Miners and Operators Fail to Settle at Indianapolis Meeting
At Indianapolis on March 20 the Joint meeting of miners and operators adjourned at 2 pm with no agreement on wage demands and with prospects uncertain. A motion to extend the current settlement for two years was defeated by miners, while an amendment to delay until the 1908 convention was proposed by Trobbins. President Mitchell outlined that coal profits are often hidden by railroads, and miners vow to press for higher wages if market conditions justify it. Leaders from Illinois and Ohio reaffirmed opposition to wage increases, urging broader consensus and action beyond district lines.
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Andianapolis
Minera
Mitchell
Trobbins
Wational Miners’ Convention
Tle
Arbitration hints in Cant mining dispute raise commission talk
A rough transcript shows President Mitchell and J W Winder discussing an independent commission to probe the Cant mining dispute. Mitchell hints at asking operators in Ohio and Indiana about an official inquiry while Winder urges considering all pertinent questions to align production and cost factors amid potential strike tension.
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Aureloj
W. D. Ixuhn
Mitchell
Opera
Littsburg
Ohio
Indiana
J. W. Winder
Debate sheds light on coal rail link profits and routes
In a lively session Mitchell claimed the public seeks clarity on how major coal firms profit from rail routes, naming Hocking Valley and Vandalia lines. He cited relationships among Gara Coal, Roe Frisco, Missouri Pacific, and Eastern Railway, noting air freight rates and ownership crossovers.
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Mitchell
Publc
Hocking Valley
Jade
Vandalia Railway
Vandalia ‘Gampny
Pour Railway Company
Gara Coal Company
G. Coal Company
Roe Frisco
He Missouri
Donk
Mpany
Hastern
Rod Company and Abe R ica of KS Privileges Shared
Fragmentary note states rod company and Abe R ica of KS share the same privileges by the road. Operators are described as having identical rights, implying equal authority across the board despite unclear identities and context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod
Fibatoek
Ica
KS Company
Oad
Senators cite railroad bias in West Virginia coal flow
Washington March 20 The senate heard a daily complaint of discrimination by railroads in West Virginia as the five civilized Tiadian tribes bill faced debate. A correspondent from Edmund Li reported Colorado coal deliveries despite mines 125 miles away causing Edmund residents to pay high prices. A South Carolina senator quipped then shifted to a wager on railroad control of coal transport and pricing.
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Washington
Senate
South Carolina
Betheres
Adams Corroborated in Idaho Explosives Cache Find
In Pocatello Idaho March 29 investigators completed a search for an explosives cache Steven Adams claimed to bury in September 1908. A glass bottle with stopper and a tin can were found at the site and four of five bottles of hell fire remained later. A worker uncovered a tin box, opened a bottle that caused a burn, and then the box was buried again in a pile of cinders near the ald mill. Adams had directed authorities to the precise digging spot.
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Pocatello
Ida
Steven Adams
Adams
Moyers
Ald Mill
Denunciation of Prince Dolgouroukoff by Moscow Nobility
Moscow officials denounce Prince Dolgouroukoff for inciting peasants. The Moscow province nobility insist that a loyal stand for law and order is needed and condemn his relations with revolutionaries.
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Dolgouroukoff
Moscow
Wwe
Germany Aims to Buy Fanning Island via German Syndicate
London Times reports from Hobart Tasmania that a German syndicate likely backed by the government seeks ownership of Fanning Island. The island is slated for auction on April 1% and efforts are centered on securing the purchase.
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Germany
Fanning ‘Island
London
London ‘Times
Hobart
Tasmania
Siji Islands
Fanning Island
Explosion at Takashima Mine Kills 250 in Japan
News outline reports 250 miners killed by a blast at the Takashima coal mine near Nagasaki. Other items note a Hartford convention, daily Odessa robberies, London emigration delays, Johnstown fire losses, New York state ranking inquiry, Wyoming floods, Japan envoy Wright leaving Seattle, Van Wyck marriage, canal legislation unlikely, Chinese revolution plots, and troop forces in Weking tripling.
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Takashima
Nagasaki
Japan
National
W. GC. T. Ui
Hartford
Conn
Odessa
Russia
Salvation Army
London
Canada
Johnstown
Higgins
New York State Ranking Department
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Take B H. Wright
Seattle
Robert A. van Wyck
New York
Sate
Tertle
Europe
Panama Canal
Washington
Congress
China
Weking
Cullom petition filed as Illinois re election bid
Springfield March 29 Senator Cullom filed his petition for reelection with the state secretary and paid 100 dollars to print his name in every county except Cook. It lists 121,676 Republicans across Illinois with 4,000 pages of signatures. Yates campaign in Cook to follow, with opening speech planned in the Thirty first ward. Also Stone for Better Roads: plan to build a $14,000 stone crusher at Chester penitentiary to aid highway stone supply and employ 150 more convicts.
