Boston Strike Blame Sheds Light On Officials Say Union Pressure
Statement from James Duncan of Boston, vice president of the AFL, blames compact officials for the strike. Hall says the walkout is a smoldering Boston issue and a sympathetic push to unionize Brine men. Freight handlers strike disrupts Boston rail service, baggage handling, and perishable goods. Senator Hanns says he is examining the situation but won’t discuss plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Duncan
Boston
American Federation of Labor
Hall
Strike Against the K. of L Building Trades Unions
Three hundred building trades workers on the Marrett building in Pittsburg quit work in solidarity with striking painters. Knights of Labor painters from piston DC have filled the strikers' jobs. Leaders vow to call out all building trades members on projects using non union painters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Building Trades' Organizations
Marrett
Knights of Labor
Piston
D. C
National Civic Federation Asked to Intervene in Boston Strike
New York March 12 Ralph M Easley chairman of the National Civic Federation received a dispatch from Oscar D Cox representing Boston transportation workers on strike The message says the teamsters strike has spread to all transportation in Boston a general strike of building trades is imminent Mayor Collins has asked for federation intervention The Allied Freight and Transportation Council supports an effort at settlement Easley said he was consulting with Senator Hanna to secure federation members who could help Bristol Tennessee March 12 reports from southwest Virginia coal district show no changes unrest persists and a U S federal order directs the Wise county marshal to maintain order and take charge of the situation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ralph M. Easley
National Civic Federation
Oscar D. Cox
Transportation Workers
Boston
Teamsters
Collins
Allied Freight and Transportation Council
Transon
Easley
Hanna
Federation
Bristol, Tenn
Southwest Virginia
Virginia Iron Coal and Coke Company
McDowell
Federal
United States
Wise County
Virginia
Weather Forecast for Indiana Almois and Ohio Regions
Forecast for Thursday and Friday calls for Indiana and Almois fair with colder and warmer trends respectively and brisk winds. In Ohio expect colder Thursday with fair west and clearing east and continued fair conditions Friday. Observations note a 69 degree max, 51 degree min, humidity around 58 to 77 with variable winds.
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Washington
Indiana
Almois
Ohio
R.H
Movements of Steamers Across Ports
Shipping notices record arrivals and sailings at New York Liverpool Gibraltar and other ports on March 12 with vessels including Me from London Kensington to Funchal Genoa St Paul for Southampton Majestic for Antwerp Oceanic to Philadelphia Ho liern Genoa Naples Gib raltar and more Astoria Mesaba listed as arrived
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New York
London
Kensington
St. Paul
Southamp
Luise
Funchal
Genoa
Majestic
Liverpool
Vaderland
Antwerp
Oceanic
Queenstown
Foortland
Philadelphia
ST. Michaels
Holiern
Naples
Gibraltar
Browhhad
Rhyn- Jand
Withein der Ess Mashoe
Ose
Bremen
Newton
Scotia
Instown
Apoe
Eo Ee
Astoria
Eaepon
Mesaba
Cold Damp Feet Won't Give You a Cola Will Take in Time
L W Groves signs off on a quirky ad style note declaring laxative Bromo tablets as a remedy while promising timely relief, with the unusual phrase Cold Damp Feet Won't Give You a Cola.
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L. W. Groves
Train With Deputy Marshals Heads to Coalfields
A special train carrying deputy marshals and other police for duty departed Bristol this afternoon to reinforce coalfield security amid threats of violence.
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Bristol
Strike widens on Northern Pacific Rocky Mountain division
MISSOULA Mont March 12 The strike on the Northern Pacific Rocky Mountain division worsened as the train men and switchmen union called out crews in the Helena Butte and Wallace yards and on all work trains between Deer Lodge and Falls Four trains have run from the yards since Monday but only by yardmaster aides and new men leaving the rest idle.
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Missoula
Mont
Rocky Mountain
Northern Pacific
Helena
Butte
Wallace
Deer Lodge
Falls
Union Molders Strike for Daily Minimum Wage in Cleveland
In Cleveland 500 union molders walked out demanding a minimum wage of 3 per day, leaving eleven shops idle. They rejected a 2.35 per day compromise and warned of a protracted fight that could cost thousands of jobs.
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Cleveland, CO
Miners at Woodward Coliery Seek General Strike
Miners at the Woodward colliery of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western request a company wide strike after officials refuse to reinstate discharged firemen. In Columbus bricklayers strike for 55 cents an hour, with the Contractors' Association offering 50 cents. Building work halts citywide.
