Prospect of Averting a General Rail Strike Brightens
Reports of returning workers surface while railroad officials note improved traffic, yet strike leaders say not settled. Cold Montana weather sparks coal fears, and engineers refuse to cross picket lines. Labor chiefs denounce strike participation and recruitments begin with nearly a thousand men hired by managers.
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St. Paul
Montana
President Carter
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Great Northern
New Board Elected For Chicago Eastern Minots Line
New York Dec. 3 The organization plan for properties acquired from the Rock Island includes a new board of directors and officers for the Chicago & Eastern Minots, a Frisco line. BB Winchell was named president and B Yoakum chairman of the board and executive committee. W J Jackson was elected president Evansville & Terre Haute.
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New York
Rock Island
St. Louis
San Francisco
Chicago & Eastern Minots
Frisco
BB. I. Winchell
B. Yoakum
W. J. Jackson
Evansville & Terre Haute
Jeffries Johnson Fight Articles Signed for July 4
Final articles for the Jeffries Johnson bout were signed in New York. The fight is set for July 4 in Utah or California under Rickard's promotion. Each fighter deposited 10000 to bind the bid and Salt Lake City is hopeful to host if financial requirements are met.
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New York
Jeffries-Johnson
Utah
California
Rickard
Aid
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Utan
Jeffries- Johnson
Ana
Weather and river bulletin with dates and events
The forecast calls for rain to slow tonight and Saturday with colder air. Temperatures near freezing tonight, highs around 55, and a 38 low. Mississippi river stage shows only slight changes from Dubuque to Muscatine. Local Observer J. M. Sherier notes events and historical items. Astronomical notes include sunset, moonrise, and a first quarter moon in Leo with Jupiter satellite transit. Governor Spry has not issued a public statement on the subject and Utah prize fight law mirrors California law.
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Leo
Jupiter
Spry
Utah
California
Kidnapping Plot Nets Four Arrests in Collinsville
St. Louis report says four men were arrested in Collinsville Illinois on charges of taking part in a plot to kidnap a merchant's children. Bonds set at $5000. Ex mayor J F Lamaghi received blackhand letters demanding $6000 and threatening his children. An Italian suspect confessed and implicated three others as arrests followed.
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St. Louis
Collinsville
Ill
J. F. Lamaghi
Lamaghi
Doors Swing Out for Boss Ruef
San Francisco December 3 Abra ham Ruef former boss and briber in the Schmitz board of servitors case seeks bail while appealing a 14 year San Quentin sentence. After a hearing Judge Cabannes sets bail at 36000 cash to be posted by attorney George Keane enabling Ruef to gain freedom. Believed to be first move toward quashing the 18 indictments still pending.
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San Francisco
Cal
Abraham Ruef
Schmitz Board of Servisors
United Railroad
San Quentin
Ruef
Cabannes
George Keane
Actor commits suicide after denied access in Iowa lobby
Fort Dodge reports vaudeville actor Harry Adams known as F C Williams killed himself in the Ward hotel lobby after being refused permission to see a female company member. In London King Edward accepts arbitration over the Alsop US Chile dispute. In Columbus Mrs Doxey departs to face murder charge in St Louis for Erder case.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Harry Adams
F. C. Williams
Ward Hotel
London
King Edward
Foreign Office
Alsop
United States
Chile
Democratic Move to Make Clark Speaker in Democratic House
A Western Democrat says Champ Clark of Missouri will likely win the next House Speaker post if the Democrats gain control, with Clark then becoming a presidential candidate in 1912. The piece notes Clark’s tariff stands, feud with Cannon, and cross-party support, highlighting Harmon’s foibles and Bryan’s views, while praising Clark’s legislative resolve and press admiration.
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Champ Clark
Clark
Cannon
Missourian
Joe
Democratic Party
the Argus
Washington
House of Representatives
Missouri
Joe” Cannon
Congress
Harmon
Ohio
Bryan
Parker
U.S
Maine
Ir. Clark
Collier's
Success
Everybody’s
Zelaya's Move In Game With U S But He Is Slow
Berlin reports Nicaragua’s Zelaya portrayed as humane and orderly by Consul General Pein in an interview, blaming Grace and Cannon. Pein says insurgents like Estrada abused trust and martial law followed. notes Nicaragua’s chargé d’affaires is leaving the U S. Also covers Prairie transport grounding with 700 marines aboard and plans to offload cargo. Eagle survey ship arrival at Bluefields. no word from Rodriguez. Colonel Guadamuz deserts Zelaya with 100 men, Rama loyalists number 1,400 with 200 sick.
