Trade unions face off over open shop at civic conference
At the National Civic Federation session in Chicago representatives of labor and capital debated free employment rules with John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers denouncing non unionists as akin to criminals. Henry White urged collaborative action and a path to peace through exclusion rules exercised with caution. Governor Taft faced Manila trade criticisms from the American Board of Trade. A Pekin Times report noted a suspected attack on the British legation during a military officers ball.
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Chicago
National Civic Federation
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Mitchell
Mos
Henry White
The
United Orment Workers
Brained the Bride at Charleston Wedding
Mrs. William Mazyck killed the bride Lizzie Anderson with an ax at the groom’s Charleston home two hours before the wedding. The attacker, a first cousin, interrupted the reception in night robes shouting You have taken Will away from me. She fled the scene.
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Charleston
William Mazyck
Lizzie Anderson
Mazyck
Alice Mazyck
Missaryck
Will
Miss Mazyck
Crucible Steel Plans Rival to Steel Combine at Clairton
Crucible Steel Company officials announce they will proceed with plans to develop Clairton properties into a strong competitor to the Steel Combine. The move comes after United States Steel Corp declined a half interest takeover and after an earlier contract to do so. The firm intends to raise funds itself to expand its coking and milling operations at Clairton.
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Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Clairton Steel Company
Crucible Steel Company
Crucible Company
Combine
Clairton
Tillman Acquitted in Gonzales Shooting Case
Former South Carolina Lt Governor James H. Tillman was acquitted after a jury verdict reached Thursday morning in Lexington. The shooting of N. G. Gonzales stemmed from a long political quarrel, with Tillman declaring he acted under pressure and expressing no fear of conviction.
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Lexington
S. C
James H. Tillman
South Carolina
N. G. Gonzales
Tillman
Gonzales
United States
Benjamin B. Tillman
Senator Tillman
Zionists Take the East on Pilgrimage to New York
Buffalo dispatch reports seven train loads of John Alexander Dowie’s Zionists arriving Thursday for a restoration pilgrimage. About two thousand Zionists per train traveled from Buffalo to Niagara Falls before continuing to New York, where Dowie and his party arrived Friday after distributing three million leaflets over Greater New York.
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Buffalo
N. Y
John Alexander Dowie
New York
Niagara Falls
Dowie
Grain Estimates Too Large Sparks Government Controversy
New York special reports a heated dispute over government crop yields for corn and wheat. Private grain houses allege the official estimates are too high and cite past results to argue the government is overestimating yields.
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New York
Navy budget figures for 1904 05 total over one hundred million
Washington special reports that after cuts by Secretary Moody the naval appropriations request for fiscal year 1904 05 stands at 102 866 449 dollars. Congress appropriated 79 816 791 dollars at the last session though more than 98 000 000 dollars was asked for.
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Washington
Moody
Congress
Hobson Predicts War in the Orient
Washington special reports Captain Richmond P. Hobson, famed for the Merrimac, expects a war between Japan and Russia. His naval service gave him rare views on far eastern conditions.
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Hobson
Orient
Washington
Richmond P. Hobson
Merrimac
Japan
Russia
Far East
Yates Hotel Poker Game Ends After Ten Day Run
Syracuse reports proprietor Averill ordered a poker game to stop at the Yates Hotel. The game had run for ten days with many young men of the town involved, creating a stir in local circles.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Averill
Yates Hotel
Dowie Rages at Madison Square Garden Sermon
Elijah Dowie and John Alexander Dowie drew a vast New York crowd at Madison Square Garden but a large portion left during his sermon. He scolded and wept as he warned of divine judgment, joked about Buffalo Bill shows, and criticized New York labor leaders while his followers cheered and others remained silent.
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New York
Elijah
John Alexander de Ie
Dowie
David
Buffalo Bill
Britain gains sole claim to Portland Canal in Alaska boundary ruling
The Alaskan boundary commission ruled that all American claims stand except the Portland canal which Canada wins. Britain retains the eastern channel while the Lynn and tidewater inlets near the Yukon fall under American control. Britain’s hoped tidewater port near the Klondike remains unrealized. The decision surprised many observers.
