Lava Flow From Samoan Volcano Destroys Valley
In Savaii, Samoa, lava from a newly erupted volcano fills a fertile valley two miles wide by four miles long, creating a molten promontory. The eruption, marked by earthquakes and roaring blasts, forces natives to flee as lava reaches the sea, destroying huts and two churches and causing one native chief’s death.
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Samoa
Cripton
Pacific
Kaiser Wilhelm
Lavais
Great
Olten
Law Cites Dance Hall Dangers and Enforces New Penalties
Police Judge Thomas C Whallon urges strict enforcement of a new law targeting dance halls where minors are present and liquor is sold or where a bar connects to the hall This measure aims to shut unsafe venues by penalties including fines and possible imprisonment The judge notes public dances attract moderate earners and calls for clubs with proper rules to host safe events while warning of harm from licit and illicit venues alike
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Whallon
Hales
Thomas C. Whalion
Whalton
Regielaurg
Indianapolis
Poller Coure
Ife
Dane Hall
What Trade Shall the Boy Learn
A discussion on trade paths for boys, focusing on carpentry. It questions apprenticeship length, earnings as an apprentice and as a journeyman, and the value of tools as gifts. It notes variations by city in required apprenticeship years and starting pay to gauge career prospects for a young trainee.
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Johnny
Henry
Willie
Apprentices and Wages in Early Telegrapher Labor
The text discusses apprentice pay differences by location and union influence, noting New York rates around a few cents and other places at two to six cents. It warns journeymen not to rely on necessity and urges apprentices to broaden skills to gain broader opportunity across branches of telegraph work.
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New York
Tae
Rowe
Chloe
Chiesa
Miles Firether
Louiseville
Alionze
Protest Over City Plans for Dog Home Fund
Charles F Hurst and Charles D denney presented a protest to Mayor Bookwalter at Frances Power Cabbe home for dogs and cats objecting to a $1000 city appropriation for maintenance. They asked relocation from E Washington St claiming roaming dogs create nuisance and disease including mange. two of his dogs reportedly contracted mange from the facility.
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Charles F. Hurst
Charles D. Denney
Frances Power-Cabbe
Charles A. Bookwalter
E. Washington St
Jenney
Rev Lee defiant as Westminster Church dispute escalates
The Rev John Lloyd Lee defies the New York Presbytery over his removal from Westminster Church on Twenty third Street. The presbytery erases his name, severs pastoral ties, and allows no pulpit access while Lee vows to continue preaching and defends the church property against seizure amid a mortgage dispute.
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Sun
New York
Westminster Presbyterian Churchi
Twenty-third St
John Lloyd Lee
Presbytery
Me Presbyterian Church
Tps
Mr Bee
Beko
Tee
George] Alexander
University Place
Bresbyterian
Dr. Lee
John Tlayd Lee
Janin Dieton
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
Westminster
Hawee
Lee
Br Lee
Westminster Church
Russia
Predictions by Raphael the Astrologer for February 2 1906
Predictions warn of misfortune and strife for those born on February 2 1906. The note cautions quarrels, financial loss, theft by fire, and a very unhappy year ahead. It also predicts grief for youths and suggests caution in marriage and business prospects.
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Bell
Labor Reform and Pensions Drive British Politics
Special to the Sun outlines the Labour movement in Britain, including calls for pensions for the aged, eight hour workday, trade union protection, and wage reforms. It notes the Labour and Liberal parties’ positions, the make up of MPs, and the push to support workers amid debates on taxation and industry.
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Dominion
Hedace Ar
Labor Party
Pars
Steengther
Weitz
Favoritism in R. R. Rates and Hidden Bias Debate
Local officials face scrutiny over rate favoritism in railroad revenue calculations. The inquiry centers on whether private interests influenced fare decisions, with officials defending procedures and citing standards. Community groups demand transparency and reform.
City shares of utility receipts report and a death in Fort Wayne
Indianapolis reports that City Controller Boenig will receive five percent of the utilities receipts from July 1 to December 13. The Indianapolis Telegraph Company paid six thousand five hundred thirty four dollars for the last six months of 19. A Fort Wayne man, Huresiy registered in Fort Wayne Indiana, was found dead in a room in a hotel having shot himself in the mouth. No clear motive is given for the suicide.
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Indianapolis
Huresiy
Fort Wayne
Met
Fatal Coffee Grain Tragedy in Danville
Agram of coffee killed the infant son of David N. Ewing, a merchant from Parkeville. The child died after a post mortem indicated pneumonia. further examination revealed an erroneous diagnosis.
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Danville
Agram
Coffer
David N. Ewing
Parkeville
Ducnost
Gibson County Schools Hit By Mumps Epidemic
An epidemic of mumps has struck Gibson county public schools, affecting both teachers and pupils. The illness has prompted closures and health officials warn of heightened precautions as cases spread through Evansville and surrounding communities.
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Evansville
Snn
Gibson County
Towns Fairy Story of Oil Boom and Tent Town Growth
A frontier town's fortunes rise on an oil find and a tentative pipeline plan. Reports describe residents living in tents as work on the standard pipeline and rail access expand. Growth hinges on securing field permanence and extending a line to the nearest station as economic activity shifts workers to oil hauling and station upgrades.
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Ayrs Scott
JL & D
Bidell
Cisey
Neing
Cohipane
Red
New stamps feature varied designs under rising sun
The Tian portage stamps drop the monarch’s head and show a pine landscape, a whin at sex, a rail way train, and the tallan arms with a wireless telegraph station.
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Tian Portage
Tallan
Work Sits: German Citizen Describes Trades by Sitting
A Glickstadt man returns a census yaner describing his trade as Imske maker and answers the question on position by stating that they perform their work while seated. The filing notes the habit of doing work in a sitting posture.
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Glickstadt
Germany
Imske
Liquorone Liquozone touted as a germ killer tonic remedy
An ad extols Liquorone Liquozone as a gas based germicidal tonic claimed to cure germ diseases. It details production, broad healing claims, a money back test offer, and a coupon for a free trial bottle, urging readers to try despite lack of proof.
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