Peruna Lauded as Nerve Restorer by Wisconsin Woman
Miss Mary Goeabing of Medford contends Peruna strengthens nerves and boosts vitality in worn out women, easing heat related malaise. Letters from Roxa Tyler and Mrs. G Briggs praise Peruna for restoring strength, appetite, sleep, and general health, with free literature offered by The Peruna Medicine Co.
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Mary Goeabing
Medford
Wis
Roxa Tyler
Illinois Woman’s Alliance
Peruna
Hartman
East Sixtieth Street
Chicago
Ill
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Conciliation debated by labor and capital leaders
New York May 7 Congress discussed industrial peace at the Chamber of Commerce under the National Civic Federation.Speakers included President Samuel Gompers Bishop Potter and John Mitchell who urged fair conference and honorable peace. Other leaders urged frank employer labor relations and measures to raise living wages and shorten working hours for textile workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Department
National Civic Federation
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bishop Potter
China
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Charles R. Flink
American Rubber Co
Daniel J. Keefe
Illinois Board of Arbitration
William Sayward
National Association of Builders
Annual Textile Operatives Convention Adopts Date Change
Somersworth New Hampshire May 7 The National Association of Textile Operatives of America closed its session at 6 pm with key decisions. The group moved the annual convention to the first Tuesday in May and instructed local union secretaries to send true financial and membership statements in January July and October. Delegates and expenses for federation meetings were revised and resolutions passed on cotton manufacturers in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somersworth
N. H
National Association of Textile Operatives of America
Committee On Constitution
Scabs Assaulted in Derby Textile Strike Protests
In Derby Connecticut two mass demonstrations erupted during the Paugasset mills strike. At noon Mrs Ambrose Griffiths accused of teaching replacement workers was mobbed by hundreds of women and her home placed under guard. At 6 pm Amy Briggs faced a throng of about 3000 at Shelton bridge with police guarding the factory gate as threats and clashes arose before she escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby
Conn
Paugasset
Ambrose Griffiths
Miss Briggs
Shelton Bridge
Penn a Steel Co Restores Wages After Midyear Cut
A notice from Pennsylvania Steel Co Harrisburg dated May 7 says wages will be restored starting June 1 to rates in force before January 1 1901. The move reverses a prior cut and represents an approximate ten percent raise. The firm employs nearly seven thousand workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Steel Works
Slate Pickers Strike Shuts Royal Oak Colliery
Shamokin Pennsylvania May 7 five hundred workers at the Royal Oak colliery are laid off as slate pickers strike over concerns the breaker is in danger of collapse.
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Shamokin
Royal Oak
Lawmakers Clash Over Lowell Lawrence Haverhill Railway Bill
At the State House May 7 the bill extending the Lowell Lawrence and Haverhill street railway company powers was not taken from the table due to Goward's objection. The House referred Ramsay’s civil service posting petition to the next General Court. Cheney led the adverse report on that bill. McKinley urged postponement of the Boston electric light consolidation bill to probe Morgan syndicate links. motion won. Cambridge conduit bill passed engrossed. Boston voting machines bill passed with referendum. A hearing recounted a separate assault case with Hammond, Parsons, and a girl, ending with a gunshot and threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Lowell
Cheney
McKinley
Boston Electric Light
Morgan Syndicate
Nightingale
Fall River
Wachusett Mountain
Cambridge
Senate passes cigarette bill amid amendments and delays
The Senate enacted the cigarette bill after suspending rules to permit Senator Lawrence to offer perfecting amendments on fraternal beneficiary corporations. Amendments adopted. Senators debated reconsideration of yesterday's action on publishing Walcott Memorial services. Reconsideration failed, then it moved to commit and was tabled. Multiple measures advanced or rejected, including engr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Lawrence
Plymouth
Jones
Middlesex
House
Walcott
Metropolitan Natural Oil Association
Seaver
Brockton
Judiciary Committee
Attwill
Essex
Manning
Worcester
Mercantile Affairs Committee
Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Tolman
Berkshire
Bureau of Statistics of Labor
Hotel men meet elect Massachusetts association officers
The Massachusetts Hotel association elected its officers at the annual meeting in Boston on May 7. C. A. Gleason was chosen president with G. H. Rimbach as vice president F. B. Risteen as treasurer W. W. Davis as secretary all of Boston. The executive committee includes Albion T. Brownell New Bedford Amos H. Whipple Boston George H. Bowker Holyoke William H. La Pointe CG W Parker R Ford John A Sherlock Boston and William E. Wood Greenfield.
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Boston
Massachusetts Hotel Association
C. A. Gleason
G. H. Rimbach
F. 8S. Risteen
W. W. Davis
Albion T. Brownell
New Bedford
Amos H. Whipple
George H. Bowker
Holyoke
William H. la Pointe
G. A. Damon
CG. W. Parker
R. Ford
John A. Sherlock
William E. Wood
Greenfield
Parsons Murder Trial Opens Day Two in Ham mond Case
Boston May 7 The second day of Henry E Parsons murder trial continued cross examination of Associate Medical Examiner Steadman with little material obtained. Cornelius O Callaghan a teamster from Everett and Hammond acquaintance testified that on June 18 he was with Hammond and Drysdale when two unnamed men joined them and observed Parsons entering a coal shed on the wharf with a girl nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Lord
James C. Drygdalle
Expressman
Hammond
Charloste
Parsons
Witness
Boston
Henry E. Parsons
William T. Hammond
Steadman
Cornlius O'Callaghan
Everett
Drysdale
Explosion and Fire Ravage Lewiston Dye House District
In Lewiston Maine on May 7 an explosion at the Le Blanc dye house sparked a major fire that spread to adjacent buildings on Main Street. Proprietor Joseph Le Blanc and his son Albert were severely injured and hospitalized. Auburn firefighters aided as losses exceed 39000 dollars. The elder Le Blanc suffered the worst burns while both escaped through flames, but are expected to recover in days.
