Mourners picket John D. Rockefellers office in New York
Upton Sinclair and four women formed a mourning picket line before the Standard Oil offices to protest John D Rockefeller Jr. refusal to arbitrate Colorado strike differences. All five were arrested. Suffragists joined as crowds packed the sidewalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Upton Sinclair
Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Colorado
Sinclair
Standard of
Belle Lielberman
Stelberman
Rockefeller
Elizabeth Freeman
Donna Leitner
Remington Charter
Lucy Huffaker
C. C. Haight
Tombs
George Sterling
California
Beaver Street
No. 42
Broadway
Peruvian Banana Hound and Other Oddities Featured Tonight
A Cleveland style column teases The Pink's Town in Review with a freak animal notice and dark claims about an invisible government. The item cites Rockefeller and a Denver clash report as Governor Ammons notes potential militiaman fatalities at Walsenburg amid a miners strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Huerta Pushes For Arbitration While Peace Talks Stall
U S and Huerta mediators press for an international court of arbitration as a path to peace while Huerta seeks to gain leverage. President Wilson and officials publicly favor cautious terms, while doubts persist on Carranza and Villa relations and possible reconciliation.
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Huerta
Riano
Bryan
Wilson
Daniela
Garrison
Lane
War and Interior Departments
Burleson
International Court of Arbitration
Carranza
Villa
Judge William H White Dies at 75 in Providence Hospital
The judge and prominent Northwest figure Judge William H White died this morning at Providence hospital from erysipelas at age 75. He previously served as a member of Washington's Supreme Court.
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William H. White
Northwest
Providence Hospital
Supreme Court of Washington
Seven Die In Battle At Colorado Mines
The report records seven killed in a clash at Hecla and Vulcan mines near Walsenburg Colorado. Regular U S cavalry arrived to occupy Fremont county mines relieving militia amid ongoing fighting and truce efforts. Miners and guards sustained injuries as 20 thousand shots were fired and waterlogged trenches housed continued gunfire.
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George Alberts
Twelfth
U. S. Cavalry
Canyon City
Fremont County
Louisville
Hecla
Vulcan
Chamber to entertain London dock official at luncheon
Members of the Chamber of Commerce will host J. H. Betill commercial superintendent of the London dock system at a luncheon tomorrow in the New Washington hotel.
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Chamber of Commerce
J. H. Betill
London Dock System
New Washington Hotel
186 Men Given Up for Dead in Eastern Mine
In Eccles West Virginia the last hope for the 186 miners entombed by yesterday’s explosion at New River Collieries Number 5 mine was abandoned. Choked entrances fire and gas filled tunnels prevented access for rescuers and officials said only corpses remained. Number 6 mine had 60 survivors though many burned. Widows and orphans gathered at shaft mouths seeking a rescue attempt.
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Eccles
W. Va
New River Collieries Company
H. C. Bayless
Earl Henry
State Mine Inspection Service
Former Consul Leishman Held by Mexicans
A cipher message from Former American Consul Leishman at Frontera Mexico reached Secretary Bryan aboard the steamer Livingstone, which arrived from Mexico. The captain reports Leishman is being held by Mexicans and has requested a warship be sent to Frontera at once.
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New Orleans
Leishman
Frontera
Mexico
Bryan
Livingstone
Letshman
Dancing Mailbox Prank Baffling Galvanized Block
Detective Majewski investigates a box on Jackson Street near Twelfth Avenue blamed for electric currents and staged tango lessons for residents. Crowd gathers as locals report kicks and bystanders joke about a devil in the mailbox while officers observe the strange ruse.
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Majewski
Jackson St
Twelfth Av
Majewski Volun
Plan Firlands Detention Home For Women
Chief A B Griffiths and Health Commissioner McBride seek city council approval to open a women detention home in a nearby building. Formerly a laundry at Firlands sanitarium the project requires little expense and has mayor Gill's support. Women from the city jail would be moved there for confinement under improved surroundings and special quarters for diseased inmates.
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A. KB. Griffiths
McBride
Firlands
Gill
Actress lashes at Aberdeen police captain over speed violation
Margaret Islington, actress, scolded Police Captain Church after he ordered her chauffeur to the station for speeding. Hyatt-Fowells, at 4th and Pine, is described as a reputable business school in an advertisement noting its status as the best in the city.
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Aberdeen
Church
Margaret Islington
Hyatt-Fowells
4Th and Pine
Pancho Villa’s Legend Told by Reporter in El Paso Memoir
Fred L. Boalt recounts his interview with Francisco Villa in El Paso. Villa’s dramatic rise from rancher to guerrilla general is sketched, including his sister’s fateful elopement and murder, his 14 years as a hunted bandit, and his rapid mid 1910s campaigns against federal forces across northern Mexico.
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Fred L. Boalt
EL Paso
Francisco Villa
Mexico
Galveston
Vera Cruz
Ramp
Villa
International Bridge
Urbina
Angeles
Rodriguez
Pancho” Villa
Pancho
Durango
Francesco Villa
Veeya
Bnt Mexico
Torreon
Ancho
Diaz
Madero
Huerta
Juarez
Juares
la Mesa
Chihuahua
Ojmega
Rio Grande
Ojinaga
Will Morris Appointed Lawyer After Teary Court Exchange
In Judge Frater's court Albert Hess, convicted in federal court of white slavery, sought a state defense. Hess claimed Will H. Morris had been paid $150 and was to receive more but withdrew. The judge then appointed Morris to represent Hess.
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Will H. Morris
Albert
Will BH. Morris
Why Wallace Was Fired by Governor Lister
The letter questions Governor Lister’s reasons for firing John H. Wallace labor representative on the workmen’s compensation board. It cites alleged friction with Commissioners Ernst and Daggett and argues Wallace championed first aid and opposed hospital fee graft, urging full compensation for injured workers. The author condemns the firing as a setback to a key labor measure and asks if a hidden power broker is involved.
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John H. Wallace
Workmen's Compensation Board
Lister
Wallace
Ernst and Daggett
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John D
Foster
Congressional Investigating Committee
Colorado Fuel and Iron Co
Ite
Denver
Ammons
Walsenburg
Col. Verdeckburg
United Mine Workers
Walsenbure
Meebe
International Court of Mediation
Washington
U. S
John Edwin Nevin Washington
Colorado Fields
Eastern
Vox
Folka
Gen. Villa
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