Giant electric engine to haul 1000 trains daily under Hudson
A Penn sylvania road and Westinghouse affair unveils a two piece electric locomotive 330 000 pounds with four thousand horses power. It can pull a two mile freight train at 70 miles an hour and lift a forty car train. Eight drive wheels per section and a tiny power lever control 160 trolley cars. The engine withstands a 600 000 pound impact in a collision.
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Pennsylvania Road
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co
New York City
Telegram mix up delays royal dispatch to Princess Royal
A misaddressed telegram to the Princess Royal caused a search at Marseilles central telegraph office. The message from King Edward, intended for the Duchess of Fife, was found misfiled as to a ship the carrier could not identify. The voyage included the Duke of Fife and Princess Maud and Alexandra traveling from London to Egypt.
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London
England
Duchess of Fife
Princess Royal
Duke of Fife
Maud
Alexandra
Marceliles
Edward
Central Telegraph Office
Marceilles
Weaver Named Divine Healing Convention Chairman
General J B Weaver of Colfax, the People's party 1892 presidential candidate, has been chosen to lead a Des Moines convention committee supporting the divine healing faith. He says he was healed and has aided others in health through prayer and Bible interpretation, backed by over a million supporters.
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Des Moines
Iowa
J. B. Weaver
Colfax
People's Party
Weaver
Turkish vizier who quit his job sparks political concern
Hilmi Pasha, the retiring Turkish vizier once a strong Young Turk supporter, resigned amid tensions with the reform movement. His departure leaves the Ottoman cabinet short of a trusted figure unless the Sultan appoints a comparable successor.
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Hilmi Pasha
Visier
Sultan Mehmet
Labor notes on miners strike threats and reforms
The piece foresees a possible national miners strike as Toledo hosts wage talks between operators and miners. It cites demands for a 10 cent a ton cut by operators, while miners push for raises due to rising living costs and scarce work days. It also mentions a $100,000 trust fund for Cherry, Illinois disaster victims and a new film program by labor groups to expose working conditions.
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Toledo
Horna
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Cherry
Minera
Ture
New England
Middle West
Chicago
J. Mahlon Barnes
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NEW Pennsylvania
General Weaver
LABOR
Peter Power
Abdul Hamid
International
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Pike St
Frriday
Seattle
Tacoma
Bushelman
McCormack Bros
First Avenue
Colman
Seattie
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