Granite Trade Tied Up By Wage Dispute
More than five thousand cutters quarry workers and related trades in Barre Montpelier Vt and Westerly R I are idle after unions and manufacturers fail to agree on a new wage scale and collective agreement. Vermont Rhode Island unions seek 37 1/4 cents hour while manufacturers push for a three year term. Westerly workers demand 40 cents hour as several dozen paving cutters and blacksmiths join the strike.
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Barre
Montpelier
Westerly
R. C
Vermont
Rhode Island
Quincy
Phones Supplant Key Men On Rail Lines After New Law
A. Ingalls, assistant general superintendent of the Lake Shore, says telephone use on trains will speed ahead due to the new nine hour railroad telegraphers law. He predicts within a year it will achieve in ten years of telephone adoption. October tests have proven satisfactory and spurred railroad interest nationwide.
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A. &. Ingalls
Lake Shore Road
Cleveland
Ingalls
Stubborn Pa. man jailed for school attendance fine
Christian Wartner of Plumstead, Pennsylvania, goes to Bucks County jail for two days after refusing to pay the compulsory school attendance fine. He vowed to move out of state after serving time, while school directors push to prosecute delinquents to secure state funds.
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Christian Wartner
Plumstead
Bucks County
Hartner
Widow Surrenders All to Barney Estate for Debts
Mrs. Lilly W. Barney of New York widow of Charles T. Barney has handed over over 9.5 million dollars in real and personal property to the Barney Estate Company. The firm will meet all obligations of Charles T. Barney, former Knickerbocker Trust Company president who died by suicide last November.
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Lilly W. Barney
New York
Charles T. Barney
Barney Estate Company
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Night Riders Burn Tobacco Warehouse in Switzer Village
The big Head and Switzer tobacco warehouse at Switzer village seven miles from Frankfort was burned, likely by night riders. It stored about 100000 pounds of tobacco not in the Equity society pool. Insurance reportedly canceled earlier. The cause remains unknown.
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Head & Switzer
Switzer Village
Frankfort
Equity Society
Chicago Police Chief Stabbed An Assassin Killed
Chief of Police George S. Shippy of Chicago was stabbed. His son Harry was shot in the left lung and the family coachman James Wooley was wounded by an unidentified man. The assassin, believed anarchist, was shot dead by the chief.
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George S. Shippy
Chicago
Harry
James Wooley
Would-Be Assassin Identified in Chicago
Lazarus Averbuch, a 20 year old Jewish immigrant who had been in the United States three months, was identified as the man who attempted to kill Chicago Chief of Police Shippy and was killed by the chief. He had worked for W N Eieh engren & Co at 182% South Water street, a commission house.
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Shippy
Chicago
Lazarus Averbuch
W. N. Eiehengren & Co
South Water Street
Owen
Oklahoma
Aldrich
Jones
Arkansas
Garrett
Tennessee
Pau
North Carolina
Hayes
California
United States
Parker
New Jersey
Kusterman
Wisconsin
Public Debt Up by Seven Million in February 1808
The monthly statement of the public debt shows at Feb 29 1808 debtless cash in the treasury totaling 800,421,746 dollars, an increase of 7,788,100 for the month. The cash in the treasury stands at 418,845,804 dollars.
Interstate Commerce Commission Denies Extensions to Hours of Service Law
The Interstate Commerce Commission votes unanimously to deny all petitions for extensions of time to comply with the nine hour law. The commission will issue a formal report detailing the reasons for the decision, currently in preparation.
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The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Prison for Erring Pastor in Columbus Case
Rev. T. H. Rice, pastor of the Baptist church in Columbus, was convicted on a statutory charge and sentenced to an indefinite term in the penitentiary. Mrs. Rice testified that he sent her and their children away and while they were gone lived with another woman.
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T. H. Rice
Baptist Church
Columbus
Se Calia Crewmen Lost In Heavy Seas Near Philadelphia
During a storm at sea two crew members of the Danish steamship Se Calia, which arrived in Philadelphia from Carthagena, Spain, were swept overboard and lost.
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Secalia
Philadelphia
Carthagena
Spain
Tiny woman bears five children in Steubenville birth
Mrs. George Campbell of Steubenville Ohio weighing under 100 pounds delivered five babies weighing a total of 23 pounds. Three infants died within an hour of birth while two survived, marking a rare multiple birth event in early reports.
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George Campbell
Steubenville
Ohio
Arbitration Brings End to Philadelphia Shoe Strikes
A long standing labor peace exists in Philadelphia shoes after a seven man to seven man arbitration board settled disputes since 1877. The Shoe Manufacturers' Association now includes most city Camden firms with about 4000 workers under the agreement. The system evolved after 1887 amid Knights of Labor pressure and keeps its rules intact.
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Philadelphia
Shoe Manufacturers’ Association
Camden
Knights of Labor
China to Be the Greatest China Army Ambition rhetoric in San Francisco address
Reverend Ng Pam Chew of the Chinese World declares China will raise an army of 1,000,000 to expel European powers and deter Russia from future grabs. He praises America's honesty toward China and foresees China becoming the greatest nation on earth.
