Coal operators and miners fail to agree in joint scale committee
Indianapolis March 27 The joint conference of bituminous coal operators and miners of the central competitive district reports disagreement. John Mitchell issues an ultimatum to maintain the 1903 wage scale and workers may strike if not met. Robbins and Hammond mobilize large consumers to resist higher wages. A later meeting in Mahanoy City Pa votes against continuing work after next Saturday.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Mitchell
United Mineworkers of America
Francis L. Robbins
Pittsburg
Robbins
New York
Philadelphia
Illinois
R. R. Hammond
Deering Coal Company
Chicago
Hammond
Bush
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Mahanoy City
United Mine, Workers Local
Ninth District
Carrier Appointed for Atalissa Rural Route
Fred O. Wies named rural route carrier for a new Atalissa Iowa route. O Opping named substitute. March 27 dispatch from Washington confirms the appointment.
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Fred O. Wies
Atalissa
Washington, D. C
O. Opping
Lodge Has Amendment on Railroads in Senate
Washington March 27 Lodge offered an amendment to the railroad rate bill prohibiting rebates and discrimination and providing penalties for violation of the law. The house yesterday passed a joint resolution regulating government printing office document allotment to curb unnecessary printing and binding. Littauer of New York then urged the urgent deficiency bill after the journal reading.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Lodge
House
Littauer
New York
Fire Destroys Wrangel Alaska Town
A Juneau cablegram dated March 26 reports Wrangel Alaska almost wiped out by fire. All stores burned, losses estimated at $100,000. the customs house saved. Sent by United States District Attorney James J. Boyce asking aid for sufferers.
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Wrangel
Los Angeles
Juneau
Alaska
United States
James J. Boyce
Boston Aldermen Back Irish History Elective Plan
The Boston board of aldermen approved, with the council, a motion for the school committee to add Irish history as an elective in grammar, high and Latin schools. The action reflects a push to broaden curriculum offerings in the city schools.
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Boston
Mass
Roosevelt urges Niagara Falls preservation law action
President Roosevelt sent to the senate and house the report of the International Waterways Commission members urging immediate enactment of a law to preserve Niagara Falls without awaiting treaty negotiations.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
International Waterways Commission
Niagara Falls
Roosevelt
Naval Affairs Committee Votes Ship Building Plan
Washington March 27. The house committee on naval affairs reports a plan to build one battleship at 6 000 000 dollars excluding armor and armament and to authorize submarine boat expenditures. The naval bill totals 99 750 000 dollars.
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House Committee
Washington, D. C
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Secretary of the Navy
Ouster Proceedings Over in New York
Testimony in Missouri ouster case against the Standard Oil Co. was completed in New York City. Attorney General Hadley asked Commissioner Sanborn to send a signed copy of the testimony to the Missouri Supreme Court.
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New York
N. Y
State of Missouri
Standard Oil Company
Hadley
Sanborn
Missouri Supreme Court
Testimony in Smoot hearings concludes in session
Introduction of testimony in the proceedings against Senator Smoot concluded at 1 50 today. Arguments will be made some day next week. The hearings have stretched over three sessions of Congress.
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Washington, D. C
Smoot
Congress
Primary Discussed as Lower House Debates Reformatory Bill
The article reports that the lower house discusses the primary, with Senate activity noted. It mentions a Reformatory Bill and Chas selling a two cent fare bill intended for mileage books that could pass through.
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Chas
Sell
House
Chassell
Hart
Temple
Senate
Mossberry and Young
Washington
Young
Lee
Jamison
Iowa Senate debates reformatories and primary bills in Des Moines
Des Moines reports a flurry of legislative action with the senate resuming discussion on the Saunders reformatory bill and a Warren bill to create a life insurance inquiry commission. The house moves faster, many bills await action, and local politics push members to seek home adjournment by April. Fort Madison opposes reformatory moves. Baseball Sunday ban advances in committee with likely floor action. ARREST BANKERS BANK ARE ARRESTED. FAILURE INVOLVES MUCH Now Said That a Million Is Involved in the Failure of the Allegheny Bank.
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Senate
Fort Madison
Saunders
House
Assembly
Railroad Committee
Board of Education
Judiciary
Grace Dabney Wrenn Dies. Ex-Champion Robert D. Wrenn Critically Ill
Grace Dabney Wrenn, wife of former tennis champion Robert D. Wrenn, died suddenly in Boston on March 27. Wrenn, critically ill with fever, is not described by doctors beyond confirming a fever and grave illness.
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Boston
Mass
Robert D. Wrenn
Grace Dabney
Wrenn
Dawson to Join Congressional Committee from Iowa
Washington March 27 Dawson is set to succeed Hull as Iowa’s representative on the congressional committee. He is likely to receive the secretaryship, though a decision to accept is still in doubt. He is being widely congratulated on the anticipated appointment.
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Dawson
Congressional Committee
Washington, D. C
Hull
Iown
Flood Threat Rises as Ohio Rivers Rage
Dayton March 27 floods driven by yesterday rain and thaw push the Miamie river and tributaries into torrents. The river is rising four inches per hour, with southern lowlands already flooded and fears of substantial property damage.
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Dayton
Ohio
Governor Pattison Improves, Gains Strength
Columbus Ohio March 27 Governor Pattison is better and continues to gain strength as he recovers.
