Five thousand tin plate workers seek wage increase in Pittsburg
A broad dispatch notes 5000 tin plate workers in Pittsburgh demand higher pay. The report lists multiple other items: Senator Mitchell's trial begins in Oregon land frauds, Panama reports four new yellow fever cases, and various political and corporate moves across the United States.
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Pittsburg
Senator Mitchell
Oregon
Magoon
Panama
Benjamin Mossman
Union Indian Agency
Muskogee
I. T
Interior Department
W. A. Shoemaker
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway
Chaffee
United Norwegian Lutheran Church Convention
Minneapoli
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
Hoyt Will
Bessie Abbott
Paris Grand Opera House
America
Henry Wolfcohn
trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
Portland
Ore
Prince Windeschgratz
Royal House of Austria
San Francisco
Orient
Count Huebner
Austria
Mexican Central Railway Company
Massachusetts Corporation
Secretary of State
Oldest Nebraska resident Orren Sherman dies at 102
Orren W. Sherman, believed to be the state’s oldest man, died of cancer at his Fullerton home. Born October 10, 1802 in Wisdom County Connecticut, he was 102 years eight months and seven days old. Rev. Mr. Vallow officiated at burial in Fullerton cemetery.
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Fullerton
Orren W. Sherman
Nance County
Mr. Vallow
M. B
Mr. Sherman
Wisdom County
Connecticut
State Fair Calves Rule Clarified by Secretary Bassett
Secretary Bassett clarifies the Nebraska State Fair premium rules for senior calves six months to one year and nurse mother restrictions. The rules apply to beef breeds and not dairy, with specific premium numbers corrected to read under one year. Office moved to Lincoln with Bassett as secretary.
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Bassett
Office of State Board of Agriculture
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Board of Manager A
Divnols State Board of Agriculture
Brownville
C. Bassett
S&s
Beatrice area plans excursion while towns face assorted incidents
The Beatrice Commercial club weighs an Omaha trip as the region reports a store break in Howe with flour and cigars stolen, a Beatrice ly e incident, cattle and crop notes from Banner to Pierce counties, and plans for a water works bond vote in Leigh.
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Beatrice
Omaha
R. F. Dover
Howe
Hail and rain damage crops across northern Nebraska
Reports describe a widespread hail and rainstorm from Long Pine to the Nebraska South Dakota line. Hail forcefully struck crops and trees, shattered windows, and stripped fruit trees while the region faced extensive agricultural damage. In Elkhorn a coal oil explosion killed Fred Paash and badly burned his wife, who fled to a neighbor for help.
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Norfolk
Nebraska
Long Pine Annd
Nebraska-South Dakota
Northwestern rail head moves promote Nor folk staff
B. O. Mount rises from chief train dispatcher Nebraska and Wyoming to trainmaster for lines out of Norfolk. The territory of Trainmaster Toach of Fremont is diminished. E. Sly fills the vacancy created by Mount’s promotion.
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Elkhorn
Norfolk
Northwestern Railroad
B. O. Mount
Nebraska
Wyoming
Toach
Fremont
E. Sly
Mr. Mount
Nebraska City Fruit Outlook Warns of Poor Harvest
Fruit growers in Nebraska City report a marked drop in production with cherry and peach crops failing. Early apples may appear but late apples have fallen from the trees, signaling a notably weak year for the county.
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Nebraska City
Great Northern Right of Way Threatens Fremont Homes
Fremont officials say the Great Northern right of way south of the railroad will claim about seventy five lots containing houses. Real estate activity in the area is expected to pick up as a result of the plan.
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Great Northern
Fremont
Sheepman Killed by Lightning on Ranch
Thomas Dinsdale Kimball, a prominent sheep owner in the southern part of the county, was instantly killed when struck by lightning on his ranch.