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Lewiston
Lower Matin Street
Joseph le Blanc
Albert
Central Maine Hospital
Main Street
Auburn
Strout
Darling & Free
W. F. Conway
le Blanc Dye House
Furnitu
T. S. Chalmers
J. T. Richardson
Tle Blanc
W. L. Bunker
Tracy
F. H. White
O. R. Berry
Ie ER. Bates
Blathsmith
Canal Street
F. B. Norris
Tehaccco
Cigars
Keegan
le Blanc
Slav
Watch Trust Rumors Surface But Elgin Firms Silent
Chicago officials of the Elgin National Watch company say they know nothing about any consolidation of watch firms. Rumors have circulated about a possible combination, but leadership including President Hulburt and General Manager Cutter offered no confirmation or denial. A dispatch from Elgin notes officials had no statement on a merger with the Weham company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Elgin National Watch Company
Charles Hulburt
John M. Cutter
Elgin
Elgin, Ills
Watch Company
Weham Company
Carnegie Libraries Gift Distribution Plan for New York
A May 7 conference in the mayor’s office reviewed how Andrew Carnegie’s $5.2 million gift for 65 libraries should be apportioned among New York’s boroughs. The plan allocates 45 libraries to Manhattan and the Bronx, 20 to the other boroughs, with location decisions to be made by borough boards and subject to the board of estimate’s approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Manhattan
Bronx
Board of Estimate
Portland Grand Jury Deliberates Key Murder Cases
The Maine superior court grand jury for the May term considers the Clarke Mosher murder at Gorham last January and the Isaiah Farnham shooting in Portland. Edward Grafam and Bill Hands are held on Mosher murder charges as witnesses from Maine and Massachusetts are summoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Superior Court
Clifford Mosher
Gorham
Isaiah Farnham
Wellesley
Mass
George H. Brainard
Edward Grafam
Bill” Hands
Mosher
Massachusetts
Ochs Purchases Philadelphia Times New Manager Named
Philadelphia on May 7 reports Adolph Ochs acquired the Philadelphia Times. His brother J Ochs will assume management of the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Adolph &. Ochs
Chattanooga Times
New York Times
Philadelphia Times
J. Ochs
No need to go south for health, urges purity and treatment
A brief exhortation warns against seeking warmer climates for lung troubles. It stresses removing impurities from the blood and tissues through medicine, with a skeptical note on drug claims and a stray ad fragment about goats and pricing.
Fifield Tool Company Plans Brick Rebuild After Blaze
Directors met in temporary offices near the ruined works at 2 pm and agreed to rebuild on the site. A brick structure is planned, weathering insurance adjustments, with President Fifield noting swift reconstruction once settled. Firemen protected nearby houses and received praise. Glidden donated 100 for the Firemen's Relief Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifield Tool Company
George W. Fifield
Courier
Fifield
Glidden expresses gratitude to Boston police in May letter
Charles J. Glidden writes to Supt. Davis on May 7 praising the police department for valuable service protecting property. The letter explains itself and offers appreciation for the force and its work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Glidden
Supt. Davis
Police Department
Boston
Mr. Davis
Nile campaign cost of Gordon crisis by Wolseley voyageurs
In April St Nicholas, Cleveland Moffett recalls General Wolseley's Nile relief plan and the crucial role of Canadian voyageurs led by Louis Jackson. The delay to test their skills at cataracts doomed Gordon's fate. Khartoum fell January 1885 and the relief fleet arrived too late, costing many lives.
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St. Nicholas
Cleveland Moffett
General Wolseley
Nile
Gordon
Jackson
Red Sea
Desert
Alexandria
St. Lawrence
Egypt
Riel
Wolseley
Lord Wolseley
Khartoum
Gordonithin
Brotherhood Prayer for Compassion in Affliction
A reflective verse by B. 8. Martin from the May Scribner's expresses brotherly concern, urging mutual aid and shared burden. The speaker seeks divine unity for his brother and himself, pledging aid and lamenting unequal relief while stressing that joy should be shared with those who endure hardship.
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Martin
May Scribner
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Textile Workers In Convention
North
Emergency Committee For
Executive Council
Manchester
Newmarket
Amesbury
Messrs. McNulty
Ashton
R. L. Lloyd
Roy
Messrs
Conroy
Whitehead
Caldwell and McNulty
Rhode Island
Hibbert
Genier
New Hampshire
United States
Paugasset Mills
Penna. Steel CO
State House
Goward
Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill
Bill
Mann
THE
Massachusetts Association
William Hammond
the Watch Trust
Elgin Company
Carnegie Libraries
New York Board of Estimate
Portland Grand Jury
Egists
Aiga
Wational Biscuit Company
Fifslo Tool Company
Police
Hosmer
Fifield Tool Works
Frederick Boynton
Marginal Street
Lowell Fire Department
E. S. Hosmer, Esq
Police Relief Fund
Louis Jackson
Brotherhood
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