Freight Rate Increase This Or Wage Reduction
Washington May 2 It appears likely railroads will raise freight rates or cut wages within months. southeastern tariffs raise fresh meats 3 to 10 cents per 100 pounds effective June 1 for shipments from the northeast into Carolina territory. The change could raise meat prices about 1 to 2 cents per pound, prompting a keen interstate commerce inquiry on feasibility and fairness.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southeastern Terrtory
Southeastern
Ohio River
Mississippi
Memphis
Carolina Territory
Asheville
N. C
Danville
Sixty Thousand Catholics in New York Centenary Parade
Sixty thousand laymen marched on May 2 to cap the centennial observance of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York. The procession along Fifth Avenue and Fifty-seventh Street drew vast crowds, with a reviewing stand at the cathedral filled to capacity. Briga dier General Thomas Barry led the mounted unit, while a Catholic club delegation included Thomas F. Ryan and several justices and city leaders among the prominent participants.
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New York
Diocese of
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-seventh Street
Thomas Barry
Grand Marshall
Catholic Club
Thomas F. Ryan
Thomas A. Emmett
John W. Goff
Davis
O’gorman
The
Supreme Court
Bourke Cochran
Eugene Philbin
John D. Crimmins
David McClure
Paper cost rise disputed by American publishers official
Washington May 2 John Norris of the American Newspaper Publishers association testifies to the house select committee on wood pulp and paper arguing the per ton increase is only 52 cents despite paper makers claiming higher costs. He notes Hudson River Mill data showing a production cost reduction of 1 13 per ton even as mills bill higher rates.
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Washington
John Norris
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
House
Hudson River Mill Company
Norris
Snow Stop Racing in Lexington After Snowfall
In Lexington Kentucky on April 30 a two inch snowfall halted racing activities as officials postponed events and racing tracks were rendered unsafe for the day.
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Lexington
Governor Appeals for Immediate Aid After Georgia Storm
Governor Hoke Smith urges Georgians to provide swift relief to Chipley Griffin Stinson Harris and Cave City sufferers. Telegraph reports indicate a greater need than estimated with many left without shelter food or clothing as relief workers deploy from the department of the gulf. Flood warnings extend to towns along the Chattahoochee as South Alabama and North Florida face rising waters.
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Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Chipley
Griffin
Stinson
Harris
Cave City
Department of the Gulf
Alabama
Florida
Chattahoochie River
Weather Bureau
Ancient Love Letter Found In Ashur Court
Professor Gabriel Oussami presents a 3000 year old Assyrian love letter to Brooklyn spectators. The clay tablet shows a swain asking why his beloved did not meet him and laments sorrow in a wedge script from Ashur. The text notes Assyrian youths wrote on soft clay and fired the tablets before sending.
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New York
Gabriel Oussami
Brooklyn
Ashur
Bullet in heart hat found near corpse
The body of Dominic Cartino, a young Italian, was discovered in a Seattle street with a bullet hole in the heart and torn clothing. Police believe robbers cut a money belt from him, leaving a bloody knife and an old slouch hat nearby.
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Seattle
Wash
Dominic Cartino
STATE SENATORS INDICTED FOR PERJURY AND BRIBERY
Grand jury indictments accuse Arkansas state legislators of perjury and bribery. George Floyd former senator from 1905 1907 was arrested in Danville and released on bond. Warrants issued for five other senators on bribery charges.
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Little Rock
George Floyd
Senate
Danville
Wells Fargo clerk Edward Steiber arrested for embezzlement
Edward J. Steiber a money order clerk at the Polk street Wells Fargo Express station is under arrest in Chicago pending examination of accounts. He is charged with appropriating 50 dollars but officials expect a larger shortage possibly from 1000 to 10000 dollars. Steiber admits taking over 200 dollars.
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Chicago
Edward J. Steiber
Polk Street
Wells Fargo Express Company
Steiber
Senate kills amendment for Paris embassy building
Washington May 2 on a point of order by Senator Culberson the senate killed the committee amendment to the diplomatic and consular bill appropriating 300000 for an embassy building at Paris which was in the diplomatic appropriation bill.
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Washington
Culberson
Senate
Paris
Catholic centennial events fill New York schedule
The fourth day of New York’s Catholicity centennial celebration featured a solemn Mass for deceased priests led by Auxiliary Bishop Cusack at the cathedral. Cardinal Logue attended an 8 o'clock service at Holy Cross church honoring Manooth College alumni. A Hotel Astor dinner followed with an address to Cardinal Logue, then a Catholic Club reception and a Saturday procession to close the festivities. Greenville Miss reports G H Sims of Dallas shot Thomas Tate of Hot Springs, fate uncertain, linked to a prior card game dispute. Sims arrested.
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New York
Cusack
Cardinal Logue
Holy Cross Church
Old Manooth College
Ireland
Hotel Astor
Catholic Club
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