Firemen to Arbitrate Wage Question on Western Railroads
Chicago March 25 The terms of an agreement in federal mediation between 27 000 firemen on western railroads and railroad managers have been reached. Firemen ask a 12 percent pay increase to be resolved by arbitration under the Erdman act. Promotions tied to sixty days service must preserve seniority and not be reduced, regardless of union membership. The wage issue awaits an arbitration board decision to be chosen later.
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Chicago
Arbitration Board
Indictment Drama Over Bribe Givers in Pittsburg Council
Six councilmen confessed to bribery charges as grand jury deliberations stalled by influence from powerful business figures. Judge Frazer delayed sentences while Robert K. Cochran faced scrutiny for $600 and $500 bribes. Automobiles traced alleged meetings with higher up figures as William Brand begins an eighteen month term. John Taylor sues Weber for defamation after immunity bath reveal.
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Grand Jury
George B. Anderson
Frazer
Robert K. Cochrane
Cochrane
Brand and
Ferguson
Big Sie
Blakeley
Willam Brand
Western Penitentiary
Brand
Charles Stewart
John Taylor
de. W. H. Weber
Weber
Cotton Mills May Close Amid Cotton Price Slump
Boston reports an expected curtailment of 35 percent in U S cotton production with about 7 000 000 spindles likely to halt within four months due to high cotton prices. Mills face worse conditions than during the 1907 08 panic and an estimated 10 percent of spindles are idle.
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Boston
United States
Bishop Jaggar Resigns as Acting Bishop Coadjutor
Philadelphia March 25 Right Rev Jamas A Jaggar has resigned his duties as acting bishop coadjutor of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Pennsylvania He returned to his Seaton home taking the post Oct 1 in place of Coadjutor McKay-Smith who was granted a year’s leave of absence due to failing health
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Jaggar
Philadelphia
Jamas A. Jaggar
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Pennsylvania
Seaton
McKay-Smith
Senator Daniel Resting After Satisfactory Night
Daytona Florida March 26 United States Senator John W Daniel of Virginia remained in good spirits and spoke more clearly after a night of rest. Doctors report he can say more than yesterday but remains limited by paralysis.
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Daniel
Eaelly
Daytona
Fla
United States
John W. Daniel
Virginia
King Edward in Biarritz Falls Sick with Bronchitis
King Edward has been staying in Biarritz for several days and, according to Jamer, has suffered a sharp bronchitis attack amid reports he is not in good health.
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Gewerall
Dalzell to Head Rules Committee in Congress
Washington dispatch reports John Dalzell of Pennsylvania chosen as chairman of the new House rules committee. Insurgent Republicans and Democrats select members, aiming to curb Cannon influence and reform the panel, with leaders predicting future changes and broader reform in the next Congress.
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Dalzell
Washington
House
John Delzell
Pennsylvania
Poindexter
Cannon
House Committee On
Champ Clark
Missouri
Underwood
Alabama
Fitzgerald
New York
Dixon
Indiana
Republican Party
Congress
Diamond Found In Engineer's Plug Tobacco In PA Round House
An Altoona report notes Elliott Robley, a Pennsylvania Railroad engineer, bit into a chew of plug tobacco and a perfectly cut half carat diamond emerged from the tobacco. The incident occurred in the round house while Robley was on duty for General Superintendent George W. Creighton. The find is described as a remarkable curiosity in the March 26 item.
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Altoona
Elliott Robley
George W. Creighton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Round House
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