Operators Agree to Modified Demands at Central Conference
At Indianapolis on March 22 a joint scale committee for coal operators and miners from central competitive and southwestern districts adjourned after eight hours with no accord on any proposal. President Mitchell and Chairman Winder indicated disagreement likely as operators would not meet miners requests. Four proposals were defeated, miners reduced demands, and discussions continued into tomorrow.
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Indianapolis
Ind
J. H. Winder
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Scale votes split on 1903 1908 wage proposals in anthracite region
Operators and miners vote as a unit on wage scales and the shot firers law. Illinois and Western Pennsylvania groups split, with several districts voting against proposals while some supported. The day ends with committees adjourned and plans for a joint meeting in Indianapolis pending a decision in the bituminous talks.
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H. N. Taylor
Illinois
H.C. Perry
Ilinois
Robbins
Western Pennsylvania
Dinos
Indiana
Ohio
Dowie to retire from Zion City management changes
Zion City business affairs shift to subordinates as John Alexander Dowie plans retirement from active management of manufacturing and industrial operations. Judge Barnes explains Dowie will focus on material work while others oversee day to day business. Affiliated incidents include a fatal accident at Allentown and a wedding related murder in Georgia. Thieves steal jewelry worth 10875 dollars in Detroit from Mrs Fort’s home.
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Zion City
Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Yon
Dowie
Barnes
Zion
Detroit
Mich
EJ. Fort
Woodward Avenue
Spriggs Found Guilty in Abduction Trial
Bob Spriggs, a Black dive keeper, is convicted of abduction in General Sessions after a ten minute jury verdict. Testimony from officer Berbenich and women Hattie Warren and Cora Chester supported claims of forced confinement at Spriggs place on Cornelia Street. Sallie Bennett pled guilty to a related charge and Marle Smith was fined for running a disorderly house as inquiries into white women held by Black proprietors continue.
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Washington Post
New York
Bob Spriges
Cowing
Sing Sing
Alattie Warren
Cornelia Street
Spriges
Colored Democracy
Sallie Bennett
Spriggs
Tenderloin
Marle Smith
Forty-seventh Street
Broadway
Hattie Warren
Cora Chester
Berbenich
Mark Alter
Irish education crisis fuels demand for Irish university
In the House of Commons Irish members condemn the current education system as deplorable and push for a university representing Catholic majority interests. George Wyndham backs reform while James Siryee pledges to reconcile competing interests and study Gaelic, as John Murphy notes cautious progress amid policy uncertainty. Also reported is a record orchid price of 600 at a London auction room from H. T. Pitt’s collection.
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London
Maren
House of Commons
Ireland
George Wyndham
England
James Siryee
John Murphy
Kerry
Bryce
H. T. Pitt
Death of Prof Doremus a famed poison expert
New York on March 22 Prof Br Ogden Doremus noted chemist died at his home aged 82. Renowned for studying poisons his expertise shaped many famous murder trials over thirty years. He taught at New York College and the College of the City for decades and helped found Bellevue Hospital Medical College. He led the New York Philharmonic Society and the New York Medico Legal Society. Also reported is the burial at sea of Charles W Watkins of Grand Rapids Michigan who died of heart failure aboard the steamship Tagus after a prior role in government service.
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New York
BR. Ogden Doremus
Doremus
New York College
College of the City of New York
Bellevue Hospital Medical College
New York Philharmonic Society
New York Medico-Legal Society
Kingston
Jamaica
Charles W. Watkins
Grand Rapids
Mich
Tagus
Watkins
United States Insular Commission
Arthur
Man Introduced Christian Science In Yorkville Held For Trial
Julius Benjamin, a Christian Scientist on New York's East Side, was held for trial in Yorkville on a charge of practicing medicine without a license. He testified he used prayers, not medicines, and cited Bible passages. Witnesses claimed both cures and pill use, including a blind woman who said her sight improved after his prayers.
