Contempt ruling in labor case sparks national debate
In Cleveland and Philadelphia summaries, Judge Wright upholds contempt findings against Gompers Mitchell and Morrison. Gompers defends free speech while urging restraint, Mitchell and Morrison endorse his stance. The decision prompts calls for trial by jury in contempt cases and draws praise from labor and business leaders.
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Cleveland
Ohio
P. H. Morrissey
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Wright
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Supreme Court of the United States
Labor Leaders Face Sentences Spark Controversy
Detroit and Boston reports quote Daniel J. Keefe and James Duncan condemning or predicting outcomes in the Bucks Stove Company case. Keefe argues leaders Gompers Mitchell and Morrison will never serve sentences, while Duncan urges use of presidential pardon to release Gompers.
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Philadelphia
James M. Beck
New York
Bucks Stove Company
Washington
Beck
Buck Stove Company
Courts of Equity
Federation of Labor
Detroit
Mich
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Daniel J. Keefe
Commissioner General of Immigration
American Federation of Labor
William D. Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway
Mine Workers President objects to AFL leaders' sentences
John H. Walker, state president of the United Mine Workers of America, telegrammed President Roosevelt protesting the contempt sentences against AFL leaders Samuel Gompers, William Morrison, and John Mitchell. He argued the law is unjust and should be repealed.
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Mr. Gompers
Mr. Mitchell
John Mitchell
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Gompers
Mitchell
Federation of Labor
Denver
Springfield
John H. Walker
United Mine Workers of America
Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Pennsylvania Railroad Bulletin Promotes Fast Five City Links
The bulletin highlights the Pennsylvania System as the shortest and quickest route to St. Louis Indianapolis Cincinnati from New York. It touts four daily trains with modern equipment and dining cars, led by the New York and St. Louis Limited, featuring Pullman cars and hotel like comfort. Regular schedules are praised for reliability.
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St. Louis
New York
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Ohio River Valley
New York and St. Louis
New York and
Pennsylvania Railroad
Standard Railroad of
Amenie
Labor Officials Face Jail for Contempt Citing Court Action
A court action leads to contempt remarks from labor officials who decline further comment. The judge notes the seriousness of the case while the officials await possible jail or further proceedings.
Protests to the President Over Gompers Case
Labor leaders and organizations protested the Supreme Court decision against Samuel Gompers and others. A Springfield Illinois protest urged the President to prevent incarceration, arguing free press and speech are fundamental rights and demanding a thorough review before action.
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Washington
Gompers
Timothy Ryan
United Mine Workers of Colorado
John Mitchell
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Supreme Court
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
White House
Roosevelt
Death of Sheldon at Dean Snow’s Home Shooting Mystery
At Dean Snow’s University Heights home Sheldon was shot and died. The assailant, described as a tall man in gray, fled after binding Sheldon with a rope and opening fire. Police investigated with Captain Cary and Detective Miller. coroner McDonald scheduled a morning inquest as students left for holidays.
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Frank M
Cann
Dean Snow
Pratt Institute
Claude
University Heights
Sheldon
181St Street
Fordham Hospital
van Essen
Williams
Helen Gould
Pinkerton
Capt
Cary
Homicide Bureau
Miller
McDonald
Bronx
Tremont
Third Avenues
University Heights Presbyterian Church
Bankruptcy petitions dismissed in two cases at district court
Judge Holt of the United States District Court yesterday dismissed the petitions in bankruptcy filed against Simon Doyne, a wholesale hats and caps dealer at 189 Greene Street, and against Bloom & Gee cloak company at 180 Greene Street.
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Holt
United States District Court
Simon Doyne
Greene Street
Mrnk
Bloom & Gee Cloak
Sareta
Mark Twain Turns Into A Corporation For Family Benefit
Samuel L. Clemens forms The Mark Twain Company in New York to secure all rights to the pen name Mark Twain for his two daughters Clara and Jean Clemens and his secretary Isabelle Lyon. The firm, capitalized at 35000, plans to keep earnings within the family beyond copyright expirations and may seek injunctions to block unauthorized editions under any publisher name.
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Clara L
Jean L. Clemens
Samuel L. Clemens
America
Mark Twain
Mr. Clemens
Ralph W. Ashcroft
R. A. Mansfield Hobbs
Mr. Ashcroft
Redding
Conn
Clemens
Mark Twain Company of
New York
Ashcroft
Isabelle V. Lyon
Hobbs
Mark Twain Company
Ralph W. Ashforth
Brooklyn
Ashforth
Gilbert Ray Hawes
Frau Wagner
Hawes
Misses Clemens
Ferrero Honored at Italian Club Reception in New York
Professor Ferrero the Italian historian was hosted yesterday by the Italian Club at 5 West Sixteenth Street with about 300 guests including Consuls from Italy Japan and Spain. He praised American interest in foreign affairs and Italian culture and spoke of Latin civilization linking Italy and the United States. Ferrero heads to Chicago next week and plans to return to Italy in January.
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Ferrero
West Sixteenth Street
Mrs. Ferrero
Count Massiglia
Yamazaki
Japan
Salas
Spain
Darlington
Hitchcock
John W. Brannan
America
Prof
Chicago
Italy
Envoy to Caracas for Venezuela US ties reset
The United States and Venezuela will renew relations after Castro’s departure as Special Commissioner William S. Buchanan sails on the South Carolina to Caracas. State Department says the aim is to settle international disputes and resume good understanding under Gomez administration.
