None But Women Labor Shift in Toledo Plant
A Toledo Ohio bicycle factory has replaced many male workers with women on milling machines for bike parts. The move aims at cheaper labor rather than empowering women. The article also touches on condensed nutriments for long journeys, a tale of Queen Victoria’s lost spoon, polar night on the Fram, New York police expansion, a train speed test with a bee, a note on 51 known metals, King Oscar’s crown usage, and the farthing value.
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Toledo
Ohio
England
Johannesburg
South Africa
New South Wales
New Zealand
Bt. Petersburg
Petersburg
France
Edward Evans
New York
Evans
Mabubkinee
Rima
Bookos
Greg
Germany
New York City
Hag Reyels
Hlnad
Mish Wouklamena
Iftven
Ted Pot
Saya
Leonard Street
The Kansas City Chimney Attracts Flocking Sparrows
An abandoned chimney in Kansas City hosts hundreds of English sparrows forming a dense evening cloud. At sundown the birds hover above the chimney for about an hour, with sparrows darting into the opening and then rising again to circle above the structure.
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Kansas City
Extraordinary antique watches told of by history
A nostalgic survey of legendary watches once owned by royalty and notable figures. George III received a 1760 mechanical almanac style timepiece marking dates and day length. Napoleon’s self-winding watch used a weighted lever. Wellington’s watch by the King of Spain could be read by touch. Catherine II’s peasant made watch housed Easter chimes and tiny figures, yet all were oversized by today’s standards.
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George III
Napoleon I
Duke of Wellington
Spain
Catharine
Russia
Sparrows Battle Pigeon Over Nest Destruction at Ridgely Mansion
In Glen Riddle Delaware County the sparrows fled from destroyed nests atop the Ridgely mansion porch after Miss Riddle’s ladder removal. A stray pigeon drew mobber attack by twenty sparrows, dying amid the scramble as the birds claimed revenge for their dismantled homes.
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Ridgely
Glen Riddle
Delaware County
Miss Riddle
Philadelphia Record
Insect Pest Control In Hawaii Through Natural Enemies
The Hawaiian Islands report notable success in using imported natural enemies to curb pests. Australian lady birds boosted predator numbers. another lady bird checked sugar cane and fruit-tree pests. a gadfly from Asia targets banana and palm pests. a Japanese beetle outbreak is being attacked with a parasitic fungus. Elephant toothache stories and street lighting costs in major cities follow.
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Hawaiian Islands
Ay. Co, LL
Perkins
Honolatz
China
Japan
Yellow fever spreads across South as bans bite hard
Ne Orleans reports nearly 100 new victims with 24 cases and 3 deaths in New Orleans, 24 cases and 2 deaths at Biloxi, 29 in Edwards, 6 in Mobile, 7 in Clinton, and 3 in Ocean Springs. Quarantine panic disrupts mail and transport. State Board seeks relief from stringent rules. mobs block trains and officials unable to move freely.
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Bilox
Edwards
Mobile
Scranton
Clinton
Ocean Springs
O Alf
State Board of Health
McKaoley
Rayne
Acadia
Guiteras
Progressive Loagae Clubs and Party Figures in New York Politics
Progressive Loagae Clubs of New York the People's Party of Kings and New York and District Assembly No 49 Knights of Labor supported Mr George who had been nominated by United Democracy a coalition of free silver and Bryan clubs active in last fall campaign George polled 68000 votes in the Newark mayoral race.
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New York
People's Party of
Van Wyck Nominated for Mayor at Democratic City Convention
Judge Robert A. Van Wyck named for mayor by acclamation. Bird 8 Coler for Comptroller and Colonel Jacob Rupport Jr. for President of the Council also nominated unanimously. Platform avoids the silver issue while denouncing trusts and the Ralocs Exese law, and do.
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Greater
New York
Bird
Coler
Brooklyn
Banker
Jacob Rupport, Jr
Strikes and Sanitary Efforts Spur Federal Intervention
Amid unrest near the state capital Bunton Rouge arrests occur as officials plan to appeal to President McKinley to intervene in train mail service disputes. Chicago’s mail crisis is recalled as a precedent. Mobile and Shreveport move to drastic sanitary measures with quarantine guards and even conscription of workers for city streets and railroad lines, with about one thousand men drafted for such duties today.
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Bunton Rouge
McKinley
Cleveland
Chicago
Mobile
Shreveport
Shrevesport
Stowed Away Body Found Aboard Ship America
The ship America arrived in San Francisco from Prince William Sound carrying salmon. In a dark corner, the dead body of a Chinese passenger lay hidden for a week, concealed by others to avoid burial at sea.
