Politicians Meet in Platt Odell Quay to Tackle Coal Strike
New York reports numerous talks on ending the anthracite miners strike with Governor Odell Senator Quay Penrose and Senator Platt present. Mitchell and district presidents held talks as speculation grew that settlement could come by Monday while officials remained tight lipped.
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David Lamar
Edward Lauterbach
Baer Promises Full Time Work in Anthracite Region
In Wilkesbarre, Rev. P. C. Nagel appeals to President Baer for steady full time mining work to end the strike. Baer’s Philadelphia reply prints the priest’s letter and the telegramed response outlining promises to reduce lost days among miners and stabilize employment.
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Physicians Warn Grip and Flu Stay With Public
Doctors report influenza and grip persist in cities with rising respiratory illnesses. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery touted as cure for cough bronchitis and lung trouble and as a tonic to restore vigor after grip. A customer testimonial praises its blood cleansing and family-use efficacy with accompanying patent medicine advice.
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E. A. Bender
Keene, Coshocton Co
Ohio
Promise of steady work to workers amid accidents
A businessman seeks to reassure workers he can provide full time, steady employment, except when prevented by unavoidable accidents, and asks how to communicate this assurance effectively.
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Mitchell Reply to Roosevelt About Anthracite Strike
John Mitchell sent a letter to President Roosevelt indicating he will not urge miners to return to work unless a thorough investigation of the coal industry is conducted by Congress and the Pennsylvania legislature. He argues miners distrust coal operators and reject relying on a voluntary commission. The letter notes operators refused to accept a tribunal’s findings and expresses concern over past assurances.
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Chicago
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Rivalry of editors sparks pie prize in Sycamore clash
In Sycamore Illinois editors feud over show windows and subscriber donations. One office displays fruit in a ground floor window, the other works from a second floor with no display. The rival editor offers a prize for two pumpkin pies from DeKalb county housewives or daughters, drawing steady traffic of women and pies upstairs.
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Edter
Town Stockman Dies in Kansas City Tragedy
Sleury M. Thowass a wealthy stockman of Thomasville Indiana died at a hospital in Kansas City after a fall at the stock yards fractured his skull. He was 49 years old and had come to buy stock.
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Sleury M. Thowass
Thomasville
Family of Eight Falls Ill From Poisoned Cheese in Bloomfield
Ottumwa reports a Bloomfield incident where the eight member Loring family ate poisoned cheese. The mother and two children suffered convulsions and the scare sparked extensive excitement as officials investigate a second similar case in the area.
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A. Loring
Bloomfield
Markets Report From Chicago and East Buffalo
Chicago markets show hogs at $6.90 to $7.45, cattle bids from $4.50 to $8.75, and sheep and lambs around $3.00 to $5.45. East Buffalo quotes cattle at good grades, hogs $7.20 to $7.60, sheep and lambs with top lambs near $6.50 to $7.70, while Toledo and Milwaukee list grains and oats with firm or dull tendencies.
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General T J Stewart Named Grand Army Commander In Chief
The Grand Army of the Republic elected General T J Stewart of Pennsylvania as commander in chief for the coming year. General John Black of Illinois and Colonel John McElroy were runners up. General Daniel Sickles withdrew. Pension committee harshly criticized the pension bureau medical division yet denied wide fraud claims, stating justice to soldiers remains possible under current administration. Evans charged with inequity. report notes belief in bias toward applicants and calls for fair administration. Black concurred with the committee’s conclusions.
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New York City
Wiram M. Olin
Massachusetts
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Georgia
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Pension plea and reconciliation marks General Tor rances address
General Tor rance centers his annual talk on pensions noting more than 200000 Civil War survivors are missing from the rolls and urging legislation in their behalf. He again urges goodwill toward ex-Confederates and says G A R should aid fellow citizens across the divide. A delegation from the Women’s Relief Corps including Clara Barton and Mrs. Logan attends, reporting $160000 spent on relief that year and $2847000 in the corps’ history.
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Memorial bridge cornerstone dedication at Arlington
A late October day saw veterans and wives attend the ceremony near the White Lot for the cornerstone of a new memorial bridge linking Washington to the National Cemetery at Arlington. Secretary Root delivered the oration for the dedication.
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Boies Talks of Trusts in Third District Campaign
Horace Dole launches campaign for Congress in Indiana Third District with strong anti trust stance. He proclaims the fight will decide trusts as a business in American industry and urges a national audience to watch the district. A large farmer audience attends as he attacks trusts.
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Mexican National railroad placed under government control
Captain Thomas W. Dodd, attorney for the Mexican National railroad, states the government has taken charge of the line from Laredo to Mexico City due to the strike.
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City of Mexico
Indians Shoot at Commissioner Near Rangely
Fruita Colo Oct 10 State Commissioner C W Harris while searching for Indian poachers two miles west of Rangely on White river in Rio Blanco county was fired on from ambush by five Indians and wounded His horse was killed two miles west of Rangely amid a White River ambush incident involving poachers and a government official.
