Labor Leader Replies to Roosevelt on Injunctions
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, answers Roosevelt's letter to Senator Knox on injunctions. He claims the president has never said his views were lawless yet accuses him of misrepresentation. Gompers lambasts the letter as an exhibition of impotent rage and a descent from dignity.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Knox
William J. Bryan
Gompers
George A. Alger
American Federationist
dJustcesay
McKenna
Taft
Browdbesten
Lal
Caffe
Gompers Attacks Roosevelt over Injunctions and Reform Bills
Gompers cites President Roosevelt to argue the injunction device protects liberty and warns courts protect property interests. He cites Judge Grosscup Landis ruling and presses Pearce and Wilson bills as adequate reform, noting dissenting jurists and opposition to broader labor legal moves.
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Gompers
Roosevelt
Congress
Federation of Labor
Justice Harlan
Justice Moody
Pearce
Mitchell
Justice Gould
Contempt Proceedings Mention Rights Violation by Brewers
The text notes contempt proceedings against John Mitchell Frank Morrison and the speaker under Bucks Stove and Range Co injunctions. Justice Gould cites Taft's language, labeling their actions as exercising constitutional rights and facing potential jail for alleged wrongdoing.
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Mitchell
Morrison
Bucks Stove and Range Company
Justice Gould
Taft
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
Taft and Bryan Rally Across New York in 1900 Tour
Judge Taft spoke in New Haven and Port Chester before arriving in Brooklyn for five speeches. He reviewed a parade, attended a banquet, and closed with a Union League Club reception. Bryan toured southern New York counties and reached Madison Square Garden where he was cheered for fourteen minutes before signaling plans to begin Washington post March 4, 1900.
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Taft
Bryan Very Buey
New York
New Haven
Russian Refugee Pouren Freed Then Rearrested in New York
Russian refugee Jan Janoff Pouren, held for extradition to Russia on arson attempted murder and burglary charges, briefly gained freedom after a State Department letter declined surrender. He was re-arrested under a new warrant by Judge Holt and will be arraigned before U S Commissioner Hitchcock in the second extradition proceeding.
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New York
Jan Janoff Pouren
Ivy
United States
Henkle
Adlee
State Department
Pouren
Russia
Holt
Hitchcock
Shields
They Still Know Nothing about Elkins Engagements
Pittsburg reports that Senator Stephen Elkins was absent on a campaign tour when asked about rumors of an engagement between the Duke of the Abruzzi and Katherine Elkins. His secretary denied the Turin engagement, the November wedding, and any confirmation by Mrs. Elkins. No visit by Cardinal Gibbons is known.
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Pittsburg
Stephen
Elkins
Felkins
W. Va
Duke of the Abruzzi
Katherine Elkins
Turin
Chicago
RIGHTS OF A FATHER
In Cleveland on October 27 a wife accused her husband Val Hildebrand of trying to stop their sixteen year old daughter Viola from wearing a net over her hair and of once using hot coffee to enforce obedience. Police Prosecutor Feniger advised the couple to forgive and forget after Hildebrand agreed to let his wife run the household.
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Cleveland
Val Hildebrand
Central Avenue
Feniger
Viola
Admiral grants shore liberty to Manila sailors
Rear Admiral Harber, after inspecting Manila conditions, allows men from the cruiser squadron shore liberty for the first time in weeks. Sailors and marines must not enter native shacks and are told to avoid the Tondo district where the cholera epidemic has caused the most damage.
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Manila
Harber
Tondo
Two Mexican Rebs to Die
After trial at Torreon Mexico Lugo and Nobledo leaders of the revolutionists who raided Viescas in Mexico on June 1 have been sentenced to be shot. Twelve accomplices were sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary.
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el Paso
Tex
Torreon
Mex
Lugo
Nobledo
Viescas
Mexico
Hopkins Trial Will Be Rushed After Escape
Wallace Hopkins, Chicago broker accused of a $200,000 default, agreed to return to Chicago and face trial. He waived extradition in Seattle and will be rushed to the November U S district court term. Police search for Florence Casper Brooks, believed to be with him, as stories of his flight and scant funds emerge.
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Chicago
Wallace H. Hokins
Seattle
Wash
Hopkins
United States District Court
Florence Casper Brooks
Wolman
LaSalle Street
Consolidated Zinc Mining Company
Edwin C. Day
Brooks
Linton Miners Overstate Idle Numbers in Local Fields
Linton Indiana reports debunk an exaggerated claim of 2000 idle miners. Labor officials say about 2500 coal miners work steadily here with only about 75 idle due to a UMA contract dispute. Ninety percent of area mines are operating, and a mass meeting for the unemployed addressed expelled union members.
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Linton
Ind
Indiana
Illinois
Linton Coal Fields
Scorned After Death Sermon Condemns Sauerein
In Grand Rapids on October 27 Rev. Benjamin Hoffman of the Fifth Reformed church denounced August Sauerein, who killed a girl then took his own life, as he preached over Sauerein’s body, choosing the command Thou shalt not kil as his text.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Benjamin Hoffman
Fifth Reformed Church
August Sauerein
Tragic Double Incident At Grand Rapids and Indiana Shops
A young man shot himself after mortally wounding his former sweetheart Miss Helen Telmeyer who had jilting him. He dwelt on the evil of carrying murder in one's heart. Fellow workers refused pallbearer duties and the role was filled by local young men.
