Miners Propose Arbitration Over Anthracite Dispute
Miners call for arbitration by the present Conciliation Board led by Judge George Gray or appointee, seeking a two year wage and work condition order from April 1, 1906, with a general convention needed for ratification. Operators brace for Monday talks while condemning several miner demands as inadmissible and warning against politics agenda.
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United States Circuit Court
George Gray
Conciliation Board
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Ashland House
Dempsey
Yatesville
Penn
Fernwood
Erie Coal Company
Jersey Central
Liberty Street
John Mitchell
Pennsylvania
Board of Arbitration
Board of Conciliation
Anthracite Strike Commission
T. D. Nicholls
John T. Dempsey
W. H. Dettrey
John Peer John Fahy
George W. Hart
Mitchell
Mr. Baer
Mr. Truesdale
Mr. Thomas
Strikers Use Dynamite in Pennsylvania Riot Actions
The New York Times reports in Wilkesbarre on April 5 that dynamite exploded under a steam pipe at Franklin Colliery, blowing a 50 foot pipe section. Police pursued rioters among workers and guards, capturing Carlo Cache, with others jailed on riot and weapons charges.
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New York Times
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Franklin
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Fernwood
Hillside Coal Company
East
Boston
West End
Macanaqua
Carlo Cache
Alderman Pollock
Miners clash as UMW official leads strike at Madison Mine
National Executive Committeeman Joseph Sharpe leads striking miners to the Keystone Coal Company Madison Mine near Irwin. Guards drive them back after stone fights and forced wades through a creek. Edna mines see ongoing shooting as workers resist write ups. District officials change hands and plan court action while many mines resume operations.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
National Executive
Joseph Sharpe
United Mine Workers
Madison
Keystone Coal Company
Irwin
Edna
Thye
Dolan
Pittsburg Coal Company
Surviving Sailor Tells of Boro dino Sinking Escape
Ushim, sole survivor from the battleship Boro dino, returns to St. Petersburg with a dramatic account. He says the ship capsized in the Sea of Japan, he was trapped in a turret, found an air space under the roof to breathe, freed the port gun with his foot, and surfaced on wreckage before being picked up by a Japanese boat and held as a prisoner.
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ST. Petersburg
Ushim
Japan
A Society Revival at Hotel St. Regis
Miss Amy L. Duncan led a revival meeting at the Hotel St. Regis with invited women only. Invitations were issued by Miss Ethel Thompson, and tea followed Duncan's religion talk, signaling a rising revival movement among fashionable circles despite guards and reporter restrictions.
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Society
St. Regis
Ethel Thompson
East Sixty-seventh Street
Amy L. Duncan
East Sixtyfourth Street
Duncan
May Buy Fort Nonsense Site in Morristown
Negotiations are said to be pending for the purchase of the Fort Nonsense tract in Morristown New Jersey for a private drive from the fort to Bernardsville and a large hotel on the site of the old fort. Washington's army encamped there in 1777. under his orders a fort was built and later torn down.
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Morristown
N. J
Fort Anus
Bernardsville
Fort Nonsense
Washington
New York Herald Easter Number Promises Colorful Content
The Easter edition of the New York Herald on Sunday April 8 features eight full color pages including George Ade's tale of Naples and Easter in the Vatican. Original stories and a playful section titled Little Nemo are promoted with an order form for readers.
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NEW York Herald
George Ade
Naples
Vatican
Nemy
Adv
Philadelphia Elevates Plan Seeks Charter for Rail Line
April 5 Philadelphia Elevated and Subway Company applies in Harrisburg for a charter to build an 8 mile elevated plus 2 mile subway passenger railway from Sixty third Street to the Delaware River. The capitalists include Alfred I. Du Pont E L Erlanger and Marc Klaw with local figures Isman Davis and Schoch Purviance. The plan requires state approval and later city franchise.
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New York Times
Hiladelphia
Philadelphia Elevated and Subway Company
Harrisburg
Sixtythird Street
Delaware River
Philadelphia & Western Railway Company
Board of Commissioners
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Philadelphia
New York
Alfred I. du Pont
du Pont Powder Company
E. L. Erlanger
Marc Klaw
Edward T. Davis, Jr
William Weightman
Felix Isman
Mr. Isman
Pennsylvania
Edward T. Gayis
Alfred J. Dunt
Wilmington
Del
Layton Martin Echoch
Philadelpia
Wayne Purviance
Chestnut Hill
Elix Isman
Roosevelt on Muck Rake Speech Set for Decoration Day
President Roosevelt plans to deliver the Decoration Day address before the Army and Navy Union at Norfolk Virginia. The talk will echo his Cannon banquet speech about "The Man with the Muck Rake" criticizing sensational writers while praising overall good in the world.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army and Navy Union
Norfolk
Navy Yard
Sailors’ Cemetery
Cannon
Gridiron Club
Seiegy
Norfolk Ht
Eastman Johnson Died At Home In New York
Portrait painter Eastman Johnson died last night at his home 65 West Fifty fifth Street New York City. Johnson gained fame for his evocative portraits and lived in New York for many years.
