Sympathetic General Strike Hits Chicago Stock Yards
A broad sympathy strike began at Chicago stock yards at 10 a.m. with thousands of teamsters, cattle handlers, and mechanical tradesmen quitting. Leaders predicted it would be the largest and costliest strike the country had seen, as workers fled gates along Exchange Avenue amid organized walkouts and urgent negations with packers and allied unions.
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Chicago
Union Stock Yards and Transit Co
Exchange Avenue
Hants
Donnelly
Meat Cutters’ Union
Tribe
Nelson Morrie & Co
Meralé Avenue
Forty-first Street
Allied Trades
Teamsters
Meat Cutters
Golden
Scharat
Chicago Federation of Labor
Barney Cohen
Butchers’ Union
Teamsters’ Union
John Sheridan
Committee of Teamsters
Mesers
Schardt
Cohen
Extravagent Praise for World's Fair Agriculture Display
Col Ferdinand W Peck, commissioner general of the US to the Paris exposition, lauds the World's Fair as outstanding in its completeness and extent of exhibits. He praises the Palace of Agriculture, noting no other exposition matches its agricultural displays and predicting few future displays will rival its value. He urges interest in agricultural science to visit the exhibit.
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St. Louis
Ferdinand W. Peck
Chicago
United States
Palace of Agriculture
Col. Peck
Europe
Department of Agriculture
Textile Workers Strike Abandoned Plan To Stop Mills
The textile strike collapses as leaders admit insufficient workers will apply for jobs at reduced pay. Mills may close briefly if turnout remains low, with 25 680 total operatives and 775 at Borden city mills cited. Police prepare for crowds, trade drops as strike impacts spread.
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M. D. C. Borden
John Golden
United Textile Workers of America
Borden City Mills
Mississippi Education Bulletin Prompts Teacher Hope
A Mississippi school bulletin by State Superintendent Whitfield is praised for its plain talk on education. Kate M Power urges loyal citizens to support modern teaching amid protests from some parents and trustees about new methods and school grounds.
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Mississippi
Whitfeld
Bulletin
Ita
Copiah County
Anna
Liza
Whitfield
Ritin
Willad Saveah
Odors and Scent as Human and Racial Traits
The article discusses how humans and animals emit distinct odors. It cites a Japanese physician claiming some people can identify nationality by scent and notes varying body odors among races. It also mentions vegetarians and meat eaters producing different odors due to secretions and climate, with regional scent differences among provinces and individuals.
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Jay
Burtaro Adecki
Europe
America
Adacki
Brunswick
Bavaria
Savoy
Normandy
New Fruit Parer by New York Inventor Promises Easy Peeling
A New York man has secured rights to a kitchen device that peels fruits and vegetables via two revolving arms with sharp knives. The crank-operated machine grips the item, knives pass over the surface, removing a uniform, waste-free peel quickly and neatly.
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New York
Steel fire curtain proposed for safe escape from flames
A Chicago man designs a steel curtain to accompany fire escapes. Hung above windows it folds over the opening and drops with a touch to shield occupants from flames as they descend.
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Chicago American
Mind Revealing N rays Demonstrate Speech Area
Paris scientists report Prof Blondlot’s N rays reveal brain speech region by shining luminescent calcium sulphate on the scalp. A pasteboard card touches the head while the subject talks, with luminosity rising over the speech center and outlining the brain surface.
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Scientific
Paris
Blondlot
Hops
Belchenbach
What Science Says On Handedness Training
The article argues against forcing children to switch from left to right handedness claiming it yields poor outcomes and confusion. It cites a left handed friend who was trained to write right handed yet cannot use his left hand for writing and now relies on a stenographer, with inhibited thought when attempting to write and plan simultaneously.
Fading Fame and Odd Puffs in a Patchwork Tale
Fragmented Times text weaves names and quotes about fame, cigars, and old remedies. It references Del’s Kidney Pills, nerve tonics, and a mix of city notices and literary snippets, with stray lines from The New York Times and Philadelphia Press reflecting a jumble of era voice and ad copy.
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M. Murphy
Las Vegas
N. M
W. B. Paris
Bill Dobley
Peoria
Frank Wilkinson
Bunday
Paul Keager
London
Gernern
Jorn Fowl Kruger
Lnte
Tyanevasl
Louis Jaly
Variowe Potwih
Tenapenet
Minelevippl
The
Feide Liu
Wiele
Ae Maraghle
Ome
Rome
Giornale d’Italia
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Falconio
Manila
Sgt
Guidl
Chriatian
Copenhagen
Chriatan
Schwer
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican Party
Mr. Roosevelt
Sangamore Hill
Chandlerville
Virginia
Ninnations County
Yeat
Sweet Springs
West
Veut
Bt. Louis'an
Corning
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Erle
Jurien
Educational Bureau
Capitol
Kate M. Power
Jefferson County
Parker
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Lyman
Burr
Derby
Conn
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New Have
Hy Om
Burr Andvellst
Aime
Dart
Minally Hecwolds
Mr. Jinks
Chisage
Brewer
Del
Dodd
N.Y
Cary
Drupeisis
Olmsted
le Roy
Rey Ar Merecetty
Meolumbus Evening Dispatch
Subre
Eve Dag'urase
Kline
Pla
Philadelphia Press
N. Binnet
Ocean Grove
N. J
Philadelphia Bulletin
Tulane University OF Louisiana
Onnlebanss
Tulsne
Saear
Atlanta, Ga
Nellie Holmes
Piece ‘Ance
Buffalo
Lydia BE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nexise Horns
No. Division
Beslon
Wisease
Gale
A.N. Kellogg Newspaper CO
Jefferson Street
Memphis
Candy Cathartic
McGee
Droggletn Mayfield Medicine
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Kentucky
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