Miners Meet to Chart Strike Policy in Indianapolis
Indianapolis March 15. The United Mine Workers of America opens its national convention with 1,000 delegates to consider actions to avert a general strike on April 1 involving 450,000 miners. President Mitchell urges harmony, cites Roosevelt letter, and hopes for unity to reach an agreement with coal operators.
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Indianapolis
Ind
The
United Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
Roosevelt
Francis L. Robbins
Pittsburg Coal Company
Race Track man kills actress then dies by suicide
Louis Nosser, a race track man, locked his wife in the bathroom today, shot and killed Stella Reynolds of New Orleans, an actress visiting their home, and then killed himself. Miss Reynolds was said to have been formerly an intimate friend of Nosser.
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Louis Nosser
New York
N. Y
Stella Reynolds
New Orleans
Miss Reynolds
Nosser
Young Man Arrested for Raising Money Orders
Marshalltown Iowa March 15 Sam Boring a young man of Eagle Grove was arrested and taken before the federal commissioners at Clarion He raised two money orders from 18 cents to about 50 00 The orders were sent to a Chicago firm to pay for goods
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Sam Boring
Eagle Grove
Federal
Clarion
Chicago
Senator Depew In Fair Condition Says Dr. Munn
Dr Munn, physician to Senator Depew, denies that the patient’s condition is critical. The report places Depew in fair health in New York City on March 15.
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Munn
Senator Depew
New York
N. Y
Cashier Davis Arrest Returns to Cincinnati in Custody
Thomas J. Davis cashier of the First National Bank was arrested for failing to appear before the Drake investigating committee. He was taken from the Springfield sergeant at arms and brought back to Cincinnati on a habeas corpus writ.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Thomas J. Davis
First National Bank
Drake
State Senate
Springfield
Rail rate inquiry ties Standard Oil to Santa Fe line
Testimony from J R Koontz of the AT&SF details Standard Oil’s pipe line along Santa Fe right of way and cites a 1904 meeting where oil rates from Kansas to St. Louis rose from 10 to 17 cents per hundred pounds. The Interstate Commerce Commission adjourned its inquiry, planning a later session possibly in Washington with railroad and oil firm officials to explore stock and bond interrelations.
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Kansas City, Mo
Standard Oil Company
Santa Fe
Bogardus
Western Railroads
St. Louis
Kansas Points
J. R. Koontz
Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Railway
Int State Commerce Commission
Washington
Congress
Parker predicts Roosevelt to seek third term nomination
Former Judge Alton B. Parker told reporters in Birmingham he believes President Roosevelt will seek the Republican nomination for a third term despite his 1904 pledge. Parker said he will not run again and named Mayor McClellan as the logical Democratic candidate.
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Birmingham
Ala
Roosevelt
Alton B. Parker
New York
Jackson
Miss
Parker
McClellan
Plan to kill Dr Parkhurst uncovered in New York
A suspected assassination plot against Dr Charles H Parkhurst is alleged to involve two police officers acting in revenge for raids tied to Parkhurst and his election activity. District Attorney Jerome has taken up the case.
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New York
Charles H. Parkhurst
Jerome
Parkhurst
Brigham Woman Injured In Ice Slip
Mrs John son Brigham broke her wrist while walking with a legislative party in Iowa City on an icy sidewalk. She was taken to a hotel for dressing and returned to Des Moines the same evening.
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Iowa City
Johnson Brigham
Des Moines
Chess Star Pillsbury Near Death in Philadelphia
Harry N. Pillsbury, famed chess player, is hospitalized in Philadelphia after a stroke of apoplexy followed by paralysis. Doctors say his condition is dire and he may not survive many days.
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Harry Pillsbury
Philadelphia
Harry N. Pillsbury
Former Indiana Auditor Guilty of Embezzlement
David E. Sherrick, former state auditor of Indiana, was found guilty of embezzling about $127000 belonging to the state in a March 15 Indianapolis trial.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
David E. Sherrick
Sherrick
Desired Not Wanted at Knoxville Interview
Des Moines interview with Hon. John Cownie, chairman of the state board of control, criticizing judges for sentencing tramps to the Knoxville inebriate asylum and arguing to limit admissions to those with reform prospects. He notes crowding, calls for new building funds, and urges focusing on capable, reformable patients over shiftless vagrants.
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John Cownie
State Board of Control
Senate
Knoxville
District Court
Downie
Cownie
House
Friends of
Iowa Senate Reviews State Education Board Debate
Des Moines March 15. The senate considered a bill creating a board of regents for state educational institutions. Senator Whipple attacked Ames professors lobbying against the bill, citing costs per added student and suggesting consolidating governance under a single board. The house moved several measures, including veterans pensions and dairy and quarantine reforms, while a heated dispute over funding and campus organization continued.
