Wage Conference Opens Under Strain in Western Coal Fields
Toledo report from February 3 notes slim prospects for a first session of the joint conference among United Mine Workers and operators across Western Pennsylvania Indiana Ohio and Illinois. Key figures include J C Kolsen and F S Brooks for the operators with miners to name a general secretary. Core dispute centers on wage scales and nonunion mines with Ohio Indiana and Pennsylvania facing higher costs and WV and Kentucky fields influencing terms. Strong operators John H. Jones and S A Taylor arrive to shape outcomes as talks may be postponed to Friday.
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Toledo
United Mineworkers
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Canada
Indianapolis
Memora Hall
J. C. Kolsen
Jackson Hill Coal Company
Terre Haute
Ind
F. S. Brooks
Nonuion
West Virginia
Kentucky
United States
John H. Jones
Pittsburg and Buffalo Coal Company
S. A. Taylor
Pittsburg Coal Company
Miners Union Adjourns After Long Session and Toledo Plans
After a night session the United Mineworkers adjourned at 3 a.m. with delegates from four states heading to Toledo by two special trains via the C H and D. They voted to hold the next convention in St Louis, a move seen as a reaction to Indianapolis' closed status. Tensions between pro and anti Lewis factions surfaced, including Bernard Doran calling a hall lie and retracting his Saturday accusation.
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Toledo
Sed
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Bernard Doran
Lewis
Richmond Palladium Owner Buys Sun Publishing Stock
Rudolph G. Leeds, proprietor of the Richmond Palladium, purchased all outstanding stock of Sun Publishing on Thursday morning, consolidating ownership of the two publishing houses.
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Rudolph G. Leeds
Richmond Palladium
The
Sun Publishing
Murder arrest in Wallace case near Xenia
Calvin Warren, a Black man, was arrested Wednesday by Detectives Lancaster and Morgan and taken to Xenia Ohio on a charge of being an accomplice in the murder of David Wallace a farmer on the Columbus pike near Xenia killed last November by corn thieves. Warren denies involvement and says he was in Xenia at the time. He lived at 96 East Thirtieth Street and is 33 years old.
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Calvin Warren
Lancaster and
Morgan
Xenia
David Wallace
Wallace
Columbus Pike
Warren
E. Thirtieth Street
Aging Aceo Woman Pleads Guilty To Shoplifting
Mrs. Sarah Schooner 67 dressed neatly faced a police court charge for stealing goods valued at $14 during a mill end sale at a downtown store. Detectives observed her conceal items under a silk coat then wrap in paper. Judge withheld fine and sentence due to age.
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Sarah Schooner
N. Capitol Avenue
Womaar’s
Collins
Schooner
New York
Askins
Duncan
Damages Awarded Against Saloonkeeper in Mickleyville Case
Judge Weir in superior court Thursday awarded damages to several property owners against Patrick Corcoran who runs a saloon in Mickleyville. The court denied the perpetual injunction against the saloon and refused damages against Terre Haute Brewing Company and a man named Smith. Corcoran was enjoined from using a rear log cabin to sell liquor on Sundays. Damages awarded: Sarah C. Shafer 420 dollars, John Branigan 172 dollars, George E. Cassell 150 dollars, Martin Anderson 130 dollars.
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Mickleyville
Weir
Superior Court
Patrick Corcoran
Terre Haute Brewing Company
Smith
Corcoran
Sarah C. Shafer
John 8. Branigan
George E. Cassell
Martin Anderson
Mother and Babe Sent to Terre Haute
May Williams of Terre Haute was arrested Wednesday for deserting her baby by giving it to a cabman. Judge Stubbs ordered her to be returned to Terre Haute. The mother and baby appeared in juvenile court Thursday morning.
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May Williams
Terre Haute
Stubbs
Burglars Enter Two Homes on Wednesday
Thieves rifled Water Andrews at 709 Muskingum Street in Wednesday afternoon theft. Stephen Crawshaw at 139 Neil Street reported burglars entered Wednesday night, swapped an old suit for a new one, and stole two gold rings and a hat. Entry was gained by breaking glass.
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Water
Polar race forms for British American Antarctic expedition
London reports a planned American south pole expedition by Commander Robert E. Peary gains acceptance among British scientists as a race with Captain R. F. Scott's 1910 Terra Nova voyage. Dr. Jean Charcot may lead in the Antarctic, Roosevelt and Terra Nova vie for dominance.
