Peace Board Election Organization Is Perfected
Five of seven trustees of the foundation for the promotion of industrial peace met in Washington and perfected a permanent organization to administer the 49000 Nobel Prize income from President Roosevelt. Trustees include Secretaries Straus and Wilson and former Mayor Seth Low. Chief Justice Fuller elected president. John Mitchell named secretary. Nine member Industrial Peace Committee formed with representatives of public, employers, and employees to handle income, conferences, and publications. luncheon with President Roosevelt and plans for future contributions noted.
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Foundation For the Promotion of Industrial Peace
Capital
Justice Fuller
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of Americe
Fuller
Seth Low
Industrial Peace Committee
Archbishop Ireland
Marcus N. Marks
New York
Kelph M. Eastey
B. H Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Lucius Tuttle
Fenton and Maine Railroad
J. Gunby Jordan
Columbus
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Daniel J. Keefe
Longshoremen’s Association
Warren S Stone
International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Washington
Peace Delegates Increased for Second Hague Conference
President Roosevelt plans more American delegates to the second Hague peace conference. Earlier, Gen Horace Porter Joseph H Choate and Judge U M Rage were named as part of the delegation, with additional selections kept under wraps until formal notice. The delay may affect travel planning and preparation for the Hague programme.
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Roosevelt
America
Horace Porter
France
Joseph H. Choate
England
U. M. Rage
Little Rock
Ark
American Bar Association
Root
Europe
United States
Hague
White Clerks Quit Over Transfer Delay
White draughtsmen resign at the Treasury Department’s supervising architect office after Secretary Cortelyou delays action on a petition to transfer William Cook, colored. Three white draughtsmen have left, with rumors more may quit. Supervising Architect Taylor denies knowledge of the petition amid absence from work.
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Cortelyou
Supervising Architect
Treasury Department
William Cook
Civil Service Lst
Cook
More
Department
Taylor
Good Friday notes shape cabinet plans and staffing
Washington margins report Good Friday will be observed but not a legal holiday. Attorney General Bonaparte, devout Catholic, will skip the Cabinet meeting while Secretary Loeb may seek a postponement. Newport, Vt native WoA Dane assumes Navy aide duties, replacing Dwyer who will sail to Tutuila via San Francisco. McKeesport postmaster John N. Desiap appointed.
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Washington
Bonaparte
White House
Loeb
Dane
W Oa Dane
Newport, Vt
Adalstant
the Navy
Newberry
Joseph L. Dwyer
Detroit
Dwyer
Bamoa
San Francisco
Tutuila
Postal Officials Confer Over Canada Mail Matter
Representatives from the United States met with Postmaster General Meyer and officials to seek a satisfactory adjustment of second class mail entering Canada. The talks focused on Canada’s notice to withdraw from the postal convention and explored proposals to align terms. Canadian officials Lemieux Coulter and Smith attended, with U.S. attendees including Shallenberger and others.
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Canada
United States
Meyer
Shallenberger
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Lemieux
FR. M. Coulter
Smith
Canadian
Department of Posts
Gen. Shallenberger
Mintwood Place
Representative McCreary
Minnesota
Losche
Bacon
Capt. Brooks
Root Creel confer over Central American crisis aid
The State Department prepared for possible U S intervention as tensions rise in Central America. Secretary Root and Ambassador Creel met amid reports that Amapala Honduras is being bombarded and that Bonilla may have fled there. Honduras Nicaragua force moves threaten regional peace.
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State Department
Amapala
Bonilla
America
Mexico
Central America
Root
Creel
Central American
Hondura
Nicaragua
Blaze Department
United States
Merry
San Jose
Costa Rica
Honduras
President Roosevelt Documents Case At Queen's Hotel
Special to The Washington rear Toronto Ontario Mar 28 John M Cody claims to hold important peace conference documents in his possession. He arrived at Queen's Hotel with a trunk full of papers he says belong to President Roosevelt. Certified by a detective, he was remanded for medical examination to assess sanity. He sent a telegram to Roosevelt declaring safe arrival and a planned conference with the premier.
