Gompers and Mitchell Sentenced in Labor Case
Justice Wright of the District of Columbia supreme court found Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison guilty of violating an injunction against Buck Stove Company. Gompers faces one year in jail Mitchell nine months Morrison six months. The ruling caps a long labor dispute sparked by Federationist publications branding Buck Stove as unfair.
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Washington
Wee
Wright
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Gompers
Morrison
American Federation of Labor
John Mitchell
Gould
Buck Stove & Range Company
Jolil
Mitchell
James van Cleave
Federationist
Buck Company
Radical actions planned by United Mingo Workers of America
In executive season the United Mingo Workers of America formed plans for radical action in behalf of Mitchell. Secretary Evan refused to disclose the intended action, stating that during President Lawit's absence he could not speak. A statement is expected from the Federation headquarters.
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Federation
Gompers
Frank Mortivon
Denver
van Cleave
Chicago
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mingo Workers of America
Mitchell
Scretary
Evan
Lawit
Federation Defies Government in Court Ruling
In Chicago on December 11, 23, labor leaders Gompers Mitchell and Morrison faced judges as the court read the opinion on disobedience to a government decree. Gompers was released on a $5000 bond, while Mitchell and Morrison were fined and their bonds set at four and three thousand dollars respectively. The justice noted predeclaration to disobey the insulation order and saw a broad conflict between law and federation. Local labor leaders and federations met while predicting prison terms for the three men.
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Federation
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Chicago
Morrinson
Battleships Maine End? Admission Reported From War Dept
Tiwan' acknowledged at the War Department in Washington on December 23 that the battleship Maine’s fate remained under investigation. Officials declined to provide final conclusions, stating the inquiry would continue to determine what caused the explosion and loss of life.
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Batt
Venezuela
Washington, D. C
Tiwan
War Department
Maine
Car of Xmas Mail Burned in Chicago Collision
A Baltimore and Ohio freight train crashed into a Chicago and Alton passenger train on the southwest side, causing a mail coach to burn after four gas tanks exploded. Five mail clerks barely escaped with their lives and one was injured leaping to safety as the engine overturned. Passengers were shaken by the crash and fire amid the pile of Christmas mail.
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Chicago
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chicago and Alton
Union Pacific Active in Oregon and Washington
Seattle, Wash. J D Furrell president of the Oregon and Washington railroad says depot work starts immediately and plans to extend the Union Pacific through Oregon and Washington to Chaos Harbor and Puget Sound in western Washington after returning from New York.
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Seattle
Wash
J. D. Furrell
The
Oregon and Washington Railroad
Furrell
New York
Union Pacific
Ihs
Oregon
Washington
Chaos Harbor
Puget Sound
Bourne Leads Push on President Salary Increase
Senator Bourne of Oregon campaigns for his bill to raise presidential and vice presidential salaries. He aims for passage and argument before March 4 so Taft and Sherman would gain the raise, with the outcome tied to Taft’s reelection.
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Washington
D. C
Bourne
Oregon
Taft
Sherman
Holt found guilty of murder in Port Worden case
After 24 hours the jury convicted James H Holt in federal court of murdering Bandman Henry Johnson whose mutilated body was found in a furnace at Port Worden in May last The verdict was given without capital punishment and counsel will seek a new trial on writ of error
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Seattle
Dee
James H. Holt
Henry 2. Johnson
Port Worden
New Man in Charge of Sound Fortifications
Port Townsend Washington December 24 Garland Whistler today assumed command of the fortifications in the Puget Sound artillery district He is from the east New York December 23 Fire at Herald Square theater Thirty fifth Street and Broadway last night burned the building and forced performers into the street no one injured crowd remained calm until the blaze passed into the streets fire spread from an electric sign to the executive offices on the second gallery of the synagogue
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Port Townsend
Wash
Garland Whistler
Puget Sound
Enst
New York
Herald Square
Thirty-fifth Street
Broadway
Synterium
Stolen Mail Pouch Belonging to Eastern Points Lost in KC Depot
A mail pouch holding 60 pounds of registered Christmas packages bound for eastern points was stolen from the baggage room at the 22nd and Grand avenue depot on Belt One railroad line yesterday. Post office officials withheld details of contents but it is believed to have contained valuable merchandise. no money was inside.
