Warned by Gompers Too Much Desire to Be Boss
New Orleans November 14. President Samuel Gompers opened the American Federation of Labor meeting warning that jurisdictional conflicts threaten labor unity and could lead to laborers fighting laborers behind barricades. He urged calm and moderation and condemned educated figures opposing organized labor. About 400 delegates attended the opening session.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Trade and Labor Assemblies
Eliot
Harvard
Gompers
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Commission to Inquire into Anthracite Strike Begins Hearing
The anthracite strike commission arrived in Scranton Florida and opened hearings at 10 am. Witnesses from both sides will be called over about two weeks each, with miners and operators presenting testimony and supporting documents. The process aims to resemble court procedure while allowing thorough presentation of each side.
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Scranton
Anthracite Strike Commission
Mitchell
Hts
Grave robber LeRoy Williams arrest linked to Cantrell gang
Detectives Asch and Manning rounded up LeRoy Williams, a colored porter at 225 Allegheny Street, who confessed to belonging to Cantrell's gang. He admitted making three cemetery trips and stealing bodies including Wallace Johnson and Merideth McMul.
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Indianapolis
Asch and
Manning
LeRoy Williams
Allegheny Street
Cantrell
Wallace Johnson
Merideth McMul
Michigan court denies annulment in Morley marriage case
Jasper Morley sought to annul his 1805 marriage to Ann Morley after learning she had an undivorced husband named Jarvis. Proofs tied Jarvis to 1876 Cedar Springs, while Morley’s wife allegedly married Spies in 1871 and remained undivorced. The case explored a chain of marriages and divorces dating back decades, ending with the court denying the annulment.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Jasper Morley
Annn J. Morley
Jerkine
Morley
Jarvis
Cedar Springs
Spies
Sparta
Lapeer
Walker
Frog Poison Demonstration at Camden Trial
In Camden New Jersey on November 14 a trial opened for Paul Woodward who allegedly lured two boys Brice Jennings and Paul Coffin and killed them with strychnine. Professor Marshall of the University of Pennsylvania administered poison to a frog in court to simulate human agony for the jury. The frog convulsed and died, drawing intense interest from those present.
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Camden
N. J
Paul Woodward
Brice Jennings
Paul Coffin
Marshall
University of Pennsylvania
London letter on Queen Victoria Memorial fund gift
Lord Mayor Samuel writes to United States committee chairman Van Duser acknowledging the final installment of 875 000 contributed by Americans toward the Queen Victoria Memorial fund. He praises the generosity as a practical demonstration of US esteem for her majesty and notes the gift will touch English hearts.
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London
United
Interurban Line Proposed From Warsaw to LaGrange
H L D Menn ing representing LaGrange and Lig onier capitalists asked the Warsaw city council for an interurban electric line franchise to connect LaGrange Warsaw and the towns of Ligonier Syracuse Wawasee Milford and Leesburg.
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Ind
H.L. D. Menning
LaGrange
Ligonier
Syracuse
Wawasee
Milford
Leesburg
Colorado Springs Banker Irving Howbert Senate Candidate
Colorado Springs banker and mining man Irving Howbert announced his candidacy as a Republican for the United States senate. An unnamed partner or rival figure is implied in the fragment, but the key fact is Howbert entering the race in Colorado.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Irving Howbert
Anne AnEes
United States Senate
Market Drifts Amid Wheat and Livestock Quotes
Chicago markets show waning wheat prices with mixed futures. Livestock quotes from Chicago and East Buffalo, with hogs and cattle receipts light to steady and dairy prices steady to a bit higher.
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East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Milwaukee
Roosevelt Arrives at Smede Estate for Camp Near Littl Sunflower River
President Theodore Roosevelt and party reached Smede's plantation by late afternoon and prepared to trek toward a camp along the Littl Sunflower river. They traveled rough trails, with roving rifles and hunting attire, while nearby plantations suspend work and welcome guards greet them as they depart by mule-drawn wagon.
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Mies
Roosevelt
Hhe
Yareoo
Mississippi Valley
Kin Smede
Roosevelt to Lead Bear Hunt With Foote and Collier
President Roosevelt will join a bear hunt arranged after Mingum fell ill. Hugh Foote and Hoke Collier replace Mingum and will accompany the president, starting at daylight. Bears spotted near camp. Parker predicts a successful hunt with the president likely to shoot.
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Mingum
Hugh Foote
Hoke Collier
Parker
Clarksdale
Miss
Courting Danger and the Cure All Cough Claims
A cautionary piece warns against icy cave dangers and warns that neglecting a cough invites illness. It touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as curative for coughs, lung ulcers, and related ailments, with a testimonial from Joseph D. Burns and an offer of the Common Sense Medical Adviser free upon seeds.
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Joseph D. Burns
Huestis Street
Ithaca
New York
Common Sense
Eefalo
N.Y
Missleeipp Planters Linked to Lake Tragedy in Harricon
In Harricon Ida on November 14, Nora Huddy quarreled with her lover, hired a boatman to ferry her across a lake, then jumped overboard and drowned. The body was recovered with diamonds, and a prominent lumberman is alleged to be the dead woman's lover. her husband had left Wallace some time earlier.
