Bailey Defends Congress Over Courts In Rail Rate Fight
Texas Senator Bailey delivers four hour Senate speech arguing Congress can limit inferior courts power to suspend Interstate Commerce Commission rulings. Hale signals support for Bailey amendment and urges strengthening ICC with broad Supreme Court review. Debate centers on court vs congressional authority and final appellate oversight.
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Washington
Senator Bailey
Texas
Hare
Maine
Bailey
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hale
Spooner
Knox
Mr. Knox
Mr. Spooner
Congress
South Carolina
Cornfield
Republic
Supreme Court of the United States
Senate
Mr. Bailey
Batley
Congiss
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Mr_ LaFollette
Labor to Have Voice in Congress Legislation Committee
WashingtonApril 11 The Central Labor union proposes a labor legislative committee to monitor all congressional acts affecting labor. If approved by other central bodies nationwide, the city will host a committee with a representative from each of the 559 central labor unions. The resolution directs the secretary to invite unions nationwide to appoint a member.
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Legislative Committee
Washington
Central Labor Union
Labor Legislative Committee
Congress
United States
Divided Coal Traffic Among Six Railroads Revealed
At an interstate commerce commission hearing in Philadelphia the division of bituminous coal traffic among six railroads was disclosed. The inquiry showed private car contracts let mining firms guarantee delivery dates, while smaller firms lack such cars. Pennsylvania Railroad reportedly requires ownership of 500 private cars and a $500000 outlay to handle them.
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Railroad Combine
Philadelphia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad
Miners and Operators Clash Over Arbitration Scope
New York April 11 The anthracite operators reject full arbitration and propose the Roosevelt era strike commission decide if changes in hard coal conditions require modifying the commission’s award The miners restrict inquiries to wages and dispute methods The scale committee met with little public info and will reconvene Thursday as independents blast a potential arbitration as surrender to anarchy and mob violence
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New York
Conciliation Board
Roosevelt
George F. Baer
Mine Owners’ Subcommittee
United Mine Workers
Minera
Mitchell
Split Nose Attack Sparks Lynching Chance on Train
Passengers on a Ninth avenue electric train attacked a man after he struck Miss Isabel Oliver, splitting her nose and injuring her eyes. A police officer intervened, rescuing the assailant from a mob of about 50 men who demanded lynching as the car reached the station.
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New York
Isabel Oliver
Ninth Avenue
Dog commits suicide by rope in Salem incident
In Salem C April 11 a fox terrier owned by Charles Moore hanged itself after a prank punishment. A loose rope end hung near a shed window and the dog set its head in a noose, leaped out, and strangled.
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Salem
Charles Moore
Still After Packers Prosecution for Individual Convictions
Chicago April 11 The Chronicle reports President Roosevelt has directed renewed efforts to prosecute the packers as individuals. Attorney Morrison is to pursue indictments before the next federal grand jury and obtain evidence for a grand jury complaint. Government agents gather information to prove violations of Judge Grosscup's injunction.
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Chicago
the Chronicle Today
Roosevelt
Attoreny
Moody
Morrison
Grosscup
United States Circuit Court
Grosseup
Dowie delays Zion return after consult with adviser
Chicago April 11 John Alexander Dowie will not enter Zion City soon after a long talk with adviser Emil Wet ten. Dowie said there would be no compromise with Voliva and he must lead Zion or nothing. A church conference ordered officers and members to stop Mexican language warrants contributions to block Dowie’s funds.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Zion
Emil C. Wetten
Dowie
Zion City
Voliva
Christian Catholic Apostolic Church
W. H. Piper
John A. Lewis
Fielding H. Wilhite
Plantation Association
Pittsburg Man Dies After Self Inflicted Wound
Henry Mertz 44 of Pittsburg, confined in East Liverpool jail, earlier attempted death by cutting his throat with broken crockery. He later fashioned a gash in his throat with a shard from a water pitcher in the county infirmary, severing the jugular vein. He belonged to the Excelsior club of Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Lisbon
Henry Mertz
East Liverpool
Excelsior Club
Relief train wreck kills two Cumberland officials
A relief train over the West Virginia Central railroad derailed after a landslide, killing engineer Samuel Martin and fireman Albert Harrison, both of Cumberland. Baltimore brakeman Charles Cook of Philson, Pa., was decapitated at Old Town crossing in Cumberland. James Gay Gordon retires from private practice after ten months as counsel to Mayor Weaver as the political reshaping moves forward. August Belmont buys the stallion Rock Sand for $125,000 in London.
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West Virginia Central
Cumberland
West Virginia Central Railroad
Samuel Martin
Albert Harrison
Charles Cook
Baltimore & Ohio
Philson
Old Town
Gordon
Philadelphia
James Gay Gordon
Weaver
Israel W. Durham
No relief in sight from Vesuvius disaster topples roofs
Rescuers battle to reach victims after the collapse of the San Giuseppe church in Capri reports 200 killed in the collapse and Naples district losses. Lava flows resume from Vesuvius as ash rain and sand fall blanket towns near Torre Annunziata Ottajano and Pompeii. Troops, Red Cross, and hospitals aid the injured while authorities report 26 dead from the San Guiseppe church collapse and 79 severely hurt.
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London
Capri
Times
San Giuseppe
Naples
Cercola
Torre Annunziata
Pompeii
Ottajano
San Guiseppe
Vesuvius
Saviano
Rome
Tribuna
Mt. Vesuvius
Mt. Oliveto
Torre del Greco
Matteucci
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Sonnino
Cardinal Prisco
Mt. Oliveta
Red Cross Society
Jones Admitted Perjury in Patrick Trial Hearings
Corporal A B Stanberry testified in New York that Charles F Jones, valet to William Marsh Rice, admitted lying to discredit Albert T Patrick and hinted he would reveal the truth if spared. Jones, Stanberry said, was his roommate when the admissions were made during Patrick’s murder trial appeals hearing. Stanberry was brought from the Philippines to testify as Patrick faces execution.
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Albert H. Patrick
New York
A. B. Stanberry
Thirteenth Infantry
Charles F. Jones
William Marsh Rice
Albert T. Patrick
Patrick
Stanberry
Jones
Rice
Philippines
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Bridgeport
Fifth
American Tinplate Company
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Pattison
Cincinnati
Tling Disputes — Miners Committee
Mertz
Belmont
Eaples
Mountain Side
Sapplo
Bon Ami
Eclipse
Oakland
L. C
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