Miners End Strike After Convention Vote
The Great Miners Convention at Columbus adopted a resolution to end the strike declared July 4. WV, PA, and OH delegates split over the operator proposal while Western and Kentucky miners awaited wage terms. Pittsburgh and Ohio delegates opposed, with final votes showing mixed adherence and plans for future wage negotiations in several states.
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Colmes
Lidia
West Virginia
Obie
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Pite Lurgh
M.D. Latchford
Patrick Dolan
Luk- Aub
Ohio
Wisor aero 2 Petohored Diatztes MET 88 Gok ta WOENe
A fragmented report mentions Wisor aero 2 and Petohored Diatztes with MET 88, referencing a stated event on WOENe. The wording is unclear, but the piece centers on these named entities and a numeric code, implying a technical or scheduling note within a nineteenth century-appearing context.
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Aero
Mugs
Garlic odor and imported tobacco dominate old cigar ad copy
A dense, older newspaper fragment advertises garlic odor claims, imported tobacco blends, and tobacco brands. It mentions Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, Columbian Oil for burns, and New Great South American Kidney Cure. Several locations and druggists are named, with general health claims and pricing hints.
Tornado Ravages Port Arthur and Sabine Pass Wreckage
Special from Port Arthur reports six dead there and ten at Sabine Pass after a Sunday night tornado. Telegraphs and trains were cut, warehouses and hotels damaged, ships wrecked, and property losses estimated near $600,000 as residents begin recovery and temporary rebuilding efforts.
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Port Arthur
Sabine Pasa
Enormona
Kanena City
Btar
Sabine Pass
Kansas City
Pittsburgh & Gulf Railroad
Weather reports flag hot week harming crops across states
Chicago dispatch details state summaries on crop conditions from Michigan Indiana Iowa Wisconsin and others. Reports describe hot weather ripening corn buckwheat and potatoes, delayed rye and wheat, scarce water, and dry pastures with varied yields and harvest progress.
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Dorn
Mont Sintosn
Chicago
Michigan
Indiana
Gardena
Iowa
Fever Spreads as Yellow Fever Cases Rise in New Orleans
Yellow fever cases double in New Orleans as six new infections are confirmed Tuesday. Authorities race to purify streets and contaminate-free premises while disease outbreak concentrates in slums and untraceable vectors complicate control efforts.
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New Orlenia
Orleans
Sepat
New Orleans
Geena Springs
Vie
Pete Haibel
Daring Prospecting Spurts Waned In Yukon Stampede
A chaotic rush to a Yukon area followed reports of a valuable find on August 4 near Dawson City. Prospectors surged along Eldorado and Dominion creeks, staking the entire stream within two weeks, as preparations and travel intensified.
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Seattle
Duman
Witeh Isa Cindy
He Didiagner
Dawson City
Suuineo
Woodsills
Eldorado Creek
Dominion Creek
Drowned Party Near Waverly Iowa Details Fatal River Tragedy
A four person party including Rev Scott Hyett, Megul McQueen, Miss Mae Tibbetts and Hyatt, drowned in the Cedar River near Waverly Iowa. Bodies were found in a deep pool as rescuers searched at night. Hydration and gear were recovered along the riverbank while the women appeared clasped together. Authorities speculate the group failed to reach deeper water and attempted a rescue, resulting in all drowning. The group reportedly belonged to a local area church. Other notes mention a color change for U S postage stamps and diplomatic audience between the US and Spain. Wheat prices hit a wartime high.
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Waverly
Waterloo
Scott Hyett
Megul McQueen
Mae Tibbets
Cedar River
Hyatt
Haytt
McQueen
Miss Tibbetts
Spain in a Bad Way and War News
Madrid reports Senor Segasta says Cuban insurrection spreads and Philippine situation is serious. He warns Carlist propaganda matters, and asserts reconciliation between Spanish parties is impossible while conservatives govern. Also notes a horse race in Medford and telegraph system totals worldwide.
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Segasid
Madrid
Senor Segasta
Philippine Islands
Spain
Population and Dependence Report On Population Gains
An English paper cites June population figures for Earland at 970,000, up 2,900,000 since 1882, a 42 percent rise in 35 years, much after British rule began. French sources note Canada’s French population rising from 70,000 in 1765 to 1,800,000 in 1891 and over 2,000,000 now. The piece argues independence does not guarantee growth, as dependent groups under alien rule often rise faster. It cites India’s plague-stopped growth and 1867 British census of 144,000,090 plus 47,000,000 under indirect rule, totaling 191,000,000, contrasting with later imperial counts showing India at 287,000,000.
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Earpland
France
North America
India
Alout Tutes
A Curious Tale of Couples and Orthography
A fragmented newspaper snippet recalls a humorous remark about the word couple and its proper spelling. The text pivots on a man’s insistence on correct orthography amid a quirky dialogue about a fishing pair, boats, oars, and the notion of “a couple of couples” in a farcical exchange.
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Tommy Demonairnion
Tommy
Apple lore and tapestry map headline item
A comic tale about a colonel and a lawyer over apples leads to a punchline where 400 bushels of premium Ohio apples vanish after a bull eats them all. The story is followed by a note on a Warwickshire tapestry map displayed in London, described as an important topographic record from 1598 once owned by Horace Walpole and now at a museum. The page ends with odd small notices and a cryptic gag about cures.
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Ohio
Warwickshire
London
England
Horace Walpole
York Muscum
Back pain warning and a wartime kidney remedy
The notice warns that backache signals kidney trouble and promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a proven cure. It cites John Robson of Detroit who, after war exposure, suffered rheumatism and kidney issues with back pain and fatigue but claims relief after using the product.
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John Robson
Russell Street
Detroit
Thad
Dean
Donn
Ehenin
Tlingis
Poan
Poster Millar Co. Thallala
Doris
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