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Wilkesbarre
Woodward
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
Columbus
Contractors’ Association
Boers Lose Skirmish Near Pearston In Cape Colony
Reports from Cape Town say Commandant Fouche’s Boer force clashed with British troops on March 10 near Pearston. Commandant Ovendaal and Field Cornet Van derwalt were killed. Dispatched news from Utrecht quotes ex-president Kruger praising Boer prospects and urging Britain to recognize independence. Other items include Methuen saving a drowning child in Berlin and a claim of a Swaziland treaty enabling Boer entry into Swaziland under threat.
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Cape Town
Pearston
Cape Colony
Fouche
Ovendaal
Cornet Vanderwalt
Rebels Defeated by Marshal Su in Lung-Chow Victory
Reports from St Petersburg and Hong Kong on March 12 describe Russian forces clashing with Tunguese bands in Manchuria, dispersing raiders with 233 killed or wounded and light Russian casualties, while Marshal Su in Lung-Chow defeated rebels and aims to quell the rebellion within a month.
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ST. Petersburg
Manchuria
Hong-Kong
Lung-Chow
May Race at Chicago Off Lakes Likely With Challenger
President Furber of the Olympian games committee in Chicago received a Weather Bureau report from Professor Cox confirming sufficient wind and water for a possible yacht race off Chicago during the Olympian games. Sir Thomas Lipton expressed willingness to bring the America cup challenger if canal transit issues could be overcome, or even build a lake race boat if needed.
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Chicago
Furber
Olympian Games Committee
Professor Cox
United States Weather Bureau
Thomas Lipton
Great Lakes
Thomas
Cox
Lipton ready to welcome Shamrock I visit if Columbia sails
London March 12 Sir Thomas Lipton cruising in the Mediterranean replied by telegram that with fuller information he is glad to assist international sport He would gladly welcome a visit by the Shamrock I if the Columbia sails and visits European waters.
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London
Thomas Lipton
Mediterranean
Judge Bakers Opinion on Street Railway Powers
The court holds that ordinances surrender public street control to a complainant railway, improperly removing safety and welfare oversight. It notes no vested rights to build on unoccupied streets without Common Council consent, referencing prior rulings that consent is required before construction. The decision rejects granting the bill and upholds council prerogatives over route lựa.
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Common Council
Judge Woods
Citizens’ Street-railroad Company
City Railway Company
Board of Aldermen
City of
Indianapolis
Jesus
Wood and Baker
Six Day Go-Any-Pace Race Led by Cavanaugh in Philadelphia
Cavanaugh continues to pace the six day go as you please event at Industrial Hall with leaders' midnight scores showing Cavanaugh 396.1, Fahey 29114, Glick 254, Tracy 276.2, Day 2%, Hart 287.15, Barnes 254.5, Nolan 226.4, Dean 208.13, Barclay 195.1.
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Philadelphia
Cavanaugh
Industrial Hall
Fahey
Glick
Tracy
Day
Hart
Barnes
Nolan
Dean
Barclay
Bush Cup Won by Azim in Two Mile Race at New Orleans
Azim surged in the final quarter to win the Bush cup over two miles and a quarter worth 1760 dollars. Navasota and Lord Quex led early. O Hagan sold to J O Keene for 3300. Jockeys and horses performed as Major Mansir failed to dominate the slow, steady race.
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New Orleans
Navasota
Mr. Phinizy
Lefter
Azim
Lord Quex
Linden Ella
Lady Chorister
Maroczy Wins First Prize in Monte Carlo Chess Tourney
At Monte Carlo on March 12 after replayed draws from February 3 to yesterday, six matchups including Maroczy vs Tarrasch and Napier vs Marco ended in draws. Maroczy of Budapest secured first prize with 5,800 francs, Pillsbury of America took second with 3,000 francs, Janowski of Paris earned third with 2,000 francs, and Teichmann of London plus Schlechter of Vienna and Tarrasch of Nuremberg and Wolf of Vienna shared next prizes.
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Monte Carlo
Mason
Eisenberg
Wolf
Schlechter
Napier
Marco
Popiel
Gunsberg
Maroczy
Tarrasch
Scheve
Buda Pesth
Pillsbury
America
Frances
Janowski
Paris
Teichmann
London
Vienna
Nuremberg
Germany
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tin Seeks BE W Grove Name
A box label urges that BE. W. GROVE appear on every package of the Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet called the celebrated Cold and Grill Cure due to branding claims.
