Miners may hold out until spring in Pennsylvania strikes
National Civic Federation member reports miners can sustain the strike through next spring based on current fundraising. New York contributions total about 10 000 weekly with other cities like Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh Chicago and Detroit also aiding. Central Federated Union plans large benefit performances featuring Lillian Russell to raise relief funds.
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New York
National Civic Federation
Pennsylvania
New York City
Ing
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Pittaburg
Chicago
Taweheoks
Central Federated Tinton
Reller Fund
Grand Opera House
Bowery Thetre
Lillian Russell
Central Federated Union
Passing of the Messenger Boy
Chicago Aug 20 The familiar messenger boy is fading from Western Union service as 400 girls replace them in day runs across downtown and residential districts The night force will be young men and some men messengers kept on to deliver telegraphs The change cites better efficiency and preference for outdoor work with telegraph training at $1 per day.
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Chicago
Western Union Co
LDT. Company
Western Union
I. D
Canton Suffering From A Lack of Race Horses
Canton horsemen search for quality trotters abroad as matinee racing eyes a revival in coming seasons. The Providence Roger Williams stakes saw 11 starters led by Rhythmic’s defeat. Dulce Car won two heats while Alice Carr Nutbreaker and Wentworth each held one. Racing interests aim to spark crowd turnout and boost local tracks once turf laws adapt.
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Canton
Caneton
Fale Association
Marines
Providence
Roger Williams
Dulce Car
Alice Carr
Rhythmic
Nutbreaker
Wentworth
Thurstay
Don’t Attempt to Shoot Ducks on Monday
Akton hunters plan a Labor Day duck hunt but the law forbids shooting ducks on Sundays or Mondays. The season begins September 1 and a sports editor notes the rule exists to protect wildlife with five days a week deemed sufficient for hunting.
Souvenir Match For Picnic Set By Diamond Co
Barberton reports the Diamond Match Co prepared clover souvenir for its picnic Saturday. The item was crafted as a keepsake for attendees and showcased at the event venue.
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Barberton
Hun
Shape of safety matches inscription found on site
A fragment describes a six inch long by three quarter inch wide safety match with an inscription reading We are the people who made Barberton famous. The note is attached to risbou sanlaniag the same of the company.
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Risbou Sanlaniag
Samme
Balloon Wedding Sparks A Fair Dare In Tioga County
T Bennett of Providence and Mine Malch Ring wed in a balloon at the Tioga fair in front of a large crowd. A friend had wagered $25 Bennett would not accept. A minister joined them in midair for the ceremony. they landed safely and found the experience delightful.
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Binghamton
N.Y
T. Bennett
Providence
Tioga
Bennett
Jonor
Midale
Tragic Farmhouse Fire Ends in Mother's Death
Emma Bankhart 85, a white woman, killed her mother by beating and attempted to harm her sister with a same tool, then set fire to the farmhouse near Coverington. She leaped into a cistern and died. the house burned, Dora escaped, Entina was demented.
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Cincinnati
Coverington
Emma Bankhart
Dora
Entina
Code Discussion Delays in House Until After Conventions
Columbus Ohio August 20. Code discussion in the House seen suspended until after the Democratic conventions. The House was in session but nine minutes while a special committee convened to correct the program for week after next.
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Columbus
Holes Punched in the Nash Code Debate at Columbus
Special Correspondent reports on Thursday afternoon clashes over the Governor's Municipal Code bill. Cleveland lawmakers James R. Gadel and T. H. Hoggttt argued for a federal style municipal government with single executive to fix responsibility while supporting a strong public works or service system. Senator Burnham questioned whether the Cincinnati influenced plan is a statewide experiment or unique to Cleveland, as Hills acknowledged the code could be an experiment with no sure parallel in the state.
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Columbus
James R. Gadel
T. H. Hoggttt
Cleveland
Metropolis
Senate
House
Cincinnati
Goveonor
Burnham
Municipal code debate grows as Columbus hearings near
Noth Sosern Hilla and Derghott shielded from speakers while awaiting action on the municipal code. Judge David L. Pugh notes possible constitutional basis for delegating legislative power to municipalities. The code initiative from the Pugh Kibler Garfleld framework draws interest as Mayors and citizens attend meetings in Columbus.
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Noth Sosern
Hilla
Derghott
Wddteanam
Cleveland
Jein
cMart
Arkley
Judee David L. Pugh
Coumbun
Hogsett
Home Committee
George B. Okey
Columbus
Garfleld
Death of Albert Pitkin Tasker at Lake Winnipiscoges
Relatives in Akron learn of the death of Albert Pitkin Tasker at Lake Winnipiscoges New York. He was the only son of Rey EB and Grace Pitkin Tasker of Dover New Hampshire. Mrs Tasker lived with her brother in Akron before marriage and is well known there.
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Akron
Growning
Albert Pitkin
Casker
Destruction of Wood's Opera House in Bay City
Fire ruins Wood's Opera House in Bay City causing an estimated $100,000 in damage and one fatality Eugene Zoremba whose body was recovered from the rubble.
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Wood
Opera House
Bay City
Eugene Zoremba
Wert Salem Oil Company drills promising well on Briton farm
Mesnin David Kessler Wik Wolt and John Young lead Wert Salem Oil Co in locating Well No 2 on Briton farm. Well No 4 is struck and expected to yield around forty barrels a day. About 20 wells planned on land left by the company.
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Mesnin
David Keysler
Wik, Wolt
John Young
Malem Oil
Mesrin
David Kessler
Joniy Young
Wolf
Salem O11 Co
Policy Of Operators Is Plain
Bishop Henry Potter comments on the anthracite miners strike saying operators hold several trumps and plan to crush the workers with a bitter victory. He argues industrial troubles should not be settled by force and condemns employers who ignore workers' sensibilities.
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New York
Henry ©. Potter
Lily
Ingalls Comments on Big Four and New York Central Merger Talk
In Warm Springs Virginia on August 20 M E Ingalls president of the Big Four railway discusses a report that the Big Four and New York Central would join forces. He offers no firm confirmation and notes the statements are unverified.
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Warm Springs
E. Ingalls
Big Four Railway
Big Four
New York Central
Dynamite blast kills Charles Spellman at Akron clay works
Charles Spellman a 38 year old dynamite worker dies when a charge explodes during blasting at a winded clay yard near Akron. Several coworkers near him escape injury as Spellman is fatally burned and crushed. He had worked for Wildeor Brothers for years and leaves a wife and four children.
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Charles Spellman
Windent
Grant
Spelican
Kapeti
Spellman
Akron
Vicinty
Hal
Spenltuan
Parlayméreue
Coreter
O. Lebermany l
Mine foray at Belt probes Anglo American Nickel Copper works
Testimony heard Thursday on the Anglo American Iron Company mines in Canada. Wits include Thomas M. Kirk of Toronto and Wm. H. Upson of this city. Judge Grant presides with Gen G Allen and Andrew Squire counsel. Court stenographer Collins debunks rumors of road merger and a future presidential election.
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Anglo American Iron Company
Canada
Thomas M. Kirk
Toronto
Oyen Sound
Georgian Bay
Wm. H. Upson
B. Grant
Gen. G. Allen
Andrew Squire
Cleveland
Collins
Lured Wife to Grave and Killed Her in Wisconsin
A Wisconsin case recounts George Wolf confessing to killing his wife and child after months of jealousy. He described digging a grave on Gravel Island, luring her on a ride, choking the child, and fatally striking his wife with a club before disposing of the evidence. He pleaded guilty and received a life sentence.
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Shell Lake
Wis
George
Wolf
Gravel Island
Old Guy House
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