Strike threat shuts railroads across vast western routes
Chicago March 14 The labor dispute involving 47 railroads and about 150000 miles of track escalates as firemen vote to strike at midnight unless arbitration is granted on all disputes. Railroads offer wage arbitration only, threaten to seek Erdman act relief if the strike proceeds.
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Chicago
Pacific Coast
Carter
W. C. Nixon
Erdman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commissioner of Labor
Washington
St. Louie
San Francisco
D. L. Bush
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Ward
Hurlington & Quincy
W. L. Park
Union Pacific
J. BK. Uurley
Atchison
Topeeka
Santa
HL Bimmons
el Paso
Southeastern
W. A. Goodell
Northern Pacific
A.W. Trenholm
Minneapolis
St Paul
Omaha
Forestal Painters Strike Shocks St Louis Union Workers
The Mas ter Painters Association discharged over 1,500 painters at noon Monday to enforce the old 50 cent hourly wage, ending a strike in St Louis. In Washington West reports urgent pressure on Western Congress members to back irrigation and conservation bills, with a certificate issuance bill seen at risk if cooperation fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bt. Louia
Master Painters’ Association
West
Washington
Congress
House
Secretary of the Interior
Taft to Leave Washington for Chicago Wednesday
President Taft will depart Washington Wednesday morning for Chicago and continue the remainder of his planned itinerary. The trip proceeds as previously scheduled.
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Travers
Washington
Taft
Chicago
Senator Introduces Bill Against Uniform Discrimination
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon has introduced a bill to make it a misdemeanor in the District of Columbia and the territories to discriminate against persons wearing the United States uniform.
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Washington
Chamberlain
Oregon
District of Columbia
Territories
United States
Insurgent Republicans Nominate Slate for South Dakota Governor
The South Dakota insurgent Republicans nominated a full state ticket led by R S Veasey for governor. A referendum on forming a large labor coalition with the AFL is being voted by the Western Federation of Miners.
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South Dakota
R.S. Veasey
Manitoba
Jake 8
S. Schaefer
Denver
Come West
New York
Theodore Stoosevelt, Jr
Miss Alexander
Belmore Brown
Mount McKinley
Cook
Tacoma
Herschel Parker
University of Kansas
Wyoming
Western Federation of Miners
American Federation of Labor
Global News Bits Signal Varied 1909 Events
Reports flag Dr Frederick Cook's voyage to New York from Brazil and Louis Paulhan's plans to sail home. Canada debates bookmaking bans while Ed Nowke sets speed records in Menominee and Daytona. Labor tensions rise as carmen strike threats loom and railroads settle with engineers. 1909 gold output rises despite lower value. Yale dominates intercollegiate swimming while Hisgen opposes Rockefeller foundation incorporation.
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Cook
South America
Frederick A. Cook
Mo de Janeiro
Brazil
New York
Louis Paulhan
America
Cunnian Turnament
Canada
Charles I. Taft
Taft
Wittsburg
White House
Ed Nowke
Menominee
Michigan
Geological Survey
Henry
Maurice Freeman
France
United States
Wilbur
Orville Wright
United States Geological Survey
New York City
Yale
Thomas L. Hisgen
Independence Party
Crane
Massachusetts
Rockefeller Foundation
Senate
Hisgen
Patten Met With Mixed Reactions Across Exchanges
James A. Patten, noted Chicago wheat and cotton speculator, faced an unfriendly greeting at the Manchester Cotton Exchange and a friendly reception at the Liverpool Corn Exchange. Prince Henry of Prussia told the East Asiatic Society in Hamburg that Britain’s visit had assured Germany of honorable and sincere friendship.
