Legislative push after coal strike targets trusts and rail favors
A forthcoming session faces measures to fix interstate commerce and Sherman antitrust laws, with focus on punishing violations and curbing railroad rebates. Congress may adopt medical reform and labor arbitration bills, while addressing antitrust criminal penalties and rail rate discrimination revealed in coal and meat sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Knox
Coal Trust
Interstate Commerce Commission
Meat Trust
Industrial Commission
Unclear Monopoly Clause Persisting Inoperative Measure
The text notes a section of the 1890 measure remains inoperative but would impose a $5,000 fine or one year in prison or both on anyone who monopolizes or conspires to monopolize trade among the states. It mentions coal mines linked to railroads under railroad freight rates and an aim to craft a provision to cover such cases.
Spain weighs marriage health checks and age limits
A Spanish cabinet member proposed banning marriages of those not medically certified healthy. The plan includes raising the minimum age, prohibiting consanguineous unions, and requiring a doctor’s certificate alongside priest consent. The column questions whether such regulations are wise amid social ills.
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Spain
Lawrence County W C T U objections to Sunday school library books
The executive committee of the Lawrence County Women s Christian Temperance Union is accused of deprecating certain Sunday school library books deeming them insufficiently elevating and overly light on liquor and tobacco. The piece hopes this does not signal a return to old pabulum literature filled with insipid illustrations and outdated tropes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Eva
Editorials on woman suffrage after Stanton noted
Ida Husted Harper in the New York Sun observes editorials on woman suffrage following Elizabeth Cady Stanton's death. About one quarter are favorable, one quarter opposed, and half undecided with little strong hostility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Ida Husted Harper
New York Sun
Mitchell Drives Change in Anthracite Hearing Scrutiny
In the hearing the tables turned as Mitchell pursued the operators rather than vice versa. The scene echoes a famed hunter remark about pursuit turning to danger when the quarry hunts back, underscoring rising tensions and accountability pressures.
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Mitchell
Every Home Should Have One Calendar Offer
A Pittsburg Bank for Savings calendar is advertised as a stylish, artistic year calendar appealing to all, especially women. The bank invites readers to request the calendar and the illustrated booklet The Story of a Savings Bank, which explains savings by mail and banking services, even for non account holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Bank For Savings
Pittsburg
Cases Argued in Common Pleas Court Tuesday Morning
In common pleas court proceedings Dunn Buffinger Rice Frew Ltd versus Charles J Soberg Anna J Soberg opened judgment with J H Bittner for plaintiff and Aaron L Hazen for Anna J Soberg Samuel McCready deceased Exceptions to report heard John G McConahy accountant and for 8 R McCready et al J Norman Martin for exceptions The case H G Kimmick versus William H Gray to quash attachment and dissolve was argued Monday evening W H Falls for plaintiff A W Gardner for defendant
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Common Pleas Court
Dunn, Buffinger, Rice & Frew, Ltd
Charles J. Soberg
Anna J. Soberg
J. H. Bittner
Aaron L. Hazen
Samuel McCready
John G. McConahy
R. McCready
J. Norman Martin
H. G. Kimmick
William H. Gray
W. H. Falls
A. W. Gardner
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Endorsed by Governor Atkinson
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a remedy for all food digestion issues, stomach troubles, and blood health. It includes a testimonial from Governor G W Atkinson of West Virginia praising its effectiveness and lists multiple local pharmacies as sellers.
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G. W. Atkinson
West Virginia
Cubbison
Hutton Pharmacies
Paisley's
New Castle
Paisley’s Pharmacy
Mahoningtown
Neighborhood Notes Signal Local Ties and Oddities
Reading through Beaver Falls, Meadvill, and Butler area items, the column details mine wage wars to lure diggers with a cent per bushel, local Elks plans for a club house, a curfew push in Sandy Lake, a runaway rescue by a girl, rare goldfish in French Creek, and a jailbreak riot in Butler with bail set for several suspects. It also covers weather lore, chestnut crops, and public notices about boards of trade and municipal salaries.
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Beaver Falls
Hunter's Rent List and Fresh Town Notices
A long list details rooms and dwellings for rent across multiple streets including South Beaver Street and Morris Street with varied terms such as city water, baths, and recent occupancy. entries mention new dwellings and available offices. The text also notes a dry woods season hindering deer hunting and explains game animals elude hunters due to dryness and distance.
Local men capture Warren County deer in two week hunt
Herbert Hoover George Howard David Elliott Charles Miller Orville Rigby and Wm Trax return from a two week Warren County deer hunt. They bagged two deer along with pheasants and rabbits. Rigby stayed behind to follow a deer trail and rejoined Sunday with a nearly full grown deer.
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Herbert Hoover
George Howard
David Elliott
Charles Miller
Orville Rigby
Wm. Trax
Warren County
Thompson's Eddy
New Castle
Mr. Rigby
Advertised Letters at New Castle Post Office 1902 List
The New Castle Pennsylvania post office lists uncalled letters as of December 2 1902. Women Edith Boyce Catherine Deighan Jessie O Brien Jennie Reed Mrs Baker Mrs Edwards Ida Hopes and others. Men Ira Atkins Edward Brandon Jake Flick J Fisher Archie Ferguson and more. Recipients must say advertised to claim letters. one cent charge.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
Edith Boyce
Sue Baker
Catherine Deighan
W. Wash, Sr
Julia M. Edwards
Ida Hopes
Taylor St
Jessie O'Brien
Jennie Reed
Ira Atkins
Mils St
Edward Brandon
Jake Flick
O. &. Fisher
Archie Ferguson
Moravia 8&T
T. D. Hamilton
J. A. Kelly
J. C. Lightner
Burt McGinnis
Herman John
S. Mercer St
Domenico Sabatino
Margarite St. Mahoningtown Station
S. J. Jobe
James O'Donnell
Harlansburg notes December 1902 update
A local roundup records Miss Josie Harlan sick with grip and a birth for Mr. and Mrs. Monas Cunningham. Other items mention John Eakin improving to sit up, a cow death owned by Wm. Bentley, and Miss Kittie Kept visiting family. Epworth League elects officers for the year with Annie Locke as president and Kittie Kerr as secretary.
