Miners Conventio n Debates Government Ownership Clash
At the Indianapolis miners convention the credentials report seated most delegates. Disputes arose over a resolution endorsing government ownership of coal mines and railroads, pitting conservative against socialist factions. A $1,000 monument was approved for Latimer’s 1877 strike victims.
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Indianapolis
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Lynn
Mass
Walker
Ilinois
Nns 4
Lusk
West Virginia
Thomas Haggerty
Pennsylvania
T. D. Nicholls
Latimer
Anti Trust Bill Drafted For Interstate Commerce
Washington reports Representative Littlefeld Maine will report a new anti trust bill to the full judiciary committee. The measure requires interstate and foreign corporations to file returns with the interstate commerce commission, bans rebates and discrimination, and imposes penalties from fines to threefold damages for injurious acts. The act would take effect May 1 1903 with court authority to enforce and aid injured parties.
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Washington
Littlefeld
Maine
House
Judiciary Committee
Littlefield
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Circuit Courts
United States
Strike hearing on hold as two weeks loom
Proceedings stall while officials assess progress with the labor dispute. A decision on scheduling could come within about fourteen days as parties await clarifications and potential mediation.
Lawyers to Have Five Days
The coal shortage dispute continues before the strike commission in Philadelphia with lawyers for miners and operators presenting evidence. Attorneys discuss blame for the shortage, with estimates on idle workers and expected duration of hearings. A blizzard roars from Leadville to Colorado, halting rail travel and causing snow slides with limited damage reported.
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Mitchell
James H. Torrey
Everitt Warren
Scranton
Darrow
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Lehigh and Wilkesharre Company
Taois Company
Upper
Commission
Wyoming
Lackawanna
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Company
H.ing Reynolds
Publican
Leadville
Colorado
Telluride
Beit Leaves for England After Illness
Alfred Beit the financier, who has been seriously ill, left Johannesburg today for England. He had recovered enough to walk from his carriage to the train.
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Johannesburg
Alfred Beit
England
Blizzard Strikes Colorado Heavy Snow Hits Denver Area
Denver reports a severe blizzard on January 22 with heavy snowfall disrupting travel and prompting emergency measures across multiple counties. Local schools and services suspend operations as crews work to clear roads and restore power.
Protest Against Dr Crum Nomination Sparks Senate Hearing
Washington January 22 The senate commerce committee held an hour long hearing on the nomination of Dr W D Crum a colored man to be collector of the port at Charleston South Carolina Opponents led by Senator Tillman charged Crum sold out as a Minneapolis convention delegate in exchange for the postmaster job Crum was defended by ex Governor Pinchback and Whitfield McKinlay who praised his character The committee adjourned without action or decision.
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W. D. Crum
Charleston
Senate Committee On Commerce
Tillman
Crum
Minneapolis
Harrison
Blaine
South
Pinchback
Louisiana
Whitfeld Mcixinlay
South Carolina
Will Still Fight Combine Harvester Controversy Continues
Kansas City January 22 speakers at the Western Association of Retail Implement and Vehicle Dealers session urged patience in the fight on the International Harvester company while promising no restoration of harmony until objectionable contract clauses are removed or revised. The merger firms and independent manufacturers reportedly seek stable prices and profits for dealers selling to farmers, with a resolution urging the extension of reciprocal trade arrangements.
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Kansas City
Western Association of Retail Implement and Vehicle Dealers
Harvester
International Harvester Company
Proreciprocity Push Signals Quick Senate Action
Edward Henry of Severance Kansas was elected president of the association as delegates press for rapid ratification of pending reciprocity treaties before the Senate.
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Senate
Edward Henry
Severance
Kan
Association
Wreck on Chicago to St Paul Train Kills Engineer and Fireman
A Chicago Great Western train from Chicago to St Paul derailed after striking a broken rail near South Freeport. Engineer William J. Sheridan and fireman John Sandusky were killed. several passengers injured, with flames spreading to the baggage car but no serious injuries among the riders. A burned body was found in the baggage car.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
St. Paul
South Freeport
William J. Sheridan
John Sandusky
WH. Day
Minneapolis
Edward P. Carr
O. D. Neese
Express
M. Washburn
Mr. Bell
Roosevelt Receives Large Judiciary Attendants at White House
President and Mrs Roosevelt hosted a judiciary reception with about 2000 callers in attendance at the White House. The president greeted guests with his left hand noting a slight right hand injury from a single stick exercise with Gen Leonard Wood.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Judiciary
Senate
House
Train Derailed Near Memphis After Open Switch
The last Illinois Central passenger train from Memphis to New Orleans derailed after hitting an open switch near Torrence Pump and Lumber company in southern Memphis. Five coaches went off the track. three trainmen were fatally injured and two mail clerks seriously hurt. Fireman John McDaniel, engineer Harry Norton, and baggagemaster J. Meyerick died. Frank Etheridge and Reuben Davis were seriously injured.
