World News Roundup Sees Global Tensions Rise
A seven day global survey notes U S President Wilson shifts on canal tolls aligning with equal access, Congress debates a Panama act repeal. Reports cover copper and coal strikes, poverty in cities, public works, Southern Pacific cases, Mexican conflict, Irish home rule, Swedish army fears, Marconi wireless lighting, and Carnegie peace fund announcement.
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Baltimore
Wilson
United States
Panama
Congress
House
Bulding
Senate
House Commerce Commission
Trade Commission
Michigan
Colorado
Philadelphia
Southern Pacific
Central Pacific
Col. Goethals
Mexico
Huerta
Dublin
Ulster
Sweden
Marconi
Carnegie
Home Rule Crisis Faces British Parliament Test
The new session opens amid Ulster resistance to the third Irish home rule bill with 100000 Ulster men training for possible armed conflict. Asquith faces opposition led by Long and Redmond, while Bonar Law warns of civil war if the bill passes. The throne speech signals readiness for conferences.
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Asquith
Ireland
Ulster
King George
House of Lords
Commons
Walter Long
South Africa
Dublin
John Redmond
Edward Carson
Carson
Redmond
Birrell
House of Commons
Maximo Castillo
Madero
Cumbre Tunnel
Castillo
Villa
Juarez
Torreon
Chihuahua
Carranza
Sonora
Brandeis Speaks at National Chamber of Commerce Meeting
At Washington the annual convention heard Louis D. Brandeis say the administration trust bill is only groundwork for broader reform and that businessman input will be welcomed by lawmakers. In Lima Ohio Garfield declares Progressive bid for governor at state conference, with another Progressive gathering held in Topeka.
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Brandeis
National Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Louis D. Brandeis
Commerce Commission
Congress
Garfield
Lima
James R. Garfield
Topeka
Sinking of the Monroe Triggers Congress Inquiry
Federal investigators examine the sinking of the steamer Monroe off Virginia after Nantucket collision. Nantucket captain Berry and Monroe crew test visitors claim no wireless warnings. John son of Monroe testifies he left ship first to save others. Progressives oppose Wilson trust bills before House Commerce Committee with leaders from University of Pennsylvania and Herbert Knox Smith.
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Philadelphia
Monroe
Nantucket
Virginia
Berry
Johnson
Dean Lewis
University of Pennsylvania
Herbert Knox Smith
Progressive Party
House Committee On Commerce
Wilson
Wireless lighting by six mile distance announced in London
Marconi reports lighting an incandescent lamp six miles away using a wireless current. The bulb connected to a standard wireless receiver demonstrates potential for lighting and power transmission. Dr James Cantile of London also claims success diagnosing human organs with a tuning fork held against the body.
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Marconi
London
England
James Cantile
Probe of Miners' Strikes Opens in Michigan and Colorado
Hearings opened this week as House subcommittees began probes into copper mine unrest in Hancock Michigan and coal strike in Denver Colorado. Western Federation of Miners counsel O N Hilton argued that miners’ conditions included underage workers ages 12 to 16, poor ventilation, scarce drinking water, and constant danger.
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House Committee
Michigan
Colorado
Hancock, Mich
Denver
Hancock
O. N. Hilton
Western Federation of Miners
Hilton
Miners Describe Slavery Like Conditions in Colorado
Miners testified that the contract system left them as virtual slaves to companies, with one man owing 87 cents after two months. Reports from Denver cited peonage indicators in Colorado mines and cries of cruelty by soldiers in the strike zone. An officer claimed a miner’s mail was opened while under arrest without charges.
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Denver
Colorado
Miners’ Union
Southern Pacific Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Missouri Public Service Commission
Express Company
Adams Express Company
Parcel Post
Connecticut
Winsted
Philadelphia
Cleveland
City of
City Railway Company
Sulzer Testimony Links Murphy to Graft in New York Probe
Ex judge Beardsley testifies under oath that Sulzer’s graft claim involving $250 from Anthony Brady’s estate is true and that Beardsley delivered the money to Leader Murphy of Tammany. Washington signals Osborne as state chairman, fueling party reorganization. Panama Canal graft case targets Col Burke and Shipley amid $140000 gratuities probe. Rockefeller seeks delay on tax return as Cleveland resident plans a move to New York. Louisville & Nashville vice president Mapother reportedly ejects Commerce Commission agents and blocks access to files on political contributions.
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Sulzer
New York
John Doe
Beardsley
Anthony Brady
Murphy
Tammany
Richard Crocker
Ireland
Democratic
Washington
Wilson
William D. Osborne
Glynn
Panama Canal
Col. Goethals
John Burke
Commissionary Department
Clark Shipley
Subsistence Department
Col. Wilson
Burke
John D
Ohio
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Tarrytown
Clark
The
Commerce Commission
Senate
Mapother
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Commission
Louisville
Senator Gore Trial Opens After Senate Sets Special Committee
In Oklahoma City a jury is drawn to try Senator Gore on a $50,000 libel claim by Minnie E. Bond alleging indignities in a Washington hotel. Gore contends the charges are a political plot to bar his Senate return as Mrs. Gore accompanies him.
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Senate
Senator Gore
Oklahoma City
Minnie E. Bond
Washington
Hans Schmidt
Anna Amuller
New York
Sing Sing
Carnegie Church Peace Fund Trustees Named
Andrew Carnegie announced in New York after a luncheon with twenty nine church leaders that he named them as trustees of the Church Peace Union. The fund of eight million dollars will be managed to promote world peace with a plan pending approval by the Executive Committee chaired by Rev. Charles E Jefferson. The fund may be redirected to other uses after war ends.
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Carnegie Church Peace Fund
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Church Peace Union
Charles E. Jefferson
Broadway Tabernacle
Carnegie
LaFayette College
Ethelbert D. Warfield
Easton
Warfield
Thelen
Horn
Germany
Russia
Carlisle
Cate
Moses Friedman
Farmer’s long sneeze ends after five hours
John Miller of Long Eddy Sullivan county sneezed about 4000 times after using new snuff. He traveled to Middletown seeking a doctor and narrowly avoided being detained for a disturbance. A final sneeze caused a nosebleed but then he recovered.
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Middletown
N. Y
John Miller
Long Eddy
Sullivan County
Prof H B Hyde Optometrist Moves to Warren
Prof H B Hyde, an optometrist, relocates to Warren Pennsylvania. The notice notes his professional transition and service availability in the new location.
Ideal powder for women and infants in tasteful packaging
An aged advertisement extols a scented cosmetic powder ideal for fastidious women and nursery use. It promises absolute purity and safety with no harmful substances, marketed as the best dusting powder for infants at 25 cents per box.
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Felix Diaz
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Tokio
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Gustave
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Haytian Congress
Port Au Prince
Orestes Zamor
Kansas
Henry J. Allen
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Lincoln
Iowa
Vollmer
Hull
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New York State
Progressive Party Executive Committee
Roosevelt
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Indianapolis Trolley
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Legal and Criminal
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Rogers Bros
International Silver Co
Meriden Britannia Co
Meriden
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Citizen’s National Bank
H. B. Hyde
Optometris
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A. A. Davis & Co
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