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Washington
Toronto
Ontario
John M Cody
Belleville
Mich
Cody
Queen's Hotel
Roosevelt
Grand Trunk
Capt
J. M. Cody
Bryce Likes His Place Attends Canadian Leaders Luncheon
Ottawa March 2 James Bryce British Ambassador to the United States attends two luncheon meetings at Government House hosted by Premier Laurier and crown ministers. Bryce greets press representatives and discusses past visits to Canada and his Washington duties. He dodges direct political comment while noting favorable Canadian interest in a Canadian minister or envoy in Washington.
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Ottawa
Jamesa Bryce
United States
Government House
Laurier
Bryce
Candé
Washington
Canada
England
Invite President to Range Shoot at Camp Perry
President Roosevelt was invited yesterday by Ohio National Guard representatives led by Senator Dick to attend the next national shoot at the new Camp Perry range in August. He expressed interest in rifle practice and urged marksmanship in the army navy and guardsmen.
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Roosevelt
Ohio National Guard
New Range
Camp Perry
Army
Navy
Managers Seek Federal Aid to Mediate Erdman Act Crisis
Managers request immediate federal mediation under the Erdman Act as the dispute with unions intensifies. They state the situation is grave and await a response from the national government. Previous union resolutions pledged not to arbitrate with any party.
Railroads Face Wage Dispute as Mediation Sought
Chicago reports a grave wage scale dispute between Western railroad general managers and train service employees. Unions reject arbitration under Erdman act lines. Locomotive firemen press for higher pay and eight hour days. officials warn of possible strike if demands not met, while government mediators prepare to intervene.
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Mar
Western Railroads
General Managers’ Association
Byihe Labor Organization
Dlnll
Arbitration Board
United States Circuit Court
Southern Pacific
Los Angeles
Ira G. Rawn
Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Neill
Neil
Clark
Messia Shapp
Plan to Awe Morocco and Moroccan affairs discussed
Negotiations between France and Spain aim at a joint naval demonstration in Moroccan waters if needed. Spain will lack warships until after talks between King Edward and King Alfonso at Cartagena. Clemenceau and Picquart travel to Spain March 1 to discuss Moroccan issues. A French column around Oudja in Morocco is concentrated and set to move. Regnault and the Jeanne d Arc envoy met Hammed El Torres to discuss reparations over Dr. Mauchamp’s murder. Tangier reports indicate no objections from the Sultan’s side.
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Madrid
Mar
France
Spain
Edward
Alfonso
Cartagena
Pans
Clemenceau
Picquart
M. Regeault
Morocco
Mauchamp
Talia Mornija
Algeria
Oudja
Tangier
Maor
M. Regnault
Will Study Foreign Trade Under Special Agent Benton
Secretary Straus appoints 3 L Benton of Monticello Georgia as special agent to study foreign trade conditions with emphasis on marketing cottonseed products. Benton serves on the Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers' Executive Committee and is secretary of the Georgia Cottonseed Crushers' Association.
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Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
3. L. Benton
Monticello
Benton
Interstate Cottonseed Crushers’ Association
Cottonseed Crushers’ Association of Georgia
President May Weighs Railways Policy Amid Looming Strike
President weighs a railway policy speech after meetings with Interstate Commerce Commission. Officials debate possible use of arbitration under the Erdman act to avert a large rail labor strike involving 42 railroads and about 95,000 miles of track, with 185,000 union members across the Order of Railway Conductors and Brotherhood of Trainmen.
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Western Roads
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of Tratamen
Constantine J. Erdman
Congress
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commissioner of Labor
Strike Prevention Urges Effort to Avert Depression
A call asserts that exertion now can prevent a strike by railroad employes and avert the depression that would follow, urging swift action to resolve labor tensions and maintain economic stability.
Carnegie comments on Roosevelt and railroads after Jersey City stop
Andrew Carnegie, nine hours after lunch with President Roosevelt, arrived in Jersey City and spoke briefly to a reporter. He praised Roosevelt’s ideas on railroads, urged government restraint, and favored Interstate Commerce Commission oversight to curb stock manipulation and railroad practices. Carnegie cited executives at Chicago and Northwestern, New York New Haven Hartford, and Pennsylvania as trusted figures.
