Labor unions and strikes mark sweeping global activity
The report surveys union actions including the I T U gains in eight hour scales and $60,000 sent to San Francisco workers, New York independent contractors demanding $6 a day for eight hours, and federation moves into politics. It notes rising Los Angeles union membership, a 23 year history of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen with vast assets and benefits, and international labor temple plans in Montreal with a Canadian labor party.
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Horrors of the Kongo Massacres Exposed by Commission
London reporting on the Kongo commission reveals brutal acts by the rubber trade rulers under King Leopold. Native soldiers murdered hundreds in hunts, cannibals used in killings, and widespread forced labor depopulating the region. Leopold defends sole responsibility for the state’s creation and rights, criticizing international intervention.
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Kongo Commission
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Leopold
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Free State
Belgium
Kongo Free State
States spurn summer national guard camps and bills clash in Congress
Ten states declined the War Department invitation to marshal guards for summer camps. California cites earthquake costs, while Pennsylvania Massachusetts and Ohio plan full guard participation. A budget fight over pure food and immigration bills rages as Niagara Falls preservation moves advance. Lake carriers warn unrestricted water use could lower Great Lakes levels and cut ship earnings.
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Niagara Falls
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Irrigation and Swamp Reclamation Viewed as National Advance
The piece outlines a broad push for irrigation and swamp land reclamation as a primary national strategy. It cites Secretary of the Interior testimony projecting $37 million spent in two years with a further half million in receipts, plus a hoped million from settlers. It highlights vast swamplands across states like Florida New Jersey Illinois Minnesota Michigan Iowa and Alaska and links reclamation to broader economic and sanitary benefits. It notes the Steenerson bill proposing similar treatment of submerged lands and discusses engineering challenges and potential gains including up to 100 million acres brought into cultivation and major regional development.
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Everglades
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Virginian
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Steenerson
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New England
Man's economic value rises then falls with age study says
A Boston report to the New York World cites Dr Erastus Holt of Portland Maine at a AMA ophthalmology section meeting in which he presented Ponts table showing a man's value in money declines after age 26 for laborers and after age 40 for professionals. The table lists a 10 year old at 2001 62, a 25 year old at 5 986 and a 70 year old worth 3 6. A professional at 25 is valued at 24898 and at 40 his value falls to 23 .
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American Medical Association
Erastus EB. Holt
Portland
Holt
Osler Theorr
All Around the Globe Obituaries Fragmentary Notice
A partial obituary notice notes the deaths of several individuals including Mariane AL Bireursa and a mother of an unnamed city figure. The text blends place names and dates in an unclear foreign language, with scattered references to ships, villages, and a Sierra region, but specifics remain obscured.
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Sierra
Ion Perey
Bam
Senator Gorman Dead as Maryland Statesman Passes in Washington
United States Senator Arthur Poe Gorman of Maryland died suddenly in Washington on a Monday morning after months of illness. He first took his seat in 1881 and served 38 years, leading the Senate's Democratic opposition in key battles including the 1890-91 defeat of the Federal elections bill and shaping the 1894 tariff later called the Wilson Gorman tariff. His career featured sharp critique of extravagance and a push for river and harbor improvements.
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Washington
Arthur Poe Gorman
United States
Gorman
Gorman Long
National Congress
Senate
Promieree
Cleveland
Finance Committee
Swore Unconsciously and the Off Field Conduct
A former football captain now a Chicago businessman faced faculty concern over persistent swearing both on and off the field. He claimed unconsciousness of offending and remained surprised by the caution, with friends noting his prior vigor in practice.
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Aso
Chicago
King Alfonso Predicts Another Assassination Attempt
King Alfonso told F. W. Whitridge that another bomb will come, perhaps tomorrow or within a year, despite the failed blast during the royal wedding. He remained calm but shown tense as guards escorted him and Queen Victoria to safety after the incident.
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F. W. Whitridge
Queen Victoria
School reforms and quiet drills across cities reported
State Superintendent Dayhoff prescribes that teacher resignations take effect only after school board acceptance. Utica expands grounds around nine buildings at a cost about 828,266. Hoboken No 7 features five minutes of absolute silence each morning. Missouri and Nebraska cite industrial clubs and county supervision as growing trends in education. Weehawken and other districts discuss salaries and recent graduation paths for teachers and superintendents.
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Utica
Hoboken
W. T. Carrington
Missouri
Curious Patent Medicine Memoir From a Chemsit Shop
A reader recalls a flawed patent remedy advertised to cure coughs and colds. The man later finds his throat blocked and struggles to breathe. The shopkeeper claims the bottle is mislabeled or misused, revealing the product was an India rubber material used on boot soles.
Explosive event disrupts diamond market amid chaotic trade
An unnamed blast impacts a diamond hub as buyers and sellers scramble for safety. Market observers note material losses and disrupted supply chains while authorities assess potential sources and next steps.
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