Salaries of Big Men and Big Enterprises
BE Hu Gary argues salaries of 100 000 to 150 000 are fair for top executives. He notes United States Steel pays about 125 million annually in wages and says the key is hiring the right man for the right place. He cites New York Life and Mutual Life as examples where high pay reflects responsibility. The American capitalist is generous and willing to pay for success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
BE. Hu. Gary
Illinois
United States Steel Corporation
J. P. Morgan
Steel Trust
Gary
New York Life Insurance Company
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Steel Corporation
Saliry
One Thug Shot and Escape at New Jersey Reformatory
In Rahway a prisoner was shot during an escape attempt at the reformatory as Frank Ides and Thomas Giblin from Jersey City tried to scale the wall. Giblin was wounded in the neck. Ides escaped after climbing on Giblin’s shoulders. Ides, 20, had prior burglary and robberies around Roselle. Queen Alexandra launches relief drive for unemployed with $10,000 and contributions sought via Earl de Grey.
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Rahway
Frank Ides
Thomas Giblin
Jersey City
Ides
Gibllin
Giblin
Elizabeth
Roselle
N. J
London
Queen Alexandra
England
Earl de Grey
Empire
Senator Burton Trial Date Set in Rialto Case
St Louis November 13 Judge Vandeven ter of the United States circuit court fixed November 20 for the trial of United States Senator Burton of Kansas. He is indicted by the federal grand jury on charges he used his influence before the post office department to aid Rialto Grain and Securities company of St Louis.
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Burton
St. Louis
Vandeventer
United States Circuit Court
United States
Kansas
Federal Grand Jury
Post Office Department
Rialto Grain and Securities Company
Boy Killed En Route to School in Elwood
Eight year old Dode Lozier died after being struck by a Lake Erie and Western passenger train while walking to a Roman Catholic school in Elwood Indiana. His skull was crushed and death followed later from injuries.
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Elwood
Ind
Dode Lozier
Seoul
Lake Erie and Western
haWram
Death of Methodist Bishop Stephen M Merrill
New York reports Bishop Stephen Mason Merrill of the Methodist Episcopal Church died in Keyport New Jersey at 11 10 PM paralysis of the heart. Born September 16 1825 in Jefferson county Ohio he served as bishop since 1872 and was editor of the Christian Advocate 1868 72 He authored multiple works including Christian Baptism The Second Coming of Christ and Digest of Methodist Law.
Laurier Leads Forestry Convention at Ottawa
Sir Wilfrid Laurier plans a forestry convention in Ottawa with the co operation of the United States bureau of forestry and other bodies. The aim is to preserve growing timber and boost new timber production with Grey the Governor General supporting the event.
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Wilfrid Laurier
Ottawa
United States Bureau of Forestry
Sir Wilfrid
Canada
Har! Grey
Poland rejects autonomy as Russia braces for unrest
In St Petersburg and Warsaw the response to martial law in Polish lands sparks anxiety as Jews arm and strikes worsen. De Witte cautions that granting autonomy could unravel the empire while Finland’s surrender looms as a warning. Sarah Bernhardt sails to New York from Havre.
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Poland
St. Petersburg
Kingdom of
Finland
Baby Born in Cemetery During Funeral in Chicago
A baby was born in a carriage at Bohemian National Cemetery near Irving Park as Mrs. Clarence Zika and her husband attended a funeral for a friend. A physician arrived quickly and the baby was born minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Clarence Zika
Bohemian National Cemetery
Irving Park
Wade Court Martial Ends at Mare Island
The Mare Island court martial trying Ensign Wade for involvement in the Bennington explosion completed its proceedings and sent the record to Washington for review. The case centers on the fatal blast aboard the gunboat Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade
Washingon
Mare Island
Bennington
Washington
Beecher Widow Dies in Elmira at Age 79
Mrs. Thomas K. Beecher, widow of the Rev Thomas K. Beecher and granddaughter of Noah Webster, died at her Elmira home aged 79. Her husband was a brother of Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe. An imperial rescript in Tokyo directs the diet to assemble December 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas K. Beecher
Elmira
N. Y
Noah Webster
Henry Ward Beecher
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Tokio
Dee
History teaches nothing in Russia’s reform struggle
St. Petersburg dispatch notes that Russian reformers show little historical lesson as daily events push the country toward a thorny path to freedom. Liberals split into factions, moderates and ultra revolutionists drift apart, and a distrustful climate prevails with no stable brake on reckless experiments.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Count de Witte
Gorky
Alleged Grafting at Lincoln in 1920s Case
Complaints filed in Justice Stevens court accuse ex-detective W A Bentley and ex-Chief of Police Routazaba of graft. They allegedly collected money from six resort keepers over nine months totaling 2700 dollars.
