Lincoln County memorial monument day in Spencer county
The piece notes the Lincoln family grave monument dedication in Lincoln City Spencer county tomorrow. It highlights Indiana’s historic site as where Abraham Lincoln spent formative years learning to read and write, shaping the future leader. The article urges state support to maintain the grave site and its acres.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln City
Spencer County
Indiana
Lingoin
Indiana Spot Must Be Protected in Honor of Linecola
A reverent note urging Indiana residents to safeguard a sacred spot for as long as the name Linecola is loved and revered, appealing to public sentiment and local pride.
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Indiana
Linecola
Apathetic Satisfaction Shows Republican Gains Since 1896
The piece notes fewer local troubles and doubts among Republicans across the state and local committees. It argues that six years of McKinley’s prosperity have improved farm incomes, mortgage costs, land values, wage levels, and general business conditions, boosting Republican resolve and urging turnout.
Emile Zola and the Moral Purpose of His Realism
The piece traces changes in opinion about Zola from moral outrage to recognition of his serious aims. It notes his realism, the critique of vice, and the question of whether his depictions improved social conditions. It highlights his Dreyfus stance as a notable honor and courage amid controversy.
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Zola
Weil
Dreyfus
France must reckon with the impact of a great author
The passage reflects on a writer whose early works left a lasting impression, noting that despite a untimely death his remaining output could not surpass his earlier achievement. It suggests France has yet to fully recognize the magnitude of his contribution.
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France
Tariff Debate and Subtreasury Money in Wall Street Critique
A New York paper laments money market stringency and urges tariff reduction to boost revenue and curb stock speculation. It argues high duties reduce imports like glass and woolens, showcases revenue falling since 1895, and questions editors who blame or mislead public on tariff effects.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
New York
New York City
Bryan
Grover Cleveland
Wall Street
Pierpont Morgan
Hanna and Coal Operators Face Broad Public Alarm
Senator Hanna said New York that ninety percent of Americans sympathize with striking miners and that prosperous businessmen may fund relief rather than see miners starve. The piece notes distrust of anthracite operators, critiques Morgan Roosevelt and Wall Street influence, and mentions fears of a U S South America union and Panama Railroad tensions. It reports Minneapolis flour mills avoiding a strike after a negotiated eight hour day with improved pay.
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Hanna
New York
Congress
Baer
Mitchell
Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Mr. McKinley
Roosevelt
President Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Wall Street
Republican Congressional Committee
Democratic Committee
Manner of Paying for Paying in American Cities
An overview of annual payment practices across American cities with diverse arrangements for settlement. The article notes widespread reliance on varying methods to fund ongoing municipal costs and hints at systematic differences in approaches.
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American Asphalt Journal
City Street Intersection Costs Across Major U S Cities
The text outlines how street intersection costs are funded in several cities. Baltimore Washington Buffalo Chicago Detroit Indianapolis Minneapolis Omaha Pittsburg St Paul require the city to pay all or most costs. Cincinnati assigns 20 cents per foot to abutting property for wing and street intersections. Charleston bears initial expenses, while St Louis charges one fourth per foot to abutting property and three fourths to district property per city ordinance.
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cMitzen
Committee On
Baltimore
Washington
Buffalo
Chicago
Detroit
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Omaha
Pittsburg
St. Paul
Cleveland
Minneapois
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Charleston
St. Louis
Humorous snippets and poems from press humor pages
A collage of witticisms and verse from Chicago and Washington papers. Jokes about engagements, contracts, and social foibles flow with light satire, featuring brief dialogue, a doctor quip on a fat man in a dime museum, and a grim punchline about hell with cheap coal.
Prices and Incomes in 19th Century Labor Market
A Minneapolis Journal analysis contrasts apparent income with real purchasing power, arguing that lower wholesale costs and rising total wages offset higher living costs. It notes wage gains across railways and trades, with overall wage payments up about 30 percent as employment expands from 823,000 to 1,090,000.
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Minneapolis Journal
Dun
Coal Prices and Nervous Diseases in Boston
Boston physicians report a rise in nervous ailments tied to coal price hikes. Women of nervous temperaments falter as they worry over winter costs, though officials promise no one will freeze. The piece urges calm and practical measures over panic.
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Boston Herald
Boston
Keep Off the Fence Sign In Pittsburg Prods Political Gumption
A Pittsburg corner sign at Fifth Avenue and Wood Street reads Keep Off the Fence. The writer notes many parties have appeared recently and suggests voters should pick a side rather than hedge. The line echoes a line from Billy Barry's Irish play The Rising Generation about staying loyal to one side.
