Labor leader Gompers defense urged at civic federation event
President Low of the National Civic Federation extols Samuel Gompers and argues labor and management can be reconciled. He condemns violence in unions, cites the McNamara case, and praises AFL leadership while warning critics against hasty judgments. A broad defense frames the era as balancing capital and labor with peaceful means.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of A
McNawas
Low
National Civic Federfim
Iron Workers’ Union
McNamara
American Federation of R
American Federation of Labor
McNamaras
Gompers
United
Ling
Organized Labor
McNamiras
Burns
Are
United States
Civic Federation
Ee An
Industrial Workers of the World
American of Labor
Arthur Detained After Sheriff's Posse Firefight Near Evington
Arthur a negro wanted for shooting a policeman in Roanoke and another man in West Virginia and for horse stealing in Bedford county was shot by a sheriff's posse at his father-in-law's near Evington yesterday afternoon and will probably die. Deputy Sheriff Ould with four men went to capture him after his return from West Virginia Tuesday night. They surrounded the house and Arthur opened fire until buckshot struck him.
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Arthur
Am Roanoke
West Virginia
Bedford County
Evington
Sherif Ould
Arbitration Before Senate Today in Treaty Votes
The Senate will begin voting at 4:30 today on arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France. The first test is on the foreign relations committee amendment to strike clause three of article three, which critics say would delegate treaty making power to a joint high commission whose acts could bind the Senate.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Great Britain
France
Foreign Relations Committee
Joint High Commission of Inquiry
Commission
Wreck of Twentieth Century Limited Near Nottingham
The second section of the Twentieth Century Limited on the New York Central derailed at Nottingham a suburb of Cleveland. Five cars left the rails and passengers in sleeping cars were badly shaken. one car overturned as the westbound train from New York to Chicago ran on Lake Shore tracks.
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Cleveland
New York Central Railroad
Nottingham
New York
Chicago
Lake Shore
New York Central
Success crowns dash to pole as Amundsen cites Scott triumph
A Wellington cable to the Daily Express quotes Captain Roald Amundsen stating Captain Robert F. Scott has reached the South Pole. The report notes no official word from Scott, and outlines the rivalry and differing aims of the two expeditions. The piece recalls Cook and the North Pole parallels, cites Scott's Terra Nova voyage details, funding, and crew.
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London
Daily Express
Wellington
New Zealand
Roald Amundsen
Hobart
Tasmania
Robert F. Scott
Scott
Royal Geographical Society
Amundsen
Captain Scott
Antarctic
Pole
the Express
Amunison
Cook
North Pole
Dr. Cook
South Pole
the Geographical Society
Peary Delighted by Scott Pole Claim Reaction
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, retired explorer of the North Pole, expressed pleasure upon reading Captain Amundsen’s note that Captain Scott reached the South Pole. He declined further discussion until more details emerge. In Roanoke, votes in the statewide enabling act showed a small surprise at the Senate tally, with temperance forces split by local voting patterns and a solid pro saloon bloc aiding defeat.
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Peary
Washington, D. C
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Amundsen
Captain Scott
Scott
State Senate
Roanoke City
W. R. Watts
Roanoke
John M. Hart
Montgomery
W. L. Andrews
L. Stearnes
House of Delegates
F. W. Willis
The Sign of Spring in Retail Windows
The piece notes the sole sign of spring visible in stores with dainty displays. It references a column titled woman s Ingrette nton Leader and comments that proving Roosevelt inconsistent is no longer interesting, reflecting a casual editorial tone.
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Woman's Ingrettenton Leader
Roosevelt
Ledger-Dispatch
Atlanta Woman Shot Husband in Early Morning Incident
Mrs Daisy Ulrich Ober Grace of Atlanta is jailed on assault to commit murder charges after her husband Eu gene B Grace was found bleeding at home with a single bullet wound. He says she shot him. she denies guilt and claims innocence. Grace had previously left for Newnan and returned after learning of the shooting. He described the event while at the hospital. She is described as a former Philadelphia widow twelve years his senior.
