General Strike Threat Looms as Steel Talks Continue
After three days of talks between the Amalgamated Association and steel manufacturers no agreement has been reached. President Shaffer warned a general strike could begin tonight affecting about 60,000 workers across United States Steel and related firms if no settlement is reached. Judge E. H. Gary attended indirectly and left for Chicago.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
United States Steel Corporation
Mr. Schaffer
Steel Corporation
Federal Steel Company
National Steel Company
American Tin Plate Company
American Sheet Steel Company
National Tube Company
American Steel Hoop Company
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Executive Committee
Chicago
Vicious Assault in Kansas City Sparks Vengeance Demand
In Kansas City a mob demands vengeance after three Black men attacked Miss Grace Davis on a Wednesday night. Vernie Newton, knocked unconscious, escorted her home as eight men are jailed. Authorities expect Marshall Maxwell and deputies to safeguard the prisoners.
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Kansas City
Grace Davis
Vernie Newton
Marshall Maxwell
Citizens meet to discuss Sunday law enforcement in city
A May or s office gathering drew many residents to review Sunday law violations. The group debated enforcing the law in a measured way, with plans to allow Sunday baseball next week then stop further games, and to address liquor violations. The meeting also touched on criticisms of city and county leaders while urging duty to public welfare.
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Fair Board
English in England and the language gap at the table
Julian Ralph notes via Harper's Magazine how American speech differs from English usage in Britain, citing terms like road cars, canning versus tinned, icing sugar versus caster sugar, sweets for candy, beet root, corn flour, silver sides of beef, and serviettes, illustrating a wide linguistic divide.
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London
England
Charing Cross Station
Bromley
Julian Ralph
Harper's Magazine
Thermometer Tubes From Jena Glassworks
A detailed Idler account describes Jena glassworks where Abbe and Schott expanded state aided science by producing thermometer tubes. A corridor of blown and drawn glass shows a path from walnut sized glass to a 300 foot long red tube as workers twist and pull along the line.
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Jena
Abbe
Schott
Wagner’s training of Zurich orchestra sparks pride in Dresden rivals
While conductor in Dresden Richard Wagner faced a strong but imperfect orchestra. In exile in Zurich he trained locals and joked that they played as badly as Dresden’s. The Zurich players were inspired to prove otherwise and surpassed the royal musicians.
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Richard Wagner
Royal Opera
Dresden
Germany
Wagner
Zurich
Polish restoration method for stained furniture
Describes a two step treatment for polished tables stained by hot dishes. First apply wood alcohol then linseed or olive oil to preserve the finish. Wood alcohol is noted as useful and cheaper than pure oil for domestic use.
Timber Rafts in European Russia Reach Millions of Logs
A note on logging shows European Russia uses over 80,000 timber rafts annually, accounting for about 25 million logs. The text also includes a brief, humorous exchange about a tramp and a bull, noted by Puck.
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European
Russia
Benson's Plaster Claim Carded as Best External Remedy
George Washington brand flour is mentioned to illustrate trust in quality. Benson's Porous Plaster is promoted as superior and trusted by 5,000 physicians and many consumers. The copy asserts Benson's cures coughs, rheumatism, liver and kidney issues and other external ailments. It claims higher awards than competing plasters and offers prepaid postage for 25 cents per unit from Seabury & Johnson in New York.
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George Washington
G. Washington
Mount Vernon
Benson
Benson's
Europe
America
Benson’s
United States
Seabury & Johnson, Mfg
N.Y
Possum Run News Highlights And Local Birthdays
Local residents enjoy a muddy Possum Run outing with Hatty Lape visiting from West Lebanon, Simon Palmer visiting relatives near Forest Hill, and Stella Walia returning from Hillery. A birthday party for Den Zufall marked eight milestones with refreshments and many attendees listed. The Robert Clem surprise failed as he did not appear.
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Hatty Lape
West Lebanon
Simon Palmer
Forest Hill
Stella Walia
Hillery
Jno
Zafall
Harley Talbert
den Zufall
Don
Robert Clem
New Compulsory Law Tightens School Attendance Rules
The new compulsory education law requires children between six and fourteen to attend school all term. It eliminates prior excuses, imposes stricter notices, and increases penalties for truancy, with fines from two to twenty five dollars and possible imprisonment. Ida Newhouse and family visit Clifton in Williamstown as Clintonian plans an illustrated edition.
Both Papers For The Price Of One Frontier Weekly
The Cincinnati Weekly Gazette is a widely circulated weekly with departments on agriculture poultry markets literature and other features. It claims twenty compact pages of world news and aims to be a family fireside newspaper in modern journalism.
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Reliable
Cincinnati Weekly Gazette
West
Galloway Gravel Road Contract Let in Steuben Township
Last Friday commissioners awarded six mile Galloway Gravel road project in Steuben Township to D. D. Richardson of Lafayette. Gravel will come from Attica pit. Work starts immediately with completion required by year end. Bid amount $10,997, lower than estimated $12,184. Other bids listed from Miller West Lebanon Hart Vevay Johnson Crawfordsville.
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Steuben Township
D. D. Richardson
Lafayette
Attica
J.M. Miller
West Lebanon
John Hart
Vevay
Ind
John John Johnson
Crawfordsville
J. D. Richardson
Ledger notices special sixteen page issue mislaid
The Ledger announces a late notice about a finely illustrated sixteen page issue printed with halftone cuts. It praises the editor, Ledger, and city and county, noting much work and enterprise and confident returns. Attica residents and business men are described as active and appreciative.
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Ledger
Republican
Attica
Indianapolis Marions Defeat The Leaders In Road Victory
The visiting Indianapolis Marions beat The Leaders 8 to 6 with decisive rallies in innings two and five. Batteries Roder Bertles Teaney Merryman Holmes.
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Indianapolis Marions
Roder
Bertles
Teaney
Merryman
Holmes
Forest Chapel Ice Cream Social Invites All
Forest Chappel hosts an ice cream social on Saturday evening Aug 24 inviting all neighbors. W V Martin of the city transacted legal business in Indianapolis Friday. W L Mellett spent Monday visiting school affairs and teachers. Billy described as a good mixer and a bustler. Mrs Josephine Pomeroy of Lebanon, guest of Mrs T A Clifton, left for Williamsport Monday to visit friends before returning home. Miles Brown was accidentally shot by Albert Corey at J P Miller’s home near Bridgeton Parke county last week. revolver misfire during a shared moment with friends, Brown died hours later. Both boys say the incident was purely accidental.
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Ladies of Forest Chapel
Josephine Pomeroy
Lebanon
T. A. Clifton
Williamsport
Miles Brown
Albert Corey
J. P. Miller
Bridgeton
Parke County
Young Brown
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