Labor Bills Secure Reconsideration in Legislature
A report outlines how labor bills aided by Main Factor in securing leadership moved through the legislature. Measures H B 146, H B 39, and H B 148 face amendments and potential final passage. Delegates worked to garner support, with influence noted from Balley and others. the House may concur with Senate amendments as the bills head to Western states for extension.
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Legisla
Representa Fr
Sup
Bat Ibi
Eni
Batiey
H. B
Balley
Senate
House
Italian swindle in Chicago nets noblemen cash
Two nobles were duped by an Italian swindler in Chicago on February 18. They paid $7,500 as security on a bogus golf bond scheme claiming a royal mission and potential marriage to a king's daughter. A sealed package left for the traveler contained only newspapers when opened.
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Chicago
Knights of Labor Lose Strike at Lynn Massachusetts
Boston February 18 union observers say the Knights of Labor cutters and catchers face defeat as the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union gains. Women stitchers outside five active factories refuse to join, signaling the strike’s spread may end if key benches and tables are filled with satisfactory operatives.
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Lynn
Mass
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Boston
Knights of Labor
Atrocities by Turks Reported in Erzingden District
Vienna reports Turkish troops unpaid and unfed plundering Erzingden district. Twenty men and women were tied to trees and left as wolf prey. only fragmentary bodies found. Fire at Zanesville destroys Roseville pottery. loss estimated at 75,000 dollars.
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Vienna
Die Information Today
Erzingden
Ths
Zanesville
Roseville Pottery
Germany to Naval Demonstration Against Brazil and Colombia
Berlin dispatch reports Germany will conduct a naval demonstration against Brazil and Colombia over debts. An official says South Americans now know the Monroe Doctrine won’t shield them from payment. Washington notes Bowden sent a protocol with Secretary Hay as a model for six peace powers.
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Berlin
Germany
London
Brasil
Colombia
Foreign Office
Washington
Bowen
America
Hay
Cortelyou Sworn In As Secretary Of Commerce And Labor
George B. Cortelyou was sworn in as secretary of the new department of commerce and labor by Justice Fuller at 11 this morning in the cabinet room of the executive mansion. President Roosevelt attended, as did Mrs. Cortelyou and others. Loeb’s husband was sworn in next to succeed Cortelyou. Roosevelt sent nominations to the Senate for major general in the army including Breckenridge Ludington and Wade.
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Washington
George B.cortelyou
Department of Commerce and Labor
Justice Fuller
Executive Mansion
Roosevelt
Senate
Army
Breckenridge
Ludington
Wade
Judge Grosscup injunction blocks Packers merger
In Chicago this morning Judge Grosscup granted a temporary injunction against the beef trust merger and dismissed the Packers' demurrer, effectively restraining the stockholders and firms from completing the proposed trust. The ruling halts the merger while the case proceeds.
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Beef Trust
Grosscup
Chicago
Teachers Walk Out at New Mexican University Over Leadership
Fast Las Vegas, N. M. Feb 18. Following President Frank Springer’s resignation and faculty rumors of changes, President Hewitt and 16 instructors at the Normal University went on strike. The faculty urged Governor Otero not to accept Springer’s resignation and to appoint regents favorable to the section. Cole Younger says he will launch Cole Younger’s Wild West show next spring and plans to work with Minnesota board of pardons.
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New Mexican University
Las Vegas
N. M
Frank Springer
Board of Regents
The
Normal University
Hewitt
Otero
Cole Younger
Board of Pardons
Lee's Summit
Minnesota Board of Pardons
House Session Delays Military Appropriation Report
In Washington on February 18 the military committee chairmen presented the conference report on the military appropriation bill. A debate arose over an amendment allowing repayment of funds to the government and interest at four percent, sending Hull's bill back for further conference due to record disputes.
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Washington
Hull
Postoffice Appropriation Bill Reported With Statehood Amendment
Washington on February 18 reported the postoffice appropriation bill to the Senate with the omnibus statehood bill attached as an amendment. The move pairs funding measures with a broader constitutional proposal in the legislature.
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Washington
Senate
Fire at Port Huron injures workers. wall collapses
Fire at midnight at the St. Clair hotel Port Huron Mich destroys part of the building. One employee believed dead another fireman crushed beneath a falling wall. Two more firemen injured with losses estimated at 100000. A second item notes the First battalion and band of the Fourteenth Infantry leaving Fort Wayne for San Francisco en route to the Philippines.
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Port Huron
Mich
St. Clair Hotel
Philippines
Detroit
Fourteenth Infantry
Fort Wayne
San Francisco
Sal Ise Aeres
Logan
Fargo Meets For Regional Dealer Convention
Fargo North Dakota hosts the annual conventions of hardware implements and grocery dealers as the largest gathering of its kind in the state. The three day event features reports and talks with a post conference trip planned to the South visiting New Orleans and St. Augustine.
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Fargo
N. D
Fargo i x
North Dakota
New Orleans
St. Augustine
General Davis Clears Glenn Case Acquittal
Manila reports General Davis approved the court martial finding in the Glenn case. Glenn was acquitted of unlawfully killing Pilipino prisoners.
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Manila
Davis
Glenn
Severe cold wave grips Midwest and Ohio Valley
The Feb 18 report details extreme cold across Chicago, Milwaukee, and Bismarck with subzero readings. Five deaths in 24 hours on the heels of a coal shortage in Dover Kentucky as blizzards hit Indiana and widespread service disruptions persist. Predictions warn of deeper cold in the Ohio Valley. Coal cars raided. Dover council allocates 70 railroad cars amid blizzard conditions.
