The Immigrant Woman’s Path in Early 20th Century
Frances A. Kellar highlights Atlantic Monthly concerns on immigrant women after arrival. The inter-municipal committee aims to collect data on young unmarried women during their first three years, examining labor, housing, wages, morality, and domestic service impact. For year ending June 30, 1905, about 301,585 women immigrated, nearly half the male figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances A. Kellar
Atlantic Monthly
Inter-Municipal Research Committee
City Tenements and the Call for Privacy in Housing
The piece argues tenement living harms moral and physical health, claiming it is unAmerican and unfit for human habitation. It contrasts crowded two to four room homes with true privacy needed for growth, study, and contemplation, urging tenements have no place in modern life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Leckie
Dreyfus Seeks Retirement On Half Pay After Court Ruling
The conclusion of the Dreyfus saga centers on his request for retirement on half pay. Without the case he would by seniority be lieutenant colonel, though reinstatement stops short of the rank due to service time. Minister Picquart, champion of Dreyfus, notes technicalities hinder promotion, yet Maj. Dreyfus remains preferable to Gen. Mercier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreyfus
Alfred Dreyfus
Picquart
Maj. Dreyfus
Gen. Mercier
Lord Kelvin Celebrated Scientist Still Active at Eighty Three
Sir William Thomson known as Lord Kelvin has received honors from England France Germany Belgium and the United States. He remains vigorously engaged at eighty three with full intellectual power.
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Lord Kelvin
Sir William Thomson
England
France
Germany
Belgium
United States
Roosevelt Back From Oyster Bay on Special Train
President Roosevelt ended his summer vacation starting June 12 and left Oyster Bay at 10 o clock Wednesday morning aboard a special train. The journey included a tug to Long Island City and Jersey City transfer, with Mrs Roosevelt Miss Ethel and Quentin accompanying him. Secret service and the executive staff traveled with the president, and two express cars carrying horses and stable gear preceded the train from Oyster Bay.
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Secret Service Guard
Oyster Bay
Jersey City
Roosevelt Homeward Run Reaches Washington Early
President Roosevelt arrived in Washington at 5 57 p m from Oyster Bay aboard a special train. The party included Mrs Roosevelt Miss Ethel and Quentin and the executive staff. A crowd awaited at the Pennsylvania station and the journey from Baltimore to Washington went ahead of schedule despite a slow segment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ethel and
Quentin
Baltimore
Indictments Hit Rail and Steamship Firms Over Rates
A federal grand jury indicted Southern Pacific Railway and Pacific Mail Steamship Company on 124 counts for interstate commerce violations. If convicted, fines could total between 124000 and 2480000, with each count carrying a 1000 to 20000 dollar penalty. The companies allegedly cut published matting rates from 1.25 to 1.00 for shipments from Japan to San Francisco and across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Franciscoa
Federal Grand Jury
Southern Pacific Railway Company
Pacific Mail Steamship ‘ Company
Japan
San Francisco
United States
Navy Yard Seeks Workers Amid Shortage Before Fleet Arrival
Officials at Puget Sound Navy Yard urge nationwide advertising for mechanics of all descriptions as a shortage of 1,000 men persists. The problem could worsen before the fleet reaches Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Seattle
Wash
Puget. Sound
Navy Yards
the Navy
East
Navy Yard
To Reopen Arkansas River Case in Irrigation Suit
Kansas attorneys moved Tuesday to ask the Supreme Court for a rehearing in the Arkansas river water dispute with Colorado. They contend the court overlooked proper evidence in the previous hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Colorado
Supreme Court
Cuban Generals Arrested in Havana Conspiracy
Havana reports Gen. Masso Parra Gen. Juan Ducassi and Gen. Lara Miret were seized on conspiracy charges. Parra allegedly led plans to spark a revolution using funds from New York. Santo Domingan fugitives arrived. US agents reportedly linked to the plot. Gov Magoon has 5,000 soldiers and 6,000 rural guards ready to quell any movement.
