Chicago Mayoral and Labor Leaders Meet on Strike End
A conference between Chicago’s mayor and labor leaders discusses ending the strike soon. They agree not to extend the walkout if the employers refuse to extend their lines.
16 May 1905
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1905
Page
1
A conference between Chicago’s mayor and labor leaders discusses ending the strike soon. They agree not to extend the walkout if the employers refuse to extend their lines.
Chicago labor leaders and the mayor agreed to seek aldermanic arbitration to end the Teamsters strike. Two hundred telegraph messengers walked out over uniform pay, while threats and violence prompted militia considerations.
Berlin May 16 Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg Schwerin will wed German Crown Prince Frederick William. Her wedding gown uses cloth of silver bought in Russia for 2400 dollars, embroidered by needlewomen, and made by a Paris dressmaker. Grand Duchess Anastasia, Cecilia’s mother, curated the design. The court train echoes Empress Josephine’s coronation style with empire influences. puff sleeves were shortened at the crown prince’s request. The sultan of Turkey plans to send rugs for the couple.
Justice Vernon M. Davis, former trial judge for Nan Patterson, tells Phi Delta Phi he believes she lied from start to finish and that the pistol likely belonged to J Morgan Smith used to intimidate Caesar Young. He argues the second jury would have acquitted if she testified truthfully. He notes public sympathy for the defendant amid the trials in New York.
Two hundred thousand meat workers will be assessed to raise fifty million dollars to oppose the beef trust and drive it from business. The Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America abandoned the national strike plan, with General Organizer Henry L. Ejcchelberger announcing the shift. National Secretary Homer D. Cail cited the impracticality of a new national strike for at least fifteen years.
The State Fair association plans sidewalks from the railway station to the east main grounds and connections to many buildings. Sedalia Transit will extend its car lines into the grounds via Sixteenth street, with a depot near steam roads. About thirty cars will operate during the fair week, improving transportation.
The Parker Amusement Company will bring a week long carnival to Sedalia June 12 to 17 under the Sedalia Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. The Sunflower Special trains, electric lights, and a 30 piece band highlight the show with acts like the Marvelous Marsh and De Mona. The display features a lion arena with twelve African animals, a loop the loop rider, a bicycle leap and dive, and a motorized Pike illuminated at night. The company emphasizes safety and family friendliness with uniformed staff and no objectionable acts.
James J. Jeffries departs Chicago for California ending his boxing touring life. He leaves behind the rifle and gear of Davy Crockett, and says he is done with the championship scene claiming fatigue and interest in gold mines. He suggests Fitzsimmons holds the strongest claim but doubts his belt will pass.
P. T. Bush, a carpenter, fell about twelve feet from a scaffold at the Collins Furniture building on Second and Ohio, suffering cuts, bruises, and facial injuries. He was treated at Dow drug store by Dr. E. Nasse and released with no serious injuries.
In Justice D Kinsey court Norvall Redman was sentenced to five days in county jail for disturbing the peace on West Main Street Sunday night. The case of Pig Williams was continued to Thursday morning. Will Hubbard and Mary Brice were dismissed after arraignment on the same charge.
Mrs John A Collins will entertain the Daughters of the Confederacy at a social on the first Tuesday in June. An informal program of musical numbers and select readings will be given.
A carnival advance agent for the Parker Amusement Company arrives in Sedalia to arrange the carnival event.
May 16 reports from towns in the new country estimate 5000 caves are being dug. City officials urge the plan and some towns pass ordinances. In Hinton a public notice requires a sentry in the bell tower on dangerous nights with a shotgun and alarm ringing when a storm approaches.
The court upholds a lower court ruling convicting Lambert Niehaus and Albert Nunsack of murder in St. Louis. Both defendants are sentenced to death and scheduled for hanging on June 24 in the state capital.
Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks will represent the President at the Portland Oregon opening on June 1 and deliver an address. President Roosevelt will attend and press a gold mounted key to start the machinery, the same key used at St. Louis.
Former minister Bowen submitted from Washington on May 16 his reply to charges raised by Assistant Secretary Loomis. Bowen says he did not file the charges but merely in private letters to Secretaries Hay and Taft informed them of circulating gossip in Caracas about Loomis. He denies responsibility for publishing the charges.
The Cocke rill smelter in Altoona Kansas was destroyed by a fire that began in the engine room early today. About four hundred men are out of work for about two months while operations resume on a light scale next week. Loss estimated at $100,000.
Berlin on May 16 reports that Germany officially denies a dispatch claiming German troops occupied Hai-Chen in China. German gunboats have been surveying waters nearby, a move likely triggering circulating rumors.
This afternoon the city council holds a conference with James H. Arnold a Kansas City banker and independent broker. Arnold's attorney John Brennan accompanies him. Visitors propose a good deal to take over the city's outstanding bonds at a favorable interest rate to enable early payoff.
The Attorney General Hadley will travel to Belmont to assist in bringing mob members to justice as part of ongoing federal pursuit. Local authorities coordinate with state officials to pursue suspects.
Attorney General Hadley will travel to Belmont to assist Mississippi county prosecutors in cases against posse members linked to the hanging of Robert Witherspoon a Black man deemed insane not accused of a typical crime. Governor Folk urged action and Hadley plans to work to ensure law punishment for those involved. He is in St. Louis for railroad and warehouse commission duties.
Fierce two week fighting on Jolo island pits Moro chief Pala and his armed followers against Major General Leonard Wood’s troops. Pala has about 300 killed compared with seven American deaths and nineteen wounded. Pala seeks vengeance for a deserter sweep and earlier massacres involving British subjects.
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