Secret Peace Conference Ties Up Striker Talks
A secret meeting was held in Philadelphia between coal railways and operators amid the ongoing strike. Attendees included Reading’s George Baer and J. Markle, with Baer noting settlements may take days. Separately, Scranton reports show operators undecided on recognizing the United Mine Workers while some mines prepare for resumed work. A separate Madrid to Havana–linked robbery case involves Mrs. Rubens and several suspects aboard the steamer Ciudad de Cadiz.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company
Harris
J. Lowther Welsh
George F. Baer
The
Reading Company
John B. Garrett
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Herbert M. Howe
A. Pardee & Co
Kommerer
Mauch Chunk
William Connell
Scranton
John Markle
Jeddo
Wilkebarre
New York
United Mine Workers’ Organization
United Mine Workers
Gibbons Coal Company
Dempsey
Ciudad de Cadiz
Santander
Striking Miners Battle Dispatches Across Panther Creek Valleys
More than 2,000 striking coal workers from Macadoo descended on ten Lehigh Coal and Navigation collieries in Panther Creek valley. One group shut Nesquehoning colliery, others were driven back toward Tamaqua by troops. order restored at Nesquehoning later. Strikers endured long walk and impairments as morale dampened by night.
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Panther Creek
Landsford
Macadoo
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Tamaqua
Nesqueshoning
Hazleton
Panther Creek Valley
Coaldale
Illinois YMCA Convention to convene in Canton
Canton Illinois October 17 The biennial convention of the Illinois Young Men's Christian association will be held in Canton tomorrow with about 300 delegates expected. Free entertainment will be provided for them by the people of the city.
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Bloomington
Ills
Illinois Association of ex-Prisoners of War
Canton
Ill
Illinois Young Men’s Christian Association
Murdered Iowa farmer found in field. suspect arrested
West Point Iowa October 17 an aged farmer Eberhardt Fette was found murdered and robbed lying in a field John Smutzer has been arrested on suspicion
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West Point
Eberhardt Fette
John Smutzer
Carnegie's Latest Gift to Hawick Library
London reports Andrew Carnegie donated 10000 pounds to Hawick Roxburghshire for a public library. The gift aims to establish a lasting cultural and educational resource for residents.
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Carnegie
London
Andrew Carnegie
Hawick
Roxburgh
Scotland
Police Pursue Suspects in Havana Robbery Case
Havana police report two well known suspects, named Jimines, may know who robbed Mrs. Horatio Rubens. Authorities cabled to French officials about the Sept. 27 incident as part of the ongoing investigation.
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Horatio Rubens
Havana
Jimines
Section Men Fail to Flag Train on Alton Road
Two men died and one was badly injured when section workers repairing the line removed a rail and failed to flag a due freight train near Bloomington. The engineer Charles Eaton and brakeman B F Strimple were killed. Wilson of Bloomington was severely injured. The wreck blocked traffic until a wrecking crew cleared the line.
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Alton Road
Bloomington
Charles Eaton
B. F. Strimple
Wilson
Supreme Court upholds Michigan cumulative voting law
The U S Supreme Court affirmed Michigan’s law allowing cumulative voting by shareholders in electing directors in a case brought by Oscar R Looker and others against the attorney general of Michigan. The appeal asserted the provision impaired contract obligations, which the court rejected.
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Washington
Michigan
Supreme Court of the United States
Oscar R. Looker
Supreme Court
Judge Jenkins Leaves Hospital After Cataract Removal
Milwaukee report says United States Judge James Jenkins left St. Joseph's hospital after cataract surgery. He appeared in court Monday for the first time in two years, wearing dark glasses on the street but able to read without them. He will hold court in Chicago on Navy.
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Milwaukee
United States
James Jenkins
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Chicago
Navy
Market Summary: Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices and Receipts
Chicago and East Buffalo markets report hog receipts about 26 000 with prices 4 80 to 5 05 for various lots. Cattle receipts 5 500 with steers from 4 20 to 5 90 and stockers 2 75 to 4 60. Sheep receipts 17 000 with western lambs 4 25 to 5 25 and native lambs 3 75 to 5 70. East Buffalo notes slow hog market with best weights at 5 25 to 5 30 and feeders near 5 00. St Louis shows wheat gains and corn higher with various contract quotes for futures and cash. Milwaukee grain holds steady for rye and oats. Detroit reports December wheat for 1910.
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Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Louis
Milwaukee Grain
Milwaukee
Northern
Detroit
Chicago Board of Trade
Bryan at New York Nebraskan Roosevelt and Hanna Speech
William Jennings Bryan arrived in New York at 2 55 p m amid an emphatic ovation and was driven to the Hoffman House after greeting church delegates. A banquet followed with Bryan seated beside Croker Stevenson and Hearst and a Madison Square Garden rally drew a packed crowd that lasted nearly two hours with loud applause and occasional hisses.
