Labor Leaders Plan Wage Demands Across U S Unions
United Mine Workers and AFL leaders meet in Indianapolis with Gompers and Donnelly to announce a coordinated push for higher pay. Mine workers report 120000 members and a $50000 national surplus as actions toward wage increases are set for Detroit and January. Chicago employers declare war on unions and submit an ultimatum to the Building Trades council for post January 1, 1900.
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Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Donnelly
International Typographical
Unon
American Federation
Detroit
Chicago
Building Trades’ Council
No Hopes of Saving Patria Embarks Patria Crew Rescued
Hamburg officials received word from Cuxhaven that the Athesia arrived at 4 p.m. with Patria's crew. The Patria, en route from New York to Hamburg, caught fire off Dover and was abandoned in the North Sea with no hopes of saving the vessel.
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Patria
Hamburg
Hamburg-American Line
Cuxhaven
Athesia
Philadelphia
Dover
England
New York
North Sea
Spaniard Consular Agent Foresees Spanish Revolution
Carlos Yensen of Balboa Spain, United States consular agent now studying American manufactures in Indianapolis, predicts a revolution in Spain within years. He says Republicans are divided but will unite, triggering upheaval, while American industries are welcomed as war bitterness fades.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Carlos Yensen
Balboa
Spain
United States States
Lessons for Cubans Before Absolute Independence
Havana dispatch from The Journal arguing Cubans must learn patience and discipline before absolute independence. It stresses justice, industry, economy and strict official integrity as prerequisites, asserting independence and the powers it brings require measured progress.
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Havana
New Incorporations Form in Columbus District
Columbus Ohio November 18 The Sisters of Rosa Hebrew Beneficial Society Cincinnati the Wendell Cigar Company Toledo capital stock 10000 the Lime and Cement Company Toledo capital stock 25000 the Elyria Realty Company Elyria capital stock 50000 forms filed recently with the secretary of state's office.
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Columbus
Sisters of Rosa
Hebrew Beneficial Sociey
Cincinnati
Wendell Cigar Company
Toledo
Capital
The
Lime and Cement Company
Capital Stock
Elyria Realty Company
Elyria
President appoints H W Hart Albany to Dussseldorf consul
Washington November 18 The president named H W Hart of Albany Ohio to be United States consul at Dusseldorf Germany succeeding the late Mr Pettit Hart is a young lawyer and the appointment is attributed to the presidents personal interest in him.
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Washington
H. W. Hart
Albany
United States
Dusseldorf
Germany
Pettit
Charity Concert Promises Royal Attendance in London
London November 18 The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge plan to attend a charity concert organized by actress Mrs. James Brown Potter. The event supports a fund to fit out a hospital ship for service in South African waters.
Aguinaldo Orders Villages Burned as Panay Forces Evacuate
Reports from Manila on November 16 detail American advances on Panay with General Hughes moving from Iloilo toward Santa Barbara. Roads were flooded by rain, hampering movement, while Aguinaldo’s orders urged burning villages and harassing the invaders amid rebel regrouping near Jaro and Iloilo.
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Manilla
Panay
Hughes
Iloilo
Otton
Santa Barbara
Carpenter
Sixth Artillery
Jaro
Twenty-sixth
Wihin
Tagbanan
Guimbal
Cordova
Aguinaldo
San Miguel
Antique
Sulu
Trade review signals demand shifts in iron and textiles
Dun and Co reports shrinkage in iron and steel demand with prices for pig iron and billets sliding, plates softer in the east, car demand boosting western earnings, footwear shipments holding steady yet down from peak, leather costs curb buying, woolen speculation eyed. Wheat and corn dip fractions amid exports and receipts. Weekly US failures total 219, Canada 20. War Tax decision narrows tax exemption to specific societies. mutual life policies not exempt. Bishop Turner denounces Hardwick bill to curb Negro suffrage in Georgia urging church leaders to oppose it.
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New York
Dun & Co
United States
Canada
War Tax and Insurance Societies
Washington
Wilson
Internal Revenue Bureau
Not Far Apart Commanders Near Each Other in Philippines
In Manila on November 12 General MacArthur moves supplies from Bamban to Tarlac by railroad while Colonel Howes advances from Victoria to Rosales with Third Cavalry. Prs. Desmond of the signal corps writes that 21 American prisoners expect to be moved to the mountains. About 2000 insurgents mass at Gerona above Tarlac and Mascardo's force of 1000 operates west of Angeles for raids. Heavy rains and flooding worsen conditions across the country.
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MacArthur
Lawton
Manilla
Tarlac
Bamban
Ninth Infantry
Howes
Victoria
Third Cavalry
Rosales
Desmond
Signal Corps
Gerona
Mascardo
Angeles
Indian man kills man with axe in Kentucky home
In Glasgow Kentucky George Dove a half breed Indian returned home and found his wife with Albert James. Dove sharpened an axe and waited at the door striking James. James died from a severed head. Dove surrendered to authorities.
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Glasgow
George Dove
Oil City
Albert James
Dove
James
Shipping Devastation Hits St Johns Area As Vessels Lost
Storms over six days cause extensive damage to the coast. The schooner Romp is ashore at Burin Placentia Bay and will be a total loss with its fish cargo. seven crew members escaped. The schooner Eleanor carrying 40 fishermen has been missing for two days.
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St. Johns
N. F
Romp
Burin
Placentia Bay
Eleanor
Storm Lingers in Jamaica as Rain Worsens Distress
Kingston reports continued stormy weather and torrential rain expanding disaster areas. Widespread distress isolation blocks relief to northern and eastern parishes with several fatalities noted.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Colonel Lawrence Kip Dies in New York at 58
Colonel Lawrence Kip, a well known horseman, died at his New York residence after a 10 day illness of stomach disease. His wife and daughter Mrs Creery were at his deathbed along with one attending physician. He was 58.
