Strike Still No Word From Opponents in Major Pittsburgh Standoff
Pittsburgh July 18 President Shafer of the Amalgamated Association says no settlement talks have occurred since last Saturday. He cites no negotiations with Ohio arbitration head Bishop and notes plans to reopen Wellsville and Viewlergrift plants with non union workers amid guard patrols as the strike drags on.
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Pittsburg
Pver
Lincely
Shafer
Amalgamated
New York
Ohro Shaffer
Bishop
Ohio State Arbitration Board
Shaffer
Rheet Steel
Wellaville
American Federation of Labor
American Windowlass Workers’ Association
Dersifer F. Smith
Sheet Bredl Company
Wellsville
Sheer Jo Person
PL OF
Sheet Company
McKeesport
W. Dewees
American Sheet Steel Company
Steel strike cripples Pittsburg industry figures show daily losses
The article reports widespread disruption in Pittsburg as three steel firms face a daily strike. Production losses run into thousands of tons and tens of thousands in dollars across the American Sheet Steel, Tinplate, and allied companies. Wages for workers are lost while industries from stove making to canning suffer shortages.
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Pittsburg
Somme
American Sheet Steel Company
American Steel Moop Company
Gus
Notafly
Miners Idle As Strike Expands Across Wyoming District
Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania July 1 The second day of the stationary firemen strike leaves 33 000 miners idle in the Wyoming district of the anthracite coal region from Duryea to Nanticoke No coal is being mined and rail service to coal branches has halted boosting total idle miners in the anthracite to about 65 000 The Lackawanna region has 40 000 miners but not all are idle If the strike spreads to Harkoon Schuylkill and Shamokin regions up to 194 900 miners may be idle
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Wilkesbarre
Wyoming
Duryea
Nanticoke
Lackawanna
Harcoon Schuylkill
Shamokin
Eer
Questions Were Obvious And Golden Rule Jones Fined
In Toledo on July 18 Mayor Samuel M. Jones the "Golden Rule" was fined five dollars and costs in police court for contempt after he questioned a prisoner during a trial. He paid the fine and left.
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Golden Rule Jones
Toledo
Samuel M. Jones
Wachenheimer
Big Meeting Begins at Epworth League Convention
San Francisco hosts the 11th International Epworth League convention opening with about 10,000 delegates, including 14,000 from east of the Rockies. Preliminary services were held at three churches, with Rev. Thomas Lillban presiding at 2:30. Governors and mayors delivered welcomes, and evening overflow gatherings were planned at the Metropolitan Temple and Alhambra Theater.
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San Francisco
Epworth League
Rocky Mountains
First Congregational Church
Central Methodist Church
Howard Street Methodist Church
Thomas Lillban
Gage
Phelan
Teague
Metropolitan Temple
Alhamabra Theater
Boat Explodes Near Toronto Ohio. Nitroglycerine Lost
A boat carrying nitroglycerine exploded near Toronto Ohio about a mile below the town last night. The owner had just returned from Brown's Island fishing camp when the blast occurred and left no trace of the boat or its cargo.
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Toronto
Ohio
Brown's Island
Denver healer arrested on medical license fraud charges
Dr Francis Trath who calls himself a divine healer was arrested at the instance of the Denver Times on charges of practicing medicine without a license and obtaining money under false pretenses. He furnished a bond for 8500 and was released.
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Denver
Cal
Storm Kills Four Shelter Seekers North of City
Four men named Robert Cook Charles Swisher and Charles Scott were instantly killed yesterday afternoon when lightning struck a barn they sought shelter in during a severe electrical storm north of the city.
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Arthur
Obert Cook
Charles Swisher
Charles Scott
Dhehtning
UN Barn
Some Wise Donts From St Louis Post Dispatch
A fragment urges restraint in speech and conduct, warning against vanity and ostentation while promoting politeness and diplomacy. It cites John Tipmt in Cotton as endorsing Forney's Honey and Tar for a child’s cough and inflamed tonsils.
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John Tipmt
Coton
Forney
Neptune’s Seas Sing Yet A Life on the Ocean Wave
In a whimsical New York Marine Journal note a mermaid questions the sea king about why boating parties must sing the same tune. Neptune responds by vowing to alter the musical tide, then retreats into a cave as the scene closes.
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Neptune
Powish
Orplus
Sea King
Tim
New York Marine Journal
Infallible Croup Cure Wins Family Praise
Mrs J C Snider of Crittenden Kentucky credits Group and Dr Kings New Discovery with saving her baby from croup and curing a chronic bronchial ailment. The testimonial claims quick relief and permanent cure and notes trial bottles free at O D Enoefel's with c0c and 100 pricing.
