Tariff debate stalls amid party divisions in 1910s report
Washington special notes Democratic and Republican rifts over tariff and revenue reform. It quotes Morrison on possible internal tax cuts but says Republicans and Democrats split, with Randall’s intransigence blocking compromise and a presidential year shaping the fight.
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Washington
Chicago
Morrison
Randall
Mr. Morange Range
Free ‘S
Blicans
Shadow
Prision ordeal in Del Norte reported by Bird delegation
A. B. Bird his wife and daughter Lotta describe the arrest and confinement of a traveling opera company in Del Norte Mexico. The group suffered small pox privations and death during detention with no hearings. They were released after losing wardrobe and instruments and seek redress through authorities.
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del Norte
Wichit
Kan
A. B. Bird
Lotta
Mexico
Bird
Cutting
A Chapter of Accidents Across Regions
A Portsmouth Ohio special reports six men killed in a cave-in near Portsmouth while excavating for a South Shore Railroad bridge. A Marquette dispatch lists four Englishmen killed at the Vulcan mine in Norway after ore cars collided with a cage. An explosion on the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad at Elizabeth Illinois killed one Swede and injured three others. A powder mill explosion in Wayne New Jersey killed four men and wounded several.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
South Shore
Marquette
Mich
William Kellom
William Pengilly
James Vandersylus
Paul Hostaing
Vulcan
Norway
Minnesota and Northwestern
Elizabeth
Wayne
N. J
Hurley Fire Destroys Half the Town in Wisconsin Blaze
A Tuesday fire wiped out about half of Hurley Wisconsin’s business district with losses around 150000. Marshfield Wisconsin faces potential damages between 3 million and 5.5 million, Upham Manufacturing Company and Sanger Rockwell Co suffer major losses. A separate Jacksonville Illinois fire destroys Strawn Opera House and a judge’s store, total around 100000. New York roofing paper mill fire causes 70000 loss, insured for 60000. Ten Broeck the famed racehorse dies from brain paralysis after injury at a Kentucky stock farm valued at 75000.
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Hurley
Wis
Marshfield
Upham Manufacturing Company
Sanger, Rockwell & Co
Milwaukee
Strawn Opera House
Jacksonville
E. P. Kirby
Tobias New
East Twentieth Street
New York
Ten Broeck
Midway
F. B. Harper
Knights of Labor Adopts New Constitution
The Knights of Labor ratified a new constitution by a three fourths vote. It makes many changes in the organization’s government and takes effect immediately.
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Knights of Labor
The
Old World News In Brief From London And Beyond
Cable items report Leif Erikson discovery claims in London displays and a 985 date, French agitation against Germany over treason convicts in Gratz and Magdeburg, and Paris support for Boulanger. Rome notes Dr McGlynn grace period nearly over and papal excommunication likely. Blaine lauded in London. new Franco Mexican treaty listed. Crown Prince ill. German military club sanctions duelist.
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London
America
Leif Erikson
Columbus
Germany
French Patriotic League
Gratz
Magdeburg
League of Patriots
Paris
Boulanger
Rome
McGlynn
Ireland
Blaine
East
Vanderbilt tour by yacht Aiva heads for American tour
William K Vanderbilt and companions begin a world voyage aboard the yacht Aiva. A Washington telegram notes the President will visit Detroit Jackson Grand Rapids Chicago St Louis Minneapolis St Paul and the Pacific coast on the approaching journey. Mrs Cleveland will travel west ahead of him and stay with the Postmaster General’s family at Madison Wisconsin where she will join the President. The Chicago land and labor clubs held a long meeting on the movement and Dr McGlynn reportedly burned his bridges.
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William K. Vanderbilt
Aiva
Washington
Detroit
Jackson
Grand Rapids
Chicago
St Louisa
Minneapolis
St Paul
Pacific Coast
Cleveland
Madison
Wis
The
Land and Labor Clubs of
Land and Labor Movement
Dr. McGlynn
Bank Collapse Ties To Wheat Corner Shock Fails
Dun and Co reports US business failures 171, Canada 26, total 197, below prior week. Fidelity Bank of Cincinnati collapses amid fraud claims. three officials jailed. Depositors risk losses, other banks tied to the wheat scheme face potential losses. Kennedy & Co fails for 400000. Pennsylvania coke strike losses reach 750000. strike likely to end soon.