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James A. Patten
Chicago
Manchester
England
Liverpool
East Asiatic Society
Hamburg
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Great Britain
Germany
Washington Notes on Senate Actions and National Events
Senate committee reports favoring state hood for Arizona and New Mexico. Byron McCaundless of Florence Colorado confirmed as lieutenant in the Navy. Taft attends funeral in Witchburg for Thomas McK Laughlin. Canadian tariff claims denied by American commissioners at Ottawa talks. Dr Mary Walker causes sensation in Senate. Proposed wall boxes for residences to aid mail carriers considered. Indian appropriations include Shoshone ceded lands under Carey Act. Supreme Court upholds grazing on forest reserves not illegal. House criticizes army officers social duties as influence on defense votes. Mrs Catherine Cook visits Washington and praises woman suffrage. Denver post office February gross receipts rise to 91200, up from 74567 in 1909. Standard Oil dissolution case advances at Supreme Court with Milburn speaking.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Senate Committee On
Territories
Senate
Byron McCaundless
Florence
Colo
Leutenant
United States Navy
Taft
Witchburg
Thomas McK. Laughlin
Mentariff
Mary Walker
Congress
Chile
Warren
Washington
Sulzer
New York
House
Catheriine M. Cook
Colorado
Cannon
Rucker
Cook
Denver
Standard Oil
Supreme Court of the United States
Johnn G. Milburn
Proclamation Urges Census Cooperation Under Taft
The 1910 census proclamation by President Taft calls on all citizens to answer census questions fully and honestly. It emphasizes the purpose of gathering general statistical data on population and resources, and warns of penalties for noncompliance while assuring confidentiality. Secretary Knox is noted as signing.
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Washington
United States of America
Congress
United States
House of Representatives
William Howard Taft
Census Bureau
City of
A. D
Greeley Manufactures Move Promotes Local Factories
The Commercial Club aims to bring factories to Greeley to process surplus farm products into usable goods. A campaign will recruit farmers to gain controlling interest in a potato starch plant and spark interest in a farm machinery factory, a straw board plant, and an alfalfa meal mill feasibility study.
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Greeley
The
Commercial Club
Water project contract awarded to Kansas City firm
The DeWeese irrigation system for Canon City Florence and Pueblo is awarded to Kenefick Quigley Russell of Kansas City on a bid of 12 987 000. Samuel Brown Jr reports the arrival from Chicago.
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Pueblo
Canon City
Florence
George Thomas Held On Bail After Faulty Extradition Papers
Evulsion Dispatch states George Thomas faces embezzlement charges for diverting $500 from his former employer Henry Kaack. He was released in Utah due to faulty extradition papers and is again in custody. Sheriff Jones ordered release on faulty terms, then requested new extradition documents.
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Saya
George Thomas
Bia
Henry Kaack
Utah
Sheriff Jones
Two Thousand Sheep Drowned in Fast Melt
Pete Olson a nearby flockmaster lost 2000 head in five minutes when Bear River Gorge burst open at midnight. The sheep were bedded in a ravine and were swept into the river mouth with no survivors. Hundreds of tons of Olson's hay were also carried away, and total losses exceed $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cokevilla
Pete Olson
Bear River
Olson
Brick Company Handicapped in Cheyenne Spur Dispute
The Cheyenne Pressed Brick Company cannot begin production after Colorado and Southern Railway refuses a locomotive spur connection. The railroad would not meet the demanded price, so the brick company built the spur at a cost of 500 dollars, but the final rail link remains unavailable, rendering the plant useless.
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Cheyenne
Cheyenne Pressed Brick Company
West
Colorado & Southern
Ita
Consistory Reunion Dates Set for Cheyenne
Cheyenne hosts the semi annual reunion of Wyoming Consistory No. 1 from June 14 to 17. Masons from across the state will attend and it is expected the Scottish Rite temple will be doubled in size during the event.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Death of Major Moeller at Buffalo Wyoming
Notification from state military headquarters confirms the sudden death of Maj. G. E. A. Moeller of the Third regiment W N G from heart disease while at supper in Buffalo Wyoming. He managed the Buffalo Exchange of the Nucky Mountain Dell Telephone Company.
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Moeller
Cheyenne
Buffalo
Wyo
G. E. A. Moeller
Third Regiment
Buffalo Exchange
Nucky Mountain Dell Telephone Company
350000 Acres to be Irrigated in Wyoming
Final plans for the Wyoming Central Irrigation Company canal system are amended. Within a year 350000 acres in Central Wyoming are to be irrigated, claimed to be the largest irrigation enterprise in the United States.
