St Louis Liverymen Threaten Strike Over Wages
Nine thousand carriage drivers and teamsters in St Louis threaten to refuse work starting January 1 unless wage gains of 20 to 36 percent are granted. The Citizen’s Industrial association backs law and order while August Donnelly warns the liverymen will not concede to demands. Union officials from a dozen locals are present.
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Bt. Louis
St Louis
Citizen’s Industrial Association of St. Louis
Rabman
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
August Donnelly
Livery Men’s Association
Association of Teamsters
Contempt and Publication Dispute at Shipbuilding Hearing
At the U S Shipbuilding hearing in New York on December 23, counsel Untermyer denied involvement in leaking the Alexander correspondence and questioned privilege. The case heard testimony from Alfred Ross on Bethlehem Steel’s finances, while John W. Gates was excused after stating lack of knowledge of the questions.
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New York
United States
Untermyer
Alexander
Guthrie
the World
Ter
Oliphant
Alfred Ross
Bethlehem Steel Company
Smith
Guthris
Ross
Bethlehem Company
John W. Gates
Gates
Untermy
Pope receives cardinals in throne room in Rome
December 23 report from Name describes Pope Pius in white robes receiving all cardinals and high prelates. The scene in the renovated throne room followed precedence order with Cardinal Oreana delivering a brief speech and the Pope replying affably before individuals kissed his hand and dispersed.
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Leo Iiii
The
Sacred College
Cardinal Oregna
Pope Pius
Typhoid Epidemic Threatens Pittsburg as Deaths Rise
Typhoid fever in Pittsburg nears epidemic levels with 410 cases in the first 32 days of December and 49 new cases in the last 24 hours. The illness is virulent and many victims are dying.
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Pittsburg
Robbers Take Safe From Saloon In Ett Horn Camp
Sheriff reports crack men raided Ett horn mining camp saloon blown open an iron safe on a sled four thousand dollars in gold coin and jewelry carried away a quarter mile from town.
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Boulder
Mont
Etthorn
Agreement Signed on Friar Lands Sale in Manila
The agreement for the sale of the friar lands has been signed to take effect. In six months, a fine is allowed for surveys and examination of titles. The bureau organized to administer the lands will dispose of them to present tenants on long terms of payment, with three-fourths of the land in populated districts, complicating the administrator's task.
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Manila
Bound for Orient Passengers From Puget Sound
Steam ships leaving Puget Sound ports for the Orient carry hundreds of Chinese and Japanese passengers in steerage and in the apartments. A rush of Orient-bound travel continues in the late year. Officials note a heavier return of Chinese travelers, while Japanese passengers are fewer but growing.
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Seattlewash
Puget Sound
Orient
Does Not Offer to Arbitrate Russo Japanese Dispute
Paris reports deny that Foreign Minister Delcasse offered to arbitrate the Russo Japanese dispute. Delcasse's actions are described as pacific representations at Tokyo, with Lord Lansdowne, aimed at softening Japan's stance. France and Great Britain proceed separately but on similar lines to seek an amicable solution.
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Paris
Delcassa
M. Delcasse
Lord Lansdowne
Pacific
Tokyo
Japan
France
Great Britain
Fleet Not Transferred, Butterfield and Swires Fight Rumor
From Pekin comes word that 23 Butterfield and Swires merchant ships were handed to Japan. The firm denies the claim as ridiculous and without foundation, stating the report is untrue.
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London
Pekin
Butterfield and
Swires
Hongkong
Japan
Bolivian and Chilean Ministers Confer on Treaty Hold Peace
Bolivian foreign minister Claudio Pinilla, en route to Bolivia, and Chilean foreign minister Gutierrez hold meetings in Valparaiso on a proposed peace and friendship treaty between Bolivia and Chile.
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New York
Claudio Pinillta
Santiago
Bolivia
Valparaiso
Chile
Gutierrez
Boufylasis
Missing Oregon State Senator Alarm Raised Over Disappearance
Portland reports State Senator Frank Davey of Marion County has been missing since December 13. Friends fear harm. The last sighting was in Whitney Oregon Grant County where he wrote to P. A. McPherson of the Order of Lions describing his recruitment work.
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Portland
Ore
Frank Davey
Marion County
Davey
Whitney
Grant County
P. A. McPherson
the Order of Lions
Chamberlain Wins Again In Ludlow Victory
London December 23 Rowland Hunt Liberal Unionist supporter of Joseph Chamberlain's fiscal policy elected to represent Ludlow division of Shropshire in the House of Commons to succeed the late Robert J Moore.
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London
Rowland Hunt
Joseph Chamberlain
Ludlow
Shropshire
House “of Commons
Robert J
Admiral White Dies of Apoplexy at Navy Yard
Rear Admiral White, retired, collapsed from apoplexy at the New York Navy Yard and died before aid arrived. He had traveled from Princeton to visit Rear Admiral Rodgers. Admiral Edwin White, a native of Ohio, entered service in 1861 and was made rear admiral on retirement day in 1899.
