Labor Leaders Push For Prosecution Of United States Steel
The American Federation of Labor led by James O Connell delivered a paper to President Tait listing fourteen charges of illegality against United States Steel Corporation. They seek an immediate government investigation and court action to curb what they call a monopoly. the president will raise the matter with Commerce and Labor officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel Corporation
Washington
American Federation of Labor
James O'Connell
Tait
Steel Corporation
United States
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Neill
France protests after clash on Tripoli frontier
A collision between French and Turkish troops near Dehiba Tunisia on the Tripoli frontier led France to lodge energetic representations with Constantino against Turkish advances. No fatalities were reported and the incident is expected to speed frontier delimitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Dehiba
Tunis
Tripoli
Constantinople
Ackert Resigns as Southern Railway Official
Ackert leaves Southern road as vice president and general manager C H Ackert resigns effective January 15 to take a post with another railroad. Reports say he denied plans to become president of the Interborough Rapid Transit company in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackert
Southern Road
Washington
C. H. Ackert
Southern Railway
T. P. Shonts
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
New York City
Werner Company Placed in Receivership in Akron
The Werner company a $2 000 000 publishing house of Akron Ohio was placed in receivership on petition by principal stockholders Paul E Werner and Edward P Werner in the United States district court in Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner Company
Cleveland
Akron
Paul E
Edward P. Werner
United States District Court
Anarchist Kills Nun in Mexico City Event
Sister Ber Made Vandere mother superior of a Spanish benevolent institution was shot and killed by Antonio Nadal Rius an anarchist in Mexico City on January 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Ber. Made Vandere
Antonio Nadal Rius
Grain records set as prices rise in Chicago and Omaha markets
Chicago grain futures reach new highs with May wheat and all corn contracts at fresh records. Hog prices firm on scarce hog supply while oats, lard, ribs and pork futures show gains. In South Omaha, cattle, hogs, and sheep receipts rise with steady to higher bids and active trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Live Stock Prices on Jan 6
Chicago stock market report shows cattle receipts at 6,000 with steers up to 8.00 and most between 4.75 and 6.90, cows and heifers 3.50 to 4.50. Hogs receipts 15,000 with top 8.85, bulk 8.60 to 8.75, best work since 1882. Sheep receipts 14,000 with choice sheep at 4.25 and lambs up to 8.90.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Omaha
Chicago
Compulsory pensions for federal staff debated in Congress
Washington reports efforts this session to pass a law for compulsory retirement of superannuated government workers and pensions. Secretary MacVeagh has Brown draft the plan with Taft's apparent support. The plan envisions a pension fund funded by clerks and retirement ages set at seventy for classified clerical staff, sixty five for mail carriers, and sixty for railway clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
MacVeagh
Herbert D. Brown
Taft
Wickersham Seeks Supreme Court Ruling on Tobacco Trust
Attorney General Wickersham argued before the Supreme Court that the American Tobacco Company controls a large share of the U S tobacco business. He analyzed the companys growth to show it is a restraint of trade under the Sherman Act and should be declared illegal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Tobacco Company
Wickersham
Supreme Court
Tobacco Trust
Caliente Nevada Flood Sweeps Town in Snowmelt
Salt Lake report describes Caliente Nevada as devastated by flood waters from melting snow in canyon torrents. The muddy surge leveled hillsides where the railroad ran and carried dwellings away like houseboats. Residents fled to hills and endured exposure to extreme cold with at least one confirmed death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Caliente
Nev
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake
Gay City Dream In Abduction Trial News Guide
Ottawa witnesses Lorena Sutherland testifies that Rev. Wallace M. Stuckey wooed her via notes during their jail time in Waukegan and in Chicago describing a life in the big city. She recalls his plans to marry after a supposed return home and a possible jail sentence for his other marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kan
Lorena Sutherland
Wallace M. Stuckey
Illnois
Chicago
Stuckey
Waukegan
Standard Oil Denies Milk Market Conspiracy Claims
New York January 7 The Standard Oil company denied reports of secret butter from petroleum and any involvement in cornering New York milk. The firm rejected direct or indirect ownership of shares or any interest with milk or cattle feed companies amid ongoing legislative inquiries into milk price manipulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Standard Oil Company
Arctic Club Ousts Cook From Membership
New York January 7 The Arctic Club of America the group founded by Dr. Frederick A Cook and his supporters in the North pole dispute has expelled him by removing his name from the membership roll issued by the board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arctic Club of America
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Explorer
Ballinger Glavis Controversy Sparks Senate Debate
The attorney general's report on Glavis against Secretary Ballinger is sent to Congress. It fully supports Ballinger, criticizes Glavis for overreach, and defends assistants as Pinchot's letter to Dolliver reveals sympathy for Glavis's views while noting improprieties. Pinchot rebukes the chief forester for bypassing presidential orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinchot
Dolliver
Senate
Forester
Glavis
Washington
Interior Department