Ten Slow Rounds End In Draw In Detroit Boxing Night
Eddie Burns of Detroit and Kid McPartland of Brooklyn tailed ten slow rounds to a draw at the Twentieth Century Club in Detroit. Joe Cherry of Saginaw and Biz Mackey of Findlay staged ten fast rounds in another bout.
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Detroit
Mich
Eddie Burns
This City
Kid McPartland
Brooklyn
N. Y
Twentieth Century Club
Joe Cherry
Saginaw
Biz Mackey
Findlay, C
Cherry Mackey Ten Round Chief Event At Club
The referee ruled a draw, Cherry and Mackey will meet ten rounds as the main event before the club on March 28. In Denver the Coliseum Athletic Club bids $20 purse or share of gross for the Jeffries Fitzsimmons bout with plans for a 20 000 seat amphitheater at Arlington Park if the deal lands. Hamilton man Dan McLeod and Charles Reinecke fought tonight at Star Theater, McLeod agreeing to throw five times in one hour or forfeit, achieving the feat in 6 minutes 21 seconds.
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Cherry
Mackey
Denver
Col
Coliseum Athletic Club
Jeffries-Fitzsimmons
Arlington Park
Hamilton
Ontario
Dan McLeod
Charles Reinecke
Pittsburg
Star Theater
Plan to run the National League despite Spalding ruling
New York report outlines a magnate backed plan to fix a schedule and begin the season. If Spalding loses, four clubs will nominate Nick Young for president and a managing committee will handle league affairs. If Spalding wins, Brush argues the president role remains clerical while magnates appoint committees and set the schedule.
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New York
Justice Truax
A. G. Spalding
National League
Spalding
Freedman-Brush
Nick Young
Young
Johnny Brush
Miss Roosevelt Arrives in Havana for Charity Lawn Party
Miss Alice Roosevelt daughter of President Roosevelt arrives in Havana on the Mascotte from Tampa with a party including Senator Thomas Platt. She receives a telegram urging her to ask Governor General Wood to commute a death sentence in Matanzas province. She will preside at a lawn party to aid soldiers widows. Senator Platt says he is here for his health and will stay briefly.
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Havana
Alice Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Thomas '. Platt
Mascotte
Tampa
Fla
Miss Roosevelt
Matanzas
Wood
Senator Platt
United States Steel to refund stock plan outlined
Wall street banking syndicates received word that U S Steel intends to refund the stock. The plan reportedly favored by the finance committee calls for restoring 200 million dollars of 7 percent preferred stock and issuing 1 million 5 percent bonds. About 206 million would retire the preferred stock and 50 million would buy other properties and bolster working capital for Schwab era improvements.
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New York
Wall Street
United States Steel Corporation
The
Herald
Schwab
Carter's Hidden Wealth Amid Court Order
Judge Lacombe in New York signed an order directing the Baltimore and Ohio Railway Co to transfer 300 shares of preferred stock and dividends to Frank W. Hubby Jr. as receiver for Oberlin M Carter. The Hocking Valley Railway Co must turn over 19 shares of preferred stock and due dividends to Hubby.
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New York
Lacombe
United States District Court
United States
Oberlin M. Carter
Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company
Frank W. Hubby, Jr
Oberlin M Carter
Paul
Hubby
Carter
Virginia court rules common law marriage invalid
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals affirms the Cir cuit Court ruling in Field vs Davis holding that a common law marriage is invalid in the state. The decision, written by Judge Cardwell, answers whether an unceremonial agreement to wed without license constitutes a valid marriage and dowers.
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Richmond
Field
Dover
Cardwell
Ilinois Central depot burns in Drersburg Tennessee
Memphis seaport dispatch reports the Illinois Central depot at Drersburg Tenn burned today with five cars on a side track. Loss to railroad about 0,000. Fire likely sparked by a passing locomotive. Chicago item notes a five story building at Nos 23 and 2 Randolph street occupied by Sidney Shepard & Co destroyed by fire in the evening. Loss figures incomplete.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ilinois
Drersburg
Chicago
Randolph Street
Sidney Shepard & Co
Big Four Plans Largest Lake Michigan Dock Project
ST. JOSEPH Mich March 12 The Big Four system owner of dock property on the St. Joseph river announces construction of an 8000 foot long by 50 foot wide receiving dock on the east shore of Lake Michigan. After completion the company will run a large fleet of freight steamers to Duluth Milwaukee and St Joseph for freight service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
Mich
Big Four System
St. Joseph River
Lake Michigan
Big Four
Peeveto Duluth
Milwaukee
St. Josep
To Cure Grip in Two Days Laxative Bromo Quinine Fix
E W Groves signature appears on every box as claims promise rapid relief. The advertisement asserts cure for grip in two days and highlights the product as a trusted remedy with the brand name.
