Two Panics Compared Revival and Resumption in Finance
Thomas B. Reed argues that the 1897 prosperity revival mirrors 1878 79 with confidence swings and patent remedies. He cites currency debates, tariff acts, and stock gains as signs of market sentiment driven by mental conditions, urging cautious sound money lessons.
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Philadelphia Press
Portland
East
Sumners
Downing
Treasury
Maine
Blaine
New Jerusalem
New York Central
Northwest Common
St. Paul
Miner Killed By Falling Slate At Princeton Mine
Bradley Dunville aged 28 a miner for Maule Coal Company died when slate fell in Princeton Indiana. His head hips and back were crushed making the eighth fatality in the mine this year. He was unmarried and from Laswell Kentucky.
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Commercial Tribune
Princeton
Ind
Bradley Dunville
Maule Coal Company
Dunville
Laswell
Factional Fight Shapes McLean Warner Split in Washington County
In Marietta Ohio on September 11 a Democrat caucus in Washington County exposed deep rifts between McLean and Warner factions. Warner supporters secured a committee majority amid objections from McLean allies, with D. B. Torpy among those named and Winsor’s potential appeasement on the ticket. A volatile scene left party cohesion in question and labor faction tensions evident.
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Commercial Tribune
Marietta
Washington County
McLean
Warner
Winsor
Charles Richardson
Washington
General Warner
United States Senate
D. B. Torpy
Jes
C. C. Seldon
Lo Leonhart
I. P. Eddy
J. H. Stier
J. D Hollinger
O. M. Lambert
Alla Winsor
W. E. Mason
B. F. Maiden
B. J. M Kinney
C. C. Dornan
Barn burnings spark hunt for suspects in Tipton
Three barns were burned today by incendiaries in Tipton Indiana. Three horses were cremated and several buggies and wagons were lost. A collective will be employed to hunt up to persons who have been burning barns here this summer.
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Commercial Tribune
Tipton
Ind
Robbery hits Winchester pike tollgate in Lexington
The first tollgate on the Winchester pike in Lexington was robbed of 25 dollars last night. Tollgate keeper Frank Cove suspects the robbers hid in the house before it was closed for the night.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Winchester Pike
Frank Cove
Miners End Strike as Convention Accepts Settlement Terms
The interstate miners convention in Columbus votes 49 to 817 to accept the Pittsburg operators terms, ending the July 4 strike in Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana West Virginia Illinois. Work to resume immediately though a ten day delay is urged, with Illinois delegates opposing the settlement and Indiana and West Virginia voting to accept.
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Columbus
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Pittsburg
Illinois
National Executive Board
Trammers Strike Feared Spreading in Michigan Mines
Ishpeming September 11 There is danger the trammer strike at the Negaunee mine may spread to nearby mines. Trammers walked out for a five cent daily advance. All Ishpeming and Negaunee mines pay trammer forty cents per day except Lillie midway between the two.
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Commercial Tribune
Ishpeming
Negaunee
Lillie
Hazleton Miner Killings Prompt Warrants and Massive Soldier Show
Soldiers demand calm as Hazleton reels from a mine strike crackdown. One hundred two deputies fired on 160 workers, killing at least 21 and injuring many. Warrants issued for Sheriff Martin and deputies, while guards protect the town. Leaders of unions and Hungarian sociedades react as 2,500 troops bivouac nearby. Governor Hastings pledges order and rights protection.
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Hazleton
Hazleton Hospital
Lattimer
Martin
United Hungarian Societies
Joseph Mehallo
St. George Society
Robert P. Riley
Anthracite Detective Agency
Wis Wilkesbarre
Airey and
Galagher
A. E. Hess
Lawall
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre
Lehigh
McAdoo
Dougherty
Wilkesbarre
Mattes
Casey
Lebanon
Williamsport
Phoenixville
Harrisburg
City
Philadelphia
Gobir
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Hastings
Hazelton
Experts Identify Bone Fragments as Human Skeleton Parts
In Chicago the state presented osteologist Prof. George W. Bailey and Dr. Robert A. Howe who testified the bone fragments from the sausage factory vat are from a human skeleton, likely of a small person and probably a woman. Police Inspector Schaack confirmed the bones.
