March 9.—After a conference of national labor leaders, Warren E. Stone, national head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, declares the New York Subway and “L” strike unauthorized, and advises the men to return to work. He is supported in this by National Chief Mahon, of the Amalgamated Street Railway workers. This practically ends the strike, though the local unions still hold out.
For the first time in the history of medicine New York surgeons succeed in grafting a finger cut from the hand of one person onto the hand of another.
March 10.—The will of William F. Milton, of New York, gives to Harvard University the sum of $1,000,000. James C. Carter’s will gives $2,000,000 to the same institution.
Whitelaw Reid announces his retirement as editor of the New York Tribune.
March 11.—The New York Subway and “L” strike is officially declared ended. The company announces that it will take back no motormen over forty years of age.
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, the notorious “frenzied financier,” who raised millions on forged notes bearing the signature of Andrew Carnegie, is found guilty after a short trial in Cleveland, O.
March 13.—Samuel Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labor, says that he will investigate the charge that the New York Subway and “L” strike was sold out.
President Roosevelt addresses the National Congress of Mothers at Washington and denounces race suicide.
The defection of one of the large mills threatens to dissolve the Paper Trust.
The independent packing companies, with Schwarzschild & Sulzberger, of Chicago, in the lead, organize to expose and fight the Beef Trust.