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New York Times
Washington
United States
Venezuela
Cipriano Castro
State Department
Caracas
Castro
Europe
Root
Gomez
la Guayra
William S. Buchanan
Ee Arnold
Central American
William I. Buchanan
Buchanan
South Carolina
Venezo Administration
Venezuelan
Cullom
Committee On Foreign Relations
Equator
Republic of
Panama
Chile
Argentina
Court of Justice
Cartage
Costa Rica
Buffalo
Legation
Holland
Curacao
Special agents depart Caracas amid Central American calm
Dr. Paul and other agents leave Caracas for Europe and The Hague to pursue personal negotiations while Washington signals supreme satisfaction with moves toward Venezuela's rehabilitation. Navy ships like Dolphin and Des Moines head to Caribbean stations to ease communications with La Guayra and Curacao as Maine plans to transfer Buchanan to Maine or Dolphin.
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Paul
Caracas
Europe
The
Hague
Central America
State Department
Venezuela
Venezuelan
Curacao
Dolphin
Haitian
la Guayra
Des Moines
Seeks New Trial Against Zoo in Deer Attack Suit
Albert C. Munzie former Bronx Zoo keeper asks Appellate Division to order a new trial in his $100000 damages suit against the New York Zoological Society for permanent injuries from a deer attack. Decision reserved. Original trial before Supreme Court Justice Brady and a jury favored the Society.
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Zoo
Albert C. Munzie
Bronx Zeep
New York Zoological Society
Supreme Court
Brady
The
Zoological Society
Former police lieutenant Gilligan dies at Prospect Ave station
John Gilligan 51 of 694 Dawson Street The Bronx former police lieutenant died suddenly of heart disease yesterday morning as he approached a Subway elevated station at Prospect Avenue. He was en route to his post as special officer at the Chemical National Bank Broadway and Chambers Street.
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John 8. Gilligan
Dawson Street
The
Bronx
Prospect Avenue
Chemical National Bank
Broadway
Chambers Street
Foreclosure Sale Set for Yerkes Gallery in Manhattan
Foreclosure sale of the Yerkes art gallery on Fifth Avenue near Sixty-eighth Street has been postponed. The auction date was moved to January 6 after a delay caused by the need for further corporate proceedings.
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Yerkes Art Galecy
Fifth Avenue
Sixty-eighth Street
Fereauedt
Core Ae
Rocoestoration Cognsel
Caracas Coup D Etat A Ruse Of Castro
Reports claim a warship heads for Caracas as a fleet follows, signaling Gomez party action during Castro's absence. Arms shipments intensify amid Venezuela's unsettled conditions, with several generals ready to trigger a revolution if a chance to seize power arises.
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Caracas
Gomez
Castro
Oriongi
Venezuela
Send Good Cheer to Homes Visited by Suffering
Appeal from the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor requests donations to aid families. Various amounts fund warmth, food, clothing, and housing support for widows, a sick worker, and an invalid, with funds directed through R. S. Minturn and R. Fulton Cutting at 105 E 22nd Street.
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R.S. Minturn
Treas
R. Fulton Cutting
Association For Improving
Navy rushes repairs on gunboats Paducah and Marietta
Portsmith dispatch reports orders to hasten work on the gunboats Paducah and Marietta at the navy yard. The ships, once assigned to Southern waters, are to be commissioned again amid tensions related to Venezuela. Overhaul was to run until March.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
Paducah
Marietta
Venezuela
Venezuela Allows Goods and Passengers Despatch to Venezuela
The German Consul in Willemstad reports that Venezuela’s new Foreign Minister Gonzales Guinad instructed departure of vessels and transfer of goods to Venezuela. The action follows a revoked decree, described as provisional pending talks, likely not well received in Holland.
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Willemstad
Gonzales Guinaud
Venezuela
Holland
Paul
Europe
Netherlands
Government of
Dutch suspend operations after Venezuela decree revocation
The Dutch government announced in The Hague that the trans shipment decree was revoked by Venezuela. Foreign Minister Van Swinderen said naval operations along the Venezuelan coast were suspended at Acting President Gomez’s request. Marine and Colonial Affairs ordered Dutch warships to cease activity.
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The
Hague
van Swinderen
Gomez
Marine and Colonial Affairs
Venezuelan
Venezuela
Castro In Seclusion As Venezuela Crisis Unfolds
Berlin reports say former dictator Fidel Castro rests in a private sanitarium under physician care. He cannot be seen, and his associates are largely unavailable. Meanwhile Gomez moves to normalize relations with powers and reopen Orinoco navigation, with Gómez poised to solidify control despite ongoing Venezuelan followers and potential future upheaval. Castro may seek residence in Egypt temporarily.
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Berlin
Castro
Gomez
Orinoco
Foreign Office
Venezuela
Egypt
Tageblatt
French press hails Castro downfall as Holland shapes settlement
Paris dispatch reports French newspapers welcomed Castro's definite downfall and praised Holland as a key influence in ending violence. The Temps endorses Gomem's peaceful proclamation and foresees scope for a settlement with the powers, including France.
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Paris
Castro
Holland
Temps
Gomem
France
Four Adrift On A Barge Solitaire Breaks Loose At Sea
Anxiety mounts for the captain and three crew aboard the barge Solitaire after it broke free from tow early yesterday and drifted between Fire Island and Montauk Point. The Solitaire had been in tow by the tug Walter A Luckenbach with the barge San Joaquin, sailing from Providence to Norfolk. The Luckenbach reported the loss after encountering darkness and rough seas from Tuesday night’s storm near Shinnecock and proceeded to port with the San Joaquin in tow.
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Solitaire
Fire Island
Montauk Point
Providence
R. I
Norfolk
Walter A. Luckenbach
Luckenbach
Shinnecock
L. I
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Browning King
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