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Atlanta, GA
Daisy Ulrich Ober Grace
Eugene B. Grace
Atlanta
Grac
Tusday
Grace
Newnan
Philadelphia
Manganese Mine Sold to New York London Syndicate
Lynchburg Virginia report: Piedmont Manganese Mine eight miles east of Lynchburg sold by D W Myers for 500000 to a syndicate led by New York and London capitalists under Piedmont Manganese Corporation. Plant cost 300000 to be built this spring. 2.5 mile spur to Chesapeake and Ohio Railway planned. Output to Pittsburg, Florida and London. 315 acres sold with option on 1500 more.
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Lynchburg
New York
London
Richmond
Piedmont Manganese Corporation
D. W. Myers
Piedmont Manganese
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Myers
C. T. Hennigan
America
Krupps
Germany
Pittsburg
Fla
Amundsen Returns From Pole Quest Progress Unknown
Copenhagen reports Captain Roald Amundsen has reached Hobart Tasmania but offers no update on his South Pole expedition. The 1911 voyage began as a North Pole quest, later pivoting to the South Pole with rivals including Captain Scott leading a major international polar effort.
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Cial
Roald Amundsen
Royal Danish Geographical Society
Hobart
Tasmania
South Pole
Amundsen
North Pole
Mundsen
Northwest Passage
Norway
Madeira
Scott
Birthday of Champ Clark Marks 62nd Anniversary
Speaker Champ Clark yesterday celebrated his sixty second birthday with fifteen hours of handshaking and congratulations. The day started with a cordial reception by his office staff and continued with a public demonstration on the House floor.
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Washington, D. C
Champ Clark
Speaker Champ Clark Praised in House as He Receives Substantial Tribute
A large audience in Convention Hall cheered Speaker Champ Clark during a close House tribute. Representatives Rainey Austin and former Speaker Cannon lauded his fairness and leadership likening Clark to Lincoln. A Pittsburgh heiress disappearance note closes the item with brief irony.
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Convention Hall
Housdais
Clark
Representative Burnett
Alabama
House
Rainey
Illinois
Lincoln
Kentucky
Champ Clark
Austin
Tennessee
Cannon
Congress to probe Lawrence strike amid police denials
The House Rules Committee reopened its inquiry into Lawrence Massachusetts strike conditions as city officials deny police brutality. Testimony covered a telegram about strikers' children sent to New York where one boy reportedly faced harsh treatment. A petition from 2000 Lawrence residents urged Congress to examine industrial practices and wage effects of stock and bond issues. Reverend Clark Carter described strikers as mobs, not a parade, during testimony on aid efforts.
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Washington, D. C
Lawrence
Mass
House Rules Committee
Massachusetts
Daniel Murphy
Samuel C. Logan
New York
Adam Banker
Peter
Arlington Hall
Twenty-third Street
Fourth Avenue
Tele-Gram
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Reading
Congress
L. M. Quinn
Ames Street
Clark Carter
Molasses and water seen as luxuries in Lawrence mills
A quoted hearing shows mill workers’ hardship with low wages as Carter and ministers discuss living costs. The dialogue notes that molasses on bread and spring water are among two great luxuries, while wages as low as 3.86 dollars weekly are mentioned. The discussion shifts to child labor and responsibility, blaming overseers and mill owners.
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Foster
Carter
Renee
America
Ben
Stanley
Neph ew of Diaz Would Be Leader
A revolution backed by Felix Diaz, Porfirio Diaz’s nephew, aims to install Diaz as president. Felix Diaz is expected to arrive, with Porfirio Diaz returning from Europe to guide the government if successful. Rebels advance on Mexico City as American volunteers organize to defend the capital. Ten thousand join the defense as civilians flee, and Colotlan falls after a three hour battle with fifteen killed.
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Mexico City
Felix Diaz
Porfirio Diaz
Europe
Felix
Wiazco
Vera Cruz
Colotlan
Powers Are Impatient In Mexico Crisis
Secretary of War Stimson met with President Taft after a speaking tour. He would not say if U S troops will be sent to the Mexican border as foreign powers urge definite action. The State Department faces pressure to guarantee protection or withdraw and permit European control if conditions do not improve.