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Berlin
Nicaragua
Pein
Lokal Anzeiger
Washington
Zelaya
Grace
Cannon
Estrada
Atlantic Coast
Addion
Marineg
United States
Eagle
Binefields
Navy Department
Rodriguez
Blue Fields
Coronel Guadamuz
Rama
Guadamuz
Morgan Gains Control Of Equitable Life In Megadeal
New York December 3 J Pierpont Morgan announced to take control of the Equitable Life Assurance society which holds about 472000000 in assets. The move signals possible mutualization of Equitable and hints at future Morgan controlled trust company mergers that could reach nearly 200000000 in assets.
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Raw York
Pec
Equitable Life Assurance Society
J. Pierpont Morgan
Wall Street
Equitable
Morgan
Equitable Trust and
Mercantile Trust Companies
New York
Morgan & Co Buys Majority Stock of Equitable Life
A Wall Street report notes Thomas F. Ryan sold a controlling stake in Equitable Life Assurance Society to Morgan & Co. The transfer reverses a long held pattern of insurance companies influencing banks and trusts, with Grover Cleveland and other figures cited as voting trustees for policyholders. Details on price and exact stake were not disclosed.
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Wall Street
Thomas F. Ryan
Hyde
Office of
Morgan & Co
H. B. Davidson
Ryan
Morgan
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Grover Cleveland
Morgan J. O’brien
George Westinghouse
Mr. Ryan
James H. Hyde
Mr. Morgan
Walsh loses appeal in Chicago National Bank case
Chicago Dec 3 John R Walsh former president of the Chicago National Bank was denied an appeal to the federal circuit court. He remains in custody with a five year sentence to begin after a possible Supreme Court review while a stay is sought. The case dates back to 1905 with Walsh convicted on 54 counts of misapplying bank funds.
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Chicago
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Federal Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Walsh
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Morse
New York
Chicago National, Home Savings and Equulable Trust Company
Anderson
Federal District Court
Waten
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Northwest labor trouble eases New York holiday trade
New York dispatches report labor troubles pressuring business in the northwest while other regions show overall strength with holiday trade unusually active.
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New York
Dun
Northwest
No more football at Susquehanna University
Selins Grove December 2 The athletic association of Susquehanna University today voted to abolish football at that institution.
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Susquehanna Selin
S Grove
Athletic Association of Susquehannan University Today
Taft's Annual Message Edited By Cabinet
Cabinet members trimmed Taft’s first annual message with heavy blue pencil edits. Sixteen hundred copies were rushed to the White House and printing offices prepared to set the text for release next week before public reading to Congress.
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Taft
Washington
White House
Congress
Carpenter Named by President to Succeed Bethea on District Bench
President Taft announced the selection of George A. Carpenter chief justice of the Cook County Circuit Court as the new United States district judge to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Solomon H. Bethea. The nomination would be sent to the Senate after Congress convened.
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Bethea
Washington
George A. Carpenter
Cook County
United States
Solomon H. Bethea
Taft
Mr. Carpenter
Senate
Congress
Eastern Trainmen to Seek 10 Percent Wages Rise
Representatives of about 300000 trainmen on eastern railroads announced they will soon submit a demand for a ten percent wage increase. The move reflects growing labor pressure as rail labor groups coordinate across lines.
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New York
Sugar trust tried to buy witness in key sugar trial
New York December 3. In the sugar trial today witness Parr testified he found a secret spring in a scale house that manipulated the scale and said he could name his price to betray the security he kept in his pocket of houses which he held in the case.
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New York
Parr
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Fort Worth Belt
Hawley
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Yoakum
BIG Fight
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U. S
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Equitable Insurance Company
Supreme Court of
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St. Paul, Minn
Louise Arbogast
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J. H.C. Robinson
Sugar Trust
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