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Sanerein
Helen Telmeyer
Grand Rapids
Indiana
Cutting Affray Aboard Northbound Train Near St Francisville
A serious cutting affray occurred on a Cairo division train near St. Francisville. Ohio Oil employees from Vincennes to Robinson on No 24 disturbed a conductor who tried to stop them. A man stabbed the conductor in the wrist and wounded two others before leaping from the train and fleeing.
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Paris
Cairo
St. Francisvile
Ohio Oil Company
Vincennes
Robinson
Sandison
Danville
W. C. T. U. Hears Reports At Thirty Fifth Convention
Denver report on the W. C. T. U. thirty fifth annual convention describes morning addresses by organizers from New York Oregon Missouri and Colorado. Delegates from Ohio and California delivered five minute talks. Mrs Anna A Gordon editor in chief of The Crusader Monthly spoke on the topic. Afternoon session continued with organizers addresses and reports from Ohio Kansas Minnesota and Illinois representatives.
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Denver
New York
Oregon
Missouri
Colorado
Ohio
California
Crusader Monthly
Anna A. Gordon
Illinois
Kansas
Minnesota
Importers press caviar classification before board of appraisers
In New York on October 27, importers again challenged the customs status of caviar. They argued that though caviar eggs come from sturgeon, the product is not fish, similar to claiming hen eggs are not poultry, as the authors had listed it as fish in prior rulings.
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New York
Board of General Appraisers
Bishop Quayle Dedicates Hillsdale Church
In Hillsdale Michigan on October 27 Bishop W A Quayle of Chicago dedicated the new Methodist church. The building honors the late pastor Rev W L Laufman and more than 8000 dollars was spent to rebuild the former place of worship.
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Bishop Quayle
Hillsdale
Mich
W. A. Quayle
Chicago
W. L. Laufman
Air and Water Cures Questioned by Lankester
Sir Be. Ray Lankester, quoted in the London Telegraph, argues that no clear chemical effect or specific ingredient has been identified in mineral waters or airs claimed to benefit drinkers or breathers, leaving the supposed cures unproven.
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Sir BE. Ray Lankester
London Telegraph
Venezuelan artillery prepares La Guayra defenses for Dutch naval demo
In Willemstad Curacao on Oct 27 the artillery chief reports completion of La Guayra fort defenses with shells distributed to modern guns ahead of a planned Dutch naval demonstration on Nov 1. President Castro remains medically fragile, alarming supporters.
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Willemstad
Curacao
la Guayra
Holland
Castro
Coal fleet to ship Kanawha coal to Cincinnati
Heavy rains raise New river district output enabling shipment of over 1,000,000 bushels of Kanawha coal to Cincinnati. The coal fleet will leave Point Pleasant at once and local packets between Gallipolis Cincinnati and Louisville resume service, giving work to many idle men.
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Gallipolis
New River District
Cincinnati
Point Pleasant
Louisville
Hogs and cattle market notes from Chicago trades
The Chicago market reports for October 27, 1908 show hog receipts about 17 000 with steady prices, cattle around 6 000 steady, and sheep about 18 000 strong. Estimated receipts and shipments, western cattle and stockers are listed with price ranges across light mixed and heavy packing grades.
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Texas
John A. Babcock Offers Reliable Service
John A. Babcock assures customers of fair treatment with a straightforward approach and dependable timing. He emphasizes a square deal as the core promise of his business and invites inquiries for prompt service.
Directors say Morse overdrawn and bank repudicated loan
Testimony in the U S court recounts Morse overdrafting by $211 000 with securities pledged, directors later repudiating the loan. Curtis and Morse were described as controlling the bank and claims of it being all right were denied by directors and witnesses.
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Lee
Morse
Stock Exchange
National Bank of North Americ
W. A. Nash
Corn Exchange Bank
Clearing House Committee
Nash
Curtis
Clearing House
Bank of North America
E. B. Wire
National Bank of North America
Otto Heinze & Co
Augustus Heinze
Ee Morse
Mercantile National Bank
Wire
Two Important Cases Open in New York Hearings
The Standard Oil government case resumes as two major actions unfold in New York this week. The powder trust case moves to Wilmington. Frank B. Kellogg leads government evidence with many railroad witnesses expected. defense calls many experts.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
Powder Trust
Wilmington
Circuit Court
Frank B. Kellogg
Circuit Court of the Eighth District
St. Louis
Kellogg
Morita Rosenttal
Chicago
Mine Owner Killed in Mine Accident
Mine owner J Edwang Swanson of Lafayette Colorado and former Denver resident was killed at a coal mine in Buxton near Oskaloosa Iowa after being caught in a slate fall. His head was injured in the incident.
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Oskaloosa
J. Edwang Swanson
Lafayette
Colo
Denver
Buxton
Here
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O&mission
John W. Gates
Morgan J. O'Brien
Charles M. Schwab
John H. Flagler
William F. Havemeyer
Charles W. Morse
A. H. Curtis
W. W. Lee
Curtix
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