Labor body opposes Smoot for immigration panel
The American Federation of Labor seeks to block Senator Smoot of Utah from a seat on the immigration committee while not contesting his Senate seat. AFL legislative official Albert Schueters accuses Smoot, a Mormon apostle, of aiding a previous European alien recruitment effort to join the Mormon faith in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Smoot
Utah
Europe
Albert Schueters
Brief Senate Session Ends After Pensions and Smoot Petitions
The Senate in Washington opened for twenty minutes with bills and petitions chiefly on pensions and Utah Senator Smoot. Executives session followed, and the body adjourned at 12:40 p.m.
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Washington
Senate
Smoot
Utah
House debates Cuban bill as new members sworn in
The House convened with Fowler of New Jersey and Brundage of Arkansas sworn in. Knapp spoke for favorable Cuban bill action while Stevens urged tariff cuts and warned against risking foreign trade. Clark mocked Republican rally cries as W. McClellan resigns to take New York post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Fowler
New Jemey
Brundage
Arkansas
Knapp
New York
Cuba
United States
Stevens
Rep
Minn
Clark
Dem
Mark
Ways and Means Committee
Payne
Ohio
Wes M’clellan
cClellan
Woman Crushed Under Trunk Tragedy at Staircase
Mrs. Anthia Rice of 221 West Lewis Street was pinned under a heavy trunk wedged between a banister post and wall after a fall at dawn Tuesday. A passing man freed her after about 30 minutes. she sustained a scalp wound needing nine stitches and fainted from blood loss, with no broken bones. She planned to leave for Carey Ohio on an early train. Her aged mother, crippled, assisted but could not reach help in time.
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Dianthia Rice
West
Lewis Street
J. E. Miller
National W C T U Elects Officers At Convention
Cincinnati November 17 The National W C T U convened and elected officers with near unanimity. Mrs Lillian M N Stevens was chosen president. Other officers include Mrs Susan M De Frye as corresponding secretary and Mrs Clara C Hoffman as recording secretary. Helen Morten Barker and Clara Parrish were named treasurer and branch secretary of the Young Women’s Branch respectively. Miss Anna A Gordon named vice president at large. Frances E Beauchamp named assistant recording secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lillian M. N. Stevens
Portland
Susan M. de Frye
Evanston
Clara C. Hoffman
Kansas City
Helen Morten Barker
Clara Parrish
Wright
Paris
Mayor Harrison Seeks Mediation in Chicago Rail Strike
Chicago November 17 Mayor Carter H Harrison acting on city councilendorsement sent a letter to President Hamilton of the Chicago City Railway inviting a meeting with the mayor and a committee of aldermen to seek arbitration and end the strike. Violence flared on Wentworth avenue as police protected five Cottage Grove trains and 1,000 police were deployed.
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Chicago
Carter H. Harrison
Chicago City Railway Company
Hamilton
Street Railway Company
Harrison
E. R. Bliss
City Railway
State Board of Arbitration
Bliss
Wentworth Avenue
Englewood
Cottage Grove
Cottage Grove Avenue
Wabash Avenue
Daughter of former president wed in Albany church
Miss Ellen Herndon Arthur daughter of the late President Chester Alan Arthur married Charles A. Pinkerton of New York in St Peter's Church Albany. Rt Rev Henry C Potter presided aided by Rev Walton W Batershall. Bride given away by her brother Chester Alan Arthur.
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Albany
N. Y
Ellen Herndon Arthur
Chester Alan Arthur
Charles A. Pinkerton
New York City
St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church
Henry C. Potter
Newark
Walton W. Batershall
St. Peter's
Miss Arthur
State Street
Mass Arthur
Chester
Alan Arthur
Elizabeth Masten
New York
Arthur V. Morton
John BE. McElroy
John EK. McElroy
Arthur
White House
Malice Triggers Run on Sound Bank in Reading
A bank run at Pennsylvania Trust in Reading begins amid unexplained panic. Depositors flood the savings department as directors and President Brooke vow stability, aided by a $200,000 influx from Philadelphia. Bank assets, deposits, and capital show nine year growth despite the crisis.
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Reading
Pennsylvania Trust
Brooke
Hirdsboro
Philadelphia
Agnostis
Arrested for Perjury in Cincinnati Bank Case
Cincinnati Ohio November 17 Henry Burkhold former cashier and director of the Franklin bank was arrested on perjury charges. He swore funds existed in the bank and, when no money was found, confessed to swearing falsely. Burkhold, very ill for weeks, was in bed when the warrant by contractor Charles K Lockenberneck was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Henry Burkhold
Franklin Bank
Burkhold
Charles K. Lockenberneck
Mechanic Nathan Johnson Stricken in Family Emergency
County Clerk Johnson learns of his father Nathan A. Johnson in Eel River township after a Friday stroke. The 70 year old early settler is in critical condition and word reached his son late last night.
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Johnson
Eel River Township
Nathan A. Johnson
Fire destroys several Pocahontas businesses in Iowa
A large fire in Pocahontas Iowa today destroyed the Mutual telephone exchange Quinn Hardware Morse Clothing and Whitney pool and bowling alley with an estimated loss of 50000 dollars.
