Wages Debate in Illinois Probe Touches Rosenwald
Chicago June 6 Julius Rosenwald head of Sears Roebuck confronts Iili Poig Senate committee over wages for men in his company. He denies hiring detectives and accuses probes of sensational headlines. Banking leaders oppose compulsory minimum wages, arguing merit should guide pay.
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Chicago
Julius Rosenwald
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Barrat
O'Harra
Sesson
Iilipoig
Senate
Woodward
Rosenwald
David R. Forgan
Ap-Pérance
Ilinois
Illinois Senate
Ammons
Tge M. Reynolds
Commercial and Continental Na|bank
Hibernian
Reynolds
Swimming Judge Lets Truants Off Easy in Court
In St Louis Justice Blanchard's court seven truants confess to hockey and swimming. They name Old Dead Creek as their swim hole and receive a scolding with on the spot delivery. The judge asks about the water and the boys answer it is fine. A reunion at the Old Swimmin Hole is planned for Saturday.
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ST. Louis
Justice of the Peace
Blanchard
Federal railroad plan calls for town lots sale to fund Alaska line
Senate territories committee to report a bill creating a government railroad 800 to 1000 miles long funded by a $40 million bond issue. Land sales in Alaska towns will repay bonds, with 75 percent of gross proceeds directed to debt service. A five member commission will locate and build the road, with routes from Cordova Seward and Cook Inlet in dispute temporarily set aside.
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Washington
Alaska
Senate Territories Committee
Uncle Sam
Cordova
Seward
Cook’s Inlet
Eight States Represented at Iowa Railroad Officials Conference
Eight states including Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin North Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri attend a railroad commissioners conference in Des Moines to discuss valuation of railroad property under the La Follette bill by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The meeting centers on whether the public side gains representation before the commission in what is described as the most important government tribunal controversy.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Conference of
Railroad Commissioners
State House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Murder Mystery Baffles Milwaukee Police
Milwaukee police face a baffling case after a murdered baby boy’s body, shipped from Milwaukee to Sterling, Illinois, was found. Investigators seek clues to the sender and suspect another body was sent to Sterling in January 1912.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Sterling, Ill
Sterling
Governor Ammons Attacks Forest Reserve Policy
Governor Ammons of Colorado, addressing the Western Governors conference in Salt Lake City, denounces U S policy of placing forest reserves on agricultural and mineral lands, effectively blocking development of public domain resources.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Nyack steamer wrecks Buffalo Street Bridge
The steamer Nyack rammed the west approach to the Buffalo street bridge in Milwaukee this morning, disabling its steering gear and wrecking the approach. Several pedestrians had narrow escapes as the bridge was damaged beyond repair.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Buffalo Street Bridge
Nyack
Sugar lobby accused of nationwide intimidation by agents
The Senate lobby committee heard senator Thomas charge a Washington sugar trust lobby used town to town campaigns and threatening messages to sway congressmen. He cited hundreds of Colorado and western telegrams and letters and said some signers were ordered by creditors to sign. Additional subpoenas issued as hearings broaden toward general lobbying and big-business agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sugar Trust
Senate
Thomas
Colorado
Congress
F. W. Cleaver
Delaware
Ohio
Representative Hall
Iowa
Overman
WARDENS NOT COMPENSATED IN WISCONSIN RULING
Madison Wisconsin June 6 The attorney general rules a game warden injured on the job cannot claim compensation under the liability act. J A Kemp of Diamond Bluff Pierce County fell on ice last winter his claim invalid because he is a state officer not an employee.
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Madison
Wis
Owen
J. A. Kemp
Diamond Bluff
Pierce County
Quarrel Over Colored Woman Ends in Fatal Shooting
In Minneapolis on June 6 Albert Ziethan white is killed by William Billingsley colored after a dispute over a colored woman. Billingsley says self defense. Four colored companions are held as witnesses.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Albert Ziethan
William Billingsley
Central Station
Billingsley
Intercepted Rifles Seized Target Ulster in Dublin
Customs officers seize 500 rifles hidden in electrical fixtures casings for Ulster destinations, doubling the week's total to 1,000 rifles. Initial reports claimed German origin, later noted Italian make. Prohome rule Ulster MPs vow to oppose with force amid rising tensions.
