Strike Threat Looms Over Illinois Miners Over Wages
In St Louis on April 16 the Managers and Examiners Association of Minors in Illinois failed to quit in a dispute with operators. They demand higher wages and threaten a statewide strike after a meeting in Bast-Louis with about sixty representatives. The group says operators give eight hour days with no limit to the examiners’ work. They argue the association is not affiliated with the Mine Work union and that examiners serve between miners and operators.
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Yast St. Louis
Ill
Ald As- Hatton
Ite
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Tls
Ety
Associa A
Belleville District Union
Sues a Labor Union in Supreme Court Mandamus Case
In Springfield Illinois on April 16 Charles Dickerson Democratic candidate for county clerk petitions the Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus against County Clerk M O Abiamson to force his name onto the November ballot. The dispute centers on whether the county party cast a majority of votes in the county and whether the Democratic party may nominate in district or petition to appear on the ballot. A separate Chicago murder case reports Patrick Carey, Alderman of the twenty ninth ward, killed by dairy man William Maxwell after an exchange with Maxwell’s son and a ring lost decades ago is found in Fuscoia. The ring originally given by Congressman J G Cannon’s wife in 1862 is recovered by a boy collecting a dust heap and returned to A Wallace bank president.
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Supreme Court
Pringfield
Ill
Charles ‘Kerson
Ull
Inox County
M. O. Abiamson
Dickerson
Dal
Williamson
Suc‘d Craig
Disat
Chicago
Patrick Carey
Thomas Carey
William Maxwell
Henry
Fuscola
Ihs
J. G. Unon
Tional Bank
Mary
A. Wallace
Cannon
Dreyer Gets a Supersedeas and Other Local Notes
Dreyer was granted a supersedeas by the supreme court and will not go to Joliet until June. If not issued, he would have been imprisoned next Wednesday. A boy was injured by a detonated cartridge while handling it, losing fingers and causing burns. A vote in Carbondale approved establishing a township high school in Murphysboro. Taylorville plans a new coal mine with $50,000 capital, boosting Christian county to twenty-six mines.
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Dreyer
Shiengo
bhHx
Wafa
Supreme Court
Joliet
Taylorville
Jana
Urs
Christian County
Easter Hat Millinery Offers Low Prices
Local ad notes lowest prices on Easter hats and spring millinery. Mrs. R. G. Baldwin of 198 Van Buren St. advertises latest styles and seasonal specials.
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R. G. Balpwin
van Buren St
A Deserted Village Adirondack's Lost Prosperity Remembered
The Adirondack settlement near Lake Sandsford and Lake Henderson fading into wilderness. Once a forge and prospering town with church, school, and cottages, a fatal accident in 1845 halted ore works, leading to abandonment by 1848. Now vines cover ruins. the bell remains, and the village awaits further decay or restoration.
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Adirondack
Lake Tears of the Clouds
Hudson
Lake Henderson
Sandford
Mount Marcy
Wallface
Summit Rock
Indian Pass
Henderson Mountain
Panther Mountain
Mount Andrew
Mount Adam
Lake Sandford
North River
Tawahas
Adirondack Club
Messrs
Henderson
Martin and
McIntyre
North Elba
Lake Champlain
Mr. Henderson
Farmer's Diabolical Deed Ends in Suicide Tragedy
In Winterset Iowa on April 16 farmer Hy Ing Sterling set fire to his barn killing several horses and hogs after attempting to burn his family out. He fled, hid in a straw stack, refused to surrender, and killed himself by cutting his throat as flames reached him. Mrs Sterling had previously sought a divorce after Sterling beat her children.
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Winterset
John Sterling
Bevington
Sterling
John McMichael
Thomas Casey
McDonald Farm
Donahue Bridge
North River
Hoim
Casey
Gas explosion near Logansport kills one injures several
At a point four miles southeast of Logansport Indiana a gas main explosion killed Michael Ellison Jr instantly and injured five others in a trench where twelve men labored to repair a leak. Pressure burst the pipe sending debris and gas and leaving workers dazed and scarred.
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Logansport
Ind
Chicago Pipe Line
Here
Michael Isison, Jr
Ellison
Geo. Morrison
Will Briges
Training Ship Hartford Sails for Bahia Rendezvous
The training ship Hartford sails from Montevideo for Bahia to join Admiral Schley’s South Atlantic squadron. There is talk of sending Hartford to Havre during the Paris exposition, but it may be dropped to supply this squadron with fresh crews. The Hartford was once Admiral Farragut’s flagship.
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Washington
Blartford
Montevideo
Bahia
Admiral Schley
Hartford
Atlantic
Havre
Paris
Colorado Faces Prolonged Storm with Heavy Snowfall
Denver reports a persistent storm across Colorado for eleven days with rain and snow. Lake Springs Central City and Clear Creek area record heavy snow, with three feet on the ground by 5 p.m. yesterday and continued snowfall continued throughout the day.
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Denver
Colorado
Lake Springs
Central City
Clear Creek District
East Madison women pledge self-denial to lift church debt
In Cleveland on April 16, East Madison Avenue Presbyterian women urged abstaining from new gowns and millinery to fund church debt relief. Easter service raised 81,600, meeting the debt. In Iowa, Des Moines reported Polk County Democrats held Iowa's first Bryan convention endorsing him and the Chicago platform, with no 10-to-1 ratio specified.
