Intervention at Eleventh Hour Averts Firemen Strike
Brotherhood and Railway Managers unite to accept a federal mediation offer. Walk out order revoked as negotiations continue.
16 Mar 1910
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1910
Page
1
Brotherhood and Railway Managers unite to accept a federal mediation offer. Walk out order revoked as negotiations continue.
Railroads enlist mediation through Erdman and KNAPP Neill to avert a strike. President Carter of the firemen’s union says mediation offers a peaceful path after arbitration efforts. Robert and Levett, leaders of Harriman lines, doubt the strike will go forward.
Chicago reports testimony before a federal grand jury examining the National Packing Company. Five Denver witnesses from packing firms testified about operations and possible links to the Denver stockyards. The individuals named include George W Ballantine Elijah Peddarman George W Singer Mrnost and Henry Gebhard.
Mediation offers accepted by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and engineers after a threatened nationwide rail strike, with 27 009 firemen and 125 000 other workers at risk. Intercity mediation to address wages promotions and representation, to be conducted in Chicago under federal auspices.
A garbled report references Diekewon as a president candidate and a managers committee from Vearlington and Quincy distributing a truth today. The fragment hints at a public disclosure or confirmation but lacks clear context or complete details.
The article notes President Taft proposing continued control over seal hunting rights at St Pt val atoll, with the North American Commercial company renewing a twenty year term and the government seeking charges over infant care provisions. It reports a drop in seal numbers from 375,000 to 194,000 and related reductions in breeling gene from 40,000 to 6,000.
German artist Kunze was arrested for stealing and attempting to copy a Millet painting from a studio in San Pranetsea. The 30,000 dollar work was cut from its frame last Sunday and recovered after a police search. Kunze, held on grand theft charges, claims a desire to reproduce the artwork. Portland dispatches say the case rests with the police department and detectives.
The navy department issued orders to return about 1 400 marines from the Isthmus of Panama, replacing them with units aboard the Buffalo near Nicaragua. The move honors Ambassador Henry Latín Wilson and his wife with a reception in Mexico City, continuing U S policy in the region.
Government argues Standard Oil of New Jersey formed a monopoly in violation of the Sherman act. Attorney Kellogg traces corporate history and competitive tactics while defense contends premerger entities and pricing did not prove unlawful restraint. Justices probe ownership claims and legal interpretations as government and Standard Oil clash over antitrust intent and legality.
Mr Kellogg quotes figures from 1906 showing Colonial Oil earning 502.7 percent on capital stock and 44.2 percent on net assets while noting dismantled refineries and numerous subsidiary corporations in the Pennsylvanian oil industry.
Cincinnati March 16 Without a definite offer from the sub scale committee of miners and operators the second meeting produced no report. The United Mine Workers convention adjourned after brief speeches as rumors spread of a possible compromise tomorrow. President Lewis insists miners' demands will be granted.
Officials flatly rejected a proposition to end the carmen’s strike as negotiations ended. State Federation of Labor President Greenwald urged a statewide sympathy strike, while leaders warned no immediate end to the disruption.
New York March five reports W Park named president of Illinois Central in a board meeting held March 4 in New York with Chicago offices. He will oversee transportation mail movement motive power construction purchasing pension and related departments.
Senator Cummins of Iowa defies administration by opposing the railroad bill saying it originated in the executive branch. He warns of a potential party purge and argues for a careful, unpoliticized approach to reform with focus on the proposed commerce court and its effects on shippers.
Senator Batley criticizes allowing secret DOJ review arguing it defeats the law. Elkins supports AG services but faces opposition from Bristow and Bristow proposes amendments to curb executive influence and press for Commerce Court elimination.
The house committee on naval affairs favorable reported a bill for 500000 to raise the wreck of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor. The wreck is said to threaten navigation and the measure rests on the department’s statement. Quiet at the Saratoga paper mill as local order solidifies. Sheriff Washburn reports gradual withdrawal of National Guard from International Paper mills at Corinth and South Glens Falls with no disorder.
Washington march 11 the house committee on naval affairs reported unanimously the bill by representative Hobson Alabama providing a penalty for excluding soldiers or sailors from hotels restaurants theaters dance halls and other public places
Washington reports that Latin American nations plan a celebration of the Panama Canal opening in 1915. Diplomats from Central and South America met with the New Orleans delegation in Washington and will invite Latin republics at the congress in Buenos Aires to participate.
Dr. Cowles surrendered at Charlestown Navy Yard to face an indictment for practicing medicine without registration. His arraignment in the superior court ended with a not guilty plea and a $500 bond set for trial. Navy officials Paymaster George F. Auld and Assistant Surgeon Robnett are named in the testimony.
Morning Journal Special wires relay reports that George Cannon, cousin of Le Roy Cannon, has been hanged in Nicaragua by order of President Madria. An official with ties to the American legation in Managua says Cannon claimed he had no relative in the shown family before he was executed.
A March report from New Orleans cites George F Cannon a 28 year old American and Le Roy Cannon relative as linked to a conspiracy to seize Managua. Cannon allegedly used aliases in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, was identified in San Jose, and later arrested at San Juan del Sur on March 3. Unclear fate followed, with no US disposition reported.
American party tours scenes of bloody clashes between English forces and desert tribes near Khartoum. Soldiers and explorers move through arid fronts as tensions rise during campaigns.
Crowds cheer as Theodore Roosevelt and party tour Khartoum sights including the Kerreri battlefield and Omdurman. The ex president declines San Francisco return due to the upcoming wedding of his son Theodore Jr, with a New York stop planned in June.
The Senate bribery inquiry features expert Albert M. Hamilton examining enlarged photographs and check discrepancies. Moe, the star witness, claims a $6 500 transfer to Albany to fund alleged corrupt payments, with a $500 return noted but not clearly reconciled.
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