Labor Hitz At Canhon Delegates Excluded In Labor Reform Push
Pesria Oct 24 The Minors State Federation of Labor passed a resolution condemning Speaker Can while voting to amend its constitution to exclude the political delegate who had attended past conventions. The body backed direct Senate elections, a full crew railway law, and convict labor reform including a 5000 to 6600 acre farm colony for Chester and Joliet prisoners and a convict labor label on prison goods. An interstate commerce amendment to ban prison-made goods was supported. Officers elected: Edwin R. Wright Chicago president. Peter Fitzgerald vice president. Joe Morton Chicago second vice president. H J Kearney Quincy third vice president. J F Morris Springfield secretary-treasurer.
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Pesria
Can
State Federation of Labor
Pehal
Chester and Joliett
Edwin R. Wright
Chicago
Peter Fitzgerald
Age
Joe Morton
H. J. Kearney
Quincy
J. F. Morris
Woman Beaten and Robbery At Newark Home
Three masked men attacked Mrs. H W Miller at the Perkins home in Morristown Newark New Jersey and robbed the house of 2000 dollars in jewelry after choking a maid. The suspects cut telephone wires to enter the residence. Police seek leads in the violent break in.
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Newark
N. J
Morfietown
H. W. Miller
Misses Perkins
Des Moines Women Not Indicted in Porter Murder Case
Ashland Ohio Oct 24 the grand jury did not indict Mrs Stein and Mrs ar d of Des Moines Iowa in connection with the Stein Porter murder case the evidence was declared insufficient by the jury
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Des Moines
Ashland
Stein
Ard
Markets Report Mixed Wheat Corn Butter and Poultry Prices
Chicago and New York market notes show flour and grain prices easing for spring wheat and rye while corn remains inactive. Butter values range with creamery grades up to 2c per pound retail, and poultry prices list turkeys chickens and ducks with regional variations.
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Chicago
Minnesota
S'sc
New York
Duluth
Chicago and Omaha Livestock Prices Slide Through Markets
Market notes show cattle and hog prices varying across Chicago and Omaha. Steers range from around 4.00 to 8.75 with cows, heifers, and calves quoted, while hogs move from 4.50 to 5.19 for prime heavy butchers and lighter weights around 5.40 to 5.65. Slaughter-ready stock and yearlings appear across listings with mixed quality descriptors.
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Chicago
Nee Rol
Omaha
Neb
Availability of The Reporter at Local Stores
The Reporter is for sale at Roy al Slave cigar store 411 Fourth Street Porter's cigar store 324 Market Street and at the Interurban news stand.
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Royal Slave Cigar Store
Fourth Street
Porter's Cigar Store
Market Street
Balloon Race Begins in Berlin for Gordon Bennett Cup
The international balloon race opened in Berlin with 89 000 spectators. Twenty three entrants from eight nations including the United States and Britain competed as the St Louis and Banshee led the field. The St Louis later fell into the North Sea. pilots N H Arnold and H J Howatt were rescued. The Banshee won after landing in Denmark. Several balloons exploded or disappeared with presumed drownings.
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Berlin
United States
Germany
Great Britain
France
Switzerland
Italy
Belgium
Spain
St. Louis
North Sea
N. H. Arnold
H. J. Howatt
Langeroool
John Dunville
Denmark
Yale Captain Resigns After Shoulder Injury
Yale football captain Robert B. Burch suffered a shoulder injury ending his season with games only possible against Harvard and Princeton. He offered resignation, but the team refused to accept, preferring Burch as sideline leader to any replacement.
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Yale
Robert B. Burch
Harvard
Princeton
Burch
Al Kaufman Poised for World Title Fights After Bradley Knockout
Purch is confident in Al Kaufman as he trains with coaches for key battles. Delaney says Kaufman is better than Burns and now a world championship contender with a great left and improved defense.
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Billy Delaney
Kaufman
Burns
Delaney
English sculling champion reclaims title in Australia win
Ernest Barry of London defeated George Towns by a length and a half over four and a quarter miles in 21 minutes 12.4 seconds to regain the English sculling championship. Towns had held the title from Ernest’s brother W. A. Barry.
