Vindication Tales From Coal Strike Hearings At Scranton
Testimony at the coal strike commission in Scranton details eviction and a widow driven by back rent and coal bills from Markle mines. A mother supports two boys after her husband is killed, with wages deducted and a blacklist claim raised as witnesses attest to long owed sums finally cleared last August.
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Scranton
Dee
G. B. Markle & Co
Markle
Prin
Cipal
Coal Strike Commission
New York
Arbitration Commission
Bob
Anguat
Miner Wage Fight Highlights Markle Company Controversy
National Board member Gallagher outlined wage disputes at Markle mines. A Hungarian picker recounted a pay cut from 85 to 75 cents with no notice, while a breaker boss allegedly abused him for slow slate-picking. Kate Burns testified about years of hardship after her engineer husband’s death, receiving only limited help from the company and then sending her eldest son to work in the mines.
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National Board
Gallagher
Markle Company
Kate Burns
Jeddo
Liaw Yer Darrow
Markle Mines
Miners say companies breached strike terms in revived work disputes
Attorneys for the miners presented witnesses from the Delaware and Hudson, Temple Coal and Iron, and Erie companies. They testified post strike they could not regain off employment, claiming firings for refusing other work. Witnesses described refusals to perform certain duties and overstaffed collieries despite long service and no wage protests.
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Delaware and Hudson Company
Temple Coal and Iron Company
Erie Company
Dinner to Justice Harlan at Willard Hotel
A Washington dinner by the Supreme Court bar honored Justice John M. Harlan for twenty five years on the bench. President Roosevelt attended and spoke, with Justice Harlan smiling as his family and colleagues joined the tribute.
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Tyee
Supreme Court of the United States
New Willard Hotel
John M. Harlan
Supreme Court
Knox
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Richard D. Harlan
Lake Falls
Als
Justice Harlan
James 8. Harlan
Porto Rico
John Maynard Harlan
Chicago
Justice Iarlan
Roosevelt
Senator Hoar
Scarcity of Hard Coal Strains Milwaukee Supplies
Milwaukee reports bitter cold and a coal shortage. Merchants say well-to-do buyers with cash cannot obtain any coal as the limited hillside supply is reserved for those who ordered coal last spring, leaving others empty handed and in distress.
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Milwaukee
Immigration bill dominates Senate debate in Washington
The senate spent most of yesterday on the immigration bill with Burton Kansas proposing admitting Chinese laborers to Hawaii. opposition led to tabling the amendment. A Capitol liquor sale prohibition remained in place. An executive session occurred. In the house the London dock charge bill was killed by striking its enacting clause, ending the measure long opposed by packers and lumbermen.
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Senate
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Hawaii
Capitol
London
State Farmers Institute and horticultural society meet
Des Moines reports the annual meetings of the State Farmers Institute and the State Horticultural Society opened yesterday. The State Park and Forestry Association closed its session electing officers led by President T. H. McBride of Iowa City and Secretary L. H. Pammell of Ames.
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State Park and Forestry Association
T. H. McBride
Iowa City
L. H. Pammell
Ames
P. G. Holden
State College
Iowa
British MPs Davitt and Blake Visit President in Washington
Michael Davitt and Edward Blake, members of the British parliament, on a brief U S tour, paid their respects to the president at the White House and expressed delight with their call.
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Michael Davitt
Roosevelt
Washington
Edward Blake
White House
Bjornstjerne Bjornsven’s 70th Birthday Noted in Norway
The 70th birthday of Bjornstjerne Bjornsven, prominent Norwegian poet dramatist and novelist, is widely celebrated across Norway. Countess Boni de Castellane will sail for New York from France on December 14 with her children. Charles T. Yerkes was listed as a passenger on the steamship Deutschland.
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Norway
Boni de Castellane
New York
Dee
France
Charles T. Yerkes
Subsidies for Ships Favored Only in Rare Uses
London December 1 The select committee on steamship subsidies reports against general grants to shipowners noting subsidies from foreign governments are minor factors and that rival fleets, notably Germany, have led to shipping growth. It urges strict limits on subsidies and calls for equal board of trade rules for foreign and British ships.
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London
Select Committee
House of Commons
Tts
Germany
Board of Trade
Regulations on Foreign Vessels in British Trade Debated
A parliamentary report urges limits on foreign ships in British and colonial trade to secure reciprocal gains for British shipowners abroad. It warns that transferring British vessels to foreign flags could create new trades beyond British reach and replace British crews with foreign officers, stressing Britain’s vast empire coastwise routes as a protective measure permissible only for British and colonial ships.
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Morgan Syndicate
Understandung
Great Britain
Governor pardons Omaha stockman over inspection law test
Denver December 10. Governor Ormond pardons E. A. H. Reid of Omaha a wealthy stockman who served six months in jail for violating Colorado state inspection law. The pardon cites lack of criminal intent and aims to prevent punishment after the U S Supreme Court affirmed the judgment.
