A Journey Through Southern Pennsylvania Desolation and Hope
A Philadelphia writer describes a six day drive from Deer Park Maryland to Philadelphia, detailing deteriorating roads southerly and flourishing scenes northward. He notes abandoned farms, desertion amid improved mountain toll roads, and urges railroad completion and road improves to unlock land for summer homes. He ends urging readers to consider cross state trips for rural insight.
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Garrett County
Fayette
Somerset Counties
Deer Park
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Mountain Lake Park
Pennsylvania
Manor Lands
Maryland
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Lake
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United States
Hoop Pole
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Pork Packers Invite British Capital to Share in Ownership
Chicago June 20. The Chicago Packing and Pro vision Company and H Botsford & Co have been placed under a City of London Contract Company framework. British capital will own part of a new operating corporation with plants in Chicago and Nebraska, while American holders retain a controlling stake. The total stock and bonds may reach about 5 million dollars, with a bidding process to determine the American share. The City of Chi Brewery and Malting Company precedent shows London and Chicago markets selling jointly, with Americans keeping a controlling interest after subscriptions.
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Chicago Packing and Provision Company
H. Botsford & Co
City of London Contract Company
Chicago
Nebraska
America
London
City of Chi- Brewery and Malting Company
Carreer
Passions Spiel opens with immersive Ober-Ammergau spectacle
A vivid opening report on the Ober-Ammergau Passion Play, praising its realism and stage craft. Observers describe the 17 act drama as a nearly indescribable, emotionally charged religious ceremony with lavish tableaux, extensive costumes, and a standout performance by Rosa Lang as the Virgin Mary. The article notes Maier as Christ, Zwink as Judas, and compliments the chorus, scenery, and musical score, predicting lasting impact on attendees.
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Ober-Ammergau
London
Jesus
Choragus
Manna
Vashti
Esther
Ahasuerus
Abel
Isaac
Job
Christ
Christus
Joseph Maier
Meppes
Peter
John
Judas
Joseph
Arimathea
Mary Magdalene
Mary
Joseph Mater
Lechner
Johnon Zwink
Satan
Lucifer
Birth International Sunday School Convention to Meet in Pittsburgh
The Birth International Sunday School Convention of North America will convene in Pittsburgh at Mechanical Hall, Duquesne Way, for four days starting Tuesday. Delegates from across the United States, Canada, and foreign countries, totaling up to 1,500, will attend, with 550 lodging arrangements secured and meals provided for delegates. Attendance fees for outsiders seek $2 for eight meals, as organizers campaign to cover about $5,000 in expenses.
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North America
Mechanical Hall
Duquesne Way
A. H. Colquitt
Georgia
John H. Vincent
New York
Chautauqua Assembly
B. F. Jacobs
Chicago
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H. Blake
Ontario
India
Ope
Egypt
Sewickley
Committee On Entertainments
Tryig
Alleghen County
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Pennsylvania
Beaver
H. Kirk Porter
Pittsburg
A. E. Dunning
Massachusetts
M. D. Hodge
Virginia
John Potts
Vincent
B. Wharton
Ala
W. F. Crafts
Lucy Wheelock
Annie Harlow
Mabel Hall
Illinois
W. H. Harper
Connecticut
A. F. Schanffler
W. H. Hamill
Marion l Lawren
Ohio
W. A. Dunscan
American Sunday School Union
Prep General Assembly
Philadelphia
Canada
Baltimore
Atlanta
Toronto
Louisville
United States
International Sunday School Union
Prierian Sanner
Iron and steel market outlook and trade activity
Demand for iron products remains strong with prices firming. Special reports note uneven staple distribution in Omaha Kansas City and New Orleans while St Louis Chicago and St Paul show better activity. Wheat prospects improve with bearish stock signals and lower hog and cattle prices. Railroad earnings rise in April and year to date, with overall gains across most groups.
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Omaha
Kansas City
New Orleans
St. Louis
Chicago
St. Paul
Cincinnati
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California
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Pacific
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Trade Age
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Seaboard
Bradstreet
United States
Canada
Milwaukee
Denver
Detroit
Pittsburg
Spreckels Files Complaint Over Sugar Imports Bias
Claus Spreckels, the California sugar refiner, through attorney W. Ford Thomas, charges New York Custom House tests favor the Sugar Trust and hurt Philadelphia imports by about $145,000 per cargo. He seeks an immediate investigation by Secretary Windom, citing polariscopic discrepancies between New York and Philadelphia analyses and substantial duties at stake.
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Claus Spreckels
W. Ford Thomas
Spreckels
New York
Germany
National Treasury
Sugar Trust
Customs
New _as
California
Thomas
Two Prominent Columba Men Duel At City Hall
Dr William Weston Ray and Mr Frank H Weston, cousins and leading locals, dueled in Columbia's main thoroughfare near City Hall at 6 this afternoon. Both fired revolvers at close range. Ray was wounded in the temple and Weston in the chest and thigh. Wounds, though serious, are not dangerous.
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D. C
William Weston Rey
Frank H. Weston
Columbia
Ray
Weston
J. Q. Marshall
King
Dr. Ray
Watson
Lout Movey From His Trank.
Michael Bodmer was committed to jail yesterday for stealing to day before Alderman Reilly on one of larceny. Frank Hornman of our Mile mene is the bat cui ad lagen tat a tronk.
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Michael Bodmer
Alderman Reilly
Frank Hornman
William Plow Sentenced to Two Years in River Side Penitentiary
William Plow was brought from Fayette County to River Side Penitentiary yesterday to begin a two year term for larceny. He will serve the sentence in the state facility.
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William Plow
Riverside Penitentiary
Fayette County
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