davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
UNION |NDORSES.
 BALDWIN STRIKE

Philadelphia June 1.-The Central Labor union today indorsed the strike of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, and pledged assistance to the strikers.
 Earlier in the day the Locomotive Builders council issued a statement de- claring "the strike had been forced by the policy of the company in laying off men because they had joined the ranks of union labor'
 This statement was accompanied by a list of men, who, it was stated, had been many years in the employ of the com pany and had never before been laid off.
 National officers of the various unions are here to advise the men. The real strength of the unions which have voted to strike will not be known until tomor- row, when an attempt will be made to resume operations at the plant which has been shut down since Friday night
 Local members of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Rail way Employees may join forces with the striking locomotive builders from the Baldwin locomotive works. according to rumor which is current here follow ing conference between leaders Of the street car men and organization on strike at Baldwin's.
 Labor leaders assert there is a com munity of interest between car men and the Baldwin employees, saying that since the recent reorganization of the loco- motive company, the same financial in- terests are in control of the two com panies.
 The street car men some time ago de- manded their pay be increased from 23 cents to 2S cents an hour. Their lead CTS, however. persuaded them to await the reorganization of Philadelphia Rap i'd Transit company, which was then pending. The new management asserts the company cannot afford the in- crease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
]. 5. FLEET ARRIVES
 AT CRONSTADT BAY

Constadt, June 1.-The second divi- sion of the United States Atlantic fleet under command of Rear Admiral Badger arrived here today from Stockholm for a weeks stay. Cronstadt is 20 miles from St. Petersburg and the visit of the American battleships has excited general interest in the capital
 The reception of the visitors was cor dial and carried out in excellent order in spite of an extraordinary hail storm and intermittent rain squalls.
 The American squadron was escorted from Reval by IS torpedo boats. The cruisers Gromovoi and Pallada, sta toned in the outer roadstead, were the sole Russian units to greet the squad ron as Russia's navy is much depleted.
 The American ambassador MT Rock hill, the military and naval attaches and Secretary Wheeler of the embassy were the guests of the minister of marine aboard the yacht Neva, which was the second group of vessels, were stationed alongside the Gromovoi. The squadron, the Louisiana leading, entered the har- bor and proceeded slowly to the anchor age, exchanging salutes with the fort ress and the Gromovoi. When the bat tleships reached their stations a fleet of excursion boats displaying the Amer ican flag immediately swarmed about the flagship and cheered officers and crew.
 The feature of the evening was the dinner given on board the Neva by Rear Admiral Grigoovitch, the minister of marine, at which covers were laid for 26.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
EARTHQUAKE DEAD
 LIST DECREASING

Mexico City. June n.-wilh the excep- ftion of the capital, zapotlan, Jalisco is the. town which suffered most severely as the result of the earthquake of last Wednesday. Reports received today and based on official data place the number of Sead there at 43 Three times that num- Der were injured The number of houses totally destroyed is placed at 119 though more than 1000 We're damaged, including were so hadly damaged that they have closed. great majority of the buildings affected were worth but little.
 In Guadalajara no personal casualties were reported and with the exception of three churches and theatre, which show cracks, the property loss was nsignih- cant
 In zamora, the town where the cathe- draI tower was said to have fallen and killed scores of worshippers, no personal casualties occurred. A cross on the ca- thedral did fall however, and broke through the roof
 Fl Calvario and La Pursima are names of two churches slightly damaged No other buildings were injured
 In Colima, notwithstanding that almost one-t third of the houses were slightly dam aged, the number of deaths is placed at three. The state palace was one of the buildings damaged but slightly. Three churches were so badly cracked that they have been temporarily closed.
 Sayula is a town where the early reports
 indicated that 40 had been killed. Anthem tic reports now show none was killed.
 Allowing for later reports, which may extend the death list somewhat. especi- ally from the villages of Tonala and San Andres, it now appears certain that the total number of dead in the republic as the result of the earthquake will be considerably less than 200. The known dead today are less than 125.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
WOMEN'S TRADE
 UNION CONFINES Women From All Over the Country Gathering
 at Boston

