Carnegie says now is not time for wage demands
Andrew Carnegie outlines in a New York interview that the iron and steel sector faces unsettled conditions due to crop shortages and foreign financial troubles. He predicts a quicker recovery if crops improve and British conditions remain bad, and notes varied demand for rails and ore with prices likely to fall as transportation costs drop.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Carnegie
Republic
Britain
America
United States
Edgar Thomson
Homestead
Dillers
Bessemer
Allecho_y
Disputes Over Coal Prices and Rail Rates in Western Pennsylvania
Carnegie discusses coal land values rising sharply, coke and rail rate discrimination against Western Pennsylvania, and the impact on labor and industry. He warns against price hikes, supports a sliding scale for labor, and notes rail and steel market pressures amid broader financial turmoil.
Freight rates cut for Pittsburg to Chicago iron trade
Chicago March 12 The Freight Committee of the Central Traffic Association adjourned today. It was decided to cut rates on manufactured iron and steel to 15 cents per 100 pounds from Pittsburg to Chicago within the Central Traffic Association territory, and pig iron rates to 50 per gross ton from Youngstown to Chicago. The changes take effect March 30 and expire August 31.
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ChicaGo
Central Traffc Association
Pittsburg
Central Traffic Association
Youngstown
Prominent Massachusetts Citizen Killed by Bull
Boston March 1 John E Carr ex New Hampshire Legislator resident of Haverhill was killed in his pasture by an angry bull. He was severely mutilated as the animal charged striking with a pitchfork before the attack proved fatal.
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Boston
John E. Carr
New Hampshire
Haverhill
Ieee
Carr
Prohibition on Hearst funeral party sparks scandal aboard train
A Washington telegram reports protests over liquor bans on the Hearst funeral train. Passenger Agent Parke restricted wines amid crowding and indecorous conduct by Senator Pugh’s family and others. Discontent among mourners could trigger scrutiny of canal funeral costs and practices.
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Parke
Hearst
Washington
Chicago
Court voids Cincinnati Board of Public Works charter plan
Columbus dispatch reports Supreme Court ruling that Ohio special act creating a new Cincinnati Public Works board was unconstitutional. The decision challenges Governor Campbell’s allies and Hamilton county faction, reshaping debates on a city charter and potential election outcomes for Roemelin and supporters. The report notes investigations into old board conduct and the timing of possible charter passage and elections.
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Columbus
Supreme Court
Board of Public Works
Cincinnati
Superior Court of
Bass Superior Court
Louis Roemelin
Campbell
Hamilton County
Reemella
Important Witnesses for Kincaid to Be Summoned by the Government
In Washington March 12 the Criminal Court granted a motion by Maurice Smith for summoning and paying fees for witnesses for C. E. Kincaid indicted for shooting Representative Taulbee. Sanford Morrison Charles DeArnaud Jay Durham and John Brown named. Testimony aims to show assaults before the shooting and threats, with Brown to clarify party positions at the time.
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Washington
Criminal Court
Maurice Smith
C. E. Kincaid
Representative Taulbee
Sanford C. WW. Morrison
Martin's Ferry
Charles de Arnaud
Carlton Hills
N. J
Jay F. Durham
New York
John F. Brown
Indiana
Morrison
de Arnaud
Durham
Tanlbee
Brown
Donaldson
Treasury to pick site for Allegheny post office
Washington officials expect next week to decide on site locations for new post offices in Allegheny and Beaver. Beaver likely to select a site, while Allegheny faces delays as bids exceed fair price. Ground may be recut and a stricter inspection by a Treasury agent is anticipated.
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Treasury Department
Pew Post
Allegheny
Beaver
Department
Independent candidate support denounced by Streeter and Taubeneck
The piece portrays A. J. Streeter and Representative Taubeneck defending the independent candidate’s stance. It argues the charge that two F M B A representatives pressured Streeter away from third party principles is wrong and explains the negotiations in detail to support the claim.
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Taubeneck
Streeter
Lost Esther Found In Lisza-Eszlar Case Unfolds
New York March 12 Coroner Levy and Henry Guggenheim investigate Rosa Kohlmeyer identified as Esther Solymonio the missing Hungarian girl from Lisza-Eszlar. Rosa has been away from home over 24 hours, with authorities questioning her identity and a supreme test to confirm who she is amid conflicting telegrams from Austrian detectives.
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New York
Rosa Kohlmeyer
Esther Solymnosio
Lisza-Eszlar
Levy
Henry Guggenheim
G Beim
Bersinca
Rosa
Thera Sipes
Joner Levy
Solyimosio
Cence
Esther Solymonio
Free textbooks bill stirs heated debate in PA House
Harrisburg March 12 There was an energetic House debate over Farr's bill to require public or private school attendance for children ages 8 to 12 and a proposed amendment by Lytle to provide free textbooks. The plan would have the State Superintendent furnish textbooks on requisition, but no funding was set, risking unlimited state expenditures. Henry Hall reports.