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New York
Mar
Andrew Carnegie
Roosevelt
Jersey City
Congressional Limited
Wall Street
Carnegie
Pennsylvania Railroad
Eurdpa
Canada
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commis
Mr. Carnegie
Twenty-third Street
Hughitt
Chicago
Northwestern
Mellen
New Haven
Hartford
MacCres
Pennsylvania
Hughitt at White House Denies Railroad Talks
Marvin A. Hughitt president of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad was a guest at the White House luncheon. He denied discussing railroad or financial matters with President Roosevelt and said his Washington visit related to Nobel prize fund trustees’ meeting. He noted market activity spurred current interest and left Washington for the West.
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Congress
Springfield
Arlington
Rough Rider
United States
Chicago
Marvin A. Hugnitt
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
White House
Hughitt
J. Prespont Morgan
Washington
Roosevelt
West
Kellogg Conferenced at White House on Chicago Alton Matter
Special counsel F B Kellogg of the Interstate Commerce Commission spent last night in conference at the White House. No details were given, but the talk related to Kellogg’s role in the Chicago and Alton deal, with Harriman also questioned by the commission.
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F. B. Kellogg
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Mr. Kelloge
BH. H. Harriman
Rival Mines Start War at Reliance Coliery
Twenty five state troopers rushed to the Reliance coal mine at Upper Pittston to quell a clash between Reliance Coal Company officials and a Pennsylvania Coal Company force. Detectives arrested Erdman for assaulting Foreman Moore, and Weisberger and Moore for trespass, with additional warrants in the works.
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Scranton
State Constabulary
Reliance
Upper Pittston
Reliance Coal Company
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Reliance Comany
Exdman
Pennsylvania Company
Philip Weisberger
Jos Foreman
Moore
Reliance Company
Blood as Police of the Body in Postum Ad
An advertisement argues pure blood prevents disease, citing a Western town lawyer who recovered from Bright's disease after stopping coffee and drinking Postum Food Coffee. It extols Postum and Grape-Nuts as blood-building foods, promising rapid health improvement.
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Low
Bright
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Brownsville Shooting Doctrine Divides Senate Testimony
Lieutenant Lawrason questioned whether soldiers or citizens caused the Brownsville attack while acknowledging no direct evidence pins the negro troops. He described cartridge findings and night firing, noting the disorder and possible access of soldiers to town or barracks, as Senate debate calls for further subcommittee action.
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George Carson Lawrason
Company B
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Senate Committee On
Lawrason
Warner
Fort Brown
Macklin
Foraker
Senator Lodge
Seret
Mingo Sanders
Sanders
Capt. Macklin
Penrose
Senator Foraker
Lieut Lawrason
Sentinel
Beng
Senate Committee
Culberson
Prince Oscar Likely to Enter Harvard as Student
Special to The Washington Post reports a Cambridge Germany resident close to college affairs says Prince Oscar, fifth son of Emperor William, plans to attend Harvard this fall for study. A relative in Cambridge and a letter from Germany support the claim though Harvard officials could not confirm it.
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Washington Post
Cambridge
Mess
Prince Oscar
William
Harvard
Harvard University
Oscar
Green
Harlan Praises George Mason At George Washington Univ
Justice Harlan spoke to the Bar Association at George Washington University on The Life and Times of George Mason. He praised Mason as a foremost figure, noting his influence on personal liberty and the Virginia Bill of Rights. Supreme Court justices attended the lecture with Commissioner Macfarland present.
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John Mason
George Washington
Justice Harlan
Bar Association
George Washington University
George Mason
Virginia
Mason
Harlan
Gunston Hall
Jefferson
Supreme Court of the United States
Macfarland
Hawaii Governor Reports School Attendance Shift
Governor G B R Carter reports in his interior department annual letter a drop in Hawaiian and American pupil attendance and a rise in Japanese student numbers. He notes Japanese growth is substantial and born under the American flag will claim citizenship upon maturity. Plumbers Mulcare Co report metal thefts totaling 400 pounds brass and 300 pounds lead from their rear yard on H Street NW.
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Secretary of the Interior
G. B R. Carter
Hawaii
J. EB. Mulcare’& Co
Ami Gas Fitters
H Street Northwest
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