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Havana
Cuba
Masso Parra
Juan Ducassi
Lara Miret
Parra
New York
United States
Magoon
Foundation Stone Laid for Cathedral in Mount St Alban
Washington notes two Sunday events of wide religious interest. The cornerstone ceremony for the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul at Mount St Alban drew the President and the Bishop of London. Bishop Satterlee officiated with the Capitol trowel while George Washington’s gavel marked the moment.
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Washington
Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church In
America
United States
London
Satterlee
Capitol
George Washington
Lincoln Traction Will Sell Fares Under Commission Order
Lincoln Traction Co announces it will comply with the state railway commission by selling six adult fares for 25 cents and ten child fares for 25 cents during certain hours. The commission’s findings place a valuation on the plant of the traction and Citizens’ railway companies and cap earnings. interchangeable transfers were denied.
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Lincoln
Neb
Lincoln Traction Company
State Railway Commission
Railway Commission
Traction Company
Citizens’ Railway Company
Immunity Granted to the Alton Railway in Rebates Case
Judge Landis ruled the Chicago and Alton railway shall not be prosecuted for rebates to Standard Oil on shipments between Whiting Indiana and East St Louis Missouri. AG Bonaparte claimed Morrison promised immunity to the Alton if it aided in the prosecution in good faith.
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Alton
Chicago
Landis
United States District Court
Chicago and Alton Railway
Standard Oil Company
Whiting
Ind
East St. Louis
Bonaparte
Sims
Morrison
Alton Road
Congress Adopts Hygiene and Demography Conclusions
The Reichstag hosts the final sitting of the International congress of hygiene and demography. Prince Schoenaich Carolath presides as the congress approves conclusions to be printed in two volumes. A unanimous resolution accepts a cordial invitation for the next gathering in Washington in 1910.
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Washington
Berlin
International Congress of Hygiene and Demography
Prince Schoenaich-Carolath
United States
Bank Deposits Rise Across Kansas Banks
Kansas bank deposits increased by 20 million dollars in the past year. Individual deposits in state banks rose from 66.55 million to 79.24 million, while national banks grew from 58.27 million to 64.98 million, totaling 144.22 million now.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Bank Commission- Royce
Lower Brule Reservation Drawing Near. Prices Set
Drawings begin October 7 for the Lower Brule reservation in Stanley and Lyman counties and run through October 12. Government minimum price per acre is $1.25 and maximum $2.50. The tract is a productive farming area centered along Cedar Creek a few miles southeast of Pierre.
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Lower Brule Reservation
Pierre
S. D
Lower Brule
Stanley
Lyman
Cedar Creek
Root's Mission to Mexico Discussed at San Antonio Banquet
At a largely attended banquet Saturday night the International club of San Antonio hosted Secretary Root who outlined his mission to Mexico. He said the aim was to discuss with the Mexican government affairs relating to the republics of South America.
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Root
Mexico
San Antonio
Tex
International Club of
San’ Antonio
South America
Roosevelt to Approve Oklahoma Constitution
President Roosevelt announced he would approve the Oklahoma constitution after reviewing it with the attorney general. He said his decision would rest on the terms of the enabling act rather than his personal view, which he joked was not fit for publication. Approval will be promulgated later.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Rumors of Mutiny Reach Odessa Fleet at Sebastopol
Rumors from Odessa claim a serious mutiny in the Sebastopol fleet with many officers killed or wounded, though reports are unconfirmed. Local observers await official word as tension rises.
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Odessa
Sebastopol
Miner Ford Charged in Nesbit Murder Near Joplin
S F Ford a 25 year old miner was arrested at Neck City 20 miles northeast of Joplin on charges of killing Fred Nesbit a Miami I T contractor a week earlier. United States Marshal Zimmerman says Mrs Nesbit widow has confessed implicating Ford in the crime.
