Gompers Urges Labor Emancipation in Addresses at Maryland Park
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, told thousands at Mountain Lake Park that there is no shortcut to emancipation for workers. He denounced child labor, warned that men profit from ruined bones of children, and urged shorter hours while defending labor’s role in peace and reform amid the anthracite strike context.
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Mountain Lake Park
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Chautauqua Assembly
Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Gompers
South
Ross
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Printers Adjourn and Wage Pact in Chicago
The forty-eighth International Typographical Union convention adjourned in Cincinnati after six days with reports adopted and resolutions denouncing murder and anarchy. President Mitchell pledged UMW support. $2,000 sent. In Chicago a wage agreement with South Chicago City Railway raises pay structure with semi monthly wages and a revised first year rate, effective immediately.
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Cincinnati
International Typographical Union
McKinley
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Mitchell
Los Angeles Union
Los Angeles
International Union
Washington
Chicago
South Chicago City Railway
Wabash and Lake Erie Clash Over Rail Line Barricades
In Pittsburg on August 16 both railroad factions faced off with barricades of lumber ties and hired workers. The dispute centered on land claimed by Lake Erie and the Wabash restraining order against entry, with court action in Common Pleas No. 3 raising significant questions about condemnations and property rights.
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Pittsburg
Wabash
Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad
Atterbury Glass Plant
South First Street
Lake Erie
Common Pleas Court
Wate
Springfield man discharged in Murphysboro murder case
CARBONDALE Aug 16 W Walter Cowger of Springfield freed by Justice Phillips Murphysboro alleging involvement with Mrs Riley in the murder of her husband Children of Mrs Riley testified about relations with her and Conger noting cordiality and jovial behavior and that their mother’s regard for him remained constant
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Carbondale
Ill
W. Walter Cowger
Springfield
Befne
Riley
Phillips
Murphysboro
Conger
Jore
Hill sees potential bumper wheat crop in Northwest
President J J Hill of Great Northern and Northern Securities toured the Northwest and said a precise wheat yield forecast is unwise. He noted acreage changes and larger other crops, with an expected very good average yield likely above last year. He cited 35 bushels per acre in Dakota and surplus box cars to move the crop, including 2 000 new cars received in the past year.
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Paul
Minn
J. J. Hill
Great Northern Railway and Northern Securities Company
Northwest
Dakota
Hill
Washington
Great Northern
Birthday spree ends in double child murder suicide
Frederick Dietscher of New York shot his two children Edward six and Mary five through the head after extending a birthday celebration to Friday and today then killed himself with three bullets. The tragedy occurred at his mother in law’s West Forty fifth street home. He forced the children to kiss before firing. No prior trouble appeared between him and the family.
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New York
Frederick Dietscher
Edward
Mary
West Forty-fifth Street
Dietscher
Bond Issue and Tariff Minister Squires Reports on Loan Bill
Washington reports from Cuba detail the text of the Cuban loan bill as passed by the Senate and considered by the House. The bill envisions a 35 million dollar loan to fund revolutionary indebtedness and wages of the liberating army, with objections to Article 10 in the Senate version. Tariff changes show coal remaining duty free while other imports rise per 1 000 kilograms, reflecting proposed rates. El Reconcentrado resurfaces in Havana as authorities enforce censorship and disallow obscenity and personal vilification in the press.
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Washington
Sauniers
State Department
Cuba
Senate
House
Squiers
The Ancestry of the American Shoe Trade
A New York Evening Post overview traces the shoemaking craft in the United States from the Mayflower arrival of Thomas Beard to Lynn Massachusetts founded by Philip Kertland. It notes early practices, the shift to machinery, and the global dominance of American shoes with convicts and workers producing vast annual outputs.
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New York Evening Post
United States
Thomas Beard
London Company
Lynn
Philip Kertland
Buckinghamshire
George Washington
My Guarantee Gilt Edge Jewelers Ad
Diamond jewelry and optical goods repair ing and manufacturing offered by J P MU at 23 Monument Place under the My Guarantee Gilt Edge brand. Local shop promotes craftsmanship and warranty.
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J. P, MU
Monument Place
Emperors Telegram Triggers Bavarian Political Clash
Berlin August 16 Emperor William's telegram offering to donate 25000 from his private purse for Bavarian art stirred a constitutional dispute over imperial intervention in confederal affairs. The issue centers on the Kaiser's meaning ingratitude comment toward the Bavarian Diet and the balance of crown prerogatives. The episode includes a lottery involvement and debates on the emperor's role in state matters. A separate note covers industrial crisis in German electricals, the Zurich bank's call for a merged trust model, and a fatal automobile accident near Cologne linked to the Bleichroder family. Police caution over Confederate notes theft schemes is also reported.
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Berlin
William
Bavaria
Luitpold
Confederate States
Ishin
R. von Tandmann
Chroust
Wurzberg University
Empire
His
The Succoth Carpenter Feast Booth Industry Explained
A quirky metropolis industry appears each year as succoth carpenters build small booths for Orthodox Jewish families before the Feast of the Tabernacle. Workers use cheap raw materials, earning about 50 cents per booth, with family prayers and symbolic fruit and bulrushes marking the ritual. Rain and weather affect comfort, while the tradition recalls Israelite wandering and temporary shelters.
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New York Evening Post
Metropolis
Israel
Egypt
Moses Found In The Bulushis And The Promise Of Canaan
The text speaks of Moses as found in the bulushis and notes the Lord’s promise of a land flowing with milk and honey. It emphasizes divine guidance and the fulfillment of covenant blessings to the people. The phrasing reflects biblical themes of deliverance, promised prosperity, and sacred covenants guiding the community.
