Commission Recommends 10 Percent Pay Rise in Anthracite
The presidential commission on the anthracite strike calls for general wage increases of about ten percent in most cases, shorter work time, and arbitration to settle disputes. It rejects compulsory arbitration, notes past disorder, and urges enforcement of child labor laws and a unified peace approach.
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Washington
George Gray O
Delaware
Carroll de Wright
Brigten
John H. Wilson
John J. Spalding
Ilinois
H. Watkins
Pennsylvania
Edgar FE. Clark
Iowa
Edward Wofarker
Howner
Eisterer
Creathy Amiti
Princess Louise II II Lying Seriously Ill at Lindau Chateau
Geneva dispatch reports the former crown princess of Saxony gravely ill after an attempted suicide by poison at her mother’s Lindau chateau on an island in Lake Constance. The Daily Chronicle cites good authority for the claim.
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London
The
Daily Chronicle
Geneva
Saxony
Lindau
Lake Constance
New York Central Control Shifts to Rockefeller Penn Morgan Trio
A New York Tribune report says control of the New York Central has passed to the Rockefeller Pennsylvania Morgan interests while the Vanderbilt family retains large holdings and influence. The change is said to align with William K. Vanderbilt’s approved lines and does not surrender property interests or friction.
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New York
New York Central
The
Tribune
Vanderbilts
William K. Vanderbilt
Rockefeller-Pennsylvania-Morgan
Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt
Labor Leader Counsels Peace Amid West Virginia Strikes
Crowd of over two thousand in Huntington listen to United Mine Workers president John Mitchelloo call strikes a feature of civilization and urge amicable labor capital settlement. He notes unions oppose trusts, stresses need for understanding, and says leaders aim to settle West Virginian labor questions as a conference plans a meeting in Huntington on April 4.
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Huntington
W. Va
John Mitcheloo
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Money
West
Spit Cards Warn New York Streetcar Riders
Streetcar conductors in New York began handing out yellow spit cards to riders who spit on the car. The cards warn violators of the law against spitting and note possible fines or imprisonment by order of the Board of Health.
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New York
Board of Health
RE. J. Lederle
Death by Own Action Not Always a Sin Sermon
In St Louis, Rev Abraham Nelson of Lindell Avenue Christian Church argues that self-destruction is not always sinful. He says extinuating circumstances exist and that taunting may push a man to the limit, making death by own action the only perceived relief when peace is denied.
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St. Louis
Abraham Nelson
Lindell Avenue Christian Church
Robbers Hold Up Car on Rail Trip. Four Shot
Three masked robbers attacked a Los Angeles to Santa Monica streetcar, wounding four passengers and killing HW A Griswold of Manson In. One robber was believed wounded and fled with two accomplices. Passengers including J C Cunningham and Ellis Pearson were injured. Griswold died after the attack.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Los Angeles & Pacific Electric
Santa Monica
C. W. Henderson
HW. A. Griswold
Manson, In
J.C. Cunningham
Ellis Pearson
Sawtelle
C. H. Bowles
Griswold
Mansonla
Charles Curry
Henderson
Fenderson
Grone
Ble
Agna Funk
Pearson
Secon
Ryins
Thieves Make Off With Wagon Full Of Merchandise
In Chicago a wagon loaded with fifty seven cases of goods valued at 5.60 was stolen from the Chicago Burlington and Quincy freight depot Tuesday night. The driver left briefly with receipts and returned to find the wagon gone. Police reported no trace by late night.
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Chicago
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Tooth-Pick Chewing Leads to Surgical Growth Removal
In St Paul Minnesota H FE O Donnell a student who chewed toothpicks swallowed splinters. A throat problem prompted a specialist to find splinters embedded below the palate where a growth formed. He underwent an operation to have the growth removed.
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St. Paul, Minn
H. FE. O'Donnell
O’donnell
O'Donnell
Brooklyn man plans Niagara wire walk with 260 pound load
Otto Petersen of Brooklyn aims to traverse Niagara Falls on a three-quarter inch wire stretched over the falls. He will hang by his teeth, carrying a partner in a chair strapped to him, weighing about 260 pounds total. The feat, funded by a $200 wager, could take five to seven minutes for a thousand foot run.
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New York
Otto Petersen
Brooklyn
Willi
Niagara Falls
Bloniin
Petersen
Zelaya Reports Surrounded Insurgents In Nicaragua
The Associated Press dispatch from Managua says on March 19 a small uprising occurred in Contales east of Lake Nicaragua, with Zelaya claiming the rebels are surrounded and the rest of the country is peaceful. Zelaya also notes public order disturbed but forces sent to crush the movement.
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New York
Zelaya
Managua
Nicaragua
Associated Press
Department of Contales
Panama
Colombia
Presidente Tinto
Pretty Girls on Record in Berlin Budget Battle
Berlin war budget debate centers on a Crefeld plan to build barracks so twenty of the city’s prettiest girls can act as lieutenants’ dance partners. War Minister Von Gossler included the item at Emperor William’s request after his Crefeld visit. A Husar regiment would move from Duesseldorf to Crefeld once barracks are ready amid a dispute with Duesseldorf over the transfer.
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Berlin
Crefeld
Reichstag
von Gossler
William
Duesseldorf
Theodore Kirsch
Major General Hector MacDonald Charged in Ceylon
Charges of a serious nature have been brought against Maj. Gen. sir Hector MacDonald commanding British forces in Ceylon. Gov. Sir Joseph West Ridgeway has been authorized to convene a court martial to try him. MacDonald left for England to confer with colleagues and is expected to return to face the allegations of immoral acts.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Cable
Hector MacDonald
Joseph West Ridgeway
MacDonald
England
Silver for the Philippines buys treasury certificates
Secretary Root discusses carrying out the Philippines currency act with Governor Taft. It is decided to sell 3,000,000 in temporary bearer certificates at 4 percent interest for one year to fund silver bullion purchases. Denominations are 1000 each and certificates are tax free. They will be issued in the United States for sale here.
