Pennsylvania miners face suspension across 27 counties
The United Mine Workers and operators announce a Friday night halt affecting about 100000 miners in 27 Central and Western Pennsylvania counties. Many workers are tied to unions but not expected to work during the initial days of the suspension. The Connellsville coke field is cited as unlikely to see a general halt, while towns with natural gas fuel remain largely unaffected.
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Dion Te
Miny
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers of America
J and
Dabor Lédiers
Allegheny
Armstrong
Beaver
Dredford
Cimbria
Cameron
Centre
Clarion
Kearfield
Clinton
Elk
Fayette
S Greene Huntingdon
Indiana
Jefferson
Lawrence
Lycoming
Pickwick and Johnson: Dickens Character or Boswell Echo
A debate between E R Thompson and a Toronto Mail writer weighs whether Mr Pickwick mirrors Dr Samuel Johnson. The case cites similarities in bulk, speech, dignity, and temper, but argues Pickwick lacks Johnson’s brusque assertiveness and plainly questions conscious copying.
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E.R. Thompson
Toronto Mail
Empire
Mr. Pickwick
Samuel Johnson
M Magazine
James Hoswell
Johnson
Pickwick
Boswell
Toronto
Dickens
Mall and Empire
Doctor Johnson
MV Pickwick
Mr. Winkle
Thermometer Trade to U S With Adequate Labor
The American thermometer industry can meet domestic demand and grow exports. Skilled labor limits remain, as thermometer making is largely a hand process needing a year or more training. Since World War I, U S firms advanced, Germany lost market share, and South American business likely stays with American manufacturers.
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U. S
Germany
Gersimoy
South America
United States
k_ Tribune
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Claims Cure
An 19th century style medical ad asserts catarrh is incurable by local remedies and praises Hall's Catarrh Medicine from Toledo Ohio as a constitutional treatment that works through the blood to reach mucous surfaces. A one hundred dollar reward is offered for any case it fails to cure. The ad also lists Greeney Co Toledo Ohio and promotes circulars.
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Hall
F. J. Chaney, & Co
Poledo
Ohio
Greney & CO
Toledo
Chiefs' Labor Convention Set for December 13
Washington report notes AFL union chiefs and four railroad brotherhood heads call for December 13 meeting to discuss outhstrike regulation collective bargaining and workers’ rights. The session follows the dissolution of Wilson's industrial conference and potential general strike action if Congress enacts labor duties.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Execive Council
Inber
Wilson
Shrmenel Gompers
Federation
Counci
House of Congtess
Birds Have Right of Way Warns Aero Nautics Director
Atlantic towns saw dead bird showers as aviators fired on flocks. A citizen was struck by a bloody bird, prompting complaints to town officials and the agriculture department. The case led to reference of the migratory bird law between the United States and Great Britain, deeming shooting birds from planes unlawful. The piece notes Buffalo Bill earned his nickname for buffalo killings on railway labor work in 1857.
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Director of
Military Aeronautics
Atlantic Coast
Department of Agriculture
United States
Great Britain
Vast Natters and Oddities From City Salons and Markets
The piece recalls Tom Sharkey’s saloon moment when he asks, "Rula for shine?" and Gordon Lee’s anecdote of a mean Atlantic City host offering refreshments before promising a breeze. It mentions the English origin of the pound defined by 7,680 grains of wheat taken from the ear.
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Megan
Eversbody
Tom Sharkey
Rula
Shine
Gordon Lee
Chickaguuga
Atlantic City
England
Signing Peace Spirit and a Dying Soldier Request
A fragmentary wartime anecdote recalls General Clarence Edwarde hearing a dying Connecticut soldier asking to hear the Connecticut State March again. The scene unfolds with a hospital visit and a brief moment of solace as the band plays before the soldier passes.
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America
Clarence Edwarde
Mihiel
Lucian Snitt Kirtlaud
Legue
Connecticut
Ifelas
Pargee
Ydu
Elssim
Ancient kings greed revived in Rhone power plan
An erudite member of the Institute de France, Adrien Blanchet, notes a link between a legendary king and modern water power projects on the Rhone. The tale recalls Charless IX and the transport of Rome’s sarcophagi, raising interest in whether ancient sarcophagi and relics might be recovered during Pont-Saint-Esprit excavations amid Rhone development talks.
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Institute de France
Adrien Blanchet
Rhone
Revue Descludes Metennes
France
Charlessix
Aries
Rome
Louis XIV
Mergautina
Bordeaux
Tonarch
Pont-Saint-Esprit
Congress For
Triple Tone Electric Bell Signals Three Distinct Sounds
An electric bell wired to a transformer and three push buttons at separate doors produces distinct alerts: a clear ring for one button, a buzz for another, and a combined buzz and ring for the third. Useful in offices or shops to call three different people without counting rings. It has no contract points to burn out and no battery needed.
Pape's Diapepsin Ad Offers Quick Digestion Relief
An old style ad touts Pape's Diapepsin to relieve dyspepsia indigestion and stomach distress from acidity. It claims tablets ease pain within meals, restore comfort, and cost little at drug stores.
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Marshall
Secretar Lansing
Mr. Lansing
Gall Labor
Chiefs
Buffalo Bill
A. R. Remsburg
E. C. Buch
South Market
Frederick, Md
Sat
H. Dorsey Etchison
David Oland
T. Frank Hightman
City Opera House
Ege
Albert G. Ritchie
Ioe
E. Brooke Lee
J. Harry Covington
Maryland
Blair Lee
Hugh A. Mullen
State Comptroller
Democratic
Court
Democratic County Central Committee
B. J. Smith
North America
New York
Baltimore
Frederick
John MW. Thomas
S Court Street
Richard P. Evans
Washington, DC
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