AFL Urges Independent Labor Support for Friends of Labor
The American Federation of Labor at its Minneapolis convention endorsed President Gompers political program and called for ongoing independent activity to elect labor friends as legislators. It rejected affiliation with any single party and opposed a national labor party. The afternoon session endorsed active participation and approved the president’s recommendations by near uniform vote.
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Minneapolis
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
National Labor Party
Friends of Labor
Episcopal Episcopal Missionary Meeting Opens in Little Rock
The Eighth Missionary Department of the Protestant Episcopal Church opens its second annual conference in Little Rock with six bishops including Tuttle Sesoms Gailor Kinsolving Brooke and Brown attending. Banquet and opening session feature addresses on the churchs role in the nation and future work.
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Little Rock
Artment
Protestant Episcopal Church
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
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Missouri
Sessoms
Gailor
Tennessee
Kinsolving
Brooke
Brown
Christchurch
American Episcopal Church
Gatlor
Taft silent on Fort Reno negro troops discharge
Secretary of War Taft refused to discuss the Fort Reno discharge of Twenty-Fifth Infantry blacks. He arrived from New Haven and summoned top officials for a war department conference. No official confirmation yet on the number discharged, while only seven noted as responsible for the Brownsville riot have been dismissed.
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Washington
Taft
Fort Reno
New Haven
War Department
Ainsworth
Thomas H. Barry
Oliver
San Antonio
Fort Brown
Roosevelt plans review of discharge ruling on 25th Infantry
A Rooseveltdirected discharge of the Twenty-Fifth Infantry is held up pending new evidence. Gilchrist Stewart of the Constitutional League released a cable from President Roosevelt, sent from Panama, stating willingness to hear new facts affecting the case.
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Navy
Roosevelt
Twenty-Fifth Regiment
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Constitutional League
Panama
Remaining Writs Granted In Love Tax Law Case
Austin, Nov. 21 In the supreme court applicants for remaining twenty writs of error involving Love tax law have been granted.
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Austin
Supreme Court
Forger Ring Pleads Guilty After Clever Signature Theft
New York reports a gang led by Montweiler used bank checks and copied signatures to steal thousands. Thomas McCarthy Anna McCarthy and Thomas Shadd pleaded guilty to forgery in the second degree. Montweiler fled to Chicago and Buffalo before capture and turned state's evidence. Police uncovered plans for nearly 200000 more forgeries.
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New York
Thomas McCarthy
Anna
Thomas
Shadd
Bank of
Charles Montweiler
Muntweiler
Chicago
Buffalo
Montweiler
San Francisco
War Department explains Negro soldier discharge at Fort Reno
The War Department released a statement on the dismissal of enlisted men from three companies of the Twenty fifth Infantry at Fort Reno. It says an application for a rehearing was sent to the secretary of war, delaying action until the president indicated wishes. The secretary, after returning, did not delay further and ordered the discharge to proceed.
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Washington
Fort Reno
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Secretary of War
Findig
Railroads face great losses as storms cripple lines
Memphis reports persistent rain Tuesday night leaving railroads in trouble. The Southern has resumed traffic while Illinois Central and Nashville Chattanooga and Southern remain largely suspended on northern divisions. Louisville and Nashville avoid washouts but heavy delays persist. Street car service is badly crippled and overall business losses are substantial.
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Memphis
Southern
Illinois Central
Nashville
Chattanooga
Louisville
Federal Court Jury Finds Chisholm Sane in Bank Case
Birmingham officials report the Federal court jury returned a verdict declaring Alexander R. Chisholm sane after a night deliberation. The former First National Bank teller is accused of a $100,000 default and now stands fit to be tried.
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Birmingham
Alexander R. Chisholm
First National Bank
Dockyards Destroyed in Major Fire at Toulon
Toulon France Nov. 21 The main portion of the dockyards of Societe des Forges et Chantiers was destroyed by fire. Ships under construction were saved with difficulty. The total loss will amount to several millions of francs.
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Toulon
France
Societe Des Forges Et Chantiers
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