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Colonel Kip
New York
Lawrence Kip
Creery
Colonel
Quake Shakes Santiago de Cuba Damaging several homes
A strong earthquake lasting about half a minute rattled Santiago de Cuba. Many houses suffered damage and the Marine hospital office front collapsed, blocking a street. No injuries reported, but residents were greatly frightened.
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Santiago de Cuba
Marine Hospital
Carnegie to Testify on Trusts Before Industrial Commission
Washington reports Andrew Carnegie has promised to appear before the industrial commission in December and give testimony on trusts. His statement will be the last before the preliminary report on trusts goes to Congress in January. John Wanamaker is expected to testify next week on combination stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Industrial Commission
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Congress
John Wanamaker
Woman Shot Down in Family quarrel murder case
In Gallipolis Ohio on November 18 Ansel Hazlet is charged with murdering Mrs. Charles Neibert during a family quarrel near Chambersburg. No witnesses aside from Hazlet’s wife. Neibert’s husband was away. Hazlet allegedly crossed the road and shot her as she swept the yard, then had his wife tell a passerby. He claims self defense.
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Gallipolis
Ansel Hazlet
Charles Neibert
Chambersburg
Hazlet
Neibert
Lawton’s Laguna Expedition Report Revealed
The War Department released General Lawton’s report on the Laguna expedition and the capture of Santa Cruz. Dated August 1, it details operations and confirms earlier published main facts.
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Lawton
Washington
Laguna
Santa Cruz
Thomas K Stephenson Killed in Coal Mine Accident
Thomas K Stephenson was instantly killed at Newlan coal mines when a slate fall weighing about three tons buried him. The accident occurred November 18 in McArthur, Ohio.
ENTERPRISE Meat and Food Chopper advertised
The ENTERPRISE Meat and Food Chopper chops meats and vegetables quickly and efficiently. It saves food, time, and labor and costs little. Sold at hardware and kitchen goods stores with the trademark Anterprice. A catalogue offers 200 recipes for 4 cents in stamps from THE ENTERPRISE MFG CO Philadelphia.
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Anterprice
Enterprise Mfg, CO
Third and Dauphin Sts
Philadelphia
Thrown Out of Court in Kentucky Feud Tale
A Kentucky legend recalls three magistrates from the backwoods who faced a tangled case. The leading lawyer advises to throw it out, papers pass up, the window opens, and the case is dismissed. The resulting feud lasts fifteen years.
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Kentucky
Reward for Honest Return of Lost Cash
An Ohio State Journal note recounts a Vermont mayor's wallet found and returned by a local man. The mayor offers a reward but the finder declines, saying no payment is needed. The mayor speculates the finder could have claimed 10 to 25 cents if the wallet had not been recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Boston
Ohio State Journal
A Baby's Death Tossed Aside by Busy Copy Cutter
A busy copy cutter in the newsroom sorts endless copy late at night. He discards a short sheet headed A Baby's Death, seemingly less important than telegraph, politics, or police news, prompting Josiah Carter of the Atlanta Journal to question newsroom priorities.
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Albany
N. Y
Doane
Josiah Carter
Atlanta Journal
Hidden miniature oaks grown in orange husks revealed
A New York Times report explains a method used by Japanese gardeners to produce five inch miniature oak trees. An acorn is placed in the center of an orange with mold filling the rest, roots emerge through the rind, and as the plant matures the orange is varnished and the tree trained into shapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Occidental
New York Times
Treasury Statement Shows Cash Balance and Gold Reserve
Treasury reports on November 18 with available cash of 290,181,751 dollars and gold reserve totaling 254,221,647 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Washington
Hartford Navy Schoolship Rebuilt for Training Sailors
The Hartford, Admiral Farragut’s Mobile Bay flagship, has been rescued from the naval boneyard and rebuilt at Mare Island as a training ship. It will sail to New York for use in educating young Americans in seamanship with a crew of 134 sailors plus 350 green hands under Commander Hawley. The vessel retains a near-84 year old appearance with steel topsides and a modern engine room and armament.
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Hartford
Farragut
Mobile Bay
Mare Island Navy Yard
Golden Gate
Horn
New York
Uncle Sam
Mare Island
Pacific Slope
Navy Yard
San Francisco
Nelson
Victory
England
Congress
Mobile
United States Navy
John M. Hawley
Alexander Sharp
Grant
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Paul
St. Louis
Navy Department
Square Yard
Hawley
Charlestown Navy Yard
A Dictionary Is My Dictionary The Library Need
A scholar answers a merchant who questions funding more books by asking if he has read every dictionary entry. The scholar explains a library should hold books beyond one’s reading reach, citing that no reader finishes all books. The merchant agrees to fund the library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lheralé
Pittsburg Dispatch
Can a Salary Rise Be Won From a Pompous Boss
A young applicant confronts a boss who rejects a pay increase. The manager boasted of rising from humble beginnings by frugality, while the applicant argues the era’s scrutiny makes saving sixpence impossible, prompting the youth to quit and seek work elsewhere.
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London
Getting Rope Sense and the Rope Instinct in Animals
The piece explains a phenomenon called rope sense where horses and steers, after several hard falls with a lasso, become unusually still when a rope falls across their backs even if not catching. It likens rope awareness to dodging a clothesline in the dark, noting the animal’s heightened sixth sense.
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