Berkman Mildly Captures May Day Socialist Meeting
Alexander Berkman, an anarchist, forced speaking at a May Day mass meeting in Union Square New York. Police allowed him to speak within the law while warning about possible arrest if inflammatory. Chairman Moskowitz adjourned the gathering as Berkman addressed the crowd and praised maritime labor gatherings.
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New York
Alexander Berkman
Union Square
East Side
Trion Square
Samuel Moskowitz
Berkman
Moskowitz
Cortright
Upen
Chaiman Moskowitz
Labor Movement Meeting Ends After Short Speech
The Miao Thay labor group staged strikes to protest capitalist exploitation and serve notice to their masters. Berkman spoke for ten minutes on the issue before the meeting adjourned.
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Miao Thay
Berkman
Dr W W Goelet Held on Oakland Berkeley Burglary Charges
Dr W W Goelet a Columbia College graduate and former private secretary to evangelist figures is jailed in Berkeley on charges of eight Oakland and Berkeley burglaries. Police say he rented rooms in upscale hotels and apartment houses to loot multiple residences. The 35 year old Virginian, a Spanish War veteran, was previously connected with Benjamin Fay Mills and Dr Biddewolfe.
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Sanrancisco
WW. W. Goelet
Columbia College
Oakland Society
Berkeley
Oakland
Goelet
Groelet
Benjamin Fay Mills
Biddewolfe
Virginian
Cuba
Nansen Steps Down as Norwegian Minister to Great Britain
The cabinet accepts Fridtjof Nansen’s resignation as Norway’s minister to Great Britain and he will stay until King Ha d ward’s Copenhagen visit. He will be replaced by J Irgenus, then secretary of legation in London.
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Nansen
Christiania
Fridtjof Nansen
Great Britain
Foo
King Hadward
Copenhagen
Dr. Nansen
J. Irgenus
London
Chicago Publisher Testifies on Wood Pulp Prices Rise
Chicago Tribune publisher Medill McCormick told the House committee on wood pulp and paper that his paper costs mounted from 1.85 to 2.20 per hundred, driven by a suspected collusion with a Water town mill and a powerful International Paper press. He estimated a $100,000 yearly impact on costs and warned of hardships for small publishers as prices climb.
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Washington
House Select Committee On
Medill McCormick
Chicago Tribune
International Paper Company
McCormick
International Company
Watertown
N. Y
Watertown Company
Mann
The
International
Tribune
Norris resumes his story in tariff relief case
Norris testifies that he presented all evidence to the attorney general and that it may not have been read. He cites a labor union resolution of 100000 members supporting publishers against papermakers, arguing tariff removal is needed for full relief. Mann notes alleged artificial price rise and asks for clarification.
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Norris
Sima
Mann
Democratic flibuster blocks cattle disease report print
A Democratic filibuster blocked a plan to print 100,000 copies of a Department of Agriculture report on cattle diseases. The maneuver prevented broad distribution of the agricultural findings.
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Flibuster
Department of Agricuiture
The Agreeable Woman Advice Column
A short morale piece urges readers to be agreeable in life business and pleasure. It counsels practicing pleasantness daily, smiling through hard times and developing a habit of agreeable thoughts and actions to improve mood and social standing.
Trusty Convict No 1313-1 Now Mentioned In Custody Tale
A brief dialogue references Convict No 1313-1 as a trustee prior to being sent to custody, signaling a former status while in confinement. The line hints at institutional roles within the penal system and the speaker’s perception of the subject’s reliability.
Commodity Clause at Work in Senate Debate
Washington May 2 A Senate discussion on postponing until 1910 the operation of the commodity clause of the railway rate law triggered a long debate. The clause bars railroads from hauling products they produce such as coal under penalties. Proponents argued the industry needs more time to dispose of lands. opponents warned against special railroad exemptions. The matter was laid over to Monday with many amendments offered.
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Washington
Fikins
Senate
Culberson
Elkins
Lackawanna
Reading
Nelson
McCumber
Warren
Markets Chicago May 2 1908 Hogs and cattle prices
Market reports show hog receipts 15000 with slow trade after yesterday decline. Prices ranged light hogs 5 36 to 5 80, mixed packers 5 35 to 5 85, heavy shipping 6 35 to 6 24 cents. Cattle and sheep steady to unchanged with official receipts and shipments noted. Grain firm bids by Beach-Wickham Grain Co and Postal Telegraph Bldg. Chicago.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
Public Debt Statement Shows April 30 Increase
The monthly statement of the public debt reports at end of April 30, 1908 the debt less cash in the treasury at 25,167,236 dollars, marking an increase of 25,445,899 dollars from March 1908.
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Washington
Senate tackles Davis stand on trust suppression bill
In Washington on May 2, the Senate spent two hours debating Davis Ark asking to discharge the judiciary committee from his trust suppression bill. Elkins' proposal to suspend the Hepburn railroad rate commodity clause until January 1, 1910 drew no action, and eulogies were paid to Florida’s late senators. The House devoted the session to passing the sundry civil appropriation bill paragraph by paragraph, with a change to bar secret service agents from employment.
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Washington
Senate
Davis
Ark
Committee On the Judiciary
Roockefeller
Elkins
Florida
House
John A. Babcock Promotes Square Deal Offer
John A. Babcock of The North American Commission Company promises a square deal and invites timely contact for shoppers and clients seeking reliable service. The message emphasizes trust and prompt engagement.
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The
North American Commission Company
National Prosperity Association Forms in St Louis
A St Louis business group forms the National Prosperity Association to boost industry and wages. Chairman E C Simmons and Vice Chairman W K Kisby lead an agenda promising full dinner engagement, busy factories, and stable pay while stressing a forward looking, non political platform and radiant economic outlook.
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E. C. Simmons
Simmons Hardware Company
W. K. Kixby
Americas Car and Foundry Company
National Prosperity Association of
Prosperity Movement Promotes National Prosperity Association
The St. Louis based National Prosperity Association pledges quick revival of prosperity through business support. Chairman Simmons cites railroad jobs and farm product values as essential to national recovery, urging all businesses and individuals to join and spread the movement.
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St. Louis
National Prosperity Association
National Prosperity Association of
Simmons
Departments of Justice
United States
Snow and Rain Hit Madison Hilltops May 2
Snow and rain marked the day at Madison Indiana with an inch of rain and four inches of snow on the hilltops. The frost spared the fruit crops as reported by local observers.
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Madison
Ind
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