President Roosevelt Moves to Ease Coal Strike Tangle
Roosevelts letter to John Mitchell seen as averting a coal strike. Anthracite talks suspend as bituminous and soft coal disputes press for settlement. Robbins in Pittsburgh seeks a meeting with operators and the miners. Officials in Kansas City Terre Haute and Columbus react with cautious doubt while a bill to inspect Ohio mines is introduced.
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New York
Roosevelt
Mitchell
Mitchbell
Miners’ Convention
Washington
John Mitchell
Robbins
Pittsburg
Kansas City
John C. Tarsney
Southwestern Operators’ Association
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Ind
J. C. Kolsem
Indiana Bituminous Operators’ Association
F. L. Robbins
Ohio
Columbus
Pollock
Pattison
Morgan Arrives in Tangier Amid Snowbound Kentucky
J Pierpont Morgan arrives in Tangier as several Kentucky regions report their heaviest snowfall in years. Officials warn of travel disruptions and language barriers loom for visitors.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Tangier
Kentucky
Rioting subsides as Springfield quiet returns
After last night’s riot, the city of Springfield returns to normal. Dawn reveals the militia in control of the district known as the jungles. No lives were lost in the disturbance.
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Springfield
Olio
The
Evening Journal
Women in Bus Wreck Injures Fifteen in Inver Grove
Fifteen women members of Rebecca lodge Eastern Star were injured when a bus overturned on a sharp turn at Inver Grove. The group, returning to Inver Grove from South St. Paul, suffered serious injuries including a dislocated shoulder and broken arm to Mrs. Herbert Reid and other head and body bruises.
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St. Paul
Rebecca
Herbert Reid
Trussell Bailey
W. Whendall
Misa Ricker
Jealous Mill Worker Fatally Shoots Saloon Keeper Then Kills Self
In Spooner Wisconsin on February 28 James McGrawe a paper mill employee from Eau Claire shot and killed Ed Cameron a saloonkeeper in a room above Mrs McGrawe’s restaurant. He then shot his wife in her room but her corset deflected the bullet. McGrawe fled and later visited Winsor Plaine and killed himself with a butcher knife. Jealousy is believed to be the motive.
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Spooner
Wis
James Mc- Grawe
Eau Claire
Ed Cameron
Plaine
McGrawe
Gompers Plea Rejected As Panama Eight Hour Rule Stands
Washington February 28 The president signed the urgent deficiency bill rejecting Samuel Gompers plea against the anti eight hour clause for Panama canal work.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
Panama Canal
Notable deaths and events span world and science
Langley dies in Aiken South Carolina ending a world renown scientific career. National Educational Association meetings proceed in Louisville. Duchess Sophie Charlotte of Oldenburg weds Prince Eitel Frederick in Berlin. A waterspout devastates Nahanore Madagascar drowning villagers. The Church of San Pablo in Barcelona is destroyed by arson.
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P. Langley
Smithsonian Institution
Aiken
8. C
Department
National Educational Association
Louisville
Sophie Charlotte of Oldenberg
Prince Eitel Frederick
Berlin
Nahanore
Madagascar
San Pablo
Barcelona
Spain
Booker T Washington Raises Endowment Fund for Tuskegee
Booker T Washington, long prominent in public life, is now raising an endowment fund for Tuskegee Institute as the twenty-fifth anniversary of its founding was celebrated. In New York meetings Joseph H Choate and Mark Twain spoke.
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Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Right
Tuskegee
Washington
New York
Joseph H. Choate
Mark Twain
Cromwell Refuses to Answer on Panama Canal Funds
Senator Morgan presses Cromwell on payments from the Panama Canal Company. Cromwell limits testimony citing confidences, stating he received no more than 200000 dollars and had not rendered final accounts. He claims no benefit from the Panama sale and asserts his fees will be substantial when billed.
