Coal Operators Hold Pittsburgh Meeting On March 19
Pittsburg March 1 Nearly all members of the bituminous coal operators committee from four states responded to a Roosevelt prompted call for a meeting in Indianapolis to consider a wage dispute with miners. The session was tumultuous with strong opposition to any 5.5 percent wage advance.
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Pittsburg
PF. L. Robbins
Pittsburg Coal Company
Robbins
Roosevelt
National Civic Federation
United States
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Claypool Hotel
Indianapolis
F. L. Robbins
Mitchell
H. N. Taylor
Springfield Braces for Night as Mob Burns Eight Homes
Springfield Ohio endures another night of arson as eight state troops guard the city after Tuesday violence. Incendiaries threaten the Flicker's Nest and other black residences while white mobs pursue African Americans. Colonel C S Ammel assumes command of the Fourth regiment, replacing Captain Horace Keifer.
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Springfield
Harrison and
York Streets
Dixon
C. S$. Ammel
Horace Keifer
Bernhardt Company Draws 6000 in Kansas City Camille
More than 6,000 theatergoers watched Mme. Sarah Bernhardt and her company perform Camille at Convention hall in Kansas City.
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Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Camille
Convention Hall
Kansas City
Pugilist Dies After Fight in San Francisco Club
Pugilist Harry Tenny died this morning from injuries suffered in a bout yesterday at a San Francisco sporting club. In Middletown Connecticut the North College dormitory at Wesleyan University, the oldest dormitory with 150 rooms, burned down this morning. all students escaped and most belongings were lost.
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Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut
Middletown
Gconn
Evening Journal
North College
Race Riot Guards Burned District In Springfield
In Springfield Ohio nearly 1,000 troops and several Gatling guns guard the negro district after another night of riot as a mob of several thousand white men created widespread destruction in the area.
He Was a Stranger Tricked by Railroad Camp Guests
Clover Moody a Greensburg youth came to Paris to take a timekeeper job on the Cairo division of the Big Four. He spent the night with men posing as coworkers in a box car and woke to find $8 his clothes and belongings gone. He sought help and filed a police report.
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Paris
Clover Moody
Greensburg
Ind
Cairo
Big Four
Cromwell Refuses to Answer in Panama Canal Hearing
Senate committee on inter oceanic canals questions William Nelson Cromwell about the Americanization plan for the Panama canal. Cromwell cites professional secrets and declines to answer hypothetical questions as Morgan presses for specifics. The session adjourns at noon with a vote split on compelling testimony.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Inter-Oceanic Canals
Morgan
William Nelson Cromwell
Panama Canal
Cromwell
New
Panama Canal Company
Panama
United States
Ohio House Rejects Metzger Street Railway Franchise Bill
The Ohio House defeated the Metzger bill by 55 to 49. It would have let city residents vote on street railway franchises without street property owners consent, backing Cleveland Mayor Johnson’s push for a 3 cent fare.
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Columbus
House
Metzger
Ohio
Johnson
Cleveland
Rookwood Estate Near Cincinnati Figures in Longworth Circle
The Cincinnati mansion Rookwood, home to Alice Roosevelt Longworth when Congress is not in session, sits on the Lindan Road fringe of town. Surrounded by landscaped grounds, it houses an artful collection of paintings pottery and tapestry gathered over a century with a notable music room.
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Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Congress
Cincinnati
Iandin
Rookwood
Anple
Witness Quizzed On Panama War Pact In Court
Taliaferro pressed the witness about the monetary agreement between the secretary of war and the Republic of Panama and the role of the witness in the transaction. Morgan asked if it was protected by professional reticence. The witness replied no and added a final remark.
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Morgan
Kittredge
Sitimons
Cromwell
Republic of Pandima
Republic
Taliaferro
Secretary of War
Republic of Panama
Gas explosion at Piper mines leaves many dead
Birmingham reports from near the Piper mines indicate twelve miners dead and seven fatally hurt after a gas explosion Tuesday afternoon. Six names have been confirmed. officials from Little Cahaba Mining Co. and State Mine Inspector M. M. Kuffner proceed to the scene seeking details.