Boston, June 1.-The cause of the wom- an has brought to Boston prominent women from all parts of the United States and from several foreign countries, who tonight are busy with the prellminaries to the opening of the third biennial conven- ton of the National Women's Trade Union league in Faneull hall Monday The convention will meet in both open and executive session every day until all it's business is transacted. Many of the dele gates arrived today but others will not reach here until just in time for the open ing meeting Monday. Altogether record breaking attendance for meeting of it's kind is anticipated, and 1t is predicted that much will be accomplished.
 The aim of the league is to raise shop, health and wage standards for women workers. During the two years since the last convention. which met in Chicago, the work of the league has grown and broad ened until now 1t yields a powerful in- | nuence for uplift of the women workers in all occupations and in practically every city and town in the country. Tn the great shirtwaist strikes of New York and
 
 ment workers in Chicago the league did active work and effective service and brought many unorganized women work CTS in touch with the American labor movement. Delegates coming fresh from such experiences will relate them to the convention.
 | The convention will be formally opened Monday evening in Faneun hall, when MT. William H. O'Brien, president of the Central Labor union of Boston, and Den his Driscoll, secretary-treasurer of the state branch of the American Federation of Labor, will officially welcome the dele gates. Mrs. Raymond Robbins. prs-4y.t of the National Womens Trade union league, will preside and will speak on the
 work of the organization during the year.
 Other speakers of the initial meeting will be Rabbi stephen S. Wise of New York; James Duncan. first vice president of the American F Federation of Labor and Rev. Father Gasson of Boston college. several of the foreign delegates also will be called upon to address the meeting. ! The regular business sessions. begin ming on Tuesday, will be held twice daily in the morning anG afternoon. Some of the more important subjects to be dis cussed are the organization of women workers according to districts, shops standards, wage standards, health stand ards, protective legislation, judicial de- cisions. fire protection and old age pen sions. The votes for women problem will also be considered.
 l Among the foreign delegates to the con- vention are Miss Gertrude Israel from Germany. representing the Kaugmannis- cher Verband fur weibliche Angestellte. and Angelica Banabano from Italy. both of whom are leaders in the women's trade union movements in their countries. | New York Is sending 21 delegates to the convention, Chicago 24. Boston will be represented by IT. St. Louis by five and every other large city in the country has one or more to represent It's industrial women.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
OLD PURITAN
 WILL BE SOLD

Washington, June 11.-Worthless, except as junk, the old monitor Puritan, which was sunk recently in Hampton Roads by a high explosive test and subsequently, raised, will be sold to the highest bidder if the recommendation of an examining board to the navy department is adopted The board found the cost of repairing the vessel, even to make her serviceable for the use of the naval militia, would be excessive and recommended that she be sold, a minimum valuation of $12,20o being fixed.
 The Puritan, built about 20 years ago, was regarded as one of the most power ful coast defense vessels in the world She cost the government 8, 1895, 465, or nearly as much as the great battleship Delaware, exclusive of her armor and armament. The Puritans only active service was during the Spanisb-American war with the monitor fleet which operated in West Indian waters without notable result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
FIRST BALE ID
 BE SOLD TODAY

Houston, Tex, June 1.-The Houston cotton exchange will be opened to all business men tomorrow morning, regard less of whether or not they are members of the exchange, when the first bale of cotton produced this year will be auc- toned at 10 o'clock.
 The bale was grown at San Benito Cameron county, by Earnest Matz on a 100-acre farm leased from Alfonso Hicks It was rushed into San Benito Saturday by automobile. ginned and rushed to this city on special train.
 In order to get the bale to Houston be- fore all other bales reported to have been ready to ship on the regular train from the valley, the special train, comprising a private car and a passenger coach was chartered at a price of $52s 75, or at the rate of $1.50 per mile.
 It is freely predicted that this price will be covered by that paid tomorrow by the highest bidder, making the price greater than that ever paid in history for first bale. The weight of the bale Is 490 pounds in spite of the fact that one large gunny- sack of seed cotton was lost in the rush.
 The first bale'' reported gnned at Ri- viera has not arrived here yet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
ANOTHER REPORT
 0N COTTON CROP

