Judge Gary to quit steel trust at Waldorf dinner
In New York on May 4 prominent steel men gathered at the Waldorf to honor Judge Gary, chairman of the United States Steel Corporation. He is expected to retire soon, to be succeeded by a manufacturing executive. Potential successor E L Buffington of Illinois Steel is mentioned. The change would shift supreme command to a producer, reshaping the trust’s pricing and policies.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Trust
Waldorf-Autorit
Gary
Itin
EL. J. Buffington
Illinois Steel Company
James Farrell
W. EL Corey
Andrew Carnegie
Stor
Ting
Tts
Supreme Court
Wagner's Memoirs Published by Richard Wagner
Berlin reports the long anticipated autobiography of Richard Wagner has been issued in four volumes totaling 1158 pages. Dictated directly by Wagner and transcribed with precise names and dates, the work covers his life from childhood, with Siegfried Wagner noting the manuscript was only recently released for publication.
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Berlin
Richard Wagner
Wagner
Lucerne
Siegfried Wagner
Itill
Louis of
Bavaria
Friedrich Niestasche
Private printing preserves Wagner's candid life tale
The manuscript copies were secretly produced and hidden in various safekeeping spots to shield the work from possible destruction. The author presents a powerful human story, detailing Wagner's struggles, disappointments, joys, follies, triumphs, hopes, and fears with Rousseau-like candor.
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Wagner
Jacques Rosseau
Government Forester Clerks Exam Opens for Males
The United States civil service commission announces a June 3 1911 examination for forest clerk positions in the forest service with salaries from 1100 to 1200 per year. Applicants need typing ability and basic bookkeeping and stenography. males aged 18 to 40 only are eligible. Apply via the local post office representative or the Eleventh Civil Service District secretary in Seattle Washington.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Forest Service
Commission
Eleventh Civil Service District
Federal Building
Seattle
Wash
Labor News and Notes on Labor Conventions and Elections
The California State Federation of Labor lauds the Los Angeles Times appeal amid a Milwaukee conference of forty machinists from 42 railroads to propose executive board control and local district power. Three major conventions in Boston Toronto and New York prepare to act on Los Angeles affairs with about thirty thousand delegates expected. In Richmond labor leaders and delegates set sights on local council elections and term expirations.
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State Federation of Labor
Los Angeles Times
Chicago
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Northwestern Consolidated Railroad District
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Boston
International Alance and Bar
International League of America
Toronto
New York
United Hatters of North America
Richmond
Wyatt
Garrard
Ludwig
J. Dahl
N. M. Blankenship
Fred Eggerth
Experimental mine opens in Bruceton near Pittsburgh
A government operated non profit mine starts this week at Bruceton Pa to gather scientific data for the U S Bureau of Mines and study real mining conditions to prevent accidents. Taft may address the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen convention in Harrisburg May 14 delivering an evening speech if he attends.
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Taft
Harrisburg
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
Auto laws and speed contests stir New Jersey Wisconsin
A draft compromise bill seeks to harmonize New Jersey automobile law differences. Wisconsin Assemblyman O Day introduced a measure proposing a state road from the Illinois border to Lake Superior. Automobiles are used for mail collection in several cities, while the Automobile Club of Delaware County publishes Club News with speed trap notes and a Delaware County road map. The AAAs contest rules require troop guards for sanctioned road races, signaling possible cancellations without protection. Chicago Motor Club plans convert Elgin circuit into a permanent national stock car racing course.
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New Jersey
Thelinois Boundry
Lake Superior
Wisconsin
O. Day
Boston
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Columbus
Automobile Club
Delaware County
Club News
Club Aas
New York
Contest
American Automobile Association
Chicago Motor Club
Elgin
Elgin Racecourse Plans include three year contract
Report states a three year contract for Elgin reada use will be drafted with farmers, but signings await farmers’ potential earnings from races next August. Chicago Motor Club plans a large permanent grandstand and course improvements afterward.
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Chicago Motor Club
Country Boys and Girls Learn Real Things in Marion Plans
Marion county will implement practical home based education for rural pupils next year under Superintendent W M Smith. Manual training and domestic science become everyday tasks at home under parental guidance with teachers outlining credits and expectations. Boys will be urged to garden during or after school hours. credits awarded for actual work, encouraging rivalry for best garden.
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Marion County
W. M. Smith
Spokane Scouts Advocate Sane Fourth of July
Spokane, Wash. Boy Scouts adopt resolutions urging nationwide participation in a sane Fourth. Plans call for organized celebrations with firework safety, more fun and bands, removing danger. Scouts and Girl Guideswill assist city officials in patriotic exercises and park festivities led by Carl Altes Jr. and Rev. David W. Ferry. Public Safety Commissioner Z. E. Hayden backs the plan.
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Spokane
Wash
Boy Scouts of America
United States
David W. Ferry
Troop 3
Girl Guides of America
Carl Altes, Jr
Baldes
Z. E. Hayden
Public Safety
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Judge Gray
Standard Real Estate Loan CO
J. H. Delaney
Agt
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First National Bank
Pendleton,oregon
Labor News and Notes
Spokane Boy Scouts
Sane
Acme Quality
Neal
Acmeal
Pendleton
Oregon
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