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Farr
Weber
Europe
Lytle
Huntingdon
Board of Directors
Messrs. Johnson
Henry Hall
Three Newborns For Winterstein Family In Tragic Time
New York March 12 William Winterstein a steamship ticket office worker and his wife welcomed three babies in one day twins two boys and a girl while his 21 year old son Harry was being laid to rest. The family already faced rent strain but received aid from several well to do women.
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New Yoas
William Winterstein
Broadway
East Highty-fifth Street
Harry
Winterstein
Plan to Open World’s Fair by Columbus’s Descent Headline
The World’s Fair faces multiple illnesses and retirements among top officials. Colonel James A. McKenzie leaves Chicago for Kentucky due to grip, President Palmer seeks Florida, and Director General Davis is ill. A revived plan proposes opening with the Duke of Seragun, Madrid, as the sole descendant of Columbus to start machinery.
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Chicago
James A. McKenzie
Kentucky
McKenzie
National Commission
Palmer
Florida
Davis
Columbus
Duke of Seragun
Madrid
Watterson Refuses Interviews Amid Letter Controversy
Watterson, ill with a grip, declares he has nothing further to say about the Hill letter and denies authorizing interviews. He condemns sensational reporting, insists he is not involved in any conspiracy, and urges calm as reporters press for statements from the journalist about Cleveland and related correspondence.
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Cleveland
New York
Lann
Watterson
A Big Time at Chattanooga Senators and Guests
Chattanooga March 12 The National Capital visitors including Secretary Proctor Attorney General Miller and General George K Williams toured battlefields and Missionary Ridge. They visited Bragg's headquarters National Cemetery and Lookout Mountain. A Read House banquet celebrated a new basic steel process with Mat Baxter A M Shook honored and local steel works opened. Notables present included Senators Mander son Frye Mackey Butler Sanders Carey and Representatives McKinley Cogswell Cannon Wheeler Hooker McMillan Allen Post Henderson Osborn Clements Baker with speeches and letters from several prominent figures.
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Trix
National Capital
Proctor
Miller
George K. Williams
Atlanta
Congressional
Missionary Ridge
Bragg
Boynton
National Cemetery
Lookout Mountain
Read House
South
Mat Baxter
A. M. Shook
Manderson
Frye
Mackey
Butler
Sanders
Carey
McKinley
Cogswell
Cannon
Wheeler
Hooker
McMillan
Allen
Post
Henderson
Osborn
Clements
Baker
Cleveland
Chauncey M. Depew
Brown
Northen
Calvin
Brice
Berowa's Cremation Bell
Special telegram from Arriburg reports Senate action on several bills including permits for cremation by health authorities, a $50,000 appropriation to Slip pery Rock Normal School, $6,480 to Morrison Foster for court-ordered election pay, insurance company deposits for fire losses, and bills on hawking peddling and physical culture in city public schools.
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Senate
Slippery Rock Normal School
Butler County
Morrison Foster
Pittsburg
Hugh McNeill
Lloyds
Elace Normal School
Assessment Life
Aroused Against Porter Census Returns Stir Massachusetts
Boston March 12 Colored leaders denounce Superintendent Porters census enumerators for false school child counts in Massachusetts. Unnamed figures claim Suffolk county, with Boston, has only about 100 colored children. A primary school Grant on Phillips street reports 100 pupils, only ten white.
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Dispatch
Boston
Massachusetts
Porter
Uncle Sam
Suffolk County
Grant
Phillips Street
Fight for Hearst Seat in California Senate Ballot
In Sacramento March 12 the Republican caucus failed to secure enough signers. The Legislature met in joint session to ballot for U S Senator with Republicans scattered. First ballot showed Estee 81 De Young 24 Felton 10 Blanchard 12 Johnston 4 Wetmore , Democrats 27 for Coleman. Estee up five votes, Melton up three. De Young unchanged. Per king and Young dropped. Chip man and Morrow withdrawn. Adjourned until tomorrow noon.
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Sacramento
United States
Estee
de Young
Felton
Blanchard
Johnston
Wetmore
Coleman
Perking
Young
Chipman
Morrow
Melton
Senator Neeb Wins Eight Hour Rule in State Institutions
Harrisburg dispatch reports Senator Neebs eight hour work bill for penal and reformatory institutions passed the Senate, a first for such legislation. His death penalty bill faced a tied House committee vote and will be reconsidered next week with likely passage.
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Neeb
Senate
House
County election boards bill passed in Senate bandies
Special telegram from Comnes C March 12 reports the Senate approved a Kangaroo election bill creating non partisan county election boards of four to oversee precinct sections and ballot distribution. County boards appoint judges and clerks. cities with registration boards join. Secret ballot booths planned. House debated county official salaries. only an insane asylum bill passed for the eastern region.
