Hat Manufacturers vow open shop fight amid strike action
New York reports the Hat Manufacturers association meeting resolved to push for an open shop. They claim 15,000 to 20,000 strikers, foresee higher bat prices, and accuse the union of violating agreements by withdrawing workers and banning the union label at Geyer Hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hat Manufacturers’ Association
Samuel Mundheim
Hatters’ Union
United Hatters of North America
Geyer Hat Company
Manufacturers’ Association
Thaw's Mother Denounces Jerome in Baseless Vindictiveness
In Poughkeepsie New York on January 18 Harry K. Thaw, his mother and counsel voiced outrage at Justice Tompkins order sending his habeas corpus case to New York for trial. The mother said no patient can be removed from the district of the hospital, calling Mr Jerome vindictive and cruel toward her son and others connected with the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome
Poughkeepsie N. Y
Harry K. Tlaw
London Morgans Home City Pays New York Taxes
A New York report lists prominent individuals who regard New York as nonresidential but pay personal property taxes here. Names include J P Morgan in London with 18000, W A Astor in Cliveden England, Henry C Frick in Pittsburgh, J W Gates in Port Arthur Texas, and J P Sousa in Washington with various assessed amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Waldorf Astor
Cliveden
England
William A. Clark
Montana
Henry C. Frick
Pittsburg
John W. Gates
Port Arthur
Tex
James J. Hill
St. Paul
J. Perpont Morgan
London
John Philip Sousa
Washington
Booth Tarkington
Indianapolis
Benjamin Thaw
Rescue and Loss Belief Tied to Plumage Hunter Incident
Honolulu reports the schooner Flaurence Ward arrived with three plumage hunters from the Kicho who were ashore on Lee Hermes Island after a July 7 landing. A severe storm drove the Kicho to founder, leaving survivors to live on fish and sea birds. one hunter died from exposure.
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Honolulu
Jan. Is
Flaurence Ward
Kicho
Lee Hermes Island
Castro States His Plans to Return to Venezuela
Berlin dispatch reports Cipranio Castro announcing he will return to Venezuela when health permits and live as a private citizen in his native land. He asserts he has no revolutionary ideas and plans to resume private life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
Berlin
Cipranio Castro
Quote rejects revolution and vows presence at proceedings
The speaker says they will attend proceedings and denies any plan for a revolution, asserting that the idea has not entered their head. The remark emphasizes resolve to face legal actions and rejects radical intent.
Misery Lingers After Dotsero Wreck In Colorado
Reports from Glenwood Springs Colorado dated January 18 recount the Dotsero wreck where trains resumed after clearing debris. The death toll stands at twenty three with George Maham of Princeton Indiana listed as missing and his wife among the injured. Henry Dunn of St Louis is confirmed dead and Engineer Gus Olson remains unable to speak.
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George Maham
Princeton
Ind
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Dotsero
Henry Dunn
St. Louis
Gus Olson
Crews Lost In Long Island Snowstorm Shipwreck
In a fierce snow storm off Long Island the schooner Swallow sank with six men missing and presumed dead. A Bilne Point lifeboat crew spotted wreckage in the surf and alerted authorities but could not reach the crew. The Swallow traveled from Newfoundland to New York with a cargo of frozen herring.
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Long Island
New York
Swallow
Bilne Point
Newfoundland
Dominion Rescues Savona Crew Abandoned Ship
The steamer Dominion reported rescuing Captain Crossley and the crew of the British ship Savona. The Savona, laden with lumber, was abandoned in a water logged condition near Queenstown.
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Queenstown
Jan
Dominion
Crossley
Savona
Servian Cabinet Resigns Again in Belgrade
Belgrade January 18 King Peter considers a third resignation from the Servian cabinet as the government again offers its resignation and seeks a new arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servian
Belgrade
Peter
Taft Addresses Augusta Negro Y M C A On Pope Deal
In Augusta on January 18, President Taft told a large Negro Y M C A audience that clergymen from multiple denominations agreed the government would negotiate with the pope to gain land in the Philippines. He claimed a $7 million saving prevented a bloody revolt and praised Y M C A work among blacks. E H Harriman was expected to arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Walker
United States
W. H. Taft
Philippines
Mr. Taft
E. H. Harriman
Slain by a Robber at Union restaurant
L Trimball a Union Iowa restaurant keeper was shot twice in the head by a robber while counting cash. The intruder demanded money and fired when Trimball appeared to reach for a revolver. A second brief item reports a switch-open accident at Little Rock killing a switch engine fireman, with the passenger train crew escaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
L. Trimball
Trimball
Little Rock
Ark
Rock Island
Roosevelt as complainant in press subpoenas mystery
Washington Jan 18 motive behind subpoenas against several newspapers remains uncertain. The issue may hinge on an individual as the complainant rather than the United States government with speculation that President Roosevelt or others like Cromwell or Robinson initiated the action. An inquiry by the District of Columbia grand jury into alleged libelous Panama Canal related publications is announced, involving half a dozen correspondents and broader questions of criminal libel against the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
New York Sun
Indianapolis News
District of Columbia
Washington
United States
Press Publishing Company
Bonaparte
Roosevelt
Willam Nelson Cromwell
Douglas Robinson
Cromwell
Supreme Court
Goodwin
Grand Jury
Panama Canal
New York
Miss Gordon Charlesworth Found Alive in Oban Scotland
Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth, whose disappearance caused excitement, has been found in Oban Scotland. Authorities report she was killed while automobiling. Speculation had linked her to stock dealings and financial distress amid sensational reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oban
Scotland
London
Violet Gordon Charlesworth
Longboat Captures Thief in Gotham
New York reports Tom Longboat the Marathon Indian chased and captured James Smith a thief who tried to flee a tailor shop with stock. Longboat, recognizing the fugitive, sprinted to seize him and turn him over to police, ending the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotham
New York
James Smith
Tom
Smith
Earle in Sanatorium for Acute Paranoia
Ferdinand Penney Earle the artist is confined in Dr Carlos McDonald's sanatorium in Central Valley New York with reports he suffers from acute paranoia. He had placed his wife and younger son away to be free to marry Miss Julia Kuttner.
