Strong Man Guthrie Urges Read Citizens to Support Democratic Reform
The address by Chaman the Democratic lieutenant governor candidate at Reading praises Guthrie for truth and courage, attacking Quayism and Pennypackerism. It forecasts a campaign tour with Pattison and Guthrie to expose political machine corruption, and promises detailed revelations next week on Mudge Pennypacker and the Philadelphia ring.
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Chaman
Reading
Pennsylvannia
Guthrie
Commonwealth
Democratic
Erie
Pittsburg
Gufhirie
Pattisom
Quaylem
Ita
New York Car Men Wage Unrest in Elevated Lines
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and firemen in Manhattan’s elevated rail system fear mass job losses as the system shifts from steam locomotives to third rail electric trains. About 350 engineers may struggle to find new roles while wage schedules for engineers, firemen, conductors, guards, station agents, and platform workers are outlined, with pay scales rising with tenure. Metropolitan Street Car Co pays 20 cents first year, 21 cents second, 22 1/2 cents thereafter.
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Brotherhood Engineers
Manhattan
New York City
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers
Second
Third Avenue
New York Manhattan
Metropolitan Street Car Company
Lnes
Ethelbert Stewart
United States Department of Labor
Eight Hour Movement Leader Named to State Commission
George B McNeill of Boston the father of the eight hour movement has been chosen by Governor Crane as the labor representative on Massachusetts new commission to urge uniform eight hour laws across the United States The five member panel will examine the subject promote working class interests and push for nationwide legal eight hour days Expect circulated literature in other states to advance the cause.
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George
George B. McNeill
Boston
Crane
Massachusetts Commission
United States
A Prosperous Union for Carpenters and Joiners
The Amalga mated Society of Carpenters and Joiners reports a prosperous year with 23 new unions and 2,026 new members. Income reached 1,840,135 while expenditures total 931,610 leaving 908,525 cash on hand, 400,000 of which is government bonds. Major expenses include strike benefits 170,775 old age pensions 107,545 and out of work benefits 220,535. There are now 824 local unions.
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Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners
Brotherhood of Boiler Makers adopts eight hour day
The fifth annual convention in Baltimore approved an eight hour day and set June 18 1903 to start enforcement. It left wage discussions to local units. Current daily wages range from 2.50 to 3.50 dollars.
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The
Brotherhood of Boiler Makers and Iron Shipbuilders of America
Baltimore
Minera Not Cowarda in Philadelphia Defense
D L Mulford in Philadelphia North American argues against mining failures and advocates recruiting bold Spartans who stand by their general, even to the last. He stresses that true courage depends on leadership and proven merit in the field.
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D. L. Mulford
Philadelphia
Book Hospitals Show Delicate Care for Damaged Volumes
Public libraries maintain a quiet book hospital where worn volumes receive surgery by trained staff. The piece details tools, techniques, and common faults from broken backs to loose leaves, including paste, grass cloth, sandpaper, hinges, and sewing signatures, highlighting ingenuity and care to extend a book’s life.
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New York Mail and Express
Cut of Poor ChildQuoted in Philadelphia Press
Mrs Goodart overhears a girl recount an incident where a father allegedly begged for money, was jailed for drinking, and reportedly had his arms cut off. The child clarifies the printed account, correcting that the text read arms rather than arm.
By Their Crests
Dialogue excerpt from Town and Country features a traveler and companion debating ocean crossings and wave familiarity, illustrating a light conversational exchange about travel.
Marriage Ends in Tragedy as Husband Shoots Self
Harold Heimerdinger of New York City died by his own hand at Mercy Hospital Wilkes-Barre after a brief marriage to Lena Solomon. The couple moved to New York. she later returned to Wilkes-Barre and he followed, pleading for a reconciliation before shooting himself. Separately, a surface cave‑in near Tripp Park on Scranton’s edge damaged fifteen acres and disrupted the Lackawanna Railroad track, with six feet of roadway collapse and unclear total losses.