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Senate
House
Rhode Island Democrats Renominate State Ticket
Providence March 12 The Democratic State Convention met at 1 10. The old state ticket was renominated with Joni W Davis and William C Wardwell for Governor and Lieutenant Governor L E D McGuiness for Secretary of State John G Perry for General Es Zeiba O Slocum for Attorney General.
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Providence
Joni W. Davis
William C. Wardwell
L. E. D. McGuiness
John G. Perry
Zeiba O. Slocum
Miles Granted Leave for Mexico Tour
General Miles has been granted ten days leave to travel through Mexico with a brief stay in the City of Mexico. He will spend the majority of the period in the company of friends during the expedition.
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CuicaGo
Miles
Mexico
A Tragic Kentucky Feud Ends in Lynching and Poisoning
A mob in Kentucky lynched the Wiggin ton family after their arrest for poisoning William Ferguson and B C Watts. Ferguson died and Watts died later while his granddaughter Miss Boyd remained in critical condition. The Wiggin tons, including a young son, conspired with arsenic poisoning by adding it to coffee after a church dinner, stemming from a long standing dispute over Watts.
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Wigginton
John Wigginton
William Ferguson
B.C. Watts
Miss Boyd
Fergusons
Wiggintons
Bes
Fornd House
Wigintons
Watts
Hanged in Her Room by Welsh Preacher's Wife
Mrs. Jonnie Jones wife of Rev John Jones a Welsh preacher hanged herself in her bedroom this morning using a short rope attached to a wall nail. The couple had been living apart amid family troubles and a divorce suit is pending. She was 60 and lived with her sister.
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Jonnie Jones
John Jones
Nesbitt Postspones Allegheny Salary Bill For Review
The Allegheny county salary bill was postponed to allow the delegation time to examine questions about its constitutionality. District Attorney Graham of Philadelphia will join Tuesday to discuss potential conflicts with Philadelphia and the measure's unconstitutional features.
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Haunisspour
Nesbitt
Allegheny County
Allegheny
Philadelphia
Graham
Poor Law Bill to be Reported by Senate Committee
Harrisburg March 12 The Judiciary General Committee of the Senate agreed to report to the Senate the poor law bill prepared by the Commission to revise and codify the state sect laws. The plan to form a new State charities department remains in the bill but is to be stricken out in the Senate.
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Judiciary General Committee
Senate
Commission
State Charities Department
Fat Spook Must Pose as Arch Cupid in Court
Judge McAdam refused to permanently bar Hofelo from lithographs showing Ann O Delia Solomon in green tights as a fifty pound Cupid. The ruling notes artistic representation in theater may justify the costume and suggests the plaintiff’s fears are unfounded.
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York
McAdam
Ann O' Delia Solomon
Hofelo
Jo McAdam
Nesbitt Bill For Board Of Revision Passes Second Reading
Harrisburg March 11 Mr Nesbitt bill to create a Board of Revision of Luxes was sent to committee to fix term of office at three years replacing six. The measure provided salaries and terms for the office and passed second reading.
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Nesbitt Bi
Board of Revision of
Luxes
Emanuel
Txing
Split in Farmer Banks Sparks Illinois Senate Fight
War and dissension grip Illinois agricultural circles after General Palmer’s election by Representatives Moore and Cockrell splits F.M.B.A. lodges. A divisive address is expected to widen the breach.
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Springfield
Inn
Paluwer
Moore and Cockrell
F.M. B.A
Illinois
Will Be Affirmatively Reported by the Judiciary Committee
A staff correspondent reports that the Judiciary Committee will affirmatively report the measure. The briefing notes indicate committee action is imminent and expected to advance the bill to the floor for consideration.
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Judiciary Committee
Senate road bill debate draws party lines in Harrisburg
Harrisburg March 12 The Senate spent its session on the road bill with a Democratic onslaught and clear party lines. Hines amendment would apportion state aid by township road miles. Lloyd of Cumberland defended the bill while critics warned of flawed laws from 1838 and urged stricter immigration controls amid race tensions. The motion to strike unlawful employment provisions failed. Republicans held steady. The vote was set as a special order for Tuesday at 3 o'clock.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Hines
Lloyd
Cumberland
Mylin
Robbins
Cvon Soceeaces Luce Manaeioe
Flinn
Senator Row
Senator Brown
Anti dressed beef bill delayed in Harrisburg House
Harrisburg March 12 The anti dressed beef bill, slated for introduction in the House yesterday, has not yet appeared. It is said to be ready but held back. The measure faces constitutional objections and may be altered to be effective, with focus on cattle shipped into the state after slaughter arriving with hides on as calves are sent to market.
