Wilson of Cincinnati Testifies on Railroad Rates
Wilson, secretary of the National Association of Manufacturers, testified before the industrial commission about railroad freight rates from Ohio River southward. He argued eastern lines favored seaboard markets, disadvantaging western manufacturers and prompting warehousing in Atlantic cities. He criticized the interstate commerce commission as nonbinding and noted Ohio River trade decline.
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Washington
E. P Wyson
National Association of Manufacturers
Cincinnati
Industrial Commission Today
Ohiorive
Eastern Seaboard
Interstate Commerce Commission
Aecommission
Thag
Wilsor
Mver
Ohio River
Atlantic Seaboad
New York
Wilson
Ohio
Commission
Missouri
Denver
Chamber of Commerce
National Civic Federation proposes labor peace board
A mass meeting at Cooper Union led by the National Civic Federation conciliation committee pushed for a national board of arbitration to avert strikes and lockouts. John Mitchell and Samuel Gompers urged cooperation, with leaders pressing voluntary arbitration and the creation of a staffed board drawn from employers and workers to mediate terms of employment.
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New York
Committee On Conciliation
National Civic Federation
Cooper Union
National Board of Arbitration
John Mitchell
Samuel Gompers
Federation of Labor
Vmhe
Jasor
Oman
Charles Sprague Smith
Gompers
William H Sayward
The
Nations Association of Builders
Herman Justl
Timais Coal Gnerators Association
Iebor
National Committee On Canciliation and Arbitration
Yozuken
Commission
Ved
Gersons Uy Uiti
Artady
Two Women Die in Fire in Five-Story Manhattan Apartment
A blaze at a five story building on Lexington Avenue near Thirty-Seventh Street in New York left two women dead and about 40 injured. Fire crews battled stubborn flames as residents fled. investigators began examining the charred remains and cause was not immediately known.
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New York
Lexington Avenue
Jorper Engage in a Fight in Dasm Indiana
In Dasm Indiana twelve men clashed furiously during a chaotic scene as a widow and others confronted a complex dispute. The confrontation escalated with threats and rough actions, leading to a tense conclusion rumored to involve severities and a possible police response.
Railroad and mine operators reach West Virginia coal pact
Washington May. Chesapeake and Ohio railroad officials and New River coal region operators announced a conference outcome. An agreed plan aims to end fierce price cutting and set uniform prices for output by grade. Agencies to stay but with added interests, and most coal from the New River region will move east through a single company.
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Washington
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
New River
West Wirghila
Wich
West
Northwest
Armor Plate Trust Yields to Nickel Process Use
Washington May 8 the government secures right to use the nickel process for armor hardening for warships. In future the process may be used by the government or by private concerns supplying armor for American ships. Secretary Long insisted on broad release and the compromise price paid by the government ranged between 20000 and 360000 dollars.
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Washington
United States
Maria Teel Sails Home After Four Month Atlantic Ordeal
After a four month voyage from Port Tampa the four masted schooner Maria Teel of Boston reached New York Harbor then sailed to Carteret New Jersey to unload phosphate rock. She faced successive gales, lost sails and damaged upper works, but no lives were lost as she battled toward safety via St Thomas and Barnegat.
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New York
Port Tampa
Maria O. Teel
Boston
New York Harbor
Carteret
N. d
Teel
Atlantic
St. Thomas
Lfe
Delaware
Bermuda
Philadelphia
Barnegat
Goss
Mormons Not After State Control Says Kearns
New York May or Thomas Kearns of Utah, back from abroad, denies rumors that Mormons seek state control. He notes Gentile elected officials, stresses unity beyond Mormon or Gentile lines to develop the state.
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New York
Acaster Thomas Kearns
Utah
Majestic
Voung
Stat
A Tablet for Andersonville Erected by Masses
Plans approved to erect a monument at Andersonville honoring 767 Massachusetts dead in the Union cause. Authorized by last year’s legislature with an $8,000 appropriation. The Quincy granite memorial will be 14 feet high on a stone base, topped by a granite ball, with inscriptions and bas relief figures.
