Labor controversy at Cabin Creek worsens strike clash
Witnesses testify in Charleston as mine operators push for testimony on sanitary conditions and wage demands amid a Cabin Creek strike. Senator Martine and operator counsel clash over armored train attack details while unions map executive board action and potential New River field strikes.
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Cuarleston
Walnut Creek
Cabin Creek
Rant Inza
Swanson
Washington
Snd
Charleston
Palat Creek
Cabin Cronk
Woien
New River
Wien
Stone
Ashly
Watts
Manning
United States
Ayost
Virginia
Wate
New Jere Rey
Martine
Wats
Mensch
Quinn Morton
Guian Morton
Leo Calvin
Holly Creek
Mindva
Cetsil
Talers
Topilea
Mr. Morton
Holly ‘Grove
Unita
Short WU
Canin
Hill
Morton
Holy Grove
Holly Grove
Fusilade
Cost of Spanking Causes Fire Destruction Near Monticello
In Monticello New York on June 17 Wolfe of Porndate Sullivan county spanked a child and started a fire that destroyed the Wolfe home and nearby oil stove sparks. The flames spread and wiped out the Wolfe business block causing estimated losses around 100000 dollars. Fire crews from the surrounding towns aided and dynamite helped check the blaze.
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Monticello
N. Yu
Irty Wolfe
Porndate
Sullivan County
Tures
Ardent Defense of Militant Methods in Suffrage Trial
London June trial of six prominent suffragette leaders and one supporter ends with mixed verdicts and hard labor sentences. Annie Kenney receives eighteen months. Beatrice Saunders fourteen. Marion Kerr twelve. Charlotte Barrett nine. Agnes Lake six. Laura Lennox six. Edwy Clayton twenty one. costs allocated to the defendant. most vow to continue militant action despite verdicts. Notable spectators include Mrs. Winston Churchill and Violet Asquith, while Annie Kenney proclaims willingness to die for the vote.
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London
Tid Antiltant Suffragettes
Women's Social and Political Union
Edws Clayton
Imecey
Files Lake
Missi Lennox
Misa Barrett
Guifragettes
Annie Kenney
Beatrice Saunders
Migg Uarriel Kerr
Chadhol Barrett
Agno Lalo
Laure Leanon
Edwy Clayton
Enacls
Lokeentha
Saunderg
Nll
Merleds
Eng
Malistant Aula Fravertes
Central Criminal Court
Annie Renney
Flor Addresa
Ray
Barriet Kerr
Agnes Lake
Rachel Barrett
Beatride Sanders
Annie Kennex
Laura Lennox
Lhe
Winston Spencer Churchil
Violet Asquitt
Annic Onney
Britsh Isles
Yemain
Senator Martine Declines Answer On Gun Use Question
A heated exchange with lawyers Morton and Altornuy arose as Senator Martine faced a plea to approve using a machine gun to attack a village with defenseless women and children. When pressed, Senator Martine exclaimed shame and claimed he could not answer, praising his conscience instead.
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Clase
Marting
Morton
Altornuy
Martine
Final Decree Planned in Orient Railway Receivership
Final decree in the Kansas City Mexico & Orient receivership seeks sale of the railway to the highest bidder. Judge Pollock in federal court in Kansas City oversaw the proceeding, with about 324 million dollars in bonds outstanding. A new company to buy Orient properties was being organized, as receivers aim to conclude rehabilitation efforts and complete the sale.
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Kansas City
Modune
Kansas City, Mexican & Orient Railway
Pollock
Angus City
United States
Moslean Truss Company
Orient Properties
Judie Pollock
Eceivars
Orient
Joans
Edward Dickinson
M. J. Kennelly
Vcice
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
CAL INSPECTOR KILVED IN DES MOINES YARDS
A locomotive inspector for the Chicago and Great Western was fatally injured in Des Moines yards when struck by a freight train. Immediate investigation followed. details remain sparse with no official release yet. Later notes report baseball figure Tommy Rowan and pitcher Burzza released by local stars.
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Péter Hustanan Sun
Des Moines
Dog Moines
Jong
Peter Haetmen
Chicago and Great Western Railroad
Great Western
Treokuk
Mem Kogluk
Tommy Rowan
Puteh’ Burzza
Graduated Tax on Trusts Income Proposed in Senate
Washington D C June 1 The finance committee considered a measure to tax trusts and large corporations with control over major production. Senator Hitchcock offered an amendment proposing a graduated tax on net profits, targeting firms controlling one third to fifty percent of output, with rates to be set for floor action. The proposal faces committee referrals and caucus review amid partisan debate.