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J. C. Snider
Crittenden
Dr. King
O. D. Enoefel’s
Postmaster General Revises Second Class Mail Rules
Washington announces three orders by Postmaster General Smith amending second class mail definitions and subscriptions. Changes exclude periodicals with booklike characteristics, tighten use of premiums and chances to win prizes, and prohibit unsold copies from being returned at the pound rate. The department says reforms curb abuses and pave way for penny postage.
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Washington
Smith
Tfa
Baldwin Ziegler Expedition Sails for Polar Aim
The Baldwin Ziegler Arctic expedition ships Evelyn Baldwin America and Belgica depart Tromsoe Norway amid cheers. Evelyn Baldwin leads with confidence of reaching the north pole, planning Archangel to Franz Josef Land voyage via Honningsvang and a joint northward push with Frithjof.
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Tromsoe
Norway
Baldwin-Ziegler
Evelyn B. Baldwin
North Pole
America
Archangel
Russia
Vardee
Franz Josef Land
Honningsvang
Belgica
Frithjof
Fauncefote Seeks Quick Nicaragua Canal Accord
London reports Lord Fauncefote the British ambassador says negotiations with the Marquis of Lansdowne cover Nicaragua and six pending treaties with the United States. He hopes to return to Washington with a Nicaraguan canal treaty that satisfies President McKinley and the British cabinet, noting progress but no final results yet.
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London
Lord Fauncefote
United States
Marquis of Lansdowne
Nicaragua
Great Britain
Congress
Laincerely
Tomay
Senate
Secretary
Port Huron Maccabees elect officers in July meeting
In Port Huron on July 18 the supreme tent Kadglts of the Maccabees elected officers led by Commander D2 PL Markey from Port Turon and Lieutenant Commander 8S. W. Trussler of Ontario. Other roles include George J. Stegle Port Huron as record keeper and 2.00. Thompson Port Huron as finance keeper with Grant A. Rubbing of Missouri as sergeant, S. W. Pall of California muster at arms, FL W. Marshall of Iowa first master of the guard M. Elkins of Kentucky project fields.
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Port Huron
Mich
Kadglts
The
Maccabees
Markey
Port Turon
W. Trussler
Ontario
George J. Stegle
Thompson
Grant A. Rubbing
Missouri
S. W. Pall
California
W. Marshall
Towa
M . Elkins
Kentucky
Fires and calamities sweep Marshall and beyond in chaotic report
A chaotic news digest reports a fire in Marshall Missouri with record temperatures and unknown lows, a steamer collision near New London, robberies in Livingston and other violent events. It notes epidemics and heat, a suspected murder near Canton, rail strikes and high profile moves in business and rail leadership, including Morgan selecting Harriman Rockefeller and others for Northern Pacific board seats.
Robbers Steal Two Race Horses From Monticello Fair Grounds
July 18 Monticello Indiana thieves steal two valuable horses from the racing stable at the fair grounds. Dr Reed using bloodhounds tracks the robbers to a grove where a running gun battle erupts. the thieves abandon the horses and escape. A rig owned by Wilson Van Meter is later found used in the plot. Farmers form an association to pursue the outlaws.
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Monticello
Ind
Dr. Heed
Reed
Wilson van Meter
State Fair Grounds
Judy
Fair Grounds
Camp Mount
Town Fire Destroys Multiple Gosport Buildings
A July 18 blaze in Gosport Indiana swept the F l building valued at 86000 and spread to J W Bus kirk home with 5000 value and 2000 insurance. BB C West grocery store and I Q O O F hall stock were lost while J Truax furniture stock suffered 1500 loss. Gruether drugstore lost 1300 with insurance. Wert building 500 value and 250 insurance. Several other structures burned or damaged.
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Gosport
Ind
O. C. FL
J. W. Buskirk
BB. C. West
James Truax
Furniture and Undertaking
J. Gruether & Co
W. W. Meredith
B. Wert
Mr. Wert
War on equor law provokes prosecutions in Cambridge City
Cambridge City on July 18 reports a wave of prosecutions for alleged violators of the equor law. The Rev Fr Lacey pastor of the Methodist church led calls for enforcement and has been warned to stop interference. A bundle of witches with a note was left on his doorstep telling him to mind his own business.
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Cambridge City
Lacey
Methodist Church
Mystery of a Tin Box in Waterloo Farm Note
A tin box found on the Decker farm near Waterloo bears a suicide note claiming to have harmed a wife and threatening self harm. The author is unnamed and a double murder is suspected but not carried out, with the alleged plot tied to the walnut tree location.
