Commission Seeks Criminal Action Over Shipper Underbilling
The Interstate Commerce Commission plans to refer cases of underbilling and discrimination by shippers to the Department of Justice for criminal proceedings after hearings in New York and other cities. Additional hearings in Buffalo and Philadelphia are slated for April as the commission pushes drastic court action to halt the practice.
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Washington
New York City
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Cses
Department of Justice
Buffalo
Philadelphia
New York
Tragic April Tragedy in New York Domestic Jealousy
A 34 year old man named Ahearn killed a man and wounded Mary Woods, the housekeeper, before fatally shooting himself in an East Sixty street flat. He had earlier shot Black, Mary Woods’ former sweetheart, during nights of broke in searches for her. Police had scoured the area for hours before the fatal shot ended the spree.
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New York
East Sixty-the Street
Mary Woods
Black
Ahearn
Weetheart
Half Million Miners Stage National Strike Across Nations Mines
The national executive board of the United Mine Workers met in Indianapolis to plan the strike’s management. About 509,500 miners left mines at closing time, agreeing to resume only after operators sign the wage scale. District officials expect Western Pennsylvania operators to sign within 24 hours.
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Indianapolis
Tle Mine Workers of A
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
National Executive Board
Western
Miners Expected to Accept Pittsburg Coal Pact in Brief Suspension
Pittsburg April 2 The miners district convention resumed and is expected to vote to work in Pittsburg Coal company mines under national convention terms. An increase of about 6 cents per ton would add $120,000 monthly to wages for the employer. With the old scale expired a brief stoppage at many mines is likely pending signing and ratification.
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Pittsburg
Miners’ District
Pittsburg Coal Company
Chicago and Florida Limited Plunges Down Embankment Near Macon
The Chicago and Florida limited southbound on the Southern Railway rolled over the embankment at Holton eight miles south of Macon. Several are reported killed and injured in the crash.
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Macon
Chicago and Florida Limited
Southern Railway
Riverfront urged to move from basements amid flood danger
In Cincinnati on April 2 business men and riverfront residents were warned to evacuate basements and first floors as the flood risk sharply increases.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Governor Pattison Holds His Own Amid Bulletin News
Governor Pattison remains steady per doctors bulletins as various national updates include the laying of St. Pauls new public auditorium cornerstone, repeal of Ohio inheritance tax, and other notable obituaries and appointments across the Northwest and Great Lakes regions.
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Pattison
Ohio
St. Paul’s
H. S. Albrecht
Great Lakes
Manitowoe
Wis
William
Prince von Buelow
House of Lords
Theodore Roosevelt
Toledo (O.) Shipbuilding Company
James H. Breslin
New York City
Chicago
St. Louis
A. B. Keith, Sr
Butte
Mont
Northwest
J. D. Farrell
Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Steamship Company
Harriman
Great Northern
Republic Steel Plant in East St Louis Closes Amid Coal Strike
The Republic Steel Company plant at East St Louis Illinois suspended operations today due to the coal strike situation. The plant, which uses 500 tons of anthracite coal monthly and employs 1,500 workers, has no storage facilities for a strike emergency and thus decided to halt production.
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Republic Steel Company
East St. Louis
East St. Louis, Ill
Market Quotations From Minneapolis on Wheat and Grains
Minneapolis market notes dated March 31 show May wheat at 75 1/4 cents, July 78 1/4, Sept 76 3/4 to 77 cents. On track No 1 hard at 77 1/4, No 1 Northern at 76 1/4, No 2 Northern at 75 1/4 to 75 1/2 cents.
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Minneapolis
Legislature approves bill carrying 30 million dollars
The bill passed after two weeks of consideration with the age limit for clerks struck out causing debate and a lively fight. It totals about 700000 dollars less than prior measures, advancing through the house in Washington.
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House
Washington
Union adopts Perry plan for 1903 rate signing
Indianapolis April 2 United Mine Workers adopt a Perry of Illinois plan allowing miners to sign the 1903 scale whenever offered by operators. The convention endorses the approach as a basis for separate wage deals across mines.
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Indianapolis
National Convention of
United Mine Workers
Perry
Ilinois
Wheat and flax futures advance on market track
In Duluth on March 31 wheat futures rise with No 1 at 17 1 2 cents and No 2 Northern at 75 3 4 cents for May and July. Flax futures on track show May at 1.15 1 2 dollars, July 1.16 1 2 dollars, Sept 1.16 dollars, Oct 1.15 dollars.
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Duluth
Fire devastates Pardeeville businesses and townwide loss
Pardeeville Wisconsin suffered a major early morning fire that destroyed two city blocks and ten business houses. The blaze caused roughly sixty thousand dollars in damage as it spread through opposite sections of the town.
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Pardeeville
Wis
Cattle and hog prices in St Paul market report
St Paul market update lists cattle categories from good to choice steers $4.50 to $5.50 and cows and heifers $3.25 to $4.75, yearlings $2.00 to $4.75. Hogs quoted at $6.20 to $6.32 with sheep yearling wethers $4.50 to $5.65 and good to choice lambs $6.00 to $6.50.
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St. Paul
Chicago Livestock Prices Reported For Deadstock Market
Chicago markets record cattle prices with beef, cows, heifers and stockers ranged around 6.25 to 6.90 per unit. Pigs traded near 5.75 to 6.30, and sheep and lambs showed yearling prices between 5.75 and 6.65.
