Martyrdom of the Needle and Women's Labor Equality
A sermon by Rev. Dr. Talmage urges equal job opportunities for women, denounces idle living, and calls for fair pay. He condemns exploitive employers, reiterates that women must work to earn a livelihood, and advocates education and skill to raise wages while praising women who support families and contribute to society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talmage
Alexander the Great
Bayeux
William the Conqueror
Augustus
Eden
Adam
Eve
Ashbel Green
Arabella Stuart
de Stael
Philadelphia
Boggsey
Broadway
Miss Hosmer
Rosa Bonheur
Miss Mitchell
Lydia
Lucretia Mott
Stake
Washington
New York
Brooklyn
Woes of the Drunkard in Proverbs 23 29 35
A 1894 Sunday School lesson outlines the drunkard’s woes and social dangers. It describes woes of body and mind, quarrels and brutal conflicts, constant complaining, injuries, and public disgrace. The piece urges temperance and notes practical harms to body soul mind and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peloubet
Prof
Phelps
H. C. Trumbull
R. R. Meredith
Delitzsch
Lange
Temperance Movements and Prohibitory Laws Rise in Tone
The fragment discusses temperance, warning against alcohol and urging personal reform. It references temperance religion, abstinence, and the idea that prohibition supports social order by reducing crime and poverty. It mentions signs of commitment to Christ and public temperance advocacy.
NEWSPAPER WAIFS AND PUNCHLINE QUIPS
A collection of humorous quotes about public figures and media from various papers. Jabs at Prof Svengali style performers, self praise, modest snorers, monarchs and servants, anti suffrage moms, and a preacher torn between condemning papers and praising them.
Canal de Bourgogne Tow Route Adopted
Execrnricity has been adopted for towing the central boats on the summit level of the Canal de Bourgogne connecting the Seine and Saone, crossing the divide between the channel and the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canal de Bourgogne
Siene
Soane
Channel
Mediterranean
Coxeyites Lose Boats in Platte River Tragedy
Denver reporters say about fifteen Coxeyite marchers drowned while navigating swollen Platte river at McKay's bridge near Brighton. Coroner moved to recover bodies, four washed ashore. other victims missing downstream. Only 300 men had embarked in twenty six boats built locally. storms and barbed wire at the bridge caused the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platte
Denver
Col
Coxey
Platte River
Martin
Brighton
McKay
Charles McCune
Utah
Arrest of Mine Ringleader in Peoria County Riot
John L. Geher, district Mine Workers’ union president and former Peoria County legislator, was arrested at Edwards Station after leading the attack on the Little mine. He shaved whiskers to avoid detection and planned to flee. taken to Pekin. Militia and sheriff’s posse remain armed for further warrants at Collier’s mine.
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Peoria
Prorta
Ill
John L. Geher
Little Mine
Edwards Station
Geher
Peoria County
Pekin
Collier’s
Campriper
Baltimore & Ohio
Guernsey
Belmont
Chicago Junction
Cripple Creek
Col
Brooks
Trade outlook shows modest improvement with cautions
Dun and Bradstreet note a tentative upturn in overall trade though not robust. Some gains occur in livestock and rail tonnage, while coal and iron remain tight. failures fall year over year, while textile mills face fuel and order shortages amid broader regional strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Panthe Cn
Cambria
Carnegie
Bessemer
Newland
Atlantic
Mississippi River
United States
Canada
Bradstreet’s
St. Louis
Kansas City
New England
Rhode Island
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Richmond
Savannah
Jacksonville
Augusta
Louisville
Chicago
That Jenkins Order. Stone Submits Minority Views
Washington June 9 The minority report on Judge Jenkins Northern Pacific strike order is submitted by Representative William A Stone with Ray and Powers signatures. It reviews injunctions, ensuing proceedings, and the congressional investigation, stating the question rests with the courts and that honest action would negate grounds for censure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jenkins
William A. Stone
Pennsylvania
Stone, Ray
New York
Powers
Vermont
Chancellor McGill names Dickinson receiver for Union Warehouse
New York June 9 Chancellor McGill of New Jersey appointed Asa M Dickinson receiver for the Union Warehouse company the corporate name of the big warehouse trust. The trust controls all the large stores and warehouses on the Brooklyn waterfront from Fulton street to the Erie basin with property valued in the millions. The assignment follows news of the failure of E B Bartlett & Co who are practically the same as the trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McGill
New Jersey
Asa M. Dickinson
Union Warehouse Company
Big Warehouse Trust
Brooklyn
Fulton Street
Erie Basin
E. B. Bartlett & Co
Harness shop owner sets fire to jail then kills himself
G W Foral a Webster City Iowa harness store proprietor and ex city official set fire to the jail where he was confined for intoxication and burned to death. It was his third attempt at the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Post Dispatch
Webster City
G. W. Foral
Simsrott Found After Disappearance in Curiaeo
June 9 report from Curiaeo states William A Sims rott treasurer of the Switchmen's association who vanished three weeks ago has been found after a long debauch.
