No Hope For Peace In Anthracite Region
Philadelphia April 13 There is little hope for industrial peace in the anthracite region as operators reach their concessions limit and a strike seems likely. A New York official said there will be no more concessions or counter propositions, only refusals to discuss miners proposals. District President Nichols and District Secretary Dempsey returned to Scranton, saying President Mitchell remains the sole talking figure for now.
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Philadelphia
Scranton
New York
Nichols
Dempsey
Mitchell
Kangas Strikers Use Coercion Near Pittsburg Kansas
Three hundred miners from Curranville ten miles north of Pittsburg marched to a Sher idan Coal shaft site this afternoon and forced workers to quit. No violence occurred though threats were made. Armed guards will protect the work. The Kansas mine workers district convention held a secret session to consider the scale report with a differential expected to be voted on tomorrow.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Curranville
Sheridan Coal Company
Kansas Milne
Miners and Operators Meet In Wheeling Conference
In Wheeling West Virginia on April 13 the joint conference of miners and operators in the fifth Ohio subdistrict adjourned with no reply from the operators to the miners demand for a 190% scale. The session adjourned to Saturday morning as operators met in executive session to decide their reply. T. E. Young chairs the conference with Juce Rankin and Patrick Metrido as secretaries.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio
West Virginia Panhandle
T. E. Young
Juce Rankin
Patrick Metrido
Agreement on scale reached in Iowa coal mines
In Des Moines on April 12 a joint conference of Iowa operators and miners completed the scale to govern labor prices for coal mining for the next two years. A signed agreement is expected, and it is anticipated that all mines will resume operations.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Indiana Operators Sign The Scale In Sullivan County Start
Terre Haute Ind April 13 President O Conner of the hired Mine Workers said the Sullivan county coal fields have begun opening as the Sullivan County Coal Company signed the 1903 scale. Work will be resumed at the mine Monday morning.
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Terre Wautys
Ind
O'Conner
Sullivan County
Sullivan County Coal Company
Western Miners Retain Cockran in Murder Case Defense
J M Tinnley, state lead counsel in the Moyer Say- ward Petitbone murder case, reports reliable information that the Western Federation of Miners has engaged W Rourke Cockran to aid in the defense in Bush Idaho on April 13.
Hocking Valley Pumpers Stay At Work Amid Mines Dispute
In Columbus Ohio on April 13 the Hocking Valley miners known as pumpers remain at work despite the Hocking Valley mineral convention’s move to pull the workforce from mines owned by companies that refuse to sign an agreement.
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Hocking Valley
Columbus
Great merger of Ohio traction lines announced
Columbus April 18 The first step toward merging the Morgan Dolan Schoepf traction line in Ohio was taken when a stockholders meeting of the Columbus Buckeye Lake Newark Traction Company was called for May 16 to vote on selling the property to the syndicate The merger includes 266 miles of track across Central Market Columbus Buckeye Lake Newark Columbus Newark Zanesville Columbus Grove City Southwestern Columbus London Springfield Dayton Urbana Bellefontaine Northern and related lines.
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Columbus
Morgan Dolan-Schoepf Traction
Ilneg
Ohio
Columbus, Buckeye Lake & Newark Traction
Central Market
Buckeye Lake
Newark
Zanesville
Grove City
Southwestern
London
Springfield
Dayton
Urbana
Bellefontaine & Northern
Plan for a $50 million bank to regulate money rates
In New York on April 13 bankers discussed establishing a bank with a $50,000,000 capital to regulate money rates and curb stringency. The National City Bank name surfaced with speculation of a $26,000,000 to $60,000,000 stock boost to gain control over financial conditions and foreign exchange. A series of questions on this topic was sent by the New York State Chamber of Commerce currency committee to clearinghouse committees nationwide.
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New York
National City Bank
Bank of Maelind
New York State Chamber of Commerce
Jending Eities
United States
Vesuvius Quieted as Danger Eases in Naples
April reports from Naples say danger has passed and panic is fading. Director Mattenedi at the observatory notes diminished activity, ceased discharges, and predicted calm within days. Churches held prayers on Good Friday as confidence returned, while at Rosotre battlegrounds soldiers continue exhumations, burying decomposed remains to curb epidemic risk.
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Naples
Mount Vesuvius
Mattenedi
Matteucci
Vesuvius
Bosco
Roscotre
Winter Weather Hits Hartford City Horseshoers Hard
Hartford City News reports Fort Wayne horseshoers and smiths say the just-ended winter and early spring were the worst in years. Open winter and muddy roads cut demand for sharpening and rough-shod work, with only two shoe-sharpening days all winter and business now slowly recovering as roads worsen farmer visits.