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Harold Heimerdinger
New York City
Mercy Hospital
Wilkesbarre
Lena Solomon
New York
Tripp Park
Scranton
Lackawanna Railroad
Emigh Valley Railroad
Freeland
Weatherly
Mauch Chunk
Allentown
Bethlehem
Euston
Philadelphia
Fantun
White Haven
Wilkes-Baree
Pittston
Hasleton
Easton
Delano
Pottegue
Hazleton
Mahanoy City
Ibah
Mt. Carmel
Ali Bethlehem
Philiachia
Ubanoy City
Shenandowlans
Hi Oak
Carmul
Wilkes-Barre
West
al- Tentows
Faston
Philadelpha
Belone
Muhintoy City
Shenandoal
Mt. Carrie
Pottaville
Sandy Hun
yukes-Barre
Pottsville
Hagerton
Boston
Maugh Chunk
Shenwandoah
Mt. Carine
Shenandoah
Muhanoy City
Delaso
Hazieton
Alientown
Lee
Cortlandt Street
G. J. Gildroy
Delaware
Susquehanna
Souvy
Kine Ramroan
Drifton
Jeddo
Bexley
Hazle Brook
Stockton
Beaver Meadow
Hazleton Junction
Oneida
Norwood Road
Humboldt Road
Sheppton
Sun Oa
Haslerga Yuneties
Onelaving
Hunloction
Oneida Junction
Harwood Road
Cere
Unday
Deringer
Tomhicken
Craneberry
Harwood
Roan
Hoon Ea
Sern
King
Beaver Meadow Head
Habrook
Eckley
Jeanesville
Audenried
Traction Company
Boara the Tha Kind You Have Always & Signature CAETORIA
Several men from Company K Eighth regiment clashed with deputies at Indian Ridge colliery Shenandoah last week, after deputies attempted arrests. The unit, mostly from St Clair, are noted as strikers. Henry Moran brother of James J Moran Pottsville DA candidate died at Centerville Bik county this week, the second Moran brother lost to service in the Philippines within six months.
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Company K
Indian Ridge
Shenandoah
St. Clair
Henry
James J. Moran
Pottsville
Schuylkill County
Centerville
Bik County
Moran Brothers
Philippines
The Rocky Mountains Feed Lake Michigan Now
The article argues that snow from the Rocky Mountains feeds Lake Michigan and supplies streams through caverns and gravity flow. Water travels downward to Chicago area and beyond, sustaining evaporation and river flow on the western lake shore.
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Lake Michigan
Michigan
Rocky Mountains
Chicago
The Chinese Way in 1859 60 War and Peace
The Peking Gazette reports that western powers admitted their wrongs and sought peace after a humiliating defeat. It claims the emperor granted a large war indemnity to enable them to start an honest life and avoid future murder and rapine.
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England
France
China
Peking Gazette
A Way of Explaining It
A wife protests a newspaper misprint of their silver wedding. She recalls drafting a note celebrating twenty five years of married happiness but the typesetter printed marred happiness. The husband jokes perhaps the reporter has also been married twenty five years.
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John
London
Precaution Quotation Highlights Parental Request
In a Washington Star excerpt an anxious parent asks if the daughter can be returned to her accustomed surroundings. The reply from the young man notes that the request cannot be guaranteed as Clari bel has discussed and insists she is tired of the neighborhood.
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Claribel
Washington Star
Tufford Knott Proclaims Hunter Occupation
In a kitchen door exchange, a woman questions his tale of woe and asks for an occupation. He answers simply that he is a hunter and specifies he hunts grab. The line captures a terse, darkly humorous moment from the Chicago Tribune.
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Tufford Knott
Chicago Tribune
When a Woman Is Good and Old Fashioned
An old fashioned woman feels uneasy inside a house unless she wears an apron, a saying attributed to the Atchison Globe. The Bronx River in New York derives its name from Jouts Bronx, a regional early settler.
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Bronx River
New York
Bronx
Lobu
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Freeland Tribune
Tribune Printing Company, Limited
Orrick
Love Distance
the Tribune
Mudge Pennypacker
Quayism
Ringsters
Democratic Reform
Pennypacker
Quay
Scabstoria
Shamokin Lumber Manufacturing Company
Carpenters’ and Joinera
van Wickle & Co
Banks Township
Are
McMenamin
Hat and Shoe Store
South Centre Street
Walter C. Davis
Tribune
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