20 Nov 1902
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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1902
Page
1
Scranton reports show Mitchell remaining composed as Wayne MacVeagh questions him on violence in unions and the right to strike. The commission signals openness to new lines of inquiry while coal company lawyers prepare brief future examinations.
Washington Nov 19 unofficial information reaches the office of the commissioner of internal revenue that lawmakers will push to reenact the inheritance tax provision of the war tax law. Lawyers nationwide have started the move and officials say the tax brought in about 5 million dollars annually and was the least onerous wartime levy.
The Salt Lake City Ministerial Alliance plans a vigorous campaign against Apostle Reed Smoots U S Senate bid and to extend the fight to Congress. A structured effort, modeled after the Roberts house opposition, will be discussed at the next alliance meeting.
A brief item notes that Great Northern stock is held by Clerks Securities Company. The readable text provides no further details about numbers dates or outcomes.
In New York the Minnesota suit against Northern Securities proceeds with disclosures about stock holdings and trustee names linked to Great Northern shares. Rochester reports a knife murder of Miss Florence McFarlin by an unnamed woman, with Lulu Young arrested as a suspect in the case.
New Orleans reports the American Federation of Labor committee on resolutions adopting a protest against a senate bill to stop revenue stamps on malt liquor packages. The body also approves measures to defeat anti scalping laws, secure higher carrier pay, and seek federal aid to protect labor organizers in Porto Rico.
Rubino, who tried to kill King Leopold, faced fellow anarchist Mesdag under cross examination and broke down. He regrets not killing the king and vows self-inflicted death. Brussels is described as a hotbed of anarchism with many Italian anarchists recently moving from London to Belgium.
In Northern Siam unrest erupts over alleged government actions. Troops clash with insurgents, and numerous chiefs and residents flee to French territory from the disturbed district near Saigon Cochin China.
Sioux City report says robbers tracked the Farmers Loan and Trust bank safe in Arthur Iowa and fled with 2300 dollars in cash. No clues yet.
The anthracite strike commission resumed in Scranton with President Mitchell under cross examination. Judge Gray urged brevity on questions outside personal knowledge as observers note the union's role and potential effects on contracts. Rev. Peter Roberts of Mahanoy City then began testimony after a lunch recess.
Chicago November 20. The Teachers Federation voted to affiliate with the Chicago Federation of Labor sparking opposition from many school teachers and board of education members. The board plans to debate the issue at the next meeting and may pursue radical measures to reconsider the action.
A notice posted at Wabash system shops indicates a revised wage scale for skilled labor after a meeting of presidents and superintendents at headquarters in St. Louis. The talks pursued a possible general advance if the updated scale trails behind rival lines.
Ronald F. Benn en, twenty two, who rose from office boy to president of a trust company he organized, was sentenced in New York on November 19 to ten years at Sing Sing for securing money under false pretenses by filing false mortgage satisfaction records on properties of people he did not know.
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