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Eastman Johnson
Usher’s the Scotch Behind the Highball Fame
A concise remark credits Usher as the key Scotch behind the highball’s rise in popularity. The line cites his influence on cocktail culture and mixology trends.
Vesuvius Eruption Triggers Tide of Fear Near Naples
Mount Vesuvius erupts with loud detonations and daily quakes as lava and ash cover roads and villages. Soldiers reinforce the area while locals flee and pray, even as some Naples residents welcome the eruption as portents of King Edward's arrival aboard the Victoria and Albert.
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Naples
Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius
Matteucci
Edward
Marseilles
Victoria and Albert
Alexandra
Count sues to marry amid Paris court case
Count Roger de Mortimprey files before the Civil Tribunal of the Seine seeking a ruling to nullify his mother's opposition to his marriage to the divorced wife of Count Bernard de Pourtalés Florence Drouillard of Nashville. The case follows prior duels and reconciliations within the Pourtalés family, noted for American marriages.
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Timprey
Civil Tribunal of the
Seine
Count Bernard de Pourtalés
Bernard de Pourtalés
Florence Drouillard
Nashville
Tenn
South
Newport
France
Bernard
Roger de Mortimprey
America
Paris
Europe
Pourtalés
Francis de Pourtalés
Zoological Museum
Boston
James de Pourtalés
Otto de Pourtalés
Laura Montgomery
Colorado
Hermann
Helen Barbey
New York
Zulus Drive Back British at Greytown Front
British Natal expedition fights Zulus led by BamBatta near Impanza and Greytown. Police suffer three deaths and several wounds as a running battle lasts six miles. Rescue of women and children at Keate’s Drift succeeds before a larger force moves to counter the rebels.
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Greytown
Natal
Impanza
Bambaata
Keard
London
Mansell
Bambatta
Keate
Botha
Sergi Brown
Kent
New Light for New York Bay Received Favorable Senate Action
The Senate Committee on Commerce authorized a favorable report on a bill providing 75000 dollars to build a light and fog signal at New York Bay near Greenville New Jersey. The move aims to improve navigation and safety for ships entering the harbor district.
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New York Bay
Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Greenville
N. J
Travel Offer from Shriners Imperial Council Rail
Fare 81 75 to Los Angeles and return or to San Francisco via Pennsylvania Railroad. Valid April 24 to May 4. Consult ticket agents for details and arrangements.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pennsylvania Railroad
Shriners
Imperial Council
Adv
Turmoil in Assembly Over Two Bills in Ogdensburg
Albany April 6. The New York Assembly erupted for an hour over two Malloy bills aimed at ousting Democrats in Ogdensburg. Jimmy Oliver clashed with a House officer, Palmer demanded recognition, and chaos followed as the Sergeant at Arms and Speaker Wadsworth tried to restore order amid stalled debate and a forced adjournment.
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New York Times
Albany
Palmer
Jimmy’ Oliver
Oliver
Jimmy
Moreland
Wadsworth
New York
Sixth
Malloy
Ogdensburg
Merritt
St. Lawrence
House
Lafetta
Republicaan
Hotel Zum Hirschen Collapse Kills 52 in Nagold
In Nagold Germany the unfinished Hotel zum Hirschen collapsed during a celebratory feast after the roof was placed this morning. Fifty two people died and seventy were seriously injured as guests danced and crowded the structure, with the catastrophe blamed on safety oversights.
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Nagold
Black Forest
Germany
Senate Rejects Bribery Charges Against Two Senators
The Judiciary Committee of the Senate found no sustained evidence that Senators Shinn and Martens demanded money to suppress two pawnbroker bills. The accusations originated from Philip Krinke a pawnbroker who claimed the two lawmakers pressed for funds to block the measures.
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Senate
Trenton
N. J
Judiciary Committee
Shinn
Martens
Philip Krinke
Adt
Knife for Miss Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore underwent an appendicitis operation at Bay State Hospital in Boston. Dr. Hrools said she would stay two to three weeks and likely not perform again this season if advised by doctors. The company disbanded and returned to New York.
