Steel strike widens as 62000 idle and trust issue debated
About 62,000 men idle amid the Carnegie mills stoppage. Leaders and critics clash over labor and capital as Congress considers arbitration and measures to curb the steel trust. Public mood favors workers over the monopoly while calls grow for action from Attorney General Knox to end the strike.
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Carnegie Mills
Shaffer
National Assembly
Nygesent
Trust
Congress
Knox
Defying Indiana Laws on Steel Trust Control
Indiana considers actions against constituent companies of the steel trust doing business in the state, arguing foreign control violates corporate law. Officials seek fees under foreign corporation law to pressure compliance, while notes about charter powers and indirect challenges to the trust.
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Ohio
Indiana
Dispatches
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Trust
State House
Indianapolis Duty Calls For Clean Water And Fair Tolls
A South-side meeting urged sanitary disposal of Indianapolis sewage to stop White River pollution and protect downstream neighbors. The piece critiques interurban competition, notes railroads may cut rates or isolate services, and mentions officials’ stance on prize fights, gambling, taxes, and trusts.
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White River
Indianapolis
Fallreek
Indiana
Monarch of Dailies Notices Petitions From Appel Keach and Holtzman
The paper reports petitions will probably be filed for Appel Keach and Holtzman amid disharmony among subjects. Appel and Keach names show up on Bell's petition. Jim Keach avoids involvement in the mayoral race as potato prices rise.
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Appel
Keach
Holtzman
Bell
Jim Keach
Bank robbers fall ill after arrest case near home
A local case is cited to illustrate a pattern of inmates developing fatal diseases shortly after imprisonment and regaining health when paroles are granted.
Insanity trust explorations face unlikely stenographic report bonus
The medical society's investigating committee is unlikely to offer a bonus to obtain the stenographic report of the city health board's findings in its insanity trust explorations. Such a move would be a losing proposition in any conceivable circumstance.
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Medical Society
City Health Board
Holtzman urged to declare stance before nomination
Voters are urged to hear Mr. Holtzman outline his plans on Taggart franchise setting and support for a beer brand before nomination. The advisory notes such positions could influence post nomination matters and require clear public statements.
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Mr. Holtzman
Depew Criticized for Silence After Summer Hot Air
A commentator mocks Senator Depew for refusing further public talks, saying the summer produced excessive chatter and that his silence will not be noticed or missed.
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Depew
Ponty Morgan Faces Doubt Over Workingmen Judgment
Pierpont Morgan labels certain workers as d d fools yet this single case shows Ponty not owning the final judgment. The remark suggests challenge to his authority over the workers.
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Pierpont Morgan
Ponty
Reform talk and legal actions stir states and towns
The text blends political talk and local notices. It mentions an Ohio attorney general and secretary of state moving against a steel trust, Indiana impact, New Jersey opposition to mosquito destruction, Purdue students showing butter making, and a tax board ally’s stance.
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Ohio
Secretary of ‘State
Steel Trust
Indiana
Purdue University
Heat Prophesies From Mountain To Sea
L. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution reports Johnson praising heat as skies crack with sun’s fury. He jokes about landings and the hereafter, noting extreme warmth could burn air and dry wells while flowers vanish.
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Johnson
R L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
Boonville man builds thermometer with quirky scale
A Boonville resident replaces standard marks like zero and freezing with phrases such as Heavy overcoat and shirt sleeves to read temperature, while a mounted thermometer at Summit House shows 98 in sun and 47 in shade. The piece also notes George Kennan's Russia exile work and a dramatic film fire event captured for newsreels.
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Kansas City Journal
Boonville, Mo
George Kennan
Russia
Siberia
Mr. Kennan
Siberian
Summit House
Mount Washington
The Sketches and Songs of a Singer Evening Song
A nostalgic verse recalls youth days with denim jeans straw hat and simple joys. The speaker cheers for a bygone neighborhood and shared toasts to memories of youth and honest days.
Sage of Haw ville laments fame and envy in verse
In dialect speech a narrator recalls Caesar Lincoln Maid of Orleans and the admiral as targets of fate and envy. He muses that Shakespeare would capture such fame as a siren drawing envy’s knife, while fame itself remains dangerous to those who seek it.
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Caesar
Becuz
Hawville
Lincoln
Maid O' Orleans
Caitiff
Shakespeare
A Boy's Composition on Water and Its Uses
A student reflects on water's presence in daily life and nature. The essay notes rain filling cellars, onions causing tears, various water types, sailors voyages, water as a tool and danger, an eel catch, drowning dangers, firefighting, and ends with a nod to a flood.
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Jane
Aly
What the Papers Say on Strikes and Politics
A collection of brief quips from various papers. Comments note steel plant moves hurt communities more than strikers, a Kansas typo about Carrie Nation, Mor gan’s king Edward remark, West Virginia mill workers arming concerns, peach crop optimism, and the Gould baby’s page attention.
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Haven Union
New York
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Blessings in Disguise and Lessons of Adversity
Excerpts from the New York Evening Sun discuss misfortune as a path to growth. They note that failures can yield gains and that adversity exposes true strengths. The text contrasts wealth with genuine contentment and urges resilience in hardship.
Defense Counsel Claims Truthful Testimony Cites Strangeness
In a courtroom exchange the defense counsel asserts every word spoken is the truth while the prosecutor retorts that truth is stranger than fiction. The remark highlights the oddity of the testimony and the dynamic between attorneys.
Hints for Women and Washing Tips from the Era
The article outlines corset styles with a natural back curve and openwork stockings, notes footwear trends like Oxford heels, and offers washing advice. It includes bran washes for delicate fabrics, color-preserving tips with pepper and wormwood, sun bleaching, stain removal methods for ink grass mud fruit and medicine, and cautions on ironing delicate fabrics.
Local Opinion Snippets On Public Works And Politics
A collage of editorial quips notes delays in public works and political maneuvering. References include a Maclay incident, a New York divorce case, the Indianapolis Southern railway ROW dispute, a hypocritical citizen, and postmaster appointments amid Fairbanks-era patronage.
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Maclay
Clay City
New York
Tammany
Lafayette Courier
Democratic Board of Public Works
Indianapolis Southern Railway
Indianapolis
Rockport Journal
Blackberry recipes for cordial and jam
Instructions for blackberry cordial and jam with sugar amounts and steps. Cordial uses four quarts berries to one quart water, 24 hour stand, then per gallon two and a half pounds sugar, sealed in jars with no alcohol. Jam uses one pound berries to 12 ounces sugar, cook slowly, add currant jelly or lemon peel for flavor.
Teddy and Old Maid Teacher Conversing About a New Baby
The reader sees a brief dialogue between Teddy inviting a visit to see a baby and an old maid teacher responding that mother is improving. Teddy insists the illness is not catching. Published in the Democrat of Oswego, Kansas.
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Teddy
Osweso
Kas
Patriotic sons elect new officers for local group
Patriotic sons of America have elected A. M. Williams president C. F. Oldman vice president Samuel Symmes secretary and Carl Mitchell treasurer.
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Patriotic Sons of America
A. M. Williams
C. F. Oldman
Samuel Symmes
Carl Mitchell
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