Mitchell Foresees Farewell to Coal Strike Commission
Philadelphia January assails lawlessness in coal fields as Mine Workers' Union President John Mitchell delivers a farewell address to the coal strike commission before heading to Indianapolis for national union events. He cites nonunion workers enlisted by companies and urges increased output, noting 3,000 strikers ready to work.
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John Mitchell
Mine Workers’ Union
Indianapolis
Scranton Coal Company
Elk- Hmi“Coal and Iron Company
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railway Company
Mitchell
West
Admiral Dewey Home Again Praises Fleet Maneuvers
Admiral Dewey arrived at the Washington navy yard aboard the Mayflower with Rear Admiral Taylor and the fleet staff. He praised the officers and men who took part in the maneuvers and called the fleet the most powerful ever assembled in the Caribbean. He noted the maneuvers fulfilled their purpose and remarked on the coincidence of U S naval presence during Venezuela tensions.
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Washington
Dewey
Taylor
Washington Navy Yard
Culebra
Caribbean
Venezuela
United States
Hewitt Lingers As End Near in New York
Abram S. Hewitt remains near death as he sinks toward unconsciousness. Doctors stated the end could come at any moment with family members called to his bedside in New York City.
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New York
Abram S. Hewitt
Unpleasant Voyage as St Louis Arrives in Slow Crossing
Passengers aboard the steamship St Louis criticize owners for sending the crippled liner to sea. The ship endured 15 days from Cherbourg to the lightship amid leaky boilers and scarce food, with crews surviving on oatmeal and potatoes. Passengers demand transfers to faster ships or Halifax options, while captains cite weather and late Cherbourg departure. The line states the voyage posed no safety risk and regrets the inconvenience.
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St. Louis
Cherbourg
Nantucket
American Ine
International Navigation Company
Halifax
Passow
Boston
McCone Bill Sent to Print With No Enacting Clause
Helena January 17 Special Dispatch to the Standard reports House bill No. 17 by McCone to appropriate 10000 for incidental expenses of the eighth legislative assembly was sent to the printing committee without an enacting clause. Speaker White puzzled whether to resend or fix on the floor. The appropriations committee had favorably reported both the McCone and Hefferlin bills before sending them to printing.
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Helena
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McCone
Eighth Legislative Assembly
B. F. White
Hefferlin
The
Appropriations Committee
Home Industry Club Plans Helena Meeting for State Association
Great Falls special dispatch reports the local Home Industry club will elect delegates Friday to attend a February 2 Helena session forming a state industry association. The group, after a hearty smoker at the old Republican headquarters on Central Avenue, aims to send a strong county delegation to the convention.
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Standard
Great Falls
Republican
Central Avenue
Helena
House Passes Substitute to Commerce and Labor Bill
Washington- Jan. 17. The House passed the substitute to the Senate bill creating a department of commerce and labor by a 137 to 40 vote. The measure preserves several services under the treasury and lists multiple bureaus to join the new department while restoring an insurance bureau, with extensive amendments debated by Republicans and Democrats.
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Michigan
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Iowa
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Census
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Insurance Bureau
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Colorado Representative Bell bills extortion for price fixing
Washington January 17 reports Representative Bell of Colorado introduced a bill making any producer dealer transporter agent or other person who conspires to raise prices on food fuel or carriage and handling guilty of extortion. The penalty includes up to a $5000 fine or one year in prison.
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Washington
Jan
Bell
Colorado
United States
Dinner at the Hofburg attended by ambassadors and ministers
Emperor Francis Joseph hosted a dinner at the Hofburg with the United States and British ambassadors among the guests along with the Mexican and Chinese ministers.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Hoffburg
United States
Quintin Hogg Dies Suddenly in London at 184
Quintin Hogg founder and president of the Polytechnic Institute and editor of the Polytechnic Magazine died in London today from heart disease. He was born in 184. The sudden death shocks the educational and publishing community.
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London
Quintin Hogg
The
Polytechnic Institute
Polytechnic Magazine
Trophy Inscription Puzzles Billings Bowling Fans
In Billings on Jan 17 bowlers debated the Tschudy and Heilbronner trophy inscription. The Thorntons and Billings players played a series in three matches, with confusion over whether two or three games decided the winner, leaving Billings as rightful holders and four players credited for the victory.
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Standard
Billings
Thorntons
Butte
Tschudy
Daniels
Sherman
Orren
Stanich Found Unsound Mind in Lewistown
In a Thursday session before Judge E K Cheadle Mrs Mary Stanich an Austrian resident near Lewistown was declared of unsound mind and ordered sent to the asylum. She had shown violence toward family members in the past week and had previously been admitted to an asylum in Great Falls.
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The
Standard
Lewistown
E. K. Cheadle
Mary Stanich
Boise Fire Destroys Shacks in Eighth Street Row
A late night blaze at J. C. Weimer's cigar factory in Boise Idaho burned a long row of shacks on Eighth Street causing about 12000 in damages. Fire department efforts prevented a wider conflagration.
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Boise
Idaho
J. Cc. Weimer
Eighth Street
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