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London
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Portland Canal
Canada
Great Britain
Klondike
Lynn Canal
Yukon
Portland
England
United States
Legion denounces Lee Hall of Fame statue plan in Dayton
The Union Veteran Legion closes its annual meeting in Dayton with a resolution bitterly protesting the plan to place a statue of General Robert E. Lee in the Hall of Fame. It says the act would insult living Union soldiers and the memory of the fallen.
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Dayton, O
Union Veteran Legion
Robert E. Lee
College Girl Is Shot Down in San Francisco Tragedy
Josephine Meade, UC student, was shot and killed on a street in San Francisco by Paul Schmidt, 25, who then killed himself. The two were once engaged but Schmidt's attention grew unacceptable to her.
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San Francisco
Josephine Meade
University of California
Paul Schmidt
Schmidt
Refugee Destitution Report From Sofia Frontier Districts
The interior minister in Sofia dispatches a circular to local authorities noting about 20,000 destitute refugees in the frontier districts.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Minister of the Interior
Rumors of War Spread by London Cable
Special correspondents warn of rising tensions in Russo Japanese affairs. Morning Post correspondent from Chee Foo reports Japan has landed troops at Ping an near Korea bay with trusted sources noting a futile Russia Japan conference.
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London
Chee-Foo
Morning Post
Wei-Hai- Wei
Japan
Ping-an
Korea Bay
Pope to Bar Opera Music Worldwide Decree Expected
Pope Pius plans to issue a decree banning operatic and profane compositions from church ceremonies globally. The move targets Italian venues where gaudy performances have become prevalent at major religious gatherings.
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Pope
Rome
Pope Pius
Italy
Aeronaut Dr August Greth Takes Two Hour Airship Cruise
San Francisco witnessed Dr August Greth pilot a cigar shaped airship from near the city center for two hours over San Francisco bay. He drifted toward Golden Gate and the Presidio before landing in the bay due to excess gas. The life saving station recovered the craft and crew with minor damage.
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August’ Greth
San Fran
Greth
Cit
Golden Gate
Pacific
Presido
Santos Dumont
Cloudland
Largest photograph on record frames Zion City from 161-foot tower
A Chicago special reports a nearly 8 by 25 foot photograph finished for Madison Square Garden New York. The image shows Zion City with every house street and tree within a two square mile radius. In the foreground dwellings appear while the tabernacle hotel and storage houses recede in the distance.
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Chicago
Madison Square Garden
New York
Zion City
Sultan Claims End of Rebellion and Aid Plan
The council of ministers approves a grant of 50 000 pounds to rebuild villages and ease Macedonia distress. In an audience with the German ambassador Baron von Bierberstein, the Sultan says the rebellion is nearly suppressed and Turkish troops face opposition mainly in Djumbula district.
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Constantinople
Council of Ministers
Macedonia
Turkey
Baron von Bierberstein
Djumbula
Uniform Glass Wage Scale Proposed by Glassmakers
Columbus representatives of the Federation and Independent Window Glass Companies adjourn after talks on harmonizing interests. Rival craft unions vote by referendum to confer on a uniform wage scale for all manufacturing plants.
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Columbus
Oil promoter Adkins indicted for embezzling stockholder funds
Lima Ohio special: H H Adkins well known oil producer and promoter indicted Thursday on a charge of embezzling 10000 dollars from stockholders of Union Oil and Gas Company. He allegedly diverted a 26000 dollar purchase of oil property to a 16000 dollar expenditure.
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Lima, O
H. H. Adkins
Union Oil and Gas Company
Adkins
Four Die In Million Dollar Aberdeen Fire
A Friday morning blaze in Aberdeen Washington killed four people and destroyed about one million dollars in property. The fire devastated the wood framed main business street, wiping out much of the area.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Silver bullion recovered after sea bottom surprise tale
Reports from New York describe a missing $100,000 worth of silver and lead bullion recovered from the bottom of Staten Island sound. Divers and a dredge retrieved most of the pigs after a barge transfer mishap. The search followed insurance notices and fears of piracy in the bay. Galveston fire disaster notes accompany the coastal update. The Kokomo dispatch places the fire at Galveston near the Indiana town.
