National organiser to begin work amid council activities
The report notes Liberty Onunes No 4 proposing six items on Wednesday. William Flynn of J P Winover Connell and family vacationing at Mt Clemens Michigan. Vine ClU council’s Saturday event drew large attendance. Southside councils plan to endow a ward in the hospital. The Stet Council prepares for a historic session with about 700 delegates expected. Mercer county hosts a grand hat pace on Aug 22 with anticipated attendance for 24 connects. Connell No 672 instituted July 31. Banters and councils show strong interest in leadership and upcoming union events across the city and surrounding areas.
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Liberty Onunes
William Flynn
J. P. Winover Connell
Mt Clemens
Mich
Vine Clu
Comcetis
Frerobody
Stet Council
Y. Winower Council i
Iti
Heart and Hand Council
New Harare
Mercer
Ity
Broadnock
Monongahela
Brad Tock
Civil
J. K. M Bead
Grand Legion session delays after Grand Commander’s illness
Iain 0. H. Xoer resumes duties as Comrade Hamilton of Bellevue plans to attend Erie with troops. Comrades travel from Pittsburgh to Erie in fatigue uniforms for a key Grand Legion session with tickets 5 75 round trip, July 14 Niwerva Falls excursion adds 2, return valid until August 20, other details note postponed schedules to suit Grand Lorton events.
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Hamilton
Bellevue Ion No
Biise
Erie
Grand Lorton
Grand Legion
Pittsburg
Weeern
Allegheny
Niwerva
Activue
Centennial No 76 in line for future action
Centenn ial No 76 of Allegheny is in line and will be heard from later as Meskimen named royal deputy for P Cc. The Supreme Circle holds its fifth annual Bering Tuesday August 1 at Sharon Pa. Kennett Circle No 3% of Snarpsbury has the we initiain for its next meeting August 1. Batley travels East next week for rest. Helipee Nov 51 not for its increase for sire meeskh of Repecation. PALC picnic a grand success benefiting all circles. Enterprise No & put in full force at the P Ho picnic with new workers for the coming meeting. Rev H C Hall says expectations have been more than realized for past year. Triumph 101 of Allegheny received two.
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Centennial
Allegheny
Cc. E. Meskimen
East End
P. Cc
Supreme Circle
Sharon
Kennett Circle
Snarpsbury
W. Ss. Batley
P. Th
East
PALC
Enterprise No
H.C. Hall
Triumph 101
Order of St. George
Eliza Garfield Lodge
Forty-third
Butler Streets
Lady Gladstone Lodge No
St. Grange
Venus Commanderr
Wich Avenue
Mont Venus Castle
Venus Castle
Fourth Avenue Friendship Re No
Good Templara
Templar
Thomas Johnson
Eva Standbury
W. P. Earnest
Charles Ray
Joseph Wittembers
Lizzie Straits Marshal
William Richards
Union Lodge No
Morris
Hartzel
Martha Washi
Naomi A.O. Hof
M.C
McKeesport
Hasel Lodges
G. T
Hazel
William Stanier, Jr
Thomas Loggins
T T
William Stanier
Sadie Nelson
Richard Caile
William Stainfer
Grand Lodge
Pennsylvania
Pitteburg
Homestead
New York
Beston
Rochester
Philadelphia
Grand
The
United Ladies’ Loyal Orange
Wildwood
John M. Oakley & Co
Bichmond
Richmond
Washington
Interior
Pittsburg Lodge Notes Membership Changes at Meeting
The report details Pittsburg No. 48 initiating two candidates and adding a new member to its roll. East Liberty No. SP welcomed three new members at its latest gathering. Prof. Greves receives attention from the Circle during the proceedings.