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New York
William Jennings Bryan
Grand Central Station
Colonel Bryan
Hoffman House
Richard Croker
Fifth Avenue
St. Matthews’ Lutheran Church
North Fifth Street
Brooklyn
Augustus Sommers
Bryan
Mayor van Wyck
Arabia
Croker
Adlai BE. Stevenson
William R. Hearst
Madison Square Garden
Bevan
Roosevelt and Hanna Tour East and West in Campaign
In Ohio and Minnesota campaign stops Governor Roosevelt and Senator Hanna spoke to large crowds. Roosevelt praised wartime heroes and prosperity as he met Mrs Huston in Hamilton, Nash accompanied him in Dayton, and crowds gathered in Springfield, Yellow Springs and other towns. Hanna’s train stopped at fourteen Minnesota and South Dakota towns with many questions from farmers and students.
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Hamilton
Cincinnati
Roosevelt
Ohio
Nash
Huston
Oklahoma
Spain
Philippines
Thither
Peckel
Fair Grounds
Springfield
Ernor Roosevelt
Yellow Springs
Xnenta
South Charleston
London
Watertown
Hanna
Minnesota
South Dakota
Marshall, Minn
Kept His Word Fatally Hallstrom Slashes Opponent
In Moline Illinois on October 17 Charles Fr Hallstrom shot Gust Swanson after a political dispute over the issue. Hallstrom fled with friends protecting him until two officials located him at his sister’s home and found him dead in night clothes from two shots to the chest. Swanson died the next morning. the warrant had been for assault, not murder.
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Moline
Charles Fr. Hallstrom
Gust Swanson
Hallstrom
Swanson
Massive Lumber District Fire in Oshkosh Losses Hit
Fire in the Oshkosh lumber district destroyed about 18 million feet of lumber by 7 o clock. The Hollister Ames mill and other yards suffered large losses including pattern shops and warehouses. Total insured losses cited: Hollister Ames $80,000, Diamond Match $175,000, Charleser Sons $20,000, plus smaller amounts.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Hollister-Ames Company
Son
Diamond Match Company
Challeser & Son's Company
Old Dog Fell Into Bad Ways In Monon
In Monon Indiana on October 17 the town’s crippled greyhound known as Old Grant was killed after a conviction for turkey slaughter. The dog had been the town charge and pet of children for years with local business leaders paying his tax and many residents giving him hand outs.
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Monon
Ind
Old Grant
Twain and Clemens feud over debt and fame in New York
The New York press notes Samuel Clemens owes a debt to Mark Twain who jokes he will never pay. Clemens, aging and wary of publicity, worries about eyes and politics while planning an autobiography to be published after his death. He expects winter in New York and a possible Hartford residence in spring.
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New York
Samuel QL. Clemens
Mark Twain
Twain Clemens
Clemens
Twain
United States
Hartford
Conn
Europe
Tle
Donjon
Bunyan
Cervantes
Widow of ex Senator Blackburn's son in law commits suicide
Thomas F. Lane, American representative for Vickers Sons and Maxim in Washington, shot himself at home in front of his daughter after ill health rumors. His wife Lucile Blackburn Lane survived a pistol wound years earlier, and Senator Blackburn rushed to Washington as the tragedy affected his campaign.
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Washington
Thomas F. Tane
Blackburn
Lane
Vicker’s Sons & Maxim
Lucile Blackburn
Lanes
Hotel
Wellington
Hagerstown
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Maxwell
A. Booth Packing Company
Fred Grant
Honore
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American Street Railway Association
J. M. Roach
T. P. Connington
Stillwater
Minn
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Charles Miller
John Platt
Here
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Lapeer, Mich
Grand Trunk Railway
John Graham
Richard Sullivan
Lucille Blackburn
Kentucky
Arthur W. Greene
Denver
North Pole
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GTON
Josmrm Krew
Cas
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CARI
Frank Stewart
I. M. Strourn
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South Side
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O. F. Haight
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M. L. Logan
H. Knecht
Nicola
Journal
Bailey
Reynolds
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thisaMice
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Temple Building
T. J. Dempsey
Roquare
J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
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Washington, Iowa
W. H. Butterfield
Oratl'satore
Iowa
Caseys
Feed and Sale Stable
Hotel Allen
W. E. Anderson
Klein's
Cor
F. Poage
Osteopath
American School of Osteopathy
First National Bank
Joseph Pollard, Jr
Marsh W. Bailey
Qcfelor
City Hall
P. J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
S General Banking
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W. KR. Jeffrey
A. Anderson
T. Anderson
Roweete
Don
A. BR. Wallace
A. Warre
Cashier
Ws. BiArr
C. M. Keex
Smactos
H. Wallace
Kee Robinson
Frank Sewanee
Silicon
Dayton
Kratchwil
la Crosse
Gunther
Warfel
Kemble
Kemble Flower Co
Oskaloosa, Lowa
Madison Medicine Co
Madison
Tate
R. F. Riley
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