Useful Articles for Invalids and Chairs and Cabinets
A catalog of mobility goods from WM. H. Armstrong & Co listing wheeled chairs, rolling couches, food cups, insoles, bath cabinets and related items. Mentions naval shore duties and U S Consul Eherman. Commander McLean reports cordial talks and a hoped-for understanding with Salazar on Isthmus sovereignty, warning of possible future friction.
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WM. H. Armstrong 2 CO
S. Meridian Street
Indianapolis
Ind
United States
Eherman
McLean
Colon
Associated Press
Salazar
Colombia
Senecas Salazar
Advance on Caracas Report From Venezuela Threatens Capital
New York dispatch cites Willemstad curacao advices that General Manuel A Matos plans a 14000 man push toward Caracas. Delays stem from rain and the death of Chief of Staff Domingo Monagas. Jose M Penaloza named chief of staff with General Vilada taking Penaloza’s former post after notable recent fighting.
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New York
Venezuela
Manuel A. Matos
Caracas
Willemstad
Curacao
Domingo Monagas
Jose M. Penaloza
Monagas
Vilada
Hernandez
el Mecho
Penalozsa
Budget Budgeted for Cuba War Memorial Pensions
President Palma proposed to Senate to honor October 10 with 15 000 distributed to poor soldiers and widows. About 300 to each widow of Marti Maceo Moncada Crombet and Borrero’s son. rest 13 500 for 1868 revolution soldiers. Garcia Montes reported Cuban budget at 14 000 000.
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Havana
Palma
Senate
Jose Marti
Antonio Maceo
Guillermo Moncada
Flor Crombet
Francisco Borrero
Garcia Montes
Fire destroys two La Center drug stores blaze consumes both owners
In La Center Washington on September 2 eighty five year old druggist R B Davis attacked rival Mrs White by fire then returned to his own shop and perished in the blaze. Authorities believe his act stemmed from a desire for revenge and perceived unfair trade practices. Davis may have ingested poison or allowed himself to be cremated in the flames.
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LA Center
Wash
Davis
General Randall Reports Rise in Court-Martial Trials
Gen. George M. Randall, head of the Department of the Columbia, in his annual report to the adjutant general, notes a notable rise in court-martial trials relative to enlistment strength. He cites more recruits and the abolition of sales at post exchanges as contributing factors.
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Portland
Ore
George M. Randall
Department of the Columbia
Adjutant General of the Army
Remarkable Showing by Lord & Thomas Advertising Firm
A handsome booklet from Lord & Thomas of Chicago showcases reproductions in black and white and colors of ads placed for their clients. It includes letters from Chicago newspapers claiming the agency spends more on its own advertising than others, highlighting the firm's remarkable growth and influence in national marketing.
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Lord & Thomas
Chicago
Lord & Thorsen
Desperate War Maneuvers At Fort Riley Weathered In Gale
Fort Riley Kansas on September 29 witnessed a grueling field maneuver amid a forty mile gale and blasting rain. Blue forces under Colonel Rodney clashed with Brown units commanded by Colonel Miller as batteries fired in a tense engagement on marshy terrain. The day ended with close contact and halted advance. tomorrow plans focus on convoy defense with wagons and reinforcements arriving for drills.
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Fort Riley
Kan
Abilene
Stockdale
George B. Rodney
Artillery Corps
Blues
Republican River
Eighth Cavalry
Rodney
James Miller
Twenty-second Infantry
Miller
Junction City
Farber
Marshill
Marsh
Battalion of Engineers
Sixth Infantry
Fourth Cavalry
Kansas National Guard
First Infantry
Second Infantry
Colorado
NO BREAK IN THE RANKS AS NEW ORLEANS STRIKES
Street car men strike leaves New Orleans without service and 16 affidavits allege interference with United States mail. Linemen from electric utilities join the walkout, affecting about 75 to 80 workers. Authorities report no cars in service except a few mail carriers, rope-cutting striker caught by police.
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New Orleans
New Orleans & Carrolton Light and Power Company
New Orleans Railway Company
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Electric Light Department
United States
Act of Congress
Cards and unions shape young women’s pledge in Saint Paul
In Saint Paul on September 29 the clerks union outlines a girls league where members pledge to marry only union men and refuse attention from non members. Single women may marry if a suitable husband is a labor union member. In New York on September 2, Erie Railroad officials and ferry engineers agree to arbitrate their dispute, choosing referees and promising to accept the decision within twenty days, signaling cooperation amid coal-field interests.
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ST. Paul
Clerks’ Union
New York
Erie Railroad
Tribune
Erie
An Excellent Reason Pearson Weekly Insurance Tale
A Grimsby smack owner seeks life insurance at age ninety four. The agent refuses noting age, but the man argues that crates show fewer men at ninety four. The anecdote underscores procrastination on inevitable insurance.