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Moses
Deputy Fights Escaped Convicts Near Cypress Creek
Florence Alabama August 16 Deputy Sheriff T S White of Waynesboro Tennessee engaged five men believed to be escaped Tennessee penitentiary inmates at Cypress Creek. The group armed with 44 caliber pistols wore blue jumpers and exchanged fire after White halted them. Two men Gus Hyatt and John Doe stood their ground before fleeing, while others, Fred Seguin Robert Bridges and James Simpson, left with the mob. White and Sheriff Hill plan another pursuit.
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Florence
Ala
T. S. White
Waynesboro
Tenn
Tennessee Penitentiary
Cypress Creek
White
Gus Hyatt
John Doe
Fred Seguin
Robert Bridges
James Simpson
Sheriff Hill
Anecdotes of Beecher in Brooklyn Eagle
A Brooklyn Beecher tale recounts how hungry deniers beguiled his charity and were met with mercy. Beecher forgave a hatrack thief who vowed reform and paid him ten dollars to start a simple livelihood. A second anecdote shows Beecher quipping with a Albany reporter about dull sessions.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Brooklyn
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
Mr. Beecher
Tlere
Albany
Forty-second Street
Plymouth
Peekskill
Sheridan
Shadowed Bank Teller Heads To Vacation After Chase
A St Louis Republic report describes a bank president asking a detective to shadow a top teller. The man’s odd behavior included late hours and costly phone calls to a stock broker. After following him, the detective learned of family illness at home and later the teller received two weeks’ vacation and a raise of four dollars a month.
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St. Louis Republic
Papa
Mamma
Washington Star reports prophecies by a three month old prodigy
A Washington Star tale recounts a tiny boy born near Warsaw who allegedly foretold a coming great war and the millennium. Relayed by S Berlin, the account says the infant spoke only after a rabbi was summoned, declaring the letters’ prophecy.
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Washington Star
Warsaw
Russia
S. Berlin
Berlin
Washington
Prediction Creates Consternation Among Jews Say Millennium Near
Reporters quote several Hebrews who recall Torah prophecy placing the millennium in about three to four years. They view the Russian reports as confirming the coming reign of the Jews and anticipate the destruction of anti-Christian kingdoms and restoration of Abraham’s seed to God’s favor as the threshold of the era.
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The
Star
Russia
Abraham
No Legal Redress for Sea Deaths in Collision Case
San Francisco August 16 United States Judge De Haven ruled that relatives of persons killed at sea have no legal redress for damages against a steamship company. The decision was on the Pacific company petition seeking limitation of liability after the Walla Walla sank near Cape Mendocino on January 2, 1902 following a collision with the French bark Max.
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San Francisco
United States
de Haven
Pacific Company
Walla Walla
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Pacific Ocean
Cape Mendocino
Max
High Speed Trains May Reach Sixteen Hour Run
Rail experts argue that the Chicago New York run could be cut to sixteen hours, averaging nearly sixty three miles per hour. Achieving higher speeds hinges on roadbed and bridge upgrades. electricity may eventually replace steam, but sixteen hours is the practical limit for steam propulsion.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Chicago
New York
New York State
Albany
Utica
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Central
Twain’s Witty Take on Writers Block and Typewriters
New York Times notes Mark Twain’s sympathy for fellow writers while humorously addressing authorship woes. A talk with a lady leads to a quip about writing on the typewriter causing “writers’ cramp.” Twain counters that the discomfort remains in the stomach, not just the wrist.
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New York Times
Mark Twain
Mark
Goulds Succeed at Ann Arbor Railroad Board
At the Durand Michigan annual meeting the Ann Arbor Railroad Company formally turned over the property to the Goulds. George J. Gould Alvin W Creek and Joseph Ramsey Jr were elected directors to succeed Simmonds Martin and Ashley. The directors will meet in New York August 26 to elect officers with Ramsey slated as president.
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Toledo
Ann Arbor Railroad Company
Durand
Mich
Goulds
George J. Gould
Alvin W. Creek
Joseph Ramsey, Jr
J. Edwards Simmonds
R. C. Martin
New York
H. W. Ashley
Mr. Ramsey
Creek Nation to Pass From Existence as Lands Allotted
Muskogee Okla Aug 16 With land allotment to Indians to start next week the Creek Nation will no longer exist A Roosevelt proclamation ratifying the Creek supplemental agreement was received by the US marshal Chief Pleasant Porter of the Creeks has 3000 land deeds ready for issuance
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Muskogee
IL. T
Roosevelt
Pleasant Porter
Common 5-cent cigars sold under many names
The piece denounces cheap 5-cent cigars sold under familiar names as identical stock from quantity factories. It accuses prize-package schemes of boosting sales while Bondy & Lederer cultivate tobacco and introduce American grown Vuelta leaf in Tom Keene 5-cent cigars, urging readers to compare flavor.
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Bondy & Lederer
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Northwestern Crops
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Squires
Havana
el Reconcentrado
William Ludlow
Ludlow
Wood
Congress
el Recencentradeo
Present Inc
Pet
Esty
Wilhelm
Emperor William
Friends of Art Society
His Majesty
Bank For Electrical Undertakings of
Zurich
Allgemeine Elktrieitates Gesellschaft
Bleichroeder
George von Bleichroeder
Cologne
Schloss Durin
James von Bleichroeder
Charles von Hess
Illinois
Hohengollern
Reval
Czar
Homburg
Frankfort
High Seas
Common Sense
Roos
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
GEO, Merritt & CO
No. St. West
Washington St
Terest
Tom Keene
America
Daniel Stewart CO
Indianapolis
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