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New York
Jealousy Tragedy Ends in Double Death in Kansas City
Samuel W. Lee aged 30 shot his sister in law Florence Lee aged 22 at his Kansas City home after she announced plans to marry another man. Lee then killed himself with a gun and later slashed his throat as he was pursued. Florence Lee lay dead and Lee was fatally wounded.
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Kansas City
Samuel W. Lee
Florence Lee
Lee
Kans
Lea
Ife
England and Japan Must Fight Russia
Dispatches from London report military activity and preparations as Britain and Japan consider war against Russia. Baron Hayashi warns peace likely past the new year while diplomatic circles foresee Britain may join if Russia persists, with German and British officials weighing outcomes and loans amid rising anti-Russian sentiment.
Michigan's Bad Banker to Reform
Detroit, Dec. 23. Frank C. Andrews, former vice president of the wrecked City Savings Bank, released on parole, arrived at his home and pledged to clear up controversies and settle legal tangles. He said he would work night and day to repay every penny and reform financial institutions in Detroit.
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Detroit
Frank C. Andrews
City Savings Bank
Lake Shore road declares four percent dividend
New York December 22 directors of the Lake Shore road have declared a four percent semi annual dividend. The last dividend was three and a half percent.
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New York
Lake Shore Road
Cripple Creek Miners Leader Released From Jail
Alexander G. Paul secretary of Miners Union No 40 Western Federation of Miners in Cripple Creek was freed from county jail by Col Verdeckburgs order while habeas corpus appeal to the State Supreme Court remains pending He was arrested December 10 and jailed without charges Col Verdeckburg declines comment on the liberty and vows to refuse service in a $100000 damage suit against Governor Peabody General Dell Col Verdeckburg Major McClelland for false imprisonment
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Cripple Creek
Alexander G. Paul
Miners’ Union No. 40
Western Federation of Miners
State Supreme Court
Col. Verdeckburg
Paul
P. J1. Mullaney
Peabody
Dell
McClelland
Murray Gets Appointment as Assistant Secretary
Lawrence 0 Murray of Chicago was chosen assistant secretary of commerce and labor. The president announced the office was tendered to and accepted by Murray and the nomination would be sent to the Senate after the holidays. The appointment stems from the personal recommendation of Secretary Cortelyou who has known Murray for years.
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Washington
Lawrence 0. Murray
Chicago
Commerce and Labor
Murray
Senate
Cortelyou
City Clerk Lamoreaux Pleads Not Guilty in Water Deal Case
Grand Rapids city clerk Lamoreaux stood mute at arraignment in Superior court on a conspiracy charge linked to a water deal. He entered a pro forma not guilty plea and the case was continued to January 11.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Lamoreaux
Cotton Prices Soar As Market Fluctuates In New Orleans
In New Orleans on December 23 the cotton market saw colossal activity with wide fluctuations. May cotton spiked above 14 cents as prices broke and recovered repeatedly, driven by a bullish leader providing essential support amid the volatile session.
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New Orleans
May
Bull
Union Trust Bank Reopens After Receiver Period
Baltimore December 23 The Union Trust company, placed in receivership October 19, reopened its doors today declaring it ready to meet obligations and repay all depositors.
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Union Trust Company
Baltimore
Jury for dynamite case at Idaho Springs
Georgetown Colo Dec 23 The defense statement that 12 jurors were acceptable was revised this morning with one challenge. The district attorney has not yet announced his position but ten jurors are understood acceptable to the state. Talesmen examination resumed from a pool of about thirty named by the sheriff.
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Georgetown
Colo
Idaho Springs
Talesmen
Habeas Corpus in Murder Case Near Rising Sun
Judge Downey heard the habeas corpus case of James Gillespie Mrs Belle Seward and Mr and Mrs Miron Barbour charged jointly with the murder of Miss Elizabeth Gillespie Bonds for the women were renewed Miron Barbour was released on bond but his was set at 20000 Gillespie was not granted bond.
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Rising Sun
Ind
Truce Reaches Inland Steel Over Wage Cut
In Chicago, Inland Steel of Indiana Harbor signs a wage reduction of ten percent for now, with restoration once selling prices rise. The Amalgamated Association of Steel, Iron and Tin Workers agrees to end its refusal to deal and promises no discrimination against union members.
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Chicago
Inland Steel Company
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Appsalgamated Association of Steel, Iron and Tiny
Amalgamated Association Fa
Ith
British officials cautious on Berlin dispatch rumors
London reports the foreign office declines to discuss a Berlin AP dispatch calling negotiations hypothetical. Diplomats at German and other embassies sense Britain might back Japan if Tokyo accepts a specific compromise, though no official statements confirm a break in talks.
