No Pay But Poverty Thirty Dollars A Month
An Allegheny county correspondent reports farm laborers often out-earn rural schoolteachers, driving qualified men from teaching. Many teachers live far from home with meager board and varying month counts, averaging low salaries that imperil rural education and threaten to lower school quality across townships and boroughs.
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Dispatch
Allegheny County
Butler
Pittsburg
Allegheny
McKeesport
Samuel Hamilton
United States
Pennsylvania
Hamilton
Salaries Vary With Proximity To Population Centers
The text argues poor salaries in remote school districts reflect distance from population centers. It cites Forward township near Monongahela City, Sewickley between Allegheny City and Beaver, and McKeesport near Pittsburgh, noting proximity boosts pay while frontier areas lag. It asserts County officials urge higher pay to raise educational standards statewide.
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Forward
Pittsburg
Allegheny County
Monongsheln City
Washington County
Sewickley
Allegheny City
Beaver
McKeesport
McKeesne
Tarentum
Eny
Euy
Coun
Skilled Labor Versus Teaching Pay in Allegheny County
The article notes an anomaly where skilled workers in Allegheny County earn higher wages than country school teachers. It cites specific figures for iron mill catchers earning about 272 dollars per day and mentions blast furnace c Indermen, highlighting the wage gap between manual trades and educators.
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Tom
Abe
Alaska
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Nevada
Arizona
Rhode Island
Montana
New Jersey
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Hamilton
Allegheny County
Stae
Ex-Cashier Willie Rushton Ends Life After Bank Fallout
Willie Rushton once popular assistant cashier at Farmers and Mechanics National Bank, long esteemed in Philadelphia business circles, drank heavily after resignation. He visited Nellie Beach's home, slept, then fatally shot himself, ending a troubled period following his discharge.
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Philadelphia
Reara
Willie Rushton
Farmers’ and Mechanics’ National Bank
Farmers’ and Mechanics
Nellie Beach
Five leading cigarette makers unite in American Cigarette Manufacturing Co
New York report states five major firms Goodwin & Co Kimball & Co Allen & Ginter A and W Dake's Sons and Kinsey Bros form the American Cigarette Manufacturing Company. Real estate appraiser John F James valued plants and property to base the new firm. He toured Rochester Richmond and North Carolina outlining the plan and met representatives Friday night.
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Dtapatoch
New York
American Cigarette Manufacturing Company
John F. James
Brooklyn
Frm
James
Richmond
North Carolina
Genesee River
Rochester
New York City
Goodwin & Co
Kimball & Co
Allen & Ginter, A. and W. Dake’s Sons
Kinsey Bros
Durham
N. C
Philadelphia
Widow Found Dead Amid Missing Husband After Flight
Elizabeth New Jersey February 23 Henry Broadbent a Union township farmer fled last night leaving his wife dead on a cot. Neighbors found Mrs Broadbent about 40 unsold effects and a suspected robbery of valuables. The couple moved from Binghamton New York two years ago and insured her life to cover funeral costs.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Henry Broadbent
Union Township
Mra Broadbent
Funeral Services for Prince Amadeo in New York
Italian societies of New York held funeral services for Prince Amadeo at San Salvatore Church in Mulberry and Houston streets. The exterior displayed both the American flag and the Savoy cross, while the interior featured Italian flags and inscriptions praising the prince’s qualities.
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New York
Prince Amadeo
Italy
Amadeo
Episcopal Church
San Salvatore
Mulberry
Houston Streets
Savoy
Fatally insured engine backs down on two Erie workers
Special telegraph from Erie reports two men from Erie and Pittsburgh were fatally injured crossing the Lake Shore tracks. John Dighton of Pa and Martin Salisbury of Erie were struck by a Lake Shore engine in darkness. Both were young and single.
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Erie
Pittsburg
Lake Shore
John Dighton
Martin Salisbury
World Fair site vote teeters amid absentees and rival cities
Washington remains a hopeful contingency as Chicago New York and St. Louis battle for the fair site. The latest House tally shows Chicago 112 New York 83 St Louis 57 and Washington 48 with up to 50 absentees noted. Washington could gain momentum if larger cities falter.
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Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Washington
HO Pight
Senate
House
Oottabe
Providence
Secon
Substitute for Morton Sparks View on Senate Leader
Washington date indicates Mr. Evrats will call up a resolution asserting Senate competence to elect a temporary presiding officer during Vice President Morton’s absence. The proposal, backed by Republicans last year, faces Democratic opposition and will prompt constitutional power debate. Senator Inglis may preside in Morton’s absence as the Florida trip approaches.
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Washington
Evarts
Senate
Ansyp
Ingalls
Morton
Florida
Seised Schooners Released by Colombian Authorities
PaNaMa February 15. The schooners from the United States Britain and the Dominican Republic seized by Colombian authorities for contravention of Customs Laws have all been released.