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Mer
Harrisburg
Won't Take the Salary From a Staff Correspondent
Harrisburg March 12 a Philadelphia paper published an interview claiming John B. Robinson of Delaware County was certified as a member and entitled to pay from the National House. Holmes replied he was in the South and not responsible for the publication. Robinson said he would not take the salary, remaining in the Senate at 1500 while Congress paid 4000, arguing constituents deserved it and local papers endorsed his action.
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Mr. Watterton
Hill
Mr. Watterson
New York
Poe
Cleveann
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Arms Holmes
National House of Representatives
John B. Robinson
Delaware County
Robinson
Senate
Congress
Growing Sentiment for a Constitutional Convention
March 12 Harrisburg report notes rising support for a constitutional convention as the Baker ballot reform bill gains momentum. Republicans plan to push the Senate bill by Robinson, contrasting with the Wherry Democrats who back voter approval and delegates if a convention is demanded.
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Harrisburg
Baker
Senate
Robinson
The Committee Appointed for Judicial Apportionment
The sub committee of the Judicial Apportionment Committee met at Harrisburg to draft a bill fixing judicial districts. Members include Republicans Burdick Baker Lemon and Democrats Fow Seeley. Also notes Wherry’s sinking fund bill proposing a transfer of $100,000.
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Harriburg
Judicial Apportionment Committee
Eease
Messrs. Burdick
Baker and
City Fathers in Violent Clash Over Liberty Bell Hall
Philadelphia March 12 A feud between Select Councilman Peter Monroe and Common Councilman George W. Allen erupted in Independence Hall precincts. They fought on the stairs near the Liberty Bell. Monroe pursued Allen, blows exchanged, crowd gathered. The Sergeant at Arms removed Allen, who later apologized to President Gates and resumed attendance.
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Peter Monroe
Third Ward
George W. Allen
Monroe
Allen
Mourne
Independence Hall
Common Council
Joan F. Reidenbach
Select Council
Mr. Freeman
Quaker Council
President Gates
Mr. Allen
Plan To Raise Funds For New Catholic Seminary
About 150 pastors from New York Archdiocese met with Archbishop Co as they map a fundraising plan for a theological seminary. Valentine Hill property at Booth Yoo kers was acquired over a year as the proposed site. Estimated cost to build and equip ranges from $500,000 to $1,000,000, with each parish tasked to raise a specified amount through parish collections.
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Archdiocese of New York
Valentine Hill
Booth Yookers
Ilwan
Rival moulders' unions clash at Standard Steel works
The Standard Steel Company at TrueLaw Pa resumes operations with both unionized Iron Moulders' members and non union moulders at work. The dispute began over recognition of the International Brotherhood of Machinery Moulders and their weather by the company.
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TrueLaw
Standard Steel Company
Iron Moulders’ Union
Nonunion Moulders
International Brotherhood of Machinery Moulders
Smith of Pittsburg Sent For Omaha Glass Works Lockout
Three hundred Labastic Glass Works employees were locked out by the proprietor after a union dues dispute. A worker’s failure to pay dues triggered the shutdown, and the company halted operations without warning until the matter is settled. President Smith of the Flint Glass Blowers' Union was telegraphed from Pittsburg to assist.
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Omaha
New
Labastic Glass Works
Smith
Flint Glass Blowers’ Union
Pittsburg
Very Secret Association to End Sessions in Cleveland
The Union, a secret organization of nearly all U S insurance companies, has met for days in Cleveland and will conclude its sessions tomorrow. Members’ names are kept private. monthly bulletins issue a blacklist of individuals insurance men should avoid.
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Cleveland
the Union
United States
Arkansas Auditor Uncovers 276000 Error in Finances
In St Louis dispatches a ripple ran through the Arkansas Assembly as the Auditor read a report correcting a miscalculation in the state's finances. The error involved a missing amount of 288000 from the Finances House figures, altering the total balance and prompting scrutiny of recent fiscal handling.
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Pinance
St. Louis
Arkansas Assembly
Bia
Fincorre
Sca Teaeusea Veleet SaGtan
Senate substitutes half-holiday bill in House passage
Special telegram from Harrisburg reports that on Saturday the Senate bill offering a half-holiday was substituted for the House measure and passed in the House on the same day. The move shifts legislative timing and demonstrates Senate backing for a shorter workday policy.
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Harrisburg
House
Senate
Attorney General blocks Shenango and Lake Erie bond issue
March 12. The Attorney General refused the injunction sought by A. F. Steel to restrain the Shenango and Lake Erie Railroad from issuing additional bonds totaling 900000 dollars. The ruling halts the planned bond sale and preserves the railroad’s existing debt status.
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A. F. Steel
Eese
Shenango and
Lake Erie Railroadisburg
Yalu
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