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United States
Canada
R G. Dun & Co
Fidelity Bank of Cincinnati
Wheat
New York
Louis Kennedy & Co
Cincinnati
Kennedy
Fidelity Bank
Pennsylvania Coke
Interstate Commerce schedule of Western cases July 14 1924
The Interstate Commerce Commission lists Western docket cases for July including William A Holbrook of St Thomas Oklahoma vs Manitoba Road alleging shipper status. William A Fulton and J Beere of Hudson Wisconsin vs Paul Maine Railway alleging unfair charges. Associated Wholesale Grocers of St Louis vs Missouri Pacific Railroad for violations of sections 1 and 2. Keith Wilson of Covington Kentucky vs Kentucky Central and others over freight discrimination. E B Raymond against Milwaukee and St Paul for discrimination and section 2 violations. A complaint from Milton Evans of Walla Walla Washington against Oregon Railway and Navigation Company about 30 cent rate per hundred pounds for wheat transport from Walla Walla to Portland. W H Heard pastor of Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Charleston SC alleges first class exclusion for colored travelers on Georgia Railroad from Atlanta to Charleston forces them to ride in a dirty car.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Wiliam A. Holbrook
St. Thomas
Okota
Manitoba Road
William A. Fulton
J. Beere
Hudson, Wis
Oo Paul Moe Magy
God Railroad
Associated Wholesale Grocers
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Georgia Railroad
Atlanta
Charleston
Fatal mine explosion and devastating Marshfield fire
Four men killed and four seriously injured by a gas explosion at Mine No 4 of the Susquehanna Coal Company near Nanty Glo Pa. A separate lumber-yard spark caused a blaze that engulfed Marshfield Wis destroying much of the town, leaving 2000 homeless and at least 1 009 400 dollars in losses. Fire protection was inadequate and most residents fled with meager possessions as trains sent fire engines, but the town burned rapidly.
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Suquehanna Coal Company
Nanticoke
Marshfield
Wis
Stevens Point
Chippewa
Tolliver feud ends as Rowan County sheriff arrest ends in gunfight
A Lexington telegram details the Tolliver feud climax in Morehead with Craig Tolliver and ten followers dead. The sheriff’s posse, 100 strong, fought a two hour exchange at the hotel, wounding few and killing Tolliver and three others. Victims include John Logan and W H Logan. other listed casualties follow in the feud’s tally. Alfred Blunt and Edward Sneed are noted as hanged cases in Missouri.
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Lexington
Rowan County
Craig Tolliver
Bud
Jay Tolliver
Craig
Catesby
Logan Boys
Tolliver
Rowan
Dran
Morehead
Senny
Cpot
Tollivers
W. H. Logan
sAlfred Blunt
St. Louis
Edward Sneed
Independence
Missouri
Kansas City
Desperado Bohannon Missing After Jail Cell Death Mystery
Nebraska City dispatch reports Quinn Bohannon found in his bed with a dummy in the cell as Sheriff seeks his recapture. Separate reports describe lynching in Kosciusko Mississippi, riots in Oak Ridge Iowa, and train robbery near Sarnia with arrests after a surrounding dash by Port Huron and Sarnia authorities.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Quinn Bohannon
Bohannon
United State Supreme Court
Oak Ridge
Calaboose
Jerry Baldwin
Baker
Gardner
C. W. Higginbotham
John Conger
Conger
Aberdeen
Miss
Kosciusko
James M. Webb
Webb
Cora Lee
Springfield
Rochester
N. Y
Ringgold
Dennis
Clark
Detroit Dispatch
Sarnia
Ont
Port Huron
Survivors of Army of the Potomac meet at Saratoga reunion
Reports from Saratoga note resolutions on returning Confederate battle flags, with one adopted and others tabled. Next reunion set for Gettysburg in July 1888 inviting Army of Northern Virginia survivors. Also covered are a Detroit reporter assault in Jackson and Iowa wheat yields, crop summaries, and Civil War flag dispositions.
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Army of the Potomac
Saratoga
Gettysburg
Army of
Northern Virginia
Jackson
Mich
Sidney Corbett
Main Street
William B. Heaton
Daily Courier
Corbett
Washington Telegram
Navy Department
Naval Academy
Kartters
Ilinois
Corporal Tanner
Manitoba
Dominion
Red River
Ottawa
Ral Dram
O. C. Howard
Fort Mason
Cal
Miles
San Carlos
Arizona
Johnson
Treo
CATTLE PRICE LIST ACROSS MIDWEST MARKETS
A dense market ledger style page lists live cattle and hog prices across New York Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati Detroit and other cities. It shows no clear narrative, but notes bids and price ranges for cattle prime choice and standard grades, with weights and per cwt values.