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Massachusetts
Boston
May
Egunell
Andersonville
Quincy
Fatally Injured in Illinois Central Wreck at Katta wa
Fatally injured in a collision on Illinois Central train No 102 from Memphis to Louisville at Kattawa Pedacah Kentucky July train derailed most cars turned over with engine wrecked Fireman Robert Stift and engineer Barney Keesan died or died shortly afterward Baggageman D M Taylor Louisville and Mall Agent Charles Young Kultawa badly hurt several passengers injured cafe car and coach burned to ground fast service rush to recover time cited as cause
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Pedacah
Illinois Censtral
Memphis
Louisville
Kattawa
Barney Keesan
Robert Stift
D M. Taylor
Charles Young
Kultawa
Harvard to Honor McKinley with Doctor of Laws Degree
Harvard overseers voted to confer the Doctor of Laws degree on President Ric Kinley at June commencement. Board member President dnepin declined to disclose the vote tally, but another source reports a 26 to 3 result in favor.
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Boston
Harvard University
RicKinley
Dnepin
Well of Water Turns to Oil in Texas Report
Texas story notes a Texarkana area well said to have turned to oil prompting plans to sink another well. Separate items mention the Southern Women's Mission Board meeting in St. Louis and choices for the next annual gathering with Richmond selected.
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Southern Women’s Mission Board
St. Louis
Max
Southern Woman's Home Mission Board
Richmond
Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
Gone for Negro Murderer United States Crime Note
Sheriff French of Somerville New Jersey travels to Jackson ville with a governor requisition for Tsasc Mitehen a te grator accused of mortally wounding Edward Kans of the Postal Telegraph Company at House Station on April 2. Charles Foster of Fostoria ex-secretary of the treasury seeks voluntary bankruptcy with debts listed at 747,408.08 and no assets. Brokers forced to suspend as stock trading stalls amid New York market silence and press reports.
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New York
Sherrif French
Somerville
Jacksonvile
Kia
Voorhees
Tsasc Mitehen
Edward Kans
Postal ‘Telegraph ‘Company
House Station
Charlies Foster
Toledo
Ken
Charles Foster
Fostoria
the Treasury
United States
Relief Efforts Under Martial Law in Jacksonville
Jacksonville faces widespread suffering as clerks, physicians, and other workers seek employment after fires. Relief efforts fund sewing tents, a laundry, and a sanitary force while securing clothing, food, and building materials. The city remains under martial law with 66 guards and 48 officers. New York relief shipments ease needs as subscriptions reach 15,769 dollars.
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Jacksonville
May
Department of Labor
Relief Association
New York
Ft i3
Lovell
Windsor Hotel
Relief Committee
Feween
Bualless
Jess Atma
Evape Dtars
Appeal by Georgia Masons for Jacksonville Fire Relief
Grand Master Meyerhardt calls Georgia Masons to aid Jacksonville Fla after a disastrous blaze. He urges prompt, generous contributions to grand secretary Wilbur P. Webster in Jacksonville, noting Florida Masons have appealed for help from the United States. The message, dated May 6, 1901, reflects fraternal duty to distressed brethren.
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Meyerhardt
Jacksonville
Rome
Max Meyerhardt
Georgia
Grand Lodge of Georgia
F. & A.M. Ofice
Masons of Georgia
James ‘Arnall
Grand Lodge of
Wiorida
United States
Masons of
Wilbur P. Webster
Fla
Weax Meyerhapdt
Jacksonville Demands Currency as War Strain Increases
Fragmentary article notes Jacksonville pressing for currency amid tense wartime trade strains. Mentions shipments from New York and New Orleans with rising demand and increased costs impacting accounts and fire-related incidents.
Schwab Urges Early Start In Life For Poor Boys
Charles M. Schwab, president of United States Steel, lectured 200 poor boys at a New York East Side school commencement. He urged self reliance over influence, praising industrial education and urging boys to begin early, noting many successful men were not college bred but had practical training and perseverance.