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Pearson's Weekly
Grimsby
Democratic State Convention at Saratoga Focuses on Hill Nomination
At Saratoga New York on September 20 29 three key points emerged from the Democratic State convention. Parker refused a gubernatorial nomination by acclamation while Hugh McLaughlin took charge of Kings county delegates in favor of Bird Coler and a strong push grew to nominate Senator Hill. The convention faces a choice between nominating Hill or risking a self guiding outcome with the upstate and Kings county delegates watching closely.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Judge Parker
Hugh McLaughlin
Brooklyn
Kings County
Bird
Coler
Senator Hill
Ike Mr. Coler
Up State
Greater New York
Reece B. Parker
Randolph Guggenheimer
Edwin
Atwater
Duncan Lee
John Cunneen
James H. Manning
R. W. Shewman
Court of Appeals
John G. Gray
William 8. Devery
Ninth District
New York City
John C. Sheehan
Frank J. Goodwin
Ninth
Devery
Hill
Frank Campbell
State Committee
William Suizer
McCarren
Aon
William H .N Russsell
Jacob A. Cantor
James P. Shevlin
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Meat Trust
Coal Trust
Ariff
Philippines
Cuba
Roosevelt
John Clinton Gray
Mayor Johnson Speaks at Cincinnati Democratic Conventions
In Cincinnati on September 29 the Democratic conventions of Hamilton County and the First and Second districts featured Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland advocating three cent street railway fares, favorable franchises and taxation. Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow and others spoke. resolutions aligned with the state platform and condemned Senators Akker and Hanna, while nominations were listed for local offices.
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Cincinnati
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Hamilton County
Herbert 5
Bigelow
Johnson
Foraker
Hanna
McLean
Louis G. Bernard
Thomas Bentham
Harry C. Eae
I Saffin
Charles T. Greve
Freetog
Mam H. Koelhoefer
A. Miller
John H. Eethony
Congressional Nominations and Alger Accepts
The Republican committees across districts nominate candidates for Congress including Robert E. Lee in New Orleans and Clarence S Herbert in Baton Rouge while Michael E Driscoll and J A Hurley gain nominations in their districts. Gen Russell A Alger formally accepts the adjourned U S Senate appointment from Governor Bliss amid mixed reports in Detroit and Cayey violence discussed in Puerto Rico.
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New Orleans
Republican Congressional Committee
Robert E. Lee
Central Trades and Labor Council
Congress
Baton Rouge
Clarence
Herbert
Cincinnati
William G. Thompson
Lebanon
Democratic Reds
Ohio
Syracuse
N. Y
Twenty-ninth
Michael E. Driscoll
Paris
Tex
J. A. Hurley
Detroit
Russell A. Alger
Bliss
United States
McMillan
R. A. Alger
A M E Conference Ends Pastoral Assignments in Indiana
The sixty fourth annual African Methodist Episcopal conference in Terre Haute adjourned after distributing ministerial assignments across Evansville Indianapolis and Richmond districts with many posts listed as temporary. Bishop Grant received a commission to hear a testimonial on his thirtieth ministry anniversary set for April.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana African Methodist Episcopal Church
Grant
Myra E. Burnly
Richmond
Mary Wilson
Evansville
Charles Hunter
C. C. Townsend
H. E. Stewart
Vincennes
William Kelley
Mt. Vernon
J. L. Thomas
Bloomington
H. H. Brewer
New Albany
E. E. Gregory
Washington
Indianapolis
St. Paul's
L. Stokes
Princeton
L. Ratliffe
Charlestown
D. R. Ampey
Corydon
A. H. Knight
Jeffersonville
J. R. Cravens
Madison and
Hanover
H. C. Moorman
Lyles
M. W. Saunders
Spencer and Martinsville
P. E. Eggleson
Bedford
Mitchell
T. J
Fairmount
J. M. Nichols
Hills Chapel
J. R. Ferguson
Mission workers convention gathers in Middletown
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Middletown Indiana September 29 delegates from across the Sixth district gather for a three day session at the Sixth street Church led by J L Hill Miss Susan Vance Dessie Shideler and others A closing address by Mrs Elsie Gordon a missionary to India marks the final program LaPorte transfers pastor Diekmann to Chicago with Adam Loeppart of Sandwich NL to succeed him
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Indianapolis Journal
Middletown
Ind
Sixth District Convention of
Mission Workers of the Christian Church
Sixth-street
J. L. Hill
Union City
Susan Vance
Springport
Dessie Shideler
Eaton
Charles Bryan
Muncie
New Castle
Jones
Corydon
Elsie Gordon
India
Laporte
J. A. Diekmann
Centennial Church
Chicago
Adam Loeppart
Sandwich
Diekmann
New Christian Church Dedication in Walton Raises 2100
Walton Indiana observed the dedication of the new Christian Church led by Rev. L. L. Carpenter of Wabash. The service raised 2100 dollars to clear all remaining indebtedness for the project.