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Waterloo
Ind
Ground Under the Wheels in Terre Haute
Terre Haute Ind July 18 Jumen Dyer 22 attempting to board a Vandalia caboose fell on the track losing his left leg and part of his right foot He was recently released from the pesthouse where he was confined with malignant smallpox.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Jumen Dyer
Man Struck by Lightning Killed in Storm
John Dager aged 34 a poll worker for Wilson and McCulloch was hit by lightning during a late storm in the WNW afternoon. His wife worked for the Franklin township field. He died instantly.
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Marion
Ira Gy
John Dager
P Oll
Wilson & McCulloch
Franklin Township
Fatal train tragedy near Big Four tracks at Shelbyville
E. M. Sallee of Cincinnati suffered a gruesome death found yesterday along the Big Four railway tracks in Shelbyville Indiana. The carpenter and social member of the Tribe of Ben Hur had his head and both arms severed in the incident.
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Shelbyville
Ind
E. M. Sallee
Cincinnati
Ben-Hur
Monuments Await Return of Local War Dead
Columbus Indiana reports the body of Edward Hunter, the only Bartholomew County man killed in the Philippines, is returning from California and will be buried with military honors.
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Columbus
Ind
Edward Hunter
Bartholomew County
California
Final Vows Taken by 42 Sisters in South Bend
During the closing exercises of a retreat the Sisters of the Holy Cross in South Bend Indiana saw 42 young women take their final vows.
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South Bend
Ind
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Capital Doings Indianapolis Notes Entertaingly Set Out Here
Indianapolis notes cover coal trust discussions with Major Collins of Brazil amid concerns over trust prices. The piece also corrects mistaken identity between Crawford Fairbanks and Senator Charles W. Fairbanks, and reports Indiana gravel road contracts under old laws being challenged by Attorney General Saylor. It notes Rhody Shiel leaving politics, the Indiana manual camping at the state fairgrounds, and Lafayette hopeful Alva Reser joking about running for mayor.
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Indianapolis
Fabni
Lous
Major Collins
Brazil
Collins
Lie
Carnegie
Indiana
Spencer
Saylor
Artman
Stranger commits suicide by train at Milford Indiana
A man about 60 threw himself in front of a passenger train on the Big Four line near Milford Indiana yesterday afternoon and was killed instantly. Two letters found on him were addressed to Benjamin Ludden Barracks No. 4 Soldiers' Home Marton Indiana.
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Milford
Ink
Big Four Paihway
Benjamin Ludden
Marton
Ind
Phe Niin
Absent man’s rumor ends with cow found in grave
In Portland Indiana on July ES neighbors feared foul play over Ed Lambert missing. A freshly made grave was opened to reveal a cow’s body, ending speculation. Laubert returned from Charleston Illinois where he had visited.
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Portland
Ind
Ed Lambert
Poneto
Laubert
Charleston
Uis
General Tranter Botterfield Dies at Cragside Home
Gen Tranter Botterfield of Cold Spring New York dies at Cragside last night after a year of poor health and semi paralysis. He leaves two widows but three children. The note recalls his endurance amid competition and enduring public affection. Rocks Mountain Tea advertised by Madicon Medicine Co.
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Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Tranter Butterfiel
Cragside
Cold Spring
Rocks Mountain
Madicon Medicine Co
Dic
Syner or Fics: a California Kia Syrup Co laxative remedy
An old advertisement extols Syner or Fics as a pleasant tasting powerful laxative from senna and aromatic plants. It claims cleansing benefits, quick relief from colds headaches and fevers, and gentle action on kidneys liver and bowels without irritation. The copy urges remembering the company name to avoid imitations.
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California
Kia Syrup Co
Cauiousta Kia Syroi
California Fig Syrup Co Ad Fragment
An OCR fragment references the California Fig Syrup Co with mentions of locations in California Louisville and New York, suggesting an old drugstore bottle label or advertisement text. The legible portions hint at a product bottle imprint and distribution notes without clear dates or fuller context.
Daily market report of grain and livestock prices
Indianapolis grain and livestock summary lists wheat prices for No 2 red and No 2 infed futures and notes cattle hogs and sheep market levels. Cattle and hogs steady with mild activity and lambs quiet around 30 dollars per hundredweight.
Louisville Market Prices for Wheat Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Grain and livestock market report shows wheat and corn values with listed prices in odd spellings. Cattle hogs and sheep sections reflect price levels with hogs at 3.00975 dollars, sheep around 2.00473 dollars, and lambs near 3.3535 dollars, noting steady trends in most categories.
Cincinnati Grain and Livestock Market Update
Wheat futures steady after firm bids. So 2 red and Ge Cert firm values noted. Hog prices reported at about 4,5070.08 dollars. Sheep and lamb markets show steady and lower trends with lambs at roughly 3,004.78.
