Probable Strike Threatens Greatest Labor Disruption
In Indianapolis the United Mine Workers convention rejects the operators counter proposal and unites districts to refuse any separate agreements. A strike fund of 6.5 million dollars is planned with a weekly per capita tax of one dollar to cover dependent miners for up to ten weeks. The action follows failed joint scale talks and a warning that April 1 could mark a massive national strike.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Convention of
United Mine Workers
W. D. Ryan
Ilnois
Mine Workers’ National Convention
Joint Scale Committee
F. L. Robbins
Pittsburg
ff@oor
Reed
Mitchell
Illinois
Conventon
Wilson
The
International
International Executive Board
England Warned On Defense Shortfalls By Lord Roberts
In London Field Marshal Lord Roberts warns the nation of defense inadequacies as Parliament opens. He tells Liverpool chamber of commerce the country remains unprepared for war as in 1399, urging two million men with half for India and half for Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Field Mar‘shal Lord Roberts
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
India
Estate of Marshall Field Will Probate Petition Filed
Executors of Marshall Field seek probate for his will in Chicago. They state the personal estate is about 50 million dollars and real estate about 25 million, noting they cannot yet state total Illinois property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marshall Field
Illinois
Field
France weighs Venezuela boycott in naval plan
Washington reports France is considering a boycott of all Venezuelan products as a preliminary to a naval demonstration. No final action set, but tensions over Algeciras have delayed dispatch of warships to La Guaira.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Algeciras
la Guatira
Harris is Made President of Northwestern University
Abram W. Harris of the Jacob Tome Institute Port Deposit Md is elected president by Northwestern’s board to succeed Edward J James who left two years ago to head the University of Illinois The new president will start July 1 Professor Arthur C Brown of Wisconsin will head Northwestern’s English literature department
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Abram W. Harris
Jacob Tome Institute
Porth Deposit
Northwestern University
Edward Janes James
University of Ilinois
Arthur
Brown
University of Wisconsin
Stockmen Conclude Meeting In Denver
The Organization of the American National Livestock Association completed its slate of officers with T. W. Tomlinson as secretary W. E. Hughes as treasurer and Sam H. Cowan as attorney. The group endorsed the Hepburn rate bill and President Roosevelt forestry reserve plan and adopted a land policy resolution praising the forest reserve program and its impact on grazing areas and western interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
The
American Nationalivestock Association
T. W. Tomlinson
W. E. Hughes
Sam H. Cowan
Fort Worth
Tex
Roosevelt
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Bureau of Forestry
Wilson
Forester Pinchot
Instruct Delegates to Hague Conference Resolution
Representative Bartholdt of Missouri introduces a joint resolution to direct U S delegates at the second Hague conference. The measure urges supporting the St Louis interparliamentary union actions of 1904 to secure arbitration treaties placing high court jurisdiction in Hague disputes and to organize the conference as a permanent body with participating nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bartholdt
Missouri
United States
St. Louis
High Court
the Hague
Senate panel backs lifeboat keepers retirement bill
Washington senate committee on commerce agreed to report favorably a bill granting retirement on three fourths pay to all lighthouse keepers and surf men in the life saving service who have served thirty years or reached age 64 or are disabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Rate Bill Debate Hinges On Court Appeals In Senate
In Washington the Senate fights over the railroad rate bill center on whether appeals to courts are allowed when the Interstate Commerce Commission sets a maximum rate. House and Dolliver-Clapp proposals deny appeals while railroads would sue under existing laws. Opponents demand court review as key to the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Japan's Korea Policy Outlined by Ito
The Japanese resident general in Korea, Marquis Ito, spoke to newspaper men at his official residence outlining Japan’s Korea policy. It emphasizes national defense, careful handling of diplomacy with Korea, pursuit of mineral, agricultural and forestry development, and careful attention to Korea’s educational system.
