Chinese labor may dig Panama Canal report details
The Panama Canal Commission report to Congress cites bids to furnish 2,400 to 16,000 Chinese laborers at 9 to 11 cents per hour and notes white laborers from northern Spain outperforming negro laborers. It praises housing, health, and progress, with 25,000 employed and bids for construction opening January 12.
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Washington
Lathmian Canal Commission
Congress
Roosevelt
Complarion
Spain
United States
Theodore BF. Shonts
Charles F. Magoon
John F. Stevens
Russian kills his wife in Butler incident
In Butler Pennsylvania on December 21 Max Kaftle a Russian immigrant struck his wife on the head with an iron, injuring a young daughter and a boarder. Police arrived to quell an angry crowd and prevent further violence at the home, Kaftle claiming he killed his wife when questioned by officers.
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Butler
Max Kaftle
Russia
Kaftle
Wattle
Tribute to American Boy Shows Manly Growth Across Generations
A prose piece argues boys today are taller, clearer minded, and more manly than twenty years ago, helped by a strong maternal influence. It credits mothers for shaping character and notes fathers lag in adapting to modern methods. The essay also touches on a motor enthusiast inventor and a humorous tale of a child mishearing Biblical stories as garage Bethlehem.
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George Harvey
The
North American Review
Miller Reese Autchinson
Reese Jr
Bethlehem
A Texas Wonder cures coughs and consumption
A Texas man named W. J. Bill tells how his terrible cough and consumption nearly killed him. Doctors gave up, weight dropped to 80 pounds, but after using Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds he nearly tripled his weight and says he is completely cured. Miller’s Drug Store advertises bottles at 50 cents and three dollars with a free trial bottle.
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Bowle
Texas
W. J. Bill
Dr. Kings
Millers Drug Store
Rocky Mountain Tea on Earth Promises Quick Cold Cure
An old printed advertisement touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a one day cold cure. It claims money back if ineffective and features Grove’s signature on each box. Pricing listed as 26 cents.
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Earth
H.W.” Grove
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