Japs Reject War Talk Sees No War With U S
Seattle reports quote Japanese consul S Hishimidzu and Brigadier General Wood denying any Northwest Japanese Progressive alliance. They call rumors absurd and without foundation, insisting Japan seeks friendship with the United States and no war is desired.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington
Northwest
Progressive Pa
S. Hishimidzu
Wood
Kuroki Party
Mg. Yamaoka
Liberal Party
Progressives
Japan
United States
C. T. Takahashi
Elevator Collapse Injures Eleven at Port Richmond Coal Yard
Eleven men were injured in a Port Richmond accident when an elevator fell in the Lehigh Coal and Navigation company coal chute used to service vessels. Two workers were reported seriously hurt.
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Philadelphia
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Port Richmond
Will Fight Government Agency June 12 Meeting
At a House of Commons gathering the Irish Parliamentary Party resolved to confront governmental action. The group agreed to pursue a united stance and prepare for upcoming parliamentary steps.
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Ireland
Irish Council
John E. Redmond
House of Commons
Great Britain
Ever Ageny
Umbrella Trust Conspiracy Charged by U S Attorney
Acting on instructions from Washington US District Attorney Thompson will move against a conspiracy among umbrella and frame makers in restraint of trade to fix prices. He will present information to the federal grand jury and seek indictments against prominent East Coast firms. Names and specifics not disclosed.
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Philadelphia
Washington
United States
Thompson
Umbrella Trust
Federal Grand Jury
Railroad worker Ta bor shoots officers in Bluefield killing
In Bluefield West Virginia on June 12 Lee Ta bor a railroad man resisting arrest shot and killed Officer James Fran ks and wounded another officer Tom Hunt. The town fears a possible lynching amid the shooting incident and rising tension.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Hughes vetoes 2 cent passenger rate bill in New York
Governor Hughes vetoes a bill creating a flat 2 cent per mile rail fare for New York’s railways over 150 miles long. He says the measure lacked official inquiry and fairness, and notes public service commissions can study and set just rates, while asserting no justification for state reprisals against railroads.
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Hughes
Albany
N. Y
Public Service Commissions
Detroit Street Railway Men Threaten Strike Over 28 Cent Wage
The 2300 members of the Detroit United railway union voted unanimously to give the company 48 hours to grant a 28 cent per hour wage or submit to arbitration. They seek relief from injustices with tripper cars and full pay for time on duty between runs. If unmet, a strike is probable.
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Detroit, Mich
Street Railway Men’s Union
Detroit United Railway
F. W. Brooks
The
Detroit Railway
Taft says no war with Japan in interview
Secretary of War William H. Taft, in Milwaukee on June 12, declares there will be no war with Japan. He expresses abiding faith that the United States and Japan will proceed peacefully and dismisses scarehead dispatches.
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Milwaukee
William H. Taft
Japan
United States
Amended petition seeks injunction against state freight rates
Hagerman for the eighteen principal Missouri railroads files amended petition in U S district court asking to bar enforcement of the main freight rate law and the 2 cent passenger rate law which takes effect the next day. Court likely to rule before Friday.
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Kansas City
United States District Court
E Hagerman
Missouri
Legal action opens in 932 Standard Oil trust case
Findlay June 12 The first of the 932 cases against the Standard Oil company charged with violating the Valentine anti trust law was taken up in common pleas court. Witnesses have been called but the record shows no clear indication of outcome.
Milliken Brothers Put Under Temporary Receivers
Judge George C. Holt appoints J Van Vechten Olcott William L Ward and August Hecksher as temporary receivers for Milliken Bros a large steel manufacturer for thirty days The plant runs day and night and steel making continues The company faces about 6500000 in liabilities with 3000000 in first mortgage bonds and assets valued at 7500000 in Mariners Harbor plan credits and working capital depletion cited as causes
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New York
George C. Holt
United States District Court
J. van Vechten Olcott
Congress
New York City
William L. Ward
Westchester
August Hecksher
Milliken Bros
William Nelson Cromwell
Mariners Harbor
S. I
Cromwell
Narrow escape as train strikes buggy in Little Falls
J Creek twenty year old farmer had a narrow escape crossing Northern Pacific tracks when the North Coast limited struck his buggy. The engine hit the rig in the center, the horse was killed and the buggy split. Creek was thrown twenty feet and left dazed but unharmed.
