Miners Leader Accuses Judges in Michigan Dispute
Washington reports Vice President Mahoney of the Western Federation of Miners charges that Michigan Supreme Court judges are tied to mining interests, hindering miners seeking redress. He says operators hire Chicago and New York gunmen for strike zones amid labor tensions.
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Washington, D.C
Mahoney
Western Federation of Miners
Michigan
House Rules Committee
Supreme Court of Michigan
Chicago
New York
House Postolice Committee
Davis Guilty in Dynamiting Case
George E. Davis an ironworker pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport explosives locally in federal court in Indianapolis. Harry Jones, official of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, pleaded not guilty with a possible later withdrawal.
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Indianapolis
George E. Davis
New York
Harry Jones
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Davis
Jones
Ortie E McManigal
Liberty
Cleveland May Lose Federal League For 1914 Season
Cleveland officials indicate the city may not host Federal League baseball in 1914 after director Charles Zimmerman failed to secure new grounds as required by the league. In Mason City Iowa fire damaged several downtown buildings including Keeler building Sanders cafe Bay Brothers confec tionery and local groceries totaling about 20000 dollars.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Federal Baseball League
Charles Zimmerman
Mason City
Iowa
Keeler
Sanders’ Cafe
Bay Brothers’ Confectonery
Thompson & Dean
Everett Smiths Grocery
Illinois School Bars Slit Skirt At Charleston Session
Decsiur reports that during a special Charleston session, female school staff members banned slit skirts and transparent stockings citing shocking conditions. Teachers urged stricter dress standards.
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Illinois
Decsiur
Charleston
Democrats Plan for 1916 Battle
Washington dispatch reports President Wilson allies form the Common Counsel Club to promote progressive democracy and back a possible renomination for 1916. The group aims to spread proposals nationally, with meetings in schools and branches nationwide. Members deny backing a single candidate but acknowledge a use for the club in Wilson’s renomination and re election efforts.
Short measures cheat millions hit Michigan consumers
Lansing reports that Michigan dry measures have cheated consumers for decades. A Washington bureau ruling found half bushel, two quart, and one quart measures recently issued by the state were short. A new standard will be adopted, with an estimated $100,000 impact on merchants. Open new railroad shops in Clinton Iowa included in adjacent notes.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Bureau of Standards
Washington
Michican Food and Dairy
Chicago Mayor Harrison Arrest Ordered Over Auto Law
Chicago, Dec 17. Secretary of State Harry Woods ordered the arrest of Mayor Harrison for alleged auto law violations. W. R Dillon, his Chicago deputy, said Harrison would be treated like anyone else. A license plate dispute and forged numbers triggered the action, with Woods vowing prosecution and no favoritism.
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Chicago
Harrison
Harry Woods
W. R Dillon
Dillon
Oak Park
Mr. Woods
Springfield
Roger Sullivan
George Brennan
Woods
St. Patrick's
Americans Not Maltreated Reports Deemphasized
Washington dispatch says Consul Fletcher reported many maltreatment claims in Chihuahua are unfounded while Rear Admiral Fletcher notes normal conditions returning at Tampico as the situation stabilizes.
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Washington
Fletcher
State Department
Chihuahua
Tampico
25 Bodies Taken From Mine Ruins
New Castle Colorado December 17 twenty five bodies of 37 men killed in yesterday s explosion in the Vulcan mine were removed from the workings today Women and children thronged the morgue for a glimpse of husbands fathers or brothers Tentative plans were made for a general funeral The scene of the explosion was far within the tunnel Rescuers hurried into the mine even before the smoke and flames lifted but it was several hours before the fate of the workers was ascertained Two men were rescued on the upper level Every miner at work on the lower level however was found dead Among the dead were L Crawford mine foreman and L Walters fire boss All the victims were married and all but six or eight were Americans most of them sons of ranchmen and business men of New Castle A Father J P Arrigan of Glenwood Springs hurried New Castle at the first news of the son The rescuers priest pushed into the smoking pit penetrating the entire mine in search of victims alive that he might administer the last rites of the church The mine was a year old and was equipped with modern safety devices It was in state authorities hands few days ago or owned by Rocky Mountain Fuel company The employees were called out on a strike recently by the United Mine Workers but some had gone back to work The other victims of the disaster were strike breakers.
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New Castle
Colo
Vulcan
Ware
L. Crawford
L. Walters
J. P. @arrigan
Glenwood Springs
Wa i
Rocky Mountain Fuel Company
United Mine Workers
Republicans Propose Reduced Delegates Plan for 1910
Washington Republicans debate a Warren plan to reapportion national convention delegates. Illinois would lose two delegates while total losses total 70, with four at large per state and one per district plus an extra in districts hitting 35 percent of the vote. The scheme, tied to state primary laws, requires ratification by a majority of electoral votes.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Warren
Michigan
National Committee
Warren Committee
Ilinois
Illinois
Kentucky
New Jersey
New York
North
South
Attempts Made to Fire Bachelor Home
One man was seriously hurt and 35 others narrowly escaped death when an attempt to burn bachelor hall apartments in Wilkinsburg Pittsburgh failed. Oil soaked waste was scattered in the corridors and set alight.
