobin Junecek
Alexis J. Fishbeck
Mary A. =. Fishback
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William L. Adams
Nancy J. Adams
Chas. T. Ferrel
Austin Corbin
Hanna M. Corbin
Washington County
District Court of Washington
Wes
Washington
Iown
Court House
Cuba treaty upheaval and labor dispute interrupted
The Cuban reciprocity talks at Havana face delays as nationalist opposition grows. John O Connell of the International Association of Machinists narrowly avoids defeat after a racial remark incident in a Senate labor committee hearing. A separate report notes a proposed $200000 Ohio River survey from the Miami to the Ohio river mouth to secure nine feet of water.
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Washington
John O'Connell
International Association of Machinists
Senate Committee On Labor
O'Connell
Niger
Clapp
la Helle Riviere
Bromwell
Ohio
Ohio River
Miami
Ohie
Reed Shows Improvement After Critical Battle
Washington reports Thomas B. Reed still in critical condition with slight temp rise earlier, resting comfortably by 10:30 p.m. Nourishment retained, mind clear, appendical symptoms abat ing, recovery expected only as a slow process. Wisconsin and Utah football teams finalize Pasadena New Year’s Day game plans.
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Washington
Thomas B. Reed
Phys Cians
Wisconsin
Utah
Salt Lake
Roe
Riser
Pasadena
Cal
Coast
Utph
Snowslide Claims Two Men at Cornucopia Mine
In Baker City Oregon on December 6 James Sullivan and a man named De Kibbis were killed by a massive snowslide at the Cornucopia mine. The earth and snow swept down the mountain side trapping them before they could escape.
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Baker City
Ore
James Sullivan
de Kibbis
Cornucopia
Carrie Nation Jailed in Topeka for Disturbing Peace
Report notes Carrie Nation jailed in Topeka Kansas on a peace disturbance charge. Other items mention two sailors wounding a ship captain and killing an officer aboard the British vessel Leicester Castle, then fleeing 800 miles north of Pitcairn Island. Michael Davitt is in Washington. French government suspends salaries of three Roman Catholic bishops opposing school policy. Minister Jack, envoy in Japan, dies while duck hunting near Tokyo.
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Carrie Nation
Topeka
Kas
Leicester Castle
Pitcairn’s Island
Michael Davitt
Washington
Jack
Japan
Tokyo
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