Revisions on Interstate Liquor Shipments Bill Reported
Washington April 4 After extended hearings the senate judiciary committee agreed on a bill to regulate interstate liquor shipments. It bans collect on delivery with fictitious consignor and consignee names and seeks to curb railroad and express agents acting for liquor houses. The measure, supported by Knox, faces a split committee vote and a likely floor clash over states rights.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Knox
Consignor
Consignee
Senate
Anti bryan movement sparks secret conference in New York
A silent anti Bryan campaign forms in New York after a one day conference led by William Sheehan and David B Hill. The gathering drew Western Democrats and southern leaders while avoiding public disclosure of attendees. Concurrently Governor John A Johnson of Minnesota plans Chicago events and a tour including Pittsburg Landing and Louisville.
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Chicago
New York
William Sheehan
Blue Eyed
William
David B. Hill
Alton B. Parker
South
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Grand Pacific Hotel
Johnson
iMinnesota
Pittsburg Landing
Minnesota Monument
Louisville
Bryan visits Denver for non partisan address at university
William J. Bryan arrived in Denver accompanied by a reception committee. He was driven to the university where Governor Henry Buechtel serves as chancellor and delivered a non partisan address to the students. He then lunched with Bryan club directors at John F. Shafroth's home.
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Denver
Colorado
United Sates
Patterson William J. Bryan
Henry ‘Buechtel
Bryan
Bryan Club
John F. Shafroth
France Backs Russian Macedonian Reform Proposals
Paris April 8 Foreign Minister Pichon told the senate France supports the Russian Macedonian reform proposals and compares them with Britain’s. He said France has joined Russia in endorsing the Servian demand for a railroad concession from the Danube to the Adriatic.
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Paris
Senate
Pichon
France
Russia
Great Britain
Danube
Adriatic
Canada to stop Indian emigration by admin measures
London reports that talks among Canada officials and British ministers produced a plan to curb East Indian migration to Canada. No new law will be enacted. instead circulars will inform Punjab and other districts that Canada’s labor market and climate are unsuitable. Measures will target emigration agents and raise voyage costs.
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London
MacKenzie King
Canada
John Morley
India
Earl of Wigin
Colnies
Punjab
Congressman Abraham Brick Dies in Indianapolis
Congressm an Abraham Lincoln Brick of the Thirteenth Indiana district died suddenly in a sanitarium in Indianapolis from acute Brights disease. He had come from South Bend to attend the Republican state convention and was highly regarded for his work on the appropriations committee. The death shocks Washington as the fourth House member to die.
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Indianapolis
Abraham Lincoln
Indiana
South Bend
Washington
Brick
Gompers Says Labor Prefers Sherman Over Registration
Samuel Gompers, president of the AFL, said organized labor would endure the Sherman anti trust law as applied by the Supreme Court in the hatters case rather than submit to registration under the amendatory bill by the National Civic Federation. The hearing before a House Judiciary sub committee also featured Seth Low, J W Jenks, Daniel Davenport, and George F Monahan discussing the bill and related labor issues.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
United States Supreme Court
Hatters
National Civic Federation
Hepburn
Iowa
House
Judiciary Committee
Gompers
Seth Low
J. W. Jenks
Cornell University
Daniel Davenport
Bridgeport
Hungry hobos rob freight train at Lucin Utah
An extra westbound freight train was surrounded at Lucin by tramp bandits who broke a refrigerator car and stole a large quantity of ham and bacon. The five trainmen could not stop the raid and were warned not to interfere as the hungry group claimed food at all hazards.
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Ogden
Utah
Luciné
Deputy Sheriff Killed in Trinidad Ambush
Trinidad Colorado April 8 Deputy Sheriff Tony Shelby was shot dead by an unknown man near his home. The assailant fired two shots at close range then fled in a nearby rig. Shelby served as deputy for several years and was an officer during earlier strike troubles.
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Trinidad
Colo
Tony Shelby
Shelby
Double Hanging at Philadelphia in April
The second double hanging of the year occurred in Philadelphia on April 8. Max Solfer and Joseph Torrico were executed for murders tied to jealous passions. Solfer killed a girl who threatened to end their engagement. Torrico killed his sweetheart’s brother after trying to shoot the girl.
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Philadelphia
Max Solfer
Joseph Torrico
Solfer
Torrico
Hopes for Free Wood Pulp in Press Demands
Washington April 8 Herman Ridder of the New York Staats Zeitung leading the Newspaper Publishers' association presses for free wood pulp to reduce costs for newspapers.
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Washington
Herman Ridder
New York Staats Zeitung
Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Paris Lockout Halts 150,000 Building Workers
A massive lockout in Paris affects 150,000 masons bricklayers and allied trades over hours and weekly rest law. Construction stops across public and private projects including the underground rail system as masters and workers clash. government mediation leads to new proposals.