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Morgan
Cromwell
New
Panama Canal Company
Paris
Couutey
Phereupon Morgan
Republic of Panama
Knox Questions Cromwell On Panama Funds and U S Advice
The dialogue centers on Cromwell’s role as Panama fiscal commissioner and a $6,000,000 New York securities trust fund. Senator Knox presses whether U S involvement influenced investments as permitted for New York savings banks. Cromwell confirms U S advice, while Knox resists further questioning on related Paris actions and Day and Russell.
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Morgan
Republic of Panama
Cromwell
Panama
New York
Republic
Knox
United States
J. W. Morgan & Co
Day
Russell
Department of Justice
Paris
Cromwell Testimony on U S Distribution to Prenel Company
Cromwell testified about the 810.000.0000 pala distribution by the United States to the Prenel company and Colombia’s claims for payments on stock held by that government, but Morgan could not extract the requested details from the witness.
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Cromwell
United States
Prenel Company
Colombia
Morgan
Senate set to vote on statehood bill before adjournment
In Washington the senate agreed to vote on the statehood bill before March adjournment amid lengthy debate. The day also covered discussion on the five civilized tribes affairs and an executive session. In the house army appropriation bills heated the floor. General Corbin and General MacArthur debates over lieutenant general rank were settled by elimination of that provision. Eight pages of the bill were reviewed, and the Lake Erie and Ohio Ship Canal company charter was approved.
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Washington
Senate
Five Civilized Tribes
Indiana
Corbin
MacArthur
Lake Erie and Ohio Ship Canal Company
Agriculture Committee Rejects Seed Distribution Appropriation
Washington February 28 The house committee on agriculture voted 8 to 7 not to recommend funding to buy seeds for free distribution by the department of agriculture. The decision saves about 250 000 dollars annually.
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Washington
House Committee On Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Weather forecast and Paris announces Franklin commemoration
The forecast notes Hiinels vm Tridiana-Pair with rising temperatures and variable winds. Lower Michigan expected fair and warmer with fresh winds. Wisconsin fair with warmer temps and southerly shifts. Paris confirms France will participate in the Franklin commemoration exercises planned by US Ambassador McCormick on April 20.
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Hiinels
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Lair
Paris
Council of Ministers
United States
McCormick
Benjamin Franklin
Chicago Markets Report February 27 1906 Livestock Prices
Chicago markets show mixed cattle hogs and sheep with receipts around 17000 cattle 22000 sheep and 17000 hogs. Light hogs and mixed packers rise 5 to 10 while rough shipping grades hold around 6 with steady to strong demand across cattle and sheep segments.
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Chicago
Tsar convokes national assembly amid court splits
The May 10 convocation follows a rift between the emperor and the cabinet over political trials and gun use. Newspapers vary, with Novoe Vremya praising the move while Russ and others doubt full representation and criticise haste.
Russia as a peacemaker in Europe amid Berlin tensions
St Petersburg presses Russia's influence to avert a France Germany rupture as Paris seeks concessions to avoid war. Germany maintains stance with no sign of changing it. Reports from Algeciras suggest little hope for agreement. Persian interest grows in Anglo Russian understanding, with fears of Persia partition and calls for British style reforms.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Berlin
France
Germany
Paris
Rouvier
Russa
William
Harnest
Algeciras
Teheran
Persia
National Democratic Club to Be Renamed
The Democratic club, long an exclusive Tammany era group created by Richard Croker, will be renamed the National Democratic club. A sub committee of the special committee to nationalize the club is set to report in favor of the name change at a special meeting next Monday.
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New York
Democratic Club
Richard Croker
Croker
Tammany Hall
National Democratic Club
Fox
Riis Hospitalized Reform Leader Faces Heart Trouble
Jacob A. Riis, renowned reformer and ally of the president, is in a New York hospital with heart issues. In Virginia, Rh L Traynham, jailed for allegedly killing his father in Roanoke, died of fright on a train approaching Lynchburg as it arrived.
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Jacob A. Riis
New York Hospital
Rh. L. Traynham
Roanoke
Lynchburg
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Shreep
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham Co
McCall Bros
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