Cheap coal for New England consumers urged by tariff reform
The piece argues domestic coal costs New York buyers $2.10 a ton too high due to railroad monopolies over coal lands and transport. It cites the Susquehanna Railroad, calls for reactivating the commodities clause, tariff reform, and reciprocity with Canada, plus waterways improvements to lower prices. It urges the public to demand cheaper coal.
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New York
Sreskawanna
Anthropelle
Cook
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Railroals
Nova Scotia
New England
Aldrich
Payne
Canada
Reflections of a Bachelor in a New York Press quote
A humorous reflection on bachelor life and social norms in suburbia and citizenship. The piece notes a teller’s superstition, the unpopularity of good citizenship, and a warning about married life. A boy’s fear of his mother's stern gaze is playfully linked to a bathtub gag.
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New York Press
Day of Cheap Food Prices Echoed Across Towns and Cities
A garbled early 20th century observation notes public concern over rising food costs. The piece references consumer prices, middlemen profits, and distribution expenses, suggesting wages and earnings for workers remain insufficient. It ends with a nod to The New York World and a market reminder to take wool to Peterman.
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Gitias
Fis
Chan Serured Taila Ie
Aprri Cultural Department
New York
Indiana Democrat Advertising and Subscription Terms
The Indiana Democrat, a Wednesday publication from Indiana Pa, lists subscription rates at 100 dollars yearly in advance or 150 dollars yearly otherwise. Advertising rates include administrators notices at three dollars per item, obituaries and poetry at three cents per line, and other notices or notices with table work at two dollars fifty cents per line. cash must accompany orders.
Uplifting faith in Wright brothers and night life shift
A Chicago Evening Post column argues Americans overestimate Wright brothers and their aeroplane secrets, while praising Yankee invention. It contrasts domestic confidence with foreign interest and foresees a future where sports and amusements move to nocturnal hours under electric light, risking the art of sleep.
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Wrights
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Darius Green
Missou
Europe
France
England
Chicago Evening Post
Cincinnati
China
Japan
London
New York
Coney Island
Heenan
Sayer
Greece
Lost His Leg in Blairsville Freight Incident
George M. Dias of Dilltown, brother of Katherine Dias the Johnstown City Hospital superintendent, was crushed by a freight train at Blairsville Intersection Sunday. His right leg required amputation and he was taken to Greensburg Hospital.
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George M. Dias
Dilltown
Katherine Dias
Johnstown City Hospital
Blairsville
Greensburg Hospital
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