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London
Associated Press
Berlin
Great Britain
Japan
Admiral Alexieff Authorized to Settle Far East Questions
A Vladivostok telegram reported by the Vostotekhat Vesnik states Admiral Alexieff the Far East viceroy has authority to settle on the spot all questions concerning neighboring states and to take any measures deemed expedient.
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Ageriefi
St. Petersburg
Vladivostock
Vostotechat Vesnik
vAdmiral Alexieff
Far East
Partition of China Growing Near as War Fears Rise
Pekin dispatch notes that top diplomatic observers in Pe kin foresee a high chance of war as Japan and China clash over Manchuria. Sir Ernest Satow and Unchida warn that Japan will fight for its interests while China’s government is weak and divided, with many officials resigning or losing faith in the state’s future.
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Pekin
Far East
Unchida
Ernest Mason Satow
Satow
Japan
Young Japan Party
Manchuria
Robert Art
Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs
Princess Alice May Marry Princess Alice May Marry
The court dissolves the marriage of Prince Frederick and Princess Alice of Shoenbure Waldenbure. Daughter of Don Carlos the Spanish pretender, she faced elopement rumors with her coachman denied by sources and has begun divorce proceedings again at Prince Frederick on grounds of bodily injury and forcible deprivation of liberty.
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Dresden
Dee
Prince Frederick
Princess Alice of
Shoenbure- Waldenbure
Don Carlos
Union Miners Arrested Placed in Montrose Jail
Telluride Colorado December 23 Sheriff Rutan sent 12 union miners arrested yesterday for alleged intimidation of non union men to Montrose jail. He refused to give reasons for the action.
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Telluride
Colo
Rutan
Montrose
COLOMBIANS ON THE WAR PATH
Washington reports General Reyes aims to brief Colombia on the Panama crisis and US resistance to a Colombian army landing there. He intends to return to Colombia to take personal command once his statement is issued, following pressure from Maraquin and other leaders.
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Washington
Panama
United States
General Reyes
Boggia
Colombia
Reyes
State Department
Maraquin
Mayflower Report Details Pinzon Crew Toward Colon Route
Navy department received cable from Admiral Coghlan in Colon reporting Mayflower encountered Pinzon with 300 men and 300 peons bound from base at Titu met. Det 23 notes the dispatch arriving today.
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Washington
Navy Department
Coghlan
Colon
Pinzon
Titu
Seattle Man Sues for 10150 Damages Over Siberia Shoreing Incident
Peter A. Nielsen sues Northeastern Siberian company president John Rosen and associates in Superior court for 10150 damages claiming he was stranded on the Siberian shore at East Cape last summer without clothing or provisions after signing a prospecting contract. The suit names Rosen E B McCowan general agent and Connauton master of the ship Manaunese as defendants.
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Seattle
Wash
Peter A. Nielsen
Siberian
East Cape
John Rosen
Northeastern Siberian Company
Rosen
E. B. McCowan
Connauton
Nielsen
Pass Agreement Is Modified by Erie Railroad
New York Dec 23 Modification of the trunk line anti pass agreement follows Erie Railroad management exchanging passes valid over the entire Erie system with western railways. Last year no passes were exchanged in trunkline territory the division on the line being Salamanca New York Officials say action rests on their interpretation of the agreement but they will not exchange courtesies with other trunk lines.
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New York
Eriea Railroad
Erie
Western Railways
Salamanca
N.Y
Strike Looms Over South Chicago Plant Over Wage Cut
A union engineer named Joseph Freeman at the International Fair company's South Chicago plant led a strike after being told his wages would be cut on Saturday. About 250 men are idle as the union action spreads an imminent strike threatening other plants along the lake. The company plans to hire non union workers to keep operations running.
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Chicago
Joseph Freeman
Worcester rail lines bankruptcy petition filed by Perry
Frank D. Perry of Worcester former treasurer and manager of the Worcester and Southbridge Rochdale and Charlton Line railways filed a bankruptcy petition. He estimates his liabilities at 962 dollars and assets at 42 297 dollars reflecting a sequel to prior failures several months earlier.
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Hogton
Worcester
Abandon Rock Island Bond Plan
Directors of the Rock Island company decide to abandon the $260,000,000 bond issue announced last summer. The adjourned stockholders meeting in Davenport, Iowa on January 7 will hear the decision and reasons including market changes and no current need for funds. The company intends to pursue an alternative financial plan to refinance the system.
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New York
Rock Island Company
Davenport
Iowa
Inter
Enlbre’ Sys Iem
Wood Letters Claim Censurable Conduct Controversy
Washington reports public release of a Manila dated letter from Leonard Wood, Brig. Gen. U S Army. The letter challenges charges from editorials in the New York Sun of June and requests investigation by the inspector general or other authority. Included are copies of letters and statements, detailing a three and a half year dispute involving First Lieutenant James F. Runcie and others.
