Miners Fight Over Leaders At United Mine Workers Session
Miss Mollie Meredith accused President Mitchell and Secretary Wilson of lying to miners a year ago about Pearce's alleged shortfalls sparking a rush to audit the books. Mitchell and Wilson denied the charges as spiteful while the convention opened with committee appointments and a gavel presentation in Tomlinson Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Mollie Meredith
National Office
United Mine Workers’ Convention
Mitchell
Wilson
Miners’ Committee
Mitch
Tahlert Mine Workers of America
Tomlinson Hall
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Inois
Indiana
Ben Tillet
Foes of Vaccination Down With Smallpox and Deserted
Mendon Massachusetts January 21 Erwin A Snow a school board member who opposed compulsory vaccination is now ill with smallpox Doctor F L Morse of the state health board says it is malignant and Snow is quarantined The selectmen offered Reverend N S Hoagland $25 a week to nurse Snow but he refused Hoagland had backed Snow on vaccination Meanwhile on Oneida Reservation Wisconsin about 2000 Indians face a spreading smallpox threat Their chief helper Rev Merrill travels east to seek relief funds for the sick and needy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendon
Mass
Erwin A. Snow
Board of Education
F. L. Morse
State Board of Health
Snow
Rev. N. S. Hoagland
Hoagland
Prince Henry of Prussia to Visit United States Tour
Berlin reports Prince Henry of Prussia will visit Chicago Milwaukee Niagara Falls and Boston during a U S tour. The plan includes arrivals in New York February 22 to 28 with receptions at the White House and German embassy, along with visits to Washington and Chicago. A division of the prince’s itinerary between Chicago Milwaukee Niagara Falls and Boston is not yet finalized. Sycamore and De Kalb clash over county seat removal with $70 000 raised to back DeKalb as capital. Sycamore responds with rapid fundraising.
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Berlin
Prince Henry of Prussia
United States
Chicago
Milwaukee
Niagara Falls
Boston
Emperor William
Prince Henry
New York
Rooosevelt
Antler
New York City
Shooter's Island
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Chicazo
Boxton
Sycamore
Tils
DeKalb County
DeKalb
Symore
Isaac Ellwood
Jacob Haisa
Iowa Legislature Names Reform-Minded Senate Committees
Lieut. Gov. Herriott unveiled senate committees aimed at reforming railroad taxation. In Iowa, both chambers voted on two U.S. Senate nominees with party lines. Senate tally: Allison and Dolliver 39, Thayer and Seerley 1. House tally: 54 for Allison and Dolliver, 16 for Thayer and Seerley. A joint session will ratify tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dex Moines
Jan
Herriott
Senate
Wark and Means
Des Moines
Iowa
United States Senate
William B. Allison
Hubuque
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Fort Dodge
E. H. Thayer
Jon
John J. Seerley
Burlington
Allison
Dolliver
Thayer
Seerley
Continental Creamery plans nation creamery trust
Topeka January 21 A giant trust to unite all country creameries is reported forming the Nation Creamery company with 5 000 000 capital President Parks of the Continental Creamery says negotiations to merge creameries failed to contribute to an indemnity fund and urges resolutions against government by injunction The secretary treasurer notes last year 202 2607 was spent aiding striking men while 50885 86 was received balance drawn from the general fund Total membership outside strikers 232 520
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Topeka, Kas
Continental Creamery Company
Kansa Creamery Trust
Nation Creamery Company
President Parks
Gid
A. P. of L
Precious Find At Waymaneville Prompts Mine Formation
A recent discovery in Waymaneville, in the county’s southwest corner, yielded ore samples sent to Professor F Stanton in Denver. Assay shows 60 of silver per ton, prompting organization of a company to begin development on the mine immediately. The find was made while clearing a hill for a fire road on Henry Poppenhouse’s farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ink
Jan
Waymaneville
F. Stanton
Denver
Colo
Henry Poppenhouse
Fires Raging in Shinntown Virginia and Davis Camp
A large fire consumes Shinntown in the upper Virginia region with reports that the town is doomed. A separate blaze at a Davis, West Virginia lumber camp has claimed seven bodies and left many injured. Relief teams have been dispatched despite communication cuts.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Shinntown
Davis
Bank cashier Matteson charged with embezzlement in Great Falls
Helena Montana January 21 H Herbert H Matteson cashier of the First National Bank of Great Falls was arrested on a warrant from US Commissioner Russell at the request of District Attorney Rodgers charged with embezzling bank funds on January 15. The shortage is believed to be much larger than his stated amount and could reach 10000. The bank remains financially sound and not in danger. Matteson a prominent northern Montana figure recently resigned as secretary of the state exhibit fund raising commission for the St Louis fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
H. Herbert H. Matteson
First National Bank of
Great Falls
United States
Russell
Rodgers
Matteson
Matte
Montana
Gov. Toole
St. Louis
Mayor Low Raked Wilkesbar 2 John and crime notes
A jumble of 1920s era dispatches reports a brutal murder case, executions, and political threats. It mentions J L Craft's hange for Henry Spacker's murder, Parkhurst posse actions, and a public letter urging enforcement of law. The piece reflects crime and political tension in New York and Jefferson City with references to Tammany, reform administrations, and the Society for the Prevention of Crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
J. L. Craft
State Penitentiary
Henry Spacker
New York
Parkhurst
Craft
Low
Kansas City
Destress
Raines
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Priday
Allc
Amd
Euccess
Rebert Garth
United Bowling Championship Opens in Buffalo at Palace
The second annual United bowling championship began in Buffalo with auditions favoring record scores. Fifteen of eighteen entrants are Buffalo teams, two from New York and one from Chicago. Western New York Athletic Association oversees the event, providing eight lanes of competition but limited spectator seating, causing many to be turned away. Scores for the first eight teams are listed.