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Washington
D.C
Thehcock
Senate
Trance
Trance Committee Rejects Whem
Nebraska
Chiarman Simmons
Finance Committee
Hitchcock
New York
Spirit of Advertising Emphasis in The Journal
The Journal explains its advertising mission as serving readers and merchants alike by informing and inviting, not misrepresenting. It pledges a fact focused approach to promote profitable reading and trustworthy advertising practices to its constituency.
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Journal 9
Day in Congress Senate and House actions noted
Senate Finance committee debates tax plans and antitrust notes with senators Smith Chamberlain Owen and Hitchcork proposing measures on inflation prices and an graduated income tax. President Wilson nominates Pare as ambassador to Italy. House discusses term limits votes calls for reform and labor bills, adjournment set for 1 49 p m until Friday noon.
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Senate
Smith
Michigan
Colt
Jobby
Chamberlain
Alaska
Turd Muller
Wilson
Thomas Nelson Pare
Italy
P. A. Stovall
Owen
Hitchcork
Torah
Internediare
Oregon
Thalia
Western States
HOUSE
Nog
Henry George
New York
Tenry
Humphrey
Campbell
Comey
Bryan
Bulgarians Agree to Demobilization Amid Balkans Tensions
June 17 report says Bulgaria accepted demobilization proposals from Serbia and Greece with a condition for joint garrisons in disputed Macedonian territory before demobilization. Bulgaria seeks arbitration by the Russian emperor on treaty terms existing before the Balkan War. Cholera worsens among Bulgarian troops in Macedonia, with hundreds of cases and many deaths. civilians also affected. Bulgarian regiments arriving from Tehatalja and Buloh plundered Moslem houses in Petrich, with massacres reported.
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Vierws
Servia
Greece
Jane Frele Press
Macedon
Bulgaria
Saloniki
Macedonia
Petritych
Tehatalja
Buloh
American Medical Association Opens Sixty Fourth Annual Meeting
The American Medical Association opened its sixty fourth annual convention in Minneapolis calling for improved tuberculosis care. Dr John Witherspoon of Nashville was installed as president and delivered the address. Dr John A Hornsby of Chicago urged upgrading small community facilities by remodeling existing housing into hospitals to expand care and reduce tuberculosis impact.
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Minneapolis
Minn
American Medical Association
John Witherspoon
Nashville
Tenn
M Payer
John W. Ply
Proscou
Arig
Flynn
Bel
John A. Hornsby
Chicago
Celebrate Bunker Hill Anniversary in Boston
In Boston Massachusetts on June Vt the Charlestown district began its celebration of the 138th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill with bells and cannon. Former President Theodore Roosevelt, Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels, and Treasurer John Burroughs led midnight ceremonies. Roosevelt urged a peace policy tied to a strong navy and warned against arbitration that would undermine national honor, stressing the need to show peacetime virtue.
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Boston
Mass
Charlestown
Bunker Hill
Theodora Roosevelt
Josephus Daniels
U. S
John Bure
North Dakota
Rooasvelt
Uncle Sant
Heat Wave to Persist for 48 Hours Across Regions
Washington and surrounding areas endure a heat wave forecast to continue for the next 48 hours. The hottest stretch covers the Rocky Mountain to Atlantic coast corridor with slightly cooler temperatures tonight and Wednesday, while highs rise near record levels east of Denver.
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Washington
Jung Liem
Rocky Mountaina
Atlantic Coast
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Ohio Valley
Lake
Denver
Friedmann Goes Home With Tuberculosis Cure Claim
Dr. Friedrich F. Friedmann, the Berlin physician who announced a tuberculosis cure, leaves for home after the New York institute closure and vaccine ban by the wealth board. He did not say if he would return, while Davenport notes a woman killed in the New Haven train wreck is Ada Fralm formerly of Davenport. Funeral plans in Chicago announced.