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New York
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
East Side
St. George's
Schwab
Ufe
Riots in Barcelona Prompt Severe Spanish Crackdown
Madrid dispatches report renewed civil unrest in Barcelona with foreign anarchists blamed by authorities. Troops and gendarmes suppress demonstrations. many rioters arrested and several shot after court martials as the Madrid press urges strict action to quell the Catalan movement.
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Barcalons
Paris
Madrid
Barcelona
London
Court
Insurgent Governor Surrenders With Officers and Men
Manila May 8 Colonel Astilla insurgent governor of Infanta province surrenders with ten officers 180 men 170 rifles and ten cannon. United States Philippines commission to establish Insular government printing plant. Provost General Davis preparing recommendations for a separate Manila city government scheme. The commission favors federal control similar to Washington and Mexico City. Ordinances are in preparation.
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Astilla
Manila
Infanta Province
United States
Philo Nine Commission
Davis i S
Washington
Mexico
Heir Coming to Royal House in Rome May Event
King Victor Emmanuel writes to Premier Zanardelli praising upcoming royal celebrations. He expresses pleasure at the demonstrations and prefers to spare citizens expense, refusing presents and proposing that funds be diverted to charity.
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Etabang
Rome
Victor Emanuel
Zanardelli
Xing
Plague Threat Persists as Rats Survive Cape Colony
Cape Town reports Bubonic plague persists with hundreds of rats still in walls and buildings. Mr. Gregory, Cape Colony's principal medical officer, says eradication hinges on destroying the rat population. A death toll includes a local resident and a European.
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Cape Town
Gregory
Cape Colony
Northern Pacific Stock War Roils Market Amid Railroad Clash
Northern Pacific shares plunge and surge as Harriman, Gould, and Morgan firms clash over control of the line triggering a market panic. Burlington and Union Pacific falter while foreign arbitrate buyers pile in, signaling a broad disruption of railroad finance and a possible halt to Burlington’s purchase.
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New York
May
Northern Pacific
Harriman
Sentrol Nf Unier Pacific
Patti
Warrimean
Goulds
Standard Olt
Vanderbit-Morgan
Arlea
Canadian Pacific
Tnion Pacific
Stock Exchange
Bank Looter Ends Life in Seattle Hotel York
Seattle May 8 A man thought to be BR N Pollock missing Cleveland bank president ended his life in Hotel York by a self inflicted gunshot. A small blistering tablet container and papers burned before death were found. Pollock used alias James Fisher upon arrival May 6. The Cuyahoga Savings and Banking company of Cleveland which he led had failed and its bank was in receivership with doubts about its solvency. Pollock left Cleveland ten days earlier and was not located until news of his death reached Seattle. The bank’s condition remains unsettled with a receiver in charge. The United States Carbon Company, tied to the bank, is not seriously affected and may resume operations soon.
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Pacffc
Burlington
Northern Pacific
United States Steel
United States Steel Preferred
Union Pacific
Busiingtons
Northern Trans-Continental
Burlinston
Keene
Hill
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Seattle
Wash
BR. N. Pollock
Cleveland
York
Pollock
James Fisher
Tallor
May &H. N. Pallock
Cuythoga Savings and Banking Company
Polinck
Cuyahoga Bank
Tme
4 Criss
Pollack
United States Carbon Company
Maud Murdered by Lover Near Augusta
William Achterach, a farmer, shot Maud White, seventeen, at her home after allegedly gaining entry with Mrs White’s help. A second shot struck her abdomen and she died within hours. Achterach then returned home and killed himself.
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Augusta
William Achterach
Here
Robert White
White
Maud
Rumors and wrecks mingle as markets and ports churn
Port of Porto Rico reels over a daughter selling story as anger swells toward Borda. Hamburg and Jamaica report a German steamer Schleswig wrecked off Port Maria with all aboard saved. Wall Street talks of Union Pacific control shifts while Eckert Krech and Ream named for directorships. Berlin warns of dangerous speculation amid credit fears.
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Port Antonio
Jamaica
Schleswig
Schluter
Moblin
Cuba
Port Maria
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Great Northern
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