Union strike ties up Louisville streetcars and ships
Louisville streetcar service halted as union members walk out in a citywide strike. Only United States Mail postal cars run. about 730 workers idle while Mahon, sick in infirmary, leads the union. Company says enough nonunion workers remain to operate main lines and pace of service would be restored. The strike seeks a ten hour day, 22 cents hourly pay, longer meal breaks, overtime pay, union eligibility, and arbitration.
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Louisville
United States
Louisville Railway Company
Mahon
International Street Railway
W A. Mathon
Shipbuilders Strike Over Wages and Hours
The American shipbuilding company will spend 2,000,000 dollars rather than concede wage increases and a nine hour work day. President C Wallace refuses to meet union officials and a general strike is ordered affecting about 2,000 workers in South Chicago Cleveland West Bay City and Detroit.
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Chicago
Lion Shipbuilders
American Shipbuilding Company
Itewards
Cleveld
C. Wallace
Uion
South Chicago
Cleveland
West Bay City
Detroit
Raisuli Escapes as Tangier Clash Rages
In Tangier on March 11 Raisuli escaped after Kaid Mehaltla repelled Ben Larous tribesmen burning seven villages and killing twenty. several prisoners were taken. Separately in Canonsburg Pennsylvania a non union worker J B Jonaldson was severely beaten by a mob near the Standard Tin Plate mill. his condition is critical.
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Raisuli
Tangier
Kaid Mehaltla
Canonsburg
J. B. Jonaldson
Standard Tin Plate
Naldson
New York Artist Mrs Behenna Reported Missing Reappears
A dispatch from Ottawa says New York artist Mrs Behenna, missing for two weeks, is alive and well. Telegrams to Canadian friends state she is with a daughter at Norfolk Virginia.
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New York
Louisville Railway tries to run cars with nonunion crew
Employed strike by Louisville Railway company leads to demonstrations and violence as nonunion workers attempt service. Cars are stopped, motormen and conductors injured, police deployed to quell riot. In a separate item in Sofia, Bulgaria, Premier interior minister M. Petkoff was assassinated.
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Louisville
Evening Journal
Louisville Railway Company
Sofia
Bulgaria
Thaw Trial Opens With Longfellow as First Witness
Frederick W. Longfellow, once Thaw’s attorney, was the first witness called by Jerome as the Thaw trial opened in New York. He was halted from detailing testimony on Ethel Thomas' suit against Thaw due to attorney client confidentiality.
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New York
Frederick W. Longfellow
Jerome
Thaw
Longfellow
Ethel Thomas
J. J. Caine
Boston
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Evelyn
Delegates from 38 states meet in Pittsburg convention
More than 2,500 delegates gather in Pittsburg for an American Road Builders association convention. Two candidates, Senator Spooner Isaac Stephenson and W F Hatten Cattymer, lead in Wisconsin and Wyoming regions amid protests tied to law and order.
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Pittsburg
American Road Builders’ Association
Wisconsin
Shaving Napoleon by Napoleon’s Barber
Cognstant, Napoleon's barber, recalls the emperor's restless movements during shaving. Napoleon would turn, gesture, and demand a paper, making operation hazardous yet never cutting him. He sometimes sat frozen like a statue and insisted on shaving only one side at a time. When he shaved himself he badly cut his face, often leaving half unshaved until his barber finished the task.
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Cognstant
Napoleon
Constant
Dowie Dies After Remarkable Religious Career
John Alexander Dowie founder of the Christian Catholic church died at 66 in Zion City Illinois. He faced death without a doctor, forgave his enemies, and spoke of returning in a thousand years in a millennium after a life of bold prophecy and philanthropy.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Christian Catholic Church
Shiloh
Zion City
Earth
Elijah
Man Quietly Sings Hymns in Final Conscious Periods
Report describes a patient who during conscious intervals sang familiar hymns in a quavering voice, with his mind wandering at intervals. The account notes the pattern as part of the overall behavior observed.
Dowie Dies After Long Illness In Zion City
The self styled prophet Dowie dies in Zion City after a two year battle with paralysis dropsy and other illnesses. His wife and son are in Michigan as creditors expect about 44 cents on the dollar for unsecured claims. Dowie will likely be buried beside his daughter in apostolic robes per his wish.
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Jane
Gladstone
Michigan
Ben MeDbus
Dowle
Dowie
Voliva
Zion City
Hately
Will J. Davis Acquitted in Manslaughter Case
Danville March 11 Will J Davis is acquitted of manslaughter in connection with the death involved in a local legal action. The jury delivered a not guilty verdict after deliberation, ending the trial.
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Danville, L
Will J. Davis
Acquittal in Chicago Theatre Disaster Case Draws Fire
In the Troquois theater disaster Chicago judge Kimbrough ruled part of the fire ordinance invalid, acquitting Davis on the count tied to Viva Jackson's death. The state cannot appeal, leaving 595 other victims’ indictments to be pursued or declined by city authorities.
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Chicago
Kimbrough
Archie Roosevelt Improves With Diphtheria Illness
Washington March 11 marked improvement is seen in Archie Roosevelt son of the president who is ill with diphtheria Surgeon General Rixey says he is practically out of danger regarding diphtheria but remains weakened by the disease
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Archie Roosevelt
Washington
Rixey
Archie
Reduction demanded as trolley fare questioned
The West End Improvement Club of Council Bluffs complains to the Interstate Commerce Commission about alleged excessive fare by the Council Bluffs and Omaha Street Railway Co over the Missouri River bridge. Current fare between Council Bluffs and Omaha is 10 cents.
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Council Bins
Interstate Commerce Commission
West End Improvement Club
Council Bluffs
Omaha Street Railway Company
Missouri River
Omaha
Chicago Market Reports Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices March 1907
Chicago market daily notes show hog receipts around 50 000 with varied grades and prices from 86 80 to 87 05 while cattle receipts near 33 000 steady to 10 lower and sheep and lambs around 18 000 steady to 10 higher Market tone generally slow weak for hogs steady to 10 lower for cattle and mixed results for sheep and lambs with some rise in Western stock orders and imports noted in the weekly totals.
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Chicago
Texas
John A. Babcock Offers Loyal Customer Deal
A local note presents John A. Babcock promising reliable service with a straightforward promise of fair treatment and a square deal to customers seeking dependable support.
Brayton Defies Governor in Rhode Island Boss War
Governor Higgins pursues a house cleaning against political corruption. Sheriff Hunter C. White rejects the governor’s demands and urges Brayton’s removal, claiming the capitol offices are used for lobbying and improper practices. White denounces the governor’s letter as political vituperation and insists on his autonomy.
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Providence
R. J
Higgins
Rhode Island
Hunter C. White
Capitol
Charles R. Brayton
Brayton
Ilayton
White
Brayton the Blind G enius in Rhode Island Politics
Brayton, a lifelong power broker in Providence, controls Rhode Island Republican politics from his Capitol Hill office. Governor Higgins seeks to relocate Brayton’s operations fearing a state scandal as Brayton’s autocratic influence and daily courthouse access draw heavy opposition within the party. Brayton, 67, blind from a cataract, rose from postmaster to pivotal political strategist, directing platforms conventions and legislative outcomes for decades.
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Brayton
Providence Journal
Aktrich
Occus Paneyo
Higgins
Rhode Island
Ife
Brown College
Ele
Providence
Capitol
Campaign to drop Shylock from Cleveland schools
The Jewish community in Cleveland launches a national drive to end teaching of Shylock in public schools asserting the play promotes antisemitic stereotypes.
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Cleveland, O
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