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Lincoln
Lincoln, Neb
Court of Justice
Stevens
Exity
W. A. Bentley
Routazaba
Ripon to Get the Library Endowment
Mrs. John Guthrie Hopkins of Desmond Virginia has given Ripon College the final 5000 dollars needed to secure a 20000 dollar library endowment from Andrew Carnegie. The gift marks the college’s first endowment under Carnegie’s new system of college endowments.
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Ripon
Lipton
Wis
John Guthrie Hopkins
Desmond
Ripon College
Andrew Carnegie
Egie
Saloonkeeper Pays After Robbery Case Verdict
Made the Saloonkeeper Pay. Joe W. Wittmer, 17, robbed Nelson Van Alstine of 47 dollars then fled to Indianapolis. He was captured, returned to Ionia and sentenced to one year. His mother sued saloonkeeper Frank Osbinski for damages for suing her son and won 500 dollars.
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Big Rapids
Mich
Joe W. Wittmer
Nélson van Alstine
Indianapolis
Ionia
Frank Osbinski
Wisconsin Girl Kidnapped Near Prairie du Chien
Agnes Pfifer aged 16 was kidnapped from Ryder school eight miles east of Prairie du Chien Wisconsin by two men who forced her into a closed carriage and drove away. She was playing at recess and is heir to substantial property. No suspects have been located.
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Wisconsin
Prairie Iu Chien
Wis
Agnes Pfifer
Ryder School
Indictment in Cambridge Chorus Girl Death Case
Suffolk county prosecutors indict Dr. Percy J. McLeod in a fatal operation linked to Susanna A. Geary's death. McLeod pleaded arraignment and bonds rose to 25000. Additional indictments name Louis W. Crawford and William Howard alias Hunt, held in New York over the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roaton
Suffolk County
Percy J. MéeLeod
Susanna A. Geary
Cambridge
Tle
Alega
Geary
Seek Alleged Swindler John Hoover in Dubuque Indiana
Local authorities pursue John Hoover on swindling charges involving a forged deed for farm property worth 34 000. A large reward is offered for his arrest. Hoover allegedly operated in the northwest during recent months and netted over 40 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
John Hoover
Thomas Mulgrew
Edal Dee
Northwest
Epidemic Typhoid Promptes Fumigation in Dubuque Schools
In Dubuque Iowa the health board orders fumigation of all schools and churches due to a typhoid fever outbreak. Schools receive twice daily fumigation with sulphur and wood alcohol as authorities report the epidemic chiefly among children and growing alarm.
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Dubuque
The
Hound of Health
Chicago Markets Take Mixed Turn on Nov 13 1905 Receipts Light
Chicago market report shows cattle hog and sheep activity with mixed tones. Cattle receipts about 31000 with west gates 4000 and bids steady to 10 lower. Hog prices weak to 5 lower with bulk around 4.85 to 5.10. Sheep and lambs steady to 10 lower with natives and westerns in the 3.0 to 6.0 range and yearlings near 5.15 to 6.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westeros
Beer Rebates Prompt Transit Company Formation
Attorney General Mooly announces a petition in the eastern district of Wisconsin to test Elkins law legality of railroads paying about 12 percent commissions to the Milwaukee Refrigerator Transit Company for beer shipments by private cars. The case targets multiple railroads and the Pabst Brewing Company over rebates on published freight rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mooly
Em Cult Court of
United States
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Refrigerator Transit Company
Pere Marquette Allroad Company
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad Company
Erie Railroad Company
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
St. Louis
Elkins
President’s aid sought to curb prohibition clause in new states
A White House meeting with Representative Overstreet of Indiana and Albert Lieber of Indianapolis urged President Roosevelt to stop embedding an absolute prohibition on intoxicating beverages in the Oklahoma and Indian Territory statehood charters. The group, part of the United States Brewers' Association, argued beer and ale should be exempt from the prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Indian Territories
Congress
Representative Overstreet
Indiana
Albert Lieber
Indianapolis
United States Brewers’ Association
White House
College football scores and a breach of promise suit
Chicago reports list major college games with scores from New Haven to Des Moines including Michigan routing Ohio State 40 and Notre Dame beating Indiana 22. In Racine a society girl sues Walter A. Wood for 10000 alleging Breach of Promise after engagement formed in 1899 and called off in 1904 by letter.
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Chicago
New Haven
Brown
Yale
Philadelphia
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Ann Arbor
Ohio State
Michigan
Purdue
Princeton
Cornell
Iowa City
Des Moines
Bloomington
Notre Dame
Indiana
Culver
Rose Poly
Indianapolis
Franklin
Butler
Crawford
Racine
Wis
Jessie H. McPherson
Walter A. Wood
Lyman Wood
McPherson
Wood
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Greenfield, Ohio
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Methodist Ministry
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Christian Advocate
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Christian Experience
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Union of American
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Laurier and the Forests
DE Witte
Warsaw
Sarah Bernhardt
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Tex
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