Miners Seek to Avoid Strike in New York Meeting
District Presidents of anthracite miners issue statement as talks unfold in New York. Dolan of the Glass Workers Union is praised as a friend by Burns while Mitchell-led miners press for a resolution ahead of Thursday conference. Delegates from Pitt, Wilkes-Barre, and Punxsutawney discuss potential outcomes and prepare for possible adjustments in pay and work rules.
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New York
Dolan
Burns
Glass Workers
John Ticm
Peto
de Raine
Peror
Tiewse
Mitchell
Comergens
West
Aneh
Patrick Laohan
Pittse
Wren
Mr. Dolan
Joe
Mar
Lokuit
Avda
Sn Asuethia
Ty Ab Stros
Lope
Hongehdi
Hves
T. D. Nicholls
William H. Dettrey
John Fahey
Wilkesbarre
Anthracite Miners’ Scale Committee
Apoty Aly. Mitchell
Ralph M. Rmasley
National Civic Section
Levis N. Hamraeining
Watters Pertaini
Thasda
Sease
Pittsburg
Patrick Dolan
United Mine Workers
John Mitchell
Simon Burs
The
Glass Workers’ Union
Washington, D
Mgr. Burns
Washington
Tubois
Punxsutawney
Reynoldsville
Ll. W. Robinson
Health Office Record Fragment Reveals Scattered Ages and Hospitals
A garbled health office extract lists numerous individuals and ages linked to various hospitals and care facilities. Names, locations, and exact dates are obscured, but references include mentions of insane hospital care, emergency or public hospitals, and multiple ages from teens to centenarians, indicating a broad census or discharge ledger fragment.
Death notices and obituaries across several cities
A batch of death notices from Kalamazoo Toledo Nashville and Philadelphia reports Perry W Waite a Toledo native and former internal revenue collector dying in Borgess Hospital Kalamazoo of a disease contracted as a Spanish war quartermaster. Major John W W Thomas Nashville railroad president. William Emperson Barrett Boston Advertiser publisher. Joseph D Weed Savannah merchant. George D MacMillan Lacrosse gas firm president. George W Wentz Navy ordnance inspector dies after apoplexy.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Perry Warren Waite
Toledo
Ohio
Ohio Republican Committee
Borgess Hiessind
German Tarife and Our Exports on Free List
New York February 12. Congressman James McCleary argued the United States need not lower tariffs on German imports to protect export markets. He cited Germany’s new tariff law and showed about 120 million dollars of goods would stay duty free, while only small meat and grain sales to Germany would be at risk. He warned against alarmist claims from Chicago organizers and urged focus on actual trade figures and the meat market.
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New York
United States
Germany
James McCleary
Minnesota
We York Republican Club
Walder
Astoria
Republic
McCleary
Chicago
Mr. McCleary
Middle West
Berlin
The
Agrarian Association
Empire
Hippodrome
von Floeckke
Hanover
Mexico
America
Senate
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Pr. von Voeckher
King's Friend Martinez Rivas Ends His Life in Madrid
Madrid February 12 A sensational report from The Washington Past notes the death by suicide of Martinez Rivas, a popular aristocratic friend of King Alfonso staying at a Madrid hotel. A waiter found him with a shotgun. another blast ended his life. Doctors cite an incurable illness as the motive. He leaves a widow and child and will be buried in Bilbao amid widespread sympathy.
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Washington
Madrid
Alfonso
Martinez Rivas
Rivas
Ife
Ti Ia
Rulvas
Bilbao
England
Fraud charges loom over Maidstone election defeat
London reports Sir Francia Henry Wivans a Liberal lodges a petition against Viscount Castlereagh’s election as MP at Maidstone Kent alleging bribery and illegalities by Castle reagh agents. Lady Evans, daughter of the late Samuel Stevens former New York attorney general, participated in her husband’s campaign and laments the narrow majority of 132. Several other petitions circulate on similar grounds.
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London
Francia Henry Wivans
Nberal
Maidstone
Kent
Marquis of Londondern
Viscount Castlereagh
Castlereagh
Evans
Samuel Stevens
New York
Rites for King Christian Lie in State at Christiansborg
King Ghvistian lay in state at Amalienborg after final services at Gartenhaal. The coffin to be moved to Christiansborg Church where it will lie in state for two days. The church was decorated and wreaths from the United States arrived. Prince Charles of Sweden arrived today.