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Little Falls
Minn
J. Creek
North Coast Limited
Creek
Slow progress at Boise in Orchard San Francisco bombing case
Harry Orchard, under cross examination, detailed the San Francisco Bradley residence explosion and Denver assassination attempts on Governor Peabody and Colorado Supreme Court Judge Gabbert in December 1904. Defense questioned Orchard's testimony, pressing discrepancies and the Linforth flats blast theory as he drew a diagram of the entrance.
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Boise
Ida
Harry Orchard
Bradley
San Francisco
Denver
Peabody
Supreme Court
Gabbert
Colorado
Fred Bradley
McParland
Orchard
Linforth Flats
Judson Powder Company
Linforth
Richardson
Quoit Games Entangle Boise Deputy in Yard Dispute
In Boise Idaho on June 12 Steve spent several hours in the jail yard during the morning. He played quoits with a deputy, creating a brief scene amid the day.
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Boise, Ida
Steve
Severa
Cotton Crop In Bad Snape Report From Alabama Growers
Montgomery Alabama June 10 President Seymour of the Alabama Division of the Cotton Growers association issues a statement on the 1911 crop condition noting poor stands and heavy grass growth. He cites weather impact and a low percent favorable growth ahead of harvest.
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Montgomery
Ala
Seymour
Alabama
The
Cotton Growers’ Association
Tive
Bankers Hold Two Day Session in Huron
The South Dakota Bankers Association opened its two day session in Huron with about 150 members registered by afternoon. President Issenhuth will call the meeting to order followed by an invocation, music, and remarks from Mayor McKay and W A Nolan.
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South Dakota Bankers’ Association
Huron
Platt
Clark
Pres. Issenhuth
Redfield
French
Huron College
Huron Orchestra
McKay
W. A. Nolan
Threaten to Mutiny Over Wine Growers Revolt in Narbonne
In Narbonne on June 12 the One Hundredth regiment faced a mutiny threat after five Sundays in barracks linked to wine growers protests. Privates disputed NCOs on a wall while trains carried wine growers to Montpellier. Soldiers refused to march against friends and relatives, the colonel promising inquiry into sergeant brutality, though authorities view the troops as sympathetic to the wine growers.
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Narbonne
France
One Hundredth Regiment of Infantry
Montpellier
Montpellier unrest after resignation sparks clashes
In Montpellier France after the municipal council resigned under the wine growers plan a youth arrested for carrying a banner reading March on Paris the revolution triggered clashes. Fines were cried out and the crowd charged. Several persons were hurt but calm returned after the pris ons were released. Albert Macelin the movement leader issued a circular urging committees to act in line with the Argelliers committee and to pursue peaceful lawful means.
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Montpellier
Argelliers Committee
Government to ease land taxes to curb wine frauds
Paris June 12 Finance Minister Caillaux told the chamber of deputies the government will aggressively suppress wine frauds and offer an olive branch to growers by proposing five years of remitted land taxes if they switch from grape growing to other crops.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Caillaux
Kuroki Leaves for Home After U S Visit
General Baron Kuroki wrapped up his U S trip with a luncheon at a Seattle hotel for leading members of the local Japanese colony and city dignitaries. A reception by Judge Thomas Burke preceded a carriage drive to the steamship Kaga for departure to the Orient. General Wood, the American honorary escort, praised the visit and goodwill toward the United States.
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Seattle
Wash
Baron Kuroki
United States
James Dunsmuir
British Columbia
Morely
Victoria
Thomas Burke
Asiatic Society
Kaga
Kuroki
O. E. Wood
Uncle Sam
Utes Leave Fort Meade for Cheyenne River Reservation
The Ute Indians broke camp at Fort Meade on June 12 and headed for the Cheyenne River Reservation. They left at noon with Captain Johnson and six troopers of the Sixth Cavalry from Fort Meade. The group numbers about 350.
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Sturgis
Cheyenne River
Johnson
Sixth Cavalry
Fort Meade
State Supreme Court Grants Ouster Against Busch Brewing
The Kansas Supreme Court issued a judgment of ouster against the Busch Brewing association and ordered receivers appointed for foreign brewing concerns in the state. Justice R A Burch authored the opinion in this ruling affecting several foreign brewing companies and preserving state jurisdiction.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Topeka
Kan
Jane
State Supreme Court
Ot - Busch Brewing Association
Foreign’brewing Co
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