Chicago Strike Ends After Company Wins Wage Arbitration
Chicago officials and the Street Car Men’s union reached a settlement with the railway company after a conference with the mayor and union leaders. The accord reinstates most strikers except troublemakers, and wages will be arbitrated using outside city rates, a concession the company asserts as a victory. Traffic expected to resume promptly.
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Chicago
Chicago City Railway
Aldermane Peace Committee
Hamilton
E. R. Bliss
British bondholders seek details on Colombian debt for Panama
Foreign Secretary Lansdowne asks the council of foreign bondholders to supply more details of the Colombian loan. A statement explains that Panama declared independence in 1821 and that Colombia issued external loans in 1824 for war funds, implying Panama bears responsibility for the debt that helped form a free state. The gist will be sent to Ambassador Durand and Washington.
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London
Lansdowne
Council of the Foreign Bondholders
Durand
Washington
Panama
Colombia
Spain
Revolutionary Junta
Congress
Alaska Railroad Project Linked to Burlington Backing
New York financier F. C. Helm and Alaska engineer J. D. McGillivray arrived in Portland as they pursue a Valdes to Eagle City railroad of 418 miles with 16 million dollars in capital, about 9 million pledged, aiming to connect New York to Paris and link to a panhandle route to Valdes and Copper River to meet a trans-Siberian link.
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Portland, Or
F. C. Helm
New York
Valdes, Copper River
Yukon
J. D. McGillivray
Alaska
Portland
Valdes
Burlington
Paris
Panhandle
Copper River
Bering Straits
Helm
Chinese Reform Leader Leaves for Yokohama Voyage
Leung Kai Chew head of the Chinese Empire Reform Association has enlisted over two thirds of Chinatown residents in California and collected about $150,000. He departed San Francisco for Vancouver B C and will sail aboard the Empress of China to Yokohama.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
California
Leung Kai Chew
Chinese Empire Reform Association
Vancouver
B. C
Empress of China
Yokohama
Silver-banded homing pigeon carries historic legend
A hunter in Columbia Missouri recovered a homing pigeon that had a silver band inscribed For you alone H L E Fort Selkirk 1903 signaling a long vanished message trail and linking local shooting to a distant past.
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Columbia, Mo
Fort Selkirk
Trumpet Calls Ram's Horn Warns the Unredeemed
A sermonic tract warns against sin and sloth citing spiritual health and moral duty. It argues obedience, self-examination, and living faith over formal religiosity, noting the dangers of complacency and the devil’s fear of a living example.
Great Flood Recalled From St Louis History
The St Louis Republic recounts vast Mississippi floods at St Louis with 1844 1858 records. It notes 1858 water at 86 feet 9 inches flooding streets and reaching upper sidewalks as boats landed cargo directly at buildings. The hummingbird is described as a formidable foe to the sparrow with swift wings and a tiny mass. No man can add to his greatness by trying to belittle others.
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St. Louis
Olive Street
Main Street
Market Street
New York Sun
Poison bottle and remedies raise public health fears
A column listing simple device ideas to prevent poisoning and home remedies outlines dangers in schools, with notes on rheumatism treatments and a long list of contagious diseases and their infection periods. The piece also covers a Salvation Army leader Mrs. Booth-Tucker, her work, and a fatal wreck affecting her and Col. Holland.
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London
Army
Salvation Army
Booth
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Chicago
Fort Amity
Cal
New York
Booth-Tucker
Col
Thomas C. Holland
Fort Amity Colony
Death of Mrs Booth-Tucker Casts a Pall Over Salvation Army Circles
Mrs Emma Booth-Tucker wife of Commander Booth-Tucker of the Salvation Army in the United States died in a railroad wreck near [location]. The accident casts a pall over Salvation Army circles with tributes flowing from church and social leaders.
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Booth-Tucker
Salvation Army
Emma Booth-Tucker
Commander Booth-Tucker
United States
Dean Lake Daughter of Gen William Booth Featured in Christian Work
Dean Lake of Missouri near Kansas City born in 1860 was the daughter of Gen William Booth. Known for early devotion to Christian service she began as a child and, at age 11, committed to a lifelong calling.
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Dean Lake
Kansas City
Willam Booth
Sunshade for horses patent aids draught animals
An old adage about mercy to beasts applies to a newly patented device aimed at improving the comfort and welfare of draught animals. The accompanying illustration shows the device described as an aim to provide shelter and relief for horses used in work.
Carlisle Indian School graduate challenges shop profits
Major Pratt notes graduates returning to tribal life risk reverting to Indian ways. He recalls a Western agency incident where a Carlisle graduate challenged price extortion, asking merchants to reduce charges to boost profits.
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Pratt
United States Army
Carlisle
Carlisle Indian School
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Quite a Figure in Old Ledger Dialogue
A brief exchange from the Philadelphia Ledger. Mr Bragg notes his father was a mathematics professor and Mr Lyre adds his grandfather was a renowned mathematician, credited as author of the multiplication table in a conversational snippet.
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Mr. Bragg
Mr. Lyre
Philadelphia Ledger
Fowl Play and a London Jest at American Jokes
A brief gloss contrasts a New York Times quip about child labor laws with a London crowd missing the joke. The note hints at social humor and urban density as a backdrop for cross continental wit.
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New York Times
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Norm & Hartung
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