The Strike and the Price of Coal
The article discusses the impact of the coal strike on anthracite prices. It cites a New York, Ontario and Western Railroad report detailing reduced production by 15,600,000 tons and potential shortages through the year. It notes flood damage, worker losses, and forecasts prices staying high after the strike ends.
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New York, Ontario and Western Railroad Company
Schuylkill
New York Financial Age
Financial Age
Wind of Commineral Strike Boosts Coal Shipments
The piece cites Lawrence Hedger claiming about 19,000,000 extra tons of coal shipped from British mines to America due to the prolonged strike in the antbrecite region and notes wasted coal. It also questions Democratic nominee Kenneweg’s stance on Kansas City and Chicago platform principles and asks if he supports free silver or Philippine independence.
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Lawrence Hedger
Hoglish Polliery Company
Amertos
Baltimore Herald
Kenneweghan
Chicago
Kansas City
Kenneweg
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Hagerstown Herald
Quotations Spark Morning Laughs From Fragments
A collage of satirical snippets from newspapers spans wit about merriness and life’s drift. Characters and scenes include Uncle Eben on responsibility, a hotel clerk and writer, a shop dealer with eggplants, a glassblower tramp, a milkman hearing winter woes, and a judge.
Contempo Comment from Baltimore on Cyrus Teed and Morgis
A Baltimore American commentary questions if Cyrus Teed can sway the public regarding apocalyptic claims and notes fears Morgis may push society toward peril. A Pemberland Times remark mocks or laments oracles and accuses fools of defending ideologies that endanger decent men.
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Cyrus B. Teed
Iorida
Morgis
Baltimore American
Real Sufferers From the Coal Strike
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes eighteen weeks into the anthracite strike that coal companies lost 48 million, police costs rose a million, non union costs may add 15 thousand, mines suffered 6.5 million in damage, railroads lost 10 million, the state paid 375 thousand for National Guardsmen, and miners miss 24 million in wages. Businessmen lose thirteen million. Philadelphia and other workers face ruinous coal costs as frost nears. Miners favored arbitration and urged a path to common ground with companies to resume supply.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Moments With The Muse Twofold Prayer Poem Fragment
Fragmentary verse reflecting on seasons youth and love with lines about grass, skies, and Troy. The piece invokes change and loss, then asks for laughter or tears as the coming year arrives, attributed to Frederic L. Keones with publication notes.
Popular Railroad Official Helps Aged Engineer With Pension
Thomas Fitzgerald, general superintendent of the B and O, is praised for loyalty to the company and charity. He quietly aided an aging throttlepuller seeking a pension, slipping ten dollars to ease his fear of the poor house. The act sparks admiration among B and O employees and underscores Fitzgeralds generous presidency style.
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Muegerald Ie
Do Alan
Thomas Pitegerald
Fitzgerald
B. & O. Corporation
Witzgeorald
B &O
David Harum
Hartm
Genisi
Throttle Puiler
Coal Scarce in Baltimore Amid Rising Prices
A Baltimore coal shortage worsens as wholesale dealers struggle to stock supplies. Retail prices rise to nine or ten dollars per ton, with some charging more, while substitutes and kitchen ranges gain trials. A prominent dealer warns the shortage will deepen before cold weather, even if a strike ends, with supplies prioritized for the North and West and the South left waiting.
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Baltimore
Haa
James
Ian
The Crispy Season Lyrics Reference in Atlanta Constitution
A nostalgic snippet evokes winter not summer, with fiddle music and square dance memories. The piece credits FP L Stastos and the Atlanta Constitution, reflecting a lyric-inspired mood about dancing and seasonal change. A stray garbled line mentions a baby and a purchase of a bottle.
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Ceil
L.stastos
Atlanta Constitution
Family Reunion Honors Late Hezekiah Dean at Pleasant View
A reunion of the children of the late Hezekiah Dean was held at Pleasant View near Braddock Heights on Thursday September 11. Rev. J W Pontius Rev M L Beard and Rev Edwards spoke while Miss Ruth Dean and Milas Mary Dean sang and recited. Guests included numerous Deans Spechts Grosses and Speck families from Middletown Delaware Ohio Baltimore and nearby areas enjoying a full repast and cheerful music.
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Hesekiah Dean
Hezekiah Dean
Carlton H. Dean
Braddock Heights
Mr. Edwards
Methodist Church
M. L. Beard
Tiberan
J. W. Pontius
Reformed Church
Mr. Beard
Mia
Beard
Misa
Daisy Dean
Ruth
Etla Ean
Milas
Mary Dean
M.L Beard
Middletown
Edwards
Doubs
Bertha
Maryland News Roundup of Local Disasters and Openings
Killed by a locomotive at a grade crossing near Cambridge, and a Bethlehem-Maryland College opening reported. A boy 2 years injured in Ocean Mine No 1 is sent to Baltimore in critical condition. Postmaster reappointment, factory fires in Havre de Grace, and oil storage fires in Cumberland. Bank building contract priced at 11 150, and a charity hospital plan for Cambridge. A local architect study and a $10 000 to 15 000 donor pledge for East Cambridge development.
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Henry Haggett
Cambridge
Maryland Agricultural College
John Monahan
Midland
Ocean Mine No. 1
Baltimore
Edward Selby
Glen
Montgomery County
Eden Selby
Horace G. Reese
Westminster
Éuretios
Milton Schaeffer
W. E. Burns & Bros
W. J. Reynolds
Havre de Grace
Weastern Maryland Telephone Company
Titoretate ‘Trust and Gaaranty Company of
Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio
Canton National Bank
Pulchard & Farnisa
Pocomoke Cty
Burna
Osnton Avenue
Balenmore
State House
Henry Smith & Sons
St. John’s College
McDowell Hall
Charity Hospital
John BE. Hurst
Dorchester
East Cambridge
Sam T. Jack's Burlesque Show at City Opera House Tonight
Sam T. Jack's Own Burlesque Company performs a Darlesque style program at City Opera House with colorful acts and a satirical finale. The troupe features Mabel Hazelton, Le Var, Albion, Maritland, Curtis and Adame, the Harts, and Sam T. Jack's Original Living Pictures, offering variety and glitzy production values. Also advertised is a Pain Balm testimonial and local patronage note for Chambrier's, claimed to aid strains and swellings.
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Burlesque Co
City Opera House
Publc
Stapsmeyer
Olin
Mabel Hazelton
Burlergns
Mayer
Fanchetts
S Lrel
Oldest Locomotive Still Hauls at Action Then to Durham College
The 1822 Stephenson engine built for the Hetton Colliery line remains the oldest working locomotive, hauling trucks at Action and set to be retired to Durham College of Science in Newcastle after 80 years of service. It weighs about 16 tons, with a 24 inch piston stroke and 3 ft 3 in wheel diameter, able to haul roughly 129 tons at 10 mph on level track.
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Hotton Colery
Durham
Boyland
Wear
Sunderland
Action
The
London Railway News
Hoetton
Hetton
Durham College of Science
Newosstia on-Tyne
Stephenson
Stockton and Darlington
Bret Publo
Messrs. Pease & Partners
Darlington
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