Mill owners propose six percent wage raise in Lawrence
Labor Commissioner Neill arrives for mediation as mill officials offer a 6 percent wage rise for 56 hours weekly with double pay for overtime and a min wage proposal for women and minors. An investigation into wage conditions and strike activity continues alongside a juvenile court conference on 14 children kept from Philadelphia.
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Lawrence
Mass
John Golden
United Textile Workers of America
C. P. Neill
Washington
Lawrence Mills
Wiliam D. Haywood
Jury Disagrees in Sneed Murder Case
The Fort Worth jury hearing the murder trial of John Beal Sneed was discharged after a 7 to 5 split for acquittal. Sneed, Amarillo banker, was accused in the death of Capt. A. G. Boyce who allegedly aided abducting Mrs. Sneed’s husband. The jurors were out 112 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
John Beal Sneed
A. G. Boyce
Sneed
Amarillo
Captain Boyce
al Boyce
Missouri GOP Split at Excelsior Springs Convention
In Excelsior Springs Missouri the Third District Republican convention fractured into rival Roosevelt and Taft camps. Each side organized its own officers and chose delegates and alternates to the Chicago convention, both claiming regular status amid a chaotic start to finish.
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Excelsior Springs
Roosevelt
Taft
Chicago
Maj Butt Granted Furlough and Sail for Mediterranean
Maj A W Butt personal aide to President Taft received a war department leave of absence for one month and twenty four days. He will sail from New York on Saturday for the Mediterranean on surgeon's certificate. Jack London Joins Dirigo Crew for Seattle coal voyage with Mrs London aboard. Republican state committee fixes Aberdeen May 15 as Taft endorsement date and place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack London
Baltimore
Seattle
Mrs. London
Washington
A. W. Butt
Taft
War Department
New York
Mediterranean
Indorse Taft
Tacoma
Wash
Republican State Central Committee
Aberdeen
Chinese Troops Riot in Peking Amid Looting and Gunfire
Report from Peking describes Yuan Shi Kai's soldiers overrunning main streets looting cash and stock. Mutineers about 2000, many shops looted, bullets whistling near the American legation. Chang Kue su to move forces to subdue Sheng Yun, with fears of wider unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
China
Yuan Shi Kai
Legation
Chang Kuesu
Tientsin
Tungkhwan
Shensi
Henan
Sheng Yun
Sianfu
Chienmen
Forbidden City
Race Survival Debate Warns Against Childless Families
Prof. Franklin H. Giddings of Columbia told the Society for Ethical Culture that race survival depends on larger families. He argued every family must average four plus two children to offset infant deaths and childless outcomes, claiming wealthier groups do not sustain the human race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Franklin H. Giddings
Columbia
Society For Ethical Culture
Million Strike in Coal Mines Grips Britain and U S
More than a million British coal miners walk out amid failed talks with coal owners. UK cabinet moves to push legislation to force a resumption of work. In Washington Taft backs a nine member Industrial Relations Commission with hearings expected in House and Senate.
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Taft
Commission On Industrial Relations
House
Senate
London
Great Britain
Coal Miners’ Federation
Coal Owners’ Association
George Askwith
Board of Trade
House of Commons
Foreign Office
Asquith
Industrial Commission
Washington
Hughes
New Jersey
Borah
United States
Trains Derail in Illinois Crash Injures Dozens
In Benid near St Louis a three car Illinois Traction sleeper train derailed off a switch and plunged into a ditch. Fourteen passengers were injured and others suffered cuts and bruises as cars overturned. Motorman RE D Clark blamed airbrake failure. Separate report notes three Pullmans on eastbound No 6 went into a ditch near Atkinson with several injuries.
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St. Louis
Illinois Traction
Benid
St. L Louis
Peoria
Springfield
RE. D. Clark
Fred Gordon
Champaign
Ill
George Gordon
Urbana
A. Kelly
Bloomington
Kewanee
A. M. Ellis
Scranton
W. R. Eserck
Decatur
Heins
Des Moines
Rock Island
Atkinson
Here
Attorney General Appeals Brandt Habeas Ruling
Attorney General Carmody notified District Attorney Whitman and counsel Mira beau L. Towns that he will appeal the Supreme Court Justice Gerard writ of habeas corpus ruling that freed Folke E. Brandt, former valet of Mortimer L. Schiff, from prison in Albany.
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Albany
N. Y
Carmody
Whitman
Mirabeau L. Towns
Folke E. Brandt
Mortimer L. Schiff
New York
Supreme Court
Gerard
Brandt
Expedition to Mount McKinley Reports Progress from Susitna
Reports from Susitna say Prof. Herschel Parker of Columbia University and Belmore Browne of Tacoma lead an expedition to scale Mount McKinley. They left Susitna February 19 and have cached supplies on the Kochitna river, 110 miles above Susitna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward
Alaska
Susitna
Herschel Parker
Columbia University
Belmore Browne
Tacoma
Wash
Mount McKinley
Kochitna
Chulitna
Four Found Slain in Richmond House Fire In San Francisco
Police report four people were found murdered in a Richmond district residence in San Francisco. The building had been set ablaze, indicating arson.