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Nesbit
Joplin
S. F. Ford
Neck City
Fred Nesbit
Miami
I. T
United States
Zimmerman
Ford
Directors approve purchase of Chicago and Alton railway
The Toledo St. Louis and Western directors meeting in New York voted to sign a contract to purchase the Chicago and Alton railway from Rock Island interests. The deal hinges on immunity for the Alton in the Standard Oil rebating investigation.
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Alton
New York
Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railway
Chicago and Alton Railway
Rock Island
Standard Oil
Mining Promoter Wilson Arrested in Missouri Zinc District
Major C M Wilson a well known mining operator in the Missouri Kansas lead and zinc district was arrested Sunday charged with obtaining money under pretenses in connection with fraudulent companies in Joplin Missouri.
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Joplin
C. M. ‘Wilson
Missouri-Kansas, Lead and Zinc
Spain Vows Action as Spanish Labor Exodus Grows
Madrid reports the Spanish government launching a vigorous campaign to halt the rising immigration of Spanish laborers amid growing alarm over the influx.
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Spain
Madrid
Kansas AG Sues Over Livestock Exchange Boycott Rules
Attorney General Fred S. Jackson of Kansas files suit under state anti trust laws in Wyandotte County seeking a permanent injunction to stop the Kansas City livestock exchange from enforcing non member boycott rules. A temporary restraining order blocks all non intercourse enforcement and affects thirty eight corporations and four hundred seventy six individuals.
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Jackson
Kansas
Kansas City
District Court
Wyandotte County
Kansas City Livestock Exchange
Fred S. Jackson
Exchange
Traders’ Exchange
Livestock Exchange
Colors in Bank Notes Proposal at Bankers Meet
A resolution presented at the American Bankers' association convention in Atlantic City seeks treasury approval to color code bank notes by denomination. One dollar slate, two brown, five green, ten blue, twenty yellow, fifty pink, and hundred plus white. The proposal was referred to the incoming executive council.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Secretary of the Treasury
American Bankers’ Association
National Bank
Executive Council
Railroads Denied Injunction in Nebraska Grain Rate Case
Omaha officials report that T. C. Munger and W. A. Munger denied the railroads injunction against the Nebraska State Railway Commission. The restraining order dissolved. seen as a state victory, though railway companies may appeal.
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Omaha
Neb
Hidges
T. C. Munger
W. A. Munger
United States
Nebraska
State Railway Commission
Pettibone's Trial Set for October 15 in Steunenberg Case
Boise Idaho October 15 set for Pettibone trial in murder case of former Governor Frank Steunenberg. George A Pettibone appeared in court Friday having recovered enough from illness to attend and hear the order. Prosecution and defense said they would be ready for trial. Pettibone showed the emaciating effect of his illness.
New Labels Dime Inspection at the Department of Agriculture
Friday decided to refuse to recommend an extension of the privilege of using labels already in stock until October 1 1908 as requested by grocers and others throughout the country. The board held that sufficient time has elapsed for manufacturers jobbers and wholesalers to adjust their business affairs to the terms of the pure food law.
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Department of Agriculture
Unprecedented Flood Ravages Andalusia Destroying Villages
The Guadalmedina river turned into a three mile wide torrent sweeping away bridges and houses in Andalusia. Thirty people drowned in Malaga, 23 in Veldez de Banamargoza including the town mayor, 13 in Colomar, and about 100 others in the valley.
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Madrid
Andalusia
Malaga
Veldez de Banamargoza
Colomar
National Organizer Found Guilty in Union Intimidation Case
Frank A. Mc Gee, national organizer of the foundrymen's union, was convicted of intimidating non union workmen in New Haven Connecticut. He received six months in jail and a $100 fine on each of four counts.
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New Haven
Conn
Frank A. McGee
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Scandia
White House
Harriman Corporations
Ducassi
Miret
Pres. Roosevelt
Kansas City Live Stock Exchange
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