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Washington
Root
Taft
Philippines
Venezuelan President Castro Resigns but Secures Backing
Caracas reports that President Castro submitted his abdication to Congress after reading his message. Congress unanimously declined the resignation and urged reconsideration. A night session backed Castro with a vote of confidence and a committee was sent to deliver the reply. Castro is expected to remain in office.
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Caracas
Castro
Republic of Venezuela
Congress
Diplomatic Corps
Matos
Stosch
Venezuela
Presidenet Castro
Schwab Visit Signals Pittsburg Steel Deal
The Gazette reports Charles M. Schwab, head of United Steel, visits Pittsburg to advance talks on acquiring Jones & Laughlin Steel mills furnaces and coal and ore lands. He may inspect plants or have experts assess machinery value and other details needed before a purchase.
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Pittsburg
Charles M. Schwab
United Steel Corporation
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Covington Woman Held on Poisoning Charge
Mrs. Robert J. Drake was arrested in Harveyshore on the charge of poisoning her husband, who died about ten days ago. A special grand jury had been convened to probe the death, and she was awaiting testimony in the courthouse when sidelined by the arrest based on the coroner's information.
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Covington
Ind
Robert J. Drake
Harveyshore
Mount Vernon Shooting Victims Detail
Evansville special reports a man named Robert one shot and killed on Mount Vernon streets early Sunday. Dan Duncan is badly cut and in serious condition. Albert Waters, 30, is under arrest in Carmi Illinois and brought to Mount Vernon Monday.
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Evansville
Ind
Robert One
Mount Vernon
Dan Duncan
Albert Waters
Carmi
Ill
Provisions of the Treaty Ratified by Senate
The Cuban treaty ratified by the Senate was negotiated in Havana on December 11, 1902 between Gen Tasker H Bliss for the United States and Senators Carlos De Saldo and Jose M Garcia Montes for Cuba. The Senate altered the document and the treaty maintains free entry for merchandise produced by either country. All other Cuban products entering the United States face a 20 percent duty reduction and U S imports into Cuba not eligible for free entry get a 20 percent reduction unless in specific classes with greater reductions.
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Washington
Senate
Havana
Tasker H. Bliss
United States
Carlos de Saldo
Jose M. Garcia Montes
Cuba
United States Senate
Threats Prompt Gompers Telegram To Tampa Police
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, appeals for protection for organizers James Wood and James A Roberts after threatening letters warn them to leave Tampa. Other reads name Jose Riaz George Bristow and Frank Kelly of the Cigar Makers International Union.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Tampa
Fla
Organized Labor
James Wood
James A. Roberts
Gompers
William
Ybor
Key West
Wood
Jose Riaz
George Bristow
Frank Kelly
Cigar Makers’ International Union
Revenge After Two Years Drummers’ Rivalry Ends in Quarantine
In a South tale from Raleigh two rival drummers Benson and Moore made a mutual plan to cover seven towns. Benson slept through a wake up and Moore sold to all merchants then fled. Two years later Benson traced Moore to Alabama where yellow fever quarantine led to Moore’s capture and Benson’s business heist aftermath.
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South
Benson and
Moore
Raliegh
N. C
Benson
Raleigh
Gulf Coast
Alabama
Mississippi
Old Times
New York
Yawning Death Stuns Wisconsin Woman
Mrs. William Henry Jenner of Oshkosh dies after three days of uninterrupted yawning despite remedies. Doctors cite brain condition causing laryngial spasms. anesthesia and other treatments fail as she collapses from exhaustion.
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Qshkosh. Wis
William Henry Jenner
House moved from Grand Forks amid ownership dispute
In Grand Forks North Carolina a house claimed by Mrs. John Jacobson and Phil Nett was transported to Minnesota despite Nett’s objections. Tudge Fisk and several attorneys were forced away as protests mounted, but injunction papers could not be secured and the house ended up in Minnesota.
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Grand Forks
N. C
Special
John Jacobson
Phil Nett
Minnesota
Mett
Tudge Fisk
Crowning Wonder Impresses Rural Visitor in New York
An elderly man from a small town visits his pianist niece in New York and is astonished by her prowess. He tours the Flatiron Building and strolls Broadway many times, declaring the day the greatest of his life and praising his niece Kitty's piano playing.
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New York
Broadway
Kitty
New York Tribune
Do You Sit On a Throne Mr President
A New York woman and her seven year old daughter met the president. The child asked if the president sat on a thorn, mistaking throne for thorn. The president joked that he did not sit on a throne but did sit on many thorns.
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New York
Outsider Skunk Forms Rival Trust After Being Shut Out
A Chicago Tribune note recalls a skunk offended by animal leaders who blocked him from fat positions. He leaves for Indiana, starts his own farm and a rival trust, highlighting exclusion and independence in a parable about power and entrepreneurship.
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Indiana
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Post quotation on child care and nursemaid absence
A Chicago Post excerpt records a man arguing against employing a maid for children while a woman notes that Cain went wrong, and says Bye had no nurse girl. The exchange contrasts views on maternal duties and childcare norms.
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Cain
Chicago Post
Man with a fast boss says shoes matter more for a boy
In a Chicago Tribune quote Uncle Eph mooted the idea that a man with a quick temper is less concerned with his own flaws than with ensuring a boy has proper shoes. The remark contrasts self discipline with parental care.
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Eph
Chicago Tribune
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