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London
South Pole
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Plorers
R. F. Scott
Jean Charcot
Antarctic
Scott
Peary
Roosevelt
Washington
Peary Arcti Club
National Geographic Society
Greenland
Far Northren
City Council to Probe Charges in Electrical Fixtures Deal
Dr W H Johnson to call a special council meeting Thursday to pursue a thorough investigation of the electrical fixtures contract at city hall. The Board of Public Works cancelled the bid and new bids will be re advertised after revised specifications are ready. Council members express readiness to testify before a special committee with Mayor Shank away in St Louis and expected return Saturday.
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W. H. Johnson
Board of Public Works
Mayor Bank
Johnson
George Rubens
Council
Hatfield Electrical Company
Hatfield
Mr. Rubens
Hatfield Company
Copeland
Shank
St. Louis
Coffin and Kinney
Court martial hush tactics in navy scandal unfold
Boston reports reveal efforts by officials and witnesses to conceal details from the Fay Master Auld case. Miss Marguerite Ames and Mrs. Cowles cite tensions at a navy yard dance linked to a disputed dec 11 incident. Senator Lodge and Secretary Meyer discuss the probe while Auld’s father vows to fund his son’s vindication.
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Boston
Faymaster
Geo. Percival Auld
Marguerite Ames
Misa Ames
Henry Cabot Lodge
Meyer
Lodge
Cowles
Auld
Washington
Navy
Federal court action over railroad headlight demand
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad seeks a temporary restraining order in the federal circuit court to block the Railroad Commission of Indiana from enforcing its order. The suit argues that installing 1500 candlepower headlights would pose a danger and hinder signal reading by crews, claiming increased railroad accidents.
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Railroad Commission of Indiana
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Federal Circuit
Miller
Shirley
Rooster Interruption Marks Trial At Thomas Box Hearing
In Judge Pritchard's court a rooster crowed three times during the murder trial of Thomas Box for the Barrett killing in January 1909. Witness Deniston testified Barrett was the aggressor, and the bird belonged to James Norwood, who had brought it to court from a Southport farm. Bailiff removed the fowl after the judge's order.
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Pritchard
Thomas Box
Box
Martin Barrett
John H. Deniston
Sardinia
Ind
Barrett-Box
S. Illinois Street
Barrett
Holtzman
James Norwood
Criminal Court
Norwood
Southport
Schoolmates Lay Flowers On His Bier
Allen Fletcher Drummond 13 son of Mr and Mrs William Drummond died prompting a home funeral at 1216 Ashland Ave. Schoolmates from No 10 filled the room and laid roses on the coffin. Miss Henrietta Colgan principal led pupils in a hymn. Older brother Hamilton returned from Chicago for the service.
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Allen
Fletcher Drummond
William Drummond
Ashland Avenue
Mr. Drummond
School No. 10
Henrietta Colgan
Colgan
Hamilton Drummond
West
Ailen
Chicago
Mrs. W. Gould Brokaw Granted Separation and Alimony
New York reports Mrs. W Gould Brokaw wife of a millionaire yachtsman was awarded a separation and 15000 dollars yearly alimony by Justice Putnam in Mineola Supreme Court. The suit seeks a limited divorce and twenty thousand dollars alimony.
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New York
W. Gould Brokaw
Millonaiire
Justice Putnam
Supreme Court
Mineola
L. L
Shideler Likely Named State Republican Chairman
The Indiana Republican state central committee poised to elect Marion manufacturer George A H Shideler as state chairman with Indianapolis secretary hopeful John F Hayes. Party leaders and district committeemen gathered at the Claypool hotel to discuss the choice amid cautious persuasion and lingering uncertainty over Shideler’s willingness to lead the campaign.
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Republican State Central Committee
George A. H. Shideler
Marion
John F. Hayes
Indianapolis
Claypool
Shideler
Badge Taken From Ghabe Patrolman Faces Board
Patrolman Rohn Crabb was relieved of his badge and must appear before the Board of Safety on a drunkenness charge while on duty. He was on night duty and reportedly intoxicated by morning. officers found him at his home after a call to police headquarters. Crabb had prior similar disciplinary records with the board.
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Rohn Crabb
Board of Safety
Crabb
Hyland
Illinois
Washington
Sergis
Barmfuhrer
White
Saloon License Checks Find Speak Easy Operations
Police investigated saloon licenses in 1861 Shelby Street. At Frank Dickman’s place officers found only a speak easy license and Dickman fled, closing the saloon. Investigators report several rooms operating without licenses and ongoing inquiries.
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Frank Dickman
Shelby Street
Dickman
Pla
Braggarts Called Out by Professor Goode at Club Talk
Professor Paul Goode of the University of China told the Woodlawn Women club in San Francisco that the United States is a nation of braggarts after touring many cities with a Japanese delegate. He noted every city boasted a feature unique to its land. The remarks followed a display of cultural exchange from a recent delegation.
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Ani States
Paul Goode
University of China
Woodlawn Wome Club
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