Meat probe looms as grand jury to act soon
In Chicago on January 23 the government’s dressed meat industry investigation nears action as the federal grand jury convenes. Pack ers prepare for potential criminal antitrust cases civil actions and contempt proceedings while new evidence and a special master in chancery are discussed.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Chicago
National Packing Company
Grosscup
Charles B. Morrison
Morrison
Sims
Eaid Shaw
Home Rule Proposed In Taxation Matters
A Republican measure by Rep Lawrence Langdon to abolish the decennial board of equalization and move tax levying to a three member state tax commission. The plan localizes taxation, sets commission duties and salaries, and abolishes several state tax boards while sparing city boards of review.
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Langdon
Alsdorf
Walter A. Alsdorf
Cleveland
City Boards of Review
State Board of Appraisers
Unions Split on Question in St Louis Meat Ban Vote
The Central Trades and Labor Council representing 75 000 union men rejected a plan to abstain from meat for 30 days. The decision followed a two hour debate with critics warning the move would harm workers while doing little to help. Independent unions are distributing pledges as the issue unfolds. The Retail Butchers' association linked high meat prices to foreign appetite.
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W. C. Brown
New York Centralines
E. R. A. Seligman
Columbia Bays
New York
James J. Hill
Central Federated Union of New York
Woman's Trades Union League
Eopaitihe
Old Swift
Swift & Co
ST. Louis
Associated Press
Central Trades and Labor Council
Retail Butchers’ Association
Mrs Allender Found Dead in a Bathtub
Mrs Samuel E Allender aged 52 wife of the Frisco system chief special agent was found dead in a bathtub at her St Louis home The tub was half filled water Physicians attributed death to strangulation after vertigo attack and the husband the discoverer.
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ST. Louis
Associated Press
Samuel E. Allender
Train Robbers Elude Big Posse Scouring Country
Two hundred deputies flooded St. Louis county in pursuit of Missouri Pacific train robbers near Eureka Missouri after a Friday night heist. A lead from a girl thought to be a robber’s sweetheart proved false as searches found no trace and the bandits are now believed to be in St. Louis or have slipped into Illinois.
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ST. Louis
Associated Press
St. Louis County
Missouri Pacific
Eureka
Illinois
Tremendous Earthquake Stampedes Caucasus Region
A seismograph in Potsdam recorded a violent quake lasting about fourteen minutes with the instrument breaking from the con cussion. Prof Mecker called it one of the severest shocks. Darmstadt station noted a quake about 1500 miles away possibly in Iceland’s southwest with shocks exceeding the instrument’s capacity.
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Associated Press
Pottsdam
Caucasus
Asia Minor
Mecker
Darmstadt Records
Darmstadt
Jungheim Station
Iceland
Earthquake Felt Across St Vincent Prompts Panic
Two sharp tremors rattled Kingstown and the island at 2:50 PM causing widespread alarm but no damage was reported. Officials noted the shocks were felt throughout St Vincent and the surrounding area.
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Kingstown
St. Vincent
Associated Press
Earth Tremor Reported in Fort de France
Felt undulating shocks hit Fort de France Martinique just before 3 o clock lasting about one minute. No damage reported.
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Fort DE France
Martinque
Millionaire Banker John Farson in Critical Illness at Chicago Home
John Farson a wealthy Chicago banker lies seriously ill at his Pleasant Home residence with recovery not expected. Farson once made a sensational offer of a million dollars to an servant girl who would meet certain requirements, a noted incident from years past.
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John Farson
Chicago
Woman clings to ship ropes for ten hours rescue at sea
Edgartown Massachusetts January 23 Fifteen aboard the six master schooner Mertie B Crowley bound from Baltimore to Boston were rescued after the vessel wrecked on Martha's Vineyard reefs. Skipper Levi Jackson and his crew aboard the Edgartown smack Priscilla saved them sending out dories as the rigging provided shelter for ten hours. Mrs Haskell and others endured the peril until救.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Edgartown
Mass
Mertie B. Crowley
Martha's Vineyard Island
Crowley
Baltimore
Boston
Levi Jackson
Priscilla
Haskell
Jackson
Black Island
Shirt waist strike plans span New Jersey towns
In Philadelphia on January 23 mass meeting leaders urged extending the shirt waist makers strike into Carmel New Jersey Norma Millville Alliance and other Southern New Jersey towns. Dornbloom said two Carmel factories had closed and strike benefits would aid workers in those towns though they would form a separate local union. Manufacturers claim they have adequate help and refuse to recognize the union while strikers say over 2000 girls remain on strike and will starve rather than work in nonunion shops.