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Springfield
Cullom
Cook
William AL Northcott
Hainois
Yates
Cook County
Deneen
Chicago
Stanberg
United States
State Board of Prison Industries
Deeneen
Chester Penitentiary
Highway Commission
Shugs Guilty of Murder in Earl Ville Tragedy
Mrs Ellen Muller an elderly resident of Earl Ville was found dead in her home tied to a stair banister after robbers bound and gagged her. The attackers fled with about $1000 as bloodhounds and detectives pursue them. A note in a neighbor’s jar claimed Mrs Fuller had fled.
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Harlville
Mareh Yo
Ellen Muller
Earl Ville
Womn
Mrs. Fuller
Keiter Fortifying Zeigler Mine After March Trouble
Joseph Leiter takes protective steps at Zeigler mine in anticipation of a possible attack following a strike deemed likely. Rapid fire gatling guns, once prominent in Zeigler dispute, have been placed in position as the mine operates at full capacity.
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Keiter
Zeigler
Dagula
Joseph Leiter
Zeigier
Springfield and Panenatorn Traction Company License Issued
Springfield WL March 20 A license to incorporate the Springfield and Panenatorn Traction company has been issued by the secretary of state. It plans an electric line from Springfield south through Lone Christian Shelby and Bayette counties, including the cities of Vana Vanqala and Decatur.
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Springfield
Springfield and Panenatorn Traction Company
Secretary of State
Lone Chistian
Shelby
Bayete
Vana
van- Qala
Decatur
Gas Franchise Fights Shape Cilesburg Election Issue
Gas rates and street rights become pivotal as Cilesburg politics split between United Citizens and Liberal parties. The discussion centers on a perpetual charter versus the city’s right to street use, signaling a spring confrontation over gas franchise terms.
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Cilesburg
United Citizens
Liberal
Breath of Life and Lungs in Animals and Humans
The article notes gorillas as the strongest animals with the largest lungs and claims powerful lungs aid powerful creatures. It features Ora A. Stephens of Port Williams Ohio praising Dr King’s New Discovery for a two year cough and suspected consumption, with a free trial bottle offered by a druggist.
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Ora A. Stephens
Port Williams
Dr. King
Joseph Emmert
Death of a Pioneer Woman in Vermilion County
Mrs Anna Bredehoff, one of Vermilion county's oldest German citizens, died in Danville after living 187 years. Her death marks the end of a long life tied to the area's early German community.
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Danville
Anna Bredehoff
Vermilion County
Special Tax Collector Announces Book Closure Date
The books of the special tax collector will close March 81 and be turned over to the county treasurer. All parties owing special tax should call at the office before that date to avoid having property returned delinquent. Griffin, Special Tax Collector, 8-260 lw.
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F. E. Drvraar Griffin
He Choker on His Breakfast
Veorine A Marenth Sylvester 8 Hates of Chificathe choked to death while eating breakfast in an apparent accident. The modest obituary notes the family gathered for the meal as authorities investigated the unusual death.
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Veorine A. Marenth
Sylvester
Property Owners Given Until March 80 1908 for Delinquent Taxes
A notice to property owners states that all who owe special taxes must pay by March 1908 before the books are turned over delinquent. Special tax collector FF BE Drpruay Salee Ty urges payment to avoid further action.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Quick Digestive Relief
An old advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a remedy for indigestion. It claims the product helps digest what you eat, stops belching, puffing, palpitations, and frowning, and leaves the stomach feeling sweet. Sold by all druggists.
Allington's Music Store Ad Offers 16 Cents Per Copy
All popular sheet music priced at 16 cents per copy at Allington's Music Store located at 146 Stephenson Street and 5 North Gylena Avenue. The Dany Journey is delivered to any part of the city for a week.
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Allington’s
Stephenson Street
North Gylena Avenue
London Parliament in Turmoil Over Railway Nationalisation Vote
Reports say peers' amendments to nationalization of the railway provoked a free fight among representatives on Tuesday. Police restored order after blows tore clothes, and doors were burned as the opposition tried to leave the house en masse. The bill passed by 214 votes with the opposition declining to record its vote, deeming the government's action unconstitutional.
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London
Maent Nt 'Tokto T
Railway of Representatives
San
Monet
Bernhardt Delivers Camille in Austin Texas
In a downpour the actress Bernhardt performed Camille at the city’s opera house after citizens secured the venue. The visit included a reception by the legislature where proceedings paused for her appearance.
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Austin
Tex
Bernhardt
Jocat Opera House
Ral
Ofern House
Mme
Camille
Mme. Bernhardt
Gas Well Defies Smothering Effort at Caney Kansas
Gas well in Caney Kansas defies sixth smothering attempt. An eight inch pipe cooled flames inside the pipe but when a hood was removed and a valve near the pipe top closed gas burst again and the well burned fiercely.
