Mitchell Leaves for Washington As Coal Strike Board Prepares
President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers heads to Washington to attend the coal strike commission meeting as miners, Polish, Lithuanian and Slav workers rally support. Powerful crowds cheer the departure while a mass resumption of mining activity is anticipated and several collieries report readiness.
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Washington
Mitchell
Wilkeshirre
United Mine Workers
Lehigh Valley
Coal Strike Commission
Shuffy
John Fahy
Mitchell Receives Gold Watch from Mine Workers Leaders
President Mitchell met with district presidents Nicholls Duffy and Fahy to present his arbitration case for the miners. A mixed Polish Lithuanian and Slav group awarded him a gold badge and watch, featuring a monogram J M and miner imagery. He thanked the donors and praised workers' confidence as strikes recede. Coal output in the anthracite region rose to about 120000 tons with 14 more mines reopening, boosting employment to about 91000 workers and boys on Saturday.
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Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
Nicholls
Duffy
Fahy
Board of Arbitration
United Mine Workers
J. M
United Mine Workers of America
Lehigh
Free Trade With Cuba and Other Lands Advocated by Wilson
General James H. Wilson urged a free trade union of the United States with Cuba Porto Rico Mexico and Canada against Europe to boost American commerce. He linked the policy to extending the tariff wall against Britain and said the Monroe doctrine covers Canada as well as the Americas, claiming U S interference if colonies are oppressed. He called the Teller resolution for Cuba silly.
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Chicago
United States
Cuba
Porto Rico
Mexico
Canada
Europe
James H. Wilson
Wilmington
Del
Commercial Club
Wilson
Roosvelt
Great Britain
Central
South America
England
Teller
Mistook Them for Geese on Genesee River
Rochester on Oct 27 reports a shooting affray on the Genesee River near the city. Egbert Chatfield is fatally wounded and Edward Lloyd badly hurt after Lloyd and his father shot at what they believed were geese, but Chatfield was hidden in underbrush.
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Rochester
N. Y
Genesee
Egbert Chatfield
Edward Lloyd
Lloyd
Chatfield
Lioyd
Attorney General Knox Accepting Canal Offer Opinion
Washington, Oct. 27. Attorney General Knox states that if the United States accepts the Panama Canal Company offer of 10 million dollars to sell the canal it would obtain a valid unincumbered title through interested parties. The opinion follows a thorough Paris inquiry by Charles W. Russell and the attorney general, and was formally submitted to President Roosevelt.
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Knox
United States
Panama Canal Company
Paris
Charles W. Russell
Roosevelt
College football scores from Saturday slate
Saturday games resulted in Syracuse losing to Yale 0 to 24 in New Haven, Penn defeating Bucknell 6 to 5 in Philadelphia, Harvard beating Brown 6 to 0 in Cambridge, Cornell routing Oberlin 57 to 0 in Ithaca, Princeton surpassing Columbia 21 to 0 in Princeton, Michigan crushing Ohio 86 to 0 in Ann Arbor, Drake defeating State Normal 36 to 6 in Des Moines, Wisconsin beating Kansas 38 to 0 in Madison, Missouri shutting out St Joseph 12 to 0, Wabash upsetting Rose Polytechnic 25 to 0 in Crawfordsville, Illinois defeating Chicago 6 to 0, Northwestern shutout Chicago Knox 15 to 0 in Chicago.
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Columbia
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Ohio
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Des Moines
Drake
State Normal
Madison
Kansas
Wisconsin
St. Joseph
Nebraska
Missouri
Crawfordville
Rose Polytechnic
Wabash
Illinois
Knox
Northwestern
Stars Join Johnson Forces Against Pittsburg Club
Chicago report notes nineteen NL stars switch to Johnson faction for next season. Pittsburg’s champion lineup is torn apart as players move to the New York American League club. Chesbro Tennehill O Connor Smith Leach Conroy Davis among those departing.
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Johnson Forces
Pittsburg
New York
Ditchers Chesbro
Tennehill
O'Connor
Harry Smith
Leach
Conroy
Davis
Ottumwa Wins Water Works Ownership Fight
Ottumwa citizens learn the city won municipal ownership of its water works as the Iowa supreme court rules the city may levy a tax for the project. The borrowed funds will not join general indebtedness. The decision affects every Iowa city. A $400,000 plant contract has already been let.
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Ottumwa
Supreme Court
Iowa
Germany Directs Official Involvement in St Louis Exposition
Washington reports that the German emperor has ordered official participation in the St Louis exposition and instructed the chancellor to prepare the bill for presentation to the federal council.
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Washington
Jackson
Berlin
State Department
Germany
Federal Council
Westerman Filler Co Increases Miners' Wages In Shanon Pa
Shanon Pa Oct 27 Westerman Filler Co of the city operating five bituminous coal mines in the county granted their miners an advance in wages of 8 cents per ton for run of the mine.
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Shanon
Westerman, Filler & Co
Mindanao Island Cholera Risk Grows Amid Spread Fears
Germany resumes a military attaché role at its Washington embassy after a hiatus. Cholera gains a firm foothold on Mindanao with expectations of further spread. Cincinnati total registration stands at 71,107, down 5,258 from last year.