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Birmingham
Ala
Piper Mines
Little Cahaba Mining Company
M. M. Kuffner
Park Wright Testifies in St Marys Reservoir Dynamite Case
Park Wright testified that he and Riley Colton were hired to blow up bullheads at St Marys reservoir but Wright lost his nerve and threw the dynamite in the lock without lighting it. He corroborated Colton's account and the defense failed to discredit him as a witness.
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Wapakoneta
Park Wright
Riley Colton
St. Mary's Reservoir
Isaac Sheeley
Wright
Willey
Celina
Capote's View on Vice Presidency in Cu ban Republic
March 1 report notes Senor Mendez offering remarks on the office of Vice President of the Cu ban Republic Ifavana. The item presents a brief opinion quoted or summarized from Capote.
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Capote
Capote Withdraws From Presidential Elector Race
Capote, once Senate president and Moderate party leader, plans to withdraw before the electoral vote. He argues the vice presidency is negative and ornamental and cannot serve his country effectively, noting shifts under General Freyre Andrade and the Palma party’s waning influence.
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Palma Party
Fatal misfire in Hurley as officer kills suspect
In Hurley Wisconsin March 1 George Greenwood, a central operator, shot and killed John E K Sealy mistaking him for a burglar. Sealy mistook Greenwood for a burglar seeking refuge in the station. Greenwood held in jail awaiting coroner's inquest. Sealy famed Northern Wisconsin officer. Village financial crisis looms as Libertyville faces tax levy failure. cuts loom. Australia drought ends. Ohio Legislature allocates 12500 for Cincinnati Hamilton County probe.
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Hurley
Wic
Sherif John EK
Sealy
George Greenwood
Wisconsin Central
Greenwood
Wisconsin
Waukegan
Libertyville
Australia
Ohio
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Massive iron ore deal may move Mesabi deposits to U S Steel
Report from Duluth indicates United States Steel Corporation plans a thirty year lease on James J Hill ore properties on the Mesabi range. Estimated deposits total about 500,000,000 tons worth over a billion dollars at Lake Erie ports. Freight and royalty terms promise large yearly returns and guaranteed ore tonnage. Uncertainty remains on ore quality guarantees.
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Cleveland
Lake Superior
Jas. J. Hill
Mesabi
United States Steel Corporation
Duluth
Iron Trade Review
Lake Erieporta
Steel Corporation
Tillis Great Northern Railroad
Chéat Northern Railroad
Chicago Live Stock Markets March 1 1906 Summary
Market reports from Chicago show hogs firm to strong after receipts of 25000 and 7500 cattle with 117000 sheep, with steady to strong trends overall. Prices list ranges for light and heavy hogs, pigs and porkers, cattle categories, and monthly receipts and shipments noted, reflecting a mixed but generally buoyant cattle and sheep market.
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Chicago
U S Schools in Beirut Press for Equal Treatment
The United States legation in Constantinople urges the Porte to grant identical status to scholastic institutions run by American citizens in Beirut and elsewhere. It notes a promised but unofficial recognition since 1904 and cites a brief upcoming visit by Rear Admiral Sigsbee as unrelated. The legation seeks refund of protested customs duties on educational materials for these schools.
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Constantinople
United States
Beirut
Syria
Porte
United States Legation
Sigsbee
Legation
German High School Girls Gift Navy Support
Berlin report notes Munich Gladbach and other German high school girls collected 3000 dollars as a silver wedding gift to the emperor. The emperor acknowledged the gesture, praising the patriotism of the students and presenting a solemn response to the donation.
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Berlin
Muenchen-Gladbach
Rhenish
Prussia
Germany
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John H. Winder
Sunday Creek Company
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Bb. F. Bush
Consolidation Coal Company
Gould
Southwest
Sporting Club
San Fran
Cisco, Cal
Stroyed
San Francisco
The
Harry Tenny
Franki Neill
Alabama
Dryden
Ankeny
Millard
Senate Chamber
Tom Johnson
Nicholas Longworth
Willie
James J. Hill
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham C Co
McCall Bros
Uncle Sam
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