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Cincinnati
RLU
Chicago Livestock Market Report
Cattle steady with steers and feeders selling from 34.24 to 40.94 per hundredweight. Hogs lower at 50.07 and up. sheep steady around 51. Aad 40. lambs lower at 53.00 to 54.00 per hundredweight.
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Chicago
Cattle Prices and Sheep Steady as Lambs Sell Abroad
Market report shows cattle prices stabilizing while sheep hold steady at a local market. Lamb prices are quoted around five dollars per head with buyers attentive to demand.
East Buffalo Livestock Prices Show Varied Cattle Hog Market
Readable cattle quotes at East Buffalo show steads around $4.00 with hogs steady near $4 while lambs and sheep prices remain listed with minimal changes. Cattle grades include 100g5 and 70, reflecting mixed demand and supply dynamics in this market segment.
Toledo Grain Market Report
Wheat active on the market with casting and September delivery noted. Corn also active with cash prices and new quotes from local firms in Toledo.
Electric Bitters Promised Cure For Various Ailments
A mixed ad style item touts Bass er Sarve as a universal cat healer and extols cures for backache and nervous troubles. It cites Mrs. Phebe Cherley praising Electric Bitters for kidney pain and restored strength at 73, plus claims of improved appetite and health.
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Phebe Cherley
Peterson
O. D. Knoefel
Excursions to Chautauqua and Atlantic City From New Albany
Special low fare trips offered this summer via Pennsylvania Lines to Chautauqua New York and Atlantic City with through cars from Indianapolis Richmond Dayton Cincinnati Columbus and others. Round trip fares from New Albany run 14.15 for Chautauqua and 15.00 for Atlantic City groups with twelve day return limits. Tickets on sale July 25 to 28 and July 25 to August 8 with through Philadelphia connections for seamless seashore travel.
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Chautauqua
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Akrog
Pennsylvania and
Erie
Indianapoke
Richmond
Dayton
Cincinnati
Columbus
Chautanogua
New Albany
A. H. Scue UN
Chicago
Monon
Atlantic City
Cape May
Atlantic
Pennsylvania Lines
Atlantic Coast
Jachuty
Oak A Ou
Holly Beach
Ocean City
Isle City
Wildwood
New Jersey
Vity
Maryland
Rehoboth
Delaware
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
A. H. Schell
Going to Buffalo B OSW Offers Four Travel Routes
Information from ticket agents outlines four route choices for excursions to New York with a stopover at the Pan American Exposition. Excursion tickets go on sale July 15 at principal Pennsylvania Lines offices for travel via Buffalo. Low rate sea shore excursion dates are July 25 and August 5.
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New York
Buffalo
Pennsylvania Lines
Elks Grand Lodge Trip Tickets On Monon Railway
The Monon announces excursion tickets to Milwaukee for the Elks Grand Lodge meeting, with a round trip fare plus two dollars and return extension to August 10 for 50 cents. Tickets for Milwaukee sales available July 21 to 23 at Milwaukee joint agent. Also announces June July departures to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo with depot info at Main and Vincennes.
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Elks Grand Lodge
Milwaukee
Wis
Monon
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Depot
Main
Vincennes Streets
B and C S W Excursions To Colorado and Midwest Destinations
The annual seashore excursions by the Pennsylvania Lines will run on July 26 and August. Tickets will be sold to ten popular Atlantic Coast resorts through agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Lines
Atantic
Sleeping cars to Northern Michigan resorts from Louisville
Through sleeping cars run daily from Louisville at 4:00 pm to Petoskey Traverse City Bay View Harbor Springs and Mackinaw City with steamer connections reaching Mackinac Island at noon. Tourist tickets via the Pennsylvania Short Lines from Louisville and Cincinnati available at connecting railways ticket offices. For details contact U H Hagerty D P Agt Louisville Ky.
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Louisville
Michigan
Pennsylvania Short Lines
G. Ro& S. Railway
Sea Q
Petoskey
Traverse City
Bay View
Harbor Springs
Mackinawaty
Mackinacleland
Pennsylvania
Cincinnati
South
U. H. Hagerty
D. P. _Agt
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Pauncefote Hopeful
Tekse Telegrams
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Fred Hodge
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Weesthighouse Electric Company
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George W. Lane
Canton
J. Vierpont Morgan
Wi. E Harriman
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H. McK. Tworntly
Samuel Rea
Northern Pacific Railway
White County
Charles W. Firbanks
Crawford Fairbanks
Senator Fairbanks
D. J. Mackay
Roger R. Shiel
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Gen. Botterfield
Foley
California Fig Syrup CO
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Rother
Daily Market Report
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Ark
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Louisville Grain and Livestock
GOW
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Basser Sarve
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Queer Land Tenures
England
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Schell
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