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Christiansborg Church
Copenhagen
Ghvistian
Gartenhaal
Amalienborg
Christansborg Church
United States
Amalienbore
Prince Charles of
Sweden
Austria Vengeance Battery Gift To Abyssinia
Vienna reports the Austro-Hungarian government sent a fully equipped mountain gun battery to Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia. The move is seen as retaliation for Italy arming Prince Nicholas of Montenegro with a mountain battery.
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Menelik
Vvienng
Abyssinia
Austria
Monelite
Italy
Nicholas
Montenegro
Germans Face About in Trade Pact Dispute
State Department reports ongoing correspondence with Germany over the 132% trade treaty issue tied to averting German maximum tariffs on American goods. Berlin now opposes reciprocity favors, insisting the United States grant them reasonable rates, with little hope for an avert.
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State Department
Cearmany
Mr. Cleveland
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Clair
Geremany
Germany
Dingley
Oppose Marriage to Alfonso A Protest in London
The Imperial Protestant Federation launches a petition urging King Edward to withhold consent to Princess Ena of Battenberg marrying King Alfonso of Spain. The federation cites sorrow over the match and fears her entry into the Roman Catholic Church, awaiting the King's official response with interest.
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London
Ena of Battenberg
Alfonso
Spain
Imperial Protestant Federation
Ng Edward
Turks and Servians Fight Near Old Servia Villages
A serious clash occurred near Nikujan, Dragomanzi, and Chelopek in Old Servia. Turkish forces attacked two Servian bands. four Turks were killed or wounded while Servians sustained eighteen killed or wounded.
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Old Servia
Belgrade
Servia
Nikujan
Dragomanzi
Chelopek
Renew Diplomatic Relations Reopened in St Petersburg
Representative of Japan reopens the legation at St Petersburg as Feb 12 marks arrival of Tanno, third secretary of the Japanese Embassy in Paris. The Japanese Minister in Russia, Am. Matone, is set to arrive March 6. Mr. Myer secured permission to reopen diplomatic relations before Matone’s letter of credence.
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Japan
St. Petersburg
St Petersburg
M. Tanno
Paris
AM. Matone
Russia
Myer
M. Matone
Smallpox Outbreak Fells Sullivan Whaling Crew
New London based Sullivan long voyage turned into floating quarantine as smallpox infected a quarter of crew with nine sailors ill over days. The brig diverted to Rio de Janeiro after two deaths and seven more cases, while Mrs. M J Hagerty recounted the voyage ending with stamping out the outbreak after arrival.
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New York
Atlantic Ocean
Sullivan
New London
Conn
M. J. Haggerty
Rio de Janeiro
China orders punishment after Changpu mob attack
Peking reports the viceroy of Meachow must execute the Changpu leader and punish the involved thieves after a Chinese detained by a Catholic mission sparked rioting. The mob destroyed two missions, troops killed twelve rioters, and Britain seeks compensation for missionary losses while considering troop withdrawals.
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Peking
Meachow
Changpu
Catholi
Fred
London
Great Britain
China
Amos
William
Chill Province
Tientsin
Optimism at Algeciras Conference Persists
In Algeciras Spain on February 12 delegates at the Moroccan conference strive for a satisfactory result. Despite doubts some delegates show renewed optimism and aim to settle reforms while ensuring harmony between opposing powers. German delegates vow a provisional but honorable solution despite difficulties.
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Algeciras
Spain
Musical Shivers Opposed By Chicago Musicians Union
Chicago Feb 12 Musicians union votes to seek higher wages in theaters where tremolo and stage shocks taint artistic temperament. They plan to file protests in eighteen playhouses within two days offering ragtime or pay increases from 0.10 to 28 dollars weekly.
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Chicago Orchestra
Chicago
Musicians’ Union
Austrian Embezzler Confesses in Chicago Charge
Ferdinand Schoppe an Austrian arrested here on embezzlement from a Vienna bank confessed today. The case will be sent to Austria for trial once extradition papers are secured.