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Chicago
Middle West
Bismarck
Milwaukee
Bureau of Charities
Ohio Valley
Washington
Dover
Kentucky
Steamer Queen City Strikes Derrick Boat in Blizzard
Queen City en route to New Orleans on a Mardi Gras excursion struck a derrick boat in a Paducah blizzard. The steamer sustained great damage and drifted toward a near sinking position before men in boats secured lines and brought her to shore.
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Queen City
New Orleans
Paducah
Kentucky
Martin Mason Hazeltine Dies Veteran Pacific Coast Photographer
Martin Mason Hazeltine, veteran photographer of the Pacific Coast, died in Baker City on Monday at age 71. Born in Vermont, he moved to California in 1850 and later worked as a view-maker for Southern Pacific and O R & N railroads. A 40 year member of Masonic Cal lodge F and A M funeral rites will be conducted by that order. He resided in Baker City since 1885, and is survived by a wife, two daughters, and a son.
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Baker City
Martin Mason Hazeltine
Pacific Coast
Vermont
California
Southern Pacific
Mendescino
Cal
Commission to Begin Executive Session on Testimony
Plans from Washington dated February 14 report Carroll D. Wright says the labor commission has finished public hearings and will start an executive session on Thursday to consider the testimony presented before the commission.
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Washington
Carroll D. Wright
The
Anthracite Coal Commission
Judge Shiras Resigns from Supreme Court
Justice Shiras of the Supreme Court tendered his resignation on February 18. He will be succeeded by Day, marking a significant leadership change in the high court.
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Shiras
Washington
Justice Shiras
The
Supreme Court
Delaware Republicans decline proposition in U S senator talks
Dover February 18. The union and regular Republicans discussed a counter proposal to share a United States senator from each faction to end the Delaware controversy. J Edward Addicke withdrew. A committee was appointed to draft a formal declination. Today's ballot for United States Senator yielded no result.
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Dover
Del
United States
Delaware
J. Edward Addicke
Taft Set for Southern Tour. Lawton Monument Unveiled
Governor Taft prepares a week long southern tour from Manila with Commissioner Ide giving 1000 dollars to the general hospital movement. A monument marking the spot where General Lawton fell was unveiled yesterday by Bishop Brent in ceremonies at Manila.
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Manila
Taftle
Ide
Manila General Hospital
Brent
Spain awarded damages in Clyde Shipbuilding case
Edinburgh Feb 18 judiciary court awarded Spain 837 damages against the Clyde Shipbuilding Company for delays in delivering four torpedo boats before the Spanish American war. Spain contends timely delivery could have halted Cuban filibustering and altered the course of the rebellion and hostilities with America.
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Clyde Shipbuilding Company
Edinburgh
Judiciary Court Today
Spain
Cuba
America
Senate ratifies US Greece treaty in executive session
The Senate in executive echelon today ratified the treaty of friendship with Greece. An amendment adjusted language on consular trials to satisfy Senator Hoar's requirements, formalizing the pact between the United States and Greece.
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Greece
Washington
Senate
United States
Hoar
Where Does the Gzar Stand Arrest of Macedonian Conspirators
New York reports the arrest of Macedonian conspirators in Bulgaria is blamed on pressure from the Russian court. The piece notes no proof that the Balkan emancipation movement is condemned in St Petersburg and that Bulgaria acts to curb irregular volunteers and agitators. It suggests the sultan is not given a pacific option for Macedonian reform.
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New York
Egar
London
the Tribune
Bulgaria
Balkan Peninsula
Shipken
Sofia
St. Petersburg
Principality of
Martinique Commission Frees 7 Million Francs for Pelee Sufferers
Paris February 18 The Martinique commission decided to remit to Governor Lanars seven million francs the amount of public subscriptions raised to aid the Mt Pelee sufferers during the volcanic disaster.
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Lemary
Paris
Lanars
Mt. Pelee
Change in Pension Divisions in Washington
Commissioner of Pensions Ware ordered the middle division be named the Army division, effective March 1 next. Frank A. Warfield, chief of the middle division, was appointed chief of the new division.
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Washington
Ware
Army Division
Frank A. Warfield
Prime Minister Chamberlain speech in South Africa faces jeers
In Cape Town Feb 18 Chamberlain spoke to a huge crowd on race relations in the colony noting royalist support fading and rebellion being treated as heroism. Cape official Spriges spoke, was jeered as he mounted the platform.
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England
South Africa
Herolam
Cape Town
Date for Vote in Washington Fixes March 1
Washington records today show a request to set a date before March 1 for a vote on the omitted tax amid political maneuvering. Quay urged a speedy decision as supporters and opponents mobilize across state venues.
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Washington
The
Sonne Today
Congener
Costly spraying in Walla Walla for fruit tree pests
In the Walla Walla valley, between 6000 and 97000 was spent last year on chemicals to destroy San Juan scale and cochin moths. Lime, sulphur and salt formed the spray mix, with five carloads of time and three each of sulphur and salt sold by dealers. Total chemical outlay reached about 4790, not including larger orchard company purchases or drugstore sales. Fruit Inspector Morse plans stricter spraying this spring, possibly raising costs toward 10000.
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Walla Wallan
Walla Walla
Hecesmar- Ny
Orchardiite
Blalock Fruit Company
Wallin Walla County
Morse
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