Eight Hundred Cigarmakers Quit in Montreal April
About 800 cigar makers in Montreal walk out, each leaving work as a protest over uniform wages across factories for the same kind of work. T. F. Tracy of Boston, vice president of the Informational Cigarmakers union, arrives to manage affairs. The strikers threaten to stay out until demands are met, arguing unified pay scales are essential, while management calls the demands ruinous and impossible.
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Montreal
F. Tracy
Boston
Fpen
Dr Humphreys Promotes Record Popularity Sale
The advertisement touts Dr Humphreys remedies as curing the sick with sensational claims. It lists a wide range of ailments and states the products offer relief and “largest sale in their history” due to intrinsic merit.
Bill to Restore Mexico Austria Relations Seeks Congress Action
A bill submitted to Congress proposes renewing diplomatic ties between Mexico and Austria after the Maximilian execution. An appropriation of £15,000 is set for the Mexican minister to Austria and $4,000 for the legation secretary. Don Jove De Teresa y Miranda is named as minister, related to President Dine, with Prince deventuilier credited for pushing the resumption.
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Mexico
Austria
Chicago
Congress
Maximilian
Legation
Don Jove de Teresa Y Miranda
Dine
Empire
Prince Heventuilier
Amusement Circuit Planned Across Cuba Mexico and Yucatan
A new entertainment circuit is proposed by Gearite W. Piguersi and M. J. Léavitt to tour major Cuban Mexican and Yucatan cities. The plan calls for fifteen attractions over twelve to fifteen weeks each season from September to April with two performances monthly in Havana Merida Veracruz Mexico City and other cities as tent theaters open.
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Cuba
Mexico
Yucatan
New York
Gearite
W. Piguersi
M. J. Léavitt
Kavantana
Juegos
Santa Clara
Santa Clara, It Carenas, Matanzas Man Pinar del Rio
Ta YyonLan
Merida
Cam Fechac
San Juan
Besutls Mexico
Vera Crux
Jalapa
Orizabe
Puclo
City of Mexico
Puchca
Peluca
Moreita
Quartaro
Guadalajars
Quacajuato
Leon
Agoss Cal~ Iantes
San Lula Potosi
Achicas
Porton
Lit
Money loosens markets spur stock speculation in New York
The money market’s relaxation drives a surge in stock speculation in New York. High rates drew interior funds, easing loan cuts for bankers, while early speculative liquidations faded as the Burlington deal and copper consolidations stoked expectations. A mix of unrelated ads and health notes appear in the column.
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New York
Turlington
Burlington
No Politics In It More Fires Recorded Last Year Than Ever Before
Annual fire department report outlines 213 alarms and total year losses of 261,741 with insurance 596,074 and property endangered over a million. Operations show payrolls and expenses totaling about 29,827.36, plus new equipment and system upgrades. receipts reflect 301.67 in cash, mostly from building permits.
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Joe
Department
Sistas
Toaven
Veta Liah SA
Fire Department Report Highlights Merit Based Appointments
Chief Witmarti states the department showed discipline and fidelity in all duties with officers and men performing efficiently. The report notes seven members were injured from fires and a total property risk increase of 429,085 over prior estimates. Estimated value of department buildings and apparatus is 2,575, excluding headquarters.
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Witmarti
Fres
Opening of Modoc club concert at Strong City opera house
The handsome $8,000 opera house in Strong City opened with the Modoc club of Topeka and Dickenson's Emporia orchestra drawing about 1,000 townspeople. The program pleased all, with encores and strong praise for Miss Adeline Meeks and Mrs. A. M. Warner. A dance followed the concert, and civic interest included a joking note about tickets for a hypothetical divorce raffle.
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Modon Club
Topeka
Dickenson
Orchestra
Emporia
Chase County
Silees
Mrx
A M. Warner
Adeline Meeks
Warner
Annie Laurie
Alecks
Miss Meeks
W. W. Webb
M. C. Holman
Thomas Var Squires
Henderson
Warner Solo
Piustation Bell
Wood
Club Cornet
Isseese
Miss Meek
King
Setootions
Gothia Des Ysis
van Ostrand
Priseils Ry Recornvaee
Cornet
Melvin Aise
America Forever
Senese Enrorea
Baye
C. L. Wood
RS. Reet
Tetun
Ephens
Tom "Herron
Howe i Cntla Nath
Eteel
Odin
Tegra
Ana Gistethes
Gia
Phas
Cochran
German Friendship News May Shake Sugar Trade Debates
New York reports on budget ideas in Sir Michael Hicks-Head’s scheme to curb beet sugar bounties and aid cane interests. Chamberlain’s stance and cabinet shifts loom, with potential US impact via Britain’s sugar imports and refined sugar flows, as analysts weigh differential duties and market effects.
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New York
Michael Hicks-Head
London
Tribune
Chamberlain
West Indies
Queensland
Germany
Mapland
China
Europe
Michael Hicks-Reach
Thia Han
Lord Salisbury
Possible Effects of New Taxes on US Trade
A Washington dispatch notes Britain's new duties may aid American seaports by shifting coal costs. Experts expect export duty on coal to boost U.S. coal sales abroad, as British coal faces higher costs and American products reach nearer markets in continental Europe. The sugar tax impact on US UK trade is considered minimal by treasury experts.
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Bugera
United Bs
United States
United Kingdom
Gage
the Treasury
Zingl
New York
Herald
Washington
England
Treasury Department
Gui Kingdom
Huy Ambiean Dota
Great Britain
Europe
Admiral Sehley Arrives in Rio for Honor Event
In Rio de Janeiro April, Hear Admiral Sehley of the United States Navy arrives to attend an entertainment in his honor hosted by Minteter Bran. A commission examining the physical condition of Admiral Metic states he cannot voyage toGEars without further testing of his wealth.
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Bobby
Rio
Rito Janeiro
Brasil
Admiral Sehley
United States Navy
Minteter Bran
Metic
Mysterious Cure Claims and Train Tickets Ahead
Fractured ad copy touts a miracle remedy for fevers and chills promising rapid cure within days. It hawks Kansas City return rail fare at 200 and advertises April 25 26 ticket sales and April 28 travel, listing Basco ck and Frog t as sellers with odd testimonials and colorful misprints.
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Kansas City
Santa Fa
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