Rathbone accuses Wood of Cuban graft and court manipulation
Estes Rathbone former director general of posts in Cuba filed charges with the army adjutant general against General Leonard Wood alleging Wood manipulated Cuban courts and accepted gifts from a gambling concern totaling 5000 dollars admitted into Cuba free of duty. Wood denies personal gifts and says a silver service from Spanish merchants was duty free. Also a Boston sermon condemns wearing sea gull or songbird hats as unheavenly.
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G. Rathbone
Washington
Estes Rathbone
Cuba
adjutant general of the army
Leonard Wood
Major Rathbone
General Wood
Philippines
Miners Win Higher Wages in Commission Award
Washington reports the president’s commission on the anthracite strike published its findings on March 18. The award grants a 10 percent wage increase, eight hour shifts for certain workers, and a sliding scale tied to coal prices, with the plan lasting until March 31, 1906, plus a board of conciliation to settle disputes. The report rejects some miners’ demands including contract recognition and a general nine hour day for all.
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Washington
Judge Gray
Delaware
Carroll D. Wright
John B. Wilson
John L. Spalding
Himeis
Thomas Fr. Watkins
Pennsania
Edward W. Parker
Edgar is. Clark
Iowa
United Mine Workers of America
Commission
england
Board of Conciliation
Recommendations From the Mining Commission Debate Arbitration
The commission denounces the boycott and blacklist and recommends ending the coal and iron police while relying on regular peace authorities. It urges stricter child labor enforcement and machinery for compulsory investigations of disputes. It suggests using a modified federal act as a basis for arbitration in coal mining but rejects compulsory arbitration. The panel estimates losses from the strike at 46.1 million to mine owners and 25 million to transportation firms, notes social conditions, and states the Mine Workers Union recognition is outside their jurisdiction.
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coal and iron police
colsone
Atlas Figure Promises Size on St Louis Exposition
A single striking picture shows the scale of figures to be placed on the exposition buildings at St Louis. The Atlas statue will surmount the Liberal Arts building, illustrating the monumental scope of the display and the bold ambitions of the fair organizers.
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St. Louis
Atlas
Liberal Arty
Miners Pay Rise Amid Coal Strike Ruling
The coal strike commission condemns the boycott and black list while confirming armed guard use and militia. It states no award will compel operators to recognize the United Mine Workers of America. Miners in anthracite regions may see about a 20 percent wage rise based on current coal prices, with back pay of 40 to 49 dollars per miner to be paid in three installments starting March 39.
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stadd board
Cailteul
iumers
New York
Perth Amboy
Edgewater
bureau of anthracite coal
third judicial circuit
United States
United States commissioner of labor
Miners’ Union
United Mine Workers of America
Shamokin
Scranton Councilman Arrested For Copper Wire Theft
Julius Troy of Scranton is charged with stealing copper wire from the Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad. Police say he was caught disposing of conduit wire to a junk dealer and had earlier sold similar booty on several occasions. The arrest follows a city hall corruption scare that led to 17 councilmen resignations last year.
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Julius Troy
Scranton
Gouneil
Teliee Day
Castro Resigns as President of Venezuela
President Castro resigns and entrusts the abdication to Congress. Congress refuses to accept, urges reconsideration, and plans to address the matter with a new message. A night session endorses a resolution of confidence, while a delegation delivers the vote to Castro. He declines to change his mind but might issue another message on Thursday. The same date reports an eruption at La Soufriere in St Vincent with ongoing violent activity and dramatic volcanic ash and lava emissions.
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Castro
Carmcas
Republic of Venezuela
congress
Senor Castro
Venezuela
Miraflores Palace
St Vincent
Kingstown
St. Vincent
la Sonfriere
Coal Strike Awards Pleases Mitchell and Workers
Detroit March 23. President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers hails the coal strike commission awards as favorable to anthracite miners of Pennsylvania. He notes an 18 percent wage increase, a nine hour day with ten hours pay, and a new board of conciliation. Operators in Wyoming Valley expect higher coal costs, estimating a $3,000,000 back-pay rise. Scranton and Pottsville reports show mixed reactions and concerns over weighing coal and police abolition. A separate item from Trenton, New Zealand notes a convict testimonial signed by 282 inmates.
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Detroit
Mich
anthracite coal strike commission
Jobn Michell
United Mine Workers of America
io anthracite
Pennsylvania
Mitchell
tidewater
United Mine Workers
Wilkesbarre
Wyoming Valley
James F. Lenahan
John Mitchell
Lackawanna
Scranton
Pottsville
Schuylkill
coal and iron police
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Hazelton
Hazleton
Detiver
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