Over 100000 Strike in Philadelphia as City Braces for Unrest
In Philadelphia on March 6 and 7, more than 100000 workers from streetcar, coal wagon, milk, Walters and textile trades join a general strike. Central labor union reports 125000 total quit, 8880 police on duty, militia possibly called, mayor issues ban on gatherings, mass meeting at Independence Square planned but police refuse.
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Philadelphia
Hope
Central Labor Union
Reyburn
Independence Square
United Hebrew Trades
General Strike Genesis Cripples Philadelphia Commerce
Philadelphia reports a sweeping general strike threatens massive daily losses of two to three million dollars as thousands of workers across textiles, building trades, and cabinet making join the walkout. Streetcar service halves, power darkness looms, and bread shortages trigger fears of rioting in the city. Authorities tally mass participation while employers seek skilled labor to maintain operations.
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Philadelphia
Central Labor Union
Building Trades Council
International Gold Bearers Union
Walters
Walters Union
Te Paleo
Ite
Public Safety
Clay
Union Labor Survey Estimates Fewer Respondents Than Expected
The union reports not more than 30,000 workers would reply to the general order, but the estimate falls 60 percent below those already out, according to union figures.
Madriz Says He Will Step Down If U S Denies Nicaragua Recognition
Madriz announced in Managua that he would realign the presidency if the United States refuses to recognize the existing Nicaraguan government after a full restoration of peace. He claimed the revolution is quelled and the provisional army is still being pursued by General Vasquez, and said his only aim is to secure peace for Nicaragua.
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Managua
Madriz
United States
Washington
Madris
Provisional Army
Vasquez
Nicaragua
Fairbanks Dines With Prince of Wales at Marlborough House
London reports former Vice President Fairbanks and his wife were guests at a Marlborough House luncheon with the Prince of Wales. He had already been entertained by the king earlier in the day.
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London
Fairbanks
Prince of Wales
Marlborough House
Steenerson charges spark judiciary subcommittee inquiry
Washington March charges by Representative Steenerson Republican Minnesota that improper influences swayed passage of a ship subsidy bill led to a special judiciary committee meeting. A sub-committee was appointed to hear Steenerson and decide if an investigation is warranted.
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Washington, Mar
House
Steenerson
Minnesota
Judiciary Committee
Colonists Arrive in Oregon Amid Stormy East Trains
Hundreds of eastern settlers pour into Oregon as trains arrive laden with coaches and eager migrants. Some head to Umatilla County while others seek Western Oregon points or plan to return east to explore. Crews are forced to reassign freight workers to passenger service, delaying freight trains and curtailing schedules.
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Oregon
Umatilla County
O, KR
Ti Wis
C. J. Jackson
Frejeht Crewe
Southern Pacific
San Franisco
Philippines
Pendleton-Spokane
Oo.tt, & Nt
the & P
Washington
Wheat crop in good condition across Umatilla County
Reports from East Oregonian sources indicate a strong 191 wheat crop in Umatilla County with a good stand of fall grain and ample moisture. Most areas such as Athena Weston Pilot Rock and surrounding regions report favorable conditions, while Helix shows some need to reseed fall sown grain though other investigations suggest limited impact.
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East Oregonian
Umatilla
W. R. Campbell
Farmers’ Union
Holdman
John Adams
Adams
Athena
Weston
Helix
W. H. Morrison
Oregonian
J. ©. Montgomery
Puget Sound Warehouse Company
Pilot Rock
gueHortion
Pendleton Youth Killed in Portland Wall Collapse
Frank Walker of Pendleton, about 20, died after a wall twelve feet high toppled on Fourth and Alder streets during demolition. Foreman West had ordered weakening the foundation after a hole was cut. a worker warned the risk moments before the collapse. Walker, son of Mrs. Charles Howard, was moved to remain under the wall. his body was recovered with no other injuries. Remains to be brought to Pendleton for burial arriving tonight.
