Lincoln Governor Seeks Arbitration to End Strike
Governor Mickey traveled to Omaha and Lincoln to urge settlement by arbitration with labor unions and business leaders. A joint committee will meet to decide if arbitration will guide a peaceful resolution, with seven union and business men to review details and select arbitrators.
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Mickey
Lincoln
Omaha
Atlee
Tito
Roosevelt
Bell
Central Labor Union
Sor
Laing
Millard Hotel
Carnegie inaugurated as president of Iron and Steel Institute
London reports Andrew Carnegie was inaugurated as president of the Iron and Steel Institute of Great Britain. He praised cosmopolitan leadership, urged international relations to foster peace, and advocated profit sharing and employee stockholding to improve industrial harmony. He predicted future employer employee cooperation.
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London
Andrew Carnegie
Iron and Steel Institute of
Great Britain
Carnegie
United States Steel Corporation
Banquet Honors Duke of Aosta Attended by Doria and Nobility
Ambassador Meyer and Mrs Meyer hosted a Rome banquet Friday in honor of the heir apparent to the throne, the Duke of Aosta. Guests included Prince and Princess Doria, Count Bruschi Garrl, Prince Frasso, Duke of Camastra, the Duchess of Grazioli, Princess Ruspolidy Poggio Suasa, Boston native Curtis, and Marchioness Carlotte di Rudini, daughter of the former premier.
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Meyer
Boston, Mass
Russia presses Manchuria gains amid far eastern tensions
A London May dispatch reports Russia reoccupying Nowowhang and fortifications at the mouth of the Liso as Tehang Taen cites possible war risk. The Chinese ambassador warns the move foreshadows war and China may seek aid from America England and Japan. Shanghai notes Russian telegraph lines expanding despite Turkistan protests.
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London
Reuter
U S Hints At Strong Protest Over Russian Reoccupation
The state department received Chinese information about Russia re occupying Nowowhang. Officials show reticence yet are clearly surprised and worried by Russia action. Ambassador McCormick in St Petersburg is expected to lodge a strong US protest.
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State Department
Washington
China
Nowowhang
Russia
Austrian minister Ambro predicts Russia gain in Manchuria then doubts outcome
In a Berlin published interview M Ambro the Austrian minister in Tokio says if Russia secures Manchuria permanently it would become the richest power and Manchuria has coal to supply the world for centuries. He then states he does not think Russia will win the territory and that America is likely to gain commercial predominance in China.
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M. Ambro
Tokio
Berlin
China
Russia
Manchuria
Last Protocol Signed in Venezuelan Negotiations at British Embassy
At the British embassy in Caracas the last protocol was signed by Herbert W. Bowen and other delegates. The Hague protocols set terms for preferential payment among blockading powers and establish commissions to settle allied claims. Bowen then cabled President Castro and planned to sail May 16, sending copies to peace powers.
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Herbert W. Bowen
Venezuela
Signor Mayor Des Planches
Michael H. Herbert
Baron Speck von Sternburg
H. G. Dering
Bowen
Hague
Caracas
Castro
New York
Philadelphia
Governor Mickey Keeps Water Toast in St Louis Dinner
A report recalls Governor Mickey abstaining from alcohol at a St Louis dinner honoring President Roosevelt. He drank water while others toasted with wine, and later comparisons note Roosevelt also avoided tobacco while Mickey shared two cigars with the president. The governor praised local hospitality.
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St. the
Roosevelt
Mickey
Francis
Yeaterday
Omaha
Mandereon
St. Louis
Chicago
Grover Cleveland
Army selects new service rifle with 24 inch barrel
The army board favors a new service rifle musket shorter than the Krag by two inches and lighter than the current rifle. It fires a .30 ball with higher velocity and flatter trajectory, can penetrate twenty four one inch pine planks, and features a wood encased barrel to prevent hand burns. The weapon, evolved by US army officers, is not patented and is claimed to be the most powerful musket in the world.
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Army Board
Krag
Tropics
United States Army
Morris K Jessup Elected NY Chamber of Commerce President
At the annual meeting of the New York chamber of commerce Morris K Jessup was elected president.
