Chicago Faces Strikes Prompt State Intervention And City Bus Talk
Chicago leaders scramble as a street car strike stalls daily life and 300000 taxpayers delay about 30 million dollars in August taxes. Towns says the state will push through settlement while Mayor Thompson seeks 3 million dollars to buy municipal buses for a five cent fare. The piece also notes the strain on women and promotes Lyda E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound.
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Chicago
Charles A. Townsend
Dalgbor
Henry A. Street
Fqines With & Summons
Tomerow
Windls Industrialasion
P J. Carr
Strke
Lyda E Pinkhar
Ohio State Fair Fire Impacts Buildings and Fire Crew
Fire at the Ohio State Fair damaged buildings and injured several firemen including James D. Sims who lost his left ankle. State Fair Manager J Wilson vowed the fair would continue with readjusted displays as troops aided spectators and property removal. Officials said the blaze started in a paint mixer in the administration building and losses were being assessed.
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James D. Sims
Grant Hospital
John A Eddington
Russell Corbin
Thomas Tharp
Elis Reed
J Wilson
State Board of Agriculture
State fair grounds cleanup under way before event
The state board of control announced immediate action to clean up the state fair grounds and prepare facilities for the upcoming state fair. Cleveland Live Stock notes market receipts and livestock listings with mixed prices across cattle sheep hogs and pigs.
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State Board of Certeastura
Cleveland
Loweorkers
Moon Hegi
Market prices for Cleveland produce and dairy items
Listing of per pound and per dozen prices for butter eggs cheese and poultry. Includes apples beans cabbage corn field and potatoes with varied prices and date references.
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Ohio
York State
Tomaine- Field
Stock market opens with mixed gains on August day
New York stocks opened steady with several names moving higher. Steel rose 1 4 to 101, Mexican Petroleum gained 3 8 to 174 5 8, Studebaker up 3 8 to 130 3 4, Baldwin up 1 8 to 120, while Marine Preferred fell 11 8 to 10 68 and shipping shares weakened. Railroads little changed.
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New York
S$ Steel
Studebaker
Baldwin
Marine
Make Your Own BUG KILLER P. D. Q
A vintage style alert promotes a DIY bug killer named PDQ with claims to produce a strong, egg-killing formula. It mentions hotel, hospital and dwelling use and notes availability in hospital size bottles and five gallon amounts, with dubious phrasing and apparent brand references.
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Asin
Gompers Criticizes Railroads and Oil Bosses in Labor Clash
Sam Gompers charges that railroad managers and coal owners reject settlement terms and disregard workers and justice. He says Wall Street dominates policies, hurting workers in two key industries. In Key West Florida the auxiliary schooner Success was captured by the cutter Ceshackon amid prohibition navy actions.
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Key West
Fla
Prohibition
Florida Peninsula
Success
Ceshackon
LaGrange and Rats Face Off in County League Battle
LaGrange leads the county league by one game as the LaGrange vs. River View park clash looms. Draegert and Tulk will pitch for the Rats with Tulk likely to start. LaGrange to use Webb. Also notes Oberlin game against the Westerns scheduled for Saturday.
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Court House Rats
laGrange
River View Park
Ommiorton
Cruci
Ames
Witl
Draegert
Tulk
Webb
Westerns
Oberlin
Wendell’s Ambition Pills Promise Quick Relief Ad
Banish nervousness and fatigue with Wendell’s Ambition Brand pills sold by C W Prittina. Advertises rapid improvement in three days and offers a money check from W Phillip for the first box. Claims relief from nervousness stress and constipation side effects.
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Aorta
Prittina
Phillipa
Firana
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Military Board
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Lyons
Itch
Port Jervis
Augustus
Iar
Henry B. Warner
Gloucester
Maso
Jimmy Valentine
Workingmen’s Bargain Store
Broad Street
Strand Theater
Gerless Sairess
Baver
The
Ice Elyria Hardware Co
Elyria, Ohio
Markey
Sam Gompers
Iola
Wall Street
alumMnae Politica
Gompers
Cincinnati
Mina Catherines
Howard’s
Fist
Ser Dee
Valve
Neer
Schrader
Qrer
Biderread
Barcains
Fords
Nickle
Brunner’s Tire & Accessory Shop
Court Street
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