Scranton Board of Trade Decries Fellow Employee Liability Bill
A Scranton board of trade committee drafts a resolution opposing repeal of the Fellow Employee's Liability Act. The measure would treat employees like outsiders in workplace injury cases. The board urges legislators to keep existing law, cites equity and economic concerns, and asks members to oppose the bill. Resolution sent to Harrisburg lawmakers.
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Scranton Organization
Board of Trade
Philadelphia Board of Trade
Scranton Board
FH. H. Patterson
James H. Torrey
Suit for damages over death in 1898 rail collision
Mrs. Mary E. Price of Easton sues the Lehigh Valley railroad in Northampton county for 10000 damages in the death of her husband Daniel J. Price engineer in the Mountain cut off wreck on November 10 1898. She cites several reasons alleging the runaway train was caused by incompetence.
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Mary E. Price
Easton
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Northampton County
Daniel J. Price
Price
Inspections Set For Seventh and Eleventh Pennsylvania Regiments
Major W. S. Millar of the Third Brigade N G P announced inspection dates for the brigade. On April 10 the Seventh Regiment will be inspected and on May 1 the Eleventh Regiment, with completion by June 16.
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W. 8S. Millar
Third Brigade
W. 8. Millar
National Guard of Pennsylvania
Neunicz Confesses Murder of Granowski in Pricebure
Jacob Neunicz confesses guilt in the murder of John Granowski. He was arrested last Saturday at Pricebure by several well known detectives and constables based on information leading to his capture.
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Jacob Neunicz
John Granowski
Neunicz
Pricebure
Comforting Advice for Health From Dr Pierce’s Remedies
A distressed reader describes years of fatigue and digestive distress until a physician failed to help. The text promotes Dr Pierce and his medicines as effective, urging readers to write for free information and expressing firm belief in a genuine cure without cost.
Murder Confession Ties Duryea Crime to Local Jail
Prisoner Joseph Muller and other locals claim credit for capturing the alleged murderer. The confession was reportedly given to Squire Gilboy of Duryea, who heard the case and held the suspect for trial in Luzerne county courts. The crime occurred at Duryea on October 31 in 18%.
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Joseph Muller
Muller
Neuning
Squire Gilboy
Duryea
Luzerne
Reciprocity with France in trade talks at Paris
Henry Pear tree, president of the American Chamber of Commerce of Paris, reports discussions with Ambassador Cambon and special reciprocity commissioner Kasvon on a Franco American reciprocity treaty. He says the Paris chamber represents American producers and exporters and hopes for a broad liberal policy to open a large U S market in France. Pear tree notes current timing and the 1900 exposition as opportunities and remains hopeful despite differences to be settled.
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Washington
Henry Peartrey
American Chamber of Commerce of
Paris
Cambon
France
Kasvon
American Chamber At
Toa Man
Peartree Enys
United States
Europe
Mr. Peartree
Secretary Alger’s Trip to Cuba Heads for Havana
Washington dispatch notes Secretary Alger and companions travel by special Southern rail car to Savannah then on to Havana aboard a transport. The visit aims to study Cuban conditions and provide a respite from duties, with no fixed extension in view. Accompanying him are M. S. Smith, A. M. Henry, T. H. Meredith, Major George H. Hopkins, Colonel W. D. Mann, and Victor L. Mason.
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Washington
Almer
Savannah
Cuba
Southern Railway
Havana
M.S. Smith
Detroit
A. M. Henry
TH. G. Meredith
George H. Hopkins
W. D. Mann
Victor L. Mason
Radical party taps American platform for Porto Rico
Leaders of the Radical party plan to form a Republican party in Porto Rico with a full American platform. The platform backs McKinley’s policy, pledges fidelity to the flag, supports annexation, free public schools, free trade with the United States, a gold standard, an American judiciary, and civilizational efforts to foster loyalty to the United States.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Radical Party
McKinley
United States
Congress
Havana Quiet After Hat Theft At Hotel Inglaterra
Havana reports a quiet night with a cafe disturbance as a thief stole two hats and fled. Revolvers drawn by several men were calmed by the Hotel Inglaterra staff, leaving the crowd dispersed without further incident. Washington says the state department has no info on Havana disturbances and sees no revolt against the American government, only possible disorders.
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Havana
Inglaterra
Washington
Way Department
Brooke
Department
How Cubans Were Counted Joint Commission Oversees Cuban Troop Figures
Washington dispatch reports a joint commission appointed by General Brooke and General Gomez determined the method for counting Cuban army troops. General Brooke leads island affairs and has not reported to the War Department on payments. General Carey travels to Cuba to handle payments and will coordinate with Brooke.
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Washington
Brooke
Gomez
War Department
Carey
Cuba
Twenty-first Cavalry Under Orders
Philadelphia dispatch reports Major David Craigie has recruited all men needed for the Twenty-first infantry and Third cavalry at the regular army recruiting barracks in the city. The Twenty-first at Plattsburg will be sent to the Philippines while the Third cavalry at Fort Ethan Allen is expected to perform patrol duty in Cuba.
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Twenty-First Cavalry
Philadelphia
Twenty-first Infantry
Third Cavalry
David Craigie
Twenty-first
Plattsburg
Philippines
Fort
Ethan Allan
Vermont
Cuba
Nonspecified Fur Farm Opens in Lebanon With 10 Jobs
Lebanon Pa March Bharidan fur nace No. 1 begins operations today after a long hiatus. The new plant will employ about ten workers, surpassing current staffing.
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Lebanon
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills Ad Impress
An advertisement urges readers to insure health against fevers and pneumonia by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills. It markets the products as easy to take and operate for family use and cleansing.
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Hood
Mississippi mussel shells fuel a growing button industry
A century old Mississippi river shell trade employs hundreds from La Grange Missouri to Lansing Iowa as dredging and processing for button making expands. Varieties include white shells for buttons, prized nigger head and buckhorn types. pearls occasionally found worth up to 20 dollars.
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Mississippi River
la Grange
Lansing
Iowa
Mississippi
Mississipp
New Boston
Berlin
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Paris
Vienna
Muscatine
Joena
Sovereignty of the Seal and U S Maritime Revival
The London Fortnightly Review argues the U S mercantile marine was destroyed by one war and will be rebuilt by another. It notes post Civil War burdens and Spain's war precipitating a revival of sea power as a national imperative toward commercial sovereignty and industrial progress.
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London
Mercantile Marine
United States
Spain
Europe
America
American Republic
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Safe Relief for Piles
An old advertisement extols Pyramid Pile Cure as the safest and surest treatment for piles including bleeding and protruding forms. It cites a Pittsburg sufferer who reports dramatic relief after using three 50 cent boxes and urges readers to obtain the cure from local druggists or Pyramid Co. in Marshall Michigan.
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Pittsburg
Waa
William Frandacin
St. Cotton Alley
Lelow Butter St
Anglo American competition and sea power shift in the twentieth century
The piece argues that the United States and Britain face a new era of Anglo American competition as iron and steel production expands. It notes rising US exports, shifting trade patterns to Europe and Britain, and the potential for America to build its own iron and steel ships to carry its growing traffic. The author predicts a historic contest for commercial sea power in the century ahead.
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Hawaii
Philippines
Cuba
Atlantic
United States
Europe
Great Britain
America
Shoe
America Bowen
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