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Paris
Acare
Merchants Reject Venezuela Embargo Plan
New York merchants involved in Venezuelan trade condemn a proposed embargo on Venezuelan imports and a prohibitive duty on coffee. Alfred Debuys says enforcement would be futile and could push Venezuelan goods through Curacao and Trinidad, risking tensions with Britain and Holland.
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New York
Venezuela
United States
Alfred Debuys
Castro
Curacao
Trinidad
Great Britain
Holland
Canadian Pacific Rail Abrogates Union Pact Across System
In Winnipeg the Canadian Pacific announces it will break with metal trades unions in its shops and cancels the September agreement. It gives a one month notice from the Great Lakes to the Pacific coast, and unions plan a system wide meeting and appeal to Ottawa's labor board. Thousands may strike. the previous deal had a nine hour day and 3½ cents an hour raise.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Board of Conciliation of the
Labor Department
Ottawa
Run Down by Automobile in St Paul Injury Fears Skull Fracture
Dr. B. W. Kirby veterinary surgeon and Mrs Kirby were seriously injured when an unknown chauffeur struck them at Summit and Fairview avenues. Dr Kirby is in grave condition with possible skull fracture. Mrs Kirby severely bruised with back injuries. The fleeing driver abandoned the car.
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St. Paul
April
B. W. Kirby
Secret Marriage Unveiled in Canal Zone Panama
Miss Gladys Squiers daughter of Herbert Squiers American minister to Panama married Lieutenant Harry H. Rousseau of the Panama canal commission last Saturday night. Ceremony performed by Judge Hezekiah A. Gudger of North Carolina, based in the Ancon district.
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Canal Zone
Panama
Gladys Squiers
Herbert
Emma Goldman Detained at U S Canadian Border
Emma Goldman, recently in Winnipeg and Chicago, was halted by U S immigration at the Noyes boundary and held for several hours before being allowed to proceed. Washington says no confirmation yet from the commerce department though surveillance has long tracked her movements.
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Emma Goldman
Boundary
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Soo Road
Noyes
Canada
United States
Miss Goldman
Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Goldman
Europe
Chicago
Status Quo on the Baltic Seaway Maintained
Copenhagen reports that Russia Germany Denmark and Sweden have agreed on a convention preserving the Baltic coast status quo. The signing is expected soon. Sweden and Denmark express satisfaction with the terms and the Aland island fortifications dispute is resolved.
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Copenhagen
Russia
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Baltic
Aland Islands
Death sentence handed to Will Johnson in Oklahoma
In Tecumseh Oklahoma on April 8 Will Johnson a negro boy who assaulted and killed Mrs Mary Cuppy an aged white woman near Shawnee weeks earlier was sentenced to be hanged. The court directed a guilty verdict and the jury imposed the death penalty marking the first legal death sentence in Oklahoma since statehood.
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Tecumseh
Okla
Will Johnson
Mary Cuppy
Shawnee
Oklahoma
Brief Bits Of News From The British Trade Board
The monthly statement shows declines of 28 128 100 in imports and 9 148 000 in exports. Sir Howard Vincent MP and aide to King Edward dies at Mentone born 1849. Three Indians die on Swan Lake Reservation Manitoba from lemon essence before whisky. Prairie fire north of Magrath destroys vast area and barns. John Vandercrook UP president in Chicago in critical condition after two appendicitis operations. Missouri AG Hadley declines run for governor for health. Mark H Davis Shelby appointed special agent to study foreign markets.Export of American wheat and flour investigated. Interstate Commerce Commission staffing up by over 100 clerks.
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British Board of Trade
Howard Vincent
King Edward
Mentone
France
Swan Lake
Manitoba
Magrath
Man
United States
John Vandercrook
United Press Association
Chicago
Hadley
Missouri
Mark H. Davis
Shelby, C
Department of Commerce and Labor
Interstate Commerce Commission
Market Quotations Bitter Eggs and Poultry
Chicago April 7 butter creameries 22 29 cents dairies 20 26 cents eggs 1 cent poultry turkeys 14 cents chickens and springs 13 cents.
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Chicago
Wheat price report and grade listings
Minneapolis on April 7 shows Wheat May at 99 cents, July at 98 and a half. track prices list No 1 hard at $1.02 and five Northern classes ranging from $1.00 down to 94 cents.
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Minneapolis
Grain futures report from Duluth on April 7
Wheat to arrive on track with No 1 hard at 1.01 percent, No 1 Northern 0.99 percent, No 2 Northern 0.95 percent, May 0.97 percent, July 0.98 percent. Flax to arrive on track with May 1.14 percent and July 1.16 percent.
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Duluth
Cattle and Hogs Prices Report from St Paul Market
St Paul market report shows cattle Good to choice steers $6.00 to $6.75, cows and heifers $4.00 to $5.00, veals $3.75 to $5.00. Hogs $5.80 to $5.95. Sheep wethers $6.00 to $6.75, good to choice lambs $7.00 to $7.40.
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St. Paul
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