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PaNaMa
Captain Wishart Prominent At International Law League Convention
Toronto February 23. The International Law and Order League opened in a downtown education building with Elab orate arrangements for visiting Americans. Captain Wishart of Pittsburgh led a keynote speech praising past reception, noting hotel and press hostility overcome and fines funded league operations. A Pittsburgh invitation for next convention was read, and a public banquet followed.
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International Law and Order League
Pistobers
Diefatoe
Toronto
Owr
Citizens’ Committee
House of Assembly
United States
Benny
Chicago
Dudley
Boston
Wishart
Pittsburg
A. Leges
A. M. Burton
Phil Elphia
W. W. Wallace
Philadelphia
League
Leggate
Fire in a canal boat leaves child dead and family burned
A canal boat named A. Chandler at West Sixtieth Street suffered a lamp explosion in its cabin. Dennis Daily, three, died from burns. Captain Patrick Daily, his wife, and two other children were severely burned as oil spread and the cabin caught fire. Mrs Daily rescued two other boys by leaping to the Pratt.
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New York
Chandler
West Sixtieth Street
Dennis Daily
Patrick Daily
Captain Daily
Murdered for Wealth on a Panamanian Plantation
Report from Charme on the Bay of Panama describes two French plantation owners found killed with their heads severed. A thousand dollars in silver and jewelry vanished, with two laborers, who fled, quickly captured after a vigorous search by authorities.
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Panama
Charme
Bay of Panama
Cardinal Gibbons Opens Lent With Sermon on Penance
Baltimore February 23 Cardinal Gibbons launched a Lenten sermon series with a focus on penance He appealed for support to Negro and Indian missions citing a Church decree for annual collections on the first Sunday across churches He estimated seven million Negroes in the United States and urged Christianizing them as the solution to the race question.
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Balimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
United States
He Fooled The Doctors Squire Of Jersey City
Thomas Nash died in Jersey City from consumption after years of supposed near death. He reportedly defied a doctor's 24 hour death forecast eighteen years earlier by rising from his bed and resuming work. Nash and his sister owned a major Jersey City bakery and he was widely known as the Squire in the community.
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New York
Thomas Nash
Jersey City
Hia
Squire
United Salt Company to File Incorporation in Cleveland Area
The United Salt Company with a 1 million dollar capital will file articles of incorporation. It will operate salt works at New Portage in Summit County and Newburg, a Cleveland suburb. Wells show rich rock salt at 3000 feet. buildings are up and mining will start soon. Output planned at 5000 barrels daily across three plants. Incorporators include parties from New York Cleveland and Akron with substantial capital.
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Cleveland
United Salt Company
Newportage
Summit County
Newburg
United Salt Companieteen
York
Akron
Fire damages Consolidated Tank Line warehouses
Fire swept the Consolidated Tank Line Company's warehouses in the city this morning, with a potential loss of 25000 dollars. The blaze damaged two large oil tanks that were saved from explosion by water streams. the cause remains unknown.
Dam Break Near Prescott Blamed on Insufficient Outlet
Reports from Prescott and Walnut Grove detail a catastrophic dam break amid heavy rains. The storage company faces blame for lacking adequate outlet provisions, with millions in property damage and many probable fatalities feared along the canyon and nearby towns.
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Prescott
Anim
Walnut Grove
Arthur Allen
Enterprise
John McDonald
Blue Dick
Dozoria Divide
Prescott Junction
Dam Disaster Blamed on New York Firm Labor Flaws
Special dispatch reports engineer Luther Wagner blaming a New York corporation for the dam collapse. He cites careless stone filling, a defective cement junction, and costly freight delaying repairs. Wagner urged firing contractors and the engineer. his warnings were ignored as the structure remained unsafe.
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New York Corporation
Telegham
San Francisco
Luther Wagner
Johnstown
Wagner
Extradition issues in Walton case end chase of Pacific Express thief
Frederick A. Walton, once a money clerk for the Pacific Express Company in Dallas, was captured after a nationwide chase spanning Dallas St Louis Kansas City Detroit and Montreal. He carried about 7000 dollars when arrested while two gamblers who aided him earlier lost most of the remaining funds.
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Kansas City
C. EH. Eppleschlemer
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Frederick A. Walton
Pacific Express Company
P. Tex
St. John
N. B
Walton
Dallas
St. Louis
Brady
Montcalm
Gimbers
Laird
Noted Pardoned Prisoner Felton From Chester Penitentiary
A historic figure, H. S. Felton, was pardoned today from Chester penitentiary. Once famed in Illinois as a eloquent farm laborer in St Clair county since 1879 he rose to campaign prominence for Blaine and nearly faced a congressional race before mysteriously vanishing with $6000 missing.
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St. Louis
Blaine Literary Bureau
Bill Morrison
Congress
Deccatar
J. Seike Seaman
Escarom
St Clair Court
Parnell Victory Celebrated at Jersey City Meeting
A mass meeting at the Academy of Music in Jersey City celebrated Parnell's win over the London Times. Mayor Cleveland presided and spoke on attacks against Parnell, noting his damages suit showed vindication not money. Judge McGrath also spoke as resolutions were adopted with cheers for Parnell and Gladstone.