Silent voter waits behind fence at campaign event
A narrator recalls hiding near a fence to overhear county candidates campaigning for a high office. He wonders what friends will say when they see him. He says they are fishing for his vote, and he understands the shifty approach.
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Shivness
Jake and the Kokomo Fourth Circus Ride
Eight year old Jake Poe trades farm work for a night at Barnum and Bailey style circus in Kokomo. He bravely rides a stubborn mule to win a gold purse from Barnum and later survives a chaotic Fourth of July day with his father and Uz as the convoy faces muddy roads a shipwrecked boat and a botched lake visit end.
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Ake
Jacob Poe
Jake
Old Dame Nainre
Jeeming
Kokomo
Old Barnum
Jack
Poe
Howard County
Clum
Dad
Mr. Barnum
Munch
Pedro
Pedro Jake
Mud Lake
Lake County
Mad Lake
Evelindy Hobson
Old Carkiss
Deacon
Mr. Pulpit
Deacon Longhair
Tommy
Fourth of July Turbulence at Burney's Grove Comes to Light
A town Fourth of July program in Burney's Grove collapses into farce and fear as Miles Brewer refuses to read the Declaration of Independence and a mob of "mad dogs" disrupts the crowd. Colonel Swagerty defends the document amid jeers, while local humor and misreadings highlight a humorously chaotic celebration.
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Burney's Grove
Burley Oak
Joe Swa_erty
Miles Brewer
Miles
Colonel Swagery
Colonel Swagerty
Coonel
Zackly
New Orleans
Couse
Ban Boys
Molly Darling
Bill
Gings
Billie
Nancy
Spirit of the Times endorses St Jacobs Oil for horses
Con E C Walker and General Rufus Ingalls praise St Jacobs Oil as "without equal as a horse remedy" for horses. Price listed as fifty cents.
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Con. E. C. Walker
Spirit of the Times
XN. Ta
Rufus Ingalls
St. Jacobs Oil
Notable Women Leaders and Public Figures Across Nations
The article surveys women in India Denmark Poland and Russia highlighting missionary counts, union memberships, literary leaders, and public influence. It notes the Crown Princess of Germany as controversial yet popular for wit and learning, and discusses gender gaps in English mining healthcare funding. It mentions exemplary female workers in government and finance and ends with a sporting endorsement of St Jacobs Oil by Champion Oarsmen.
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India
Denmark
Germany
England
Moniteur de la Mode
Princess of Wales
Europe
Rosenberg
Treasury Department
Mary van Wranken
Internal Revenue Office
Mehan
Comptroller's Office
America
John Teemer
St. Jacobs
Walter Scott and the secret visitor in the den
In Walter Scott's youth a mysterious visitor, likely Murray of Broughton, stayed nightly at the Scott home. Mrs Scott offered tea, the host refused, and he later discarded the valued tea cup. The narrative links the visitor to Prince Charles and notes Murray’s role as his private secretary in Scotland during the Jacobite rebellion.
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Walter Scott
Broughton
Prince
Mr. Scott
Murray of Broughton
Charles
Scotland
Murray
London
Advertixer
The Colicky Infant Allegedly Outshines All Else
A humorous piece praises a baby’s behavior and impact on family life, claiming it can wake a household, smash dishes, tumble with flair, fret over pins, and rival any performer. It notes the mother’s unwavering belief in the infant’s charm despite frequent misbehavior and visitors.
Dangers of Machinery Work Highlighted in Warnings
A historical note argues most accidents arise from workers own carelessness and foolhardiness, even when machinery is guarded. It cites a manufacturer remark that employers appear to seek chances to be killed or disabled.
Physicians Warn on Toxic Body Odor and Liver Health
An editorial fragment argues some people endure a toxic, failing body state that makes existence unbearable. It cites stagnant liver function driving waste through lungs skin kidneys and bladder and claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery can restore balance and renew the system.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Descriptions of a Fair Woman and Dr. Pierre’s Favorite Prescription
The text cites 1585 era praise of a queen like woman described as flawless in health. It contrasts heavenly beauty with a physician's remedy, noting Dr Pierre’s Favorite Prescription as a popular product advertised by druggists.
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Piere
Dr Harter's Iron Tonic Promises Restored Vitality
An advertisement claims Dr Harter's Iron Tonic cools the blood controls excessive perspiration aids during a period of headaches fainting spells and exhaustion and will give strength and new life to the entire system.
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Mensman
Hazard, Hazard & ‘C
Proprietors
New York
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