Strike Averted in Pennsylvania Labor Mediation
Federal arbitration resolved a Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburgh labor dispute with a compromise that grants the engineers a key right to present major matters to general officers. The agreement, signed by G M Peck and W S Stone, clarifies submission rules and sets timelines for appeals and officer actions.
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New York Times
Washington
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Government Arbitration Board
Corporation
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Knapp
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Tabor C. P. Neill
Arbitration Board
Gift to Mrs Longworth from Empress Dowager of China
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth receives jeweled bracelets from the Empress Dowager of China during a visit with Secretary Taft’s Philippines party. Tong Shou Yi presents the gift at the Longworth home amid prior gifts of earrings to Mrs. Longworth and plans for President Roosevelt to receive Chinese literature volumes for the Library of Congress.
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Washington
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
Empress Dowager of
China
Taft
Philippines
Tong Shou Yi
Prince Pial Fu
Longworth
Library of Congress
Typhoid Vaccine Trials Kick Off at Philadelphia Hospitals
In Philadelphia on December 4, doctors see typhoid inoculation work. Dr Harlan Shoemaker and two nurses plus an interne were inoculated on November 9 with satisfactory reactions. Shoemaker declares immunity after blood tests and notes the vaccine’s safety in a guinea pig. He suggests possible city wide inoculations if typhoid threats rise.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Harlan Shoemaker
Methodist Hospital
Shoemaker
Dr. Shoemaker
Methodist
Trouble for Union Pacific in Salt Lake City Case
Washington reports possible further federal action against the Union Pacific Railroad for coal monopoly practices. A Salt Lake City jury found the company guilty of conspiring to force a local coal dealer out of business by withholding coal. The Department of Justice awaits case papers before deciding on an appeal or broader prosecution.
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New York
Fimes
Washington
Union Pacific Railroad
Salt Lake City
Artment of Justice
Supreme Court
Standard Oil Indictments Dismissed in Hancock County
In Findlay Ohio on December 4 Standard Oil Company indictments in Hancock County were dismissed at the request of Prosecuting Attorney David. Judge Duncan recorded the entry. David said alleged illegal practices had been eliminated and that related suits were now pursued by the U S Attorney General the Ohio Attorney General and Federal courts in Missouri.
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Findlay
Ohio
Standard Oil Company
Hancock County
David
Duncan
United States
Missouri
Democrats Push Aggressive Policy For 1896 Session
Democratic members of the House hold a caucus to elect a reader to succeed Senator-elect John Sharp Williams. Champ Clark of Missouri is expected to be elected and a pledge of an aggressive tariff policy is anticipated. The committee heard calls to compel witness attendance and to extend tariff protections, with Census Director S N D North signaling he will testify under subpoena.
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Washington
House
John Sharp- Wiliams
Champ
Clark
Missouri
Ways and Means Committee
North
Payne
W. F. Wakeman
Mr. Wakeman
Philippines
Gordon S. Morse
Cochran
Randall
Phang
Congress
Dalzell
Orto’ Rico
Hill
Great Britain
Canada
Postal Savings Bank Bill Moves To Senate Vote
The Carter bill establishing postal savings banks becomes a Senate special order on December 14. Senator Carter aims to push it to a vote backed by the Republican platform, the Taft administration, and Postmaster General Meyer.
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New York Times
Washington
Congress
Senate
Carter
Taft
Meyer
Immunity Hope From Tuberculosis Study Discussed
Dr. Herman M. Biggs of the Health Department says the fight against tuberculosis saves six thousand lives yearly. Dr. Simon Flexner of the Rockefeller Institute addressed physicians at the American Museum of Natural History and urged continued research toward a cure and possible prevention. The event was part of an international tuberculosis exhibit highlighting advances in understanding and safeguarding livestock from infection.
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Simon Flexner
Rockefeller Institute
American Museum of Natural History
Dr. Flexner
Hermans
Flexner
Herman M. Bigg
Hains Panel Set Aside in Murder Case
Jurors drawn for murder were set aside after a judge ruled a special panel invalid. Eugene N L Young, defense attorney, obtained a writ of show cause asking why the panel should not be dismissed, prompting the order to be set aside.
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T. Jenkins Hains
Eugene N. L. Young
Roosevelt plans Congress transfer Marine Corps to infantry
President Roosevelt will ask Congress to move the Marine Corps from warships to the infantry. He conferred with General Staff officers and Gen Leonard Wood who approve the plan, believing it strengthens the army by boosting infantry power and clarifying Marine duties.
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Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Marine Corps
Infantry
General Staff
Leonard Wood
Wood
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