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Riverton
Wyoming Central Irrigation Company
Wyoming
United States
Senator Clark's Daughter to Marry in Washington Wedding
Senator and Mrs. CC D Clark of Wyoming invite to the wedding of Frances Clark to George Hobart Chapman at the Church of the Incarceration Washington on Tuesday April 12 with a reception to follow
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Clark
Cheyenne
CC. D. Clark
Wyoming
Frances
George Hobart Chapman
Church of the Incarceration
Washington
Question of Interstate Rights in Laramie River Canal
Laramie attorneys prepare a suit to test the rights of D A Freed and others proposing to canal the Laramie river to Cache la Poudre in Northern Colorado for distribution, alleging violation of interstate water rights.
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Cheyenne
Laramie
D. A, Freed
Cache la Poudre
Colorado
Miner Killed in Fall of Rock at Carney Coal Mine
Carneyville reports the death of John Wallace a 34 year old miner employed by the Carney Coal Company killed by a rock fall. He was buried under debris with fatal injuries.
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Fall of Rock
Killa
Carneyville
John Wallace
Carney Coal Company
Dhe
Clearmont Incorporation Talkes as Railroad Spreads
May brings talk of Clearmont incorporating amid rising population and plans for a Buffalo railroad line. Local boosters push for formal incorporation.
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Clearmont
Buffalo
Elks' New Home Nears Completion in Sheridan
The Elks' club house at Sheridan is rapidly nearing completion and promises to be one of the finest in the West. The facility is expected to feature expansive spaces and modern amenities for members and events.
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Elks
Sheridan
County Fair Movement Grows in Rawlins
A drive begins in Rawlins to organize a Carbon county fair association aiming to establish a formal event. Local residents and leaders rally support and plan preliminary meetings to set the fair’s framework and governance.
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County Fair
Rawlins
Rawling
Carbon County Fair Association
Corner Stone Laying and County Contract Awards
The cornerstone for the new government building will be laid next Friday in Rawlins New Jersey. Douglas reports the county commissioners have awarded the contract for a fall at Manville.
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Rawlins
New Jall
Douglas
Manville
President nominates Elmer T Belts as Laramie postmaster
The President has sent to the Senate the nomination of Elmer T Belts to be postmaster here in Laramie.
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Laramie
Senate
Elmer T. Belts
Burlington Bays Land Cheyenne Connecting Link Progress
Burlington agents buy the Metropolitan hotel from J. W. Griffin for 35000 to 40000 dollars, securing all but one parcel needed for the Chicago Colorado & Southern link. The Becker hotel blocks the route and Henry Becker’s price is considered exorbitant. Condemnation proceedings will start if an agreement isn’t reached soon.
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Burlington Bays Land
Cheyenne
Metropolitan Hotel
J. W. Griffin
Burlington
Colorado & Southern
Becker
Henry Becker
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
Letters from Sabattus and Graniteville praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during childbirth and change of life. Women attest it renewed health and strength after suffering nervousness and distressing female symptoms, urging others to use the remedy.
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Sabattus
Maine
Lydia E. Pinkham
MYR
Mia
H. W. Mitcheelt
Bar
Graniteville
Lydis E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
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Barney Chifield
Daytona
Florida
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Carmen
Baltimore and Ohio Railhoad
David Alexander Munro
North American Review
Munro
Scotlannd
Chiesago
Kruger
Car Company
W. D. Mahon
Edward
Bilysees Palace
Paris
Fallleres
Barney Oldfield
Daytoma
Fla
Thas
New York Stock Exchange
National Bank of Commerce
News From
WM. H. Taft
P. C. Knox
Secretary of State
News of the
Fts
Brescia
Dr. May
May
Dole
W. H. May
Pearl Street
Droggist
Heace
Tau Asaies
Los Anasisa
C & Cor
Cea
Ees
Turlock
Califo
Turlock Board OF Trade
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