Switchmen Strike Talks under Quiet Northwest Conference
United Press reports Chicago discussions between railroad managers and Switchmen Union leaders on wage demands. A first conference is planned. union members threaten a strike if not met. Buffalo circles fear a failed conference could trigger a vast strike affecting 12 000 to 14 000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
I. G. Rawn
Northwest
Switchmen's Union of North America
Lee
A. B. Garretson
Order of
Cedar Rapids
East Buffalo
N. Y
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Buffalo
Buffalo-Chicago
Deaths of the Day Miss Sara B Kelly
Obituary notices recall the death of Miss Sara Biglow Kelly at age 19, with details of residence in West Wabash Avenue, time of passing in Oakdale Pennsylvania, and services to be held at Mahoningtown Methodist Church with interment in Valley View cemetery. Also notes Mrs Rose White and Mrs Ezekiel Thompson obituaries with arrangements, family ties, and burial details.
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Sara B. Kelly
Sara Biglow Kelly
J. M. Kelly
West Wabash Avenue
Clair Kelly
Oakdale
New Castle High School
California
Kelly
Wheeling
Mahoningtown
Valley View Cemetery
J. A. Conley
Epworth Street
Rose White
S. S. White
Sandusky, C
Epworth M. E
William May
Cleveland
I. A. Conley
J. T. Hoffman
L. E. Rice
Burton, O
J. W. White
Rice
John Hickox
Bryan
Emil
Mesopotamia
Albert
Nebraska
Frank
Middlefield
William
South Dakota
Harry Higgins
Princeton
Ezekiel Thompson
Harbor Road
First Baptist Church
H. J. Whalen
Oak Park
Louis Lamm
Roygar
Samuel R
Grover
J. M. Thompson
Elevator boy killed in shaft fall at Traction building
Messenger boy No 23 of the Postal Telegraph company stepped into an open elevator shaft on the ninth floor and was fatally injured. He was in the cage between the fifth and tenth floors and is believed to have been driven insane by fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati, O
The
Postal Telegraph Company
Traction Building
Public Sale of Estate Items After Death of Ellis I Smith
Owing to the death of Ellis I Smith there will be a public sale December 10 at 9 30 a m at his late residence two miles south of New Bedford. Items include the Percheron stallion Costeau a registered mammoth Jack all livestock hay grain implements and related property.
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Ellis I. Smith
New Bedford
Costeau
Erry
Rev J Frank Reber Accepts Ellwood City Call
Rev J Frank Reber of Hutchinson Kansas has accepted the call from the First Presbyterian church in Ellwood City. He will begin after the new year, succeeding Rev George Timblin who resigned due to his wife's ill health. Reber will take a financial sacrifice of about $1000 annually and aims to build a strong church. He is a college classmate of Rev A B McCormick of the Central Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Reber
Hutchinson
Kan
First Presbyterian
Ellwood City
Reber
George Timblin
Ev. Reber
A. B. McCormick
Central Presbyterian Church
Through Combat to Victory and the Habit of Overcoming
A motivational piece arguing that character strength stems from conquering habits. It contrasts self made youth with pampered youth, likening the oak’s fibers to perseverance and stamina versus the fragile hothouse plant that yields to the first breeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orison Swett Marden
Government officials and sugar trust accused in New York trial
Witness Thomas N. Stenson testified that in 1906 at the New York customs docks he observed sugar loads weighed lighter in the afternoon, suspected scale tampering linked to Americ an Sugar Refining Co inside information, and noted a transfer of his post after raising concerns about the irregular weights.
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United Press
New York
United States Custom House
American Sugar Refining Company
Thomas N. Stenson
Sugar Trust
Stenson
Thomas Kehoe
Parr
Kehoe
Spitzer
Portugal King Seeks English Princess Bride
London reports King Manuel failed to secure a marriage alliance with Princess Patricia of Connaught or Princess Alexandra during his England visit. Edward favored an English bride for Portugal but religious differences and public reaction blocked the match.
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United Press
London
Manuel
England
Portugal
Patricia of
Connaught
Alexandra
Duchess of Fife
Edward
Enos
T R 8 s guide in N Y praises Roosevelt
F C Selous famed hunter who outfitted the Roosevelt African expedition is in New York en route to California. He expects a month or six weeks in the Far West before returning to England. He says Roosevelt, though newly in Africa, is an expert shot and woodsman and will offer valuable knowledge on Africa.
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New York
F. C. Selous
Roosevelt African
Africa
California
Far West
England
Col. .Rosevelt
Selous
Col. Roosevelt
Mrs Euwer on Road to Recovery After Fall
Mrs Mary A Euwer mother of Harry Euwer is recovering from a fractured hip after a fall at home six weeks ago. She remains in hospital with gradual improvement and will likely stay for a couple of weeks more. A bonesetter from Youngstown was consulted to examine her injury and progress.
