E T Jeffery Praised for Labor Peace at Rail Line
Special Correspondence from Denver Aug 2 profiles E T Jeffery president of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad. A former office boy and Chicago apprentice, he favors peace through conference and arbitration, supports eight to nine hour days, fair wages, and gradual hours reduction. He brokered Cripple Creek settlement and opposed deputized force. His view: railways as a family serving the public with loyal, capable leaders.
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E. T. Jeffery
Denver and
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Jeffery
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Chicago
Paris
Salida
Brotherhood of Engineers
Order of Railway Conductors
Rio Grande
Cripple Creek
Waite
Charlees Applebee
Congressman's Medal Found After Long Pursuit
Special correspondence from New York details Amos J. Cummings, a Civil War veteran and New York congressman, finally receiving a gold medal after years of pursuit. General O'Beirne secured help, traced an overlooked 1863 report, and aided recovery through Newark newspaper archives and war department records.
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Amos J. Cummings
Cummings
O’beirne
Amos
Washington
War Department
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Martingdale
Far West
Chancellorsville
O’ Beirne
Wood Cummings
New Jersey
Newark
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Political Outlook on House Seats Shifts Across States
Special correspondence notes the 356 member House split by 14 at large, with 342 from districts. Both parties predict a volatile vote and a strong tilt to incumbents, especially in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Iowa, amid widespread renomination battles, gerrymanders, and contested districts.
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Ellis
Goodnight
Paynter
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Waugh
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Solid South
Bailey
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Talbert
Latimer
Shell
Mississippi
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South Atlantic
Cullom
Iowa
A. L. Hager
Ofttimes
James B. Weaver
Messrs. Hayes
Lacey
Hepburn
Deliver
O. L. Miller
H. C. Moore
S Kirtpatrick
A. H. Ellis
Chester L Long
Jerry Simpson
Case Broderick
Charley Curtis
Democratic Committee
Jason Brown
Stockslaeger
Kentucky
McCreary
Breckinridge
Clif Breckinridge
Arkansas
Judge Little
J. H. Brapur
A. Johnson
Johnson & CO
Boston
Mean
JSON
H.R. Richfield
Warren
Parsons the sugar trust lawyer and breach of promise case figure
John E. Parsons, a lawyer famed for aiding the sugar trust to comply with law, is described as tall and slender with a frosty head. He previously acted as counsel for Baby Bunting in a breach of promise suit, noted for a record judgment against his client for a breach case.
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Aldrich
McGann
Durborow
Frank Noonan
Goldgier
Timothy E. Ryan
Washington
Tipperary
Hopkins
Hitt
Henderson
Thomas W. Fullerton
Ottawa
E’s
Messrs
McDonald
Funk
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Major Connolly
Springer
Joe Cannon
Fithian
Hidward Lane
John L Reinaker
Macoupin County
Smith
John J. Higgins
Robert R. Gibbons
Fr. Hayes
Danville
Er Hayes
Oungel
Sugar Trust
John E. Parsons
Baby Bunting
Come Sit Beside My Fire With Me Poem Reflection
A nostalgic verse recalls a shared childhood by the fire a quarter century later. It speaks to enduring love friendship and memory between two people with a hopeful plea to revive simple joys and keep the past alive through present companionship.
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Ralph H. Shaw
Good Housekeeping
Those Striped Stockings And The Indian Territory Tale
Lewiston man recalls a wild story from a trip toIndian Territory recounting how he seized a New Brunswick girl’s striped stockings from a clothesline. The stockings influencer his pony race with the fiercest Ute warrior, drawing bets and finally selling them to the Indians for five ponies and a rifle.
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Indian Territory
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United States Army
Jake
Ron
Lewiston Journal
Advertising enterprise and quirky old world snippets
A collection of brief ironies and curiosities from historical notices. A Birmingham chemist spreads product advertising at a family picnic while his daughter sings of pills and tonics. A Detroit man dismisses advice with a joke about his necktie. A bank clerk and a madam swap a puzzle over signed funds. Thebes glassmakers are praised for enduring skill, and a Chinese ship captain faces potential punishment for not striking sail at passenger request.
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Birmingham Mail
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