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Germany
Washington
Mindanao
Cincinnati
Kings Welcome Edward VII In London And Beresford In Liverpool
London reports the king and Queen Alexandra attended a thanksgiving service at St Pauls, with the royal family, premier, cabinet and ambassadors present amid rain and crowds. In Liverpool, Vice Admiral Beresford arrived from New York, praising US shipbuilding and UK prospects, while Chamberlain plans a South Africa tour to assess postwar settlement and colonial affairs.
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Alexandra
Prince of Wales
St. Paul's Cathedral
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St. Paul's
Thalfour
Great Britain
Arthur Ingram
Hfe
Puckingham Palace
Chamberlain
South Africa
Natal
Orange River
Transvaal
Two Guilty Of A Fraud Conspiracy In Cook County Case
Captain Edward Williams and Luke Wheeler were found guilty by the jury in Chicago after a trial for conspiracy to defraud Cook county of 26770.17 tax money. The verdict fixed the following punishments.
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Willits
Wheeler
Luke Wheeler
Captain Williams
Chicago
Masonic Temple
Edward Williams
Cook County
Uncommon Colds and Dr. Pierce’s Discovery Claims
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for common and uncommon colds, bronchitis, and weak lungs. It includes a testimonial from Rev. Frank Hay praising its cure after trying other remedies and warns against switching to unspecified medicines.
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Frank Hay
Nortonville
Jefferson Co
Kansas
Dr. Pierce
Stevenson to Speak in Madison Square Garden Rally
Bloomington Sept 27 Vice President Stevenson left for New York to address a Democratic rally in Madison Square Garden tomorrow. He has declined all other speaking invitations this campaign. Minnesota State Center St Paul Sept 27 State Senator John H Ives died early yesterday after apoplexy. He was 48, a prominent lawyer active in Democratic politics.
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Stevenson
New York
Democratic Mae
Madison Square Garden
St. Paul
Get
John H. Ives
Ives
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Dies at Home in New York
Mrs Elizabeth Cady Stanton died yesterday afternoon at her New York home at age 70 after a short illness Old age was given as the cause of death The children present included Mrs M Flo Lawrence Mrs Stanton Blatch Henry and Robert L of New York Theodore of Maria and G Smith a real estate broker at Warden Cliffe Longeland The funeral will be held on Wednesday
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New York
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
McKinley Memorial Fund trustees seek full 650000 before action
Canton Ohio trustees of the National McKinley Memorial association met in Judge Day’s offices and refused to advance construction until the fund totals at least 650000, with maintenance costs in mind. They visited Mrs McKinley’s home, laid a wreath on McKinley’s coffin, and chose a monument site.
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Canton
National McKinley Memorial Association
William R. Day
Miss Clergue Starts Wheels at New Power Canal
Sault Ste. Marie Michigan October 27 1902 water turned into the Consolidated Lake Superior company power canal and at noon Miss Helen Clergue daughter of Francis H Clergue started the wheels in the power house by flipping a jeweled switch. First current powered a new electric streetcar. A civic and military parade with over 16 000 in line marked the morning. An industrial parade followed highlighting Clergue Institutions products. A banquet for 5000 closed the day in the power house armory which stretched a quarter mile long.
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Upper Michigan
Four Year Old Kidnapped in Troy near creek
The four year old son of Dr. R. T. Venneman of Troy was kidnapped Tuesday afternoon while playing near home. A posse of 400 men and bloodhounds searched the town and creek all week with no trace. A single stranger in a covered wagon was seen Tuesday. parents offer a $1000 reward for the boy's safe return.
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la Grange
Tod
R. T. Vennenman
Troy
Etheen
Dr. Venneman
Peppermint Cornered Boosts World Crop Value
Kalamazoo Mich Oct 27 A M Todd company has secured a large share of the world peppermint and essential oil crop totaling about 10 000 pounds The price of peppermint oil has fallen to 85 a pound from 2 90 in a month The rise in value amounts to roughly half a million and growers expect profits under the new arrangement The current season crop is two thirds of normal due to heavy rainfall
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Kalamazoo
Mich
A. M Todd Company
New York
Todd
Fighting in Somaliland Fends Off Mullah's Force
Details from Aden report a October 6 clash near Mudug where British exp expedition troops faced a Somali breakout. Captain Angus was killed. Colonel Cobbe and Colonel Swayne led counterattacks to recapture transport and camels, with rifles recovered. Separate items note poor wheat harvest in Siberia and floods and earthquakes in Calabria, Italy.
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Arabia
Somaliland
Zareba
Mudug
Angus
Cobbe
Swayne
Illiteracy gaps by immigrant status in U S children
A late October census summary compares literacy among children aged 10 to 14 across native and foreign born parentage. It shows 15.0 percent literacy for native white children of native parents versus around 40 to 50 percent for native white children of foreign born parents, with regional variations. Immigrant families cluster in towns, shaping urban presence and schooling access.
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Woeshington
United States
Eystem
Ettlee
North Atlantic
Notable ceremonies and crises across world events
Woodrow Wilson installed as Princeton president in a ceremony attended by college presidents. London Guild Hall lunch disrupted by fire after royal party left. U.S. army officials Corbin and Young return from Europe. Turkish Bulgarian frontier clashes continue with casualties. St Louis fair Press building dedicated. Wyndham defeats Morley for Glasgow rector. Grover Cleveland to rally Democrats in Morristown. Kaiser Wilhelm, King Carlos and King Edward VII to meet in London. Powder works near Fairmont WV damaged by 60 kegs exploding, $30,000 loss.
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Germany
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