Trainmen and Engineers oppose wage cuts in rail industry
Warren S. Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers denounces proposed wage reductions as unjust and linked to living costs. William G. Lee of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen supports maintaining current pay, citing wage by mile or trip. A Washington conference on wage adjustments with Southern Railway officials resumes with no decision yet reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren S. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Cleveland
Ohio
William G. Lee
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Washington
Ackert
Southern Railway Company
Trade fears tied up Gothland steamer after employment doubt
A damaged OCR fragment notes fears over lack of employment in the United States and Antwerp based station matters. It mentions the tar line steamer Gothland, number 8, recently fitted out for trade and then tied up.
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United States
Antwerp
Belgium
Sim
Gothland
Ex Convict Wins Suit Over Bribery at Chickamauga Mines
R A Keithof Fulton county wins 2000 damages against Chickamauga Coal and Coke Co at Lafayette Ga in a bribery case. J W Goode ex deputy warden testifies he received 75 monthly from the company in addition to state pay. Other officials admitted salaries. company vice president says funds flowed through Chattanooga office. Keith, once life prisoner for murder, was pardoned in 1907. Evidence shows convict abuse and overtime labor.
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R. A. Keith
Fulton County
Chickamauga
Goode
Jake Moore
Durham
B. Wingfield
C. L. Tatum
Webster James
Chattanooga
Keith
Independence League forms to launch new party in Chicago
At a Chicago conference on Saturday the Independence League moved to establish a new political party. William Randolph Hearst spoke outlining principles and the declaration of principles. A provisional national committee led by Hearst was authorized to call a national convention to nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates after the Republicans and Democrats hold their meetings.
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Independence League
Chicago
William Randolph Hearst
League
Provisional National Committee
Hearst
Georgia State Agricultural Society
Atlanta
Society
Connor
Farmers’ Union
Race Question Surfaces in House Debate on DC Trackage
In a Washington special the house confronted race as Mr Heflin of Alabama proposed a amendment to a DC street railway bill that would require separate white and black street cars. He claimed Alabama’s segregated system solved the race issue and said Washington should follow suit. The amendment sparked a vigorous debate and was defeated.
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Washington
Heflin
Alabama
District of Columbia Street Railway
H. Hardeman
Washington City Court
Hardeman
Toombs
City Council of
Postoffice Bill Cut Nine Million From Dept Estimate
A sub committee on appropriations agreed to report the postoffice appropriation bill to the full committee. The revised bill carries a total appropriation of 220,715,000 dollars, about 9,000,000 dollars less than the department's estimate.
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House Committee On
Car Load of Contraband Whiskey Seized in Knoxville
Revenue officers seized a half car load of brick whiskey on a Southern Railway freight car in Knoxville Tennessee. Forty barrels lacked government stamp and eight thousand gallons from Hobson Distillery were later seized at its distillery.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Blankenship
Southern Railway
Hobson Distillery Company
United
Latimer Dies After Appendicitis Operation at 57
Senator Asbury Latimer of South Carolina died at Providence hospital Washington at 9 15 am Thursday of peritonitis following an appendicitis operation. He had served in the House five terms and in the Senate since 1908. He was 57 and had champions roads, immigration, and pure food law. Funeral plans and senate house actions showed wide memorials.
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Asbury C. Latimer
South Carolina
Providence Hospital
Washington
Latimer
Congress
Agriculture, Immigration, Manufactures
Manufactures
Europe
Immigration Commission
Belton
D. C
Senate
Edward Everett Hale
Tillman
Finley
Senator Latimer
House
Commission
Former inspector Whitaker charged with attempted murder
Edward Whitaker, former police inspector, was charged with shooting at Joseph Leveque, a local newspaper man, with intent to kill. He was held under two thousand dollars bond after the preliminary hearing in New Orleans. Five detectives who accompanied him were discharged.
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Edward Whitaker
Joseph Leveque
Criminal District Court
New Orleans
Whitaker
Leveque
Georgia Briefs Austrians Highly Satisfied
A false Georgia report claimed Austrian migrants in Augusta were dissatisfied and causing trouble. The truth says the men are highly satisfied, writing relatives to join, and are praised by their employers as excellent workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Augusta
Alabama Republicans Split as Davidson Wing Claims Authority
A Montgomery dispatch reports the Davidson wing, removed from the state committee, filled the secretary of state’s position on Wednesday and declared itself the lawful Alabama Republican organization authorized to issue and run tickets under state protection.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Davidson
Republican Party
Aftermath of Cyclone Destruction Hits Mississippi
A cyclone spanning forty miles west to east left eight dead with four fatally injured and about 100 wounded. Damage is estimated at 300000 dollars, potentially reaching 500000, with four churches six cotton gins and several country stores wrecked in the path north of Wesson Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Wesson
Miss
Senator Latimer Laid To Rest In Belton South Carolina
Funeral service and burial held at Belton Methodist church near Greenville for Senator Latimer who died for Washington. Delegations from both houses of Congress and state legislature attended with notable officials and immigration commission floral tribute. Interment followed in Belton cemetery while Nebraska Congressman Hinshaw fell ill en route to the service.
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Belton
D. C
Latimer
Washington
Greenville
S. C
R. L. Holroyd
Immigration Commission
Congress Hall
Congress
Edmund H. Hinshaw
Nebraska
Spartanburg
Mr. Hinshaw
Dry towns ban shipments ruling shocks Alabama counties
Judge J C Richardson rules anti shipping act covers interstate liquor moves into dry Alabama areas. Rail officers in Montgomery fear impact on shipments from outside and nearby Georgia towns. Several railroads halted liquor movements awaiting further decisions as the ruling could apply to cross state traffic.
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Richardson
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
J. C. Richardson
Georgia
Early vegetables damaged by Louisiana cold snap
A New Orleans dispatch reports that early fruits and vegetables intended for northern shipment were badly damaged by two days of cold weather along the gulf coast. The cold arrived with the northern blizzard, hurting crops and shipments.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
North
Gulf Coast
Kansas Democrats for Bryan elect delegates at Hutchinson
The Kansas democratic state convention in Hutchinson on Friday chose four at large delegates to the Denver national convention and each of the eight congressional districts selected two delegates. All delegates were instructed to vote for William J. Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Hutchinson
Denver
William J. Bryan
Grape-Nuts Boosts Writer's Brain Power and Health
A mother and writer credits Grape-Nuts with restoring morning appetite and steady energy for brain work. She notes improved breast milk, strength, and clear thinking after adopting the cereal, replacing prior indigestible desserts with a small bowl of Grape-Nuts and milk. The ad cites Postum Co. branding and a literary hook from The Rownt Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creel
Mich
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Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs
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Hovery County
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