Patterson Son Embraces Socialism Defying Chicago Tribune Roots
New York reports Joseph Patterson, son of Chicago Tribune editor R W Patterson, declares himself a socialist after a varied career from Yale athlete to Illinois legislator, criticizing political machines and advocating municipal ownership of utilities while his father calls socialism a wild fanaticism.
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New York
Joseph Medill Patterson
Chicago Tribune
Patterson
America
Illinois
Joe” Patterson
Alice Higginbotham
Chicago
Tribune
Joe
Groton
Porkopolis
New Mexico
Yale
Wyoming
The
Ibune
the Tribune
Supplement
Father
Europe
Medilla McCormick
Louden
Deneen
Fsne
Phere
Dunne
Municipal Corporations
Penal Institution Committee
Springfield
Lorimer
Wi Service Commission
R. W. Patterson
Reform of Primary and Election Laws Heads Conference
Delegates from nearly every region gather in New York for the second national conference on reforming primary and election laws and corrupt practices acts. Oscar S. Straus opens with calls for enduring moral law and cites historic anti bossisme victories shaping voter rights and party independence. Josiah Quincy presides, noting Australian ballot law as a key reform influence.
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New York
National Civic Federaon
Oscar S. Straus
Folk
Missouri
Major Weaver
Philadelphia
Colby
New Jersey
Jerome
Boston
Bonaparte
Maryland
Taft
Ohio
Straus
Shonts Resumes Testimony on Isthmian Affairs
Theodore P. Shonts testifies before the Senate Inter Oceanic Canals committee on bids for supplies and disputes with Markel and Hudgins. He discusses continuing as Clover Leaf president without salary and efforts to sever his Clover Leaf interests while urging a government cable link.
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Washington
Theodore P. Shonts
Isthmian Canal Commission
Senate
Sayne
Morgan
Shents
Isthmus
United States
Foreclosure Sale Looms For Standard Rope and Twine Co
Boston announces a foreclosure auction on April 3 for all property of the Standard Rope and Twine Company, the cordage combine. The firm failed to pay interest on bonds after its financial difficulties.
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Boston
Standard Rope
Twine Company
Cordage Combine
Iowa United Mine Workers Postpone Wage Scale Action
In Des Moines Iowa the Iowa United Mine Workers of America and operators adjourned without wage scale changes and decided to await the national association's decision on April 1 and abide by that outcome.
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Des Moines
Iowa United Mine Workers of America
National Association
Grand jury asks court advice on corporate political contributions
In New York on March 8 the grand jury presented Justice O Sullivan with a request for guidance. It alleged that officers or trustees of large corporations funded political campaigns and sought a rapid, distraction free path to possible insurance case review. Justice O Sullivan said he would advise the grand jury in a few days.
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New York
Grand Jury
Justice J O'Sullivan
Court of General Sessions
O’sullivan
Prand
Andrew Hamilton Returns Under an Alias
Andrew Hamilton arrived in New York aboard the Deutschland using the name W. Milton. He led the legislative bureau for New York Life and helped oversee bills for several large companies. He cited rumors of criminal proceedings as his reason for returning and discussed the Fowler committee report, McCall’s death, and the health and challenges he faces.
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New York
Andrew Hamilton
W. Milton
Fowler Committee
John R. McCall
New York Life
Hamilton
McCall
Fowler
Lyman Short
The
Mutual
Alexander
Banker's Son Kidnapped in New York For 20000 Ransom
Antonia Bozuffi, 14 year old son of Italian banker John Bozuffi of 63rd Street and First Avenue, was abducted while acting as a clerk. He was sent to buy stamps and did not return. Police report two ransom letters in Italian demanding $20,000 with threat of death if police are alerted.
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New York
March
Antonia Bozuffi
John Bozuffi
Sixty-third Street
First Avenue
Brooklyn
Bank official resigns from Mutual Life board in New York
Albany notes Dudley Olcott president of the Mechanics and Farmers Bank resigns as a trustee of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. James Speyer of Speyer and Co. also resigns from the Mutual Life trustees.
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Albany
N. Y
Dudley Olcott
Mechanics’ and Farmers’ Bank
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
New York
James Speyer
Speyer & Co
Mutual
Glories In His Standpatism in Tariff Debate
Representative Lacey of Iowa argued against sacrificing U S commerce to win German markets. He cited tariffs favoring home markets, noted 87 percent of farm products sold domestically, and contrasted prosperity with earlier hard times. He cited Iowa farm land gains under the Dingley law and 1905 factory output, urging protection.
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Washington
March
Lacey
Towa
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Iowa
Party of Protection
Miners Leave Country Amid Coal Region Exodus
More than 1,000 Hungarians and Slavs from anthracite coal areas tried to board the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse to sail for Europe. Only 780 were accommodated as the first wave of thousands planning to return home during the coal strike turmoil.
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New York
Europe
Senate debate on army medical department bill
In Washington on March 8 Senate debate focused on an army medical department efficiency bill. Hale opposed it and warned the general staff plans hinted at invading China, though he said he would not discuss that topic. He claimed such plans would amount to a declaration of war and doubted a war would occur.