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New York Times
Boston
Ethel Barrymore
Bay State Hospital
Hrools
Miss Barrymore
New York
Harry Graham
London
Alice Agnew
John Barrymore
Clergymen Play Poker in Society Gambling Debate
Cleveland reporters note Prosecutor McMahon compares clergy poker to bucket shop brokers and bridge gambling. He cites a Georgia judge urging a grand jury against society gambling but says polite gambling is winked at, with ministers admitting five cent poker among friends.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Ohio
McMahon
Georgia
Zulu Wins Columbia Prize In Oratorical Contest
A full blooded Zulu student Ka Isaka Some won Columbia University’s George William Curtis medal in the annual oratorical contest. His class is not fully listed and his subject was The Regeneration of Africa. M. K. Ellenbegen took the second prize, a silver medal.
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Columbia University
George William Curtis
Ka Isaka
Africa
M. K. Ellenbegen
Meadowbrook Hunt Finish Leads Despite Fall At Westbury
P F Collier, master of Meadowbrook Hunt Club, finished first after a fall early in the run. He remounted and regained control as the meet moved from Westbury toward Hicksville. Harry B Page and Warner Baltazzi were also thrown and retired. The hunt party included Scott Cameron, R L Raney, Jay Phipps, Miss Caroline Bryce, William C Hayes, and others.
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P. F. Collier
Meadowbrook Hunt Club
Mr. Collier
Harry
Page
Warner Baltazzi
Westbury
Hicksville
E. D. Morgan
Wheatley Hills
Scott Cameron
R. L. Raney
Jay Phipps
Caroline Bryce
William C. Hayes
R. L. Beeckman
J. L. Kernochan
Leonard Jacob
Smith Hadden
May Bird
Cameron
Mrs. Hayes
Cannon Expects Tariff Revision Soon
East Liverpool Ohio April 5 Speaker Cannon wrote to John N Taylor Knowles Taylor and Knowles Pottery Company W E Wells Potters Association and John S Goodwin Goodwin Pottery Company saying a tariff revision is sure to come though he personally does not want it. He notes a widespread desire for change could push the Republican Party toward tariff revision in the near future.
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New_York Times
East Liverpool
Ohio
Cannon
House of Representatives
John N. Taylor
Knowles Taylor and Knowles Pottery Company
W. E. Wells
Pottis Pottery Association
John 8. Goodwin
Goodwin Pottery Company
Congress
Republican Party
Paid Influence Ties Scrutiny in Greene and Gaynor Case
In Savannah on April 5 the Greene and Gaynor defense described profit sharing from river and harbor work. Benjamin D. Greene testified that R. F. Westcott, father in law of Capt. O. M. Carter, received 450 000 to 500 000 dollars to secure influence for future heavy contracts with the New York Central Railroad.
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New York Times
Savannah
Greene and Gaynor
Benjamin D. Greene
R. F. Westcott
Capt. O. M. Carter
Greene
Gaynor
Westcott
New York Central Railroad
Woman Loses 14365 in Bank Notes in Baltimore
Miss Emma Slagle, traveling to a broker with fourteen thousand eight hundred sixty five dollars in bank notes wrapped in paper, lost the parcel. She delayed notifying police and only advertised the loss after reporting to newspapers, seeking a liberal reward for return.
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Baltimore
Emma Slagle
Slagle
New York Times
Rhode Island Senate Passes Woman's Suffrage Bill
Providence April 5 the Rhode Island Senate approved a bill allowing women to vote for Presidential Electors by a 29 to 7 margin. The chamber was filled with women during debate and consideration of the measure.
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Providence
R. I
Rhode Island
Enate
Senate
Rest Service to Cleveland Trains Daily via New York Central
Eleven daily trains run to Cleveland on the New York Central Lines, including the Lake Shore Limited, advertised for travelers.
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Cleveland
New York Central
Lake Shore Limited
Nocquet the aeronaut perishes in marshland journey
The sculptor aeronaut Paul Nocquet died after a nightlong effort through Gilgo Bay marshes from Jones's Beach toward Amityville. His body was found on Copp's Island near Long Haul after a waning moon rescue voyage led by A B Haff and Captain George Smith. The inquest found death not of his own action, and his last voyage was a bold landing at Jones's Beach.
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Paul Nocquet
Gilgo Bay
Jones's
Amityville
Copp’s Island
Long Haul
Great South Bay
Nocquet
Jones’s Beach
Jones
Bronx
A. B. Haff
Capt
George Smith
E. W. Davis
Electric Light Works
Fred B. Powell
Times
Savage
White
Smith
Hirmh
Gilgo
Henry Purdy
Davis
Haff
Hank Haff
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Gray
Miss Duncan
England
the &T. Regis
Mira
Philadelphia Transit
Klaw & Erlanger
Dupont, Isman
Pledge of Independence
Abraham C. Erlanger
Marc Kiaw
Usher
Count Sues
Roger de Mor
Jimmy Oliver
Dewar
Bridge
Columbia Prize
Meadow Brook
Capt. Carter
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