Kansas Agitator Delivers Satire and Data From 1899 Clippings
A Kansas excerpt combines satirical quips on money and religion with a string of diverse notes. It references England’s war talk, New York and Chicago financials, Winston Churchill on Kruger, Missouri politics, and a detailed report on life-saving stations, plus corn exports and a petition to bar use of the national flag in advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Churchill
Kruger
Great Britain
South Africa
Eastern railroads drop bicycle charge plan after uniform-fee proposal
The six day racing meet in New York prompted debates over charging bicycles as baggage east of Chicago. Eastern trunk lines Pittsburg Buffalo and New York refused to support uniform bicycle charges, citing state laws requiring bicycle carriage as baggage. Railroads from Chicago to Buffalo then dropped the scheme, welcomed by riders and clubs, though crates and trunks for bicycles will incur charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Buuffalo
Wort
Chivago
Relay Team Approves New Six Day Race Style
Twelve hours per man in the six day race drew mixed opinions from leaders Miller Walter Glam and Pierce. Riders debate strain versus the old grind while supporters praise the relay plan and American spectators boost morale as laps are stolen and pace remains brisk.
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New York
Lapa
Miller
Wal Ter
Glam
Pierce
Filter Wine Match Declares Fisher and Hepine Victors
John Fisher and Bert Hepine won the recent 48 hour race in Kansas City. They rode a fifteen mile motor paced match on the convention hall track, securing the victory.
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Replaw
John Fisher
Bert Hepine
Kansas City
Convention Hall
John Fischer Competes in Missouri Mile Race
John Fischer raced along the Big Muddy track in Missouri with John Chapman and WIT Stafford leading Replie. Gus Lawson and Oscar Jitting paced Fischer until a sprocket break slowed Lawson’s tandem, forcing Fischer to sprint after the motor left the track and finish hard in 28 minutes 39 seconds for an overall mile pace near 1 minute 54 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fischer
Missouri
Big Muddy
Replae
John Chapman
Wit Stafford
Fisher
Gus Lawson
Oscar Jitting
Lawson
Replie
Alliance in doubt as military league and LAW meet
A conference was held with George Stackhouse for the LAW Major W A Turpin for the military league and James B Sullivan for the AAU to avert a rift amid tensions from the Twenty second regiment controversy in New York City where a NC A rider competed in cuuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moteriere
Military Athletic League
George Stackhouse
W. A. Turpin
Military Teague
James B. Sullivan
Twenty-second Regiment
New York City
Bower
N.C. A
Wan
Military league agrees on competition rules but bars professionals
The discussion covered all phases and concluded that the A A U and L A W will not interfere as long as events stay open only to the regiment and exclude declared professionals. Representatives from three bodies agreed the military league should receive the same concession given to the Intercollegiate Athletic Association for meetings held under its rules and open to its own members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Gibson Beats Runek In Novel Cincinnati Bicycle Race
In Cincinnati at Music Hall rink Harry Gibson rode a bicycle to defeat Reno Runek a long distance roller skater in an Australian pursuit meet. The track was a polished door causing dangerous turns. Gilson fell early but recovered. Gibson endured a tough finish and won at the start of the seventh move over a six mile plus course with a time of 18 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyelar
Hatter Keaton
Wan
Cincinnati
Harry Gibson
Reno Runek
Mee
Music Hall
Gilson
Gibson
Wally
Murder at a Manhattan Meet Sparks Fatal Shootout
At Madison Square Garden a fatal shooting occurred when Fred F. Slater was struck by a revolver fired by Willam Rosser after a heated dispute over a sprint race. Slater, badly wounded, was taken to a hospital and likely to die. Rosser appeared intoxicated and was detained by police.
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Jdon Square Garden
Fred F. Slater
Willam Roser
Rosser
Slater
Jhiton Captives the Mile Hantlean in New York Race
The mile handicap at the six days race in New York ended with Eaton winning in 2 04 2 5. He led from the start and finished three lengths ahead of Banker who was half a length ahead of Buiz. Banker was fined $5 for alleged foul riding against Rutz.
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Jhiton
Hantlean
Nndicap
New York
Banker
Eaton
Rutz
Brake
Judge
Ireland
Lmne
Buiz
Ruty
Figures Tell the Tail in LAW Rights Probe
As chairman of the rights and privileges committee of the L A W Cony way Sama sought racing men registered with the L A W and sent to Chairman Gerlach for the Hist. He found only 200 names among more than 6 000 racing men in America. Sams warned that at that rate control would drift away. Albert Mote had just relinquished control leaving few racing men and under half a dozen tracks outside the I A W fold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. W. Conyway Sama
Gerlach
Sams
America
Mr. Same
Albert Mote
Bitter Mile Heat Stirs New York Track Contests
In New York the mile heat between Hunker Kate Jeet The George Banker and W A Rutz turned contentious. Banker won the first heat in 2 16 after a collision with New Haven entrant. Rate took the second heat in 2 60 despite Banker's foul claim, and the final heat was not run due to the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunker
Kate Jeet
George Banker
W. A. Rutz
New York
New Haven
Banker
Rate
Forst Rope Road of Grisons Switzerland
In the Via Mala region of Grisons Switzerland a rope railway hangs from the mountain top across a 1000 foot gorge along the Rhine. Big logs are hauled across the valley by rope and pulley as storms strand the system, requiring a perilous rescue to untangle the cable and logs.
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Europe
Canton
Grisons
Dizey
Via Mala
Switzerland
Rhine
Rongelen
Labor and Industry Foreign Workers Buyz- Largest Heel World
A fragmentary 1910s era reflection on workers and value. The piece muses on the need to be needed and to feed one another, stressing shared labor and solidarity across humanity. Strong entities include Larcom and unnamed workers, with a broad social-ethic tone.
