Awards Made At Maitland Fair Amid Gentle Calms And Trot
Wallaville reports the Maitland fair third day with crowds estimated seven to nine thousand. Judges began awarding in departments while 2.40 class trot produced Allen 8 ahead of Adsign Boy and others. Tonight balloon ascent by Dr Saxer replaces canceled aeronaut, ending with a safe descent.
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Allen
Wallaville
Renton
Elk Mountains
Hall Toile
Adsign Boy
Uncle Ned
Chole
Jennie B
Newt
Adsign Hoy
Doren Jengthe
Jennie FB
Rhode
Allen Snon
Unela Ned
Lees
Jrorep
Allon
Bo Og
Aeons
Carbondale Cone
Adsien Foxy
Tr Gi A
Y. Sherwood
Robert Jee
Waverly
Otte
Ai Wee
Old Force
Jehnle
Tee
RM. Arun
Plextor
Miasher Boy
M. Gi
A. Patterson
Car- Momma Ivacna
Wennseceas Actuary
Mort Miller
Bendies
Blkge
B.S Gorman
Bopahiga
T. B Jackson
Scranton
Eugene Kennedy
Clifford
James Kelly
Bennett
Lenoxville
Jerry Tennett
Ijfford
W. C. Smith
Dalton
Starter Kelly
G. P. Saxer
M. D
Fleetville
To Morrow
Hutfeld
Life on St. Helena Island Reveals Ordinary Joys and Struggles
A report from St. Helena's governor outlines island finances showing last year’s revenue of 9152 pounds against expenditures of 12049 pounds, a rare deficit amid hopes for a current-year surplus due to foreign imports and improvements. The island has no public debt, nitizens learn to read and trade, lacemaking grows, brick and tile manufacture is tested, and winters bring English visitors drawn by salubrious climate.
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St. Helena
Napoleon
Lttle
Imporia
Hland
England
Madeira
Canary Islands
Rainbow Wins Lipton Cup Race At Sandy Hock
New York on September 1 reports Cornelive Vanderbilt's Rainbow won the Lipton cup race off Sandy Hock by three minutes with Mineola taking second place.
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New York
Cornelive Vanderbilt
Rainbow
Sandy Hock
Mineola
No Change in the Strike Situation
The United Mine Workers of America report ongoing strike tensions as leaders Mitchell and Wilson coordinate from headquarters. They withhold financial estimates while noting rising membership and a defense fund to sustain a long fight, with mines possibly idling and mass meetings planned.
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Thie
Jehovah
United Mine Workers of America
John Mitchell
Dr. Wilson
Mitchell
Wilson
Minera
Antilt
Mr. Wilson
Pittston Collieries Work Amid Tentative Strike Sentiment
The Pittston area mines operated today with many workers uneasy about a possible strike. A slight drop in power purchases hinted at labor tension, especially at Barnum No 2 where workers and drivers demanded “runners” and wage increases. A four member committee was formed to meet the superintendent after a foreman’s mediation.
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Scranton
Pittston
Tribune
West
Barnum No. 2
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Upper Pittston
Pennsylvania Company
Wyoming Region UMW Strike Order Prompted Meetings
In the Wyoming district United Mine Workers assemblies met to act on President Mitchells strike order read by secretaries. The order calls for all members to quit work by Saturday night with opinions divided on the total number of miners who will strike.
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Wilkes-Barre
United Mine Workers
Mitchell
Wyoming
United Mine Workers’ Organization
Regio
Father Phillips Delivers Somber Statement on Mining Strike
Hazleton speaks in a lengthy statement urging miners to share responsibility and avoid prolonged conflict. He cites failed talks in New York with executives and appeals for religious restraint while warning of worsening conditions if a strike continues.
Pottsville Labor Scene Mixed as Mines Rely on Open Shops
In Pottsville and surrounding valleys most collieries keep working under informal, loosely structured unions. Many workers are nonunion or supportive of management, with large firms like Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron paying semi monthly and selling powder at low prices. The mood favors no strike, though sympathy actions could appear if organizers push a walkout. R C Luther of the P&L Coal and Iron Co refuses to discuss the strike.