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Hartford Ciay News
Fort Wayne
Durne
Hiearm
Reesuit Blacksimithrade
Safe blowers steal $600 in Akron robbery
Akron April 14 A safe blew open at Bottum Roy wholesale seed house in the business district. Expert safe crackers carried off $600 and partially wrecked the building in the early morning raid.
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Akron
Religious Fight in Russia Engulfs Warsaw Environs
Warsaw Chronicle correspondent reports escalating clash between the Marivice sect and Orthodox Catholics near Waranw. A feared battle on Friday drew about 3,000 participants, leaving two dead and thirty wounded.
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Lontyon
Warsaw
the Chronicle
Waranw
Shaw Runs for Justice of the Peace on Democratic Ticket
Mr Thuvid J Shaw announced this morning as a candidate for Justice of the peace on the democratic ticket. A well known loyal Democrat from Whyne township he has worked with the Weleart Packing company as a hutclier for six years He is president of the Meat Cutters union and serves as its delegate to the Fort Wayne Federation of Labor.
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Thuvid J. Shaw Fa
Justice of the Peace
Whyne Township
Weleart Packing Company
Tle
Meat Cutters’ Union
Fort Wayne Federation of Labor
Anglo-Russian entente push amid Algeciras talk
St Petersburg April 14 Great Britain has begun vigorous moves to press negotiations for an Anglo Russian entente. The aim is a triple alliance with France against Germany. UK leverage stems from the Algeciras conference unity and English bankers backing the Russian loan.
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ST. Petersburg
Great Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Algeciras
Weather Forecast For Indiana Ohio Michigan And Turnow
Forecast cites thunderstorms and cooler Saturday for Indiana and Ohio with Sunday fair. Lower Michigan and Turnow expect thunder showers Saturday and cooler conditions, with Sunday fair. winds may be high from the southwest to northwest in parts.
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Washington
Indiana
Ohio
Prisk
Lower
Michigan
Weather Outlook Signals Showers Over Chicago This Weekend
The forecast warns showers and thunderstorms developing over Chicago late today and continuing tomorrow with cooler air and northwest winds. A slow moving western storm may delay Easter plans and keep umbrellas handy. Elsewhere New York is clear, Asheville warm, Florida hot, and California sunny.
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Chicago
Omaha
New York City
Asheville
N. C
Algo
Florida
Mercury
California
Warmest Day Sparks Thunder Showers Across City
Record warm day at eighty degrees sparked a late afternoon and evening series of thunder showers. No major damage reported as clouds, wind, rain and lightning moved through the city. Forecasters expect continued storms and relief from heat. Temperature readings show variable highs and lows throughout the day.
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Jaume
Misesa
Governor Hanly Honors Ritter Appointment
Governor Hanly announced the reappointment of Colonel A Ritter of Indianapolis to the Lafayette soldiers home board of trustees and Thomas J Otto of Columbus to the state board of pharmacy in Indianapolis on April 13.
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Indianapols
Hanly
A. Ritter
Indianapolis
Lafayette Soldiers’ Home Board of Trustees
Thomas J’, Otto
Columbus
Ind
State Board of Pharmacy
Former Representative Scott Dead at Bedford
Bedford Ind April 14 Col Reu ben Hendley Beck died today aged sixty six He was a prominent Republican representative from Lawrence County in the lower house in 1900 He served three months of the Civil War in Company I Twelfth line regiment
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Bedford
Ind
Reuben Hendley Beck
Lawrence County
Twelfth Line Regiment
Royal carriage collisions with drunken peasants in Corfu
A telegraph from Corfu reports King Edward and Queen Alexandra in a royal carriage that collided with a cart carrying a number of drunken peasants. The royal carriage was not damaged but several peasants were injured. the king ordered a doctor from the British flagship to attend them.
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London
Corfu
The
Standard
Edward
Alexandra
Senator Platt Declines to Seek Re Election
New York April 14. Senator Thomas C. Platt said at his desk in the United States Express building that he would not seek re election to the U S Senate when his term ends in 1909. He offered no comment on other actions or the insurance campaign influencing his decision.
