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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1902
Page
8
The piece argues against a general strike while noting miners earn $30–$38 monthly, far below sustenance needs. It describes company patches housing, dusty air, sulfur-tainted water, and rampant poverty in anthracite regions, urging public support and reform.
A historical column highlights miners families and child labor in Pennsylvania, detailing high injuries and deaths. It cites official reports on malnutrition among miners and questions public interest in coal versus reform, urging government action to curb monopolistic control by six railroad companies.
Eben Waters aged 99 died in Salem Massachusetts from drinking three quarts of water daily. Doctors say the excessive water led to complications that proved fatal despite no stimulant use.
The Indiana State Fair at Indianapolis will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary the week of September 15. Sousa's Band will present four concerts and the event will span a full week on a 214 acre state-owned site costing $300000 with fifteen departments. The first fair in 1852 lasted three days and cost a dollar to enter.
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