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Austria
Chicago
Ferdinand Schoppe
Vienna
Austri
Bankers' Life Des Moines Shows Strong 1905 Finances Progress
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the twenty sixth annual statement of Bankers' Life Association of Des Moines. New insurance issued in 1905 surpassed 42.7 million dollars, over ten million more than 1904. Insurance in force reached 254,170,000 dollars, largely held in Iowa and nearby states, with growing share from Eastern states. Assets rose to 11,776,193.13 dollars, up 1,204,363.71 since last year. Assets grew 17 1 2 percent, deposits total 4,776,270 dollars as guarantee for death claims, reserve fund near 3.5 million dollars, and total disbursements since inception at 1,743,369.45 dollars. Death rate per thousand certificates fell to six and six tenths, signaling high safety and lower future costs.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bankers’ Life Association of
Des Moines
Iowa
Lincoln's Worldwide Influence Highlighted at Banquet
Grand Rapids, Mich Feb 12 The fourteenth annual Lincoln and Young Men's Republican clubs banquet drew 1500 at the Auditorium with guests including Cortelyou Nabuco and de Quesada Speakers praised Lincoln and Roosevelt and warned against wholesale condemnation of leaders while stressing public responsibility and free press duties.
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Roosevelt
Nabuco
Lincoln
Grand Rapids
Mich
Lincoln and
Young Men’s Republican Clubs
William Alden Smith
Cortelyou
Corea
Nicaragua
Brazil
Walker Martinez
Chile
de Quesada
Cuba
Jadam Bede
Minnesota
Washington
Willam Alden Smith
Cartelyou
Eact
Commonwealth
Union
Iim
Michigan
William Melkinley
Advocate
Hte
Lincoln’s Name Inspires Global Abolitionist Awakening
The speaker credits Lincoln with the moral power to mobilize abolitionists across the Americas. He cites testimony from Brazilian and Cuban advocates, noting Lincoln’s influence on Brazil and Cuba toward ending slavery and shaping a free North American nation. The argument emphasizes Lincoln’s far reaching historical impact beyond the United States.
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Lincoln
Cuba
Brazil
North America
Yale Rows Embrace New Scrub Crews and Innovations
Yale athletics take a fresh turn as captain R C Morse introduces multiple rowing innovations. The plan favors class and scrub crews in greater numbers, with impromptu races and broad access to the boathouse, signaling aquatics potentially the key sport at Yale.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
R. C. Morse
Defense Opposes Mrs Taggart Appeal in Ohio Case
Wooster Ohio Feb 12 Attorneys for Capt Taggart moved to dismiss Mrs Taggarts appeal claiming the case is not appealable under state law and the Circuit Court lacks appellate jurisdiction Congressman Bmyzer Taggarts attorney from Washington asked the appeal be continued into the second week of the term Killed His Father in Law Decatur Ala Feb 12 J W Johnson Huntsville shot and instantly killed Carroll McCommack in this city last night in the presence of his wife and child motive said to be long standing anger over McCommacks daughter
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Wooster
Ohio
Capt. Taggart
Taggart
Circuit Court
Saich
Bmyzer
Washington
Decatur
Ala
J. W. Johnson
Huntsville
Carroll McCommack
Johnson
Tillman Heads South Carolina Dispensary Battle
Senator Tillman travels to Columbia to lead a fierce fight over the State dispensary system. He denounces a Charleston exemption as a dirty bargain while vowing to testify and press for reform amid intense political pressure and threats of resignation to run for governor.
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Tillman
South Carolina
Washington
Columbia
Tillmen
Charleston
Lcense
Dispensary Investigating Committee
Tulliman
Senate
Columbia State
Mrs Chadwick in Hospital at Columbus Penitentiary
Cassie L Chadwick remains in the prison hospital at the Columbus Ohio female department. Dr Thomas the prison physician has not been called in to treat her yet, suggesting she may not be seriously ill. Her attorneys warned she would not live to serve her term upon entering the pen itentiary.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cassie L. Chadwick
Thomas
Chadwick
Word Building Contest for Grape-Nuts Prize
Ten readers will win one of ten boxes containing a six dollar gold piece in a letters and words contest from Postum Cereal Co. Entries must list words from Webster, avoid personal names, and include a letter praising Grape-Nuts. Submissions with clear name and address are due by April 90 1906 to Battle Creek Michigan.
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Webster's Dictionary
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek
Mich
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