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Pattison
Columbus
Ohio
Memorial Exercises for General Joseph Wheeler Held in Atlanta
In Atlanta on March 27 memorial ceremonies honored General Joseph Wheeler. Wheeler’s Confederate cavalry camp led the events with Civil War and Spanish American War veterans in attendance. A planned parade was canceled due to heavy rain before speeches at the Grand Opera House.
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Atlanta
Joseph Wheeler
Wheeler
Grand Opera House
Elections in Iowa spark close municipal fights across the state
Town elections across Iowa produced heated battles over issues including municipal ownership and gas franchises. Key results: Clinton mayor Harrison Crockett won in a Republican landslide. Waterloo voted against municipal water works two to one. Clear Lake saw Frank Olsen narrowly defeat R. S. Young 216 to 215 amid a Cummins versus Blythe clash. Des Moines area gas franchise backed by Brown & Wortham. Webster City approved city ownership of utilities. Clarinda library tax proposal discussed.
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Des Moines
Clear Lake
Cummins
Blythe
Webster City
Waterloo
Brown & Wortham
J. D. Riste
Osmond Elling Son
Des Moines-Creston
Old Electric Light and Gas Company
Clinton
Harrison A. Crockett
James Peterson
Peterson
Citizens
Daily
Crockett
Frank Leffingwell
H. van Meter
Peter Jensen
H. Engbertson
George Haslop
Burlington
Fred L. Unterkircher
Dr. Patterson
Civic Association
Hope C. Martin
J. R. Rector
Cerro Gordo County
Frank Olsen
R. S. Young
Olsen
Young
Outbreak Fears Rise in Russia Amid Uprising Talk
Reports from St. Petersburg warn of a potential mid-April political strike and general uprising as resentment over repressive measures grows. The czar reinforces firm policy while rumors swirl of Premier Witte resigning and peasants warned against agrarian disorder.
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St. Petersburg
Czar
Nicholas
Kazan
Rioting in Vienna Turns Violent Over Language in Theatre
In Bucharest last night serious street rioting erupted with troops clashing with demonstrators after Romanian Nationalists protested the use of French in a National Theatre performance. Two killed and over 200 wounded as more than 100 were arrested.
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Vienna
Bucharest
National Theatre
Iona Man Sentenced to Life for Rape
Anamosa Iowa March 27 Jack Pizer was given life imprisonment for rape of a seven year old girl. This marks his fourth conviction for the same offense.
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Iona
Anamosa
Jack Pizer
Laughing in Court Over Light Fines for Rioting
In Springfield Ohio on March 27 eight boys arrested during riots laughed in court as they were released. On jury recommendation Judge Muller fined them a dollar and costs for youth but he remitted the fines, calling the recommendation an outrage.
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Springfield
Ohio
Muller
First Elkins law rebate trial opens in Philadelphia
The first rebate case under the Elkins law to go to trial in the United States court began today in Philadelphia. The indictments name the Great Northern Railway company accused of offering rebates to several local firms in the city.
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Elkins
Philadelphia
United States
Great Northern Railway Company
Thomas Harlan Funeral at Sigourney
Last sad rites held this afternoon at the late home in Sigourney for Thomas Harlan. Amos Schott of Muscatine attended. The deceased, a former Muscatine citizen, ran a grocery in early days and was well known among Muscatine county old settlers.
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Sigourney
Thomas Harlan
Amos Schott
Muscatine
Muscatine County
Indictment Push in Life Insurance Campaign Gifts Case
District Attorney Jerome seeks warrants in a New York life insurance investigation as Judge O Sullivan orders the grand jury toward larceny indictments over campaign contributions. A test case against George W Perkins may set precedent for prosecuting others involved.
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New York
N. Y
Jerome
Mass
Moss
O'Sullivan
Court of General Sessions
Grand Jury
George W. Perkins
Perkins
Explosion Destroys Large Part of Kane Town
An explosion of a gasoline engine in Kane near Bradford caused a fire that destroyed a large portion of the town. The loss is estimated at $84,000 with very little insurance.
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Bradford
Kane
Here
Emperor Francis Joseph approves Charles Francis as ambassador
Vienna March 27 The foreign office announced that Emperor Francis Joseph approved Charles Francis as the United States ambassador to Austria Hungary.
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Vienna
Foreign Office
Associated Press
Francis Joseph
Charles Francis
United States
Austria-Hungary
First National Bank of West Texas Closes
The comptroller of the currency advised that the First National Bank of West, Texas, was closed today.
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Texas Bank
First National Bank
West, Texas
Washington, D. C
First National Bank of West
Texas
Mrs Wheeler, mother of Ella Wheeler Wilcox, dies aged 92
Mrs Sarah J Wheeler, aged 92, died in Branford Connecticut. She was the mother of Ella Wheeler Wilcox wife of Robert Wilcox. The obituary records her as a long lived matron with family ties to the poet.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Branford, Conn
Sarah J. Wheeler
Robert Wilcox
Robbers wreck bank in Bentley dynamite strike
Bank of Bentley is robbed when dynamite blasts wreck the safe and thieves escape with 1500 dollars. Police report the March 27 incident in Bentley Kansas as an armed robbery with the damaged vault and missing cash.
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Bentley
Kansas
Bank of
Weather for Iowa Report With Sky Conditions
Chicago March 27. Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Sun rises at 5 44 gives a 6 04 sunset with the moon at 8 50 p m.
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Chicazo
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