Coal Strike Arbitrators Move to Ground Check on Mines
The anthracite coal strike commission opened its inquiry in Washington with a two hour session. It plans a ground survey starting Thursday around Scranton and may appoint expert accountants to audit wages and classifications. Mitchell presented the miners' demands including a 70 percent wage hike and 60 cent minimum tonnage rate.
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Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Interstate Commerce Com
Scranton
Mitchell
Plan for Profit Sharing and Wage Regulation in Coal Disputes
The hearing discussed a profit sharing plan praised by Baer as restoring peace with workers. Thomas urged separate consideration of each coal company and a sliding scale for wages while Gray proposed expert audits of company books. Baer pledged to submit payrolls under oath as 70 clerks compile data for the commission.
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Thomas
Hillside Iron and Coal
Pennsylvania Coal Companies
Gray
Commission
LaGrippe Heart Cure Testimony From Iowa Worker
Mrs C O Hurd of Muscatine Iowa testifies laGrippe caused nervous low mood and heart trouble with sleeplessness headaches and breathlessness. She credits Miles Heart Cure Anti Pain Pills Nerve and Liver Pills for relief and notes her son recovered after using them in the Philippines. Mrs Alice Mead of Buffalo Missouri also endorses the remedies.
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Alice Mead
Buffalo
Inspection Meeting Sets Coal Mine Taxonomy Checks
President Mitchell and the commission debated pay roll disclosures and expert accounting to verify company records. Judge Gray proposed a single accountant to compare employer statements with worker data, and the panel planned a field inspection beginning in district No 1 Scranton with a special train rejected and expenses borne by commissioners.
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Dr. Weyl
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Bauer
Baer
Gray
Watkins
Scranton
Jermyn
Pioneer resident missing after fishing trip near LaCrosse
C F Segelke president of Segelke and Kohlhauss company and his nephew Arthur Buest aged 21 have been missing since Sunday night after going fishing with eight others. They left the party at Crosby Point and were to be picked up on return. Three search parties are out. Segelke was a pioneer resident of LaCrosse. Bloomington report follows about cruelty charges at Soldiers Orphans Home denied by Superintendent R S McCauley who says welts on two daughters aged 17 and 18 are misinterpreted and calls for investigation.
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Bloomington
Mls
Geer
Danville
McCauley
Treasury Secretary Shaw Address in Omaha Focuses on Tariff
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw spoke to an enthusiastic Omaha audience for two hours last night. He opened with a general note on the tariff question, defending the current schedule and refraining from detailed critique of alternatives.
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Omaha
Neb
Shaw
Leprosy Reports Prompt Health Board Action
Two leprosy cases were reported to the state board of health, one from Gilmore City and another from Momberdt. The latter involves a Scandinavian girl aged two who arrived five years ago. Authorities recommend isolation and family notification and note the town has no leper home. Pogravere in Congree. Cincinnati, Det. 28. The International Congress of Photo Engravers opened here yesterday and will run through the week.
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International Congress of Photo Engravers
Chicago
DeKalb Ditches Bachelor Deal in Town Dispute
In DeKalb a marriage-for-fee ring has folded after two women formed a club to enforce rules on which men may pursue them. The plan sparked a counter group named the Son of Rest vowing strict attire and conduct limits, effectively ending the town’s bridal matchmaking.
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Court House
Bachelor Maidens’ Club
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Hest
Lone of Rest
Cupid
Wwe
Markets Summary for Hogs Cattle and Grains
Hog receipts about 27 000 with prices from 4.60 to 6.75 per cwt and heavy packing at 5 cents. Cattle receipts near 22 000 with steers from 5.50 to 7.56 and calves to 7.70. fed westerns 6.50. Sheep receipts around 3 eighths with lambs 4.50 to 5.70 and natives 3.00 to 4.85. East Buffalo trade shows cattle up to 7.56 and hogs 6.50 to 7.0. St Louis grains show wheat 69 72 cents, corn 38 to 45 cents. oats 29 to 33 cents. rye 48 cents. Toledo wheat firm cash 75 cents, corn 48 to 43 cents.
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N. Y
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Live Stock Commission
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Toledo
Favorite Prescription Promises Health for Women
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery for female weakness and related illnesses. Mrs. Nora Tipton testifies to renewed health after four bottles of medicine and three vials, noting regained appetite, strength, and absence of doctor bills. The copy urges use of Pierce’s remedies and warns against substitutes.
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Pierce
Nora Tipton
Shelby Co
Kentucky
Dr. Pierce
St. Pierce's
Roosevelt Plans Tariff Commission and Trust Regulation
The dispatch outlines President Roosevelt's forthcoming message to Congress in December. It emphasizes a separate treatment of tariff and trust issues and the likely recommendation of a permanent tariff commission. It notes the need for a trained, bipartisan body to study facts and advise on changes, while Congress faces influences affecting tariff adjustments. The article also previews his stance on regulating trusts and possible constitutional amendments for stronger oversight.
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Washington
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Knox Preparing a Trust Law for Publicity and Strike Action
Attorney General Knox works on a measure to regulate trusts by requiring publicity of corporate affairs. The plan, to be in the president’s message, aims to curb waterings and restore healthy conditions for honest companies. The message will also cover the miners strike, Philippine and Caribbean affairs, the isthmian canal, and Indian citizenship reforms.
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Lumbermen Protest Labor Shortage Amid Higher Wages
Fonta reports that lumber workers complain of a labor shortage despite wages at record highs. They cite limited available men to hire and intensified demand in the timber industry.
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Noted Military Exchange and Local Tragedies in brief
Reports from Catskill New York mention Major General Young denying British officers will visit for a Madison Square Garden tournament. A man shot by an officer in Lorain Ohio is dying after a lumber yard encounter. In Oklahoma City two youths are dead after being struck by a Santa Fe train while returning from hunting.
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Manic Miner Seeks Death On Chicago Viaduct
Det. 28 reports Jacob Sroith of Penn Isle attempts suicide by leaping from a viaduct as a train bears down. After a fall he rises again and repeats the act. He is arrested and found mentally deranged.
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Bernhardt in Germany Acknowledges Wreaths From Royals
Sarah Bernhardt performed Pedora at the Royal theater in Berlin and received repeated recalls. Emperor William and the empress sent a wreath though they were not present. She thanked statesmen for forgetting as she did. In Triatianapolis a raging bull escaped from stock yards, gored a postal worker and another man before being shot.
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Mining Looks Promising In Negaunee And Lake Superior
Negaunee Michigan October 28 The absorbing by large and small steel trusts of the small mines in Lake Superior signals strong activity for the Marquette range. The Ohio mine will resume operations once ready. A pumping plant and updated machinery are being installed and winter mining prospects are brighter than ever with many skilled miners in demand.
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Mich
Lake Superior
Marquette Range
Ohio
Colombia Presses for Immediate Lump Sum Canal Payment
Washington reports Colombia replies to the Spooner proposal with a friendly but firm tone. The government seeks a lump annual payment of 10 million dollars and rejects long-term payments, insisting it cannot cede any Colombian territory. It favors a one year lease renewable after a century, while resisting U S perpetual control over the canal strip.
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Colombia-US tensions threaten early treaty resumption
Report notes Colombian resentment over U S naval actions during revolutions, with Bogota disputing authority to aid transport across isthmian railroad. State dept and U S Minister Hart have not resolved the sovereignty issue, affecting ongoing negotiations amid broader regional tensions.
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