New Orleans, June 11.-The Times Democrat in the first of its reports on the cotton crop of 1911 tomorrow will say:
 There has been a considerable i'm crease of acreage-probabaly, about per cent, after allowing for areas aban- doned because of boil weevil and for other areas over which the seed failed to germinate for want of moisture.
 "The. supply of labor is sufficient and the cultivation has been exceedingly thorough
 Texas correspondents say that rains must come in the next few days. else serious deterioration will occur. and certain sections of the Atlantic states are also in need of moisture.
 "The boil weevil is active in parts oi Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas Not much is heard of the pest else where.
 Taking the belt as a whole, the con. dition of the crop was unusually higf at the date of this report (June 5), bu the outlook Is subject to sudden change
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
STRIKERS HOLD
 UP STEAMER

Southampton, June 11.-Owing to the strike of the coal carriers, the officers of the American line are having difficulty with the sailing of the steamer St. Paul. It was expected the St. Paul, which was scheduled to leave for New York Satur- day, would be able to start its voyage by way of Cherbourg Monday. There has been another postponement, however, and the officers hope now s..o will be able to sail Tuesday
 It is doubtful whether the White Star liner Olympic will be able to get away from here Wednesday because of the de- mands of the deck-hands, which are that they should receive the same rate of wages as paid on the Maurentania and Lusitania, have not yet been satisfied. There probably will be some trouble also in provisioning the 'ksssel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
BOY KILLED IN
 BOXING CONTEST

New York, June 11--A bare-fist box ing bout today between two 16-year- old boys of the upper West Side follow ing and argument over their respective abilities and the children's street game ended with the death of James Smith, one of the participants, and the arrest of his opponent, Frank Burge, on a charge of homicide.
 The bout, which took place on va cant lot, was a deliberately arranged affair presided over by referee. After the exchange of several blows, Burke is declared to have knocked out his op- ponent with a heavy blow on the jaw
 When the boy spectators found that Smith showed no signs of recovering and that his eyes were glazing they hurriedly carried him to a drug store where an ambulance surgeon pro- nounced him dead.
 The boy killed had reputation as boxing adept.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
MERCURY REACHES
 110 AT YUMA, 'AR|z.

Washington, June 1.-The high mark in the heat wave which caused intense suffering in most of the country today scored by Yuma. Arizona, which with an official reading of 110, topped all re- ports from every weather station. In Washington, the temperature was 101, one degree less than the record scored June 8, 17S4 The downtown thermom- eters registered 1o7 degrees.
 The heat wave continued in the mid dle Atlantic states, the Ohio valley the south and the southwest, ranging from 95 to 102, the latter at Shreveport, La. It was 100 at Raleigh, N. c.
 Indications are that the hot wave will continue tomorrow Scattered showers are promised
 Fort Worth, Tex, June 11.-Today was the hottest June Il in the history of the local weather bureau, the gov ernment thermometer at D. m., regis tering 106 degrees. The temperature re- mained at that figure. until ' o'clock when 1t dropped to 100 degrees. Throughout the day the suffering was intense. A hot wind, sweeping across the praries to the northwest added greatly to the general discomfort.
 Pittsburg, June 11.-Following day of intense heat which caused six deaths and upwards of score of pros trations, severe electrical, wind and hail storm relieved the situation today, but much damage resulted from the storm throughout the northern part of the state.
 During the day the temperature here registered 93.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
Strikers Beax binOyitz

Cleveland, June 11.-Hope that Sun day would pass without violence among the striking garment workers was lost tonight when a crowd of strikers and strike sympath0ers attacked Joseph Rabinovitz. fireman in cloak fac- tory, who had refused to join the walk out and beat him almost into uncon- sciousness. Patrolmen rescued Rabin- ovitz and took him to a police station. There a crowd of several persons gath cred and remained in a sort of siege until special officers dispersed it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
CARRIE NATIONS
 FUNERAL IS HELD

