Ten Per Cent Wages Rise Under Scranton Strike Stand
Anthracite miners accept a ten per cent wage increase in Scranton with conditions to continue payments through April 1901 and to abolish the sliding scale in Lehigh and Schuylkill regions. If rejected, arbitration is proposed. strike to continue until accord is reached.
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Lehigh
Schuylkill
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Hazleton
New York
Wilkesbarre
Wyoming Valley
Allies On The March Toward Pao-Ting-Fu In China
A multi nation force led by Gen Baillaud advances in two columns toward Pao-Ting-Fu from Tientsin Shanghai and Taku. British troops detour south of the Pao-Ting river while German French and Italian units move direct routes amid uncertain hostilities. Counts Waldersee and Li Hung Chang appear in dispatches as operations widen.
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Taku
Shanghai
Pao-Ting-Fa
Baillaud
China
Pao-Ting-Fu
Lord Campbell
Pao-Ting River
Peking
Count von Waldersee
Rome
Tribuna
Vesuvio
London
Li Hung Chang
Hong Kong
Admiral Ho
San Chun
Canton
Berlin
Tsung l Yamen
Yung Lu
Pei Ho
Nam Shih Tu
Seven Days Condensed News Roundup
Weekly digest covering home and foreign items, industrial sector updates, personal and political developments, and notable happenings locally and abroad. Concise items summarize events across business, government, society, and international affairs from the past week.
Notable 19th Century Elites and Veterans Pass Away
Andrew C Armstrong founder of Scribners Monthly dies at 71 in Stamford Connecticut. Col Joseph Payson Wright assistant surgeon general US Army dies suddenly in Washington. Capt M E Jones first Gettysburg shot dies at Wheaton Illinois aged 70. Michael Fox dies in Laporte Indiana aged 100. Julia Duprici marks 101st birthday in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin. Ex President Harrison backs McKinley with no campaigning. Mrs John Lawless dies in Madison Wisconsin aged 104. Ex President Cleveland supports gold standard. Granny Wilkins celebrates 101st birthday in Remington Indiana.
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Andrew C. Armstrong
Scribner’s Monthly
New York
Stamford
Conn
Joseph Payson Wright
United States Army
Washington
M. E. Jones
Gettysburg
Wheaton
Ill
Michael Fox
Laporte
Ind
Julia Duprici
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Harrison
McKinley
John Lawless
Madison
Cleveland
Granny Wilkins
Remington
Prisoners Rescued in Marinduque by U S Rescue Force
Manila reports Capt Devereux Shields and 51 men of Company F Twenty-ninth United States volunteer infantry were captured by insurgents last month on Marinduque and rescued Sunday by the American rescue force with all members of his party.
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China
Lingan Fu
Shansi
Guayamas
Porto Rico
Marinduque Island
Philippines
Porkhoff
Russia
Andree
Hudson Bay
Conger
Godhawn
Greenland
British War Office
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
India
Bombay
Idaho
St. Helena
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Manila
Devereux Shields
Twenty-ninth Regiment
United States Volunteer Infantry
Marinduque
Presidential proclamation creates Crow Creek Reserve
New Forest Reservation in Washington reports a presidential proclamation setting aside 57 000 acres as a forest reserve near the head of Crow Creek Wyoming.
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New Forest Reservation
Washington
General Land Office
Crow Creek
Wyoming
Fatal Rail Wrecks Near Chicago Kill Three
Two Sunday crashes near Chicago leave three men dead and five injured. The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern derailment at South Chicago occurred after an open switch, killing fireman W. H. Jerough of Elkhart Indiana and a tramp, George Douglas of Cleveland. Three others were injured. In Edgemoor Indiana a Baltimore & Ohio freight derailed. a brakeman died and two others injured as rails spread under the train.