Laurence Spiller Hanged for Lottie Rowe Murder
Laurence Spiller was hanged in Staunton Virginia for the April 28 murder of Lottie Rowe in the suburbs. He confessed, and his statement was printed in extra editions of local newspapers immediately after the execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stauntox
Laurence Spiller
Lottie Rowe
Spiller
Mob executes Isaac Kempt in Cape Charles incident
Isaac Kempt a Black man who killed Deputy Sheriff Ned Carver at Westover Maryland was seized from Cape Charles jail by a mob of about 400 men and shot dead. The event occurred Thursday morning as authorities had him in custody awaiting trial.
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Cape Charlies
Isaac Kempt
Ned Carver
Westover
Bill Dalton Declared Dead After Ardmore Shootout
Ardmore Indian Territory June 9. Noted outlaw Bill Dalton leader of the Longview bank robbers lies dead from a Winchester bullet after a chase near Elk. Deputies found over 150 letters and bundles of bank bills in the house confirming his identity. His wife in Ardmore telegraphed relatives with the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
I. T
Bill Dalton
Longview
Elk
Dalton
Glass Hart
American Ship Building Output in Nine Months
Records from the navigation bureau show U S builders launched 590 vessels totaling 85 890 tons in the first three quarters of the fiscal year. Among them 339 wooden sailing ships of 24 271 tons and 221 wooden steam vessels of 29 948 tons. Also 34 iron or steel sailing ships of 4 749 tons and 27 iron or steel steamers of 26 920 tons. No unrigged vessels included.
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Wasumeton
Navigation Bureau
United States
Aldermen Indicted in New Orleans Bribery Case
The indictment targets John T. Callahan First district alderman for allegedly taking 500 dollars from L S Widney president of the Pennsylvania Coal company to influence a vote and grant river front wharf privileges Numa Dudoussat Seventh ward councilman is charged with selling his vote for 1400 dollars to R J Whann a wholesale coal dealer seeking extra facilities for his firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
John T. Callahan
L.S. Widney
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Numa Dudoussat
Seventh Ward
R. J. Whann
Four Horses Die In 100 Mile Race At Chapton Neb
Nine horses started the 100 mile race at Chapton Nebraska on June 9. Four horses died from the exertion and others failed to finish. A broncho won the event in twelve hours amid claims of drug involvement. Race officials lament the cruelty and anticipate an end to long distance racing in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapton
Neb
Death of a Centenarian in Battle Creek
Rho da Irwin, a centenarian aged 101, died in Battle Creek Michigan on Thursday. Born a slave on Alexander Irwin’s Bedford county Virginia plantation, she was freed in May 1845 along with nine children. Papers in her possession confirm she lived 101 years.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Rhoda Irwin
Alexander Irwin
Bedford County
Life term for Dr Myer in Brandt poisoning case
New York June 9 Dr Myer convicted of poisoning Ludwig Brandt has been sentenced to life imprisonment at Sing Sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dr. Myer
Ludwig Brandt
Sing Sing
Prominent Brain Tree Citizen Confesses to Major Theft
Theodore Eagan of Brain tree was arrested in Bostox and confessed to misapplying more than 50 000 of funds belonging to Morton Chesley architectural wood works. The alleged thefts span twenty years beginning twenty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bostox
Mass
Theodore Eagan
Braintree
Morton & Chesley
Architectural Wood Works
Faxon
Baron Hirsch Buys Matchbox After Derby Run
Baron Hirsch purchases Matchbox who finished second to Ladas in the Derby. The price is 75000 dollars with an extra 25000 dollars contingent on Matchbox winning the Grand Prize of Paris.
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Matchbox
London
Baron Hirsch
Ladas
Paris
Man Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Bellevue Ball Shooting
Henry Weston, Bellevue marshal, convicted of manslaughter by a Maquoketa jury in the Hoover murder case. The shooting occurred during a ballroom altercation over a woman. Weston was initially exonerated by a coroner's jury and the Bellevue public, who supplied a $50,000 bond. Weston remains on his original bond while appealing.