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Dublin
Ulster
Germany
House of Commons
Westminster
Alleged Police Theft Plot In Curran Report Section
New York June 6 Curran aldermanic investigating committee releases section alleging Deputy Commissioner Dougherty paid a man 25 to buy burglar tools and 100 to stage a robbery. The report accuses detectives of framing thieves and cites a Boston merchant claim of a 90000 gain from a New York detective. It also blanks out central office reforms and rogue galleries while criticizing management of the detective bureau. Three Tammany members skipped the meeting, blocking adoption of the section.
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New York
Police Department
Curran Aldermanic Investigating Committee
Dougherty
Boston
Central Office
Tammany
Prize for big families in Loir-et-Cren department contest
In Paris on June 6 the Loir-et-Cher farmers association held a prize competition for agricultural workers who raised the largest families while staying on the land. Eleven grandmothers with 95 children and 138 grandchildren were contestants. the prize went to a woman with 13 children and 20 grandchildren.
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Paris
Farmers’ Association
Department of
Loir-et-Cher
Testimony in U.S. suit against International Harvester
Pittsburg hearings in the government case against International Harvester are expected to finish this afternoon. The taking of testimony will move to Chicago for further proceedings.
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Pittsburg
United States
International Harvester Company
Chicago
Strawberry Box Shortage Triggers State Measure Enforcement
A La Crosse strawberry shipment from Arkansas was seized by City Sealer Eugene Derr for using short quart boxes. The state law requires full quart measures for small fruit sales, now in effect after a three season grace period. The carload entered from outside the state was halted as enforcement begins.
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Eugene Derr
Arkansas
Derr
la Crosse
Vought Escapes Mexican Rebels Reaches Galveston
M I Vought a former LaCrosse manufacturer escaped Mexican rebels near Tampico and arrived in Galveston with 107 other refugees aboard the Harry Morse. The party included women, and American officials plan an investigation as conditions in northern Mexico worsen.
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M. I. Vought
Tampico
Galveston
Texas
Mr. Vought
Harry Morse
Mexico
Vought
la Crosse
Vote-Berger Company
Thomas L. Vought
Loomis Street
John Warren
United States
EL Paso
Piedras Negras
Luther Ellsworth
Carranza
U. S
Vera Cruz
Washington
Suffragette Emily Davison Worsens After Derby Incident
Miss Emily Wilding Davison the suffragette from Northumberland who reportedly sacrificed her life in the Derby at Epsom Downs has deteriorated this afternoon as attending physicians say a severe operation may be required.
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London
Emily Wilding Davison
Epsom Downs
Congress Clock Marks Senate and House Sessions
The Congress clock shows the Senate meeting at two o'clock while a special committee continues its investigation of lobbyists. The House convened at noon.
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Senate
House
Seven graduates form 1913 Bangor High class
Bangor Wisconsin reports seven young men and women formed the 1913 class of the local high school. Commencement exercises drew a large crowd, with many visitors from outside the city, as graduation events began earlier in the week.
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Bangor
Wis
Nitrate King Ossio Claims Vast Wealth Over Rockefeller
In New York Senor Ezequiel Ossio of Chili declares he is the richest man in the world and richer than John D. Rockefeller. He boasts of counting no money, possessing four hundred million to a billion, travels with a full suite, eleven trunks and fifteen handbags as he heads to Europe.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Senor Ezequiel Ossio
Chili
Ossio
United Fruit
Rockefeller
Senor Ossio
Ossie
John D
Europe
Turkey Stubborn May Block Balkan Peace Talks
London dispatches report the Balkan peace conference at St James Palace may collapse if Turkey refuses to re enact prewar Greek rights in Turkish territory while seeking expanded privileges for Turks abroad. Bulgarians and Greeks clash on several points as Balkan premiers plan a Salonika meeting.
