Spying Charge Shakes Tennessee Labor Office
State Commissioner of Labor Ford, a Knoxville leader and mine inspector, was arrested in Knoxville on August 21 for spying. A shoemaker by trade, Ford rose among workers after moving from New York and receiving a governor’s appointment despite coal company opposition. Telegrams and letters reportedly show he acted as a spy for the miners and relayed information on governor and military movements, then telegraphed miners.
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Knoxville
Knoxvitue
General Carnes
New York
Fifteen Dead Miners Found Near Goat Creek Tennessee
Report from Coa Creek Tennessee dated August twenty first states troops returned from Briceville with little resistance. A negro desperado was shot after resisting. About 125 miners captured and guarded. Four state troops killed in two skirmishes, including Major Carpenter's men. Fifteen miners found dead, with likely more in the woods.
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Seiver
Carnes
Sevier
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Walt Hall
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Waterman
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Fort Anderson
Troops Retain Guard as Railroad Strike Persists in Buffalo
Night traffic resumes on Lehigh Lake Shore Nickel Plate and West Shore lines as troops remain atop cars. Sheriff Beck and General Porter decide to keep 8000 soldiers until the strike ends or danger of wrecks subsides. Railroad officials urge continued presence. firemen lodge meets with secrecy while telegraph to Grand Master Sargent asks for guidance.
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Nickel Plate
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Sheriff Beck
General Porter
Porter
Jex
McMillin
the Central
Webb
George Sprague
The
Erie
Doyle
Lehigh Valley
Lodge of Brotherhood of Firemen
Sargent
Buffalo
Blockade Raised Sparks Rail Freight Resumption at Buffalo
Freight traffic resumed with a vengeance across lines at Buffalo as green hands train up in yards. Erie reports thirteen full freight trains and yards at Black Rock, Suspension Bridge opening. Central backs full switch crews. Eastern hands improving, West mostly failing. Lake Shore, Nickel Plate, Lehigh Valley yards show gains. Ohio street grain trains rapidly cleared.
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Charles A. Bruwn
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Proclamation on Tolls Through St Marys Falls Canal
Washington Aug 241 The president issues a proclamation effective Sept 1 1892 placing a 20 cent per ton toll on all freight passing through St Marys Falls canal to Canadian ports suspending free passage for cargoes. Ottawa reports surprise as Canada may face rapid cabinet meeting amid possible back down. Also includes letters and rural distaste for city goods.
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Washington
St. Mary’s Falls Canal
Dominion of Canada
United States
St. Mary's Falls Canal
Ottawa
Harrigan
Veryone
Dominion
Electric Bitters advertised for health and aches
Strength and health claims promote Electric Bitters as a remedy for weakness liver stomach and kidneys and sick headache. One trial allegedly proves effectiveness with large bottles priced 50 cents at Dr L A Sheets drug store. Also offered are leather nets and strings for four dollars fifty at B S Stough's.
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L. A. Sheets Drug Store
Farm and Stock Yard Advice and Observations
A long Iowa farming update discusses dairy cattle types, manure management, and field practices. It promotes pure blood stock, proper manure pits, and best cropping combinations. It notes oats and peas, hay quality, and lambing timing, with comments on Jersey and Shorthorn milk and beef potential and sheep use for cornsfield clean up. It laments wet spring weather and a poor oat harvest, urging movable fencing and careful feeding to maintain growth.
Calves and cows fit for rough lands and oat fields
The article discusses farming practices for unfenced or rough land, noting oat fields as forage for spring pigs, the economics of keeping cows for calf production, and the value of well bred young cows. It compares dairy cows and ewes for profitability and suggests fattening older cows into steer price.
Fall plowing advice from a 19th century farming note
Fall plowing is advised from now until frost with varied opinions on timing for sod and stubble. Plow stubble land soon after stacking gravity, and August plowing of rubble may yield better decomposition. Shallow sod plowing is favored on poorly drained ground to improve rotting and reduce worm risk in spring.
Siloing Corn Stalks for Iowa Farms: Costs and Cautions
Drawing on Iowa farming shifts the article weighs whether to save ears by silage or shock fodder. It argues silos suit large crops when stalks are scarce, but shocks may be cheaper if help is limited. Advice covers near airtight silos, dented corn, avoiding dew, prompt filling, and deep straw covers. It cautions against trial methods and notes siloing can injure ears.
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Iowa
What an Acre Can Do On the Farm Market
A farmer reflects on seasonal guilt as pasture oversupply forces reluctant sales. Across the country pastures are bare and stock moves to crowded markets, punishing both sellers and buyers. The piece cautions against selling well bred herds during this glut.
Iowa Farmers Urged to Save Summer Stock With Green Feed
A lengthy editorial argues that farmers should not rush to sell stock during drought. It advocates using oats and peas green feed, red clover, and early plowing to fatten and retain cows, horses, and calves through July and August. It highlights oat yields, cost-effective feeding, and the benefit of keeping dairy cows productive, proposing a plan to store feed, cut two harvests, and reduce market pressure by mid-summer.
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Iowa
August plowing for red clover benefits discussed
A writer from Russell Iowa answers three questions about red clover management. Plowing in fall yields good results, with earlier plowing in autumn preferred to allow root and top decomposition. Turning soil in late August to sun without sowing is not harmful. No reliable method to remove red top from meadows exists aside from plowing and reseeding, though cutting early may improve forage. bluegrass among it may help divide growth.
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J. H. Wrnts
Russell
Iowa
Rass Bown
Mucklen’s Arnecs Salve Advertises Cures and Aids
An old advertisement touts Mucklen’s Arnecs Salve as the best cure for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, rash, piles, and skin eruptions with a money-back guarantee. It lists price per box and local seller Dr. L. A. Sheety at 25 Jimmy, plus various notes and other items from the issue.
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Mucklen
L. A. Sheety
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