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Memphis
Tenn
Illinois Central
New Orleans
Torrence Pump and Lumber Company
Harry Norton
John McDaniel
Water Valley
Miss
J. E. Meyerick
Fulton, Ky
Frank Etheridge
Reuben Davis
Bantam Champ Dougherty Stops Cohen in Savannah
Danny Dougherty former bantam champion knocked out Ike Cohen of England in the sixth round before the Savannah Athletic Club tonight.
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Savannah
Danny Dougherty
Ike Cohen
England
Savannah Athletic Club
Turner Stops Carrig in First Round in Oakland Bout
Rufe Turner of Stockton knocked out Jack Carrig of Chicago in the first round of their night bout in Oakland California.
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Oakland
Cal
Rufe Turner
Stockton
Jack Carrig
Chicago
Neill and Woods Box in 20 Round Draw in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on January 22 Neill and Billy Woods fought a scheduled 20 round draw ending without a winner. Both fighters pressed for clear scoring in a hard fought bout that kept the outcome in doubt until the final bell.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Neill
Billy Woods
Death of Author Augustua John Cuthbery Hare at 69
London reports the death of author Augustua John Cuthbery Hare aged 69. The obituary notes his literary career and contributions.
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London
John Cuthbery Hare
Amputee Frank Fitchen Builds Own Artificial Hand
Frank E. Fitchen of Mingo Junction Ohio lost both arms in an accident. He recovered quickly and learned to ride a bicycle with a trick setup. He travels by wheel on many roads, dresses and undresses unaided, and writes well using a pen or pencil held in his teeth with an artificial hand he designed himself.
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Frank E. Fitchen
Mingo Junction
Ohio
Mexican visitors confer with President on finance shift
Emelerin de La Garza Jr and Enrique C Creel meet President Roosevelt after talks with Secretary Shaw and Mint Director Roberts. They seek information on Mexico finances as the country weighs moving from silver to a gold standard.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Emelerin de la Garza, Jr
Mexian Congress
Enrique C. Creel
Chihuahua
Shaw
Mint
Roberts
Mexico
Senate panel Scots Port Arthur Port Of Entry Bill
The senate commerce committee approved an adverse report on creating a port of entry at Port Arthur Texas. It took no action on locating a port at Sabine Pass, Port Arthur’s rival for the distinction.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Port Arthur
Texas
Sabine Pass
Philippine tariff reform clears Senate panel
The Senate committee on the Philippines favors a report on the tariff bill. The House bill would cut Philippine imports to 25 percent of Dingley rates. The committee drafts free admission for most Philippine goods except sugar and tobacco, which would be taxed at 50 percent of Dingley.
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Washington
Senate Committee On the
Philippines
House
United States
Senate
Senate committee backs grant for Confederate graves headstones
Washington January 22 the senate committee on military affairs ordered a favorable report on Mr Foraker’s bill authorizing $200000 to erect headstones marking the graves of Confederate soldiers buried in the North.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Military Affairs Today
Nomination of Henry McCall for New Orleans customs post
A favorable report on Henry McCall’s nomination to the collector of customs at the port of New Orleans was made but faced stubborn opposition from negroes. The dispute centers on racial opposition to the appointment.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Henry McCall
New Orleans
Coroners verdict in Gonzales killing declared
The inquest in the Gonzales tragedy was held by Coroner Green in the county court. The jury found that N. G. Gonzales died from an unshot wound inflicted by James H. Tillman on January 15, 1903.
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Columbia
S. C
Gonzales
Green
N. G. Gonzales
James H. Tillman
Rise in Prussia millionaires and Krupp fortune drop
Berlin reports a rise in Prussia's millionaires from 6018 in 1899 to 6601. The late Herr Krupp's fortune declined by 19.75 million dollars over three years, now assessed at 46.75 million.
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Berlin
Prussia
Herr Krupp
Idaho State Press Association Chooses Yost President
Boise reports the Idaho State Press Association wrapped a successful two day meeting with John F. Yost of the Sand Point Republican named the new president Coeur d Alene selected as the next meeting site to be held in the fall in Idaho.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho State Press Association
John F. Yost
Sand Point Repubican
Coeur d'Alene
Rev Jean Skyles Sentenced for Bigamy in Port Gibson Case
New Orleans report states Rev Jean Skyles convicted of bigamy at Port Gibson Mississippi was sentenced today to ten years in the state penitentiary. The case will be appealed.
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New Orleans
Jean Skyles
Port Gibson
Miss
Watson Narrowly Misses Democratic Senate Nomination
Raleigh North Carolina January 22 Cyrus B Watson came within seven votes of securing the Democratic nomination in the senatorial caucus.
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Raleigh
N. C
Cyrus B. Watson
Fish Day Trade Prices at Washington Headquarters
The weekly Fish Day feature lists Washing ton market prices for various fish items. Prices shown include seven cents and twenty cents with numerous per unit amounts and totals such as 25 cents and 130 cents. Prices vary by item and weight.
Authorized Bible set in Tudor Translations series
London announces six volume edition of the authorized Bible in the Tudor Translations series priced at £3 15s. A terminal essay by W F Henley hails the work as a landmark prose sampler of Tudor English beyond Shakespeare.
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Tudor Translations
London
W. EF. Henley
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