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Pottsville
Mahonoy
Shenandoah Valley
Philadelphia
Reading Coat and Iron Company
Othe Large Corpations
Lytle
Minorayilie
R. OC. Luther
Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Tron Company
Hankow
Yang Tse Klong
Dauphin Miners Prepare to Strike in Anthracite Region
The United Mine Workers ordered a strike to be generally observed by miners in the Dauphin county anthracite field around Lykene and Williametown near Lykens. About 1400 workers, including many nonunion men, are affected with 1000 living in Lykene. The walkout could involve 1,000 union members and others choosing to quit rather than remain idle. Sheriff Reiff is ready to handle any trouble, though officials do not expect serious disturbances.
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Harrisburg
United Mine Workers of America
Dauphin Courts
Lykens
Willlametown
Lykeny
Almosat
Reiff
Lykone
Strike Tensions Rise as Mine Workers Meet Resistance
Sheriff Haghton reports colliery operations active but hampered by a strike order misunderstanding. Rev Father Phillips notes difficult talks between operators and miners and warns a hard struggle ahead while expressing sympathy for the workers. National Committeeman Benjamin James offered a statement this afternoon.
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Haghton
Pept
Father Phillips
National
Benjamin James
Hazleton Mines To Be Abandoned In Strike
Hazleton district faces widespread mine abandonments as the strike disrupts operations. At Coleraine Milnerville and Vans collieries about 2000 workers may lose jobs while lenders warn of halted payments and beaver meadow and by vans colliery owners plan to abandon after Oct 1. Benjamin James reports encouraging signs of a broader operational disruption across the anthracite region.
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Haleton
Pardee
Hazleton National Bank
A. & van Wyckle
Coleraine
Milnerville
Vans
Ayera
Jennesville
Towill
Byvans
Beaver Meadow
Milnesville
Benjamin James
Hazletin
Hazleton Strike Averted At Avondale Colliery
William Morgan, owner of Avondale colliery employing about twenty men, agreed to meet the demands of mine workers and avert a strike. Hazleton division crews on the Lehigh Valley railroad include 492 workers across seventy to one hundred forty crews, with five hundred Delaware Susquehanna and Schuylkill railroading workers affected as Cross Creek Coal company collieries close.
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Hazleton
Cross Creek Coal Company
The Early History of Coinage and Minting
A historical overview traces bartering to standardized money using leather tokens and metal coinage. It covers minting tools like matrix and dies, the rise of the word mint, ancient and Roman coinage, first U S mints in Philadelphia, Judaic and colonial issues, and Washington concerns over Mrs. Washington’s likeness on coins.
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Flrat
United States
Philadelphia
Darius
Rome
Julius Caesar
Senate
Palestine
B.C
Judas Macccahous
Ameries
Massachusetts
Martha Washington
Washington
Mrs. Washington
Simplifying Chinese Place Names for Clear Geography
The article explains how Chinese geographical names convey meaning through descriptive words for rivers and places, aiding geography. It notes many names fuse words to describe features like Hoang ho Yellow River and Peklo northern capital, and advises careful transliteration to reveal location and significance.
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Tsin Kiang
Canton
Baikiang
Weat
Peklung
North
Yung Kiang
China
Hoang Ho
Newton
Hartford
Deerfich
Tsin
Marco Polo
Citta Celeste
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Driggs & Quick
Nicholson
James Galore
Uttobrella
Factoryville
Hopewell
Smith
Halslander
Messrs. Potter
EB. F. Tiffiny
Brooklyn
Bet
George Htovenswin
Bryden
Pitot
F. W. Drundage
W. Hululander
Prince
Earl D. Hobbs
Marsh Brook
Hugh Barney
Prises
Kirt Lyman
Lenoxdale
Eas Pryor
SUERI
L. L. Johnson
Cliford
Shropshire
Southtowns
D. L. Stevens
Elkdale
Awink
C. G. Btevens
Putbe
Pire
W. OF. Bradley
Migneronds
Flaher Bey
Planher Boy
King Medium
Hwee
Find
Weconda
Ee Lys Pied
Aelgy Ole
Cary
WL O
Bradley Wa
Helena Island
Tims
Cloep
Inet
Mine Workers' Organization
National Executive Board
Hagleton
Delaware and Hudson
Plymouth
Parnum
Kingston Coal Company
Lackawanna Company
Em-Joy
Shickshinny
Scrantoan
Crescent
Thea Ash
Marvey
Lugerne
Phillips
Set
Father Philips
Cmal
Etetell
Clive
James
Evans
William Morgan
Wyoming Avenue
J. A. Banister Co
Vienna
New Orleans
Chicago
Paris
Great
Middle Kingdom
New York Sun
Shanghai
Yun Ho
Grand Canal
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