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Ultimatum presented to general managers of New York roads as final act of train mens organization.
21 Dec 1906
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
1
Ultimatum presented to general managers of New York roads as final act of train mens organization.
Grand Master Morrissey heads to New York as union yardmen threaten to quit December 22 unless paid a five cent hourly increase. Managers denounce the ultimatum and seek arbitration, citing contract breaches and holiday rush concerns.
Arbitration board sets wage gains for Southern Railway machinists retroactive to September 1 1906. All shops receive two cent an hour rise, Birmingham and Sheffield get one and a half cents, while apprentices gain one cent.
In South Tacoma 400 shop workers quit as their pay checks from St Paul are stalled by a washed out bridge near Hot Springs. The payroll covers about 2000 employees but the delay leaves crews unpaid until the bridge is repaired.
Washington December 24. The president announced acceptance of John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers of America as labor representative and Marvin Hughitt president of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway as capital representative on the board of trustees to receive the Nobel Peace Prize funds. The chief justice of the Supreme Court the secretary of Agriculture and the secretary of Commerce and Labor will be the other trustees.
Rescuers within feet of entombed miner Dex Hicks in Bakersfield race to reach him before midnight. Delays spark public suspicion while miners inside the hill continue to bore and conform with ore car routes as they work to create a safe exit and drag him out.
Reporters note a final rush of energy as rescuers near a breakthrough in the mountain shaft. An improvised hospital is in the tunnel, Hicks receives care, and spectators at Bakersfield wait with nerves on edge for the moment the miners are freed. Cannons and bells are ready to celebrate the anticipated release.
Pittsburg dated report says J B F Rinehart former cashier at Waynesburg Farmers and Drovers National Bank faces forgery and false statements charges after bank closure. He agrees to assign all property valued at 1 million to the bank board to appoint three disinterested men to liquidate assets. No warrant service anticipated due to the assignment.
A Juneau dispatch reports a federal grand jury investigates discrimination claims against Pacific Coast Steamship Alaska Steamship Canadian and Humboldt lines. Allegations say they colluded to raise freight rates and coal prices, with an illegal combine boosting rates about 23 percent from last year.
Tulsa Oklahoma December 20 Four thousand eight hundred acres of land held under lease by one operator were found illegal and all oil and gas wells in the Osage nation were shut down except three that would be harmed by idling. El Paso Texas December 20 miners report a large prairie tract near Sierra Madre sinking forming a mile wide lake of pure water three feet deep with other lakes forming in the same foothills recently.
Washington reports a special State Department commission has submitted recommendations to Congress on naturalization expatriation and passport laws. The study aims to redefine status of American women who marry foreigners clarify citizenship of minor children and permit expatriation of Americans living abroad. If enacted the United States could revoke citizenship for citizens residing outside the country similar to Britain.
Supheid outbreak in El Paso Texas reports 120 typhoid cases and 12 deaths since October 1. Three committees from the board of health county medical association and city seek cause and remedies.
Harriman 16 advised 10 bet bus quick. The article accuses a development firm of causing floods in the Imperial Valley. Key figures include Harriman and the California Development Company amid regional flood threats and political pressure.
President Roosevelt seeks immediate repair of the Mexican Colorado river break via the California Development Company, citing congressional adjournment. He telegraphed Harriman and urged rapid government help, with authority dependent on Mexican permission and future Congress action.
The speaker urges immediate preparation of a definite request to Congress upon its reassembly. A plan should define separate or joint responsibilities for the country and the California Development Company. It must be formulated quickly and submitted to the state department so Mexico can be fully informed.
Washington reports the annual postoffice department deficit fell by more than 4 million dollars or 27.83 percent. Edwin C. Madden releases figures showing a fiscal year 1908 revenue rise of over 15 thousand dollars from 1905, with total receipts 167,932,782 and expenditures 178,449,778. The gross deficit including losses is 10,542,941.
