Miners Adjourn Historic UMWA Convention at Indianapolis
The United Mine Workers of America adjourned its thirteenth annual convention in Indianapolis after dissolving the joint conference with operators. President Mitchell announced adjournment as wages fight divides miners and operators, threatening a nationwide strike from April 1 unless mediation or federal action yields new terms.
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United Mine Workers of “America
Indianapolis
Ind
Mitchell
United States
National Civic Federation
United Mine Workers of America
F. L. Lindkins
End of a Great Swindle Dividends Paid to Franklin Syndicate Creditors
Creditors of the Franklin syndicate in New York receive a final dividend of 12 1 on the dollar after court orders discharge the trustee. William F Miller, originator, is free and operates a 4 shoe store in Brooklyn. Edward Schlesinger is dead. Robert F Ammon serves time at Sing Sing. There were 31 110 creditors with claims totaling 225 000 dollars. A prior dividend of 15 percent raised total to 282 dollars per dollar of claim.
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Franklin Syndicate
New York
William F. Miller
Miller
Liberty
Bynoklyy
Edward Schlesinger
Robert F. Ammon
Sing Sing
Love match ends doubts on Yerkes marriage
Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes widow of a traction magnate confirmed her marriage to Wilson Mizner by filing a certificate with New York vital statistics. A newspaper quotes Mrs. Yerkes saying she is happily married, settling public doubt about the union.
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Yerkes
Charles T. Yerkes
Wilson Mizner
New York
Bureau of Vital Statistics
New President Named At Northwestern University
Abraham W. Harris, president of the Jacob Tome Institute in Port Deposit Maryland, has been unanimously elected by Northwestern University trustees in Chicago to succeed Edward Janes Jamey who resigned.
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Abraham W. Harris
Jacob Tome Institute
Port Deposit, Md
Northwestern University At Chicago
Edward Janes Jamey
Sioux City Live Stock Rates and Odd Fragments
Friday quotations from Sioux City live stock market show steers at 3.95 to 4.85 per cwt and top hogs around 5. A stray line mentions Butch and a miswritten phrase about a chauffeur, followed by Miss Grace Ball noted as part of a defunct social circle in New York.
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Sioux City
Butch
Papa
Miss Grace Ball
Miners Face Possible Break in Joint Wage Pact
A national miners convention rejected the operators' ultimatum to renew the wage scale for a year with adjustments. Officers warned the dispute could trigger one of the country’s largest strikes as leaders prepared a strike fund of 6.5 million dollars, atop existing reserves, to back the action.
Fatal Frisco Blaze Tears Through Transport Meade
A San Francisco fire at the transport Meade at Folsom Street wharf killed three and left three missing with about twenty injured. The ship, partly flooded by morning, was to sail for Manila with 1000 men and two artillery batteries. Eighty thousand dollars in gold aboard was recovered by soldiers as the blaze raged for hours.
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Meade
San Francisco
Folsom Street
Manila
Silk Thieves Strike Bloomington Store Burglary
Cole Bros dry goods store on Bloomington main street was burglarized. Thieves took about 5900 worth of silks from the rear alley after a well lit approach. This marks a third such visit in a year, with police linking the incidents to the same actors. Suspects once charged in Chicago failed to prove guilt and were acquitted.
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Bloomington
Cole Bros
Chicago
Bridegroom Arrest After Ark Arrival
State Senator Hardin Kk Toney and his bride arrived at Pine Bluff Arkansas, received a station ovation, and Toney surrendered to Sheriff Philpot posting $5,000 bond on two warrants tied to indictments charging conspiracy and bribery.
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Hardin Kk. Toney
Pine Bluff
Ark
Philpot
Cave-In Kills Three in Erie Tunnel Near Ousville
A Thursday cave-in in the Erie Railroad tunnel near Ousville New York buried several workmen under earth. Three men died and two were injured. The accident was caused by an explosion.
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Erie ‘Ailroad
Ousvllie
N. Y
Boston Printers Strike Demands Eight Hour Day
At Hoston a strike was declared Thursday by the book and job printers against all firms that have not acceded the demands of the Typographical Union for an eight hour day. It is estimated that 200 journeymen quit.
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Boston
Hoston
Fire destroys Concordia house in Carrera Panama
Early Thursday a blaze swept a wooden house named the Concordia in the Carrera area of Panama City. The fire destroyed a large block of OUBES and caused an estimated 3600,000 in losses to the Jones family and surrounding properties.
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Panama
Carrera
Oubes
Bogus English lord Marries in St Louis Then Murder Surfaces
An English impostor called Burton or Harton, known as Parrington, infiltrated St Louis society after a prison past in England. He wed Grace Cochran, a marriage doubted by her brother who uncovered his criminal record. The couple crossed paths with McCann, a St Louis hotel owner who aided Parrington. Police say motive was robbery as Parrington took $164 from McCann after a fatal shooting near Bonfils.
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Burton
Ailas Suydenha
London
Scots& Yard
England
St. Louis
Barrington
Harrington
McCann
Bonfils
Judge rules Rogers not required to answer questions
Justice Gildersleeve refused to compel Henry H. Rogers vice president of Standard Oil of New Jersey to answer questions at New York in the Missouri versus Standard Oil Company of Indiana case. The Missouri Supreme Court denied the application, granting leave to renew for the state to seek the original Missouri court’s determination on the disputed questions.