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Pocahontas
Iowa
Mutual Telephone Exchange
Quinn Hardware Company
Morse Clothing Company
Whitney Pool
Bank Robbery Strikes Lyons National Bank in Nebraska
Robbers blasted the safe at the First National Bank of Lyons Nebraska this morning in Sioux City Iowa. They obtained 2000 dollars in cash and fled the scene.
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Sioux City
Iowa
First National Bank of
Lyons
Neb
The third case of smallpox appears at Repine home
The third smallpox case showed up at the Repine residence, marking a new instance in the local outbreak. Details on spread and response were limited in the fragment.
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Repine
Fort Wayne Welcomes Muskegon Skilled Labor Fleet
Two hundred fifty skilled workers arrive in Fort Wayne to staff the Fort Wayne Iron and Steel company rolling mills. The assembly includes Muskegon veterans and top labor from related plants as plans push the muck mill startup within days. A director’s meeting tonight will set the precise start date and future hires, with a target of five hundred skilled workers total.
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Fort Wayne
Muskegon Mills
Rawlins
Muskegon
American Rolling Mill Corporation
Chicago
the Sentinel
Fort Wayne Rolling Mills Company
Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Mortgage Exemption Law
A Washington dispatch reports the U S Supreme Court dismissed the suit challenging the Indiana mortgage exemption law, leaving the statute in force as already upheld by the Indiana Supreme Court.
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The
Sentinel
Indianapolis
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Indians Supreme Court
Mother Kidnaps Her Own Daughter in Fort Wayne
Mrs. Alice J. Martin was arraigned in Justice Tancey’s court on the charge of kidnapping her daughter. Bond set at 500 dollars with Joseph E. Corlett and Judge S. M. Hench as sureties. The trial followed a custody dispute after a 1902 divorce granted sole custody to the father. the missing child was later returned to her father.
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Alice J. Martin
Lydia Martin
Fort Wayne
Upper Sandusky
Ohio
Ilo M. Martin
Star
Main Street
Mike Kennelly
Martin
Gorsline
Aiken
Strike Closes Big Plant In Glazed Kid Gloves
A strike by eighty six glazers at J P Mathieu Co s glazed kid glove factory in Philadelphia halts operations and leaves about 700 workers idle. Production drops about 75 percent as workers seek higher wages for large sized skins. The firm refuses to raise from 10 to 12 cents a dozen, offers 11 cents, and notes a new learner school will place unskilled workers in strikers roles when competent.
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Philadelphia
J. P. Mathieu & Co
John P. Mathieu
Elkins Bequest for Masonic Orphanage Declared Illegal
Philadelphia officials ruled the $240000 to $250000 gift, toward a Masonic orphanage, invalid because the codicil was signed within thirty days of the testator's death. Heirs must plan how to transfer funds to the Masonic Home of Pennsylvania. George W. Hilkins said heirs will meet soon to discuss the matter. The codicil funds revert to the residuary estate.
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Philadelphia
William L. Elkins
Register of Wills Graff
Montgomery County
Pennsylvania
Duellists Reconcile After Paris Quarrel Between Editors
In Paris on November 17, explorer M. Richer fought a duel with journalist M. Villette and Villette was slightly wounded. The rivals reconciled. A second meeting planned with journalist M. Burchard was also settled amicably before any exchange. The fight stemmed from a private quarrel.
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Paris
M. Richer
M. Villette
M. Burchard
Villette
Canal Envoys Arrive With Panama Commission to United States
New York November 17 The Panama Republic dispatches Dr Manuel Amador and Federico Boyd as special commissioners aboard the City of Washington from Colon. They are joined by Carlos Arosemena and Archibald Boyd. Marines and barricades guarded Colon as troops were ferried to Carthagena amid unrest.
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New York
City of Washington
Colon
Republic of Panama
New Republic
United States
Manuel E. Amador
Federico Boyd
Carlos Arosemena
Archibald Boyd
Washington
Panama
Nashville
Carthagena
Col. Black
Atrato
Manuel Echeverria
New Flag Saluted as Panama Gains Republic
The United States flagship Marblehead in Panama Bay saluted the flag of the new Panamanian republic at 8 o'clock this morning with twenty one guns. The French consul in Panama notified the junta he will open official relations, saying Foreign Minister Delcasse would recognize Panama later.
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Panama
United States
Marblehead
Panama Bay
Republic of Panama
Delcasse
France
United States Recognizes Panama, Lima Dispatch Reports
Richard Neill, secretary of the U S legation, advised the Peruvian government that the United States has formally recognized Panama. A Colombian minister in Lima asserts the U S must recognize Colombia's treaty rights in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard Neill
United States
Legation
Panama
Says & Herald
Lima
Thea
Colombia President Marroquin Reported Arriving in Harbor
A Galveston dispatch says President Marroquin of Colombia reached the harbor aboard the Cuban seeking refuge in the United States after anger over Panama and the canal bonus. The steamer is detained in quarantine and the Joquin claim is unconfirmed.
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Chicago
The
Chronicle
Galveston
Texas
Marroquin
Colombia
United States
Panama
Max Joquin
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Champ Clark
Alice Hennager
Peoria
Ill
Fred Strube
Alice Hennegar
Strube
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Miss Hennegar
National
W. C
Harrisor
Council
C. A. Pinkerton
Malice
Sound Bank
Nathan Johnson
Mills
Elkins
Mabrbiagh
New Isthmian Republic
Germany
Berlin
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