Kansas City, Mo, June 1.-The fun eral of Mrs. Carrie Nation, the Kansas saloon smasher, who died Friday night at Leavenworth, Kan, was held from the home of her niece, Mrs M. D. Moore in Kansas City. Kan, today. Mrs. Ma ton will be buried in Belton, Mo-, be- side her parents and the body was taken there after the services today. Burial will be tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
GUN STRUCK BY
 BIG WINDSTORM

Guin, June 11.--(Special)-This town was struck by heavy wind. hail and rain storm about 7:30 tonight and the large concrete farmers union warehouse is completely demolished, also the large frame warehouse belonging to Jim Pearce & Co., Quite lot of other damage was done in the way of blowing down shade trees and out houses So far as heard from no one was hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
Zamacona To Leave

Washington, June 11.-Senor Zamacona, the Mexican ambassador here, who was recently reappointed financial representa- tive of Mexico at London, will leave Washington this week for his post. The embassy here will be left in charge of Senor Pereyra, pending the arrival of Senor Crespo, who Is still at his post as Mexican ambassador at Vienna.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
Chinaman to Be Restored

Victoria, B. C.. June 11.-Yuan Ship Kai. the famous Chinese progressive leader, is about to be restored to of
 flee, according to advices brought by the steamer Empress of Japan. Pekin correspondents state Yuan has been formally asked to take the post of vice minister to handle foreign affairs and that he has replied he will accept if he is not opposed by the Empress Dowager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
Reviews Troops


 General Madero reviewed two bodies of former insurrecto troops today and to- night attended serenade and display of fire works at the Zocalo, the big plaza facing the national palace.
 Telegrams from Governor Gonzales of Chihuahua to Madero report that the situ- aton in the capital of the state is now peaceful and that no trouble was antici- pated in reorganlzing the government.
 From the governor of Sonora. Madero heard that the Yaqui Indians had prom ised to behave and that their grievances would be considered through special en- voys who might later come to Mexico City to confer with Madero.
 Manuel Monilla, who in name has been minister of communications since Presi- dent De La Barra took office arrived to- day and conferred with Madero. He will be sworn in tomorrow. He reported that conditions in his native state, Sinalo, now were peaceful. His delay in coming here was caused by his activities in pacifying Sinaloa.
 General Reyes pr. Francisco Vasquez Gomez, minister of education; Emilio Vas ouez Gomez minister of gobernacion, were among Madero's callers today.
 "Everything is going fine," said Madero tonight as he stepped into his automo- bile and was whisked away to the scene of the serenade.
 It was learned today that the reason for the delay in sending the troops intended for lower California through Fl Paso was to fit out the soldiers in uniforms 60 that they might pass through the United States in true military style. Vote for Madero; don't want to be the cause of f>embarrassment
 In these words General Reyes might have condensed a manifesto he issued to- night. With many words he outlined his career as soldier and protested his loyaly to the government as a preface to the statement that he considered it an inopportune time for the Mexican people to have close election. For this reason he was unwilling to accept the nomna- tlon of president. Having declined the nomination. the general requested all those who would have supported him to assist in placing Madero in the presidency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
Two Burned To Death

Cairo, H., June 11.-Pilout Hubbard of Uniontown, Pa, Chicago traveling sales
 man, and Axle Grandson of Cairo were burned to death at 1:15 a. m. today when a large frame boarding house was de- ] stroyed by fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
Adams Sent to Memphis

Cleveland, June 11.-Jack Adams of the Cleveland baseball club, who re- gently was released to the Toledo. American association team. has been sent back to the Memphis club. from which organization he was secured by the Cleveland club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
HUBBARD BROS. & %.
COTTON ENRCHANTa

NHMBERS-New York Cotton m. change. New York Coffee Exchange
 Nsw Orleans Cotto3 Exchange, Chicago uoard of Trade. tAssociate Nemhcro A-ussDoel Cotton sspsiatien
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
Twenty Injured

| Cincinnati, June 11.-Twenty persons
 were injured, none fatally. tonight when a traction car on the Cincinnati, George | town and Portsmouth line struck a COW
 and was hurled into the ditch, six miles east of the city limits of Cincinnati.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
MADERO SATISFIED
 WITH SITUATION Will Make Trip Through
 the South TO REVIEW TROOPS
Story of Meeting Saturday Between Three Big Men of Mexico Leaks Out-Reyes Did Not Know
 President De La Barra