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New York
Friedrich F. Friedmann
Berlin
Board of Wealth
Wils Forier Davenport
Davenport
J. Kelly
New Haven
Stamford
Conn
Ada Fralm
Chicago
Alaska Railway routes under Senate consideration
A bill introduced by Senator Chamberlain envisions thirteen routes for the Alaska Railway with three main terminals Cordova, Controller Bay, and Seward on Resurrection Bay. President Wilson approves, Treasury likely to back, and rapid construction could reach Behring Sea goals within three weeks in emergencies.
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Washington, DE
Chamberlain
Wilson
Cordova
Copper River and Northern Railroad
Controller Bay
Seward Qn
Resurrection Bay
Alaskan Northern Railroad
Jrand
Senate Territories
Pacific
Infant Dies After Gasoline Given by Mistake
Cedar Rapids report says a baby died after being given gasoline mistaken for water. The infant reportedly drank desde a cup left by caregiver, with authorities investigating the accidental poisoning and noting confusion over containers.
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Cedar Rapidz
Jowa
Jung
Misteka
Telephone Girls Strike at St Louis Bell Exchanges
Girl telephone operators employed by the Southwestern Bell company in St. Louis walked out in a strike. Officials cited less than half of workers quitting, while union leaders claimed the move affected all Bell exchanges in the city. Union headquarters reported all 25 operators at the Sidney exchange quit, signaling a brewing crisis after weeks of tension.
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St. Louis
Southwestern Telephone Company
Bell
Con Many
Union
Sidney Exchange
Bell Company
Labor unions keep lobby in Washington eyeing anti trust exemption
Michigan Senator William Aidan Smith told the senate lobby investigating committee that labor unions and farmers organizations push for exemptions from the Sherman anti trust law in a civil bill awaiting President Wilson's signature. He defended lobbying as a right and noted the American Federation of Labor has a strong presence, while acknowledging other groups also advocate. He cited past investigations as evidence and said if in the White House he would have lobbied similarly.
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Washington, D.C
William Aidan Smith
Michigan
Senate
Wilson
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gon Perk
Tait
Samuel Gamipers
Smith
Niew John Norris
Washington
Walsh
Cleveland
White House
Currency Bill to Be Presented Friday in House
Washington D C — Representative Glass of Virginia, chairman of the House currency committee, plans to present the currency reform bill Friday after conferring with President Wilson. The bill faces delays and opposition as Democrats seek to avoid harming party harmony and debates continue over emergency legislation and committee actions.
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Washington, D. C
Representative Glass
Virginia
House
Glass
Wilson
Wilkson
Underwood
Limo
Sue
Henry
Texas
Neely
Invasion of North Begins as Stefansson Leads Arctic Expedition
The Stefansson Arctic Expedition departs with Dr. Stefansson and Dr. Anderson slated to sail from Nome after arriving from Seattle. Major goals include proving a polar continent may exist, mapping arctic islands, collecting Arctic flora and fauna, surveying trade routes, and geologic exploration for copper and other minerals, with safety measures emphasized over vessel comfort.
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Victoria
B. C
Karluk
Villar Stefansgov
Arctic
Cabbain
Robert Barcett
Peary
Roosevelt
Bering Strait
Stolarsson
McKenzie River
Coranailon Gulf
Minjnland
Hayti Epidemic of Bubonic Plague Reported
Port au Prince with Jaemer seaport 20 miles away reports an epidemic of hudrate plague. Many cases are fatal and Jaemer is isolated by troops while the government fights to curb spread. United States Surgeon General orders a seven day quarantine in Hayti and notes progress in West Indies.
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Port Au Prince
Hayti
Jaemer
Scordon
Jacmet
U. S
Washington, D. C
Jana
Blue
Public Health Service
West
Porto Rico
Cuba
Haytis
United States
Nominations Sent to Senate for Three Posts
President Wilson announced three nominations for Senate confirmation: Thomas Nelson Page of Virginia as Ambassador to Italy, Pigasant A. Stovall of Georgia as Minister to Switzerland, and Andrew J. King of Montana as Collector of Customs.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Italy
Thomas Nelson Page
Virginis
Switzerland
Pigasant A. Stovall
Georgia
Montana
Andrew J. King
Weather summary for Muscatine area and river level
Generally fair and warmer tonight and Wednesday. Light to moderate winds. Muscatine at seven o clock shows 77 degrees. River stage today at Muscatine is 6 feet 9 inches, down 3 inches. Sunrise 6:14, sunset 7:95, moonset 3:35.
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Muscatine
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