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Chicago
George W. Bailey
Field Columbian Museum
Bailey
Robert A. Howe
Schaack
Collector D F Gerard Dies in Personal Crisis
D F Gerard a Prudential Insurance collector died in Marion Indiana after a personal crisis. He was found unconscious in a grove west of the city and did not regain consciousness. He had worked six months and was behind in accounts by about 50 dollars. He leaves a widow and several children in Greenville.
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Commercial Tribune
Marion
Ind
D. F. Gerard
Prudential Insurance Company
Gerard
Greenville
Torpedo boat Rodgers fails third trial in Chesapeake Bay
The taip company built torpedo boat Rodgers failed in her third Chesapeake Bay trial with two prior machinery breakdowns. Several crew members including Chief Engineer John R. Edwards were scalded, Edwards treated at Naval Academy Hospital. Rodgers proceeded to Baltimore. another trial is unlikely. President of Columbian Iron Works William T. Malster is GOP mayoral candidate for Baltimore.
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Commercial Tribune
Annapolis
Rodgers
Columbian Iron Works
Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
John R. Edwards
United States Navy
Naval Academy Hospital
Wm. T. Malster
Baltimore City
Mercer-Kier Oil Company forms with all-women shareholders
A Peru organized Mercer-Kier Oil Company capitally valued at 1250 dollars with five women shareholders. Mrs B C Mercer presides, Miss Kier serves as secretary treasurer, each holding 250 dollars in stock and serving as directors. The first well will be drilled on the Moses Mercer farm west of the Wabash Railroad Hospital.
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Commercial Tribune
Wabash
Ind
Peru
Mercer-Kier Oil Company
8. C. Mercer
A. Tudor
Walter Emschler
Ida Kier
Ada Mercer
Richmond
Kier
New Orleans
Monroe
Shreveport
Vicksburg
Murray
Guiteras
Marine Hospital Service
Fontainbleau
Ocean Springs
Jackson
Miss
Corneil
Natchez
Vidalia
Witchery charge hits divorce case in Louisville
Oath Woodruff accuses Lula Woodruff of witchery in a divorce suit filed in Louisville. He says she posed as a priestess with supernatural foretelling powers and used potions and sachets to harm him and he fell ill from her mixtures. He also accuses her of infidelity. Woodruff works as a Jefferson street hatter.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Oath Woodruff
Lula Woodruff
Woodruff
Jefferson Street
Howard gets two years in West Virginia prison
Edward Howard was found guilty of stealing J M Culp's $500 diamond from a Baltimore and Ohio train last June. Judge Homes Holt sentenced him to two years in the state penitentiary, noting the evidence was circumstantial and a longer term could have been imposed. Howard spoke with a reporter after the sentencing, saying he thought he had gotten fairly well.
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Commercial Tribune
Kingwood
W. Va
Edward Howard
New York
Bowery
J. M. Culp
Homes Holt
State Penitentiary
Germans Hold $130 Million Creek Bonds
German financiers hold 130 million dollars in Creek bonds, a major stake affecting local finance and indigenous land credit. The report notes the cross border investment and potential implications for Creek governance and bond markets.
Turks Favor Five Powers as They Await Promises on Thessaly
In Constantinople peace talks drift on with major powers piling on proposals. German bondholders hold substantial Greek debt, sparking tension as Turks hope for money offers from five of six powers. Ashmead Bartlett’s The Battle Fields of Thessaly draws scrutiny amid war gossip and diplomacy. Richard Holt Hutton, Spectator editor, dies after a storied literary career and Civil War stance. Chulalong Korn of Siam faces delays and French hesitations before a Paris visit. the Siamese king’s envoy posture shifts as diplomacy plays out.
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London
Constantinople
Germany
Thessaly
Ashmead Bartlett
Battle Fields of
Edhem Pasha
Mr. Barrett
Sir Philip Currie
House of Commons
Richard Holt Hutton
The
Spectator
Newman
Gladstone
Matthew Arnold
Liddon
Browning
Siam
Paris
Brusquerie
Quai d’Orsay
France
Pontainebleau
Chulalong Korn
Alsace
Raine
Murdeceeies
Rene
Serene
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Alexander
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Thomas Brackett Reed
M’lean
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Party
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Michigan
Soldiers IN Arms
Hazleton Mines
Luetgert
Howard
Sultan
Thessany
Harold Frederic
Foreign News
Mr. Hutton
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