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Central Valley
N. Y
Ferdinand Pinney Earle
Julia Kuttner
Carlos McDonald
Earle
Prohibition Fight Ties to Tennessee School Housing Plan
In Tennessee a statewide liquor bill aims to ban sale within four miles of any schoolhouse. Prohibitionists push the measure amid the Cooper murder trial linkage and efforts to extend the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Cooper
Tennessee
Duel on Iron Mountain Train Ends With Shootout
Lee Quinn opened fire on Officer Burgess while the train carried Grant Quinn to Little Rock for military custody. Burgess exchanged shots with Quinn. several passengers aided. Quinn escaped after a pistol volley. Passenger Irvin Brassfield was fatally wounded.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Grant Quinn
Burgess
Quinn
Little Rock
Lee Quinn
Burgesa
Irvin Brassfield
Mulberry, Ark
New York Suffragists Launch Two Week Campaign
New York suffragists open a two week statewide drive starting tonight in Yonkers and reaching Albany by mid month. They plan two large meetings in Albany on January 25 and 26 to press legislators on the movement.
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Yonkers
New York
New York State
Albany
Postal Official Arrested in Salt Lake Letter Theft
Salt Lake postal delivery superintendent C. C. Slade, in office for fifteen years, has been jailed on charges that he opened letters and stole their contents. He was allegedly detected in the act, triggering the arrest in Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Utah
C. C. Slade
Flames Destroy 348 Cars at Boston Plant
A major blaze at a large automobile storage and repair plant near Park Square destroyed 348 cars valued at 750000 dollars. The fire also consumed a bicycle track and a pavilion, with total losses exceeding 800000 dollars. All large sightseeing cars were burned.
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Boston
Jane
Park Square
Commission backs large scale afforestation plan for Britain
The royal commission on afforestation proposes planting 9,000,000 acres in Great Britain and Ireland over eighty years. The plan foresees 150,000 acres per year and winter work for 18,000 men. Forests to be self supporting after forty years with an eighty year income of 87.5 million dollars.
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London
Royal Commission
Great Britain
Ireland
Women Going to Isthmus
Mrs. Philip N. Moore president of the American Federation of Women's clubs sails from New York to Colon Panama on January 20 to officially visit the canal zone federation of women's clubs. She is accompanied by Mrs. John G. Firman and Miss Elizabeth Moore from St. Louis and Chicago respectively.
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St. Louis
Philip N. Moore
American Federation of Women's Clubs
New York
Colon
Panama
Canal Zone
Scarlet Fever Epidemic Hits Cornell Agriculture Students
Scarlet fever is epidemic among Cornell College of Agriculture students in Ithaca New York with eleven cases reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Ithaca, N. Y
Cornell College of Agriculture
Lord Amherst Dead as Library Sells After Lawyer Theft
London report states Lord Amherst of Hackney died of apoplexy after his famed library was sold at public auction and following a $1 250 000 loss from his solicitor's defalcations. Also includes amateur speed skating results from St Paul with times and placings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Amherst
Hackney
Remarkable Woman Rebecca Davidson Dies at 94 in Piqua
Mrs Rebecca Davidson dies in Piqua aged ninety four leaving a brother C J Hufford near Casstown aged ninety two and another brother John Hufford of Casstown plus a twin sister in Shelby county aged eighty two and a brother Samuel in Clark county aged eighty.
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Piqua
Rebecca Davidson
C. J. Hufford
Casstown
John Hufford
Shelby County
Samuel
Clark County
Hogs and cattle market notes from Chicago markets
Chicago markets report mixed hog and cattle receipts with price ranges for light mixed and heavy shipping hogs and cattle and sheep values. Officials show large receipts and varying shipments, with prices moving modestly higher in places and steady in others across January markets.
North American Commission Company In Chicago Ad
Fragmentary notice mentions John A. Babcock and a Chicago based commission firm with a prompt request for a response. Details are limited and the text reads like an incomplete advertisement or internal memo without clear action or outcome.
Lick Branch Mine Horror Versus Industry Knowledge
An 1908 mine disaster record is cited as the worst yet with Bluefields West Virginia and Lester Illinois deaths. The piece explains firedamp after damp and white damp gases, the dangers of smoke, tamping with paper, and the inevitable deadly explosions underground despite safe practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davy
Nain
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Pope
Harriman
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Lume
Minn
John Coe
Ralph Fuller
Earl O'Dell
Milwaukee
Kadd
Chicago
Ahlroth
Duluth
Coe
Rankin
Texas
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
The
North American Commission Company
Bluefields
W. Va
Lester
Illinois
Lick Branch
America
Lucas
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