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Chicago
New York and Boston Express
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
W. H. Jerough
Elkhart
Ind
George Douglas
Cleveland
Edgemoor
Baltimore & Ohio
Father and Son Suffocated in Omaha Sink Hole
Two men died and a third was overcome when sewer gas struck workers while digging a rear yard sink hole in Omaha Nebraska on Saturday night. The deceased were C. M. Geppner and his son Roy Geppner with another man rescued.
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Omaha
Neb
C. M. Geppner
Roy Geppner
Tribal Tax Enforcement Shifts to Indian Police
Fort Worth Oct 15 The duty of collecting tribal taxes in the Indian territory is transferred to the Indian police. A number arrived at Ardmore to enforce payment and those who refuse to pay will be ejected.
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Fort. Worth
Tex
Indian Territory
Ardmore
Indignation Over Stale Wine Delivery At Merchant
A customer in a Philadelphia shop complains the dozen bottles of wine he ordered were stale with dust on the bottles. He accuses the merchant of trying to pass off inferior goods and demands remedy.
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Nurox
Yistid
Philadelphia Press
Diplomats Debate Peace Piece In Clever Exchange
A Chicago Times Herald item quotes two wily diplomats in a witty exchange about striving for world peace. One asks which piece is meant, highlighting the playful nature of diplomatic talk on global harmony.
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Chicago Times
Grain-O coffee substitute praised by a reader
A reader reports trying Grain-O and after a week prefers it to coffee. The drink is described as nourishing and suitable for children, made from pure grains, and presented as a strengthening beverage for all ages. Get a package from your grocer and follow directions.
Flying gentry and safety claims spark air curiosities
Watts jokes on a perfectly safe flying gentry as Potts counters with real examples. The Indianapolis Press notes a trend of many claimants who insist safety exists, yet the speaker doubts the practical risk remains.
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Watts
Indianapolis
Meant Every Word of It Oldaalt Yacht Speech
Fragmentary OCR yields a dialogue snippet with garbled names and phrases about a yacht and seasickness. No coherent event or clear entities beyond generic terms are readable. The readable portion hints at a dramatic exchange but lacks concrete facts for a fuller summary.
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Oldaalt
Lane's Family Medicine Weighs In On Health Claims
An OCR fragment presents a garbled note about bowel movements and liver health, mentioning Lane's Family Medicine. The text is incomplete but suggests health claims and a price of 25 in the fragment.
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Lane
Carrie and Fred praised for love and faults
In a Boston Transcript vignette Minnie notes Fred cherishes Carrie including her faults. Hattie counters no man of them. she highlights the abundance of love Fred bestows, reflecting social banter on relationships.
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Minnie
Carrie
Fred
Hattie
Boston Transcript
Eyee Purvam Fare essay refund notice
Monroe Drug Co in Union Missouri offers a 10 cent refund for eyee Purvam Fare essay dissatisfaction. Sold by all ee outlets.
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Monroe Drug Co
Union Mo
All Ee
Woman Chooses Bureaus Then Looks Ahead to Cleaning Schedule
In the Atchison Globe the woman settles on a bureau location and immediately anticipates her next cleaning cycle. The piece reflects domestic routine and planning in a concise newspaper voice.
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Atchison Globe
Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine
Advertises a cold cure claiming one day relief from a laxative and quinine tablet. Promises money back from all druggists if the remedy fails. Priced at 25 cents.
Blind Man Seeks What He Cannot See
A Chicago Daily News item notes a blind man longing for experiences and opportunities he cannot visually perceive, highlighting themes of desire and limitation.
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Chicago Daily News
Help For Women From Lydia Pinkham Cure Claim
Mrs. Ella Rice of Chelsea shares her life changing experience after suffering from bearing down pains and womb inflammation. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is praised as the absolute remedy for pains fainting spells low mood backache and fatigue. Readers are urged to write Lynn Mass for advice.
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Ella Rice
Chelsea
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Rice
Mrs. Pinkham
Lynn
Masa
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