Lackey's Horse Auction Brings High Prices at Cambridge City
The Lackey horse sale drew a large crowd in Cambridge City with 78 horses sold for 23555 at an average of 6 per head. Top seller Tommy Mac, a bay gelding from Edgewood Farm Terre Haute, fetched 2500 after a 2.07 trial, signaling strong demand for fast, well-bred roadsters and future racers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Cambridge City
Ind
Tommy Mac
Edgewood Farm
Terre Haute
Jersey Wilkes
Tom Kinser
W. A. Jones
Rushville
Roan Wilkes
Billie Herron
Wyoming
Margrave
Nig Parrott
C. W. Martin
Anderson
Frank McKeon
C. m
Ethel Mxe
Daugherty Stock Farm
Wabash
Bik
G. Chance
G. Mulhall
St. Louis
Be Z Perfection
G. Muthall
Sharpsville
W. G. Kelly
Alexand
Sidney, O
Bruce Graham
B. J. Ola G
Allen Risk
Hartford
Conn
A. H. Jewel
B. G. Sunshine
H. C. Starr
Richmond
Jerome G. Wissel
Columbus
Lexgton
G. Co. Ray
Wheeling
W. Va
Gambling in Cambridge City Rumors from Chicago Underworld
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Cambridge City gamblers rampant this week with all kinds of sure thing games attracting victims. The underworld from Chicago is linked to the activity as saloons host these games and draw attention from local authorities.
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Indianapolis Journal
Cambridge City
Ind
Chicago
Broad horse sale brims with buyers from many cities
At a regional horse sale crowds from Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, St. Louis and elsewhere attend, bringing wallets ready for purchases. A Lagrange County man lost 300 while chasing a counterfeit “real thing” and Fountain County’s horseman missed 200 after misplacing it. Other buyers paid 25 to 150 for horses and Cincinnati operators reportedly netted 60 to 800 before departing. total believed near 1500.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Gleveland
St. Louis
Lagrange County
Fountain County
Pacer Billy Mac Sold for $1000 in Warren
Warren Indiana March 11 Billy Mac noted pacer with a 2 14 record owned by Henry Gill Warren was sold today to Rhine and Day Montpelier for 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Warren
Ind
Billy Mac
Henry Gill
Messrs. Rhine & Day
Montpelier
Leaders Divide Honors In City Club Bowling Night
The Tish I Mingoes and Ramblers split six games at City Club alleys with Graff and Klump posting high Ramblers scores. Deweys pressured Prospects in first division while Prospects won second division three games. Compeers beat Hoo Hoo s four to two and Electrics defeated Melrose four to two. Yale basketball visit canceled per Ralph Jones at Y M C A.
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Tish-I-Mingoes
Ramblers
Graff
Klump
Deweys
Compeers
Hoo-Hoos
Electrics
Melrose
Emulars
Pritchett
LS Bt
Gra
Kimmel
Misortis
Dewere
Ma Vinson
Helle
Atkins
Hallett Ove
Painter
Teeene
Boyle
E. E. Heller
Mastin
Marion Alleys
Gautoer Nm
Kleine
Lambert
Kiets O
Urlevits Hendricks
Diedert Es
I Hassfeld
Hoo- Hons
Stewart
Ma C. Renener
Prange
Enslow
Meyers St
Hoffm
Adams
Haverstick
Mt Robe
Willoughby
Peterson
Grienat
Meyers
Finers
Semeene
Hoakinson
State of Indiana Bond and Asset Ledger Update
An archival note records loans on bonds and real estate backed securities. Total assets amount to 537788.40 with additional items of debts for premiums and other secured obligations totaling 9068TLAS notation. This entry comes from the Office of Auditor of State in Indiana.
City game abandoned due to lack of interest
The article notes a game planned for early next month at the city site was called off because ticket sales would not cover the Yale team guarantee. YY M C A will play at Logan tonight with a crf team. most regulars are unavailable, requiring at least three players from the second five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Logan
New Carriage Builders and Repairers Association Formed
A new city organization unites carriage manufacturers and repairers to press for state and national passage of a labor and material tax relief law. The group aims to ease charges after shop-work ends and prevent extra costs to owners. Garrett H. Shover elected president with James W. Buchanan as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Carriage Builders
Garrett H. Shover
James W. Buchanan
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
An old time medicine ad promises a quick cure for colds using laxative Bromo Quinine. The copy touts dramatic relief in a single day and mentions free money as a lure to purchase.
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Resener
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