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Womer
Cleveland
East Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Iowa
Pes Moines
Polk
Bryan
Chicago
Student dent struck by hammer at university practice
Minneapolis April 16 John E Owens of Sleepy Eye, a junior dental student at Minnesota State University, was seriously injured Saturday when a 16 pound hammer thrown by Carl Jorgens while practicing on Northupfield struck his forehead. Owens had been warned to watch out. his skull was badly fractured.
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Minneapolis
John E. Owens
Sleep Eye
Minnesota State University
Carl Jorgens
Northupfield
Owens
Clark and Hauser Prognosis on Senate Seat
In New York on April 16 W. A. Clark of Montana and New York and ex Governor Hauser of Montana held a conference on Clark's United States senate ambitions. Hauser said if Clark's seat is finally vacant Clark will seek re election by the next state legislature to be chosen in November.
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New York
W. A. Clark
Montana
Hauser
Clark
United States Senate
Woman's Latest Business Invasion in Sioux City
A stylish young woman from Sioux City has entered the cattle and hog trade, becoming a successful buyer in a field once dominated by men. Mrs. Ollie North Lake is noted as a pioneer in this venture.
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Sioux City
Jis
Ollie Northlake
Morgan Carries the Primaries in Alabama Senate Race
Reports from Alabama indicate a landslide for United States Senator Morgan in the Democratic primaries held Saturday. Strong support crosses all sections of the state as Morgan wins re election bid.
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Morgan
Birmingham
Ala
United States
General Louis Botha Named Boer Military Leader
In the death of General Joubert the Boers lose a key leader but name Louis Botha as commander. Botha, promoted lieutenant general in Natal after Joubert left for Pretoria and Cronje surrendered, led forces that repulsed Buller at Spionkop and Vaal Krantz and protected the retreat from Ladysmith. Count Villebois de Mareuil calls Botha a wonderful military genius.
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Joubert
Louis Botha
Natal
Pretoria
Cronje
Louis Brotha
Buller
Spienkop
Vaal Krantz
Pieters
Ladysmith
Blygarsberg
Villebois de Mareuil
Iivenech
Botha
Why Littlefield Didn't Reply
Public figure Representative Littlefield shares anecdotes about public men and events. A Republican colleague questioned his free trade stance by implying Maine lumber interests opposed a 25 percent tariff. Littlefield recalled Lincoln's Virginian and wife tale to deflect, noting the tale amuses others but does not harm him.
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Littlefield
Washington Post
House
Mra
Maine
Porto Rico
Lincoln
Lacey
Mr. Littlefield
Prayers Led in Queen’s Household By Princess Beatrice
During the war special prayers are offered in the queen’s household for the British army and Princess Beatrice, long chosen to read the prayers in the queen’s palaces. Traditionally the prince consort, then the queen, and finally the queen’s youngest daughter have held this duty during troublous times.
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Beatrice
Prince Consort
Sheep Feeding Rack Described by Farm and Fireside
A 16 by 16 foot sheep feeding rack with a top cover design aims to prevent wool fouling and crowding. The cover uses a central fence board with 18 inch spaced crosspieces and tapered ends to fit 24 sheep, hinged by three hinges for easy raising.
Feeding rack for sheep construction details
The excerpt describes a sheep feeding rack with a hinged cover that can be raised to fill it with hay or fodder. It explains attaching a rope and pulley system to hold the cover upright, and adding three 18 to 20 inch high standards with braced boards to prevent sheep from jumping onto the rack.
Brome Grasses To Avoid For Rust Prone Meadows
For meadow hardening avoid Bromus mollis and Bromus arvensis due to rust and smut susceptibility cited by a foreign grass authority. Prefer Bromus erectus and Bromus inermis as they resist rust and offer heavier forage yields.
Malakof sugar corn variety from Russia praised for early ripening
A newly introduced Russian sugar corn says to have excellent flavor and early ripening. It is considered well suited for Iowa Nebraska Kansas Minnesota Michigan South Dakota North Dakota and possibly North Dakota.
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Russia
Iowa
Nebraska
Iansas
South Dakota
Michigan
North Dakota
Minnesota
Cody's Cody Interprise Launches In Wyoming Boom
The Buffalo Dillon Editor reports a weekly paper called The Cody Interprise has started in Cody Wyoming by Colonel W S Cody and J W H Peake to promote the open country. It claims Burlington Railway will reach Cody from Palooka Montana into the National Park, backed by Cody. News notes that many acres flooded by a large irrigation ditch may underpin land schemes.
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Buffalo Dillon
Cody Interprise
Cody
W. S. Cody
Buffalo Bi
J. WH. Peake
Washington
Colonel Cody
Burlington Railway Company
Palooka
Mon
National Park
Burlington
Ife
Great Big Horn Country
Nebraska State Journal
Yale to establish nation’s first forestry school
News and Notes report Yale will open the first university forestry school next fall. Other items include extensive agricultural and crop statistics for Gulf coast states, irrigation limits, remaining wheat corn and oats on farmers’ lands, arsenate of lead as an insecticide, and notes on apple chops and manure nitrates.
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Yale
Gulf of Mexico
Iyde
J. J. Smith
New Jersey
Blind Dreams Reveal Hearing Sight in Night Visions
A scientific discussion reports that blind individuals dream only in sounds. Among 200 tested, those born blind or blinded before age five never see in dreams, those blinded between five and seven sometimes do, and those blinded after age seven have vivid dream images like sighted people.
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Scientific Society
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