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Kansas City
22Nd and
Grand Avenue
Fire Drives Hundreds Into Cold in Brooklyn
New York December 23. A blaze drove over a thousand residents from burning homes in Brooklyn as an icy storm swept streets. Beores were overcome by the fire and others lay unconscious in the biting cold. A heavy snow storm rages, leaving many destitute. The entire block suffered smalls damage.
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New York
Brooklyn
Beores
Heney Undaunted vows graft prosecutions despite danger
Frances Heney declared he will return to San Francisco to finish tackling Patrick Calhoun and continue graft prosecutions even if it risks his life. He spoke from Washington on December 23 while noting his wife’s nerves and planning a White House visit to discuss secret service utility with President Roosevelt.
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Washington
D.C
San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
Frances Heney
Plains
Heney
White House
Roosevelt
Secret Service
Peterson Receives Rare Danish Coins for Collection
Pete C. Peterson of the Petarson & Lat Dow store expresses pleasure over a Christmas gift of two rare old Danish four-mark coins dated 1679 and 1689. Milled from solid silver and crudely stamped with the coat of arms of King Christian V, the coins have long been in a Danish family.
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Pete C. Peterson
Petarson & Lat Dow
Christian V
Denmark
Farmers, Merchants Named To Jury Duty In January Term
Sheriff Taylor and County Clerk Frank Saling drew a list of jurors for the January term. Among 21 named, all but three are farmers. the three are A L Knight merchant Parry Houser butcher and K G Warner sheepman. Other jurors include HL Bell Fulton Holdman Tondleton S Ko Coe Milton Julius Hudemnn etc. Seven grand jurors will be chosen opening day to pass on crime indictments under the new system.
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Taylor
Frank Saling
Avapy
A. L. Knight
Merchour
Parry Houser
Pyrtteton
K. G. Warner
Vinson Sheepmiun
HL. Bell
Fulton
Ore. Holdman
Tondletn
Juniper
Frank Snyder
TY. Dabner
Helix
J. A. Mendenhall
Erho
Umatilla County
Erand
Car robbers take all but the car in Tacoma theft
Northern Pacific officials praise thieves for leaving the box car intact after looting merchandise valued at about a thousand dollars en route from Seattle to Tacoma. Three quarters of the contents were gone when the car arrived, including 30 boxes of shoes.
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Tacoma
Wash
Northern Pacific
Seattle
Depot Safe Cracked at Bellingham Depot
In Bellingham Washington two burglars drilled into and blew open the iron safe at the Bellingham Bay and British Columbia depot this morning using tools taken from a railroad car shop. They escaped with about $20.
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Bellingham, Wash
Bellingham Bay
British Columbia
Castro Ally Aims to Form Army to Reclaim Venezuela
Cipriino Castro, the deposed Venezuelan president, raved after receiving the acting president Gomez proclamation warning of confiscation and arrest if he returns. He pledged to hire a German expert to plan a campaign, raise a large army, and crush the sedition, pledging much of his fortune. Authorities doubt he plans to return.
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Gomez
Cableo— Holland
Berlin
Germany
Ciprifino Castro
Venezuela
Ghomex
Castro
Tsriel
Insurance executive Frederick A Burnham dies by own action
In New York on December, Frederick A Burnham former president of Mutual Reserve Life Insurance and a noted financier died by gas inhalation in his apartments. His death is linked to ongoing investigations into the insurer scandal.
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New York
Frederick A. Burnham
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
Burke Confesses to Train Robbery In Portland
William Burke, a self confessed member of the trio, spent hours last night recalling robbery details to trainmen and a tramp in an effort to prove his guilt. Trainmen now believe Burke and Hayes are two of the robbers, though one prisoner remains silent. No new arrests were announced.
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Portland
Ore
William Burke
Burke
Hayes
Jack Hayes
Folsom
Judds Plan Woolen Mill Sale and Pendleton Site Talks
The Pendleton article reports T. Taylor negotiating to buy Judd mill machinery for £5000 cash plus $2600 in stock, with F. B. Judd handling details. Taylor also proposes purchasing land on East Webb Street for mill site from O B & N, while local leaders explore power-rate terms with Northwestern Gas & Electric. Roy Bishop heads home for Christmas but negotiations proceed.
