Strike report flags Calumet & Hecla profits and wages
Washington secretaries and investigators describe Calumet & Hecla as earning extremely large profits while employing over half the Michigan copper district miners. Wages average $2.50 a day with some workers earning less, hours running ten to eleven daily. The strike saw strikebreakers imported and guards with firearms. arbitration offers were rejected. The report notes a pension fund and other employee benefits despite losses at smaller firms.
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Washington, D. C
Calumet & Hecla Company
Wilson
Walter B. Palmer
Department of Labor
Michigan Copper District
Western Federation of Miners
Palmer
John B. Densmore
John A. Moffit
Calumet & Heela
Democratic aide to name full tickets in Idaho
Boise Idaho Jan 10 The Idaho Progressive central committee will name full state and congressional tickets and nominate for every office from United States senator to constable.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho Progressive Central Committee
United States
Navy admirals urged for temporary commissions in senior ranks
Paymaster General Cowie reports to the House Naval Affairs Committee urging legislation to allow rear admirals to hold temporary commissions in the navy while not serving at sea. The report aligns with Secretary Daniels and favors four vice admirals and the temporary admiral ranks policy.
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Washington
Cowie
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Daniels
Invalid OCR Summary of New York Cablegram
Unclear cable message reports a person named Lil lian in critical condition from pneumonia after a breakdown following a voyage. Mentions a husband W. Young, a New York banker, and a vessel but details are garbled.
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New York
Jealous Salt Lake Woman Fires Two Shots
Jealous of another woman's attentions Mae Dunbar shot Frank Broadway Jones, a Kenyon hotel bartender, at the Touraine hotel. She then shot herself in the chest, wounding herself severely. Dennis Murphy aided the struck man and found the woman dazed and claiming she meant to scare him.
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Salt Lake
Mae Dunbar
Marie Arthur
Marie Jones
Frank
Broadway
Jones
Kenyon Hotel
Touraine
Henderson Martin Named Vice Governor of the Philippines
A Kansas native with long hair and Democratic state politics experience will assist Francis Burton Harrison as vice governor of the Philippines and as head of public instruction. The report notes his standing in Western circles as he takes on the role.
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Henderson Martin
The
Philippines
Francis Burton Harrison
Phili
Campaign to Launch Prohibition Pledge Drive Described
A convention is planned in Pocatello to unite anti alcohol interests for a state wide prohibition push. Rev W J Herwig of the Anti Saloon League leads delegates aiming to bind legislative candidates to pledge support for statewide prohibition in the next session.
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Pocatello
W. J. Herwig
Anti-Saloon League
Uprising Feared in Southern Africa Amid Labor Tensions
The article reports growing conviction that South Africa faces a revolution rather than a strike as de fativo forces mobilize. Labor leaders warn of a mass meeting of Trades Federation authorities and widespread panic among women in outlying districts.
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Union of South Africa
Trades Federation
Milwaukee Route Boils Up Boise Butte Rail Project
Milwaukee officials consider a $30 million bond for Boise to Butte extensions with a $15 million repayment fund. J H Foster visited Boise and Butte thrice in six months to inspect the route amid rumors of Milwaukee interest. The plan ties to Harriman consent and western line agreements, with surveys revived to secure the Boise valley right of way and terminals.
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Sion
Milwaukee Road
Milwaukee
J. H. Foster
Boise
Butte
Boise-Butte
F. H. Harriman
Montana
Idaho
Europe
Boise- Butte
Rockefeller
Greyer & Co
New York
Harriman
DISSATISFACTION AMONG MINERS IN MICHIGAN
Dated telegram exchanges between Michigan officials and Governor Ferris reveal miner discontent though union leaders oppose the governor’s stance. In New York detectives arrested two men for false affidavits allegedly forged by thugs hired by mine owners, with signatories asserting forged signatures.
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New York
Calumet
Michigan
Jap salute from Mexico reported at Guaymas
Jan 10 dispatch says General Carranza shifted federal outposts near Cruse de Piedra Sonora as a Japanese battleship reportedly arrived at Guaymas. A Japanese landing was greeted with a twenty one gun salute to Ojeda. Deserters claim the crewman landed Wednesday and was welcomed ashore.
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Cruse de Piedra
Sonora
Mexi
Carranza
Anza
Guaymas
Ojeda
All So Well Presidio Ojinegs Report No Attack
Jan 10 report from Presidio notes the Ojinegs situation shows no rebel presence and no combat occurred. No fighting occurred and the expected attack day passed without incident.
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Presidio
Ojinegs
Vane
Peter Tell Ding
Progressive conference in Boise stirs old guard activity
Report notes a Boise gathering described as a Progressive conference with new blood joining the group while veteran leaders from St. Anthony remain active. The piece portrays the long-standing factional energy and the sense the old guard still controls the movement.
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Boise
St. Anthony
Battle Creek Eugenics Talk At Race Betterment Session
Dr J A Kellogg urged a eugenics registry to breed human thoroughbreds, arguing four generations are needed for progress. He said society has livestock standards but not for humans and emphasized marriage and education as foundations for rational, strong family ties.
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Battle Creek
Mich
J. A. Kellogg
Eugenics Registry Office
Race Betterment
Denon
Michigan State Board of Health
Saesaeikeneeh
Aon
Cpuasa Etre
Cief
C. N. Johnson
The
Dental Review
Chicago
Johnson
Taking a Life in Hopes of Clemency
January 10 report: attacker Spencer, condemned for the murder of Mrs. Wuieel A hea, sought a writ of supersedeas from the supreme court. The request aims to delay the hanging scheduled for next Friday.
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Spencer
Wuieel
Supreme Court
Poe
Sylvia Pankhurst Released After Hunger Strike Collapse
London reports Sylvia Pankhurst freed from jail after three days confinement since January 8. She collapsed from weeks of hunger strike, signaling the toll of the protest on time.
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London
Sylvia Pankhurst
May Wheat Closes at 91 3- in Colney on Jan. 10
The May wheat market closed at 91 3- per bushel in Colney on January 10, reflecting trading activity and price movement for the commodity.
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Colney
Duchess de Talleyrand loses Vatican appeal on Boni de Castellane divorce
In Rome the Segnatura Tribunal rejected Duchess de Talleyrand’s appeal against the Rome verdict annulling her first marriage to Count Boni de Castellane. Anna Gould had wed Boni, then divorced in Paris, later marrying de Talleyrand in London. The Vatican declined to grant the later union.
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Rome
Segnatura Tribunal
High Court of the
Roman Curia
Duchess de Talleyrand
Anna Gould
Count Boni de Castellane
Count Boni
Paris
de Talle
London
Boni
Vatican
Ori
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