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Washington, D. C
Stimson
Taft
Mexico
State Department
United States
A Gift of Nature Veck-Has your wife made her in se
Veck reports a curious line about a gift of nature and a wife and asks if she has made her mark the speaker notes she has merely developed something unclear in the fragmentary text from the newspaper page
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Veck
Riot Strikes Lawrencemilitia Called to Quell Pickets
In Lawrence Massachusetts a massive strike riot drew eight to ten thousand workers on Essex and Union Streets. A policeman and a strikebreaker were stabbed. police and park officers faced brutal assaults as the mob clashed with authorities. Militia was deployed to disperse rioters and fourteen arrests were made on charges of intimidation and disorder. Police say maximum penalties will be imposed for interfering with workers. Forty one children left for Boston en route to Philadelphia as police guarded the station. relatives appeared happy.
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Lawrence
Mass
Atlantic Mills
Metropolitan Park
Essex
Union
South Lawrence
Mahoney
Essex Street
Coburn
Uurn
Boston
Philadelphia
Inauguration by Telegraph for Yuan Shikai
Yuan Shikai, poised to become the first elected president of the Chinese republic, will be inaugurated by telegraph from Nanking as the republican national assembly sits in Pekin. The oath will be transmitted to Yuan and then signed and sent back. The plan faces uncertain execution amid a tense northern situation.
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Nanking
Yuan Shi Kai
Chines Republic
Yuan
Pekin
Republican National Assembly
Vpvkin
Secretary Knox Visits Honduras During Latin America Peace Tour
Special Secretary Knox arrived in AMAPALO Honduras aboard the US cruiser Maryland from Corinto. The group was greeted by local officials and saluted as the warship entered the harbor, marking a notable reception amid past anti American unrest that required a US presence two years earlier.
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Amapalo
Honduras
Knox
United States
Maryland
Corinto
Gas Explosion Entombs Eight Miners at Diamond Vale
Eight men are entombed and probably dead after a gas explosion at the Diamond Vale collieries in Merritt British Columbia. Early reports say seven bodies were recovered and eight others remained trapped with fate unknown.
Wreck at Social Circle Kills Four on Georgia Train
A head on collision between passenger train No. 4 and a freight train near Social Circle Georgia left four men dead and nine injured, six perhaps fatally. The impact demolished both locomotives and telescoped the Jim Crow car and baggage car, with debris piled high and crews working for hours to recover bodies.
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Social Circle
Megra
Georgia
Here
Believe Her Mind Was Unbalanced Trial In London
Mrs Eleanor Jacobs wife of famous humor writer W W Jacobs was charged in West End Police Court with breaking four windows in Earl's Court during a suffragette raid. She said she acted because she believed it was her duty as mother of five children. The magistrate remanded her eight days for sanity evaluation.
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London
Eleanor Jacobs
W. W. Jacobs
Vermilya Trial Delayed Then New Murder Charge Filed
Louise Vermilya, charged with murdering policeman Arthur Bisonette, had her murder case dropped today before Judge Honor. She was rearrested on a new charge of poisoning railroad conductor Richard T. Snaith. her heart condition worsened by the shock and poison, with doctors warning against further excitement.
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Chicago
Ill
Louise Vermilya
Arthur Bisonette
Honor
Bisonette
Smith
Women Should Follow Some Profession Discussed by Miss Allen
Miss Viola Allen argues at the Academy on whether a wife and mother can pursue a career. She cites women in law, teaching, and writing, but notes a wife’s duty to family should come first if children’s welfare is at stake. Mr. Waldron counters that a woman’s primary role is to bear and raise children, with art or writing secondary.
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Viola Allen
Academy
Miss Allen
Miss Crotherma
Charles Waldron
Mr. Waldron
Mr. Wa
Republican declares freedom and equal rights in witty defense
A metropolitan journal quotes an enthusiastic Republican praising liberty and protection while claiming the party stands for equal rights for all. The text notes the speaker’s irony and argues the opposite about special privileges. The contrast highlights political rhetoric and perceived truths.
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