Old age pensions and New Jersey mosquito fight
The piece notes a bill by William Bauchop Wilson proposing $120 yearly old age pensions for residents over sixty five with limits on property and income, arguing the amount is too small. It also reports Bayonne and New Jersey's active effort to combat mosquitoes by oiling and ditching infested areas to curb larval spread and protect public health.
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Blossturg
United Mine Workers of
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Brooklyn Bugle
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SFO
New Jersey
Bayonne
Cuban paper from cane fiber promises low cost forest protection?
A report from Cuba claims experiments show paper from sugarcane fiber can be produced cheaper than wood pulp, with a by product from the sugar process. American cornstalk may also be used for paper, signaling a broad conservation advance.
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Cuba
Senator Daniel Dead Leaves Virginia Loyalist Legend
United States Senator from Virginia Van Joln W. Santel died at 10 36 am after a paralysis relapse caused by a cerebral hemorrhage. The Lynchburg native who began his career as a lawyer and statesman was born September 6 1842 and lost to apoplexy last October after a long illness in Florida and Philadelphia.
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Lynchbburg
van Joln W. Santel
United States
Virginia
Florida
The
Statesman
Wiese
Philadelphia
Bing
Waugh
John Warwick Deniel
Senate
Lynchburg, Va
James A Patten Retires From the Wheat and Cotton Pits
Chicago financier James A Patten retires from active trading in the wheat corn and cotton pits after a long career marked by self reliance and bold market moves He leaves the Western Union building Evanston with a brisk farewell and a quiet note on passing the torch to younger traders On the Board of Trade veteran traders say his hard driving style and generosity are part of his enduring legacy.
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Chicago
Ben
James A. Patten
Western Union
Evanston
Jim" Patten
Board of Trade
Cotton Belt Route Sale Nears Completion
The Cotton Belt line, the St. Louis Southwestern route, is nearing completion of a sale after a ninety day pending period. Louisville & Nashville Railway is expected to gain practical control with a cash outlay around $1,500,000.
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St. Louis
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
St. Louis Southwestern Railroad
Central
Loulgyile & Nashville
Shouting Methodists Defended at Tri State Encampment
Bishop A Zellen of Jamestown N Y argued that religious enthusiasm gives Methodists the right to shout and that baseball fans cheer when the home team makes a hit. Washington reports state urges China to ratify a 40000000 Hankow railroad loan. Ambassadors seek quick settlement with Peiping.
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A. Zellen
Jamestown
N. Y
Secret fund disclosed in Memphis Car Co graft case
Testimony by T. H. Brebach reveals former president Ostermann used a Chicago bank to move firm funds. He allegedly drew 50 000 to 60 000 from the Memphis Car Co and possibly 150 000 in total, with Illinois Central charges and padding on repairs tied to the fraud. The case links to a broader $2,000,000 graft pattern involving the Illinois Central.
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Tenn
Memphis Car Company
T. H. Brebach
H. C. Ostermann
Chicago
Royal Trust and Savings Banks
Brebach
Ostermann
Minots Central Railroad Company
Ilinois Central Railroad
Memphis Gar Company
Illinois Central
Desperate man slain ends siege at Bostwick cottage
In Trwinville Georgia W H Bostwick the white desperado slain after a siege by state militia and a mob of citizens followed his refusal to surrender He died shortly after 6 am as bullets shattered the cottage walls and a volley from Springfield rifles battered the structure The siege ended with Bostwick dead and his six children safe nearby, while Sherri Metunis of Irwin County also died from wounds sustained during the attack
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Springfield Rifles
W. H. Bostwick
Uillitla
Sherri
P. Metnnis
Irwin County
Felow
Bostwick
Delang
James Gill
Mitchcock
Albany Company
Triumph for Americans in German slander campaign against Deutsche Vacuum Oil
Berlin report states German press and rivals accused Deutsche Vacuum Oil of graft methods. Hamburg prosecutor investigated American manager B In Quarles but found no grounds for prosecution. Costs borne by the state. this marks a triumph for American interests in Germany. Also notes US Senator Samuel D McEnery dies in New Orleans after indigestion and heart failure.
