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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1905
Page
5
Five railroad labor organizations including conductors, yard workers, and trainmen presented a united protest to the president in Washington. They argued the proposed freight rate plan would affect wages and urged fair treatment by railroads and shippers while the expected legislation could shape rates nationwide. Roosevelt indicated openness to understand the issue and promised consideration.
Chicago November 16 report says the campaign of agitation by the propaganda bureau defeated government legislation and railroads wave pen prosecutions. Four employees and Bier are singled out as apart from the main group as views shift.
John Mitchell opened today’s session of the America Labor convention focusing on immigration. The executive committee reported there would be no decrease this year and noted the impact of current wage levels on workers.
The Agrsocians of State Universities fail to reach agreement on endorsing football as played in A. resolution. The issue, deemed a waste of time by some, is tabled permanently. Elected officials include Richard H. Jesse as vice president and Charles R. as treasurer, with George E. Fei- Fig representing the University of Maine.
Ninety men at the Southern Kansas Scottish Rite building were thrown into a heap when a scaffold failed. Workers suffered injuries as they were crushed and jostled by the collapse during a photo crew setup.
In Milwaukee Wisconsin on November 16 1887 a crowd of about 500 gathered to commemorate a day linked to anarchist action in Chicago two days earlier. The participants discussed hostility toward governments and signs and rhetoric referenced the执行 of five men.
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A whirlwind of brief stories from Muscatine to Kenosha recount unusual incidents, losses, and small scandals. A four year old daughter dies in a tub, a man dies after a head injury though his heart beats for hours, and a Harvard freshmen basketball score shocks readers. From Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s stag tally to a protest against debtors in Louis, the clippings mix tragedy, humor, and sensational chatter.
In Boonville Indiana on November 14 the funeral for Archene Rhodes who was killed by Argyl Rhodes occurred Sunday. The slayer attended the service along with a mile long procession of friends. The coroner is taking testimony but a verdict is not yet set likely self defense. Argyl waived examination, was bonded and bound over to circuit court. Their mother, prostrated, cannot recover and did not attend.
New York November 13 Edna Wallace Hopper a prominent light opera star touring in The Heart of Maryland underwent an appendectomy at a sanitarium in this city. Doctors reported she is still very ill but her condition is satisfactory to them.
Reading from Madrid reports Republicans gain momentum in municipal voting with stronger showings for the government at many points, while overall results indicate increased Republican majorities nationwide.
Gambier Ohio November 16. James E McCarvey a Kenyon theological student was bound gagged and left unconscious in his Bexley hall room by suspected Delta Kappa Epsilon members. The incident underscores intimidation linked to the Pierson manslaughter probe as Knox county grand jury weighs indictments and possible exhumation of Stuart Pierson s body.
London readers confront the UK birth rate crisis as the Standard argues global population growth could double in seventy years. It warns England may reach 83 million, stressing life conditions must change or drastic limits on births will be needed to avert societal collapse.
New York reports a certificate filed in the county clerk's office where Mayor McClellan asserts he spent no money in the recent campaign. He states he did not contribute or expend funds directly or indirectly by himself or through others in aid of his election.
In Boston, Judge Wentworth ordered a warrant for Thomas W. Lawson on criminal libel charges brought by Charles W. Barron after an October magazine article. An agreement spared immediate arrest as Lawson to appear in court next Saturday. Barron plans a countersuit for Barron libel.
Rev C E Mogg of Central M E Church in Wilkes Barre commends higher foil and steel prices for funding churches and libraries. He praises Rockefeller as a major contributor and says he would donate similarly if able, as long as it stays within the law.
New York reports Putnam Bradlee Strong son of the late W L Strong will sue his wife for absolute divorce. He asks Daniel O Reilly to begin action at once. The couple’s sensational marriage to May Yohe is recalled amid vanished diamonds and a vaudeville appearance.
John Biggs, a night clerk for Western Union in Norfolk, was dismissed for refusing an unpaid message from President Roosevelt to his wife in Washington. The message, relayed from the Norfolk navy yard via the West Virginia, was sent by telephone to the Western Union office and Biggs cited company rules against unpaid messages. Company officers said he should have used more discretion.
A Geological Survey report shows US crude petroleum output in 1904 at 117,063,421 barrels with value of 101,170,466 dollars. West of the Mississippi surpassed the east in production for the first time, with new pools found in Texas, California, Kansas and Indian Territory and a 180 by 50 mile productive belt in the region. The report expects continued production growth due to rising automotive demand.
A bomb exploded in the Pera district today causing horror while authorities refuse to release specific details for the moment. The incident occurred in Constantinople on November 14 as officials withhold particulars.
Washington reports no knowledge in the state department of any agreement from Mexico between Great Britain and Japan to build a ship canal via Nicaragua in opposition to the Panama Canal project. The note dismisses the purported pact as unfounded.
Testimony before the insurance investigation shows Andrew Hamilton abroad and $235,000 unaccounted for at New York Life. Metropolitan Life officers admit rebates and unusually cheap loans to Vermilye & Co. amid broader scrutiny of policy payments and legislative influence.
In Pittsburg the AFL opened its silver anniversary session with delegates from all states, Canada, and abroad present. Key fights include plumbers versus steamfitters and a bid by teamsters to unseat William J. Spencer. Gompers seeks re election along with most officers, while Fifth Vice President Kidd retires. Mahon of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes is expected to succeed him.
Cleveland police took six men into custody over the murder of Miss Eva Meyer who was gunned down while walking with her companion. A rejected suitor is among those arrested as investigators probe the ambush shooting.
The death of Bishop Stephen M. Merrill, Meth Episcopal bishop of Chicago, was announced by telegram. He died of heart paralysis in Keyport New Jersey after attending missionary society sessions in Brooklyn. Merrill, born 1825 in Jefferson County Ohio, led Methodism since 1872 and edited the Western Christian Advocate.
In Waterbury Connecticut on November 15, Thomas and Michael Mepensia mourned their supposed mother lying dead at the public market. They arranged a funeral and notified newspapers before discovering the woman was alive at home. A separate market death was later identified as Mrs Catherine Buckles, heightening the mistaken identity tale.
Just before the market close call money hit 25 percent and a large Wall Street bank said it would lend at 6 percent. Secretary Shaw has not decided to intervene to relieve the money market and will act only if business interests suffer or credit is denied at reasonable rates. He cites many loans at six percent or less and asks for concrete facts if relief is needed.
London reports that the American legation becomes an embassy and Vice Admiral Togo with a squadron will visit the United States instead of Australia. Also, former Diet president Yono and Diet member Ozuke, plus other politicians, are arrested over peace riots.
In Columbus on November 15 Rev Dr Washington Gladden announced from the pulpit that the tainted money dispute within the Congregational church is settled for now. He cited his Seattle resolution that forbids inviting or soliciting funds from morally questionable gains and stated the principle will be respected in future board actions.
New York reports Andrew Carnegie sent a check for 10 600 dollars to Isidor Straus for the relief of Jews in Russia. Carnegie expressed gladness to help and urged perseverance toward a broader brotherhood of man amid “demoniacal” crimes in Russia.
A shaft collapse at the Dris-Fontein mine in Johannesburg Transvaal killed one white man and sixty-seven natives. The accident occurred today and is the worst mining disaster in the region this year.
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