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London
St. James Palace
Turkey
Turey
Belgrade
Salonika
Disgruntled clerk shoots superior in Pittsburgh office
William E. Sage, a railroad ticket office clerk, shot and killed chief ticket agent James McNair and wounded chief clerk Ralph H. Paully after a confrontation over wages and promotion. Sage escaped, firing at Paully and himself before fleeing. McNair died at his desk.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
William E. Sage
Pennsylvania Ticket Office
James & McNair
Ralph H. Paully
McNair
Sage
Score
Paully
Duluth Mill Strike Sets Demand for Higher Wages
In Duluth Minnesota more than 1500 mill workers strike and plan a local union as five lumber mills in West Duluth and West End close awaiting a wage settlement. The strikers’ executive committee met and instructed a 10 percent raise for all mill workers.
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Duluth, Minn
West Duluth
West End
Pemiscott County Bank Shortage Revealed at $200000
Cashier A C Tindle faces a county bank shortage of at least 200000 dollars as examiners audit Pemiscott County books. Most shortfall from county funds, with large deposits missing. Tindle’s assets including a 12000 home and Arkansas timber holdings turned over to cover losses. he is in Memphis and due back.
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ST. Louis
Pemiscott County Bank
A. C. Tindle
John H. Cunningham
Tindle
Arkansas
Memphis
Tenn
Suffragettes Arrested At Peace Conference Protest
Women from the Women's Freedom League protested outside St James Palace during a peace conference with Balkan and Turkish delegates. They shouted to a crowd and were arrested for disturbing the gathering.
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London
Women’s Freedom League
St. James Palace
Interstate Commission Orders Coal Rate Cut Across Mississippi
The interstate commerce commission ruled that bituminous coal rates from Illinois to western Mississippi River points were unreasonable. It ordered the Toledo, St. Louis and Western and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroads to discontinue the current rates for two years by August 1, impacting Burlington, Fort Madison, and Keokuk.
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Washington
Illinois
Mississippi River
Interstate Commerce Commission
Toledo, St. Louis & Western
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Burlington
Fort Madison
Keokuk
Queen Victoria Eugenie Expecting Child in Spain
The Spanish court moved to La Granja palace as the royal family awaits the birth of a seventh child. Queen Victoria Eugenie, former Princess Ena of England, is married to King Alfonso XIII. they already have four children, with the youngest eighteen months old.
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Madrid
la Granja
Victoria Eugenie
Ena
England
Alfonso XIII
Allen for receiver for Frisco in New York push
A. A. Allen former president of the Missouri Kansas and Texas is being sought by Speyer & Co. of New York to be appointed third receiver for the Frisco. He is currently in southern Italy and reports say the move aims to place him in the position.
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ST. Louis
A. A. Allen
Missouri, Kansas
Texas
Speyer & Co
New York
Frisco
Italy
Weather snapshot shows cooler trend with scattered showers
Over the past 24 hours the high reached 74 and the low 66 with .22 inches of rain. Forecasts for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa call for generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday with cooler temperatures and winds. frost possible in Minnesota lowlands and a western high bringing cooler air. The northwestern storm moved into the upper lake region with showers and thunderstorms, while an area of high pressure moves in from the upper plains.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Upper Lake Region
Manitowoc
Missouri
South Atlantic States
Rocky Mountain Districts
Upper Plains
Montana
Dakotas
Central States
Lake Region
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Bank
O'Hara
Impson
Marbell Fieigh Co
Simpson
Federal Railroad
Colorado Statesman
Wool Trust
Aldermanic
Allege
S. H. C. Case
Rebels
Party of Refugees
Clerk
Duluth
Short
Allen
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