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Deutsche Vacuum Oil Company
Berlin
Standard Oil Company
Hamburg
Vacuum Company
B. In Quarles
McEnery
New Orleans
United States
Samuel Douglas McEnery
Senator McEnery
Caught Through a Key by Seattle Detective Arrest
Seattle police traced Meade B York across the country using a key on the knee joint of his cork leg. York fled from a gang plank of a steamer from San Francisco. He is charged with defrauding banks in Klamath Falls, Chicago, Bellingham and Gentile for amounts totaling 8,433 dollars.
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Waeh
Thaddere B. York
Meade
Isunig
Che Moet En Ergutle
York
San Francisco
Klamath
Chicago
Bellingham (Wash
Folk Campaign Tour Aims to Boost Ex Gov Folk
In New York six Missourians prepare to tour New England to promote the candidacy of ex Gov Folk for the Democratic presidential nomination. The plan centers on explaining Folk’s record to voters in the region.
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New England
New York
exGov
Missouri
Mat
Gor Polk
Two-Cent Fares Stand. Refund Ordered to Rail Customers
Judge Burditt dissolved the Insumption granted to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and ordered a refund of excess fare collections. The ruling directs repayment at the Chariton Hut offices for charges over two cents to coupon holders, with a stay of fifteen days granted to the railroad.
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Charleston
Wo Va
Burditt
Chesapeake & Obin Railroad
Chariton
Hut
Peetan
Wit Hintua
Coupoha
Saving or spending a poor man’s income debated
A top line figure questions how a low wage earner should save when expenses rise and a large family must be fed clothed and housed. The interviewer probes proportions while the respondent blames vice and luxury for hardship, noting a five cent tobacco habit and a modest meal cost.
Immigrants Sold at Dock in 1774 Advertisement
The London Chronicle notes that modern immigrants to American ports are not sold as in the eighteenth century. An 1774 New York advertisement aboard the Commerce lists servants for sale, including weavers, tailors, blacksmiths, and spinners, ages 14 to 35, with terms to Henry White or the master on board.
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London Chronicle
New York
Scotland
Ferguson
Henry White
Germ-Proof Telephone Mouthpiece A Sanitary Breakthrough
A Sunday Magazine note touts a germ-proof telephone mouthpiece made of clear crystal glass. It replaces dirty rubber parts, resists breakage, and can be easily cleaned by removing the glass section. Doctors bacteriologists and boards of health endorse it, and telephone companies approve its use.
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Boards of Health
Women at Work in Farming Worldwide
Nearly one million American women are farmers or farm laborers, driven by homesteads in the West and growing recognition of agriculture as women’s work. In England dairy regions women control milking and feeding, while in France about 9 million women work on farms. continental Europe often attributes fine cattle breeds to women's efforts, per New Idea Woman's Magazine.
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United States
England
France
Europe
New Idea Woman’s Magazine
Cataclysmic Geology Rejected by Lyell, Modern View Arises
The article reflects on the shift from cataclysmic theories of earth changes to gradual processes of subsidence and elevation. Sir Charles Lyell, celebrated as the father of modern geology, presented indisputable facts supporting slow, progressive geology and dismissing earthquakes and volcanic notions as dominant forces.
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Sir Charles Lyell
Sir Charles
Lyell
Startier’s Day Terrorizes Neighborhood in Odd Exchange
A resident known as Startier, famed for defective attire, becomes the terror of his neighborhood. A passerby accosts him with a strange remark about his wife, prompting a curt reply that he will pursue action in the future. London Telegram.
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Atertiiig
Londin Telugrayh
Protest of Jonah Sparks First Transportation Review
Skipper voiced a protest claiming the issue aimed to raise freight rates. He described the event as the first transportation protest, noting it emerged from Bled as a focal point for dissatisfaction.
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