Ballinger
Congress
Cunningham
Alaska
Forestry Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Schwartz
Mr. Schwartz
Mr. Dennett
Dennett
Megatomansia
Gravis
Price
Shaw
Hale
Hie
British ministers denounce Balfour on naval unpreparedness
Premier Asquith and key government figures including David Lloyd George John Burns and others condemned Mr Balfours alarmist remarks on Germany and his navy preparedness arguments in London today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Asquith
David Lloyd-George
John Burns
Balfour
Germany
Indian Village Destroyed By Devastating Flood
A report from Flagstaff indicates the Supais village in Cataract canyon was wiped out by a twenty foot high wall of water. Many Indians are missing and feared drowned in the flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flagstaff
Ariz
Supais
Cataract Canyon
Robbers Attack Bank In Green Point Brooklyn
Four men raided a private bank and steamship ticket office in Green Point Brooklyn. Clerks fought back, a shot hit Simon Korn in the neck and may prove fatal. Two robbers escaped while two were arrested after a street melee. Samuel Korn, in charge, grabbed a tray of funds during the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Green Point
Brooklyn
Simon Korn
Samuel
Samuel Korn
Korn
Italian merchant slain by Black Hand in Chicago
B Seneni a sixty year old Italian merchant was shot dead by three men as he slept in the rear of his store. The crime followed a demand for 5000 dollars sent by letters signed The Black Hand. The assailants fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
B. Seneni
Mysterious tunnel found by Gotham police in Ludlow Street cellar
Police in New York uncover a tunnel from a Ludlow Street cellar toward a jewelry store and the Fourteenth Street bank vaults after Isadore Garbus reports his brother-in-law Isaac Finkelstein missing. Finkelstein's wife suspects a cave in and authorities begin street repairs after the tunnel is mapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ludlow Street
Lower East Side
East Side
Fourteenth Street Bank
Isadore Garbus
Isaac Finkelstein
Finkelstein
Seven Frozen To Death On Winnipeg Train Route
A severe storm along the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie line caused seven deaths in Manitoba. Sheriff White of Weyburn Joseph Clark of Lang homesteader Hillborn south of Roleau Lawrence Trembley of Estevan Andrew Cole man and Clem Bradley workers at Marwin wood camp and a young boy found dead in a hay stack south of Yellow Grass. The boy’s sisters were found beside him alive.
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Winnipeg
Man
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Sault Ste. Marie
Sheriff White
Weyburn
Joseph Clark
Lang
Hillborn
Roleau
Lawrence Trembley
Estevan
Andrew Coleman
Clem Bradley
Marwin Wood
Two Men Die in Chicago Pumping Station Fire
Philip Dolen and Michael O'Donnell died after an explosion at the Lawndale pumping station. The blast near oil cans ignited clothing and burned them beyond recognition. The fire occurred in the boiler room as investigators seek a cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Philip Dolen
Michael O'Donnell
Lawndale
Dolen
O'Donnell
Snow slides claim two lives in Silverton area
Silverton January 7 report two deaths from recent snowslides. Arthur Rice died at Animal Forks and Carl Brun was killed by a slide at the Iowa-Tiger mine. Train service remains blocked between Silverton and Durango and coal supply is short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silverton
Cole
Arthur Rice
Animal Forks
Carl Brun
Iowa-Tiger
Durango
Flora Adams Darling Dies at 70 Founder of Daughters Groups
Mrs Flora Adams Darling founder of the Daughters of the Revolution and United States Daughters of 1812 died suddenly in New York from apoplexy at her brother John Quincy Adams home. She was seventy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Flora Adams Darling
The
Daughters of the Revolution
United States Daughters of 1812
John Quincy Adams
Palace Fire Destroys Wing of Greek Royal Palace
Fire at the royal palace in Tatoi near Athens broke out as the royal family gathered around a Christmas tree. The blaze spread quickly and the right wing was practically destroyed while the family was present.
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Athens
Tatoi
Efforts to Settle Road Strike Abandoned
Washington January 7 efforts to gain an adjustment of the strike of switchmen on the railroads of the northwest have been abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Northwest
Annual Meeting of Second United Presbyterian Church Held
The Second United Presbyterian Church held its annual meeting with reports from trustees treasurer and auxiliaries showing a strong condition. Members debated but voted to retain the recently purchased lot north of the church. Officers elected include Dr G W Hay secretary Ruth Latta and R L Coulter treasurers with a slate of trustees and Sabbath school leadership announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second United Presbyterian Church
Chertsemt
Seule
G. W. Hay
Ruth Latta
Clark Emphasizes Beginning Right to Shape Outcomes
Clark urges focusing on early starts and beginnings, arguing that proper initiation determines how results unfold without heavy intervention. He champions attentive planning and steady execution from the outset.
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France
Scores Tobacco Trust
Federal
Nevada
Standard Oil
Arctic Club
Cook
KLE
Gotham
Manitoba
D. A. R. Dead
STECK
H. F. Steck’s
Caner Music Comp.y
Second United Presbyterian Congregation
Nual Meeting
R. L. Coulter
Mission Fund Line
Fort Sherman
Fred Stewart
S. W. Livingston
H. K E. McCollum
S. D. Stewart
Sabbath School
Col
D. J. Palmer
J. T. Matthews
Don Sherman
Harvey Matthews
Donald Chilcote
Clark
Des Moines
the Evening Journal
Jan
Cedar Rapids
Alvin C. Hasty
Duroc
Kalona, Iowa
John A. Yoder
F.E. Skola
Christmas
Nicola
Harmon
Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
McIlhipney Drug Co
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