Wages and Cost of Living in 1907 Compared to 1906 and 1890s
A government report analyzes wage levels and food prices across industries in 1907. It notes fashioning wage growth outpaced by general price rises, with manufacturing wages up 67 percent from 1906 and food prices up 42 percent. It also states hours and employment shifts, and compares 1907 to the 1890–1899 ten year average, highlighting cotton, paper, glass, and iron and steel sector changes.
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Ain
Bureau of Labor
Bureau
Lond
Deparls
Iron and Steel
United States
Death of Dr Marroquin and 1908 Panama uprising noted
Bogota reports the death of Dr J Mo Marroquin a president of Colombia. He served after replacing Dr Sandenvilte and oversaw the 1908 Panama uprising leading to independence and a provisional government. The piece also cites a 1994 Pittsburgh area murder with Joseph Johns fatally shooting his wife and her aunt.
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Bogota
Colombia
Mo Marroquin
Marroquin
Sandenvilte
Ape
Panama
Republic
Marrequin
Rafael Reyes
Joseph Johns
Conemaugh Pa
Charles Cobaugh Johns
Market Quotations Prevailing Current Prices for Grain and Livestock
Indianapolis grain and livestock prices show Wheat No 2 red at 98c, Corn No 2 79c, Oats No 2 49c. Hay Clover 10 11, Timothy 11 12. Cattle 3.40 5.90, Hogs 4.50 7.50, Sheep 2.50 3.75, Lambs 3.00 5.25. Cincinnati lists Wheat 1.04, Corn 0.82, Oats 0.51, Cattle 2.25 5.25, Hogs 3.75 7.40, Sheep 1.50 3.85, Lambs 4.00 6.00. Chicago reports Wheat 1.01, Corn 0.78, Oats 0.49, Cattle 4.75 7.70, Hogs 5.00 7.45, Sheep 3.00 4.75, Lambs 4.25. New York high shows Cattle 3.75 6.25, Hogs 6.00 7.20, Sheep 3.00 4.00, Lambs 6.35. East Buffalo Cattle 4.50 6.50, Hogs 3.50 4.85, Lambs 5.00 6.15. The listing appears partial and contains OCR errors.
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Indianapolis
Timothy
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
East Buffalo
Cholera Rages in St Petersburg With Unburied Dead
In St Petersburg the Asiatic cholera outbreak worsens daily with rising deaths and unburied bodies. The government warns martial law, while officials push a $250,000 plan to expand housing for disinfectants, improve corpse burial, and speed interments amid crowded dead houses.
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St. Petersburg
App
St Petersburg
Telepost Buys Atlantic Telegraph Line
Telepost announces it has acquired control of the Atlantic Telegraph lines from Boston to Portland Me and will install its rapid automatic system. The new service charges 25 cents for twenty five words and 5 cents for each extra ten, faster than Western Union, with speeds claimed up to 1000 words a minute.
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New York
Atlantic Telegraph Company
New Telegraph Company
Telepost
Boston
Portland
H Lee Sellers
Telepost Company
Western Union
Wrights Air Flight Ends in Fatal Crash at Fort Myer
Orville Wright and Lieutenant Thomas E Selfridge conducted a two man flight when a propeller blade snapped, causing the craft to overturn and crash. Selfridge died at 8 10 p.m. and Wright was seriously injured but expected to recover.
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Washington
Fort Myer
Orville Wright
Thomas E Selfridge
Signal Corps
Army
Selfridge
Battle for Tabriz as sultan threats siege
In Tabriz on September 22 a clash looms between the sultan and Nationalists over control of the city. Ain Ed Dowleh warns Satar Khan to surrender within forty eight hours or face bombardment and a storming of the Nationalist quarter. Satar Khan refuses and readies defense while foreigners fear danger as Nat ionalists bar them from leaving the city.
