Serious Trouble at American Ports Grips Great Lakes
Long standing labor dispute over grain unloading pay shuts docks in Buffalo. 50 to 60 vessels wait, 7.6 million bushels expected by noon, with Atlantic ships held for cargo. Strikers demand direct dealings with lake carriers and end to middlemen, risking Buffalo as a shipping hub and boosting Canadian routes.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Great Lakes
Great Lake
New York
Atlantic Coast
Cleveland
Detroit
Milwaukee
Lake Carriers Association
Corrigan
Lake Carriers’ Association
Canada
Othe Lake
Welland Canal
St. Lawrence River
Gorrigan
Montreal
Progress on Pacific cable subsidy and imperial approval
London reports Britain’s Liberal press criticizes the governments lukewarm stance on the Pacific cable plan. The scheme ties a subsidy of over 20 000 pounds for up to 20 years to cable opening and continued operation across Canada Australia and Honolulu routes. The Daily Mail warns that if the project fails American lines may fill the gap diverting Canada and Australia benefits to the United States.
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Canada
Otis
Kootenay
London
Daily Mail
Cham- Verlain
Honolulu
Australia
United States
Eight Hour Mining Law Affects Victoria and Tempers Rise
Victoria and British Columbia report a coming eight hour law for metalliferous mines effective June 12. Debates center on wages and labor crisis as mine operators resist wage cuts. Provincial appointments and public notices fill the Gazette with licensing, police, and education provisions across cities like Kamloops Revelstoke and Nelson.
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Victoria
Kootenay
Martin
Rossland
R. Green
Slocan
Slocan Was Thought Doubtful, and Mr. Kelly
Revelstoke
Victorian
Gee
Munro
Kamloops
Board of Licensing Commissioners
R. H. Lee
Jas. F. Armstrong
Fort Steele
East Kootenay
O. M. Edwards
Francis B. Wells
C. Thompson
William H. Lilly
Sondon
Augustus Carney
Kaslo
Ainsworth
Joseph K. Johnstone
Grand Forks
Edward A. Crease
Nelson
Walter Church
Skagway
British Columbia
Harry Wright
Arthur R. Marshall
J. P
Shoal Bay
City of
Columbia
Osoyoos
Yale
Joseph Bb. Dunlop
Robinson
Vancouver
Lillooet
Lytton Road
Morrison
New Westminster
Grice
Eli. M. Conrad
I. G. Moody
Atlin
Pacific cable plan urged to be run by Canada and Australasia
The Pacifica Cable Committee report says the proposed cable should be opened and operated by Canada and Australasia with a London manager and a small board including their representatives. A Parliamentary paper adds that Britain proposed the arrangement but no final deal exists, stressing construction and operation be borne by Canada and Australasia, with profits theirs and the United Kingdom's interest limited.
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London
Pacifica Cable Committee
Canada
Australasia
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Australia
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Australasian
United
New York Chamber of Commerce Elects Leaders at Annual Meeting
The 11th annual meeting of the New York Chamber of Commerce chose Morris K Jessop as president succeeding Alexander I Orr retired. J l Wedward Simmons William E Dodge and ex Govern Levi P Morton were elected vice presidents for four years. A luncheon followed Delmonico. A committee report urged a state law banning monetary gifts to political parties by judicial candidates and prohibiting court patronage and solicited contributions for judicial offices.
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New York
New York Chamber of Commerce
Morris K Jessop
Alexander I. Orr
J. l Wedward Simmons
Wm. E. Dodge
Levi P. Morton
Delmonico
Chamber of Conmerce
Capital Quickly Subscribed in Copper Company Offering
New York May 4 President James Stillman of National City Bank said that after the books closed at noon subscriptions exceeded 375 million by more than two times, indicating strong investor demand for the Amalgamated Copper Company offering.
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New York
James Stillman
The
National City Bank
Amalgamated Copper Company
Land Rush Opens Ute Lands at Durango
At Durango Colorado on May 4 the Ute lands opened for settlement. Hundreds of men rushed to claim sites after selling line positions for 50 dollars. About 100 seekers joined the scramble by noon as crowds filled streets and camps formed along the Colorado and New Mexico lines. Railroads staffed the grounds to select promising locations.