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Reward for a Heroine from Marton Nurse Saves Filipinos
Marton Indiana reports Miss Alien Kemmer daughter of Reverend and Mrs Kemmer near Sweetser is summoned to Washington to receive a government reward for mercy while nursing in the Philippines. She left leave to care for two smallpox patients at a Manila hospital, dedicating a month with little sleep and no disease contraction to save lives. In Chicago a bronze tablet honors President McKinley’s 1899 address to African Americans unveiled at Quinn Chapel with Senator Mason present. Clark University in Worcester dedicated its collegiate department and inaugurated President Carroll D. Wright with LL D honors, while Senator Lodge spoke. Wright received the honorary degree and Lodge attended.
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Strikes Claim Rise In Miner Labour Across Regions
In Lansford Pennsylvania strike leaders say about fifty men from Panther Creek valley joined the ranks while Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company officials report their workforce increased by about one hundred since last Monday. Burlington Wisconsin reports a fire destroyed the Bur lington Malt plant with a loss of 500000 dollars and $75000 insurance, burning fifty thousand bushels of barley and malt and igniting nearby straw stacks.
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Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Burlington
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Burlington Malt Company
Pioneer L. W. Thornburg Dies in Ottumwa Home
L. W. Thornburg a notable Iowa pioneer with ties to early Indian trading posts and extensive business connections has died at his Ottumwa home on October 10. He was a prominent figure in regional commerce and pioneer circles.
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Beet and Vegetable Contract Bid Conspiracy Trial
United States Commissioner Howden held Aaron Marx J A Codd and Loua Wasserman for conspiracy to defraud the United States over a Norfolk navy yard contract for 100000 pounds of beets and similar vegetables. The trio admitted bail of 100 each. Evidence showed Marx paid 150 to induce higher bids, limiting competition and securing a 15400 contract. Wasserman later supplied Hampton Roads with an identical quantity and price of 8700.
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Richard Eastwood
Washington
Hampton Roada
Real Murders Solved After Two Decades in Montana
Twenty years after a fatal murder in Montana the confessed killer is identified as Re. W. Tourey of Scranton. Tourey admitted involvement in a robbery that ended in Roseencrants death near Lucerne Ta. Kelly and Hanley had been imprisoned based on a woman's testimony.
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State tax commission ends reviews for year after this week
Lansing residents fear state tax commission visits to ensure full property values are assessed. The commission will not hold reviews for the current year after this week as next week the boards of supervisors convene to equalize township and city valuations, leaving no further interference from the tax agency.
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National Irrigation Congress Adjou rned Officers Elected
Colorado Springs Colo Oct 10 The National Irrigation Congress adjourned at noon after selecting Ogden Utah as next year’s meeting site. Officers were unanimously elected President Colonel Edwin F Solmes Ogden Utah and secretary Colonel H B Mexson Reno Nevada.
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National Irrigation Congress
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Utah
Edwin F. Solmes
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Reno
Nev
Remount establishment praised in court of Inquiry report
The court of Inquiry report exonerates the remount establishment over alleged irregularities and lauds wartime horse transport, noting a high wastage rate in South Africa and efficient railroad and port handling though earlier New Orleans and Gibraltar stages faced issues. It cites Washington and Vienna attachés and quotes the Westminster Gazette on the institution's functioning and its single drawback of not foreseeing war.
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Alonzo Wellman Pioneer of York County Dies at Home
Alonzo Wellman a Civil War veteran and prominent Tradshaw York county resident died at his home after a two month illness. His son Walter Wellman is a newspaper correspondent.
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Senator Allison Promotes Republican Campaign in Mason City
Senator Allison spoke in Mason City on October 10 endorsing the president for actions toward ending the coal strike. He was greeted by a modest audience and urged support for the Republican ticket.
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Allison
Electrified houses doubt reveal electrostatic myths
An old press tale on electrified homes explains false fears about shocks from contact with radiators and frames. The piece notes dry carpet and cold dry air create high body voltage, causing sparks, and that ancients learned of static by amber rather than arc wires. It ends with a brief report of a peasant uprising in Poltava, Russia.
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Cassier
How It Came About That the German Emperor did Not see Them
Berlin January 10 The German generals refused an audience through British channels. A telegram shown yesterday indicated they might seek an interview via British mediation, but a later dispatch said they would not apply and left the emperor to summon them. The move provoked a press uproar and varied explanations, blaming Leyds and sparking debate on reception terms.
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Grading Fight Near Fremont Ends in Death
Fremont Nebraska October 10 There was a fight Wednesday among Union Pacific railroad graders at Mercer a station six miles east of here and as a result one man is dead and another probably fatally wounded.
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Union Pacific Railroad
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New Orleans Quiet After Riot Ends
New Orleans was free from riot yesterday and the strikers were orderly as the situation cooled with no car service attempted by the company.
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