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Tabriz
Persia
Ain Ed Dowleh
Satar Khan
Gasoline launch fire on Potomac recovers two missing men
The bodies of William H Gray of Illinois and William S Rule of Kentucky, clerks in the department of commerce and labor, were recovered near Devil's Elbow after a gasoline launch owned by William E Alger caught fire Friday night in the Potomac river. Alger swam ashore safely.
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Washington
William H Gray
Illnois
William S. Rule
Kentucky
Department of Commerce and Labor
Potomac River
Devil's Elbow
William E. Alger
Alger
Adirondack Forests Burning Prompt Fire Warnings
Reports of new forest fires in the Adirondacks reach the state forest, fish and game commission. Rain is badly needed to aid suppression and a shortage of firefighters is hampering control efforts as Chief Fire Warden Emmons reports fires have not yet reached green timber.
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Albany
Adirondacks
State Forest, Fish and Game Commission
Emmons
Tupper Lake
Global Tuberculosis Crusade to Modernize Fight Against White Plague
Washington hosts a six annual International Congress on Tuberculosis with leaders like Koch Bang Calmette and Tendeloo. A large tuberculosis exposition opens tonight at the National Museum as part of a worldwide education campaign led by Drs and foreign experts.
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Washington
National Capitol
Robert Koch
Berlin
Bang
Copenhagen
A. Calmette
Lille
France
Theodore Tendeloo
Leyden
R. W Philip Ofdinburgh
C. von Pierquet
Vienne
G Simswoodhead
Cambridge
Lydia Pablnowitsch
Camilo Calleja
Valladolid
Spain
Toshigamia
Osaka
Japan
United States
National Museum
Luke Wright
Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
Stuart
Pennsylvania
Crothers
Maryland
Swanson
Virginia
Roosevelt
White House
Cortelyou
Congress
Mr. Cortelyou
Paris Suffers Costly Blaze Destroys Key Buildings
Paris reporters say the Central Telephone building and the post office were consumed by a Sunday night fire. The loss is estimated around 300,000 dollars, with investigators seeking the blaze’s cause.
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Paris
Duncan Governor of Illinois 1790 1844
Joseph Duncan, the fifth Illinois governor, was a soldier and statesman who fought in the War of 1812 and led Illinois volunteers in the Black Hawk War. He won the Democratic nomination but aligned with Whigs later. Born Paris Kentucky February 28 1790 he died January 16 1844.
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Joseph Duncan
Ilinois
Duncan
Old Hickory
Paris
Taft Advocated as Ideal President by Endorser
An intimate supporter extols Mr Taft praising his fearlessness disinterest and broad knowledge of national needs. He emphasizes Tafts dedication to plain people and rejects class favoritism while stressing his alignment with American citizenship and the farmer wage earner and business sectors.
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Taft
Lincoln
Coxey and Haines Propose Mondeo Thermo-Dynamo Motor
Gen Jacob Coxey has abandoned a pressed brick factory bid in Robinson and teamed with Lewis A. Haines of Mount Vernon Ohio to push a mysterious machine. They recently applied for a patent and sought international scope. They claim the thermo-dynamo motor will cut coal use to one third, transforming sea navigation land travel and air flight.
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Jacob Coxey
Robinson
Lewis A. Haines
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Coxey
Railway Time Table Snapshot for South Division
Train numbers listed with times include No. 24 at 11 25 p m No 48 at 3 40 a m 4 at 9 68 a m 9 at 11 28 a m 220 at 2 40 p m and 19 at 6 09 p m. The snippet presents a timetable style for several services with inconsistent formatting.
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South No
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DR. Marroquin
S T. Petersburg
Atlantic Telegraph
Sellers
Plzakin
Illinois
Mr. Taft
Patent International
Baldwinsville
Frank Howe
van Buren
Smith
Smith Drug Co
Syracuse
N. Y
Marshall
Kelfer
Vandalia
Oeen
W.R. Turman
Foster Martin
R. H. Black
Marshall, Ill
R. L. Warriner
J.D. Shoemaker
Claypool
N. W. Cor
McCall's Magazines
Ameti
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