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Tokio
Ito
Korea
Men
Japan
Crop Conditions Summary from Washington January Report
The Weather Bureau notes January brought mild weather with little severe conditions. Rains hindered farm work in central and northeastern Texas and Louisiana, but winter wheat remained in very promising condition at month end.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Central
Texas
Louisana
Carnegie Donation Offered for Swarthmore Library
Swarthmore College President Swann announced that Andrew Carnegie offered a $50,000 gift for a new library building on the condition the college raise $50,000 for ongoing maintenance. The proposal underscores Carnegie philanthropy tied to sustaining library operations.
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Carnegie
Swarthmore
Swann
Swarthmore College
Andrew Carnegie
Pone Will Be Represented Sasa of King Alfonso
Sasa of King Alfonso will represent the royal party to Princess Ena of Battenberg during the formal transfer of duties and ceremonial duties at the court steps.
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Pone
Sasa
Alfonso
Ena
Battenberg
House Debates Rate Bill Prompt Broad Floor Speeches
Washington lawmakers continue the railroad rate bill discussion with many members, including about fifty Democrats, seeking to speak. Speaker Cannon expects a long debate through midweek before voting, after which the pension and fortification bills move forward. The shipping and statehood measures loom as Senate supporters push for timely action amid anticipated amendments and procedural moves.
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Washington
Hemburg
National House of Representives
Hepburn
Adamson
Cannon
House
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Gallinger
Merchant Marine Committee
Wealthy Fitzgerald fights divorce suit and Irish domicile claim
London. General Fitzgerald, nephew of the Rubayat author, seeks a declaration that his domicile is Ireland in a divorce case filed by his American wife, Lida Nicholls of California. He says his land in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, hosts the Fayette Coal and Iron works and that his true home is Ireland, though he may have termed himself English in America. The case was adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fitzgerald
Omar Khairam
Ireland
England
Lida Nicholls
California
Fayette Coal and Iron Company
Uniontown
America
Forest Fire Rages Along St Gothard Railway North of Milan
A forest blaze started three days ago by a locomotive spark on the St Gothard line near Milan covers twelve square miles. Hundreds of workers and local peasants race to protect signal posts and homes as factories and a chapel burn. The Ancasca electric station is ringed by fire and several trains run without night service.
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Milan
St. Gothard
Ancasca
Denver Mint Opens With 30 Million In Gold On Hand
Denver, Col. The new Denver mint began operations Feb. 1 with thirty million dollars in gold bars awaiting coinage and about one hundred workers employed as the facility starts up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Live Stock In Transit Bill Advances In Senate Committee
The senate committee on interstate commerce, after a conference, asked to have referred to that panel Senator Hepburns live stock in transit bill. It would permit on owner request that stock be in transit thirty six hours instead of twenty eight without unloading, a shift from the current law. The measure had already gone to the agriculture and forestry committee, but interstate commerce favored handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Hepburn
Committee On Agriculture and Forestry
Interstate Commerce
Senate panel sets February 16 vote on railroad bills
Senate interstate commerce committee plans final action February 16 on all railroad measures. Debate centers on whether court review of Interstate Commerce Commission rate orders should be explicit, pitting administration backing against a conservative demand for judicial check before any rate becomes operative. The panel also schedules daily meetings from February 9 onward to consider the bills.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
House
Commission
Senate Committee
Government Receipts Satisfactory Improve Treasury Balance
Washington reports the monthly receipts and expenditures show a highly satisfactory treasury condition. Deficit of over 28.5 million a year ago reduced to under 340 thousand with prospects to wipe out in thirty days, driven by large increases in customs and internal revenue. National bank note circulation at Jan 31, 1906 stood at 548,230,080, up 75,807,227 for year and 2,315,733 for month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
National Bank
Logan Transport Returns from Manila with Cavalry Detachment
The US transport Logan arrived from Manila carrying the First squadron of the Second Cavalry, headquarters and band, and a full complement of casuals under Colonel F K Ward. General Butler D Prince aboard. Major H N Scott also passenger. One death reported W M Kamloge, a insular service member. Total on board 122 cabin passengers, 316 enlisted men, 27 discharged sailors, 51 miscellaneous, and 4 general prisoners.