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Portland
Ore
East Oregonian
Frank Walker
Pendleton
Fourth
Alder Streets
Walker
Foreman West
West
Charles Howard
West End
Penletoy
Senate Passes Postal Savings Bank Bill in Senate Action
The Senate approved the postal saving bank bill as part of President Taft’s agenda. An amendment reducing two percent bonds investment while allowing Panama three percent bonds was approved 46 to 24. Cummins amendment to curb fund transfers failed 40 to 18. Borah amendment to avoid low-interest state bonds passed.
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Washington
Senate
Postal Saving Bank
Taft
the &mHot
Panama
Major Canadian Pacific avalanche buries sixty one workers
Revelstoke March 5 Thirty one men including twenty four whites and thirty seven Japanese are believed dead at Rogers Pass in the Canadian Pacific line after a massive snow slide struck two rotary snow plows and buried crews and locomotives. Only conductor R. J. Buckley has been recovered.
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Revelaoke
Roger's Pass
Canadian Pacific
Selkirks
R. J. Buckley
National Labor Alliance Formed Against Labor Faction
Washington reports New York capitalists and congressmen opposed by the American Federation of Labor are behind a new group called the National Labor Alliance to drive labor from politics. Secrecy is emphasized and a large campaign fund is mentioned with John W. Hayes named as interested. Nelson of the Ballinger investigation committee reverses a ruling, allowing witnesses to review case papers with counsel. Pinchot questions over the Cate Dill viewpoint and Cunningham claims remain unresolved.
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Washington
New York
American Federation of Labor
National Labor Alliance
John W. Hays
Knights of Labor
Nelson
Washington, D. C
Mar
Ballinger Investigation Committee
Vortroes
Pinchot
Cunningham
Three More Bodies Recovered After Revelstoke Slide
Revelstoke on March 5 reports the discovery of three more victims J. J. Fraser roadmaster T. Griffith fireman and William Phillips engineer. A fierce blaze-bordered slide scene hinders rescue efforts as work continues.
Snow slide in Rogers Pass hits many workers in Canada
Dispatches report a massive snowslide in Rogers Pass Revelstoke area burying two railway crews. Earlier tallies range from sixty to a hundred dead with only three escaping. Later counts name twenty four white men and thirty seven Japanese. Conductor Buckley’s body recovered. no survivors expected. Rogers Pass sits high in the Selkirks.
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Vancouver
B. C
Revelstoke
Rogers Pass
Buckley
Rogers’ Pass
Selkirks
Blizard Claims Two More in Wellington Train Disaster
In Wellington Mor s a fierce blizzard rages as rescuers tally the toll. Engineers Jarnigan and Partridge are among those recovered, bringing the total dead to 47 as the storm worsens and the train remains a perilous hazard.
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Wellington
Mor.s
Jarnigan
Partridge
Cousin of Ex President Headed for Shooting Case
Pittsburg March Edward C Miller once a Canton Ohio society man who says he is a cousin of the late President McKinley awaits the result of a bullet wound to Mrs Alexander Wright in Jothere 27wick ley Pa It is feared she will die no cause for the shooting is known
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Pittsburg
Canton
Ohio
McKin- Tey
Administration seeks bond plan for arid land reclamation
Washington reports the conservation bill, drafted by Secretary Ballinger and passed by the senate, would authorize 20,009,000 in three percent bonds for arid land reclamation. House members argue it is revenue producing and must originate in Ways and Means. Representative Mondell of Wyoming introduced a nearly identical measure in the House, while the Senate version also went to Ways and Means.
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Washington
Mar
Ballinger
Senate
United States
House
Ways and Means
Mondell
Wyoming
Ways and Means Committees
Fire destroys block in Winlock Washington
Fire swept a block in Winlock Washington today causing about 50000 dollars in damage. The blaze started this morning and the cause remains undetermined as investigators assess the scene.
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Winlock, Wash
Busineas Eeption
Dutch Cruiser Reports Prinz Wilhelm II Search Abandoned
Amsterdam March 6 The Dutch cruiser Pirechtig reports from Barbados that the search for the missing Dutch merchant steamer Prinz Wilhelm II has been fruitless and will be discontinued.