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Judds
T. ©. Taylor
E. Y. Judd
F. B. Judd
Taylor
J. P.o'brien
O. BR. & N. Company
East Webb Street
Messrs. Campbell
Buckley
Bollows
Pendleton
Eletrical Company
F. W. Vincent
Northwestern Gas & Electric Company
Roy T. Bisoph
Silem
Natis
Dutch fleet suspends hostilities off Venezuelan coast
An unofficial Dutch foreign office source says the patrol fleet off Venezuela has been ordered to suspend hostilities and offer Acting President Gomez a chance to show if he seeks peace or continued conflict. The statement hints at diplomatic steps to test Gomez’s willingness to negotiate.
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the Hague
Foreign Office
Gomez
Heribing Bank Officials Held Under Bonds
Pittsburg Pa December 25 President W W Ramsey and former cashier A A Vilsack of the German national bank were held by the court under fifteen thousand dollar bonds on bribery charges connected to councilman scandals. They resigned to bank directors after bank examiner alleged they planned to pay sums to councilmen to secure the bank as city depository.
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Pittsburg
W. W. Ramsey
A. A. Vilsack
German National Bank
William R Wheeler Named Manager of Traffic Bureau
San Francisco December 22 It is unofficially announced that William R Wheeler assistant secretary in the department of commerce and labor has been appointed manager of the traffic bureau of the merchants exchange at a salary of fourteen thousand five hundred dollars a year This confirms a major leadership change in the local commerce sector and signals higher profile duties for Wheeler within trade and transportation circles.
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San Francisco
William R. Wheeler
Department of Commerce and Labor
The
Merchants Exchange
Custody Suit Favoring Princess De Sagan Indicated
Paria December 23 court message indicates a decision favoring Princess De Sagan formerly Anna Gould in the custody suit brought by Count Roni. The public prosecutor requested that the children be left with their mother.
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Paria
Princess de Sagan
Anna Gould
Count Roni
Author of "Dearie" Buys Yakima Land
North Yakima, Wash Dec 23 Clare Kummer of New York author of Dearie the song has purchased five acres of raw land west of
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North Yakima
Wash
Clare Kummer
New York
Dearie
Here
Governor Pardons John Collins for 1898 Murder
Topeka Kansas December 23 Governor Hoch pardoned John Collins a life prisoner in the Kansas penitentiary for the May 1898 murder of his father a wealthy local real estate man Collins will be released Christmas Day Hoch believes Collins innocent
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Topeka
Kas
Hoch
John Collins
Kansas Penitentiary
Collins
Colling
Keepsake Adage on Sense and Secrecy
A reflective proverb notes that prudent discretion reveals wisdom. The line urges quiet handling of unknown matters, implying strength in restraint and the value of private judgment in decision making.
Buck freed on bonds arraigned on theft charge
Melvin Buck who was released on bonds from the county jail after a fall arrest faced arraignment before Judge Parks and the grand jury. He is charged with stealing a suit from a fellow prisoner on bond set at two hundred fifty dollars.
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Melvin Buck
Justee Parks
Twenty Five Mill Tax Levy for City County and Schools
City county and school tax levies set for the year. The school levy remains the same as last year while city tax decisions are pending tonight. State and county demands rise, but the total for schools stays fixed despite increased costs.
Six mill school tax approved at court house meeting
At the school meeting held at the court house this afternoon a tax of six mills for this district was unanimously voted. Will Moore made the motion and no objections were encountered. The levy will bring the district $21,000 for the coming year to maintain local schools. Boundary extension will be discussed at the June meeting.
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Pendleton
Court House
Viesaeease
Aerghg PF
Waslae Eisisera
Hermiston! Ou
Ween
Freewater
Csscuene
Will Moore
Bailey Named Second Lieutenant Of Company L
In a recent meeting Company L unanimously elected B. B. Bailey as second lieutenant. Bailey, formerly a sergeant and long time enlisted member, follows Lee D. Drake who became first lieutenant. Upon successful commissioning Drake and Bailey will join Captain Dan P Smythe and form an active leadership core amid strong enlistment and enthusiasm.
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B. B. Bailey
Lee D. Drake
Messie
Batley
Dan Pp. Smythe
Lee Drake
D. B. Bailey
Loiston
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Joe Mitchell
United Mine Workers Go
Come
Buck Stove Company
Junction
Wrichi
Gullt
North Carolina
Mincre
Ti Ie
Hout
New York Theatre
Piro
Pete Peterson
Ligt Dhawan
Seling
Shoepman
UGTA
United States
Holland
Burk
West Court Street
Roy Bishop
Heribing
Bont
Anna
Yakima
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