Eight Hour Day Moves Forward Amid Union Talks
The New York Sun reports that up to 500000 to 600000 workers may work one hour less daily starting in May as unions push for an eight hour day. Trades in cities already have shorter hours. many local unions will seek eight hours without strikes. Employers increasingly cooperate, seeing concessions as better than conflict, with May 4 as a potential turning point and Australia cited as precedent.
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Federation
Trades Unions
American Federation of Labor
United States
Australia
America
New York Sun
Haunted telegraph operator confesses amid wreck memories
The unnamed man, claiming haunting visions of the dead, confessed to causing a train wreck and the deaths of several people and race horses. He alternately described seeing victims and fled his duties before surrendering. Gallagher, son of a Springfield widow, had worked as a telegraph operator on the Wabash line before the Lexington incident.
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Lexi
Kelly
Springfield
Gallagher
Springfield Junction
Decatur
Lexington
Roentgen Rays Said To Cure Diseases And Locate Substances
The Chicago News claims Roentgen rays not only treat consumption cholera Brights disease measles but also locate bullets bois tons and other foreign bodies in the body while feeling your pulse and sending a $17 bill.
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Chicago News
Plucky Schoolmarms Form Panhandle Cattle Company
A Beaver City report notes seven young women teachers formed the Panhandle Cattle company to invest teaching earnings in cattle on the No Man's Land cattle range. Captain Robert Smartwood says the 40 teachers will claim 160 acres each on Beaver river, farm in summer and teach in winter, earning 7200 dollars yearly with half reinvested in cattle. They pledge not to marry for five years.
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Robert Smartwood
Topeka
Beaver City
No Man’s Land
Oklahoma
Beaver County
Panhandle Cattle Company
Smartwood
Beaver River
Pittsburg Dispatch
Paris Doctor Claims Toothache Cure With X Rays
Dr Levett of Paris announces a permanent toothache cure using Roentgen rays. The claim follows Dr Valentine Mott’s prediction that a universal cure would make the inventor the richest man. Le Soir reports the American doctor would not disclose details but confirms the method involves X rays.
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Levett
Paris
Valentine Mott
le Soir
Julian Ralph
New York Journal
Hymn Adopted for 1896 Christian Endeavor Convention
Colonel John Hay of Washington writes a hymn for the 1896 Christian Endeavor convention. It has been officially adopted and will be sung to the Federal Street tune at the opening services. A hymn book of musical selections for choir drills is now in press.
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Christian Endeavor
John Hay
Washington
Lincoln
Federal Street
Remarkable growth ends in tragedy near Muncie
Ira McNett aged nearly fifteen died near Muncie Indiana after rapid growth began at age ten. He stood 6 feet 8 inches tall and required a 64 foot coffin. He had been healthy until a two week fever preceded his death. He grew two feet in four years and never missed a day of illness before the fever.
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Muncie
Ind
Ira McNett
McNett
Chicago
Bane
Susan B Anthony Campaigns to End Male Vote in California
Susan B Anthony travels to California to press to strike the word male from the state constitution. Two lectures will be delivered in each of California's 57 counties during the campaign.
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Susan B. Anthony
California
Democratic stance on money and silver in 1896 debate
Ex governor William E Russell urges a firm party line against free silver and for maintaining the gold standard. He predicts the Democratic platform should oppose silver legislation and not compromise on money policy, aiming to appeal to business and conservative interests. He dodges tariff talk, citing the money issue as paramount.
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Democratic Party
Es Caps Cod
William Cage
N le
Russell
Cleveland
Republican Party
Chase A. H. Lewis
New York Journal
Two Sides in Cuban Struggle Branded in World Quote
The New York World remarks that Cuban patriots will not be placated by partial concessions from Spain while they retain military strength and gain U.S. sympathy, underscoring a hard bargaining stance in the Cuban conflict.
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Spain
United States
New York World
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Swift & Co
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Boston
Mass
Planet Jr
King of the Cornfield
Democrat
W. A Haynes & Co
Maynard, Mass
N. B
C.d.holmes
James Mullin
Maynard
James Devane
West Acton, Mass
Hudson National Bank
Caleb L. Brigham
Ashier
Geo. C. Keith
Boynton
S. R. Burroughs
U. S. Hoar
West Acton
Keith
Concord Junction
NEW York Cloak and Suit Com’y
John Street
New York
J. B. Deane
S. S. Strout
Main Street
William F.litchfield
Coal and Wood
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Cornhill
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