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Pittsburg
Fifth Avenue
Wood Street
Billy” Barry
Quiet near Scranton troops forestall repeat of disorders
Soldiers deployed around Scranton quell unrest after last week’s disturbances. A mob stoned a train at Mount Carmel and dynamited a miner’s home at Neahanoy City, prompting swift security measures to prevent further chaos.
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Mount Carmel
Neahanoy City
Conference at Philadelphia meet unsettled despite strike
In Scranton Pa on Sept 29 a contrast to last week marked by patrols from Sheridan Troop Tyrone and the Eighth Regiment. Troops encamp in Lackawanna county to guard workers and deter disturbances as Mine Workers claim nonunion men desert to join the union. David Reese Thirteenth Regiment letter carrier arrested over habeas corpus bid with Maj Oakford opposing the writ.
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Sheridan
Tyrone
Eighth
Lackawanna County
United Mine Workers
Movnes
David Reese
Thirteenth Regiment
Watres
Newcomb
Reese
J. W. Oakford
Miners Train Halted by Mob Near Mount Carmel
In Pottsville the miners’ train bound for Richards colliery was stopped by a mob that stoned the cars, leaving only two unbroken panes. Passengers hid under seats to avoid injury. No attempt to work Richards colliery is planned. A separate mob attacked three men en route to Green Ridge colliery, beating them severely.
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Pottsville
Pennsylvania Railway
Richards Colliery
Mount Carmel
Richards
Pennsylvania
Green Ridge
Coal Strike Week Twenty One Shows Little Change
Wilkes Barre Pa September 29 The twenty first week of the coal strike shows little change. Operators report more men at work than last week while strike leaders say no decrease in striker ranks. Troops scoured Wyoming today but found no mine crowds. sheriff warns troops may be used to suppress outbreaks but will not police the mines directly.
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Wilkesbarre
Wyoming
Jacobs
Fourth Regiment Mobilized To Quell Anthracite Riots
Harrisburg reports the Fourth Regiment added to state troopers in the anthracite strike zone. Sheriff Dietrich sought troops to quell rioting in Northumberland County. General Gobin informed Governor Stone who ordered the unit out. Elements to be stationed at Shenandoah and Mount Carmel. Two companies have already served two months.
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Harrisburg
Dietrich
Gobin
Northumberland County
Stone
Shenandoah
Mount Carmel
Mine worker's home dynamited in Pennsylvania
The home of Michael Weldon on West Pine street in Mahanoy City was blown up at midnight. The front of the house was destroyed and all nearby windows were shattered. Weldon was away. his family escaped unharmed. Weldon had been doing nonunion work at Schuylkill colliery.
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Mahanoy City
Michael Weldon
West Pine Street
Weldon
Schuylkill
Strike Shooter Joseph Gillis Dies in Hospital
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania Joseph Gillis the striker shot by detective Joseph Sweeny yesterday afternoon died in a local hospital this morning. Sweeny was given a preliminary hearing before Burgess Williams and committed to jail.
Mysterious conference in Philadelphia with unknown figure
President Mitchell and United Mine Workers Secretary Wilson arrived in Philadelphia for a rapid, silent conference with district presidents. Officials denied politics or early strike end talks, offering no names or details about attendees or aims amid ongoing unrest.
Strike leaders arrive in Wilkes Barre for talks
President Mitchell and District Presidents Nicholls Duffy and Fahey of the United Mine Workers arrive from Philadelphia to Wilkes Barre. A large labor leaders crowd awaits any statement as talks and negotiations with coal operators continue for a settlement of the strike.
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Wilkesbarre
Wilson
Nicholls
Duffy
Fahy
United Mine Workers
Nicholls, Duffy
Fahey
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Receivership Suit In Boston Against Anthracite Mine Owners
Papers filed by Boston men in a receivership suit were served today on William T. D. Trefey, acting for corporations including the Philadelphia & Reading road and its iron company, Lehigh Valley Railroad, and the Pennsylvania Railroad. Defendants must appear before the Supreme Court in Boston on the first Monday of November, with 30 days to demur or answer. The case may not be heard until after December 3.