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Pittsburg No. 48
John D. Burlimeis
Tion East Libe No. SP
Greves
Latrobe branch charter closes amid co signed list
Tuesday the Latrobe branch charter was closed with twenty eight signatures on the application. The Kingston Ontario mayor welcomes C M B A excursionists, shown at Rock Point reunion and in Pittsburgh all week. Sunday at 4 pm the Washington Pennsylvania church cornerstone will be laid as Allegheny county C M B A members depart Pittsburg at 1 pm on the Panhandle line for a demonstration, round trip fare six cents.
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Latrobe
Kingston
Ont
Rock Point
Pittsburg
Washington, Pa
Allegheny County
Panhandle
Heptasophs Convene and Schedule Heptasoph Day
Improved Order of Heptasophs concedes new members last month and notes Pittsburg No State name absent from July roll of honor. Invites and tickets for Heptasoph Day on August 24 are available via deputies or Messrs Schroeder Cohen. Supreme Archon A Will departs for the East with meetings in Harrisburg Baltimore and Philadelphia.
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Heptasopha Mck Rt
Pittsburg
Philip Lippert
Moorhead
Indian River
M. Schroeder
Smithfield Street
M. G. Cohen
Late News In Brief From Around The World
A roundup reports sunstruck victims in Minneapolis fires in Michigan crop fears in Dakota and a fatal New Jersey train collision. European royal gathering in Copenhagen is planned for September. Other items note Irish party splits and a doomed English estate sale.
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Minneapolis
Michigan
Cheboygan
Tennyson
Dakota
New Jersey
Europe
Copenhagen
Fiorida
William M. Cail
United States
Indian Girls Made Happy by Intermarriage Policy
Report from Lorrie Rock Arkansas notes White men marry native women to remain in the Choctaw Nation as removal orders resume. The article states intruders marry into the tribe to gain citizenship and avoid expulsion, with mentions of up to 30 marriages in a day at several facilities.
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Lorrie Rock
Ark
Ang
Trade of the Week signals Pittsburg expansion by New York firm
A New York manufacturing company with a $12 million capital plans a large Pittsburg branch and exhibition rooms. They leased the McKee property at Wood and Diamond streets for $7,000 yearly and begin rebuilding this week into a two story structure to compete with local firms. The article notes brisk real estate activity, rising exports and bank clearings, and general business health despite national ups and downs. It also mentions Knoxv ille area land deals, improved market sentiment, and various property sales around Allegheny and Oakland.
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New York
Pittsburg
Black & Baird
McKee
Wood and
Diamond Streets
J. KR. Weldin & Co
Colonado Row
Allegheny
Federal Street
Alleheny
Anrrate
Home Securities Market Shows Thin Activity And Mixed Results
The week closed with dead calm in the local stock market and weak prices due to little support. Total call sales reached 741 shares, down from 1 122 the prior week, with Airbrake as the only notable exception. Philadelphia Gas Duquesne and Birmingham Traction fell about 2 percent, while railway shares advanced on crops and rising earnings. Final bids and asks for the week are appended.
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Philadelphia Gas
Duquesne
Birmingham Traction
Financial Circles Show Gains and Stronger Lending Demand
Financial circles reported improved activity with higher bank clearings and increased demand for accommodations. Bates stable at 6 71 percent across loan classes. New York bank statement showed reserve decline but room for further loan growth amid ample money.
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Bates
New York
Prime Mercantile
Batic
Sterling Exchange
Money market rates and bank clearings across cities
Financial notices show sterling exchange at 4 for six day bills and 6 for sight drafts. Week clearings and balances for New Orleans St Louis New York Boston Philadelphia Baltimore and other cities are reported with varying totals and percent money rates. Data compares current week to prior periods and to last year.
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St. Louis
New York
Clea
Bostox
Exchtar
Philadelphia
Apps
Altimore
ClyomEall
New York Exchange
Carcaco
Wee Ee
Oil on the Jump Brings Rally to Oil City Market
Oil trading surged after Standard Oil dropped its premium on field oil, lifting prices at Oil City from 50 to 60 with bids at 62 and 63 and premiums to 64 and 70 for September. Traders rushed to buy as sellers vanished, while concerns over the move’s durability persisted and refiners trimmed prices in New York and London.
