Labor Leaders Warn of Northwest Strike if Government Intercedes
St Paul December reports a looming general strike if federal authorities fail to intervene in the Northwest railroad walkout. Rail workers including switchmen freight handlers machinists and clerks threaten sympathy action risking widespread disruption if intercession stalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Railway Department of the American Federation
Buffalo
Chicago
St. Louis
Mmen
Federation Hall
van Lear
International Association of Machinists
Ien
Twin Cities
Wilbur Brageins
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Kansas City
A. D. Low
International Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Detroit
Mich
BH. P. Perham
Railway Department
American Federation of Labor
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Washington
Perham
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northwest
Taft
Mr. Perham
Hawley
Switchmen’s Union
Railroad Council
Eberhart
Five Masked Killers Slay Suspect in Canyon City
Orville Snyder who killed Arthur Green near Junction Bar on December 24 gave himself up to authorities but was abducted by five masked men en route to the county jail and shot dead.
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Canyon City
Ore
Orville Snyder
Arthur Green
Junction Bar
Bridegroom killed at wedding in Stricklan Georgia
Gabriel ten young farmer was shot and killed minutes after marrying Miss Rose Butler near Lynn. Joe Jackson, a rejected suitor of the bride, is suspected as the shooter. A sheriff's posse with bloodhounds pursues Jackson.
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Stricklan
Rose Butler
Gabriel Ten
Joe Jackson
Lynn
Jackson
Canadian Town Scorched
Winnipeg reports Altoona Manitoba an entire block of stores banks and offices destroyed by fire near the Mennonite reserve in the south.
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Winnipeg
Altoona
Manitoba
Farm Talk Sparks Friendly Garden Bet
A city visitor asks about crop value and Mr. Crossitts claims 80 as a tally of worthwhile harvests. The exchange highlights local pride in gardening at Sah my worms in the village, as reported by the Washington Star.
Plain Talk in Comic Cuts About Double Faced Allegation
A light caption feature in Comic Cuts jokes about gossip and two faced behavior. The dialogue shows mild social accusation with playful banter over a female subject’s conduct. The panel highlights mock concern and humor without direct names or serious incident.
Settlers Face Financial Struggle on West Irrigation Projects
Washington dispatch reports that Western government irrigation colonists near cultivation faced financial embarrassment as they await water and title evidence for loans. Senate irrigation committee heard that the law lacks proof of ownership, hindering land development and loans. Settlers rushed to claim land before contracts finished, relying on limited funds as irrigation delays left them nearly broke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West
Senate Committee On Irrigation
Reclamation Service
Tacoma Youth Builds Aluminum Airplane Flight Over Rainier
Reginald Weatherby, 22, of Spanaway Lake near Tacoma, completed an aluminum aircraft after three years of work. He and two companions circled Mount Rainier, landed near the crater rim at about 15,000 feet, then continued over snowfields. Weatherby, MIT graduate, developed a plan using undulating planes replacing a conventional propeller, achieving 120 mph without vibration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Reginald Weatherby
Spanaway Lake
Here
Weatherby
Mount Rainier
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
Miners Called Out Over Wyoming Coal Patent Case
Sheridan Wyoming December 28 Two hundred miners have been called out of the coal mines at Gebo Wyoming until January 17 pending injunctive action by the government in Cheyenne court to stop issuance of patents in alleged coal land frauds by the Owl Creek Coal Mining company in Big Horn country.
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Sheridan, Wyo
Gebo
Wyo
Circuit Court
Cheyenne County
Owl Creek
Big Horn Country
St Clair Offered Million Cash for Iron Mine Lease
An unconfirmed report from Ely Minnesota says George A St Clair received a bona fide cash offer of 1 000 000 to assign his lease and surrender control of the western 160 acres of Section 30 Iron mine on the Vermilion iron range. The report adds that St Clair does not find the offer appealing.
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Ely, Minn
George A. St Clair
Vermilion Iron Range
Mr. St. Clair
Grain and Provision Prices in Minneapolis Wheat Market
Minneapolis reports Dec wheat at 1.1054, May 1.11 1.11 percent, July 1.1054 1.10. On track prices list No. 1 hard 1.124% 1.13% No. 1 Northern 1.11% 1.12% No. 2 Northern 1.09% 1.10% No. 3 Northern 1.08% 1.0914.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Wheat prices steady with December figures in Duluth report
In Duluth on December 27 wheat prices held steady with futures and spot quotes on track. No. 1 hard at 1.125 and No. 1 Northern at 1.125, No. 2 Northern 1.10, December 1.10, May 1.11. Flax in store 1.98, on track 1.97 with December 1.9814 and May 1.97.
