No Opposition to Measure From Railroad Interests
Washington notes that railroad representatives say they will not oppose the administration bill granting the Interstate Commerce Commission expanded power to regulate railroads. The move aims to avoid a fight amid Taft's push for stronger regulation and divides among senators, with progressives and conservatives wary of amendments and the bill's fate this session. Representative Townsend reported to the president that the House committee would report in about two weeks and the measure would pass promptly.
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Washington
Senate
House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Taft
Clapp
Dolliver
Cummins
la Follette
Elkins
Minister Calhoun Appeals Illinois Ten Hour Law Ruling
Springfield Feb 11 United States Minister to China William J Calhoun urged Illinois Supreme Court to overturn Judge Tuthills ruling striking down the ten hour workday for women He argued for humanitarian considerations stressing that long hours harm women and society while Attorney Haynie for the Illinois Manufacturers Association pressed to uphold the lower court decision.
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Springfield
Whilliam J. Calhoun
United States
China
Supreme Court of Illinois
Tuthill
Calhoun
Chicago
Supreme Court
Haynie
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Milk famine threat hits Chicago over milk price rise
Chicago faces a looming milk famine as the Producers' Association threatens non renewal of contracts with major wholesalers like the Borden company unless the milk price is increased. Producers argue rising costs and citywide price hikes justify higher pay, while large firms have boosted retail milk by a penny per quart.
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Chicago
Producers’ Association
Borden Company
Borden
Disc Plow Accident Leaves Man Serious
Howard Paul, of a local machine house in Bismarck North Dakota, fell while pulling a disc plow from a shed. The plow ran over his left leg, cutting an artery. He was rushed to a physician but has lost a large amount of blood and is in serious condition.
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Bismarck
N. D
Howard Paul
Gas Engine Room Explosion Wrecks Burlington Plant
An explosion of gas in the engine room at the Burlington Gas Light works damaged the building. Workers Joe McShane and Tom Liebe were seriously injured and the incident will cripple the city’s lighting service.
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Burlington, Ia
Burlington Gas Light Works
Joe McShane
Tom Liebe
One More Chance of Settling Dispute
Chicago February 11 reports show another effort to settle the wage dispute between railroad switchmen and general managers through arbitration outside the Erdman law. Negotiations at the Railway Exchange building aimed at an amicable settlement, but prospects were slim without major concessions from both sides. The switchmen offered Illinois state arbitration, but managers rejected it as politicized. B F Shadley of the state board represents rail employees and favors a fair arbitration path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Brotherhood of Railroad
Railway Exchange
Illinois State Arbitration Board
State Board
B. F. Shadley
Mr. Shadley
Bold Daylight Robbery Strikes Alexandria Treasurers Office
In Alexandria Minnesota at noon a bold burglary emptied the county treasurer's office drawer of about $60 to $70 while officials and janitor were absent. No clues have been found and authorities investigate the unusual daytime theft.
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Alexandria
Minn
Heavy Immigration to Canada Expected in 1925
J Bruce Walker the dominion immigration commissioner says January US immigration was double last year and he forecasts about 120000 Americans will migrate to Canada this year. The interview was given in Lethbridge on February 11.
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Lethbridge
Can
J. Bruce Walker
Dominion Immigration
United States
Physician Pleads Not Guilty in Swope Murder Case
Dr. B C Hyde, husband of the late Thomas Swope's niece, is arrested in Kansas City on a first degree murder charge in the Swope death. He pleads not guilty in Independence, Mo, is released on a $50 000 bond, with a preliminary hearing set for Feb 17.
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Kansas City
Thomas H. Swope
B. C Hyde
John G. Paxton
Swope
Colonel Swope
Paxton
Virgil Conklin
Dr. Hyde
Conklin
Independence
Hyde
W. F. Loar
Justice’s
Viea
Joel Mayes
Mayes
Train trip in Illinois sees three near tragedies
Conductor A F Barber on the northbound St Louis St Paul train on the Burlington road averts danger near Astoria Vermont when a drunk passenger tries to shoot his wife and the weapon is seized. An insane passenger bound for Watertown escapes from a toilet window injuring a leg. A third traveler bleeding stops near Orion. a doctor is summoned and the train proceeds to Moline after care.
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Rock Island, HI
A. F. Barber
St. Louis-St. Paul
Burlington Road
Astoria
Vermont
East Moline
Ophiem
Lynn
Illinois Western Hospital For
Watertown
Opheim
Orion
Moline
Fatal Collision On Grand Avenue Involves Delivery Wagon
A head on crash on Grand and Oakland avenues injured Quick Mes Express driver Fred W. Jahnke and killed the wagon horse. The auto plunged into an iron street railway post, saving the drivers from a worse fate by missing the Oakland embankment drop of about sixty feet. The Filipino driver Alex O’Brien fled the scene and remains missing.