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Jeremy Chy Feopie
Trish
Dispatch
New York
Academy of Music
Jersey City
Parnell
London Times
Cleveland A
Thomas F. Grady
Cleveland
Stp
The
Times
Englan
John A. McGrath
Gladstone
Death by Own Action from a Steeple Tragedy
In Wicksville Nebraska a young English sexton John Hicks Dawson who played church chimes died after he appears to have fallen from the steeple during a service. He had suffered a serious influenza bout six weeks earlier and had grown despondent. The incident occurred as the chimes played the Devil's Dream and Dawson was found on the ground groaning. He died shortly after being brought to the church.
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Kearney
Nex
Wicksville
Here
John Hicks Dawson
Dawson
Cam
Anti Poverty Speakers Oppose The World’s Fair
At a New York meeting the Anti Poverty Society heard John H. Egelman argue the fair would harm workers. He claimed surplus labor and lower wages during and after the event would raise rents and living costs. Other speakers echoed this view.
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New York
Anti-Poverty Society
John H. Egelman
America
State Seeks Receiver to Settle Canal Case Today
In Hagerstown on February 23 Judge Alvey contemplates filing an opinion tomorrow on the State's application for a receiver to manage the canal. He may decide whether to have the canal restored and operated as a waterway after reporting its condition to the Court. Receivers are unnamed.
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Hagerstown
Alvey
Brakeman Hall Awarded 11000 After Accident
Special telegram reports H L Hall a brakeman who lost his leg while coupling cars near Buswiveton Iowa is awarded 11000 damages by the Dis trist Comms at Buisield. The case details and dates are incomplete in the dispatch.
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Les
Buswiveton
H. L. Hall
T the
Buisield
Will Oppose Restrictive Immigration Convention Delegates Attend
New York February 23 The German Press Club will be represented in Washington on March 16 at the convention of German societies by delegates who will urge opposition to restrictive immigration measures.
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Prom 4
Wasshington
Connor
Thouble
New York
Representative Flower
Mr. Depew
Advan
Albany
Whitney
Washington
William Dickson
Lighteer
German Press Club
New Governor Faces Challenges as Political Clashes Grow
A new governor takes office amid unrest and policy disputes. With opposition tightening, officials pledge reforms while critics warn of contested agendas and rising tensions in state government.
Governor Campbell Explains Washington Celebration Remarks
Governor Campbell presided at a Washington Birthday celebration in Columbus where a speaker was accused of attacking the Catholic Church. Campbell disavows responsibility for sectarian remarks and defends the event as non sectarian while noting attendance by Senator Massie and Representative Taylor.
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Campbell
Columbus
The
Patriotic Order Sons of America
Washington
Campbell Presideo
Mamie
Taylor
Guernsey County
L. W. O’brien
Patriotic Sons of America
O'Brien
C. L. Young
P. O
Massie
O Brien
P.O. S of A
India
Europe
Mexico
WRECKEE PELL OUT ON BAIL
George Hamilton Pell secured bail at the Tombs after a late bail hearing aided by ex Judge Donohue. Bondmen Frederick Van Tine Charles E Peil and Philip L Meyer signed the bonds before Pell slipped away as the last bond was posted.
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New York
George Hamilton Pell
Burke
Frederick van Tine
Charles E. Peil
Donahue
Crac Martine
Dge Martine
Peil
Neo Uike
Philip
London Murderer Barrett Arrested in New York
Richard Barrett, convicted killer of Edward Thomas Williams at 3 Clifton Terrace Finsbury Park London, was arrested in New York. He attempted suicide by tearing his throat with a nail at police headquarters and lies dying in hospital. Barrett was seized with help from Scotland Yard ties.
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New York
Richard Barrett
Edward Thomas Williams
Clifton Terrace
Finsberry Park
London
England
Byrnes
Barrett
Scotland Yard
Dying From His Wounds After Knife Attack
Thomas Patterson lies dying at his Huntersville home after being hacked with a knife by Earl Nottingham at Beach schoolhouse setfdow following a quarrel. Nottingham slashed Patterson twice across the stomach on Friday evening.
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Thomas Patterson
Huntersville
W. Va
Earl Nottingham
Beach School
Nottingham
Patterson
Mayor suspends all salve business under old Connecticut laws
The town mayor announces enforcement of outdated Connecticut "bise laws" now obsolete but still on the statute books. All setve business, save of necessity or has been suspended. A test case will follow.
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Norwaxx
Connecticut
Cadets Deficient at Semiannual Exam list
Annapolis reports the semiannual examination results for cadets. Among those listed as deficient are Third Leonard Goodwin Pennyl resigned J C Kilbourne Ohio rest Fourth class J BR Berry man Ohio resigned.
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Asnapolis
Leonard Goodwin
Pennayl
J. C. Kilbourne
Ohio
J. BR. Berryman
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