Eight hours work test case shocks Toledo and Ohio dam law
Cincinnati dispatch reports that the Sheridan Kirk contracting company was found guilty in the federal eight hour day law test case for the Fernbank Ohio river dam project. The verdict came after a 15 minute jury deliberation with penalties awaiting later consideration. The case highlighted worker hours and pay disputes as managers testified hiring was impossible at the proposed rates.
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Sheridan-Kirk Contracting Company
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Fernbank
Peculiar Proposition Sent To Secretary Of Navy
A Louisiana resident proposed using a war to cull undesirable elements by killing many citizens. Secretary Bonaparte replied he could not judge the plan without details and noted war often yields a higher loss of desirable citizens than bad ones. Bun's Weekly Review notes mixed trade signals and rising pig iron prices amid labor agitation.
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Washington
Bonaparte
Louisiana
United States
Morse Buys Mallory Line Consolidates Shipping Trust
New York on October 27 reports that Charles Morse has purchased the Mallory Line of steamships. It is understood Morse plans to consolidate the four companies into a single holding company with an estimated capital of 200 million dollars.
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Mallory Line
New York
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Mallory
Sead
Consolidated Company
League Blow Reduces Independence League Ballot
New York Oct 27 the appellate division ruled against most Independence League candidates for congress and state legislature citing technical petition issues The decision keeps some on the ballot while others are moved to different columns and a Nov 12 session may argue the ruling Taft and Bonaparte spoke at Baltimore Bryan addressed Canton Ohio on Oct 27 and urged unity under the party name in the upcoming elections Cincinnati declared Citizens Municipal ticket valid despite protests and Colleagues in Washington announced Cortelyou will resign as Republican chair before becoming treasury secretary with New York trips and Ohio stops shaping the presidential campaign adjustments
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Unseemly Wrangle Official Squabble in San Francisco
In San Francisco on Oct 27 William H Langdon independence league candidate for governor faced an acting mayor move to remove him as assistant from the district attorney office. A restraining order blocked Ruef from interfering as Langdon and Heney remained untroubled. Court scenes drew 2000 spectators, police ejected several, and Ruef was hissed. Later rural mail delivery rules were announced for unincorporated villages permitting box-equipped residents to receive mail via rural routes.
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Independence League
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Heney
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Washington
Post Office Department
Perished in Hotel Fire in Fourche Lumber Town
Little Rock Ark Oct 27 J B Calvert a leading lumber dealer of Ada J T died in a hotel fire at Fourche a lumber town. The tragedy removes a prominent business figure and adds to a disaster in a small Arkansas community.
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Metcalf Sent to San Francisco to Investigate Race School Segregation
President Roosevelt dispatches Secretary Victor Metcalf to San Francisco to investigate Japanese segregation in white schools and related discrimination. The move follows Viscount Aoki’s request to protect Japanese treaty rights, with Metcalf consulting local officials and Japanese consular officers as he gathers first hand facts for possible federal action.
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Victor H. Metcalf
Department of Commerce and Labor
San Francisco
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Root
California
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Pardee
Count Aoki
Tokyo
Aokl
Warrants Out for Three Men and Woman in Bank Wreck
Washington reports warrants issued for BE McCormick Raymond S Donaldson Miss Barbara T Kritschmann and John T Hoag in connection with the failure of the Aetna Banking and Trust company branch in Butte Montana. Charges include conspiracy and ties to the Illinois Securities company Hoag arrested in Chicago. Youngest Civil War soldier Perry Ryan of Seattle to receive back pension after verification. Cuban marauders prompt US troop realignment in Santa Clara province with no US troop deployment. Gold coin shaving in Seattle leads to losses estimated at cents per piece, experts say.
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Aetna Banking and Trust Company
Butte, Mont
Comptroller of Currency
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Raymond S. Donaldson
Barbara T. Kritschmann
John T. Hoag
McCormick
Donaldson
Kritschmann
Illinois Securities Company
Hoag
Chicago
Perry Ryan
Seattle
Wash
Twentyfourth
Iowa
Town’s mixed bank heist and fires dominate week
Mobbers stole 2700 from Bank of Jamestown Missouri and fled after a running battle with townspeople. Banks and looted sites include Bank of Odin Newfoundland and Bellamy Storer, former minister to Austria Hungary, returned to the United States. Knorville Tennessee wholesale drug firm Berry Demoville & Co. suffered 50000 fire damage, fully insured. Several notable deaths and public notices follow including suicides and accidents. Methodist bishops in Rochester plan 700000 for rebuilding San Francisco churches damaged in the recent conflagration.
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Bloomfeld
F. E. Becker
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Magnetic Springs
Samuel Allen
Dayton
Methodist
Rochester
San Francisco
Internal Revenue Receipts Report Show Increase in September
The October 27 report from Internal Revenues in Washington states September receipts reached 21 962 639 dollars, up 138 151 from September 1905. For the first quarter of the current fiscal year, gains over 1905 total 4 661 151 dollars.
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Internal Revenue
Hindoo Acrobats Impress with Balancing Feats on Pole
An Indian performer on a fifteen foot bamboo pole wowed the crowd with balancing feats. He steadies a light stick on his nose and a heavier on his chin, then tosses the heavy one to land on the light end, while spinning on a stone and balancing sticks on hands and feet, accompanied by drums and pantomime.
The Mahogany Tree and its Rocky Growth
The article explains how mahogany trees frequently sprout from rock crevices, details seed structure like a thistle for wind dispersal, and notes size limits of young plants. It compares Honduras mahogany from marshy Atlantic areas to Cuban and Haitian varieties prized for solid timber and veneers.
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Cuba
Haiti
New York Herald
Grain and Livestock Prices Across Cities
Grain and livestock quotes from Chicago and several eastern markets show cattle ranges from common steers to prime exports, with hogs and sheep varied by weight and quality. Prices also appear for calves, bulls, and milkers, plus grain bids for wheat corn oats and rye across New York Cincinnati Toledo and Lima markets.
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Bedians
Father Finds Missing Book After Long Search
A father, after an exhaustive search, finally locates a long sought book. He muses that the item always appears in the last place looked, suggesting that finding it ends the hunt. His son notes the irony of the pursuit ending once found.
Chance For a Laugh. Rule Poem Praises Quiet Refusal
An aspirant asks editor about a verse titled He Always Refused to Smile. The editor responds with a wry remark that the poem might have broken the mood if given the right religious context, hinting at a playful critique of the piece.
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