New York City salaries and school costs cited in 1900 report
The New York Tribune notes city official pay rises in 1900 totaling about 600,000 yet excluding mandatory increases. School costs rose to 18.6 million this year with next year’s request near 19.8 million, of which 15.15 million is mandated by the Davis law. The piece touches on England’s faltering industry, Perry Elliott and Schley, a potato shortage easing as states like New York begin supply, and storm damage in New York City including flooding and a Harlem division railroad disruption.
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May Confer With Morgan on Steel Strike Ends
Pittsburg August 26 ongoing talks about peace in the steel industry persist despite denials by United States Steel officials and Amalgamated Association leaders of any imminent settlement. President Shaffer says no prospects exist, yet rumors of influential moves to end the war endure as Amalgamated lodges in Wheeling and nearby towns host a major outing featuring Tighe of the union.
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State dental board forms with Dr T W Pritchett as president
Springfield Aug 25 mem bers of the new state board of dental examiners organized Friday by elect ing Dr. T. W. Pritchett of Whitehall president. Plans of action were then formulated against the dental diploma mills and to be taken under the pres ent administration.
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Resurrection of Corbett from Topeka asylum revisits Lincoln killer tale
The Topeka Capital recounts that John Wilkes Booth slayer John S. Corbett, believed dead after escaping the 1888 Topeka asylum, has been living as a traveling salesman in Oklahoma and Texas for years. Guardian George A. Huron and Corbett refuse Kansas return, insisting on an affidavit to prove life as pension and property matters linger in Cloud County. Corbett, 62, was once intensely religious and armed, feared by locals, and his release hinges on official proof of alive status.
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Woman Saved by a Ring in Narrow Fall
Miss May Iden of Hoboken escaped a deadly plunge at a Somerville home when her diamond ring snagged on a hook at a porch cave spour, halting a thirty foot fall. The ring, a gift from her fiancé, saved her finger and life, leaving a moral about luck and quick action.
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Plainfield
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PAYS ITS RESPECTS TO HULL IN PHILIPPINES
Manila reports a Manila New American remarking on Congressman Hulls temper at the July 4 inauguration and his political influence. The piece suggests his prominence fuels fear for small capitalists in the Philippines and stirs envy among observers.
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Manila New American
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Venezuela Feels Hurt Reported to Press Tone
New York Aug 26 The Times tomorrow will state that Venezuela considers itself maligned over the misunderstanding with Colombia and that Colombia plans to present the facts to the State Department in Washington.
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Dreyfus Case Tattooed On A Soldier’s Hide In Paris
A Parisian soldier volunteers to have his skin tattooed over twenty months with 120 depictions from the Dreyfus affair, including portraits of key figures. The piece cites the surgeon’s offer of 400 francs to remove the skin, the back and chest designs, and the broader spectacle of Parisian life, including shore towns and fashionable dress observations.
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Isle du Diable
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Pehle
Mills Face Shutdowns and Labor Actions Across Regions
Reports indicate mills in Wellsville Lisbon Wheeling Bellaire and nearby areas are shut or running lightly as labor disputes persist. Strikes continue picketing restrain production while managers report readiness for resumed output. few mills show signs of activity with workers idle at multiple sites across the region.
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Bellaire
National Steel Jant
Bay View
Joliet
Fashions Today Delights with Pink Chambray Gown
A vivid description highlights a pastel pink chambray afternoon gown seen on the plage. It features a cream embroidered batiste trim and a corsage with a long round yoke, bordered by narrow black velvet ribbon, presenting an eye catching color spot.
Seaside fashion notes reveal cotton gowns and shrimping costumes
A coastal wardrobe feature describes popular cotton tailor made gowns with diamond motifs and pink chambray accents. It highlights a brunette in a pink shrimping suit, detailing a box plait skirt, black braid yoke, pearl buttons, and a white straw sun shade, all set against the maritime seaside mood.
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Benning
Brunette
Democratic Platform and Gubernatorial Ballots Report
In a party convention, discussions centered on the Kansas City Platform as the basis for state issues. Minority reports urged state issue focus, while the majority favored adherence to the platform, with ballots showing close results for governor nominees Steiger Phillips Redmond Weaver Ball.
