Struggle and politics mix in a garbled yearend blast
The piece surveys miners and operators amid a hopeful winter outlook, notes no strike for Blanchard Oil, and mocks Henry H. Rogers. It discusses Roosevelt era politics, cabinet suggestions, and restraint of Standard Oil criticism, with figures like Cannon Knox Taft Taft, Foraker La Follette, and Vice President Sherman Banks.
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Minera
Blanchard Oil Company
Tes
Henry H. Rogers
Rogers
Eyes and Rates Stir Congress as Garstela Report Held
President’s message to Congress references Commissioner Garstela on the Fitendart Oil case. Hodsatelt notes secret rate practices by corporations, railroads correcting many after exposure, and urges stronger regulation to deter wrongdoing. Local Republicans praise Linton A. Cox as a Senate candidate from Marion County.
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Messsge
Congress
Garstela
Fitendart Oil Company
Hodsatelt
Uni!l
Bureau of Corporal Tone
Senate
Railroads
Howe
Bureau of Corporations
Down
Tself
Republican Party
Linton A. Cox
Etre
Marion County
Cox
Atate Menate
Ote
Marton Repubicane
Glad tidings strike off in coal dispute
Miners decide not to strike and return to work, easing a national fare debate. The public dangers of winter and a hoped confrontation with John Mitchell are avoided as senators faced a possible showdown with the mine workers.
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Bani Cos
Republic
Coal Trust
Fay
John Mitchell
George H. Butler
Dename
Dajor Carson
Philadelphia Ledger
Carascn Nally Tally
Nquor
Butler
Lawrence Barrett
Old National Theater
Washington
Aaitfa
Barrett
Richellow
Unie
Beat
Redla
Ant
Theaalem
Major Cargon
Falladelphia Ledger
Carson
Tariff Debate to Shape Near Term Campaign
Editorial notes the tariff question as the central issue for the coming campaign with Republicans and Democrats urged to revisit tariff rates. It cites John Sharp Williams promising action and contrasts tariff focus with recent political debates, urging a return to the old tariff era and its historic battles over wool and pig iron. The piece also reports the Brainard Will company response to Garfield’s commission findings, denying unlawful practices and defending Standard Oil methods while calling the investigation exasperating.
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Republicana
Democrats
Ihey
John Sharp Williama
House of Representatives
William Jennings Bryan
Brainard Wil! Company
Lta
Henry H. Rogera
John D. Archbold
Garfield
Congress
Roosevelt
Btandard Git
Ualu
Wrecks and carelessness cited in new railroad disaster near Altoona
A Pennsylvania railroad collision near Union Furnace Altoona results in nine deaths. The wreck is blamed on misunderstood train orders. Calls grow for safer systems like automatic clock signaling and mandatory safety appliances. Political chatter and editorials mock party figures as reform debates continue.
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America
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union Furnace
Altoona
Vengera
Haljroad Omdala
Mbalish
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Vision of Garys Great Steel Plant Unveiled at Site
Report from Chicago says United States Street Corporation aims to transform Lake Michigan shore dunes near Gary into a vast model city. Labor and machinery clear the land, straighten the Calumet River, and prepare for a monster plant that will be the world’s largest steel facility and boost Gary as a major steel center.
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United States Sreet Corporation
Lake Michigan
Jaya James D. Lite
Chicago
Gary
Mr. Little
Calumet
Indians Steel Company. & Subsidiary Company
United States Corporation
Traveling talk at Chestnut-st cafe on a lazy stationmaster
A fragmentary tale recounts a rough chestnut street exchange where a weary traveler recalls a lazy stationmaster who only glances at the ticket, and a con man’s risky brag. Separate snippets mention a professor in Indiana, a derby joke, and a local meat seller ad.
Trial of ex Senator Chandler at Concord ends with heated cross
In Concord New Hampshire Judge Edgar Aldrich presided as ex Senator W E Chandler faced cross-examination by Streeter for the Heston & Matheraj brand. Chandler asserted a demand to add testimony, asserting Streeter's fairness and courtroom decorum, while a long, sharp exchange followed.
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W. E. Chandler
Concord
N. H
Edgar Aldrich
Gedral Strecter
Heston & Matheraj Brand
Chandler
Sr. Bureeter
Akrich
Mr. Chandler
Streetere
Mr. Streater
Chandier
Ilka
Studying the Indian of the Present Day
A historical piece discusses Navajo customs and beliefs, noting rituals for protection and luck, power of speech attributed to blue corn, and communal ownership ideals. It highlights Paul Knapp’s appointment to a West Point cadetship by Roosevelt, with commentary on Native American social principles and communal rights.
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Ona
Inventon
Ene Mile
Rhould & Parton
Albuquerque
Paul Knapp
Pottawatomie
Weat Point
Roosevelt
Young Krapp
Hartford
Mick
Benton Harbor
Haskell Institute
Lawrence
Kes
Benton Hartor
Leupp
America
Mad City Reflections in a California Dream
A fragmentary travel reminiscence portrays San Francisco as a mad city, crowded by prosperous, stylish Californians. The narrator notes white seascape fog, glittering Kearny Street, bold wealth, gleaming cars, and an intoxicating mix of luxury and risk among men and women, with vivid scenes of street life and audacious enterprise.
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Bret Harte
Bas Francisco
Guardian
Gaye
High Seas
California
San Francino
Mrancieco
Pacific
Kearney-at
Kearney
Nockles
Jong
Artings
Mehta
Ong
Golden West
Calfornia
Ifim
Ike
Han
Wila
Even Up CTP Binge Costs Health and Wealth
A confusing prior note alleges someone risked health and wealth chasing wellness and ultimately lost both. No clear names or dates are provided, but the fragment hints at a personal decline linked to a binge or risky health pursuit and financial ruin.
Puzzle of Wealth and Wedded Life as Wordplay Opens
A humorous verse traces Jack and Jill through stages of wealth and housing using misspelled or altered words like senement fat Court Arma Chambers and Hood's Sarsaparilla as a comic throughline. It blends matrimonial content with ads for the tonic.
Beast Men and Foxes Share Unseen Worlds
Nature Notes describe foxes and beasts living near human habitations, detailing how fox cubs ignore nearby rabbits, rats, and fish while the beasts exhibit survival instincts in harsh environments. Reports from Greenland and Terra del Fuego illustrate raw nature, including a bevy of polar tales from explorers and trappers.
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Partrlise
Itagrth
Cuba
Nature
Terra del Fuego
Lynx Fight and Lost Hunt In Dark London Streets
A chaotic pursuit ends with the lynx escape and the hunter wounded, while a cadet escapes in the night near Charing Cross. A wistful girl in a silver collar is tracked by a constable daily, finally captured and taken to a shelter where she is claimed by a guardian.
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Waide Street
Charing Cross
Doga
Dstteraca
Ate
Gwoer
Ah Tamer Gazette
Changes of Time and Whimsical Schoolyard Fragments
A fragmented text recalls unclear scenes of childhood talk and schoolyard chatter. It mentions a mother, a child named Andi Buch wards, a colonel figure, and fleeting moments of play and chatter, all wrapped in garbled OCR style.
Manchuria Man If Beans Dominate the Bread
A historical note discusses Manchuria's reliance on beans for bread and cake, noting widespread bean use in daily diet and fuel. It mentions bean cake production for armies, fertilizing uses, and the impact of the Hankow Feking railroad on bean prices. It contrasts Manchurian beans with Tangier valley beans and notes broader economic links with cotton, imports, and foreign markets.
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Boston
America
Manchuria
Hankow-Feking
Lea
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