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St. Paul
Grand Avenue
Oakland Avenue
Fred W. Jahnke
Quick Mes Express Company
Alex
William O’brien
Senate Debates Over Irrigation Resolution End With Adoption
Washington news describes a clash between the Senate Public Lands and Irrigation committees over a resolution asking the Interior Secretary for the expected cost of completing irrigation and reclamation projects. Heyburn urged immediate consideration, Carter sought referral to the Irrigation Committee, and the referral was defeated 26 to 29 while the information request was adopted.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Senate Committee On Irrigation
Senate
Public Lands Committee
Secretary of the Interior
Heyburn
Carter
Committee On
Warren
Pension Agencies Cut From Appropriation Bill
Washington reports that seventeen pension agencies are removed by the House committee on pensions by not providing salaries or maintenance funds. The move saves about $68,000 in salaries and $25,000 in expenses, against a total appropriation of $155,674,000. Agencies slated for cut span Augusta Maine to Topeka Kansas including Boston Buffalo Chicago Columbus Concord Des Moines Detroit Indianapolis Knoxville Louisville Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh San Francisco.
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Washington
House Committee On Pensions
Augusta
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Columbus
Concord
N. H
Des Moines
Detroit
Indianapolis
Knoxville
Clark Howell Recuperating After Appendectomy
Atlanta editor Clark Howell of the Constitution and national Democratic committeeman has undergone an appendectomy and is reported much better with surgeons predicting an early complete recovery.
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Atlanta
Clark Howell
The
Constitution
National Democratic
Organization of Farmers Forms Cooperative in Duluth
Delegates from numerous farmers clubs in St. Louis and nearby counties establish the Producers' Co-Operative association to develop a Northern Minnesota market at the Head of the Lakes. L. Reehoe of Wreuseall is president and treasurer, with plans to place a Duluth Superior representative to open markets and expand representation across northern Minnesota as complaints about Duluth commission men and high living costs prompt action.
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Duluth
Kev
Producers’ Co-Operative Association
Farmers’ Clubs
St. Louis
Reehoe
Wreuseall
Duluth Ie
Superior
Minnesota
Duluth Commission
Producers’ Co- Operative Association
Irish league election sees Redmond re elected president
At the annual meeting of the National Directory of the United Irish League John E K Redmond was re elected president. An increase of 246 in the affiliated branches was announced, seen as evidence of growing support for the Irish party.
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Dublin
National Directory of the
United Irish League
John EK
Redmond
League
Manitoba Legislature Opens with Abattoir Policy
Winnipeg February 11 The Manitoba legislature opened as the government unveiled a plan to establish government owned abattoirs to counter high prices and the monopoly alleged to be held by the meat trust.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Meat Trust
Full marginal references for revised New Testament due
After thirty seven years of work the task of compiling the full marginal references for the revised New Testament has been completed. A new edition will substitute the new references for the abridged 1898 version.
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London
Schivener
Moulton
Albert W. Greenup
London College of Divinity
MacNeil
Janis H. Moulton
Greenwood
Manchester University
W F. Moulton
Greenup
Rioting Bulgarian Workers Sought Higher Wages
In Mobridge South Dakota on February 11 a group of sixty Bulgarian railroad workers struck for higher pay while laying steel on new lines through the reservation country. Twelve stayed at work and the strikers moved to attack them, with the interpreter noting the intent to kill.
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Mobridge
Rioters Detained After Bold Railway Clash
Dan Gorman roadmaster faced interference as Bulgarians attacked. Bert Bigham railroad policeman confronted sixty strikers, using a gun to drive them into box cars and move them to MelIntosh jail.
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Dan Gorman
Bert Bigham
MelIntosh
Water works dam finished in Fergus Falls restoring hydro power
The Fergus Falls water works dam is completed and the municipal system, previously steam powered since the Sept. 24 washout, returns to water power. This marks the third dam completed since the washout, while the larger city dam at the electric light station remains unfunded and unlikely to be rebuilt for two to three years.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Big City
First parole under new law offered to UW freshman
Madison February 11 The first use of the new parole law allows suspension of sentence for mitigating reasons. William C Collins a University of Wisconsin freshman convicted of passing forged checks in saloons and banks was sentenced to eighteen months in the Green Bay reformatory. The move ends a long effort to spare the youth prison.
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Madison
Wis
William C. Collins
University of Wisconsin
Collins
Green Bay Reformatory
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DeWitt
Interstate Commerce Commis
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William J. Calhoun
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Ney
Illinois
Organization OF Farmers
Wisconsin
Austin
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