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Durango
Col
Ute Landings
Colorado
New Mexico
Envoy Opposes Peace at Hague Pact Protest over Von Stergel
London May 6 The Russian Government protests to Germany over the appointment of Professor Von Stergel of Munich University as a delegate to The Hague peace conference. He had issued pamphlets defending war and arguing eternal peace should not be the aim of culture.
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von Stergel
London
News
Odessa
Germany
Hague
Munich University
Chilean Vessel Wrecked in Straits of Magellan
Valparaiso reports the government received word of a Chilean naval vessel wreck in the Straits of Magellan. No further details on the catastrophe were available.
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Valparaiso, Chili
Chilian Naval v
Straits of Magellan
Earthquake Hits Peloponnesus Town of Ligaditza
Severe seismic disturbances shook southern and eastern Peloponnesus in Greece last night. Ligaditza suffered serious damage with many houses toppled and destroyed.
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Athens
Peloponnesus
Kingdom of Greece
Ligaditza
Morn boundary legislation progress report
Washington May 4 not much progress toward a modus vivendi to prevent further disagreements over the boundary with British Columbia Canadian authorities say conditions along the border are not as critical as the American side claims and seek a permanent agreement by avoiding a temporary pact this stance irritates the United States
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Washington
War Department
Otis
McArthur
Calumpus
San Fernando
Lawton
Summer
Luna
St. Thomas
Maasin
Rio Grande
Saxony bans corsets for schoolgirls in decree
Dresden reports the Saxony Education Minister Dr De Seydewitz calls for all young girls and women in public schools and colleges to abandon corsets citing widespread tight lacing as a threat to girls' well being. Mothers oppose while students threaten boycott but officials remain firm.
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Dresden
Saxony
de Seydewitz
Congress to Meet Earlier in Extraordinary Session
Washington reports a growing belief among prominent lawmakers that the President will summon Congress to an extraordinary session in October. The anticipated session would address pending questions and measures facing the next Congress.
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Spain
Nicaragua
Congress
Washington
Russia seeks secrecy at disarmament conference
London dispatch reports Russia presses strict privacy for the talks at the disarmament conference. Delegates may be pledged to secrecy with no press presence, only official summaries. The Hague town council reportedly refused a festive reception since the Pope and the Transvaal were not invited to participate.
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London
Berlin
Daily News
Russia
Phe
The
Hague
Transvaal
A Generous Councilman
New Albany Ind May 4 A councilman refuses extra pay. William Sloemer opposed raising council salaries from two to four dollars last year and again declines the $4 increase, taking only 1 45 as due.
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New Albany
Ind
William Sloemer
Spain’s debt fears echo in Paris over financing
Madrid reports the French Government warned against taxing Spain’s exterior debt or cutting interest as most Spanish stock is held by French investors. The note aims to calm anxiety among foreign creditors amid rumors of rushed action by Spain that could affect negotiations on the financial market.
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Madrid
Spain
Admires Nelson London Agent Sees British Columbia Progress
London immigration agent J J Haslett, visiting Nelson on a Canada trip, praised British Columbia’s development after touring Baker Street and Victoria. He urged London mining operators to form a new clique to attract British capital, highlighted the London Globe as a key player, and advised ore exhibits to drum up interest. He noted the P R had space at the Paris Exhibition and left for Crow's Nest Pass.
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J. J. Haslett
O P R
London
England
Nelson
Canada
Haslett
Victoria
Crow's Nest Pass
Kootenay
Baker Street
British Columbia
South Africa
Australia
B. A
London Globe
Lord Dufferin
William Beresford
Whittaker Wright
Mr. Haslett
P. R
Urgent need for new wing at Kootenay Lake General Hospital
A plea to residents of Nelson and the Kootenays for funds to add a public ward, private rooms, and improved facilities at the Kootenay Lake General Hospital. The city has promised 500 of 2,000 needed if citizens raise the rest. present conditions include small bathrooms, limited wards, and a damp operating area. The Ladies Aid and local miners support the push, noting mortality is low and access to care affects all.
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Kootenay Lake General Hospital
Nelson and
the Kootenays
Kootenays
Rossland
Ladies Aid Society
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Sil McArthur
Loost
Capital
Envoy
Greece
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