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Kimball
Thomas Dinsdale
Acetylene Lighting Installed At Grand Union Saratoga
The Grand Union in Saratoga has installed a complete acetylene gas system to provide artificial sunlight and evening brightness for its guests. Over six thousand burners illuminate the hotel and grounds, offering cooler, healthier light and modern convenience for summer visitors seeking health and comfort.
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Grand Union of
Saratoga
Grand Union
United States
Why Butter Is Eaten With Bread and Milk
The Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette explains that butter is eaten with bread because bread supplies starch and some protein but lacks fat the body craves. Milk is taken with rice pudding to compensate for rice’s proteid deficiency.
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Gazette
Giving Away a Secret at Vestry Meeting
A Birmingham church warden reports a London News vestry reading of parish subscriptions. The list begins with the vicar a guinea alrs half a guinea an anonymous donor myself twenty five shillings.
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Birmingham
London News
Quicksilver Mines Regulate Work Hours in Alamaden
In the Alamaden Spain quicksilver mines miners face a daily limit of four and a half hours and a monthly cap of seven or eight working days to protect their health.
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Alamaden
Spain
Alligator for Dinner Prompts Zoo Incident
Max Hartmann promised fish for dinner then went to Hamburg Zoo and removed a young alligator from a pond. He took the animal home for his wife to cook, after reportedly going mad.
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Max Hartmann
Hamburg Zoo
Dodd's Kidney Pills Proclaimed Best Kidney Medicine
Breed Wisconsin June 26 Special Justice Charles Y Peterson of Oconto County issues a widespread judgment praising Dodd's Kidney Pills as the top kidney medicine. He recounts relief from back pain after trying the pills and warns kidney disease can worsen without treatment.
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Dodd
Bright
Colorado Forest Reserves Reach Near Seven Million Acres
Colorado now has a forest reserve system totaling about 7,000,000 acres double any other state in the union. The vast expanse underscores extensive public lands preserved for forestry, recreation, and conservation.
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Colorado
Union
Church Trustees Urged to Probe Acetylene Gas
The notice directs church trustees to investigate acetylene gas safety, citing an advertisement for Acetylene Apparatus Manufacturing Company within the paper.
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Mfg. Co
Church Aim Focuses on Christ Inside People
A preaching note emphasizes that true church growth rests not in attracting crowds but in bringing Christ into individuals hearts and daily lives.
Frankness Not Always Wise in Fashion Friendship Tales
A Baltimore News essay recalls a wise woman who avoids blunt honesty in dress critiques. It contrasts past blunt judgments with careful politeness, recounting how frankness once caused scorn and failed friendships as a hat and gown provoke guarded replies.
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Baltimore News
Origin of Fly Fishing According to Classical Texts
Forest and Stream cites Aelian the Greek from the third century A D who describes Macedonian anglers using a handmade artificial fly. The account details the fly’s form color and the angling method with wormlike lures and horsehair lines leading to a caught fish.
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Aelian
Berea
Thessalonica
Astraeus
Antidote for Snake Bite Rumor Surfaces in Prison Visit
Territori al Superintendent B F Daniel claims a Mexican cure for rattlesnake bites exists a small sac near the snake’s intestines containing a brownish fluid. He says immediate application prevents swelling and pain and cites Mexican convicts cured by the remedy. The tale extends to Mokl Indians and snake dances with a priesthood secrecy. Dr J Miller sought the antidote but died before learning it.
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B. F. Daniel
Territorial Prison
Arizona Republican
Mexico
Daniel
J. Miller
Wizard of Japan Gian Shimonose and his gunpowder
Detail on Dr Gian Shimonose, famed Japanese inventor of gunpowder used by the navy in the war with Russia. Born poor, he toiled from Hiroshima to Tokyo on foot, attended Imperial University, and rose to international acclaim for his scientific breakthroughs and victories over Russia.
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Gian Shimonose
Yone Noguchi
Japan
Glan Shimonose
Russia
Shimonose
Fumio Murata
London
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Imperial University
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M. Martin
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