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Buffalo
N. Y
United
Palace Alley
Bison
New York
Chicago
Western New York Athletic Association
Leading St Louis Man Takes His Own Life
William J Heftmeister ex supreme recorder of the Legion of Honor shot himself in what appears to be a personal tragedy. In Niles Michigan judge W C Coolidge ruled unfavorably in a separate case where the attorney general challenged the League of Educators of Chicago over alleged lottery operations.
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ST. Louis
William J. Heftmeister
Supreme Recorder
The
Legion of Honor
League
Niles, Mich.dan
W. C. Coolidge
Burrien
League of Educators
Chicago
New York Banks Plan Alliance Amid Merger Moves
In New York rumors swirl of a new financial alliance among banks trust firms and insurers led by Prudential and Equitable. Participants include Western National Bank Mercantile Trust and United States Steel, with a $3 million capital and surplus. The Bank of the State of New York merger with North America is nearly complete as a new board is elected including Henry H Cook Elihu Van Norden Houghtaling Flagler and Belmont among others.
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New York
Wall Street
Prudential and
Equitable
Western National Bank
Mercan Trust Company
United States Steel Corporation
Bank of the State of New York
National Bank of North America
The
North America
Henry H. Cook
Elihu & Waner
Daring McNeil Island Prison Break Stuns Washington
Eleven inmates at McNeil Island State Prison escaped during dinner hour by tunneling through a brick wall to an air chamber and boiler room. Guards, on alert, searched island as officials rush boats and launches to prevent further escapes and recapture the fugitives. Meanwhile Nebraska reports a boom in bounty scalps as farmers breed wolves and coyotes for payments.
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Tacoma
Wash
United States Penitentiary
McNeil’s Island
Liberty
W. D. Snyder
Idaho
James Campbell
Nome
Pleb
Thomas Morton
Burg
Frank Ainsworth
Nowe
Williams
Spokane
Harry Davis
Frank Moran
True Nauie
Ed O'Neil
James Moriarity
Rich
Davis
Caniel
Palmer
Marshal Ide
Warden Palmer
Lincoln, Neb
State Auditor’s Office
Nebraska
Hope Rises Again as Stone Ransom Raises
Constantinople Jan 21 United States minister Leishman says the brigands who abducted Miss Ellen M Stone and Mme Tsill agreed to accept the ransom raised by subscription. The place of payment is now the only unsettled question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
United States
Leishman
Ellen M. Stone
Mme. Tsill
Breaks With Marconi Over Engagement
New York January 21 Mrs HW Th Holman said her daughter Josephine asked William Marconi to release her from engagement to marry him. Marconi complied with the request.
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New York
HW. Th. Holman
Heraughter
Josephine
William Marconi
Marconi
Prehistoric Bones Found In Mississippi Valley Mound
In Clinton Iowa on January 21 Harvey Tucker uncovered ancient bones in a mound while deepening an outside cellar. Remains of a prehistoric man lay with pottery ornaments and war instruments nearby. The mound group includes about thirty large mounds, some up to fifteen feet high and twenty five feet wide.
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Clinton
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi Banks
Harvey Tucker
Panama Turmoil Dims After Lautaro Sinking
In Panama the revolutionary forces under Herrera claim to have blocked the government’s use of the Lautaro. Casualties include 17 wounded rebels and several killed on the government side. The Philadelphia aided extinguishing fires on the Lautaro as Padilla, Darien, and Gaitan fled. Alban, the Panama governor, was reported killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
General Herrera
Meade
Philadelphia
Washington
Gudger
Panawa
Mead
Panama Bay
Padilla
Lautaro
Chicuito
Boyaca
Darien
Gaitan
Carlos Alban
Alban
United States
Revolu
Chiriqui
Gallan
Newsboys Riot in Omaha Over Union Dispute
A riot at Fifteenth and Farnam streets in Omaha on Sunday involved sixty newsboys. Union and non union groups clashed over price protests against a St. Louis and a Chicago paper, leaving many with cuts before patrols arrived. Police planned further action and a renewal is expected next Sunday.
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Union Quest
Omaha
Neb
Fifteenth
Farnam Streets
Union
St. Louis
Chicago
F. C. Smith
Mogg’ Bernstein
Smith
Mogg
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Matewan
Kentucky
Hopkins
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de Kalb
Niagara’ Falls
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Kishwaukee
Creamery Combine
Kansas
Virginia
Mayor Low
Parkhaurst
John
Lute
Spartans
Rochester
Curleys
Hydraulic
Excelsior
Pleasure
Buffaloe
Seneca
NEW Bank Trust
U.S. Penitentiary
Miss Stone
Josephine Holtman
Mainland
Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Frank Duncan
Jefferson County
Duncan
George Bullard
Colon
Gen. Herrera
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