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America
San Francisco
Prince William Sound
Disastrous floods devastate 60 villages near Tung Chou
The steamer Victoria reports floods that destroyed sixty villages housing over 80,000 people near Tung Chou. An estimated 15,000 to 20,000 may have drowned as survivors sought shelter in Pekin city walls. The rains began July 23 and lasted to August 15, with crop and estate losses among Pekin nobles.
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China
Tung Chou
Pekin
Pokin
Pokly
Pekty
Tiintaln
Fresh Excavations Near Odessa Uncover More Burials
Reports from the Tiresspol district near Odessa describe fresh excavations revealing additional bodies of men women and children. Feodors Kovaloff the fanatic executioner who had walled them alive seeks salvation through self immolation, and the czar orders a strong personal inquiry into the extraordinary occurrences at Ternovsky. Vera Makaveyov known as Sister Vitalia appears as a priestess within the sect and is a leading figure in this terrible drama.
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Ternovaky
Tiresspol
Odessa
Russia
Feodors Kovaloff
Orrer
Orost
Ternovsky
Kovaloff
Vera Makaveyov
Vitalia
Citizenship Readability Requirement Shifts Connecticut Voting
Connecticut approved a constitutional amendment tying future citizenship rights and voting to the ability to read English. The small margin vote passed amid broad support from native residents and Irish Americans, with neutral press consensus and minimal organized opposition. The law also affects current voters who relocate and must read English.
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Connecticut
Hartford
Case of Albert Vansant and a Virginia Political Convention
A Rahway New Jersey man allegedly consumptive is said to have expelled a live four inch frog from his throat after two years of misdiagnosed pulmonary trouble and inhalants. Also covered: a Virginia Republican convention at Lynchburg nominating McCall Bolten Lyons. a Charlevoix Inn collapse in a gale killing two workers.
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Alpert Vansant
Rahway
N. J
Bhat Tie
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Virginia
Lamb Wing
Republican Party
Lynchburg
P. H. McCall
O. B. Bolten
Harrigonburg
James K. Lyons
Richmond
Coronel William Lain
Collapscs
Charlevoix Inn
Charlevoix
Mich
Atty
Anthem
Piercy Kendall
St. Louis
George F. Pfeffer
Robert Delaney
Delaney
Pfefer
Tragic New Brighton Slaying Follows Domestic Dispute
Peter Lynch from New Brighton beat Toland, dragged his wife from bed, and fatally slit her throat with a razor. The victim died before police arrived. Lynch sustained critical injuries and claimed self harm before arrest. Authorities say a domestic dispute sparked the attack.
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Peter Lynch
New Brighton
Toland
Lynch
Linselt
Jualouay
Andrade Venezuela figure backed by Crespo ally
Andrade, at eighty eight, son of General João Escolantco Andrade, is a prominent Venezuelan figure with ties to American life. His brother serves as Venezuelan Minister here, and Andrade enjoys Crespo's support for his official acts.
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João Escolantco Andrade
Venezuela
America
Andrado
Crespo
Secretary Wilson Seeks Higher Agricultural Department Funds
Secretary Wilson of the Agricultural Department asks Congress for increased appropriations to boost three programs. He cites overtaxed animal inspection facilities, expansion of butter shipment research to England, growing demand for farmers' bulletins, and the need for more weather stations and improved forecast services.
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Agricultural Department
Leeast
Bureau of Animal Industry
Farmers’ Bulletins
Weather Baron
England
Iowa
Thera de
Nerssary Funda
Guatemalan Official Torture Leads to Death in Rebellion
Details from Guatemala allege Juan Aparicio, wealth guardian with New York business ties, was tortured by Gen Roque Morales, a Barrios commander at Quezaltenango, for not forcing a loan. Aparicio was hung by thumbs and whipped until unconscious, shot dead after he refused the loan. Morales was killed when Quezaltenango fell to insurgents, executed without trial.
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New York
Aparicio
Generl Roque Morales
Barrios
Quezaltenango
Morales
Postmaster General Gary Han a Long Recort Some Other OKt Thiners
The oldest railroad station agent in the country is James A. Gary, Postmaster General, who was appointed at Alberton in Howard County Maryland on the Baltimore and Ohio Road forty four years ago and remains on the pay rolls. Cap tain Charles W Harvey at Ellicott City and John W Howser at Nelny have each served thirty four years. The Baltimore and Ohio also employs passenger conductor Captain Harry Green who has run trains between Baltimore and Cumberland for forty seven years.
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