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John J. Serley
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D. W. Hamilton
Sigourney
W. M. Higbee
John L. Powers
Q Vention
Caldwell
Steiger
Phillips Redmond Weaver Ball
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Cardinal Gib heights greeted on Irish tour and وصول
Cardinal Gib arrives in New York on the Etruria and receives a warm shore greeting. He sails from Rome after month long travels to Milan Paris London and Wexford advising locals to stay in Ireland. He meets the pope and holds audiences before a Brooklyn reception and later Baltimore public welcome.
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British Tactics in Naval Bild Criticized in Berlin
A German naval expert in Neuste Nachrichten questions British fleet efficacy. He argues adverse rumors about British naval weakness are justified, claiming Britain lags behind enemy ships in ships, materials, armor, and guns.
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Neuste Nachrichten
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Pittsburg Woman Exonerated in Self Defense Stabbing
In Pittsburg on August 24, Mrs Lees was cleared of blame for the stabbing of Hebrew peddler Nogler during a quarrel at Grace Woods home. The coroner's inquest verdict ruled Nogler's death justifiable as self defense.
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Gould Controls The Road
The North American reports the Gould interests have gained control of the Norfolk and Western railroad, shifting power from the Pennsylvania Railroad. The move aims to open Atlantic seaboard access and pressure Pittsburgh opposition, with Cassatt unlikely to concede.
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Porter Favors Claims Innocence In Pierce City Murder Case
Will Favors, a Black porter under arrest in Oklahoma Territory, admits being in Pierce City last Sunday where Miss Wilde was murdered. He says five men will prove his innocence and that he was at the station when the murder occurred.
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Deluge Causes Havoc in Ohio County and Tennessee Killing
Reports from Owensboro Kentucky describe a water spout on Barnett's creek washing away houses and drowning livestock with possible loss of life feared. In Chattanooga Tennessee a farmer's wife was shot by Henry Noles during a botched assault as Sheriff Stewart pursues the suspect with bloodhounds and vows lynching if caught.
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Charles Williams
Franklin County
Henry Noles
Stewart
German consul holds papers on Terlinden arrest in Milwaukee
Moritz von Baumbach, Milwaukee's German consular agent, claims Terlinden of Berlin is linked to several million marks. The exact amount remains secret, known only to European authorities, to be released at trial. Inquiries pour in from Germany about claims against the prisoner by Amsterdam Bank and Berlin firms among others.
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Moritz von Baumbach
Gerhardt Terlinden
Berlin
Terlinden
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von Baumbach
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Amsterdam Bank
Berlin Discount Society
Robert Suermondt
Warsehauer
Late Market Reports Wheat and grain prices drift in dull trading
The market shows a quiet, barely steady tone across commodities. Wheat No 3 red at 70 percent, corn near 55, oats easing to 34, rye Sept 56 and Dec 57, with flax and barley also listed. receipts include 23 flour cars, 857 corn cars, 343 oats, and 419 wheat cars, all from Chicago re August date.
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Chicago
Chicago Live Stock Prices Aug 96 Markets Report
Cattle supplies were unchanged with week receipts about 61,000 head. Good to prime cattle from 5.30 to 5.20. stockers and feeders 2.50 to 4.25. cows 2.40 to 4.25. Texan cattle around 8.75. Hogs market active with 16,000 arrivals. week total about 145,500 head. heavy hogs 5.75 to 6.35. lights 6.10. mixed 5.65 to 6.30. Sheep market scarce. receipts 80,700 for week. lambs 3.00 to 5.00. ewes 3.00 to 4.00.
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Chicago Produce Market Report Aug 95 Dairies Poultry Prices
Market notes indicate steady conditions across butter creameries dairies dressed poultry and poultry items. Entries show prices such as Timothy at 5.60 Clover 10.25 and turkeys around 68 with other assorted figures for sides and meat products, reflecting a concise mid year wholesale snapshot.
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