Roosevelt Seeks Broad Labor and Trust Reforms
The president urges Congress to pass measures for worker compensation, a District child labor law, postal savings banks, and stronger anti trust enforcement. He calls for expanded federal power over interstate business, injunction limits, and national oversight to curb monopolies while protecting labor rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Waterways Commission
House of Representatives
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Appalachian Mountain
Hkic
Mion
Notable Boston Iron and Steel Bid Collusion Exposed
Theodore Roosevelt calls for federal action after Nathan Matthews report reveals a Boston Agreement among major structural steel firms to fix bids and raise prices. He urges prosecutions under the Sherman Act and stronger federal legislation to curb corporate greed and restore public trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Matthews
Finance Commission
Boston
City Iron and Steel
New England
United States
American Bridge Company
United States Steel Corporation
Commission
Cove Street
Brookline Street
Department of Justice
Devastating Midwestern Tornado Toll Widens After Outbreak
The storm raged across Amite Louisiana and nearby towns with martial law declared. Dozens dead and many injured, including large hits to African American communities. Homes and farms were wiped out as animals and people perished across Concordia Parish and Adams County Mississippi.
Passenger Train Lost After Mobile Tornado
Mobile Alabama April 25 reports say the southbound Mobile and Ohio passenger train due in the city at 7 30 last night is lost somewhere between Citronelle 35 miles above and Meridian Mississippi. Wires are down hindering telegraph communication and feared wrecks from fallen trees may have halted the train with no word since. The northbound train arrived Citronelle on time and is now listed as lost along with its companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Citronelle
Meridian
Miss
Alabama
Tornado Toll in Alabama Reports
Reports from Birmingham Alabama dated April 25 describe the previous day’s tornado across the state with fifteen deaths and about seventy to one hundred injured. Walker county towns Bergen and Cedar Creek report multiple fatalities and injuries, while Albertville Reids Democrat and nearby sites show varying casualty counts.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Bergen
Walker County
Albertville
Reids
Cedar Creek
Democrat
Tornado near Toledo causes injuries and one death
A tornado nine miles west of Toledo Ohio last night damaged five houses and barns. Eight people were reported injured and one person was killed in the storm near Cleveland on April 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Wind storm kills mother and daughter in Columbus
A violent wind struck Columbus early today killing Mrs. Viola Norris, 30, and her daughter Bessie, 9. About a dozen others were injured in the storm that swept through the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Viola Norris
Bessie
Cyclone Devastation Reported Across Central Louisiana
Early reports from Alexandria Louisiana describe widespread damage from yesterday's cyclone with life and property losses heavy across Avoyelles Parish. Communication remains poor but initial fragments indicate extensive destruction and mounting fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Louisiana
Avoyelles Parish
Deadly wreck leaves four cars positionering scattered
Four cars were removed from the Mobile Jackson and Kansas City road near Mobile. Two Negroes were killed outright and the cars wrecked. At Fort Deposit Alabama three persons were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Mobile, Jackson
Kansas City
Fort Deposit
Tornado Rips Through Bancroft Nebraska April 24
A tornado swept across the plains around Bancroft Nebraska on April 24, traveling about twenty miles north and nine miles west, damaging fields and prompting local responders to report the rare midweek funnel event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bancroft
Neb
Tornado Strikes Ft. Smith Arkansas Amid Storm Burst
A fierce tornado from Oklahoma hit Ft. Smith after four weeks of rain, lasting about thirty minutes. It caused roof damage to the McLoudy Sparks furniture factory, destroyed trolley wires, flooded storerooms, and left many residences with water intrusion. Birds were blown from trees, and the storm moved to the northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Smith
Ark
Oklahoma
Mce- Loudy & Sparks
Centenary of New York Catholic Diocese Celebrated
The article covers the one hundredth anniversary of the New York Catholic Diocese with letters from ministers and leaders including Roosevelt. It notes Cardinal Gibbons sermon praising immigrant clergy, Irish influence, and the presence of bishops Fitzmaurice Canevin McFaul O Connor and others.
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New York
Roosevelt
Greer
Silverman
C. L. Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
Monsignor
Falconio
Vatican
Glennon
Fitzmaurice
Erie
Canevin
Pittsburg
McFaul
Trenton
O'Connor
Newark
Donahue
Wheeling
W. Va
Catholic Club
Cardinal Gibbons
British Isles
France
Italy
Europe
Church of Christ
City of
Ireland
United States
Daniel Webster
Senate
British Empire
England
Resolution to reseat Elmer St John tabled by Fort Wayne Labor
The Fort Wayne Federation of Labor tabled a resolution to reseat Elmer St John, banished for political activity on behalf of James E Watson, without debate. The body heard motions to reconsider, which were defeated, and discussed appeal to the American Federation. Democratic candidates were graded on labor questions. several received high percentages, while Republicans did not respond. Other business included a carpenters and joiners endorsement, upcoming Teamsters wage talks, and a Labor Day service invitation.
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Elmer St. John
James E. Watson
Fort Wayne
Shober
Mr. St. John
Close
American Federation
Congress
Cyrus Cline
Nelson
Whittern
W. F. Rosenwinkel
William 8. Wells
William Watson
John E. Manning
Robert B. Shirley
A. Roggen
Harvey C. Crahill
Thomas J. O'Connell
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Union
Teamsters’ Union
Asselman, Shober
Miller
Federation
President Close
Frank M. Fox
Third Presbyterian
Banner of St George and immigrant ascent in gospel rhetoric
A speaker extols Irish missionaries and immigrant waves to the United States, praising assimilation with natives, economic contribution, Christian faith, and Zion-like nation-building. The oration invokes Isaiah’s vision of Jerusalem and Gentiles joining in prosperity and light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George
Europe
Jerusalem
Isaiah
Farmer Hurt in Runaway on Lake Township Farm
Anthony Heidrick, a Lake township farmer, was injured when runaway colts dashed through his garden. The clothesline entangled him, throwing him to the ground and injuring the upper body. no bones were broken, and he remains confined to his home recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Heidrick
Lake Township
Johnsons to Move Here for Permanent Home
Mr and Mrs Alexander Johnson and family will relocate here next fall to settle permanently. Mr Johnson formerly served as superintendent of the Indiana school for feeble minded youth and is now secretary of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections with headquarters in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Johnson
Johnson
Indiana School For
National Conference of Charittes and Correone
Indianapolis
Fire in LaPlata Destroys Ten Businesses in Missouri Town
A nighttime fire in LaPlata Missouri caused ten business buildings to burn with total losses around 60 000 dollars. The blaze threatened the town before being brought under control later in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaPlata
Cuntil
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Interstate Commercce Commission
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Corporations
Supreme Court
Minnesota
North Carolina
White House
Purvis
Amite
A. N. Ogden
Natchez
Concordia Parish
Mississippi
Samue Mangleson
Cleveland Township
Cuming County
Mangleson
Richard Waacker
Glover
Waacker
Henry Grissman
Grissman
Henry Schaffer
William Kelley
Jacob Cash
James Place
Toledo
Nebraska
FT. Smith, Ark
Labor Federation Grades
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