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Caney
Kan
Desperate Charge Leader Guthrie Dies At 86
Colonel J V Guthrie famed for a desperate charge at Chickamauga has died at 86. He entered the Civil War as a second lieutenant in the Chicago Zouves, which joined the Nineteenth Illinois Infantry, later commemorated in bronze at Chickamauga park.
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Cincinnati
Mare
J. V. Guthrie
Fire wipes church and factory in Philadelphia blaze
An explosion of benzine caused a fire that destroyed most of the Roman Catholic Church of St Francis Xavier and the hat factory of Henry Roelofs & Co at Twenty fourth and Green streets. Estimated losses reach $90,000 for the factory and $100,000 for the church, with partial insurance.
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Philadelphia
St. Francis, Navier
Henry “Hy Roelofs, & Co
Twenty-fourth
Green Streets
Battleship New Jersey exceeds contract speed in trials
The New Jersey built by Fore River Shipbuilding of Quincy Massachusetts achieved 10 (sic) maximum speed of 18.5 knots during Sea trials in Rockland Maine. The contract required 19 knots per hour.
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New Jersey
Rockland. Me
Fore Liver Shipbuilding Company
Quinney, Mass
Chicago Athletic Meet honors go to Central Y M C A Chicago
The New Illinois Athletic club indoor track meet in Chicago on March 20 awarded first place to Central Y M C A Chicago affiliate athlete CG Aw who scored 88 points. Wisconsin placed second with 4 points, Chicago third with 12 points, and Beloit College had eight points.
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Chicago
Iftrst
Illinois Athletic Club
Y. M. CG. Aw
University of Wisconsin
University of Chicago
Beloit College
Alti Betting Bill Is Killed in Senate Codes Committee
Alti betting bill in New York dies in Senate Codes Committee after only three votes in favor of reporting. The measure would have allowed new betting at race tracks for felonies as lawful elsewhere, but was effectively blocked.
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Allany
N.Y
Mee
Senate Codes Committee
Great Smelting Plant Burned in Wyoming Fire
The Penn Wyo Copper company smelting and power plant at Grand Encampment Wyoming was destroyed by fire on March 29 with an estimated loss of 200000 dollars, partly insured.
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Grand Encampment
Wyo
Penn Wyo
Copper Company
Davis Beats Berry for Senator nomination in Arkansas
In Little Rock on March 26 at the state Democratic primaries Jefferson Davis leads Senator James H. Berry for the United States Senate nomination with a sizable apparent advantage.
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Davis
Berry
Little Rock
Ark
Democratic
Ferreral
Jefferson Jiavis
James H. Berry
United States
Senmutonr
Insurance bill postpones mutual elections to November
Albany N Y March 20 the Insurance by postponing Mutual Insurance elections until Nov 15 has been passed by the senate unanimously. It now goes to the assembly.
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New York
Albany
N. Y
Senate
Assembly
Association Schedule Adopted for 1806
Chicago March 29 The American Base Ball association representatives finally adopted a playing schedule for 1806.
Riots Over Relief Distribution in Voronezh Mareva
Peasants in Voronezh protest the handling of famine relief distribution amid growing unrest. Demonstrations erupt as locals challenge authorities over aid allocation and access to essential provisions.
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Voronezh
Russia
Mareva
DeWitts Little Early Risers Promote Health Support
An advertisement touts DeWitts Little Early Risers as a safeguard against headache constipation and liver troubles. It urges keeping a vial at home and taking a dose at bedtime when cleansing is needed, noting the pills don’t erp[e]. Sold by all druggists.
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DeWitt
Notice of family debt liability by Henry L Bunker Warren
Henry L Bunker Warren III states he will not be responsible for debts contracted by his family. The notice names the individual and asserts liability limits regarding obligations incurred by relatives.
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Henry L. Bunker, Warren, Iii
Love Finds a Way in a Frontier Card Game
In a frontier tale a four men posse near a cavalry patrol gamble for a captured Indian girl. Dave Dangler wins the poker match against Bruff with help from the young woman’s approving smile, breaking old bounds as Brady and Bruff reckon with fate and love.
Windmill Births Weddings and Deaths in Holland
In Holland births marriages and deaths are signaled by windmill positions. A married miller stops the mill with sails unfurled and arms slanted. Births show arms slanted at a steeper angle, with sails unturled. A death leaves sails turled and the wheel turned to form an upright cross until funeral. Also a Lindsey jury quip on a false pretenses case ends with guilty but not with intent.
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Holland
Lindsey
Lincolnshire
England
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Wresh
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Fisher & Johnson
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C. P. Guenther
Freeport
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Louis Dickes
E. L. Cronkrite
Michael C.steffen
Chas. F. Franz
W. T. Rockey
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Herman F. Hanke
Henry Hoyman
Charles W. Peight
T. M. "Kauffman
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