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Karl Marx
Dunne’s
Chicago
Washington, D. C
Senate
Hale
China
General Staff
Gapon Traitors Charge Sparks Open Letter Row
Father Gapon accuses Father Petroff of traitorous ties to social democrats harming workers. He calls for a wide party backed investigation of Gapon's organization. Petroff accuses Sechoff in a money scandal and Sechoff commits suicide after denying the charge.
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St. Petersburg
Gapon
Gregor Petroff
Petroff
Sechoff
Denver and Rio Grande roundhouse roof collapse fatality
A concrete roof in the Den ver and Rio Grande roundhouse under construction collapsed in Pueblo on March 8 killing Harry Robbie and injuring three workers including W. H. McFadden Oscar Keel and Bert Walter. Investigators believe removal of false work weakened the structure.
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Pueblo
Colo
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Harry Robbie
W. H. McFadden
Oscar Keel
Bert Walter
Girl Pleads Guilty in First Degree Manslaughter Case
Bertha Claiche pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree at the resumption of her murder trial in New York. The guilty plea followed secret talks between District Attorney Jerome and defense counsel. She fainted after uttering guilty and was taken to the Tombs. Justice Davis adjourned court and set March 29 for sentencing.
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New York
Bertha Claiche
Supreme Court
Jerome
Bertha
Mayor signs saloon license tax into law in Chicago
Chicago March 6 Mayor Dunne signed the ordinance approved by the city council fixing the annual saloon license fee at 3000 dollars making it a law.
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Dunne
Chicago
Roosevelt Urges Coast Defenses and Armament Expansion
President Roosevelt sent a message to Congress endorsing plans by a joint army navy board to bolster coast defenses. The report urges fortifications at Chesapeake Bay entrances and insular possessions including Manila Bay Pearl Harbor Guantanamo Guam San Juan and Honolulu and canal entrances. It cites past gaps in armament and outlines estimated costs and recommended ports and gun programs for a comprehensive harbor defense.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Army and Navy
Chesapeake
United States
Insular
Manila Bay
Pearl Harbor
Guatanamoa
Guam
San Juan
Honolulu
Panama Canal
Gun Foundry Board
Endicott Board
Army
Navy
Secretary of War
Valdivostok
Taft
Puget Sound
Chesapeake Bay
Isthmian Canal
Isthmian
Guantingmoe
Guin
Subig Bey
Month Tay
Mearl Harbor
Colon
Panna
Huil
Skkennebee River
Borthingh
Portsmouth
Boston
New Bedford
Narragansett Bay
Long Island Sound
New York
Delaware Bay
Baltimore
Hampton Roads
Potomac River
Cape Fear River
Charleston
Savannah
Key West
Pensacola
Mobile Bay
Mississippi River
Galveston
San Diego
Columbia River
Lake Ports
Kiska Island
Longworth Returns with Enormous Havana Cigar
Representative Longworth resumed duties in the house presenting Speaker Cannon with a huge cigar from Havana. The eighteen inch stick was shown in the speaker’s room at the Capitol.
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Washington
Longworth
House
Capitol
Speaker Cannon
Havana
Cuba
Congressmen Cut Out the Free Seeds
Washington reports the House Agriculture Committee voted 8 to 7 to strike the $250,000 yearly appropriation for free seed distribution to constituents. The move ends a long standing perk, despite prior support from Secretary Wilson and remarks by Gal Howay chief of the bureau. Secretaries to congressmen welcomed the change, removing the need to send thousands of seed packet slips.
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Washington
Committee On Agriculture of
House
Senate
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Galloway
Bureau of Plant Industry
Pure Food Bill Advances in House Committee
Washington March 7 The house committee on interstate and foreign commerce agreed on a pure food bill to be favorably reported. It mirrors the Heyburn senate measure but adds provisions and carries its name and number. Only three members Adamson Bartlett and Russell opposed, intending a minority report alleging federal police power over state affairs.
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Washington, D. C
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
House
Senate
Adamson
Georgia
Bartlett
Russell
Texas
Faith healing clash ends with city health intervention
Chicago authorities justified forcible intervention in an extreme illness when a physician was refused. Ella Turner, a Dowie believer, was treated by prayer after Zion City contact, but the health department, led by Corporation Counsel Lewis, ordered medical care to prevent perilous outcome.
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Chicago
Lewis
John Alexander Dowle
Ella Turner
Dowie
Voliva
Zion City
Health Department
Chicago boosts saloon license to curb crime
Chicago city council approved raising saloon licenses from 600 to 1000 dollars in a 40 to 28 vote. Mayor Dunne said he would sign, effective May 1, boosting city income by about 2.25 million dollars yearly. Funds will expand the police force by 1000 officers.
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Chicago
Dunne
Council
Clark Keeps Land in Major Supreme Court Victory
Senator Clark of Montana defeated government efforts to cancel 11 400 acres of public lands in Montana deemed fraudulently secured. The ruling by the Supreme Court preserves the patents in question.
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Montana
Washington, D. C
Clark
Supreme Court
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