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Jis
Henry H. Rogers
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
New York
Missouri
Indiana
Gildersleeve
Supreme Court
Court of Original Jurisdiction
Hadley
Fire destroys large section of Winnipeg warehouse
A major blaze gutted the east half of the Canadian Pacific bonded warehouse in Winnipeg Manitoba. The 400 by 60 foot section housed liquors silks teas and other goods. Loss estimated at 160000 dollars.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific
Man
Miners Demand Higher Wages at Indiana Meeting
John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers told a joint scale committee in Indianapolis that wages must rise or there will be no agreement. He spoke to the Central Competitive District on Wednesday urging a settlement favorable to miners.
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L. Robbins
Pittsburg
Mitchell
Illinois
John Mitchell
United Mines Workers
Central Competitive District
Indianapolis
Ind
Double Tragedy in San Francisco Streets
In a Market and Kearney Streets crowd William Walbridge shot and fatally wounded his wife Mabel, shot two bystanders, and killed himself. Jealousy prompted the act in San Francisco, California.
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San Francisco
Market and Kearney Streets
Cal
Wiliam Walbridge
Mabel
Fighting in Sight Off Mellilla Amid Warship Standoff
The sultan of Morocco sails near the Marchica factory at Mellilla waiting for a chance to land troops. Bu Hamara forces hold the factory as fighting narrows the window for action.
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Morocco
Marchica
Mellilla
Bu Hamara
Denver Mint Opens With $30 Million In Gold Bars
Denver began operations Thursday with the new mint handling about 30 million dollars in gold bars awaiting coinage. Roughly 100 people are employed in the facility as production starts.
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Denver
Denver Mint
Hawaii Volcano Eruption Expands Into Ocean Front
The lava from the Lavaii volcano in Samoa remains in eruption. Lava flow has run fourteen miles over land and now extends four miles into the sea, threatening nearby areas and reshaping the coastline.
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Hawaii
Lavaii
Samoan Islands
Earth Shakes in Ecuador At Guayaquil
A seismic event jolts Guayaquil Ecuador causing shaking felt across the coastal city and prompting authorities to assess damage and risk to residents. No injuries or details on magnitude or aftershocks are provided in the fragment.
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Ecuador
Guayaquil
Feud Fueled Shootings End in Fatal Wounding and Arrest
Crowe and Frank Russell exchange gunfire after a long running feud. Crowe shoots Russell outside a saloon, striking him as the night marshal ends the confrontation. Crowe is wounded and hospitalized. Frank Russell is arrested then released on bond amid fears of further violence.
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William
Russell
Frank
Usval
Crowe
Frank Russell
Crowe Will
Ike
Ottumwa
Woman Paced Murder Change in Cedar Rapids Trial
Mrs Zetta Eckles will be tried in the Cedar Rapids district court on February 12 charged with the murder of Peter B Martin a Marion constable. She does not deny killing him but will plead extenuating circumstances alleging the execution was invalid and he was a trespasser when he came to her home to seize furniture. The case is expected to draw wide attention.
Woman shoots herself at home near LeMars
Mrs. August Koch, about 50, living four miles east of Akron, used a 22-caliber revolver to shoot herself in the left temple Wednesday morning. In ill health and worrying over money matters, she was found by her husband after he returned from the barn. she collapsed within minutes as blood streamed down her side and back. Dr. Mammen of LeMars and her son Dr. Koch of Akron attended.
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Koch
LeMurs
August Koch
Akron
Dr. Mammen
LeMars
Dr. Koch
Exhumation Sparks Murder Suspect Claims in Williams
The body of James Checke, once a wealthy Williams pioneer, was exhumed by his sons at Chelsea. They suspect foul play and poison, sending the stomach to a chemist for tests amid high excitement. Nearby, Clark murder case in Dubuque nears end with potential justifiable homicide plea, and Pearl Levin, six, burned to death in Muscatine while playing with kerosene. her Russian Jewish family faces tragedy as the case unfolds.
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Jamies Checker
James Checke
Williams
Chelsta
Thildren
Checkel
Chelsea
Clark
Dubuque
Ralph Sumner
Pearl Levin
Morris Levin
Muscatine
Tragic Shooting Reported in Sioux City Incident
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a tragedy near Sioux City involving a man named Tanner and a suspect in a quarrel at approximately 12:12 AM Monday. Names, roles, and precise details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Richard
Dick” Tanner
Shiner
Monda Rious
Carr
Sioux
Henry’ Burgra
Quarrel
An Aged Engineer Drives Friction Rail Reform
An elderly engineer advocates a friction rail system overhaul amid ongoing transit debates. He argues for safer, smoother lines and cites cost, maintenance, and efficiency factors influencing city funding decisions. Public hearings are scheduled next month with stakeholders.
Iowa's Checker Champion Honors Claimed by Bittle
Des Moines reports that The Honoris Claibittle clinched top honor in Iowa checkers, beating out local favorites from Oskaloosa. The event showcased young talent and marked a standout year for the state championship.
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Clai Bittle
State
Oskaloosa
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