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China
America
Labor unrest and union milestones across nations and regions
The report tracks union growth and actions in several areas including Fall River’s Spinners' Union turning fifty, Europe’s shrinking union memberships, U.S. wage gains for Washington pipe coverers, and strikes in New England marble trades. It details abolition of prison cigar making, planned labor presses, and a violent assassination attempt on Chief Shippy amid political unrest in Lisbon mobs.
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Marquette
Mich
New England
Washington, D. C
Massachusetts
Trades’ Union Congress
London
England
Chicago Chief George M. Shippy Attacked at Home
An anarchist attacked Chicago Police Chief George M. Shippy and his son Harry with a knife and gunfire at the chief's residence. The assailant, killed by Shippy, may have leaders others in a broader plot. driver James Foley wounded. Mrs Shippy and Georgia Shippy witnessed the events.
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Chicago
George M. Shippy
Harry
James Foley
Shippy
Georgia
Indians to plead for land allotments in Washington visit
An Osage delegation led by Black Dog and Brave will seek permission for all Indian babies born in the past six months to share in land allotments while protesting removal of land sale restrictions. Cheyenne leaders accompany Washee and Paul Boyton will join the Washington trip with Arapahoe chiefs.
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Washington
Black Dog
Ailloting Commission
Brave
Bacon Rind
O-lo-hah-wal-la
Indian Department
Paul Boyton
Carlisle
Washee
Arapahoe
Paris Hotels Hit by American Travel Slump
Paris hotels reliant on American visitors face hard times with reduced occupancy and plunging room rates. Some elite properties report guests unable to pay bills while staff wait on guests, and many high priced venues in Paris and the south of France show little business as American travel tightens.
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Paris
United States
Place de Vetoile
Place Vendome
France
Chicago Railroads Face Sharp 1907 Tonnage Drop
Railroad managers in Chicago fear a 20 percent fall in December revenue freight compared with December 1906. Grain and flour shipments rise while merchandise, iron, steel, vehicles, and furniture decline. A Rosenbaum Grain Co suit against Frisco for 42000 damages may test liability for late deliveries. Derailments on U.S. railroads last year totaled 7482 with 515 deaths and 6595 injuries. The North Carolina Supreme Court overturned a 30000 fine on Southern Railway for overcharging tickets, ruling civil penalties foreclose criminal indictments against agents.
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Chicago
Rosenbaum Grain Company
Frisco Road
Frisco
Russia
Nordphallen
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
North Carolina Supreme Court
Long
Superior Court
Southern Railway
Corporation
Currency legislation dominates congressional agenda
The Senate and House debated the Aldrich currency bill and related measures focusing on banking reform. Senators Owen Curtis Reed Smoot and others sparred over tribal designations and economic policy while committees moved key bills, including an army pay provision and pension measures, through.
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Senate
Owen
Oklahoma
Curtis
Kansas
McCreary
Kentucky
Committee On
House
Capitol
Nesting Habits of Golden Eagles Across Rugged Cliffs
The article notes eagles maintain multiple nest sites over years, commonly two or more, with one pair using four sites. It describes a particularly inaccessible nest in a limestone cliff 800 feet high, 400 feet below the summit, reached only after a long ascent via a steep talus and precipices.
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London Saturday Review
House acts on pension business through brief session
The House debated pension business briefly and passed 30 bills in under an hour. The military affairs committee approved a 27 percent pay raise for army and marine enlisted men. Mr. Fornes introduced a bill to fund a $100000 survey for a ship canal linking Benton Harbor Michigan and Toledo Ohio.
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Senate
Mann
Iinois
Young
Michigan
Committee On Military Affairs
Secretary of War
William Alden Smith
House
Immigration Committee
Mer. Clark
Florida
Russell
Bonaparte
Hepburn
Iowa
House of Representatives
House Committee On Military Affairs
Army
Marine Corps
Fornes
New York
Benton Harbor
Lake Michigan
Toledo
Lake Erie
Peruna Endorsement From Brooklyn Woman Leader
MISS BESSIE FARRELL IS BESSIE FARRELL 101% Third Ave Brooklyn NY PRES IDENT of the Young People’s Christian Temperance Association. She endorses Peruna as a valuable nerve and blood remedy improving stomach digestion and strengthening worn-out tissues for women, especially young mothers. Dr Hartman has prescribed Peruna to thousands of women with similar grateful letters.
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Bessie Farrell
Third Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Young People’s Christian Temperance Association
Disraeli Epigram On the Greville Memoirs
A diary recounts Disraeli’s sharp quip after being asked about the Greville memoirs. He says he did not feel attracted to them and deems the author highly conceited, though he has read Cicero and known Bulwer Lytton.
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Disraeli
George Russe
Greville
Grevilles
Cicero
Bulwer Lytton
Coffee-free remedy helped surgeon steady hands
A Illinois surgeon explains how coffee caused tremors and insomnia and how Postum improved his nervous system. He recounts sharing Postum with a friend who also renounced coffee, noting restored circulation, absence of dizziness, and steady hands for operations. The testimonial touts Postum as the national drink.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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