Market Summary and Prices for May and July Contracts
Chicago market notes list futures for corn oats and flax with May and July quotations. Live hog pork and dairy prices show May and July figures with creamery and dairy egg and turkey quotes. Prices vary by contract and location with several percentages and cents included.
Iowa Mine Workers and Operators to set two year scale
A joint session in Des Moines appointed a committee to meet next Tuesday and agree on a wage scale for the next two years. The 1903 scale is likely to be accepted with only details to be arranged.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Coal prices rise but delivery remains slow in Philadelphia
Philadelphia reports coal prices up 25 and 50 cents a ton with domestic sizes selling at 7 dollars per ton, some bids at 6. Yet even with higher prices deliveries are in scant quantities reaching buyers slowly.
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Philadelphia
Miners to Receive 1905 Scale Payments in Johnstown
Notices posted by the Per wind White and the Strewman Coal companies announce payment of the 1905 scale to miners. The move met with wide satisfaction among those directly involved and the general public in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
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Johnstown
Perwind-Vwhite
Strewman Coal Companies
General Publi
Mercer Butler coal district avoids strike advance announced
In Sharon Pennsylvania on April 2 the operators of the Mercer Butler coal district announced they will grant the advance and there will be no strike.
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Sharon
Mercer-Butler Coal District
Chicago Unions Fight Municipal Street Rail Ownership
In Chicago on April 2 the Associated Building Trades, 29 unions representing about 2006 craftsmen, passed resolutions threatening a strike and opposing municipal ownership of street railways. They accused Mayor Dumne and the council finance committee of denying standard wages to city workers and urged full consideration among union members and a thorough investigation by the Street Railway Employers union before backing municipal ownership.
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Chicago
Sun Cuty
Associated Building Trades
Dumne
Council Matice Committee
Triber
Reed sentences Hughes in bridge trust case
Ju Reed has sentenced Henry Hughes of Fremont, agent of the Massilon Bridge company, to pay a $1,000 fine and about $500 in costs for violating the Valentine anti trust law in the bridge trust case.
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Sandusky, C
Ju Reed
Henry Hughes
Fremont
Massilon Bridge Company
Called Bridge Trust
Valentine
Troubles of Mutual Life Management Report Faces Power Drive
New York April 2 The Mutual Life Insurance special trustees committee chaired by W H Truesdale and John W Auchincloss with Stuyvesant Fish resigning issues its fifth report The panel blames executive ambition to outdo rivals in policy volume as the root of the companys troubles It urges capping new business at 150 million per year and calls for ending deferred dividend policies as a mixed type of policy and endorses the legislative committee stance.
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New York
Mutual Life Insurance Company
W. H. Truesdale
John W. Auchincloss
Stuyvesant Fish
Mutual Life Company
Legislative Insurance Investigating Committee
Truesdale Committee
Legislative Committee
Poverty Cause of Tragedy in St Louis House
Martin Giese bell, a 60 year old machinist, shot his wife, 50, mortally wounding her, then killed himself in St Louis. Neighbors rushed in to find the woman unconscious and dying, and the husband still grasping the revolver. Poverty and inability to meet a street improvement tax were given as the motive.
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St. Louis
Martin Giesebell
Giesebeil
Bis
Moroc can Conference Ends Long Dispute
The Algeciras conference on Morocco reforms reached full agreement after talks led by M Revoil and Count von Tattenbach. France gains major policing rights in key ports and holds a majority stake in the State bank of Morocco with four bank supervisors named by major banks.
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Algeciras
Spain
M. Revoil
Count von Tattenbach
Morocco
Teutana
la Baiche
Casa Blanca
Tangier
Mogoboor
Safi
Mazagan
Rabat
France
Atlantic
Bank of
Bank of England
Bank of France
Imperial Bank of Germany
Bank of Spain
Germany Sees Only Austria as Real Friend in Europe
Germany reevaluates its Moroccan policy as it loses influence with France Britain Italy Spain and Russia. Paris and London resist Berlin while Austria remains the sole reliable ally, weakening the triple alliance and signaling Italy's drift toward France.
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Berlin
Germany
Foreign Office
France
Great Britain
Italy
Spain
Russia
Europe
Austria
Diply
Hasce
Ane
Morocco
Threaten to Confiscate Coal in New York Dispatch
New York manufacturers on several railroad lines are warned by circulars that if a coal strike occurs they will confiscate coal consigned to them and the coal will be owned and paid for by the consignee.
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New York
Reed City Tragedy: Wall Collapse Kills Three
In Reed City Michigan in April a wall collapse at a brick building crushed mended workers including Plate Lacey and C F Bollacker leading to deaths and injuries among several others. The incident followed a fire and smoke hindered rescue efforts.
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Reed City
Mich
Plate Lacey
C. F. Bollacker
Fa Mer Thant
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D.bergman & CO
Minn
Rene Hoes
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Boston Block
U.S.A
Wheeler & Wilson
Nees Wheeler & Wilson
MRS. C. Brothers
Main St. Deadwood, So. Dak
D. C
Huron
Ferry's
D. Im. Ferry & CO
Detroi, Mich
National Tool Co
Temple Court
Big East
ERN Shippers
Derbilling
Carman
Greensburg
Keystone Coal and Coke Company
Jamison Coal and Coke Company
Irwig
Union Stock Yards
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Northwestern
Southwestern
C. Dairies
C. Paul
Bridge Trust
Tion OF Management
Rocco
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