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Pittsburgh
Wilkinsburg
Waiters Strike Spread Across Cleveland Hotels
Cleveland union officers warn they will call out bartenders chefs cooks and other hotel workers to back a strike that began at the Statler Hollenden and Colonial hotels on December 17 as check girls and bell boys continue to work. Noble Prize to Hardy reported from London with Thomas Hardy slated as the 1914 Nobel laureate in literature.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Statther
Hollenden
Colonial
Hardy
London
Eng
Thomas Hardy
Currency Bill Expected To Pass Senate By Saturday
Washington, Dec 17. Republicans Bristow Burtog and Gallinger predicted the currency bill would pass the Senate by Saturday night. A Democratic conference proposed removing deposits guarantees and changing lawful money redemption to gold redeemable notes, aiming for a final vote Thursday night. Leaders planned a vote at the end of Friday’s legislative day.
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Washington
Senate
Bristow
Suffrage Law Test Case Filed in Supreme Court
The appeal case of William J. Scown against Anthony Czarnecki of Chicago, challenging the constitutionality of the woman’s suffrage act, is on file in the supreme court. The court is asked to take up the case at the February term for a quick decision.
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Springfield
Lil
William J. Scown
Anthony Czarnecki
Chicago
Supreme Court
Weather Forecast for Rock Island and Vicinity
Generally cloudy with snow flurries possible tonight and Thursday. Low around 25 degrees tonight, light to moderate variable winds. 7 am temperature 31, yesterday’s high 46, low 31 last night. Wind 9 mph, no precipitation. Relative humidity 57 at 7 pm, 100 at 7 am. Water stage 34. Forecast by J M Sherier, Local Forecaster. A fall of .1 inch is noted.
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Ock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Evening and morning stars chart visible in the sky
The text lists celestial bodies visible at night and dawn, naming Jupiter Saturn Mars Mercury Venus and Regulus as the notable first magnitude star near the handle of the Sickle. It notes Regulus appearing in the eastern sky around 9 p.m. for observers.
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Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Mercury
Venus
Rampolla Dies. Papal Office Candidate
Rome announces Cardinal Rampolla former secretary of state and leading papal reformer died yesterday at the Palace of St Martha. Born 1843 in Sicily, he shaped church diplomacy, opposed by some for modernist leanings, and was seen as a possible pope after Leo XIII. Angina pectoris caused death. Pope Pius X praised him as one of the greatest churchmen.
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Rome
Cardinal Rampolla
Leo XIII
Marquis del Tindaro
Saxony
Pius X
Paris
Polizzi
Sicilly
Collegio Capranico
Acccademia Dei Nobili Ecclestiastici
Madrid
Spain
Germany
Caroline Islands
Italy
Crispi
Vatican
Austria
Merry del Val
College of Cardinals
Rampolla
Palace of
St. Martha
St. Peter's Cathedral
Pope Pius X
Mrs Pankhurst in state of collapse again released
London. Mrs. Pankhurst was released from Holloway jail after being imprisoned since Saturday. She was in a state of collapse from a hunger strike and was taken by ambulance to the militants’ headquarters where a physician awaited. She plans to travel to Switzerland to recuperate.
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London
Eng
Micheline Pankhurst
Holloway
Graft Inquiry At Panama Canal Over Burke Deals
Washington December 17. An investigation into irregularities between John Burke commissary manager and canal contractors, prompted by Charles Walker’s charges, probes if Burke received large commissions and profited at least 50000 from contracts for canal workers. Officials note six months of inquiry into European and Colon Import operations. If losses occur, the government is not a loser. law officers to determine any region of claim.
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Washington
John Burke
Panama Canal
Canal Commission
Charles Walker
Burke
Walker
Colon Import and Export Company
Europe
War Department
Navy seeks world bids under new tariff policy
Washington reports the Navy will buy supplies in world markets due to tariff reductions. Bids were invited for 100000 yards of dark blue cloth for enlisted trousers jackets and caps. The shift follows the Underwood tariff act and lifted foreign bid barriers. Argentina packers won a beef contract at lower hides, reflecting the changes.
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Washington
Navy
Argentina
Bryan Asks For New Embassies
Secretary Bryan told the House foreign affairs committee he favors the purchase of embassy buildings in Tokio Mexico City and Berne to ensure poorer men will not hesitate to accept diplomatic posts.
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Washington, Dee Wi
Bryan
Foreign Affairs Committee
The
House Today
Tokio
Mexico City
Berne
Editor Freed of Murder Charge in Mount Auburn Case
Taylorville Illinois December 17 editor F D Slate of the Mount Auburn Tribune was acquitted of the murder of Dr Bennet Windsor mayor of Auburn whom he shot May 16. He pleaded self defense. Engine Kills Man in Champaign Illinois December 17 Vale Gary an Illinois Central brakeman was killed by an engine at Rantoul.
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Taylorville
F. D. Slate
Mount Auburn
Tribune
Bennet Windsor
Auburn
Champaign
Vale
Gary
Illinois Central
Rantoul
Four Gunmen Appeal in Rosenthal Murder Case
In Albany on December 17 arguments began in the New York state court of appeals on the appeal of four gunmen convicted of the murder of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler. The appeal mirrors the Becker case already reviewed.
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Albany
N. Y
Herman Rosenthal
New York
State Court of Appeals
Becker
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Common Counsel
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Minnesota
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Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
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W. A. Gardner
Railroad
Mr. Gardner
Harrison Auto
New Castle, Col
Republican Rational Committee
Suffrage Law’s
Pope
Mrs. Pankhurst
Underwood
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