World news and local notices from a late 19th century clipping
Brazil coins money at Vienna mint while customs officials must wear white gloves handling travelers’ property. Riverside County California bans wasting artesian well water as a misdemeanor. Cork scarcity spawns a cork collection and refurbishing industry. Canada allocates 10000 to build barbed wire fence along the Montana boundary from St Marys Lake to Sweet Grass Hills. The Maryland Society of California Pier ’8 has 12 survivors. 33 members in 1897. recent Baltimore reunion. A Michigan incident sees a man trimming a tree fall headfirst. a horse dies, man unharmed.
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Brazil
Vienna
Riverside County
Cal
Montana
Dominion
St. Mary's Lake
Sweet Grass Hills
Maryliand Society
California
Baltimore
Michigan
Planting tips and politics in one page note
The article blends garden guidance on choosing flowers and trees with a critique of Pennsylvania politics. It notes lilies of the valley, palm trees on the Amazon, hedge plants, color effects, and flowering times, then shifts to Pennsylvania Senate election debates as Quay and Penrose face voter backlash. It closes with news that Archie Adams, who escaped from Scranton jail, was recaptured.
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England
Amazon
Pennsylvania
United States
Quay
Penrose
Sch
Vampires, Injunctions, and Labor Strife in West Virginia
A New York American and Journal editorial denounces Judge Jackson and Judge Keller for injunctions against union organizing and strike camps, arguing these rulings threaten labor rights, promote contempt of court, and erode public liberty. It defends unions as essential to workers’ power and warns against government overreach aiding coal operators.
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Jackson
West Virginia
Aman
Hector
America
Clarksburg Nel
Clarksburg Fuel Company
Clarksburg
Judge Jackson
Keller
Junction
National Executive Committee
Court of Public Opinion
United States
New York American and Journal
Qualifications of Railroad Men and a Tragic Death
Reports say brakeman Lee Ferryman was killed in a rear end collision at Wenatchee while asleep in the caboose after eighty hours on duty. The Seattle Building Trades Bulletin argues workers must not sleep on duty and calls for a commission to test fitness, insisting one week of cold lunch work without sleep before granting positions.
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Lee Ferryman
Wenatchee
Seattle Building Trades Bulletin
Enforce Alien Labor Law Orders Nationwide
A Washington dispatch reports Commissioner Sargent has instructed immigration agents at all ports to strictly enforce the alien contract labor law. The labor field sees relief after long treasury friction, with many alien workers already deported and no court appeal from immigration decisions except to the treasury secretary.
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Washington Dispatch
Sargent
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Gompers Urges Cloakmakers Unity After Strife
Samuel Gompers addressed a San Francisco cloakmakers picnic praising their courage and heroism while warning that they have shown weakness and division. He cited hardships like hunger, using home furniture for warmth, sleeping on union floors, and then deserting the union after gains in pay and hours.
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Gompers
San Francisco Union
Samuel Gompers
Union
Labor federation backs child labor abolition and prison labor act
The executive council of the American Federation of Labor meeting in San Francisco approved a resolution supporting laws to abolish child labor in states lacking such laws. A second resolution declares the council will push for laws ending prison labor when it competes with free labor.
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Executive Council
The
American Federation of Labor
San Francisco
Plutocracy Heroism Defines Modern Aristocracy
Isador Ladoff states that today’s aristocracy is defined not by bravery or lineage but by wealth. The most successful money maker is hailed as the hero of a parasitic, commercial era, where social distinction rests on financial power rather than merit.
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Isador Ladoff
Split the Difference Strike Settled for Boiler Makers
The 500 boiler makers employed by the Chicago and Northwestern railroad moved to a strike on July 1 but have settled. They will receive about half of the wage increase they asked for, roughly 5 percent.
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Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Woman in a Linen Gown Adorned with Lace and Straps
A fashion sketch showcases a light green linen gown trimmed with strap pings, white lace, and white pearl buttons. The skirt features spaced perpendicular strappings and a deep flounce encircling the ensemble.
Rumors of Things to Come in Empire Style Skirts
The article notes empire style skirts opening at the sides akin to ancient Greek and Roman fashion and peplums returning. It mentions restrained tender colorings, dressmakers seeking Empress Josephine era sketches, and Josephine’s famed extravagance. A revival of the classic sandal with ribbons is seen, already entering morning wear in boudoir use for health and beauty of the feet.
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Josephine
Paris Button Dress Craze Spreads Across America
Batton Dress Craze notes Parisian milliners responsible for a new button dress trend. Leading Paris dressmakers, under Francis, created demand for tailor made summer gowns. To break plainness, strappings in same material or colors were finished with buttons, creating a rapid, widespread fashion shift.
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Francis
Nuainfilliners
Paris
A Dainty White Silk Dress Described by London Queen
A small child’s dress described in London Queen fashion notes features white silk with insertion detailing over white fabric, highlighting delicate design elements and refined apparel for young wearers.
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London
Silk slip and hat described in period fashion item
A small child’s ensemble features a silk slip with lace frills and a large back bow paired with a picturesque hat. The hat is described as having soft muslin frills, creating a delicate, decorative outfit.
The Severe Shirt Waists in Fine Madras and Linen
The year favors severe shirt waists made of fine madras or linen with shoulder tucks stitched down to below the bust, small bishop sleeves gathered into a narrow cuff fastened with pearl buttons or sleeve links. They are plain but well made and provide a smart contrast to fancier gowns.
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Freeland Tribune
Tribune Printing Company, Limited
Ofvice
Freeland
Tribune
Archie Adams
Scranton
Nayang Park
Castoria
Alway
Jackson and Keller
Philadelphia Ledger
Pommishinds
McMenamin
Hat and Shoe Store
South Centre Street
TOY
Walter D. Davis
Ehigh Valley Railroad
Paebenger Thalne
Weatherly
Marneh Chunk
Allentown
Bethlehem
Euston
Philadelphia
New York
Sandy Run
Whitehaven
Wilkes-Harre
Pittston
Hazleton
Mauch Chunk
Easton
Delano and Pottsville
Delano
Mahanoy City
Shenandoah
Mt. Carmel
Wilkes-Barre
White Haven
Pottsville
Wiston
Cortlandt Street
New York City
G. J. Gildroy
Hazteton
HE DeLanark, Susquehanna and Schuylkile Railroad
Drifton
Jeddo
Bokley
Hazle Brook
Stockton
Beaver Meadow Road
Koun
Hazleton Junction
Oneida Junction
Harwood Road
Humboldt Road
Oneida
Sheppton
Tatam
Traian
Deringer
Tomhicken
Cranberry
Harwood
Kean
Eckley
Jeddo and
Jeanenville
Audonried
Lptter
Beret Orne
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