State of the iron trade amid industry optimism
Pittsburg manufacturers dispute gloom about iron and steel outlook. They report healthy demand and rising consumption despite labor disputes and tariff talk.perspective from A B Benting and other steel leaders say high profits and overproduction are easing, with no widespread intent to close mills. rail rail and Bessemer steel rails priced around 40 per ton, while wages and markets show mixed signals.
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Bessemer
Beasemay Steel
Jarrett
Amalgamated Association
East Cam
Grumblers Outwitted At Brayleboro Organ Factory
A Brayleboro Vermont organ maker faced protest from male workers who claimed women lacked strength and skill for factory duties. They cited inferior workmanship in organs and months of grumbling led to men threatening to quit, prompting action in the deacon's counting room.
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Brayleboro, VI
Yen
Postage Plan Introduces Three Cent Letter Sheets
The Postmaster General announced a contract with Leo Ehrlich of St. Louis for a stamped three cent letter sheet and envelope with embedded stamp. The invention folds into a single sheet, seals by embossed flap, and eliminates the separate envelope and wax seals. If adopted, it could cut time and cost by about half for writers and save weight in the mails. Ehrlich plans to start operations soon, with government supervision and periodic sales returns.
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Leo Ehrlich
St. Louis
Ehrlich
Hartford
New York
Postal Department
German wine merchant’s stock destroyed for adulteration
Fraud case ends with condemned stock of about 4000 casks in Gilenburg. Officials pump wine into the town gutter for twenty hours, drawing crowds of the hungry who collect the flowing beverage. Police intervene to halt this unconventional disposal method.
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Gilenburg
A Strange Explosion At Szeged Engineer Hurt In Accident
An engineer at Szeged, Hungary, Muller, injured when a nitro glycerine tube in a glass container exploded during a half finished cigar. The blast hit his cheek, ears, lips and left hand as he wrote at his table. Officials will investigate the accident and the incident is linked to government licensed suppliers.
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Szeged
Hungary
Muller
Antobseco
Rey Seaman
Squirrels Pay Church Debt in Branford Hunt Ends in Victory
A Branford church faced debt through a novel plan led by its pastor. A Westfield marked hunt drew many young men to gather nuts and endure a day of pursuit to raise funds. Westfield marksmen won the wager, but later tally showed squirrels fraudulently introduced by days earlier thieves. the church still netted a financial victory. A Nevada copper bonanza is claimed to contain 45,000 tons of ore worth about $2,000,000 at 15 percent assay. In Brooklyn, Engineer Melville's wife, recently released from an asylum, abducted her daughter Maude with her brother. mother and child later found with friends in Philadelphia.
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Mase
Weatfield
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Springfield Republican Ag
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Nevada
Melville
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Sarah Capel
Maude
Philadelphia
Mr Cooper Listens to Clara Kellogg Sing Old Ballad
Mr Peter Cooper near his 92nd birthday was entertained by Clara Louisa Kellogg who sang several songs. He asked if she knew an old ballad titled She Tortoise-Shell Cat and she confessed she did not. she then sang a verse in a clear firm voice which earned hearty applause from him.
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Peter Cooper
Clara Louisa Kellogg
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