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Harricon
Ida
Nora Huddy
Bentnma
Wallace
Death of Paw Paw Beebe and mysterious marriage
Miles Beebe a 70 year old Paw Paw Mich resident died after a disputed marriage to Mice May Burns a 24 year old Chicago woman whom he married after a trip from Chicago. Beebe’s wife allegedly deserted him with 3000 dollars and later attempted to cash checks. He left a will valued at about 1000000 with three daughters disinherited.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Miles Beebe
Paw Taw
Union
Beebe
Chicago
Mice May Burns
Cleet
Feld
Bishowe
Beebo
Legislation to Come In Indiana Session
Lieutenant Governor Newton W. Gilbert said the upcoming session will see limited major legislation. Key items include reapportionment, a primary election law, separation of the Indiana Women's Prison and Industrial School for Girls, and labor measures. He tipped that compulsory voting machines may not receive careful attention, though he favors such a law.
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Indianapolis
Newton W. Gilbert
Fort Wayne
Gilbert
Indiana Women's Prison and Industrial School
Struck in sympathy hits Chicago rubber plant
Two hundred fifty Mechanical Rubber company workers walked out protesting control by the rubber trust and alleging orders diverted from Morgan & Wright, guarded by more than 100 pickets. union demands recognition and concessions remain unresolved.
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Chicago
Mechanical Rubber Company
Rubber Trust
Morgan & Wright
Trust
Senator Hanna health clarification and domestic incident report
In Cleveland on November 1H Senator Hanna dismissed rumors of poor health, stating his condition is good. In Dayton on November 14 Henry Schweitzer fatally shot his brother William during a confrontation after a threat to strike him with a club, as police noted. Grange Is Working Degree was reported from Lansing Michigan Navy 14.
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Hanna
Dayton
Henry Schweitzer
William
Henry
Grange
Lansing
Mich
Navy
Grange Session Highlights From Michigan Subordinate Lodges
The second session of the thirty seventeenth annual National Grange meeting was held yesterday. Various degrees of the organization were enacted in large chases by Michigan subordinate granges and the state lodge.
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National Grange
Michigan
Vote Totals in Prairie State Show Cook County Delays
Official state returns total 480 410 with Cook County canvass pending ten days. Busse wins state by a large plurality while Whittemore lags. Many voters skipped the state treasurer and supreme court clerk races. over 10 percent abstained on three propositions. Cook County tally reaches 284 TM.
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Cook County
Lisinet
Busse
Whittemore
Mamer
Husase
Supreme Court
Lynchings and damaged glass mark scattered midwestern crime
Jobo Davis a colored man was hanged by a mob in Lewisburg Tennessee for the murder of farmer Robert Adair found mutilated. evidence pointed to Davis who fled but was captured after being wounded. In Saginaw Michigan the diamond thief who shattered Detroit store plate glass reappears causing several thousand dollars in damage. Baraboo Wisconsin notes Michael Clifford turning 100 after a long life in Ireland and the United States.
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Lewisburg
Tenn
Jobo Davis
Court House
Robert Adair
Adair
John Davis
Davis
Saginaw, Mich
Detroit
Metropolitan Dry Goods
Union ‘Tea Companies
Baraboo
Wis
Michael Clifford
Ireland
Milwaukee
Woodland
Sauk County
Mise Mary Sims
Arrest of Mrs Garrett in Iowa over stepmother threat
Ottumwa, November 14. Mrs Josephine Garrett was arrested yesterday after firing two shots at her former husband's present wife. The motive given was alleged maltreatment of Garrett's children by the stepmother. She pleaded for another chance to kill the stepmother and vowed to kill the Garrett family successor if needed.
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Ottumwa
Mre
Josephine Garrett
Garrett
Proclaimed Caracas Seats Government Amidst Turmoil
Multiple political shifts emerge as Caracas is again named seat of Venezuelan government while other events unfold. The Pennsylvania Railway raises wages for 12 000 workers, eight die in a Chicago glucose fire, and a series of legal and political troubles surface including Mascagni seeking protection and a New York attorney general candidate’s setback.
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Watertown
Mass
Mascagni
General Molineux
Patrick Bolan
Holland House
New York
Henry B. Coman
Tariff Retaliation Debated in House of Commons Berlin
Berlin reports the Reichstag passed by 2 to 71 a tariff retaliation paragraph authorizing measures against countries discriminating against German goods. Debates centered on arming the government with reprisal tools, with critics warning against offending the United States while acknowledging potential future use.
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Reichstag
Agrarians
United States
Brumer
Germany
New York
Reichstag turmoil and Berlin politics spill into late session
Report covers a clash over parliamentary obstruction led by Herr Richter and a counterplay by Herr Bebel and the Socialists. Heine’s long speech delayed a vote as the hall light deadline loomed while the Reichstag adjourned after a tense night, with battles among conservatives moderates and socialists continuing into the evening.
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