Labor Day Parades Sweep Across Major Cities
Across New York Chicago Pittsburg Richmond Birmingham and Washington labor day celebrations draw tens of thousands. Parades, mass meetings and sports mark the day with unions showcasing strength and political speakers addressing crowds. Public offices close and civic organizations host events and excursions.
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New York
Chicago
Pittsburg
West Park
United Labor League of Western Pennsyyvania
P. H Morrissey
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
John J. Lentz
Columbus
Ohio
Birmingham
Ala
Mobile
Montgomery
Alabama
Fire Threatens 10 Wipe Out Several Towns
Duluth Minn Sept 7 The Saba range is under fire as flames sweep toward Hibbing Buhl and Nashwauk after a quiet day. Snowball population 100 was destroyed this afternoon as residents fled. Brooklyn Hibbing suburb is threatened and the forest between Nashwauk and Hibbing forms a 22 mile battle front.
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Duluth
Minn
Mesaba Range
Hibbing
Buhl
Nashwauk
Snowball
Naswauk
Brooklyn
Nashwank
Labor graft and a plea for work in old papers
In a Philadelphia Press snippet the widow Downes asks for help finding her son employment, calling for a position though it would be for little pay. A separate Tit-Bits note mentions a staged photo and a trader’s ruse to capture a natural expression.
In the Wrong Shop
A humorous courtroom exchange reveals Mrs Newlywed asking for a porterhouse steak while Lumberman redirects to a lumber yard where the butcher shop is located, prompting the judge to intervene with a clarifying remark about the shop’s true nature.
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills Promote Health
Franklin quotes frame a note on frugality and industry as a good estate while advertising DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for weak kidneys. The pills address backache rheumatic pains and bladder inflammation and are sold by all druggists.
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DeWitt
Baseball scores from an afternoon and Sunday card
Major league results show Boston 6 Philadelphia 1 and Detroit 4 St Louis 3 in early games. Afternoon totals include Boston 3 Philadelphia 2 and New York 0 Washington 4. Second NY 3 Washington 9 and Cleveland 5 Chicago 2. Detroit 9 St Louis 3. Sunday: Chicago 7 Cleveland 1, second game tied 1-1 after Chicago 1 Cleveland 1. Fourteen innings St Louis 4 Detroit 6.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Detroit
St. Louis
New York
Washington
Cleveland
Chicago
Cole Brothers Circus Delivers Two Sold-Out Roanoke Shows
Roanoke Virginia September 7 two Cole Brothers circus performances drew packed tents. Report says it is the best circus here in years and praise from locals for the acts and showmanship.
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Cole Brothers
Roanoke
Cole Brothers Circus
Osage Indians Receive $100 Each In Annunity Payout
Tulsa Sept. 7 Osage tribe members today received one hundred dollars each as their share of the oil and gas royalties annuity. The Osages, known for large annual income from various sources, are described as the richest race on earth.
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Earth
Tulsa
Okla
Bank 10 Reopens In Pittsburg After Closure
Cosmopolitan National Bank directors met to plan reopening and will meet at 10 o clock tomorrow to advance funds for immediate reopening. Mount Washington Savings and Trust Company, briefly closed by the state banking commissioner, will open for business in the morning.
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Pittsburg
Cosmopolitan National Bank
Mount Washington Savings and Trust Company
State Banking
Albany records reveal 1826 church subscription dispute
Albany city records recount a request by African Baptist church trustees to circulate a public subscription paper in 1826. The council tabled the petition pending inquiry after a prior subscription funds were alleged spent by trustees on themselves at suppers.
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Albany
African Baptist Church
Common Council
Presidential Succession in the Forty Ninth Congress
In the first session of the Forty ninth Congress the presidential line of succession was set. If both president and vice president die or are removed the secretary of state acts until disability ends or a new president is elected, then the secretary of the treasury, followed by the secretary of war the attorney general the secretary of the navy and the secretary of the interior in that order.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of the Interior
Cultivate Your Power and Pray for Stronger Tasks
The quote urges embracing hard work by praying for powers equal to tasks. It frames daily effort as the path to becoming a miracle, highlighting self wonder and life's grace through discipline and faith.
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Phillips Brooks
Tess Yes She Said Her Husband Married Her For Her Beauty
Two characters tease a remark about a wife claiming her husband wed for beauty and a jibe that the husband might feel like a widower now. The exchange appears as a light newspaper chat in a Philadelphia Press page.
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Tess
Jess
Philadelphia Press
Neomatic Tire For Police Clubs Idea Stirs Chicago News
Tired Tatters and Weary Walker discuss a proposed patented invention described as a neomatic tire for police clubs. The note from Chicago News hints at a money constraint affecting patenting the concept.
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Chicago News
Millennium of Good Intentions Predicted by Puck
The fragment cites a quip from Puck about the millennium being a era when people act on their good intentions. It frames the future as a moral expectation rather than a concrete event.
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Puck
Sun Never Sets On American Flag, Says Scrap Book
The sun’s never set on the United States between March 22 and September 22 according to the United States Naval Observatory. Porto Rico and Balobe Island in the Philippines mark the eastern and western extremes, with sun at opposite horizons on March 22 and September 22.
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United States
United States Naval Observatory
Alaska
Porto Rico
Philippines
Balobe Island
Balobe
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