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Indianapolis Journal
Walton, Ind
New Christian Church
L. L. Carpenter
Wabash
New York's Largest Sign at Imperial Hotel
The Imperial Hotel at Broadway and Thirty second street displays a giant electric sign promoting the Wilson Distilling Company. A towering figure depicts a man making a high ball, 118 feet tall with a 48 foot whisky bottle, drawing crowds day and night. The spectacle, rivaling Phillipoteaux's Gettysburg, draws large crowds eager to glimpse the immense dimensions and detail.
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New York
Imperial Hotel
Broadway
Phillipoteaux
Gettysburg
Wilson Distilling Company
Detroit plans national coal conference October 9
Detroit officials authorize a national conference to seek ways to secure coal supplies from anthracite regions. Governors and mayors nationwide are invited to send delegations to discuss solutions to the strike and fuel scarcity. Messages go to many states and major cities for representation.
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Detroit
Mich
Common Council
Middle West
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
William C. Maybury
Fred Smith
West Virnia
Coal from Deep Water Plans to Reclaim Lost Anthracite
News briefs report an organized effort to recover anthracite from wrecks in Long Island Sound using sweep boats and divers, with pumps and screens to process ore. Separate items note the American Peat Company forming in Passaic to develop peat in Somerset County and a coal dock failure at Ashland causing substantial spill and estimated $45,000 in damage.
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New York
Long Island Sound
Bridgeport
Passaic
N. J
American Peat Company
Somerset County
Ed Terhune
Terhune
Ashland
Wis
Jones & Adams
Last Week's Shipments From Local Coal Fields
Pottsville reporting district notes coal shipments last week from Philadelphia and Reading west end operations Good Spring Brookside collieries and Kalmia washery were down from the prior week with seventy cars loaded and on sidings awaiting transport. It claims 50000 tons of loose coal in Good Spring colliery ready for market. The firm says veins on an incline enable coal to run to the gangway after removal. Culm banks may prove more profitable amid high coal prices as surveyors map washeries at Swatara and Donaldson where banks of dumped material hold coal.
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Pottsville
Philadelphia & Reading West End
Good Spring
Brookside
Kalmia
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company
Swatara
Donaldson
Coal firms set thracite price at ten dollars a ton
Minneapolis dispatch reports coal companies agreeing to sell the remaining anthracite at ten dollars per ton with a two ton limit per customer. They have fulfilled all contract orders for months and plan to divide the surplus among consumers, noting Minneapolis and St Paul face favorable supplies and prices.
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
Coal plant threat looms over Sag Harbor watch cane factory
Sag Harbor reports the coal yard threat could halt operations at the new watch-cane factory, risking jobs and production as workers face possible layoffs amid uncertain energy supply and funding.
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Sag Harbor
L. L
Watch-Cane
Mayor Knotts Promotes Free Marriage Ties in Hammond
New York Sun reports Mayor Knotts of Hammond Indiana offers thirty day free marriages to unite locals. Merchants back the plan as grooms must reside in Hammond while brides may originate elsewhere. The piece notes a festive mood and streets filled with rice.
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New York Sun
Knotts
Hammond
Ind
Mary
Hymenaeus
New York Republican fight over lieutenant governor nominee
The Minneapolis Tribune notes a national interest surge in who leads the New York Republican party as the convention selected a lieutenant governor candidate. Senator Platt faced a decisive challenge from Timothy Woodruff with Governor Odell influencing and reshaping the ticket, signaling a power shift and a new party leadership.
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Minneapolis
Platt
Timothy Woodruff
Brooklyn
Woodruff
Odell
Sheldon
Jell
New York
Man Dies After Saving Train From Wreck
William Johnson a section foreman was struck by an engine while tagging a train to save it from a wreck. He discovered a broken rail minutes before the passenger train due, saved the train but was hurled into the ditch and died two hours later aboard the train. He leaves a widow and two children.
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Missoula
Mont
William Johnson
Northern Pacific
Johnson
Paine's Celery Compound touted as cure for many ailments
An old promotional piece extols Paine's Celery Compound as a universal remedy for nervousness insomnia headaches debility dyspepsia rheumatism neuralgia kidney and blood issues. It cites Mrs M E Moore of Cuba Kansas claiming a ten year rheumatism and kidney cure restoring her vigor at nearly eighty and urges readers to test the product.
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Paine
M. E. Moore
Cuba
Kan
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