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Buyz
Wikes Htre
Tee Age Fension
Andustelal Noves
Tewart
Earth
Largest steel mill workers in Chicago district? 1900 outlook
A Chicago Amalgamated union officer reports a 30,000 strong iron and steel workforce under its jurisdiction with wages up about 30 percent since 1897. South Chicago leads world steel output with 6,000 plus men employed daily, while common labor earns 12 cents per hour and skilled trades see 10 to 16 percent wage gains.
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Assortation
Tron, Tin and Steel Workers
Sesoeration Comyp
Munister of
Tron
Puddiers
Cian
Rolls
South Chicago
British Trade Unionist Haslam at AFL Detroit Meeting
James Haslam, a leading British Trade Union Congress delegate and Derbyshire miners' organizer, attended the nineteenth annual gathering of the American Federation of Labor in Detroit. Born 1842 at Clay Cross, he joined mining at sixteen and rose to Derbyshire Miners' Association general secretary, later taking active public roles locally.
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Clay Cross
Derbyshire
Derbyshire Miners’ Association
Haslam
Chesterfield Board of Poor Law Guardians
Porelen Workers Report Strong Activity in Foreign Labor Field
Reports from the foreign labor field describe general activity among skilled crafts with brisk employment and occasional wage advances. In Newcastle, England carpenters and joiners gain a farthing an hour, and building trades painters and engineers show brisk work. Agricultural labor demand is high, mining remains active, and over 600 ships are under construction in English shipyards. Government contracts have absorbed many workers, driving iron industries to record levels.
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United States
Newcastle
England
Car Builders Win Strike At Berwick Pa
Berwick Pennsylvania car builders, about 160 workers, end their wage cut strike and return to daily pay instead of piece work, resolving ongoing labor dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berwick
New Unions Form in Cincinnati Labor Drive
A. F. of L. organizer Frank Rist reports rent activity in Cincinnati as six new unions are formed. The groups include boiler makers, car employes, padmakers, piano and organ workers, metal engravers, and jewelers and silversmiths. The effort aims to unite late forming crafts under the union banner.
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Cincinnati
A. F
Frank Rist
Atrite
Inauguration Short and Status Mixed in Local Industry
A brief inauguration stirred some activity lasting only days as men won their demand. A major clothing manufacturer in the city signaled intent to adopt the union label on its goods. Reports indicate steady work for the past month with few job losses and improving prospects.
New Zealand Age Pension Funds Placed Before Parliament
The old age pension act requirements in New Zealand necessitate a £150,000 appropriation for the next financial year by the current parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Industrial Notes on Wage Demands and Labor Protests
Industrial notes record wage increases and strikes across sectors. Steelworkers in Scotland seek higher pay, London Ontario streetcar workers strike seven months with few returning. Japan cotton spindles surge threefold while women spinners earn 30 to 48 cents daily for 12 hours. Pittsburgh iron moulders press for $4 daily, many sign new terms. Elgin water factory workers gain raises starting Jan 1, worth over $100,000 yearly. Knights of Labor head Hayes discusses political shift. Machinists and metal trades show labor demand outpacing supply in U.S. and U.K., with Eight-hour day history cited and vacancies rising in London and New York.
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Scotland
London
Japan
Pitteburg
Washington
Hayes
Knights of Labor
International Assortation of Machinists
United States
William A. Perrine
Iron Mostern’ Conference Board
Aight
Banite
Eng
Stonecutters’ Union of Chies
Tilmore
New York
New York City
Aml
Iron Mollers' Union
Employment Bureau
91 Center Street
Patternmakers’ Union
Timothy M. Daly
Metal Polishers’ Union
Mine of the Gang Jacob Rita in the Atlantic
A grim portrait of a slum youth formed by neglect and crime. The piece argues lack of father figures and language barriers push boys toward gangs for status and meaning, highlighting generational strain and foreigner stereotypes shaping upbringing and authority.
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Jacob Rita
The
Atlantic
Beranae
Ie ‘Ulow
Sleep Prescription Misunderstanding At Clinic
Dialogue depicts a comic mix up as Mr Blinkers confesses giving an opiate to a baby after a doctor prescribes sleep aid. The doctor notes the patient slept well and asks how many doses were used, highlighting a dangerous misunderstanding in a humorous New York Weekly item.
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Mr. Blinkers
Mr. Hlinkers
Texas Tourist Magazine and Sanctions in 1899
Insane increases of 2000 annually cited for Texas tourism, a 20 page monthly publication with illuminated covers and diverse county features from March to November 1899. Offers for 25 cents a copy or 2 cents for sample, with back-order options and mailing to Palestine Texas. Also promotes Santa Fe Route California excursions with sleeping cars and low rates, plus testimonial notes from local merchants and Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement.
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Texas
Houston Co
Montgomery Co
Cherokee Co
Leon Co
Aphereon Co
Palestine
Rusk Co
Walker Co
San Antonio and
Bexar Co
D. J. Price
G. P
T. A
Tex
California
Santa Fe
Ita
W. Hagrsaven
P&t. Ay Ganta Fe Ry
Nanas “Ity. Ma
Grain-O replaces coffee in grocers and praised for sensitive stomachs
A garbled 19th century notice touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute that agrees with delicate stomachs and costs about a quarter less. It urges children to drink it and mentions price points of 16 and 25 cents per pack. Also references a simple home fire extinguisher made from lye and salammonia with a three pound to one and a half pound mix in one gallon of water.
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