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New York
the Herald
United States Express Company
Thomas C. Platt
United States Senate
Senate
Controversy Over Smallpox Case Connett Quarantine Debate
Reports conflict over the discharge of Allen Connett from isolation after smallpox, with Dr. H O Hruggeman stating containment was lifted after examination by Dr. L E Brown, and other doctors asserting possible contagion concerns. Officials discuss quarantine authority, communications, and subsequent newspaper coverage.
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Connett
Daily
Newa
H. O. Hruggeman
City Board of Health
Allen Connett
L. E. Brown
von Buskirk
Brown
VanBuskirk
Ehen
A. ST. Macbeth
van Tuskirk
Min
Health Alive
The
Daily News
J. W. McCausland
Connet
Journal-Gazetta
True- Canaland
Tovey
Journal Gazette Offee
Meenaushind
Journal Gazette
Tator
Pure Water Comes First at Fort Wayne Council Meet
Councilman Otto Seidel refused to participate on Good Friday as the board debated a contract with a Cincinnati company for 8000 feet of water works pipe to connect new south side wells to the reservoir system. Dr. Enslen and Dr. Siemen urged delaying until water quality was analyzed. Mayor Hasey defended the purity of rock well water and pledged continued supply, with Welch supporting the delay for analysis.
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Otto Selderl
Republcan
Third Ward
Mr. Seldel
Mr. Seidel
Board of Public Works
Cinebnati
Dr. Enslen
Dr. Siemen
Swinney Park
Fort Wayne
Snowbound Trains Halt in South Dakota Snow
Snow blankets South Dakota with heavy falls reported at Rowdle and Aberdeen. Thirty inches observed at Rowdle with drifts half a mile west of town. Aberdeen sees two days of steady rain. Mr Richard Roxsmelton, recent Tilton hotel buyer, visited Aberdeen greeting friends.
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Aberdeen
Rowdle
Milwaukee Galton
Richard Roxsmnelon
Tilton
Ere- Mont, Wid
Zion Church Crisis Talks Yield Possible Dowie Exit
Chicago April 13 Peace lingers between Dowie and Voliva factions over Zion City control. Dowie adviser Bill Wetten says a peaceful path emerges, with plans to void Voliva's power and a court filing deeming Dowie's power of attorney void. Voliva ally Jacob Newman confirms documentary claims of property split with the Christian Catholic church and Dowie's possible retirement after a 5 percent share.
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Chicago
Zion City
Jr. Dowle
Vollva
Wetten
Dowle
Voliva
Alexander Granger
Circuit Court of
Lake County
John Alexander Dowie
Dowie
Jacob Newman
Christian Catholic Church
Dowe
Reverend Fleming to Leave Fort Wayne Church
The Rev J Budman Fleming, long time pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Fort Wayne, has received a call to the Presbyterian church at Chicago Heights Illinois and will likely resign effective June 1 He preached there recently and made a favorable impression He came to Fort Wayne six years ago from Hammond Indiana and built a strong ministry at Westminster Chicago Heights is a larger field about twenty six miles from Chicago with a stronger congregation and wider scope of work
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J. Budman Fleming
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
Chicago Heights
Fleming
Chicago
Westminster Church
Chicago Treights
Republicans to nominate judge at Bryan convention
Paulding Ohio April 13 Republicans of this subdivision of the third Judicial district will meet in convention at Bryan June 14 to name a candidate for common pleas judge. Delegates are apportioned Tieflance 14 Fulton 11 Williams 16 Paulding 14 Van Wert 18. The term starts immediately after the election due to the death of Judge W T Hubbard.
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Paulding
Third Judicial District
Bryan
Common Pleas
Tieflance
Fulton
Wllams
van Wert
W. T. Hubbard
Ohio Millers Press for Crop Suppression Findings
Delegates at the second annual Ohio Millers convention held at the Covent Southern hotel on April 1 and May 2 offered resolutions seeking revision of the government crop report. They urged abandoning estimates of sowing wheat and called for more accurate December and May figures.
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Coluataus
Ohio Millers Stite
Covent Southern
Governor Pettison Reported Deteriorating After Illness
Cincinnati dispatch notes Governor Pettison is in weakened condition after an illness, with reports indicating his health declined yesterday. Authorities and aides monitor his status as transportation and civic duties await updates.
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Cockran
Niewspapi
Ohio Traction Lines
Morgan-Dolan-Schoepf
York City
John Bull
Czar
Clear
Ritter
Scott
Platt
DR. Brown
Mr. Connett
Health Department
Hosey
South Dakota
Zion For Financial
Chicago Heights, Ill
Pattison
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