Cost of living rises shown by arbitration board
Chicago Oct 10 The arbitration board weighing wage demands for street railway workers reports a 40 percent rise in living costs in the United States since 1897, with widespread price increases in meats, butter and housing rents. Wage tables show small gains for several trades over 28 years, while coal prices soared and wood fell. Decision delayed as extensive evidence is reviewed, with a new schedule expected late next week.
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Chicago
United States
Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics
Massachusetts
Ccccours Kenamanee
Quaker Stories From Hendricks and Morgan Counties
An aged Quaker recounts stories from Indiana neighbors about trust and honesty. The first tale recalls two lifelong friends with a neighbor’s deceit and lingering doubts between them. The second depicts a high-tempered owner and his fractious cow resisting milking, prompting a sly old couplet about discipline.
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Eternal Hills
Hendricks
Morgan Counties
Indiana
Nathan
Cost of living rise debated by Chicago arbitration panel
In Chicago on October 8, attorneys for North-side street car workers argued a 40 percent rise in living costs over five years before the wage-issue board. Evidence from butchers, bakers, and other trades supported the trend, noting wage gains in many sectors while street car pay held steady.
Tattered New York man seeks almshouse amid family estrangement
Charles W. Simpson, 71, a once profitable stationery and book dealer, claims he built a Brownstone front house and a double-decker tenement with $200000 in assets. His relatives deny responsibility and Merwin seeks action from counsel as Simpson ends up in the almshouse.
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New York
Merwin
Charles W. Simpson
Bowery
Brooklyn
Trieste
Austria
Simpson
Brooklyn House
Center St
Cosby
Sale at Washington store draws crowded scene
A large crowd of women fought to enter a Washington street store during a sale, with a policeman maintaining order outside. One shopper berated the crowd, noting she could buy bargains elsewhere, and urged others to stay away. The officer and the group exchanged quips as some women heeded the warning and left.
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Washington St
Newspaper Office Fire Cited After Editorial Blast
A Jeffersonville newspaper office burned Monday night. The Terre Haute Express notes a six column editorial in the paper may have sparked the act of incendiarism.
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Jeffersonville
Terre Haute
Fictions, Fancies and Facts From a Humble Reporter
An anecdotal sketch contrasts a grafting schemer and a reporter, notes on small press ethics, and a humorous take on how prescriptions shape income. It recalls political ward antics, the chilly statehouse ambience, and the habit of officials to be known by nicknames more than formal titles.
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J. D. Stokes
Willoughby
Durbin
Mr. Wilson
Hart
Cap Hart
Billy’ Taylor
Cash
Hadley
Moores
Merrill Moores
Mack
M. McCormack
Mining strike questions lauded but not for miners
S M Sexton, editor of the United Mine Workers Journal, discusses strike questions with the court of common pleas. He cites Pennsylvania law on railroad consolidation, noting parallel lines cannot consolidate, and mentions a suit dissolving such a consolidation. He recalls miners jailed for conspiring to raise wages and a supreme court justice who authored the ten day law affecting miners.
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Supreme Court
Ten Days Notice Questions Rent or Lease Status
A court official cites a ten days notice as a probe into whether rent has been paid or a lease exists, noting the issue carries significant risk and could affect cur men facing legal action.
Wells Hair Tone and Cone Promises Beauty Benefits
An old time advertisement extols Wells Hair Tone as a superior shampoo causing no oil or grease while keeping hair fluffy and lively. It also touts Wells Hair Cone to prevent falling, dandruff, and slow growth. Another product, Rough on Rats, claims to eradicate cockroaches and ants, with a 3D treatment for bed bugs.
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Womem
Fractured OCR Ad Clueing Quick Relief Remedy
An OCR ad fragment markets a quick relief remedy labeled Get There priced at $2.00. It touts rapid improvement for stiff sore tender feet with feverish puffiness, claiming fast action and express delivery. The text is garbled and uncertain but centers on a medicinal product and expedited service.
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Auiakly
Exprees
B.S. WE
Exprels
Chem
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