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San Francisco
Richmond District
Queen and Princess Improving After Influenza Illness
London march 1. The condition of Queen Alexandra and Princess Mary, both patients with influenza, was announced as improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Queen Alexandra
Princess Mary
America the home of woman worship says Dr Heller
In Minneapolis on March 1 Dr Otto Heller of Washington University St Louis told a Minnesota audience that worship of women was perhaps America's chief contribution to higher culture and that America is the home of woman worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
America
Otto Heller
Washington University
St. Louis
University of Minnesota
Heller
WEAVERS STRIKE NEAR END IN PATTERSON
Hopeful signs emerge as seventy five Paterson silk manufacturers met to grant workers demands. They required that no schedule be signed or recognized by the Industrial Workers of the World, blocking that organization's official status in the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
N. J
Industrial Workers of the World
Fire Damages $50,000 Stock in Springfield Fashion Store
A blaze on the Fashion store’s third floor in Springfield Missouri caused about $50,000 in damage to the stock of two major dry goods stores. No injuries reported. Fire investigators began access and determined the cause.
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Springfield
Storm Claims Seven In Panhandle Across Texas New Mexico
Seven persons in northwest Texas and eastern New Mexico perished as a storm swept across the Texas Panhandle, with fatalities reported in Dalhart and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalhart
Tex
Texas
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Wickersham Seeks To Block Bar Association Ouster
Attorney General William Howard Wickersham moves to stop the American Bar Association from removing his Black assistant W H Lewis from membership. Lewis was elected about a year ago but the ABA executive committee voided the election at its January meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wickersham
American Bar Association
W. H. Lewis
Lewis
Panic at Chicago office blast drives hundreds to roof
A chemical explosion at Gilbertson & Son on the third floor of a five story 101 North Wabash avenue building triggers a rapid fire, smoke and panic. About 100 women and girls flee to stairways and roofs then reach the street in safety as the fire spreads and the third floor burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
North Wabash Avenue
Gilbertson & Son
Mrs. Kate Ames Granted Divorce From Hugo Ames
Mrs. Kate Ames was granted a decree of divorce from her husband Hugo Ames author and former private secretary to Sir Julian Pauncefote at the British legation in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Kate Ames
Hugo Ames
Sir Julian Pauncefote
Washington
Cabinet bars saccharine in prepared foods
Washington report: the cabinet officers enforcing the pure food law ruled against saccharine in prepared foods by a two to one vote. Secretary Wilson and Nagel supported the decision while Secretary MacVeagh dissented. Manufacturers get one month to eliminate saccharine.
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Washington
Cabinet
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nagel
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh
Government sues Adolph Kastor & Bros for 693750
The United States begins the largest undervaluation of imports suit in local courts against Adolph Kastor & Bros., seeking 693750 to recover the full home value of cutlery imported during 1910. In Los Angeles, George Shima, the potato king, has cornered the market and prices may rise further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Adolph Kastor & Bros
Los Angeles
George Shima
Pacific Coast
Burlington Rail Rule Prohibits Liquor Sales on Trains
Burlington railroad enacts a new rule effective March 1 prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquor on any of its trains. The move reflects stricter beverage controls for railway travel and aligns with regional enforcement by railroad authorities.
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Burlington “Dry” Road
Aurora
Burlington Railroad
Hadley Faces State Song Referendum Debate
Governor Hadley, in St. Louis on March 1, urged referring the choice of a state song to the people via referendum to avoid recalling the process. He had just heard four musical offerings and hoped to replace the "Houn' Dog" with a more dignified selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
St. Louis
Hadley
Man Killed as Scaffold Collapse at Chicago Club
A scaff fold collapsed in the cloakroom of the Chicago club killing one man and leaving two others with narrow escapes from death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Club
Chicago
Government Officials Refuse Interference With Legitimate War Materials
Reports from Laredo and Juarez describe ongoing debates over arms shipments and neutrality. U S officials decide not to block legitimate munitions trade, while enforcing noninterference with government forces in Mexico. A separate incident in Los Angeles involves a driver detained in Mexico. In Santo Domingo, fighting near Anquera results in multiple deaths and injuries among Domingan government troops and revolutionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tex
Monterey
Mex
United States
Washington
Ei Paso
Juarez
Departments of Justice and Treasury
Mexico
Ate
Los Angeles
Cal
T. J. Beaudot
Mexico City
Apotzalco
State Department
Cape Haitien
Haiti
Anquera
Christi
Santo Domingo
Cannibalism Allegations Spark Persian Famine Relief
Letters from Teheran relay claims that Persians in Western Persia near Hamadan are starving as famine follows an uprising by Ed Dowleh troops. Forty thousand people are said to be starving, with a relief fund begun by the American Educational Society and a call for Red Cross aid while new crops are awaited. Doctor Moody reports funds sent and more needed to feed the homeless.
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Washington
Mareh
Teheran
Pe American Educational Society
Susan I. Moody
Chicago
Ners
Persia
Hlamadan
ed-Dowleh
Coshah
American National Red Cross
Alea
Doctor Moody
Bribe Money To Pay Fine In Noted Case
Four thousand dollars paid by Bert H. Franklin former chief detective for the McNamara defense to juror Robert Bain as a bribe to vote for acquittal in the celebrated case will be turned over to Franklin and applied by him to the five thousand dollar fee levied against him to satisfy the case.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Bert H. Franklin
McNamara
Robert Bain
Am Ad
Quittal
Franklin
Dudge Cearga Cubanjas
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Maj. Butt
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England
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Obadiah Gardner
Maine
Mount M’kinley
Parker
Browne
Bar Association
Grash
Mrs. Ames
Burns
New Orleans
J. E. Trudeau
Saint Gabriel
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