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Amsterdam
Pirecht
Barbados
Prinz Wilhelm II
Ice Drifts Dam River North of St. Joseph Mo
Ice drifts fifty feet high form at the water works head two miles north of St. Joseph as the river is dammed to four miles wide and within two inches of the high record mark. Hunters are building dikes to protect the bottoms.
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St Joseph
St. Joseph
Mexican Railways Now in Amalgamation
Chicago March 6 announces the amalgamation of the national railway of Mexico with the Mexican Railway Company. The freight and passenger offices will withdraw from active business and cease operations. Chicago received instructions last week signaling the cessation of consignments as a preliminary step toward road combination.
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Chicago
National Railway of Mexico
Mexican Railway Company, Limited
Mexican Railway
Dr Roller defeats French wrestler in Denver match
Dr Roller of Seattle defeated Raoul DeRouen the French heavyweight wrestler last night on a foul in the second fall Roller won the first fall in 36 minutes of rough work DeRouen was disqualified for using a strangle hold
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Denver
Dr. Roller
Seattle
Raoul DeRouen
Roller
Rouen
Louis James Dies in Helena Shakespearian Actor
Helena March 5 Louis James renowned Shakespearian actor died this morning of heart failure after being stricken last night causing cancellation of his performance. Platte River overflows threaten lower Fremont Neb and workers rush repairs to the dyke as ice breaks up and gorges form from Columbus to the river mouth.
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Helena
Louis James
Platte River
Banks
Fremont
Neb
Platte
Columbus
Scholastic meets organized for county athletic and oratorical contests
The Tmatilin county athletic association becomes a permanent body with adopted constitution and by laws. A field meet and oratorical contest are set for May 14 in Athena open to all county schools including Pendleton Academy and Columbia Junior College. Events span track field declamations and orations in three school grade sections with gold and silver medals and a silver cup contested by Athena business men.
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Tmatilin County Athletic Fsavelation
Athena
Prinece
Pendleton Academy
Columbia Junior College of Milton
W. H. Martin
Columbia College
H. @. Case
J.E. Keefe
Weston
A. E. Hampton
Pendleton
Aa. E. Greenwald
The
Funeral cortege winds through treacherous avalanche trail
Wellington Washington March 56 A strange funeral procession moves over a dangerous mountain trail to Scenic to ship avalanche victims to relatives. Sleds drawn by men carry bodies wrapped in blankets along a route skirted by cliffs. The trail may stay closed for ten days as seven undertakers work to embalm. Four unidentified mail clerks were found last night. Thirty thousand dollars in money orders and personal effects are being guarded by government officers.
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Wellington
Wash
Chaems
Falao Step
Ballet
Russians Appeal for Aid in Honolulu Plantations
Four hundred Russians, brought by the territorial board of immigration to work on sugar plantations, refuse wages and appeal to the Russian ambassador in Washington for help to return home. They say they were promised double wages to come here, yet are now paid as plantation laborers.
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Honolulu
Mar
Territorial Board of Immigration
Washington
Denver Express Derailed at Rockwood
The Denver-San Juan express on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad derailed near Rockwood 21 miles from Durango Colorado. Two passengers were seriously injured and several others hurt slightly. Three cars left the track at a narrow point in Animas canyon. A defective flange is blamed for the accident.
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Durango
Colo
Empress of Britain Arrives After 30 Hours Delay
Canadian Pacific steamer Empress of Britain reaches Halifax after a lengthy voyage from Liverpool. A steerage passenger was killed and five injured when a huge wave swept the well, hurling six steerage passengers against cabin slides and stairs.
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Halifax
Liverpool
Inland Empire Teachers Convention Seeks Local Help
A throng of 600 plus teachers is expected for the Inland Empire Teachers association convention starting March 21. Organizers ask local residents to offer accommodations and to notify delegates, aiming to house visitors, with paid rooms, and to arrange daytime arrivals for the reception and easier lodging. Clarence Bishop and Mark Moorhouse lead the accommodation subcommittee and urge participation.
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Inland Empire Teachers’ Association
Clarence Bishop
Mark Moorhouse
Committee On
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