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Philadelphia
New Jersey
Isaac Dornbloom
Carmel
N. J
Norma
Millville
Alliance
New Mexico Expected to Join Republican Column
Special Dispatch from Albuquerque reports that New Mexico, if statehood comes within six to twelve months, would enter as a Republican state with a sizeable 10 000 to 12 000 majority. Immigration by Republican homeseekers strengthens the party, with leaders pledging a conservative constitution and no repeat of the Oklahoma incident. President Taft’s call for a stable charter that pleases both Congress and the White House guides the approach.
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New Mexico
Commercial Tribune
Albuquerque
N. M
Republican Party
East
Middle West
Thejycid
United States
Oklahoma
Taft
Congress
Fire destroys New Waverly Hotel in Hot Springs
Fire at the New Waverly hotel and bathhouse in Hot Springs Ark started at 2 a.m. and consumed a frame structure. Ninety two guests escaped unharmed though none had time to take baggage. Loss estimated at 100000 with stores reopening for clothes.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Hot Springs
Ark
New Waverly
Child Labor Law Is Well Enforced in New York
Albany Jan 23 The Commissioner of Labor John Williams reports a decline in child labor violations and a smaller total of workers under 16 in New York factories for 1909. Of 10 145 children found at work 822 or 4 percent were employed illegally.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Albany
N. Y
New York State
John Williams
National Board of Trade Meets in Washington
The National Board of Trade begins its fortieth annual meeting in Washington with a two day program covering topics before Congress. Topics include the merchant marine, consular service, forestry and irrigation, interstate commerce law, national banks and currency, postal affairs, river and harbor improvement, tariff reciprocity, Sherman antitrust law and immigration. A uniform pure food law and a public works department are also discussed. The sessions will be followed by a banquet with President Taft and other officials and diplomats attending.
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Department of Public Works
Taft
Meyer
Wilson
Nagel
Diplomatic Corps
Taft Caucus Pledges Soon To Be Taken
Amoy China January 28 reports estimate four thousand deaths from smallpox in Chang-Chow Fukien during the past week. The outbreak primarily affected children and officials also report the bubonic plague has broken out again in the same city.
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Amoy
China
Associated Press
Chang-Chow
Fukien
Forty Ohio Mayors Back Move to Repeal Rose Law
Thirty nine Ohio mayors responded favorably to Corn ing Mayor Samuel Eichenbaum s call for a united push to repeal or amend the Rose county option law which has left two thirds of Ohio dry territory and prompted the initiative.
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Ohio
Zanesville, O
Associated Press
Samuel Eichenbaum
Corning
Rose County
Builder of Suspension Bridge Dead at Quincy
Louisvill e news obituary notes John A. Cox a 95 year old veteran railroad and bridge contractor who helped build the suspension bridge across the Ohio River at Cincinnati died in Quincy on January 23.
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Quincy
Louisville
Associated Press
John A. Cox
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Battle Ship Ohio Repairs Estimated at 200000
The battleship Ohio, recently retired from Atlantic fleet service, has been surveyed and repairs estimated to cost about $200,000. Navy yard work will be performed in New York.
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Battle Ship
Ohio
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Navy Yards
New York
Former Alaska Judge Dies in Bed in Missouri Hotel
Louis L. Williams 66, a former Alaska judge during the Cleveland administration, was found dead in his bed at the American Hotel in St. Louis Missouri today. Heart disease is reported as the cause of death.
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ST. Louis
Louis L. Williams
Boonville
Alaska
Floods Sweep Through French Cities Threaten Landmarks
Paris reports record flooding with the seine rising to 7.40 meters by noon as snow and rain worsen conditions. Police guard the Pont de L Alma while prefect M Lepine warns of continuing danger and widespread damage across northeast and western France.
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Associated Press
Paris
Pont de L’alma
May Reclaim School Lands Across Ohio
Land once granted to townships for schools is now a valuable state asset in Ohio. Many Section 16 parcels expire leases, prompting a state led review to set compensatory terms. Attorney General Denman coordinates the audit with township trustees while Rep. Edwards pushes for possible legislation. A Columbus conference with HE. B. Cox of Xenia informed further action.
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Denman
Edwards
Cleveland
Washington
House
Taft
Herman’ P. Goebel
Cincinnati
Goebel
Ohioans’ Conference
Goebel the Ohio Pilot
A concise note highlights Goebel as a notable Ohio pilot associated with the programme, indicating his prominent role and involvement.
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Goebel
Ohio Pilot
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