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Josie Harlan
John Eakin
Wm. Bentley
Wm. Burnside
Newcastle
U. P
M. J. Jordan
New Castle
Harriett Sterling
Lemuel Sterling
John McClelland
John Eatin
Kittie Kept
Business College
Wm. Frew
Epworth League
Annie Locke
Mary Kneram
W. H. Amberson
Nannie Cameron
T. P. Brown
Kittie Kerr
Wedding Rumor Circles Frizzleburg During Holidays
Frizzleburg whispers of a holiday wedding as Harry Rowland and Morton Veach work in Youngstown. Local visits include Mrs. Julius Wallace with Grove City friends and Miss Etta Veach from Hubbard visiting her mother on East Street.
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Harry Rowland
Morton Veach
Youngstown
Frizzleburg
Julius Wallace
Grove City
Etta Veach
Hubbard, O
Veach
East Street
Carrie Byers
Momestead
Joseph Kuhn
George Wallace
Charles McClung
New Bedford
Frank Spencer
Wilkinsburg
R. L. Wallace
Mahoning Avenue
Anna Porter
North Main Street
Wallace
8. C. Sheaff
Union Township
Eye care firm brings reasonable prices to city
In five weeks in the city the firm has many customers seeking eye examinations and eyeglasses. They have fitted over 25 000 pairs in the region in ten years and submitted more than 2 000 testimonial letters while claiming to relieve headaches dizziness and nausea with their fogging system.
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Ohio
Western Reserve
Pittsburg
Defective Eyes Cause Most Headaches Says Report
Parents of Master Earl Schell of Meadville report eye problems traced to hypermetropia a far sighted condition. After eye exam and new lenses from Mr and Mrs Mahaffey the boy can study all day without trouble and sees clearly at distance, with the family praising the results and recommending their services.
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Earl Schell
Randolph Street
Meadville
Properly fitted glasses ease eye strain and nerve stress
The passage explains that overexertion of eye muscles strains the accommodation muscles and can affect the third nerve, causing nervousness. It notes that properly made glasses make the eye focus on the retina as a normal eye, reducing strain and restoring stability in vision.
New Castle Woman Praises Mahaffey Miller Eye Service
New Castle resident Mr G W Acher testifies to relief from headaches and dizziness after seeking glasses from Mr and Mrs Mahaffey and Mr Miller. He describes long prior failures with specialists and notes his eye trouble disappeared within two weeks of wearing glasses. He has worn them about a year with no recurrence.
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G. W. Acher
Elmyra Avenue
New Castle
Fire at No 24 North Mercer Street damages dwelling
A fire originated from a defective kitchen flue at 11 o clock Tuesday damaged the upper floor of Edward and Whiting’s home at 24 North Mercer Street. Mrs Whiting and two children escaped as flames confined to two rear rooms and a bath. Estimated damage 60 dollars to the house. greater for the Whiting family. A false alarm later near box 25 sent Central fire units out.
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North
Mercer Street
Edward & Whiting
Central Park Avenue
Fifth Ward
Whiting
Mr. Whiting
Cleveland
Central Department
Bleakley
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Mentville Tribune
Frantlin News
French Creek
Center Street
Meadville Tribune
Flks
South Sharon
Spearman Avenue
The
Sharon
Elks
Twige
Carmel
Butler Times
John Benson
Charles A. Haber
John Smith
A. A. Irvin
Butler
Joseph Bennett
Michael E. Farrell
Imperial Hotel
Farrell
Titusville
H. H. Meyer
H. 8. Bovard
J. A. Corman
Sandy Lake
Eather Gross
P. ¢. Isaacs
Somerset Standard
Mr. Isaacs
H. J. Flegal
Rockton
Clearfield Journal
Flegal
Aber
Thos. McCrevry
Jacob Ross
Ross House
Board of Public Service
Board of Public Safety
Harmony
Zelienople
Ruth A. Anderson
Howard Bs Wine
J. D. Marshall
Miss Anderson
Wise
Pennsylvania
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Forest
Venango
Hunter
Lom Avenue Co
Cascade Street
Martin Street
South
Walnut Street
Bluff Street
Cro
Beaver Street
Ralph Avenue
Ccc
Apeeues
Beaver St
City Water
Preston Avenue
Pde Cisscdus Éovonues
Bath and City Water
Morris Street
Terrace Avenue
City
Genkinger Block
Pollock Avenue
Falls
Reet
Grant Avenue
Mahoning
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South Mill Street
Euclid Avenue
Fair Grounds
W. G. Hunter
Bell
South Mill St
Dollar Savings Association
Washington St
New Castle, Pa
I. 1. Phillips
J. P. H. Cunningham
John W. Knox
Harlansburg
Mrs. Monas Cunningham
DeWitt
W. H. Howell
Houston
Tex
Paisley’s
Paisley's Pharmacy
Stockman
National Stockman & Farmer
Pittsburg, PA
Bosstora
Keystone
Keystone Watch Case Company
Philadelphia
W. E. Mahaffey
Mr. Miller
New York
East Washington Street
C J Schell
E. Mahaffey
Hanna
Eroe
Carnegie Steel Works
Traddock
Children of Israel
Iey
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