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Ernest Barry
London
England
Australia
Barry
George Towns
Towns
W. A. Barry
Ernest
Onions and Cabbages Barred in St Louis Apartments
Exclusive St Louis apartment house owners ban onion and cabbage cooking in leases. Two heads are better than one, but not on a pin.
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St. Louis
Adelaide mother warns against praise for Gold Medal Flour
A mother in Adelaide cautions that authorities should not speak too highly of Gold Medal Flour, calling for restraint in praise and urging careful handling of statements about the product.
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Adelaide
Local Market Report From Sparse OCR Notes
Market items include butter per pound and spring chickens with mentions of oats. Readable terms indicate prices or listings but the text is fragmented and lacks clear figures or entities. The report captures basic grocery items in a local market, not a full price list.
Live Stock Market Quoted Daily by Logansport Yard
Market prices for pigs range by weight from 100 to 190 pounds with light hogs at 3.40 to 4.15 dollars per hundredweight med hogs at 4.80 to 5.05 dollars and heavy hogs at 5.05 to 5.15 dollars. Trade is published daily by the Logansport Union Stock Yards.
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Logansport Union Stock Yards
Hides and Wool. Corrected Daily by B. V. Cook & Co
The fragment shows a routine correction notice from B V Cook and Co regarding hides and wool. It references standard codes or headings and notes adjustments to listings. The readable portion indicates commodity pricing or classification terms without complete context.
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B. V. Cook & Co
Base Ball Trust and Paddy Livingston Case
An essay argues the baseball draft system ties players to minor leagues, denying star catcher Paddy Livingston of Indianapolis a chance to move to the majors for higher pay. It condemns the draft and reserve rules as unjust, noting clubs’ reluctance to sell Livingston despite major league interest.
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Paddy Livingston
Indianapolis
Livingston
Paddy
Baseball Trust
Simple Cure for Stomach Trouble Reported
A brief note cites a simple cure for stomach trouble emphasizing increased gastric juice and avoiding fermentation. The item frames the remedy as straightforward and accessible for readers.
Diapepsin Promises Quick Dyspepsia Relief
An advertisement touts Diapepsin as a fast cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims meals digest easily, stomach pain, belching, sour taste, and bloating vanish within minutes. The 50 cent package reportedly supplies many tablets for household use.
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Pape
Covering Up Draft Favored By Major Leagues
A 1900s discussion notes how a rule allowing one draft per year lets clubs pick players like Charley Carr and Livingston and keep them from moving. The article cites Detroit drafting Carr and Chicago drafting Jack Hayden while Livingston stays, citing high salaries and a players’ trust blocking movement.
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Detroit
Charley Carr
Carr
Indianapolis
Livingston
Jack Hayden
Chicago Nationals
Kling
Bresnahan
Dooin
Criger
Sullivan
Clarke
Minas Geraes Battleship Firepower and Odd Dialogue
The Minas Geraes battleship mounts twelve 12 inch guns with eight fired aft and ten on a broadside. A humorous aside has Feminine Shade quipping about her halo and hat size, adding a whimsical aside with St Peter.
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Minas Geraes
St. Peter
Humorists Tackle Nomenclature in Bulgarian Crisis Record
A brief note notes how the Bulgarian crisis prompts humorists to revisit naming conventions. The line hints at satirical take on terms amid geopolitical tension and public discourse.
Major league veteran becomes club owner
Veteran baseball figure Jack Warner buys a stake in the Galveston Texas State League club and will manage the team next season. Washington manager Cantillon agrees to release Warner. Spain’s economy and navy expansion noted. Health advice touts Chamberlain’s Tablets for indigestion with local sale by W. H. Porter.
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Old Jack Warner
Galveston
Cantillon
Washington
Warner
Chamberlain
Porter
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News of Sporting World
Foot
AL Kaufman
Purch
Eli
Fred Bradley
Gus Rubblin
Yank Kenney
Bradley
East
Local Market Report
BRE
Coop Coro
Kbante
Gatvind
Beyer Bros
Bishop Elevator Co
W. C. Routh
Base Ball
Gestion
Jacob Herz
Ity
Navy
Jack Warner
Tom Marshall
Thos. R. Marshall
Elks’ Hall
Logansport
Bryan
P. Ll. Cordier
Mannington
W.L. Straub
St. Petersburg
Fla
Bay
Port Tampa
Foley’s
W. H
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