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Oil City
Ol! City
New York
London
Syd
Antwerp
Omerry
Aug
Gchichest
Tila
Brapronn
Ang
Sto
Ie Planet
Goijo
Trels
Cleveland
Petroleum & W
Ely
New Year
Standard Oil Company
Tee & Barrel
Tilge
Pennsylvania
Toge
Es Lima Oil
London Bullish Yet Dull Market With Industrial Strength
The New York market opened firm on foreign buying but bears pressed Richmond and West Point, while industrials led gains. Sayur rose sharply. Union Pacific and Richmond weakened. Bank reserves fell over $1 million, yet speculation held. The Post notes bullish sentiment and tight call loans in Boston, with brokers optimistic despite mixed results.
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London
New York
Richmond
West Point
St. Paul
Union Pacifico
Northern Pacific
Atchison
Burlington
Chicago Gas
Union Pacific
Weat Point
Sayur
Boston
Wheat market buoyed by bullish foreign demand reports
Chicago wheat held firm with steady buying as Bradstreet Europe crop outlook and Beerbohm estimates suggesting 200 million bushels of U S wheat to Europe supported prices. Rumors of Russia breadstuff imports and a strong export movement added momentum while corn and provisions mirrored gains with mixed activity in cash markets.
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Chicago
Bradstreet
Europe
Beerbohm
Great Britain
Continent
Russia
Pardridge
George Smith
Shorts
Dakota
Atlantic Seaboard
Iowa
John M. Oakley & Co
Sixth Street
Chicago Board of Trade
Undersea Garden of Coral Reef Life
A diver recalls a vivid encounter with a coral reef rich in green red white and pink life. The scene resembles a conservatory of growth with brain stones and rare shells scattered among honeycomb craters as the diver explores and sadly parts with a delicate coral specimen.
Failing Nations Legend Explains National Shortcomings
An old Russian folk tale links each country to a devil's body part. Spain gets the head for pride, Turkey the hands for rapacity, Italy the heart for amorousness, Germany the stomach for vigor, and France the feet for quick pursuit of beauty. The tale frames national character through a shared myth.
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Spain
Turkey
Italy
Germany
France
Portraits and politics in Jackson era tales from Albany
A Washington Post recounts a curious slice of early 19th century politics. Solomon Van Rensselaer, War of 1812 veteran and Albany postmaster, challenged Andrew Jackson by opposing his administration. Jackson defended Croghan and Van Rensselaer, highlighting personal loyalty and public service.
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Washington Post
Andrew Jackson
Hickory
Jackson
Solomon van Rensselaer
Albany
WN. Y
Monroe
van Rensselaer
William Henry Harrison
Owl Hotel
New Yor State
New York
van Buren
William Ane Harrison
General Jackson
George Croghan
Lower Sandusky
Croghan
United States
Woman Pays $700 for Mother's House Through Nurse Training
A Western girl recounts paying $700 for a six room house with water and electric lights by saving $100 from a nursing stipend and other earnings. She notes hardship paying for training and uniforms while supporting her mother after her father’s death.
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Pontine
Mother
Diver's First Sensations Underwater Descent
The diver experiences sudden silence as life sounds fade and the pump becomes audible only in breath. As depth increases the ear drums adjust to pressure, causing momentary ear training, and relief comes from frequent swallowing to equalize.
Death Through the Malls Philadelphia Parcel Mystery
A curious item reached the Dead Letter Office a revolver packed in a parcel addressed to a Springfield Ohio woman who vanished long ago. The six chamber weapon was loaded and on full cock yet did not discharge when opened.
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Philadelphia
Springfield
Sick Headache Dr. Carter’s Little Liver Pills Noted
Fragmentary item notes a sick headache remedy called Dr. Carter’s Little Liver Pills. The brief text references the product and symptoms without additional context.
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Carters
Pia
Carter
Pilla
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