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Julius Benjamin
New York
East Side
Yorkville
Benjamin
Jacob Wilz
Milka Getlief
Columbia Street
Bertha Tiechman
Pitt Street
Spellberg
Har
Dynamiters Wrecked Safes in East Rochester Heist
Burglars dynamited three safes in East Rochester near Alliance Ohio injuring no one and stealing cash and stamps from the post office and local stores. A suspect was captured nearby after a chase ending with the man being jailed in the county lockup.
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Minerva
East Rochester
New Franklin
Beyard
The Doctor Habit And How She Overcame It
A Chicago woman credits Grape-Nuts with ending her family doctor visits for five years. After starting the cereal her nerves, indigestion, headaches, and rheumatism reportedly vanish, enabling her to manage all domestic duties. Her husband notes improved energy for night work. There is a promotional note for Postum and The Road to Wellville.
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Chicago
Atte
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Disbarment Fight Over Hamilton At New York Life
A Washington dispatch reports New York Life probes Hamilton’s use of company funds. The self investigating committee accuses him of misusing about 1.3 million dollars over ten years while serving as legal counsel and legislative agent. The case includes a McCall letter written days before his death and outlines grounds for disbarment and recovery of sums. The suits will be filed within two weeks unless internal opposition renounces the McCall faction. Clarence H. Mackay signs the committee letter defending record keeping.
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New York
New York Life
Hamilton
Board of Trustees
Legislative Bureau
Auditing Committee
Mooney
Legislative
Secret Service
Paris
Home Office
Clarence H. Mackay
Andrew Hamilton
John A. McCall
Legisation
McCall
Alexander EB. Orr
New York Life Insurance Company
Mr. Orr
Statement on Andrew Hamilton's confidential retainer details
The writer explains Hamilton's 1895 hire by the company to handle taxation and legislation across the United States and other regions. Hamilton demanded secrecy and no accounting for advances, asserting it was his absolute condition. The author notes legality may be debated but argues the company acted to protect policyholders' interests.
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Andrew Hamilton
United States
Queen of Sheba Opens at National Theater in Gala Opera
The Metropolitan Opera presents Queen of Sheba at the National Theater with a German cast led by Bayth Walker as the Queen and Marie Reppold as Sulamith. Alfred Hertz conducts as the production wows a fashionable crowd with lavish sets and vivid orchestration, praised for ensemble singing and dramatic impact despite occasional fortes.
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Metropolitan Opera Company
National Theater
Queen of
Sheba
Gayety
Mantell Delivers Powerful Richard III in Columbia Theatre Run
The theater review praises Robert Mantell as Richard III for precise embodiment of Gloucester and dramatic intensity. Miss Emily Dodd excels as Queen Elizabeth. supporting turn by Harry Leighton, Guy Lindsley, Giles Shine, Marie Booth Russell, and Margaret Gray earns high marks. Tonight the company presents Macbeth as the final engagement highlight.
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Dolly Cibber
Columbia Theater
Robert Mantell
Mr. Mantell
Gloucester
Emily Dodd
Queen Elizabeth
Tower
Richmond
Harry Leighton
Guy Lindsley
Buckingham
Giles Shine
Stanley
Marie Booth Russell
Lady Ann
Margaret Gray
Duchess of York
Mr. Mantel
Three Shot In Race Clash Near Shreveport
In Bossier Parish near Alden Bridge twenty miles north of Shreveport W H Smith a white man and two black women were shot in a race clash early today Smith was shot in the head with fatal prospects and one woman seriously wounded A posse organized by the husband of Mrs T C Pease wife of a planter confronted a fleeing black man in a cabin and was fired upon The scene tonight reports indicate both whites and blacks were armed and more bloodshed expected
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Shreveport
W. H. Smith
Alden Bridge
Bossier Parish
Smith
T. C. Pease
Bossler Parish
Boilermaker Charged With Wife’s Murder in Brunswick
H B Shaw a Brunswick boilermaker was jailed on a murder charge after his wife died last night following a drunken quarrel. The case arose amid a recent strike by railroad firemen and engineers. Reprieves granted in two other cases were noted by Gov Swanson, easing death deadlines for a hanging defendant to April next.
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H. B. Shaw
Shaw
Atlantic and Birmingham
Swanson
Roanoke
J. Morris Cremeans
Pearisbury
A. Swanson
Han
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