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Washington
War Department
Manila
New York Sun
James F. Runcie
United States Volunteers
Cavalry
Mads
Army
Leonard Wood
Panama Refuses Recognition by United States Post Office
Panama’s minister BunVarilla reports a San Francisco postal clash where authorities would not deliver mail to the Republic of Panama, insisting on addressing it as the Republic of Colombia. The Panamanian consul in San Francisco, R Arias Feraud Jr, refused to comply and sent the case to the Panamanian minister who notified Acting Secretary Loomis to instruct the postmaster general to correct the action.
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Washington
Republic of Panama
Bun&u Varilla
United States
San Francisco
R. Arias Feraud, Jr
Republic of Colombia
Loomis
Paris Bakers Strike Paralyzes City as Military Held
Paris reports a broad strike among food workers led by bakers. Police and mounted troops guard the streets while bakers rally at the labor exchange and plan a general walkout. Arrests followed a failed protest near the Luxembourg palace as demonstrations spread toward the Opera square.
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Paris
Labor Exchange
Luxembourg Palace
Senate
M. Lepina
Placy da V Opera
Trusted Convicts Rare Privilege in Mountain Feud Case
In Uniontown on December 23, James Swaney, convicted of second degree murder, will spend Christmas with his wife and twelve children before returning to face sentencing. Prosecution and the court agreed to the mercy, with four brothers posting bonds totaling 10 000 dollars. The case stems from a long feud between the Turner and Swaney factions. William Turner, the victim, had earlier received a jail sentence for a petty crime and reportedly went to Pittsburgh to surrender when the sheriff could not escort him.
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Uniontown
James Swaney
Haydentown
Swaney
Lfe
Turner
Ditter
Wiliam Turner
Pittsburg
Lincoln era lawyer Hiram W Beck dies in Chicago
Hiram W Beck, a law partner of Abraham Lincoln from 1854 to 1861, died at St Luke's hospital in Chicago at age 72. His father helped found Danville in 1819.
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Chicago
Hiram W. Beckwith
Abraham Lincoln
St. Luke's Hospital
Danville
Abinger Heir Leaves Mere Entailed Estate to Son
London report states the late Lord Abinger who died in Paris on December 12 left all possible to his mother in his will. The new peer, not on good terms with the deceased, receives only strictly entailed property totaling about 25,000 acres in England.
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London
Lord Abinger
Paris
England
Sharon Plant Resumes After Wage Settlement
Sharon Pennsylvania December 24 The Sharon plant of the American Foundries company idle since a wage dispute has resumed operations. Workers accepted a sixteen percent wage cut effective December 1 reflecting the settlement reached.
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Sharon
American Foundries Company
Anthony Comstock IIII in Summit Illness Reported
New York December 23 Anthony Comstock secretary of the society for the oppression of vice is reported seriously ill at his Summit New Jersey home. Two months earlier he was knocked down stairs in Bridgeport Connecticut while attempting to arrest a physician charged with circulating obscene literature. Several ribs were broken and he was badly bruised but he continued work until internal injuries appeared.
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New York
Anthony Comstock
The
Society For the Oppression of Vice
Summit
N. J
Bridgeport
Friar Lands Settled for 7.239 Million Payment
Washington December 23 Secretaries Root and Shaw informed the President that the Friar lands dispute is closed with the U S paying Friars 7 239 000 for their interests. Bonds of that amount will be issued at 4 1/2 percent, redeemable after five and within thirty years. The lands cover 891 000 acres.
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Washington
Root
Shaw
Purc Chase
Constables Repatriate Funds After Luzon Ladrones
In Manila on December 23 the constabulary chased Ladrones who had seized part of the municipal treasury. They captured the presidente and wounded him by inflicting heel tendon injuries. Authorities recovered part of the stolen funds during the pursuit.
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Manila
Ladrones
Luzon
Presidente
Governor Taft to depart for United States via Tokio and Honolulu
Governor Taft's departure, scheduled for today, has been postponed to the 23rd, and is now expected to leave for the United States via Tokio and Honolulu tomorrow.
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Taft
Tokio
Honolulu
Manila
Gov. Taft
United States
Deportation Ordered for Stourbridge Glass Blowers
Secretary Cortelyou orders deportation of skilled glass blowers from Stourbridge England detained at Ellis Island under the alien contract labor law. They landed in Montreal en route to Corning New York, appealed immigration action, and a British inquiry found the Corning company had contracted for their service, prompting the deportation decision.
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Washington
Cortelyou
Stourbridge
England
Ellis Island
Montreal
Cornine
Cars Telugu
Corning
British Board of Special Inquiry
United States
Pit
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