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Maquoketa
Hoover
Henry Weston
Bellevue
Weston
Smiley
Thomas Harrison
Cherokee
Burlington
Central Elevator Company
E. L. Chase
Humboldt
Buffalo
Mississippi
Hoppens
Keiser
Hawes’ Hotel
Osceola
William Trimble
Keokuk
United States Pension
Des Moines
D. S. Clapman
W. Menzer
Fontanelle
Robert Purslow
Sioux City
Ed L. Fliesbeeck
State Agricultural College
Ames
Polk County Grand Jury
Betsey Smith
West Point
Hogges
Leonard Lingoren
George
John R. Ramey
Packwood
Fort Dodge
Creston
J. B. Harsh
Couple Marries After Wandering on Foot to Missouri
H. C. Mossman and Mercy Ann Banry, an aged Fairfield pair, faced a license denial over alleged insanity. They walked south seeking permission, applied at several county clerks’ offices, obtained a license in Kaboka Missouri, wed there, and returned to Fairfield on foot.
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H. C. Mossman
Mercy Ann Banry
Fairfield
Mossman
Kaboka
Australian Ballot Court Ruling Clarifies Voting Method
The supreme court for the first time defines how to vote the Australian ballot. A voter wishing to cast a full ticket must mark the circle only. To vote a split ticket one must omit the circle and mark each candidate in whose favor one votes.
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Supreme Court
Creditors Face Slim Returns From Estates
Assignee Hubbard of Union Loan and Trust testified in Sioux City court that the company’s liabilities exceed 7 million dollars and only five cents on the dollar would be paid. He also stated D. T. Hedges estate owed about 2 million, with first class creditors to receive 25 cents and second class 15 cents on the dollar.
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Latimer
Ridley
Women's Protective Union
Heaven
Hell
Eden's Gate
Jesus
Judea
Hubbard
Union Loan and Trust Company
Sioux City
D. T. Hedges
Elopement Rumor Tangles Creston Couple
Mrs J B Root fled Creston with Frank Scott an employee. They were captured in Corning and jailed. Root and his wife wed only weeks earlier and it emerges she is his second wife as he had previously eloped from Indiana.
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J. B. Root
Creston
Frank Scott
Corning
Root
Indiana
First National Bank Group Plans Lake City Expansion
Rich Megervey and other Fort Dodge financiers have acquired the private bank of Smith & Sons in Lake City. They will organize the First National Bank of Lake City with a capital of 50000, supported by local businessmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Rich, Megervey
First National Bank of Fort Dodge
Smith & Sons
Lake City
First National Bank of Lake
Burlington Bride Discovers Bigamy Husband in St Louis
Miss Marie Readers wed Enoch Kendrick a week ago in Burlington and learns he already has a wife in St Louis after reading his letters. Kendrick was held on a $500 bond on bigamy charges.
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Marie Readers
Enoch Kendrick
Burlington
St. Louis
Kendrick
Prize fighters Ryan and McCoy sentenced in Iowa case
Pugilists Ryan and McCoy were found guilty of prize fighting in Adams county on Sunday morning March 12. They received jail terms of ninety and 150 days in Corning county jail and fines of 300 and 500 dollars respectively.
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Ryan and
McCoy
Iowa
Adams County
Corning
M Laird Dies on Train at Orange City SD
Col M Laird United States commissioner at Pierre South Dakota died on a train at Orange City. He was known across the state for years in politics, had led an Ohio artillery unit in the war, and attained colonel rank.
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8. M. Laird
United States
Pierre
S. D
Orange City
Des Moines
Iowa Swine Breeders’ Association
National Association of Expert Judges
Illinois Central
le Mars
Yankton
Norfolk
Neb
Charles Greenley
Brush Creek
Hidden Labors of Dry Cleaning Secrets Revealed
The article explains how garments were cleaned at home and in cleaners using water benzine and soap bark. It notes dyes may be re applied, chalk and salt lemon juice for stains, and emphasizes extensive ironing craft and iron temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
DANGERS OF AGATE WARE and Aluminum as a Preventive
A Ledger article warns that aluminum utensils could replace agate, granite, and porcelain ware to avoid breakage and flavor contamination. It cites hidden dangers of chipped glaze from agate spoons, risking death if swallowed, and urges rapid adoption of aluminum cookware for safer kitchens.
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Y. Ledger
Yawning as Relaxation Exercise Promoted by Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record extols yawning as a simple natural relaxation technique. It describes a routine of deep breaths, full body stretch, and repeated yawns to reduce tension and counter insomnia.
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Philadelphia Record
Red Is Rad to Wear
An editorial from the Philadelphia Press argues red is unflattering for most women and should be worn sparingly or avoided. It claims red enhances brick tones in pale complexions and warns pallid readers to favor other colors.
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Philadelphia Press
Late arrival sparks witty rebuke at Harlem soiree
A marginal note describes Gus De Smith arriving late to a Harlem hostess’s party. He apologizes, she retorts you can never be too late. He interprets the line as a hint to stay away, a scene from Texas Agngs.
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Gus de Smith
Harlem
Gus
Texas
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