Reading Railway Wage Increase Sparks Employee Debate
About 27 000 Reading railway workers are slated for a 20 to use 27 000? per cent wage increase effective April 1. The move follows a similar 10 per cent rise in 1906 and may raise annual costs for the Reading company to about 1.19 million dollars. Some Pennsylvania Railroad workers express dissatisfaction, saying the raise may supplant broader demands for cost of living adjustments.
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Philadelphia
Reading Railway
Gail
Pennsylvania ‘Railroad Company
Pennsylvania ‘Railroad
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rates Rise as Railroads Plan Passenger Fares
The New York New Haven Hartford Railroad filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission a schedule of passenger fare increases effective May 1 due to wage hikes. Increases range from about 5 to over 10 percent, with short-haul fares largely unchanged. New York Central President Brown said any rate changes will wait until current wage disputes with employees are resolved.
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New Haven Road
Washington
New York
New York Central
Brown
Ratiroad
WRZOE
Steel Trust Considers General Wage Increase Plan
New York March 21 United States Steel managers discuss a voluntary general wage rise for all employees except high officers. Officers and directors favor a broad uplift but have not fixed extent or amount. If adopted the move could mirror earlier increases. a 10 percent rise in 1902 affected over 100000 workers. An estimated annual cost would exceed 9.9 million dollars. Meanwhile a separate report notes a caravan of gypsies drowned near Cheremenetzki lake after breaking through ice. few survivors.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Pennsylvania Railroad
Corey
Eame
Penneylivante
Bt. Petersburg
Atty Groetes
Cheremenetzki Lake
Lngs
King Menelik Dies of Apoplexy and Heir Named
Addis Ababa March 31 Menelik II king of Abyssinia died at sixty six after a long illness and the regent Ras Tesame and Empress Taitou lost power. Prince Yid Jeassi fourteen years old was proclaimed heir, married to the late Emperor John’s granddaughter, and the Ethiopian Empire is described with its territories and history.
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Addis Abeba
Abyssinia
Menelik II
Bigsreigh
Lid Jeassu
Empresas
Ras Tesame
Taitou
Yid
Jeassi
John
Taito
Abyesinia
Ethiopia
Tiare
Ambara
Sbos
Menelik Wart
Ethiera
Show
Konda
Theodore
Menelik
Johannes
Ras Ares
Ang Wak
Hafr
Ras
Jobaithes
Negus
London March 31 Report Claims King Menelik Dead
Report from Aden via Arabia notes a rumor of King Menelik II death circulating for days. The dispatch says the claim is unconfirmed and remains unverified.
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London
Menelik Iz
Aden
Arabia
Prices Up to Stay Warns Cattle Raisers Leader
Fort Worth Texas counsel Samuel H. Cowan told the Senate committee that there is no remedy for rising prices due to supply and demand. He warned meat prices will stay high as grazing land and feed costs rise and population grows. Cowan cited urban wages and farming labor shortages as factors driving higher cattle costs.
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Washington
Samuel H. Cowan
Fort Worth Tex
Cattle Raisers Association of Texas
Sen Vate
United States
Coban
Auch
Chantecler Saves Life at Chester Eagles Ball
Miss Sadie Cloud’s partner dropped her during the Eagles Ball in Chester on March 31. She struck her head on the floor but physicians say her chantecler dress and coiffure cushioned the skull and prevented fracture.
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Chantecler
Chester
Eagles
Sadie
Cloud
Misa Cloud
Senator Daniel No Bester Update From Daytona
March 1 report notes United States Senator John W. Daniel shows no relapse after four days of marked improvement. Condition remains improved but fragile and developments are awaited.
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Daniel No Bester
Daytona
Fis
United States
John W. Daniel
Weston Still Ten Days Ahead in Transit Tale
Edward Pageon Weston, noted as a pedestrian, was reported progressing toward Chicago ten days ahead of his planned schedule, marking a notable advance in his journey that drew local attention from Stronghurst on March 31.
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Weston
Stronghurst
Edward Pageon Weston
Chicagg
Phil Daly a square gambler who ran the Long Branch Pennsyl vania club
Phil Daly long time manager of the Pennsylvania club at Long Branch New Jersey has died at 75. Known as a square dealer who banned minors and cheating the Philly native presided from 1876 until twelve years ago over a house famed for roulette hazard and high stakes. His motto was a square deal and trusted by rich players who wagered large sums with his word as receipt.
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Pennsylvania
Long Branch
N. J
Phil Daly
N.J
Daly
Mr. Daly
Philadelphia
Pennsyvania
Pennsylvania Club
New Appendicular Gastralgia Named At London Meeting
A Royal Society of Medicine session in London described twenty four operation cases where stomach pains were caused by undiagnosed appendiceal disease. Dr Herbert J Paterson proposed calling the condition appendicular gastralgia due to its primary stomach pain presentation.
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Royal Society of Medicine
London
Herbert J. Paterson
Bank For Women Opens In London With All-Women Staff
A new British bank in London inaugurates operations run entirely by women. The bank will have a sole male messenger whose role is to deter male customers. Manager May Bateman, a former South Africa correspondent, leads the staff as the institution opens amid special ceremonies.
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London
Mise May Bateman
South Africa
Sncral
Footwork in Poker and a clever gambler’s box
Indianapolis police arrested Paul Wallace of Chicago John French and Joseph Meisel of St Louis on a tip about card sharping. The men used a tin box strapped to the wrist with a foot string to slide cards under the table edge, allowing covert manipulation and removal.
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Indianapolis
Paul Wallace
Chicago
John French
Joseph Meisel
St. Louis
Louth
Thay
Taft to Name Brewer Replacement Soon
Reported in Machington that President Taft will appoint a successor to Associate Justice Brewer on the Supreme Court. Lloyd N. Bowers named as likely pick, with discussions also mentioning Wickersham and Governor Hughes, but no final decision announced.
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Machington
Washington
Hat
Taft Har
Jueflee Whalyte
Supreme Bench
Brewer
Supreme Rt
Lloyd N. Bowers
Goucltor
Department of Justice
Peckham
Boweyra
Bowls
Hera
Wickersham
Mir. Press
Hughes
Supreme Court
Miners Likely to Accept Five Cent Increase
Western Pennsylvania miners near Pittsburg may avert a strike as the cent digrere district’s work continues under a five cent raise while a settlement of a dispute over explosives is sought. President Feehan and district officials contacted coat company officials to arrange a district conference to sign contracts awaiting the five cent ton increase.
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Western Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Francie Feehan
Ofcala
Aistrict
Corciinat
King George Capitulates Proclamation Called for Assembly
Athena reports on March 31 King George reading a proclamation convoking a national assembly. The chamber reaction included strong anti slagtic cheers as the Atlantic league, long guiding national affairs, appears to be faltering with pressure to end its control.
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George
Athena
National Assembly
Atl Tary League
Government to Prosecute European Steamship Pool Under Sherman Law
The Department of Justice will prosecute the European Steamship Pool under the Sherman anti trust law. The pool, formed by foreign steamship companies, is accused of restraint of trade as ships touch U S ports for journeys against them. The case has long been investigated by a New York federal grand jury.
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Washington
Equity
Department of Justice Agaiort Whet
Pual
Sharasship
Federal Grand Jury
New York
Mountains Fire Rages as Residents Flee Homes
A wildfire driven by mountain winds forces evacuations along Bis and nearby areas. Firefighters battle flames that threaten timber and rural dwellings while residents brace for danger. Officials urge vigilance and caution amid the encroaching blaze.
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Winengeter
Bearel Saint En North Mount&ing
Belp
Bis
Denta
Aiden
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