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Boston
Robert E. Maguire
William T. D. Trefey
Philadelphia & Reading Road
Philadelphia & Reading Iron Company
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court
Jay County Fair Opens With A Busy Opening Day
Jay County's thirty first annual fair began at Portland Indiana with exhibitors setting up stands, poultry and livestock on display, and a bustling grounds scene. The speed racing card features a 2 37 trot and 2 3 pace with purses of 250 dollars, plus a special prize for beating the track record Edith W. Set last year.
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
Jay County
Edith W
Little Squaw
Billy Mack
Slumber, Jr
Maggie Anderson
Great Northern Indiana Fair Closes After Rainy Week
Decatur Indiana news reports the Great Northern Indiana fair ending on a bad note with weather all week. The association lost thousands of dollars though livestock and exhibits were strong. Races were canceled due to the track condition. Officials say the fair will be continued next year despite losses.
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Indianapolis Journal
Decatur
Ind
Arctic exploration advocate says the Arctic aids consumptives
Commander Robert F. Peary, returning to Washington for Navy duty, contends the Arctic is ideal for pulmonary disease sufferers. He notes most visitors gain weight and improve health, though he mentions Eskimos were not brought south and some faced hardships from pulmonary illness.
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New York
Robert F. Peary
Washington
Navy Department
Arctic
French Cable Cut Sparks Venezuelan Government Clash
French cable cut prompts government action as Venezuelan authorities take a firm stance. French employees are arrested and the consul is detained for alleged interference on behalf of their country. Local officials report heightened tension and a diplomatic response is looming.
Bowen Warns of Warships and Cable Cuts This Week
Navy to be given a free hand at the Isthmus as Bowen calls for warships. Reports reach Port of Spain that Venezuela has arrested a French Cable Company manager and clerks at Carupano amid a cut cable and disrupted coastwise communications. The French consular agent was also arrested, with tensions mounting over the Caracas government actions.
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Panama
Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Venezuela
General Velutini
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Carupano
Velutini
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Laguayra
Caracan
Corupane
Falke
Bowen Asks For Warships To Preserve News
Washington reports Minister Bowen in Caracas warns Venezuela may cut all cables this week. Warships may be dispatched to maintain communications with the outside world. Ships under orders include Montgomery and Leigh with others ready if needed.
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Bowen
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Haiti
Haitien
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Ort Au Paix
National Party
San Francisco
Olympia
Navy Department
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Department
Rodgers
Marietta
Laguayra
Moody cable orders ships to Port-au-Paix and Cape Haitien
Secretary Moody issues a cablegram to Commander Patch directing the Montgomery to Port-au-Paix then via Marta to the Magdalena River area in Colombia where communications are disrupted by revolutionary actions. The Navy may order the cruiser San Francisco to relieve the Montgomery at Cape Haitien and proceed to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Moody
Patch
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Cape Haitien
Port-au-Paix
State Department
Marta
Colombia
Magdalena River
Navy Department
San Francisco
San Juan
Porto Rico
Protest to Be Ignored in Panama Transit
Navy reports a cable from Vice Consul Ehrman in Panama stating trains on the Panama Railroad run regularly with no disturbance feared. Insurgent bands are seen occasionally along the line but do not hinder service, while the Governor protests American landings. Naval authorities on the Isthmus will decide on marines’ presence.
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United States
Panama
South America
President Diaz
Mexico
Washington
Navy Department
Ehrman
McLean
Cincinnati
Government force defeats guerrillas at Santa Catalina near Cartagena
News from Colon Colombia reports a small government unit killing the guerrilla leaders Watts and Amador at Santa Catalina near Cartagena. Another dispatch says about a thousand government troops descended the Magdalena River to Zambrano and marched overland to join forces against General Uribe-Uribe at Teneriffe.
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Colon
Colombia
Santa Catalina
Cartagena
Watts
Amador
Magdalena River
Zambrano
Uribe-Uribe
Teneriffe
General Fernandez Rejects Liberal Peace Terms in Panama Dispatch
A dispatch from Panama says General Fernandez the minister of war rejected peace terms from the Liberal party. The report notes no further revoltionary acts on the Panama line after an attempt to seize a Colombian official at Empire Station. The city remains comparatively quiet.
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New York
Salazar Satisfied After Talks With McLean at Isthmus
General Salazar, Colombia, met Commander McLean of the U S Cincinnati at the American consulate in Panama, following McLean's official visit on the 15th. Commander Mason, in charge, greeted him as the Colombian forces on the isthmus discussed American justice.
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Colombia
McLean
United States
Cincinnati
Salazar
Newton
Mason
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