Peonage Alleged in Colorado Beet Fields Testimony
James Bodkin of Meade Colorado testified before the Sugar Trust committee that slum labor and peonage exist in Colorado beet fields under the Great Western Sugar Company. He described a foreign family and others working 10 to 16 hours daily in back breaking conditions and questioned beet pricing and pollariscope tests. Danish tax system proposed to cut sugar prices. expert noted labor costs and living standards differ from the United States.
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Washington
James Bodkin
Meade, Colo
Sugar Trust
House
Colorado
Bodkin
Great Western Sugar Company
Sugar
Baker
California
Fordney
Hinds
Malloy
Committee of Farmers
W. P. Willet
New York
Denmark
United States
Internal Revenue
Sugar Import Duties Irregularities Reported
A special grand jury reported irregularities in sugar import duty collection involving the McCahan Franklin and Spreckels Sugar Refining companies. The findings ranged from sharp practices to systematic fraud and urged civil suits to recover drawbacks. The regular grand jury also noted Spreckels and McCahan benefited from drawbacks and urged government action.
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Philadelphia
Holland
United States District Court
McCahan
Franklin
Spreckels
Fatal accident and fire claim two in Battle Creek
In Battle Creek Michigan Frank Rauhehs and seven year old Marguerite Presley are dead after an accident and ensuing fire. Marjory Presley and Fireman Addie Fuller are in serious condition. Paughs' skull was crushed during efforts to lift a building toppled by a tornado as the wreckage caused the fatalities. The Presley child and Fuller were overcome by smoke in the home fire.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Frank Rauehs
Marguerite Presley
Marjory Presley
Addie Fuller
Paughs
Presley
Fuller
Fire in Marie apartment house kills three residents
A blaze at the Marie apartment building in Philadelphia on December 7 left Samuel Balfour, his wife, and their nine year old daughter dead. The bodies were recovered from the fourth floor after the fire.
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Philadelphia
Marie
Samuel Balfour
No Game Laws for Indians
Federal Judge A J Sanborn ruled Indians may hunt and fish on their reservations in and out of season without state interference. William Rice and Edward Benercia were discharged after deputies arrested them on an Ashland county reservation for violating state game laws, and a habeas corpus writ freed them in Madison.
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Madison
Wis
William Rice
Edward Benercia
A. J. Sanborn
Ashland County
Seek Abrogation of Treaty with Russia
A mass meeting at Carnegie Hall urged abrogation of the 1832 U S Russia treaty over the passport dispute. Prominent speakers including Andrew D White and lawmakers pressed immediate notice to Russia, with one call for Hague arbitration.
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Russia
New York
United States
Nicholas II
James Buchanan
St Petersburg
Carnegie Hall
National Citizens’ Committee
Andrew D. White
the Hague
O'Gorman
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Champ Clark
Schurman
Cornell
William G. McAdoo
William
Decrease in Iron Ore Shipments Across Great Lakes Ports
Duluth reports season totals of 29,871,911 tons of iron ore shipped from Marquette and Escanaba docks, down from 38,580,481 tons in 1910. Great Northern and Soo line docks moved 9,092,100 tons, up from 8,437,261, while the new Soo line dock on St. Louis Bay yielded 147,200 tons. Superior alone showed a gain.
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Duluth
Marquette
Wscanaba
Superior
Great Northern
Soo Line
St. Louis Bay
Wilson Wakes Annual Report Details Cold Storage Effects
Secretary Wilson reports in his annual review that cold storage raises the cost of living by lifting prices for butter and eggs while most foods move from storage within ten months. He urges publicity on storage quantities, notes possible speculation, and highlights broader farm, health, and irrigation policies.
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Washington
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
United States
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Idaho
Forestry Bureau
Four Die as Building Collapses in Indianapolis
Police and fire crews comb the wreckage of a three story concrete building to recover four workers killed and twenty two injured. The contractor cites cold weather delaying concrete setting as the cause. Firemen fought a blaze after the collapse but were cautious of gas and debris to avoid further danger.
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Indianapolis
Controversy as 1500 Students Clash for Pankhurst Talk
In Cambridge on December 7 Harvard University and Radcliffe College students clashed seeking entry to Brattlehall to hear English suffragette Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst speak. The crowd’s attempted access led to several injuries.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Radcliffe College
Brattlehall
Kimmeline Pankhurst
Ringmaster wins top prize at international live stock show
Ringmaster a Minnesota Shorthorn bull owned by White and Smith of St. Cloud captured the first prize at the International Live Stock exposition amid the largest field of competitors. Roan Queen, owned by the same firm, also won first prize as a senior yearling heifer.
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Chicago
Minnesota
White & Smith
St. Cloud
Ringmaster
Roan Queen
Reed
Brand Whitlock Refuses Toledo Mayoral Pay Increase
Toledo mayor Brand Whitlock declines an proposed raise in salary, signaling steadfast stance on municipal compensation. The move draws attention from city officials and residents concerned with fiscal responsibility and governance.
McNamara Brothers Face Grand Jury Question in San Quentin Case
Federal officials weigh whether the McNamaras would name others before a grand jury as commitments to take them to San Quentin await resolution. Ortie McManigal likely to testify. James B. McNamara faces life term. both refuse to implicate others.
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Los Angeles
John J. McNamara
James B. McNamara
San Quentin Penitentiary
Oscar F. Lawler
Wickersham
Ortie McManigal
Federal
Grand Jury
McNamaras
James B
Walter Bordwell
Federal Grand Jury
Pacific Coast
Indianapolis
Joseph Scott
McNamara
Mayor Whitlock Rejects $500 Salary Increase
Toledo reports Mayor Brand Whitlock refused the $500 raise proposed for his city chief executive post. His current salary remains $4,000 after informing the finance committee chairman.
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Toledo, O
Brand Whitlock
Manitoba Has Big Crops
Manitoba's annual crop bulletin reports total grain yield at 160 million bushels with high quality overall. Wheat average eighteen bushels per acre totaling 61 million. oats up with forty five bushels per acre totaling 74 million. barley average thirty one bushels per acre totaling 30 million.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Chinese regent resigns amid push for constitutional government
An edict from the empress dowager announces the resignation of regent Prince Chun. The cabinet notes the administration's unpopularity and the absence of a constitutional framework, blaming ongoing turmoil on existing complications and predicting continued disregard of commands if power persists.
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Peking
Dee. J
Prince Chun
Ill-Fated Fall Into Eight-Foot Well Near Mizpath
Fred Gordon aged ay seh years old died in an accidental fall while reaching for water at a well on his way from Big Falls to his home stead. Evidence suggested a hard struggle before submersion.
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Mizpath
Minn
Big Falls
Fred Gordon
Widow sues James B McNamara for damages
Louise M Sawyer wife of telegraph operator Robert L Sawyer sues James B McNamara now serving life imprisonment for 50000 dollars in damages. The suit arises from the Log Times building explosion October 1 13910 and identifies McNamara as the John Doe in the indictment.
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Los Angeles
James B. McNamara
Louise M. Sawyer
Robert L. Sawyer
Log Times
Gulf
John Doe
Unclear extract hints at private concerns and mischief
The fragment references unfaltling truth and a warning about prying into another man's concerns with mischief attributed to Ola and a South note. The excerpt lacks concrete names, dates, or places to confirm a full article event.
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Rick & Tile Company
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New
Humphrayn Cuetam
Pier Leves
Angie
Ustin Gas Company
W. H. Martell
He Stillman Co
Battle Creek, Mich
Living In Annual Report
Mass Meeting
Wilson Wakes Annual Report
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of the Southern States
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Ortie M’manigal
Ing Whether
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