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San Francisco
United States
Logan
Manila
Second Cavalry
F. K. Ward
Fort Assinniboine
Mont
Butler D. Prince
Prince
W. M. Kamloge
H. N. Scott
Jolo
United States Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Government deficit being wiped out
Washington reports the monthly statement shows a treasury in a favorable condition. A deficit of over 28.5 million dollars last year has been reduced to under 3.4 million, with expectations this amount will be cleared in about thirty days thanks largely to rises in customs and internal revenue receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
National Quarantine Bill Move Heads to Southern Delegation
Washington report notes a special committee of southern senators and representatives approved a national quarantine bill. The measure will be submitted to the southern delegation for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Visit of German Cruiser Panther to Asuncion Reported
The Lokal Anzeiger says the German cruiser Panther from the Caribbean squadron will be ordered to ascend the Parana and Paraguay rivers to Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay.
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Beerlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Panther
Parana
Paraguay
Asuncion
President Roosevelt backs Hepburn bill on rail rate reform
Washington reports indicate President Roosevelt supports rate legislation aligned with the Hepburn bill. He will not threaten an extraordinary session and seeks a fair measure for both railroads and shippers. Senate committee members expect a report favorable to Hepburn or similar features from a majority.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate Committee
Interstate Commerce
Cullom
Dolliver
Clapp
Peale
War Department Takes Over Leavenworth Penitentiary
The official transfer of Fort Leavenworth military prison property from the justice department to the war department occurred Friday. Warden R. W. McClaughry and Maj. George S. Young represented their departments as telegrams announced the transfer. The military prison was established in 1875 and handed to justice in 1895 for prison purposes.
Frederick the Eighth Reigns as Denmark Mourns
Frederik the Eighth has ascended the Danish throne amid public mourning for Christian the Ninth. The royal family shows united grief, and Copenhagen residents from all walks of life express kind words in memory of the late king.
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Copenhagen
Frederick the Eighth
Denmark
Christian the Ninth
Romanian King III Ill in Vienna
King Charles of Romania, visiting Vienna, is seriously ill with calcification of the heart arteries but appears not to be in immediate danger. He remains under careful medical observation.
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Vienna
Charles of
Admiral Togo to visit America in April ships in tow
Reliable authority reports Admiral Togo will arrive in April with two armored cruisers, signaling a notable naval visit to the United States. The excursion aims to showcase naval strength and strengthen international ties.
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Togo
TOKIO
America
New York Life Under Joint State Examination
Examiners from Wisconsin Minnesota Kentucky Tennessee and Nebraska completed a four month joint probe into New York Life Insurance. They plan to report to their state departments soon. New York Life covered $35 000 of the costs for the examination.
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New York Life
New York
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Kentucky
Tennessee
Nebraska
New York Life Insurance Company
Reptiles In Winter Involves Frogs Toads Snakes
Frogs and toads endure freezing and thawing but many perish after repeated trials. The wintering method of snakes remains unknown. The common striped snake dug from stone heaps appears frozen stiff, yet natural resistance to reptiles limits close study.
Swinging in the Middle Ages
The article describes a medieval swing setup where a rope passed over a grooved wheel attached to the ceiling. A swinger was pushed from behind and propelled from the front by a comrade striking with the outstretched foot. Pages favored this pastime.
Siberia's timber and Trans-Siberian construction tale
The Siberian forest spans the earth largest area, yet US lumber from Oregon defined the railroad’s eastern end. Timber shipped to Vladivostok then by rail to Amur tributary barges, towed to the final site.
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Siberia
United States
Oregon
Vladivostok
Amur
Postcard and Letter Traffic by Country and Year
The passage notes postcard usage worldwide with Germany at 1 161 000 000, the United States 770 500 008, and Great Britain 613 000 000. It also states the United States processed 4 109 000 000 letters in 1903, leading in letter volume.
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Germany
United States
Great Britain
A Truly Ideal Wife Inspires a Husband's Success
An article praises a wife as a key influence on a man's wealth and achievement. It endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women troubled by fatigue, backache, headaches, and gynaecological symptoms, citing a testimonial from Mrs. Ainsley of Tacoma. It invites readers to write for free advice to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Je Ainsley
South 10Th Street
Tacoma
Wash
Ainsley
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