The Only Professional Strike Manager in World
Clarence O Pratt emerges as a pivotal figure in Philadelphia streetcar strikes, uniting workers, moderating demands, and pressuring the city machine. His diplomacy wins concessions from the Rapid Transit Company and McNichol, reshaping labor leadership with six dollars a day and a string of major citywide battles.
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Glarence
Pratt
Philadelphia
Clarence O. Pratt
John Mitchell
James P. McNichol
McNichol
United States
Cleveland
Dayton
Knoxville
Nashville
Louisville
Lexington
Terre Haute
Aurora
Elgin
Marengo
Chicago
Butte
Ogden
Salt Lake
Welshfield native Pratt rises to union leadership
In Welshfield Ohio Pratt, a son of a farmer, becomes a Cleveland street car conductor, joins the union by conviction, and earns quick recognition. He is elected president of Local Union No 106 and later chosen as a delegate to the 1889 biennial convention of the Amalgamated Association.
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Tee Ape
Ohio
Welshfield
Pratt
Cleveland
Asso
Black-hand outrages judge orders six months jailed
The judge confronts a woman accusing her husband of repeated fist strikes. She confirms the charges and the judge sentences six months, declaring that such black-hand assaults must stop.
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Lippincott’s
Love at first sight on the Mawker case
In a Harper's Weekly line, Love and Howard recount how Widow Perkins captured the fastidious Mawker. Her car ride exposed him to hundreds of her building lots, a striking scene in a tale of romance and wit.
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Howard
Perkins
Mawker
Harper’s Weekly
Governor Hadley Advises On Penitentiary Warden Pick
The Kansas City Journal recounts a tale of Gov Hadley naming Henry Andrae as penitentiary warden after a ride near the penitentiary. Andrae, unwed, is told the marriage obstacle. a sleigh accident unfolds and Andrae vows to fix it. The anecdote frames his appointment.
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Gov. Hadley
Henry Andrae
Henry
Aleigh
Anidrae
Kansas City Journal
Promises and pie crusts in a railway counter quip
A philosopher jokes that promises break easily like pie crusts, noting the irony of such vows before the railway lunch counter pie was even invented.
The Remarkable 6000 Mile Dinner by George W Harvey
George W Harvey famed maker of steamed oysters died in Washington. He once undertook a 6000 mile journey to supervise a single course dinner in London. Harvey cooked terrapin at the Cecil Hotel then returned to New York with a $1000 honorarium and expenses.
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George W. Harvey
Washington
Lucullus
Rome
Harvey
Terrapin
Maryland
London
England
Cecil Hotel
New York
Harpooning Stone Sparks Senate Cloakroom Gaffe
Washington roars as Senator Stone is mockingly praised by cloaked figures. Senator Hernando de Soto Money of Mississippi overhears rude jibes while resting in the cloakroom. Money, with poor eyesight, mistakes the interrupter for Bill Stone and the crude exchange continues.
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Washington
Senator Stone
Senate
Missouri
Hernando de Soto Money
Mississippi
Senator Money
Bill Stone
President Taft Dons Fancy Vest
The article reports President Taft wearing a stylish waistcoat for the first time, comparing its flair to Tim Woodruff’s designs. Taft proudly shows off the vest, noting its larger display potential and declaring the garment more elaborate than Woodruff’s. The piece describes a delicate gray background with black fleur de lys patterns.
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President Taft
Washington
Tim Woodrufft
Taft
Tim Woodruff
Mr. Woodruff
Tim
Many New Suits Parade in Washington House
The House of Representatives welcomed fifty five new suits in light gray and cream as lawmakers wore them with confident airs. Speaker Cannon drew attention with a fawn colored ensemble and pearl gray hat, while remarks from Vreeland and a nod to Representative Macon shaped a playful exchange about fashion choices.
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Hove
Washington
House of Representatives
Danville
Cannon
The Greedy Post Office
The article notes vast postal service consumption of goods last year with 923 million yards of twine 3 260 000 pens 83000 penholders 650 000 pencils and 2 600 00 blank cards. It adds 5 400 000 sheets of wrapping paper and 161 770 000 blank Domestic Money Order forms and 69 034 rubber stamps manufactured for post offices.
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Postal Service
Dobbin Sent by Rail to Country Pastures
The family horse named Dobbin is retired to the countryside for his later years after long service. He travels by rail to a former friend's farm, while four year old Edna watches with wistful eyes and asks if the horse rode on the choo choo cars. She imagines him sitting on plush cushions with a smile.
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Dobbin
Little Edna
Cuticura Remedies Said to Cure Dandruff and Milk Crust
A testimonial from Mrs. J A Darling of Carthage Ohio claims Cuticura Soap and Ointment completely cleared her daughter's dandruff and treated baby milk crust. She describes long missionary service in the Southwest and notes satisfaction with the products marketed by Potter Drug & Chem. Corp Boston.
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Southwest
J. A. Darling
Fifth St
Carthage
Ohio
Peach basket hat ruins canoe trip spark myth
A biased report claims a woman in a canoe toppled the craft after a peach basket hat was blown askew by a zephyr. The correspondent notes the occupants survived by clinging to the hat and feasting on the hat’s decorative fruit and garden motifs.
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Zephyr
Philadelphia Ledger
Do poets ever really starve
A witty meditation on poets and appetite contrasts the idea of starvation with rare chances to overeat, suggesting poets often navigate hunger and abundance in playful, observational fashion. The piece uses humor to reflect on artistic life and appetites.
Eye and ENT Specialist Dr J H Rindlaub in Fargo
A note cites Dr J H Rindlaub, specialist in eye ear nose and throat in Fargo North Dakota advising that good times will not arrive disguised as inexpensive 48 cent watches.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Kidney pills claim cure for tiredness and kidney ills
Osceola Iowa resident Alonzo Adams reports long lasting back pain fatigue and weakness eased after using Deans Kidney Pills. He credits the product with a permanent recovery after doctors and medicines failed. For sale by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Alonzo Adams
Osceola
Iowa
Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Birth of a royal great great grandmother reshapes European lineage
The youthful duke and duchess of Sudermania welcome a son, granting Europe a new great great grandmother after more than a decade. The honored grandmother is Grand Duchess Constantine Nicolaievitch, formerly Princess Alexandra of Saxe Altenburg.
Unheard of Accident Sparks Property Bail Briefing
A sharp quarrel erupts as Thomson swore vitriol over a property schedule used to bail a cronies out of jail. The assessor reportedly obtained the document triggering the dispute.
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Thomson
Humorous Dickens Quip on Hospitality and Pain Relief
A wry Dickens quote notes that a woman endures an undesirable guest with a pleased expression while taking medicine. It praises Hamlina Wizard Oil as the best remedy for rheumatism neuralgia and general pain, contrasting comfort and temper with care.
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Darkey
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Cutiura
Harper’s Bazar
Los Angeles
Stummer
Dodds
Rheum
Guar
Dickens
Worry Davis
South Bend
Carters
Anna Bazinet
Osborn Mill No. 2
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McIntosh
Canada
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Walnut St
Woodward & Company
Duluth
Minneapolis
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