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Senate
Board of Regents
Whipple
Agricultural College
Ames
Beardshear
Curtis
Holden
Iowa City
State University
The
Hart Memorial
Iowa
Portsmouth
Schleswig
Lyon City
Heroism on Atlantic rescue as British King sinks
The British King sinks after a three day battle with the storm. Captain James O'Hagen dies on board the Bostonian, while survivors including James Flanigan J D Crawford Adolphus Beck and William Curry are rescued from the wreck. The Mannheim arrives with 11 survivors.
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Boston
Mass
Phoenix Line
British King
Sable Island
Leyland Line
Bostonian
Manchester
Rotterdam
New York
James O’hagen
James Flanigan
J. D. Crawford
Adolphus Beck
William J. Curry
Henry Parkotch
O’hagen
Mannheim
Hannheim
O'Hagan
Townsend resolution expands ICC power for special investigation
Washington March 15 The Townsend resolution to empower the interstate commerce commission to conduct a special inquiry into railroad relations with coal and oil industries passed the House after amending to strike a $50 000 appropriation. The action aligns with the President's message. insurgents caucus decisions on statehood bill and Foraker referendum retained.
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Washington, D. C
Townsend
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tillman-Gillespie
House
Tawney
Senate
Arizona
New Mexico
Cadet Conspiracy Alleged At Annapolis Naval Academy
Secretary Bonaparte told the House Naval Affairs Committee midshipmen at Annapolis conspired to keep standards low. He said a “trade union” agreement kept all midshipmen on a dead level with bias against higher records and discouragement of superior performance.
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Washington, D. C
Annapolis
Bonaparte
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Attorneys Seek Writs of Habeas Corpus for WFM Leaders
Boise March 15. Attorneys for imprisoned Western Federation of Miners leaders filed petitions for writs of habeas corpus with Judge Beatty of the U S district court. The judge took the matter under advisement.
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Boise
Idaho
Western Federation of Miners Today
Iowa Independents Rally to Battle Bell Telephone
About 300 Iowa independent telephone companies formed a new organization to unite against the Bell Telephone system in the state. A quarter million dollar corporation was planned to coordinate the fight and represent the independents.
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Iowa
Bell
Des Moines
Bell Telephone Company
Iowa Central Dark Horse in Chicago Rail Entry Talk
Chicago & Illinois Western seeks Grand Central station entry via Chicago Terminal Transfer lines from Western avenue. Rumors say the Iowa Central may be brought into Chicago with a Joliet to Keithsburg link connecting to the Iowa Central on the Mississippi.
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Chicago
Chicago & Illinois Western
Grand Central Station
Chicago Terminal Transfer
Western Avenue
Iowa Central
Joliet
Keithsburg
Mississippi River
Winter Storm Roars Through Eastern Pennsylvania
A severe winter storm began last night and continued today with heavy wind and steady snowfall. Philadelphia reports the storm as the most severe of the winter, disrupting street traffic and creating widespread travel interference across eastern Pennsylvania.
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New York
N. Y
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Funeral for Susan B Anthony Held in Rochester
Funeral services for Susan B. Anthony were conducted at Central Presbyterian Church in Rochester New York with hundreds unable to enter and wait outside during the ceremony. The article notes the large turnout and the location and date of the service.
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Rochester
N. Y
Susan B. Anthony
Central Presbyterian Church
Receiver Appointed at Farwell Worsted Mills
A receiver was appointed today for the Farwell Worsted Mills, a large corporation in Providence. Liabilities are estimated at 4000 dollars with assets slightly above that amount, signaling major difficulties in the worsted suitings manufacturer.
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Providence
R. I
Maren
Farwell Worsted Mills
New England
Johns calls affair a blot on the country
Congressman Johns of Virginia criticized the President and General Wood in the house saying he cannot understand how the President could endorse the killing of women and children. He denounced the affair as a blot on this country.
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Johns
Virginia
Washington
House Today
Wood
Treacherous Marine Department Sold Submarine Plans
A major scandal erupts in the ministry of marine as plans for building Russian submarine boats are found sold to foreign agents. The March 15 report from St. Petersburg notes treacherous members of the department involved in the scheme.
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Marine Department
St. Petersburg
Ministry of Marine
Illinois man named consul for Barmen Germany
President nominates George Eugene Eager of Illinois to serve as consul at Barmen Germany in a move reported today. Eager will represent U S interests in the German city as diplomatic ties continue to evolve.
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Ilneis Man
Barmen
Germany
Washington, D. C
George Eugene Eager
Illinois
Senator Tillmans Rail Rate Bill Stand Seen as Nonpartisan
In Washington March 15 Senator Tillman presented the interstate commerce committee report on the house railroad rate bill. He urged nonpartisanship and forestalling delays while proposing amendments to aid West Virginia and require railroads to connect with all other lines. He warned of railroad influence delaying relief and predicted the issue would dominate the 1908 presidential election.
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Washington, D. C
Dr. Hale
Senate
Platt
Tillman
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Congress
West Virginia
Weather for Iowa Snow likely tonight into Friday
Chicago reports Iowa weather with probable snow tonight and Friday. Temperature trends remain mostly unchanged. Sunrise at 6 05 AM, sunset at 5 57 PM, moonrise at 11 50 PM.
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