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New York
Staten Island Sound
Sewaren
N. J
Galveston
Mallory
East River
American Smelting and Refining Company
Perth Amboy
Harald
Peter
Moore
New Jersey
Insurance Company
Steamboat Disaster Off South China Coast Claims Over 100 Lives
Victoria reports a collision era style disaster on the Lai Chow river near Kwang Chan Wan in South China. The steamer On Hing of 250 tons capsized in a heavy breeze with only a few crew members saved.
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Victoria
B.C
China
Lai Chow River
Kwang Chan Wan
Hing
American Woman Sets Longest Ballon Flight Record
Miss Moulton of the American colony in Paris has set a new record for female ballooning. On a craft piloted by Count Castillion De Saint Victor she flew from Paris to Breslau, a distance of about 700 miles.
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Paris
City defendants fail to reach verdict in extortion case
The Cincinnati Federal Court jury deliberated all week in the Daniel Voorhees Miller and Joseph M. Johns bribery conspiracy trial and was discharged by Judge Thompson after failing to reach an agreement.
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Cincinnati
Daniel Voorhees Miller
Joseph M. Johns
Thompson
Alaska boundary dispute judged in favor of America
The Morning Advertiser reports the Alaska boundary tribunal decision as effectively conceding the American case. The notice notes Canadian consternation at what is described as a decisive ruling, with London reporting the source’s view.
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London Cable
Canada
Sultan in Desperate Straits Amid Moroccan Turmoil
Dispatches report the Sultan of Morocco in danger as the minister of war’s forces are defeated and dispersed. Imperial morale collapses as fighting wanes and uncertainty grows over the royal position.
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Sultan
Morocco
Holtzman Wins Indianapolis Mayoral Race in Special Election
Complete unofficial returns show Holtzman Democrat leading with 20 394 votes, Bookwalter Republican 19 656, Hitz Prohibitionist/Independent 5 470, giving Holtzman a plurality of 933 in the Indianapolis mayoralty special election.
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Holtzman
Indianapolis
Ind
Bookwalter
Hitz
Early Winter at Dawson Special Report
A Dawson dispatch notes winter is closing in quickly with several thousand tons of freight unable to reach Dawson this season. Freight charges are phenomenally high and prices of staples are rising. Hay in Dawson sells for 130 dollars per ton as snow blankets Mayo district and streams begin to freeze.
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Vancouver
B. C
Dawson
Mayo
Equestrian Sherman Statue Unveiled by Grandson in Washington
In Washington a ceremony unveiled an equestrian statue of William Tecumseh Sherman. Nine year old William Tecumseh Sherman Thorndyke drew the cord as national flags parted. President, officials, and veterans attended amid military honors and a Marine Band performance.
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Senegleston
William Tecumseh Sherman
Washington
Tennessee
Cumberland
Ohio
Potomac
William Tecumseh Sherman Thorndyke
Fourth Artillery
Marine
Col
T. W. Simons
Young
Army
Sherman
Minutemen
White House
Treasury
W. S. Cowles
Hay
Payne
Cortelyou
Oliver
Loeb
Sherman Statue Commission
National Guard
Marine Band
D. J. Stafford
Granville M. Dodge
William Tecumseh Sherman Thorndike
Poker game ends in death from heart failure
In Hazleton Joseph Muralto died after drawing a royal flush during a Thursday poker game. A physician ruled heart failure caused by the exciting incident as the cause of death.
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Wilkesbarre
Hazleton
Joseph Muralto
Prince Alert Fails to Break World Pace Record
Philadelphia special notes Prince Alert, the champion pacer, racing Thursday at Belmont Driving Park before 3000 spectators. He failed to lower the world record of 1:57, completing the mile in 1:59 and fraction.
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Philadelphia
Prince Alert
Belmont Driving Park
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