Mexico City, June. 11.rWith the public announcements of General Reyes and President De La Barra that they would accept the portfolios of foreign relations and war in the cabinet of Francisco l. Sradero, should he be elected president of Mexico on October next the former rebel leader feels that his chief work in the capitol is accomplished and tomorrow will leave for five-day jaunt through the southland. He will review the troops of the army of the south under Ambroso of towns in the states of Guerrero and Moreos. where he is not as well known as in other parts of the republic.
 The intention of collaboration of Reyes. De La Barra and Madero flor the best interest of the country seemed to give the political situation here a more definite turn than it has had Nm some time and the meeting between the three men yes terday was a frequent topic of discussion everywhere Incidentally the real story of the accidental meeting between the three men leaked out today.
 General Reyes, it appears stepped out of the elevator by which visitors to the Chapultepec castle are transported to the presidential residence on high and met two men, one of whom he recognized as Senor Madero, but the other of whom he pre- sumed was a secretary. Turning to the latter, he said:
 Will you not take my card to ths pres ident?,
 why, this is the president" broke in Madero, and the three men laughed. Gen. eral Reyes had not seen Senor De La Barra for many years and did not recog- nize him. A conference on the political situation was inevitable and so happy and cordial was it that General Reyes and Senor Madero left the castle in the same automobile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
B. E. Calvin Resigns

Vicksburg, Miss, June 11.--B. F. Gal vini. superintendent of the New Or
 leans division of the Yazoo and Mis-
 sissippi Valley railroad. has resigned after a service of four years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12

leader of the party Mir. Shoot has dem onstrated that he knows the tariff propo- sition through all of it's schedules, and his industry and close attention to the ques- tions pending before the finance com mittee are recognized by every man who attends the hearings that are now in progress.
 Senator Sutherland, his colleague, has astonished his friends in Utah, as well as many of those in the Senate, by his won derful knowledge of the constitution It
 is doubtful if there is a senator who has more thorough knowledge of the in- tricacies of that doeumept than has Sen ator Sutherland This fact is recognized by every senator on the floor, and 1t seems to be the general impression. so far as have been able to gather that the only senator whose knowledge of con- stitutional law in any way approaches that of Senator Sutherland is Mr. Rayner of Maryland.'
 'There is an unmistakable feeling rapid Fly developing all over the country" said William Grimes of Coos Bay, Ore,
 eamong the rank and file of republicans, lrepudiating the independent or insurgent element of the party in their opposition to the policies of the administration as ad- yocated by President Taft I have dur  ing the past two months, travelled exten- lsively over the northwest, Pacific coast. 1 and southwest. and find this sentiment Everywhere I go. That the conservative,
 safe and sane policies of President Taft and the loyal members of his party who
 are supporting him are approved and in- fdorsed, there can be no doubt. The op- ponents of Taft will find on their return
 to their districts that their constituents
 will repudate their action in opposing
 the administraton.'
 Pm surprised to find so many young
 men idle in the east. There is a golden
 opportunity for them in the great west tc make names and fortunes for themselves land aid in the development of vast coun. l try.
 The great territory west of the Mis-
 sissippi river is systematically building
 beautiful cities and roads that far sur
 pass anything in the east"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
WHEELER'S HOTEL
UTAw, ALA.

Electric lights and bells h eaa11 room. Artesian water. Long distanea telephone service. Hot and cold wAtoD baths.
 n. JOH WHEELER pR0n
 Rates o2O0 Per Day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12

'The people of Utah have cause to be proud of the records of the two senators from that state' said F. T. Moore of Ogden. Senator Shoot has developed into one of the most active and energetic members of the committee on finance, and his counsel is sought by every re- nublican member of that body. While not so eloquent on the floor as some of the