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Duluth
Northern
St Paul Livestock Prices Reported
St Paul stock market summary dated Dec 27 lists cattle, hogs, and sheep prices. Cattle ranges include good to choice steers 6.75 to 7.50 and cows and heifers 4.25 to 5.25. Hogs bring 7.80 to 8.15, while sheep report wethers 4.50 to 5.30, yearlings 6.25 to 7.00, and spring lambs 7.50 to 7.85.
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St. Paul
Chicago grain and provisions prices at year end
Chicago markets report wheat futures for December May and July with prices around 1.19 1.14 to 1.15. Corn shows December 65 cents May about 67 6714 cents and July near 66 67 cents. Oats quoted December 4450 cents May 45% 4 cents July 43% cents. Pork futures January 21.85 May 21.75 to 21.77. Butter creamery 27 35 cents and dairies 25 30 cents. Eggs 24% 35 cents. Turkeys etc referenced with poultry prices for hens and springs.
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Chicago
Chicago Market Prices for Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Cattle bids in Chicago on December 27 show Beef cattle at $4.00 to $4.80 for Texas and Western steers with stockers and feeders $3.00 to $5.25, cows and heifers $2.00 to $5.50, calves $7.25 to $9.60. Hogs range $7.85 to $8.55 for various grades, with good to choice heavy at $8.55 and pigs $7.00 to $7.90. Sheep native $3.50 to $5.60, yearlings $6.40 to $7.25, lambs $5.75 to $8.25.
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Chicago
Texas
The Planing Machine Claimants and Founders
The article surveys controversy over the original inventor of the planing machine noting many claimants and citing records that Nicholas Fory, a French clockmaker, used a metal planer in 1751 to machine pump cylinders as an early instance of the method.
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Nicholas Fory
Cassier
Hair Raising Ride Across Car Roofs of a Freight Train
Edward Hungerford recalls a novice’s wild ride atop a freight train with railroad workers. They traverse icy car roofs, crawl through a tunnel, and dodge dangers as a telltale signals, detailing wind from the lake and the risk of a fall in a stark, perilous journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie
Edward Hungerford
Harper's
Ragpickers of Paris and their inherited trade
Paris ragpickers pass the work from father to son across districts just outside the city. Every family member, from the oldest to a child of three, sorts refuse found on early morning streets. Risk includes poisoning from stale food and cuts from tins.
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Paris
Ghost in the Scottish house a dream that fooled a guest
Sir Mountstuart Grant-Duff quotes a lady who rented a haunted Scottish house claiming to recall the place from dreams. The owner removed a partition to create two rooms, yet the guest insisted she was the ghost, as the agent finally reveals in a humorous twist.
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Mountstuart Grant-Duff
Scotland
Nine Days Wonder Origin in Queen Jane's Brief Reign
A noted historian explains that the phrase a nine days wonder arose from Lady Jane Grey's brief 1553 reign. Proclaimed queen on July 10 after Edward VI's death, she yielded the crown after about nine days, ending a short and troubled rule.
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Jane Grey
Jane
England
Edwinr VI
Arbitration Sourcing for Wardrobe Rivalry
A brief quip from the Pittsburg Post notes a domestic dispute over gowns as husbands and wives escalate fashion orders. The exchange hints at a joke about competing spouses and potential arbitration of who buys more attire.
That Kind of a Flower A Red Headed Girl in Verse
The fragment mentions a red headed girl described as the family flower with a nod to Stella and a reference to Crimson Rambler from the New York Press. The text suggests a light verse or feature about a lively girl and poetic comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella
Stella
New York Press
Woman Dodges Proposal At County Fair Booth
Mrs May of Birchdale Corners exits exhibition hall when a man emerges from a booth and urges her to view radium scintillations. She declines with a courteous smile, noting her bag already full of samples.
Knox and Sargent Challenge Congress at Valley Forge
General Henry Knox, named among eleven distinguished officers, carried a heavy frame of 280 pounds. With Captain Sargent, he faced Congress for relief of starving naked men at Valley Forge, a witless barb from a congressman met with silent endurance and a sharp retort from Knox’s aide. The aide framed the moment as representatives of charity and necessity, underscoring the era's hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Knox
Noah Brooks
Sargent
Valley Forge
Congress
General Knox Bur
Knox
Corps
Gram-Richsteig pianos and music shop offer
The shop on 127 W. Bridge street Austin Minnesota advertises Gram-Richsteig pianos with easy operation and movable lever. Warfield piano player praised for value. new violins, mandolins, cornets, accordions, harmonicas priced from 5 to 35 dollars. Edison Fireside phonographs at 22 dollars.
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Gram-Richsteig
Warfield
Wihout
Edison Phonographs
Charles Cressey
W. Bridge Street
Austin
Minn
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