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Ormond
E. A H. Reid
Omaha
Colorado
Reid
United States Supreme Court
Senators, tariffs, and Mary Washington relics shared page
Washington dispatch notes that the Dingley law era has left reciprocity treaties stalled in the senate amid strong opposition. It reports Cushman’s harsh verdict on political backers and recalls other tales from Fredericksburg and a Philippines court martial. ARTHUR W. DUNN.
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Washington
Senate
Cullom
Excommunication Report From Fendau Lac Diocese
Grafton church figures report public excommunication of five vestrymen by Rector Frank of Sheboay gan. Bishop cites stubborn spirit and potential pension liability from the holy continent. Anaconda, Montana. Dec. Charles tinkitheite, known as Charlee Davis Blackeniie, once with Katie Putnam company, dies at Deer Lodge County peer farm.
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Fendau Lac
Frank
Sheboaygan
Anaconda
Mont
Charles Tinkitheite
Charlee Davis Blackeniie
Montena
Katie Putnam
Peer
Deer Lodge County
Lat Roses
Wis
Captain Hopes for Justice in War Claims and Senate Bid
Kalamazoo Mich December 10 Captain K I Fenton of Detroit chief of staff of the commissary department in the Philippines war seeks justice for his war claims from the department and the possible election of General Rosell A Alger to the senate. Fenton and eleven other staff officers were shelved at war's end due to vacancies under section 17 of the army bill. A new bill to appoint these officers and retire them on half pay was pigeonholed but revived by Alger's activity and influence.
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Mich
K. i. Fenton
Detroit
Commixsary Department
Philippines
Department
Rosell A. Alger
Senate
Fenton
Commissary Department
Volunteer Army
Penton
Alger
Employers Organizing Chicago Group Signals Labor Strategy
Frederick W. Job resigns as state arbitration chairman to become secretary of the Employers' Association of Chicago. The new group, formed by leading Chicago employers, plans to act in unity on labor troubles and seeks broad national attention as it builds its program.
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Frederick W. Job
State Board of Arbitration
Employers' Association of Chicago
Employers of Labor
Job
White is the Winner Sumner DODGES The Blue Fleet
Sumner wins a harbor assault against the Blue Fleet with the White Squadron. The action targets Mayagnes Guaranilla Ponce and surrounding ports as the White squadron mines and secures the harbor before Blue forces can respond. Admiral Sumner coordinates a plan to reach Mayagues and other targets then mines the harbor prior to opposing ships arrival.
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Trinidad
Local Judge Appoints Temporary Receiver for Bennett Store
In Omaha on December 10 Judge Munger appointed Edgar E. Klastings as temporary receiver for W. R. Bennett Co proprietors of a major department store. Local creditors estimate liabilities at about 47000 and assets near 448000.
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Neb
Munger
Edgar E. Klastings
W. R. Bennett
Bennett
Bishop Sustains the Record
A bishop sustains the record in a religious ceremony as church officials note ongoing duties and the community observes a moment of reflection. Local parish updates indicate continued leadership and service through the season.
Markets Mixed as Wheat and Corn Shine in Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade quotations show wheat up in December and May while corn holds steady with December and January bids. Oats and hogs move in narrow ranges as live cattle receipts and prices edge higher, with Texas and East Buffalo markets reporting steady to softer trends.
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Eife
Texas
East Buffalo
Dee
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Louis Grain
St. Louis
Tle
Soe Hiday
Aeac
Toledo Grain
Battleship Scout Plan and Mona Passage Report
Admiral Sumner and Crownlinefield outline a plan to deploy scouts from the Nashville Atlanta San Fenessee and Eagle to lure enemy forces away from Porto Rico. The White squadron defeats hidden defenses at Mayaguez while Blue scouts miss sightings highlighting scouting gaps and urging naval reform. John McAlpine buys pine land in Minnesota while John Sadler’s suspected foul play spurs a $50,000 search effort.
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Porto Rico
Dec
Wena
Diotral Sumner
Albany
Chicago
Treidad
Sumner
Crown
Barrer
Mayagues
Dee
Mona Passage
Olympia
Cincinnati
Detroit
Montgomery
Mayaguez
Trinidad
Sampson
Wisconsin names A. C. Abbot captain of next year's football
Captain of the Varsity Team Madison Wis Dec 10 A C Abbot Wisconsin speed end has been elected captain of next year's varsity football team.
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Wis
A. C. Abbot
Wisconsin
National Lumber Associations Form To Handle Trade Questions
Delegates from lumber associations across the country met at the Southern hotel in J Louis to organize a national body. The group aims to address car supply and equipment, extension of credits, and uniform grades and gauges. Mrs. Hattie Gibson, 52, was burned to death in a kitchen fire in Chicago.
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