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Mary A. Euwer
Harry Euwer
Bonesetter Fees
Youngstown
Euwer
No House Investigation on Ballinger Pinchot Unless Cannon Says So
A resolution by Representative Hitchcock of Nebraska proposing a congressional inquiry into the Ballinger Pinchot controversy and the General Land Office was referred to the House Rules Committee, indicating no action unless Speaker Joseph G. Cannon orders it.
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Washington
General Land Office
Joe Cannon
Hitchcock
Neb
Committee On Rules of the House
New Castle Names Collected in Local Notices
Readable fragments list individuals linked to New Castle including Joseph Robinski Anne Wolfe Antonio Georgi Angela Rosa Andnio and others. No clear event or action is described beyond name mentions and place.
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Joseph J. Robinski
New Castle
Anne BR. Wolfe
Ives
Antonio Georgi
Angela Rosa Andnio
Congress Hears Nicaragua Row War Resolution
Representative Saltzer of New York introduces a House measure asking the president to use land and naval forces to restore order in Zelaya's Nicaragua. The resolution seeks Zelaya’s arrest and punishment for American deaths, demand of apology and damages, and a republican government. Reports say Zelaya moves troops eastward as crisis looms. US forces take no new steps. Navy ships move toward Central America, with multiple vessels deployed to Corinto and surrounding routes.
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United Press
Washington
Saltzer
New York
Nicaragua
House
United States
Zelaya
State Department
Viceconsul
Caldera
Princeton
San Francisco
Acapulco
Vicksburg
Corinto
Marietta
Eagle
Christobal
Tacoma
Des Moines
Local Pittsburg Welcomes Chapmans World Evangelistic Tour
A city resident joined crowds in Pittsburg for meetings with Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman and Charles Alexander and their workers. Tonight Exposition hall hosts services with an appeal for 15 000 to fund a permanent Pittsburg evangelistic committee. The party then travels to Philadelphia New York Boston Portland Me and 30 Maine towns before returning via Dayton Columbus and a brief England visit.
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Pittsburg
J. Wilbur Chapman
Charles Alexander
Exposition Hall
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Portland
Maine
Dayton
Columbus
England
Mrs Gush Accuses Husband in Alderman Case
Mrs Annie Gush files information before Alderman Green charging her husband Andy Gush with assault and battery. She says he struck her during a quarrel.
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Annie Gush
Green
Andy Gush
New Norwegian Railroad Connects Oslo to Bergen
After building the line from Christiania to Bergen the trip between Norway’s two largest cities can be completed in 13 hours instead of 50 by sea. The railway’s total cost is estimated at 15 million dollars.
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Christiania
Bergen
Area not the biggest factor in population limits
A concise riff notes that efficient farming on 50 acres can outperform 200 poorly managed acres, arguing area and current yield matter little to earth’s carrying capacity. A punchy joke sequence follows about life insurance pitches and a joking socialite passing responsibilities to a valet.
Hospital notes on Peter Frank improving after auto accident
Peter Frank, badly injured a week ago Sunday when struck by an automobile, is at Shenango Valley hospital and improving daily.
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Peter Frank
Shenango Valley Hospital
Novelty in Cerium Iron Alloy Sparks When Struck
A cerium iron alloy with 70 percent cerium and 30 percent iron exhibits a remarkable property: it emits a shower of sparks when struck lightly by a steel wheel. The discovery suggests potential for new metallurgical applications and industrial uses.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with Pazo Ointment
An advertisement promises guaranteed relief from itching bleeding or protruding piles within 6 to 14 days using Pazo Ointment. If not cured, money is refunded. The claim is presented as a consumer health remedy with a 50 cent price note.
Whalebone Prices Then and Now
Fifty nine years ago whalebone sold for 35 cents per pound. Today its value hovers near $5 per pound. A single mature whale could yield about 3000 pounds of baleen, illustrating a dramatic shift in market value and supply.
Mosquito Like Children Harass Travelers in Catalonia
In Catalonia the major irritant for travelers is not brigands but children. Petted by parents, they relentlessly pursue foreigners, crying for money with the plea I have neither father nor mother. Their grubby hands crowd into faces and demand alms.
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Catalonia
Balliol Student Sent Down over Greek Exam
A Balliol student failed a Greek examination and was sent down. The mother visited Professor Jowett to plead her son's case, noting his general goodness and seeking consolation in religion. Jowett replied dryly that the one book remaining is the Greek grammar.
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Balliol
Pr. Jowett
Jowett
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Walnut Street
White & Wilcox
East Mortonee
WELLS
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Bell Phone
Porrent
Bell
Manhattan Soap CO
Hutchison, Kan
Timblin
T. R
Roosevelt
Mrs. Euwer
Cannon
Sec’y Ballinger
Congress
Chapman
Rayo
the Atlantic Refining Company (Incorporated
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Wallace Block
Washington and Jefferson Sts
Valencia
Ccs
van Houton
Howard Munnell Ear Union Station
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