Senate Votes on Tariff Today
Washington Aug 19 with hours left in which to work the senate faced a flood of amendments to the administration tariff bill. The chamber approved an embargo on sugar and dye duties. An amendment establishing American valuation for coal tar dye duties passed in part. Senator Moses pledged another vote on dye duties while Senator Wadsworth pressed Weeks on dye control. Short ridge amendment to raise citrate of lime rate failed 46 to 12.
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Washington
Senate
Moses
New Hampshire
Huraum
New Mexico
Wadsworth
Weeks
Tc Chemical
Rmany
Nator Moses
Shortridge
California
Novel Fare Plan for Chicago Elevated System
The Chicago elevated railroads urged the Commerce Commission to approve a radical new fare plan. It includes a transferable weekly unlimited pass for 1.25, three tickets for 25 cents, 50 ride books for school children, and a three cent fare for under 12, while the present 10 cent cash fare remains.
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Chicago Elevated
Chicago
Chiago
Mioneis Commerce Commission
Racine
Wis
Forest Fire Battles Split Northern Minnesota Areas
Daicih Aug 19 reports namery forest fires raging through wooded areas of northern Minnesota. Governor Prev's orders national guardsmen to assist in the firefighting effort as flames threaten communities and timberlands.
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Daicih
Twin boys drown at Atlantic City
Is dore and Maz Berowitz seven year old sons of Mr and Mrs Joseph Berowitz of 38 North Michigan avenue sunk in the Thoroughfare near the Atlantic City electric light plant while swimming alone. Despite boat aid from three men aboard a dredge, their bodies were not recovered as ropes and grappling irons searched the channel. The boys had rented a fishing smack and sailed toward the channels the previous day, and investigators suspect one may have fallen overboard after reaching the fishing grounds.
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Attlantic City
N. J
Isdore and
Maz
Joseph Berowitz
Michigan Avenue
Atlantic City
Plinio Carbone
Raymond Oakes
Ole Benson
John Degler
Desert tragedy details remain unclear from partial report
Incomplete text describes a desert drowning incident with a boat found and no youths’ possessions indicating swimming. The fishing gear remained intact and unused, omitting key names, places, dates, or authorities.
Skinners Refuse to Skin for Small Pay Raise in Cambridge
Tomato skinners at three Cambridge packing plants walked out over a two cent per basket raise for skinning tomatoes. Some workers earning twenty cents an hour joined in, demanding ten cents more. Two plants operated briefly while the tomato crop was short to avoid fruit backlog.
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Cambridge
Lost radium recovered from Mrs. Spohn in Chicago
In Chicago on August 19 a tube of radium valued at 14000 dollars, previously implanted in Mrs. Martha Spohn for treatment, burned through tissues and moved to another area. Surgeons recovered the missing radium and report the patient is recovering after the operation to retrieve it.
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Chicago
Martha Spohn
Jewelry store game ends with missing gems in Philadelphia
Jewelry valued at 1200 dollars disappears after four year old Albert Marcus begins a sidewalk game with juvenile friends at his home on Kensington Avenue. The incident, labeled a pretend hold up, led to five diamond rings and a gold bracelet going missing while Albert’s mother, Mrs. Marcus, was treated for a broken arm at Episcopal Hospital. Police seek participants who played bandits.
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Philadelphia
Albert Marcus
Samuel Marcus
Kensington Avenue
Belgrade and
Clearfield Streets
Episcopal Hospital
Joseph
Albert
Firefighters on Strike Over Alarms Payment in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Pa Aug 19 a mining town with no fire protection as volunteers strike refusing to respond to alarms until reimbursed for losses from a raid on carnival gambling. District Attorney Cort backed the police raid and warned against gambling at carnivals and fairs.
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Mount Pleasant
Cort
Saves life with finger under firing pin in York arrest
Policeman John Judy barely escaped when Samuel C Schmuck aimed a revolver at him. Judy reached for the weapon as Schmuck pulled the trigger, a finger catching between the cartridge and firing pin preventing discharge. Schmuck was arrested after an alleged threat to two bricklayers. New York Central special noted a 61.6 mph speed for news papers on August 18, 1886.
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York
John Judy
Samuel C. Schuck
Judy
Schmuck
New York Central
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Eeeie
Americam Legion Weekly
Joseph Berkowitz
Caen
Radium
Boston Transscript
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Dodge Brothers
the Star Motor CO
E. Patrick St
Frederick, Md
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Frederick Tire CO
E. Patrick ST. Neidhart Bld
Helfenstein & Urner
North Market Street
Cadillac
F. O. B. Detroit
Cadillac Motor Car Company
Detroit, Michigan
General Motors “Corporation
Central Garage
Chas P
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Cckdill
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