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New York Chamber of Commerce
Morris K Jessup
Partial crop hopes from Hartley orchard study
E T Hartley reports on damage to his 150 acre orchard north of Lincoln after a severe frost. He finds 47 percent of apple blossoms in good condition and one sixth of cherry blossoms uninjured, suggesting a potential crop despite uncertain future impact of frost on bloom.
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T. Hartley
Lincoln
Hartley
City Immigration Inspectors Debate Uniform Policy
Reported informal meeting at Ellis Island where several city commissioners discussed the immigrant rush and the work of women inspectors. They rejected further expansion of the plan as a failure and favored no new introductions of the program.
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Ellis- _igland,N
Convention Closes After Topeka Meeting of International Railroad Men
The eleventh convention of the International Association of Young Men’s Christian Railroad workers ended in Topeka on May 3. No officers were elected. Delegates from numerous states ranked Kansas first with 249 attendees, followed by Pennsylvania 163 and New York 141. Foreign delegates included Canada 54 and Germany 1. Mass meetings for men and women drew large attendances led by Fred B. Smith and Miss Gertrude Saxe.
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International Railroad
M.C. A
International
Young Men’s Christian, Association
Topeka
William
Fred B. Smith
New York
Misa Gertrude Saxe
Chicago
Young Women’s Christian” Association
McCook
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Wyoming
New Mexico
Arizona
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
California
Georgia
Indiana
Idaho
Illinois
Town
Entucky
Missouri
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Canada
Denmark
Mexico
Germany
France
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Michigan
Maine
New Jersey
Nebraska
Ohio
Texas
Virginia
National Civic Federation to Convene in Chicago for Labor Talks
A national industrial conference is to be called by the National Civic Federation in Chicago to discuss labor and capital issues. Senator Hanna and John Mitchell will join Secretary Easley and local civic federation leaders to form a Chicago council independent of the municipal federation.
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Chicago
Dispatch
Cleveland
Hanna
Gompers
American Federation of ‘Labor
John Mitchell
Miners” Union
National Civic Federation
Easley
Federation
Mitchell
Asley
Civic Federation
Chicago Civic Federation
Town Awaits Evacuation as Mountain Threat Grows
A special report from Frank NWT describes an emergency board meeting last night. Premier Haultain said Mr McHerry of Canadian Pacific warned the mountain peak is creeping and the town may be unsafe. CP Railway plans special trains to move residents along the line and relocate construction crews and rolling stock to safety.
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Frank
Haultain
McHerry
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific
Readjustment topic drives Bloomington state convention
Lieutenant Governor Northcutt head counsel of the Modern Woodmen of Amelia and other notables arrived in Bloomington Monday for the state convention opening Wednesday. Skirmishing is expected Tuesday over the readjustment rate, the main business of the meeting.
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Northcutt
Amelia
Bloomington
Passing of the Well Known Traveler Paul du Chaillu
Sudden death of Paul du Chaillu the well known African traveler and explorer is noted. Born in New Orleans, he gained fame as lecturer and author with travels in Africa and Europe. Though popular, some of his theories and statements were questioned by scientists.
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St. Petersburg
Paul du Chaillu
Africa
Paul DU Clateet
New Orleans
Sweden
Norway
Lapland
Finland
Great Comedian Stuart Robson Dies in New York
Noted American stage comedian Stuart Robson died last week in New York. Born in Baltimore on March 4, 1836, he first appeared at age 16 in Uncle Tom's Cabin. His long career featured a famed partnership with William H. Crane and the Henrietta revival.
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Stuart Robson
New York
Baltimore
Robson
Mr. Robson
Crosstree
William H. Crane
Stuart
Roason
Robson- Crane
May Walden
Highlands
Auring
Henrietta
Rockefeller backs Sunday ball games for Volunteers
G Rockefeller allows Sunday baseball on his Greenwich property for the Volunteers season. He says games may proceed if conducted in orderly fashion, while locals urged a stop due to Sabbath concerns. The club will continue Sunday afternoon play this summer.
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Iham
The
Greenwich
Gonn
Rome
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