In Butler Pennsylvania Max Kattle a Russian killed his wife by striking her with an iron bar and wounded a young daughter He reportedly told police it was nobody else s business and he had a right to kill his wife Fellow countrymen say he was wanted in Russia for multiple wives and a standing reward exists Curtis Jett confesses to Town Marshal Cockrill s 4 year old murder in Kentucky case with prior implicating Judge Hargis and Sheriff Callahan
Governor Herberta J. Hagerman of New Mexico spends a week in Colorado Springs after a Washington visit. She dismisses reports of political charges against her as newspaper sensations and notes discussions with officials about her status.
An explosion at Fidelity Coal Company Mine No 1 in Stone City Pittsburg killed Oliver Coty Or and John Day and injured fifteen others. A party of fifteen brought five kegs of powder into the mine and a spark from a smoker ignited the powder causing the blast. The bottom of the mine was wrecked though full damage estimates were not yet available.
Washington December 20 The house passed the bill extending entry time to May 1947 for Shoshone reservation entries. Representative Manon of Illinois objected to opening Indian lands to lottery and urged entrants to live by the law though he doubted many would stay. The president signed the deficit bill today.
Senator Foraker urges a full senate investigation into the president role in discharging three Black soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry at Brownsville. He argues executive power was misconceived and cites court martial procedures and evidence limits while Senate debate extends post holidays.
The speaker asserts the Tenth Cavalry’s critical contribution in the Spanish American War, claiming without its effort the nation might lack the privilege of having the gallant president in the White House. He connects military action to a defining political outcome.
Hillary A. Herbert former secretary of the navy spoke at the Alabama Society dinner at the Hotel Astor in New York defending President Roosevelts dismissal of three Negroes from Brownsville on rioting charges He argued that Grant and Lee would rally to Roosevelt and uphold the action despite sentimentalists who condemn the color line.
Dr Lyman Abbott spoke at a Forefathers Day dinner in New York praising President Roosevelt for his stance on the Negro troops at Brownsville. He stated Roosevelt is a friend of the Negro despite newspaper attacks on the regiment question.
Senator La Follette introduces measures to amend the railroad rate bill passed last session and add a new section for investigation of railroad property valuation. The proposals align with prior amendments he offered during senate debate.
Washington December 2.—The house adjourned after about a quarter hour of business to January 3 1907. Desks were empty as members left for holidays while Mondell pushed a bill extending entrymen time for Shoshone reservation settlement and Payne led a resolution on distributing the president’s annual message. The body passed the resolution and adjourned amid holiday greetings to Speaker Cannon.
Washington December 20 The house banking and currency committee chair reports favorably on a credit currency bill. It states bank book credits and bank notes are interchangeable, allows depositor choice between current credit or checkable bank notes, and argues the reform would lower rates, standardize rules, aid rural regions, and prevent reserve strain during currency expansion.
Kansas City dispatch reports Chief Motrix of Avwel Texas arrested William C Alderson Allan Charleton a former First National Bank assistant paying teller suspected of embezzling about 9000 dollars. Officials say the funds vanished within a week after his departure from the bank where he had worked nine years.
Mrs Flora Harris, living in Tokio, criticized San Francisco schools for labeling Japanese as Orientals and for segregation. The San Francisco board replied that Japanese have not been excluded, defended local rights, and pledged to maintain its position despite national criticism and editorials.
Special Land Agents Long and Church for the government arrived in Farmington New Mexico and have held talks with prominent citizens linked to land dealings north of town. All alleged land frauds will be thoroughly investigated.
Mounted officers Collier and Camel arrest Jose Gallegos on horse theft charges after seizing a team from Willem Shaffer near Jose Gallegos. Gallegos to stand preliminary hearing before Justice William Greg. previously released from penitentiary after a three year sentence for sheep theft. Pennsylvania purchasing agent invites bids for 5000 box cars at an estimated $6 million, as the carrier orders approach 60,000 freight cars in two years.
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