Waterway dream ties Great Lakes to New York
The piece outlines a proposed ship waterway from the western Great Lakes to New York City driven by E V Smalley’s The Forum theory. It argues wheat should be the northwest staple and details a canal system around Niagara and connections via Lake Ontario and the St Lawrence to deliver grain to New York, with Canadian action anticipated.
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New York
Duluth
Great Northwest
Great Lakes
New York City
E. V. Smalley
Northwest
Europe
Hudson
New York Bay
Niagara
Lake Erie
Lake
X York
Conna
Eraiment
Debate on the Columbia as a warship and naval progress
The article questions the Columbia’s claim as the fastest world cruiser and scoffs at its supposed combat prowess. It argues that new tech conquers old methods, cites Japan’s naval rise from 40 years ago, and notes Japan’s plan to spend indemnity to boost its navy, with some new cruisers possibly built in America.
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Japan
America
Local notes mix sports, court, and obituary in Warren
The Oil City Derrick leads with local sports happenings in Warren including a disputed eighth inning call by Keefe and a Wagner fly misplayed. A justice of the peace in Scranton uses a rough remedy on a wife beater. Adrian students amused a Lake Shore conductor with copper pennies totaling 4500 cents. Holiness sect followers forecast world destruction near Tabu, Iowa. Economic signs show recovery as crops and wages rise. Mrs. Elizabeth Davidson, 80, dies after apoplexy in Warren. funeral Wednesday at 3 pm from Fourth Street residence with interment in Oakland. two children survive.
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Billingsgate
Oil City
Warren
Duncan
Keefe
Franklin
Wagner
Fricken
Conley
Alt Scranton
Justice of the Peace
Illinois
Adrian
Mich
Lake Shore
Jonesville
Tabu
Iowa
Elizabeth Davidson
John Davidson
Mount Gretna excursion rail fare details
Pennsylvania Railroad offers a Mount Gretna Farmers Excur for August 19 to 24 with roundtrip tickets at one fare from East Liberty Bryn Mawr stations north of Lutherville and on the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad division. Tickets valid for return until August 24. inquire with ticket agents for service and rate specifics. Rugo MavisM cured in a day and mystic cure for rheumatism advertised. Salesmen wanted for Non Nicotine Midgets Cigars. address Landis Co Shippensburg Pa.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Mount Gretna
East Liberty
Bryn Mawr
Northern Central Railway
Lutherville
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad
L. G. Noyes & Co
Warren, Pa
Landis&Co
Shippensburg
QUEEN VICKS SPEECH AND BRITISH PARLIAMENT OUTLOOK
Loxton August 1 Special Cable Letter The queen's speech opening parliament on August 12 will be bare unless foreign affairs are mentioned. If any, they concern Africa. Debate on the reply starts August 11. Charles F. Crisp and party in England ten days, plans to stay for the Commons Speaker election then depart to Paris. Bayard has accepted to address Edinburgh Philosophical Society. Election results show Conservatives 338 Liberal United 78 Liberals 177 Anti-Parnellites 10 Parnellites 12. government 411 seats, opposition 250, majority 152.
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Loxton
Armania
China
Africa
Charles F. Crisp
Georgia
United States
House of Representatives
England
Crisp
House of Commons
Paris
Mr. Crisp
Sheffield
America
United States Navy
B. F. Tracy
Myre. Willmerding
Miss Willmerding
London
Scotland
Columbia
Unions
Seashore Excursion From Erie August 15
The Pennsylvania Railroad promotes an August 15 seashore excursion from Erie and intermediate stations to Atlantic City and nearby resorts. Tickets from Warren cost 29:00 for round trip with outbound on train No 4 to Philadelphia and return within ten days. Passengers may board any Philadelphia train to reach the seashore points on August 16 and return within the limit.
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New Jersey
Atlantic City
America
Cape May
Sea Isle City
Ocean City
Ayaton Anglesea
Wildwood
Holly Beach
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Erie
Warren
Philadelphia
Erie Mail
Grain price list shows weekly feed table with items
A historical price snippet lists feed commodities by cwt and bushel including Chop Feed, Meal Balted Meal Middlings Bran Cracked Corn and Corn per bushel, with Pace products noted in the table. The fragment hints at weekly market pricing terms and product naming common to agricultural reports of the era.
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Russell
Robert Donaldson
Spring Creek
S. E. Walker
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Sandy Hook
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Farthermore
Sion
NEWS
Queen Vic
Bayard
Edin
Burgh
Warren Mills
Pat
Grahame
National Lead CO
Pittsburg
German National Bank
Rochester
N.Y
Ackley
Ackley & Wheelock
THE
Water Street
N. K. Wendelboe
Liberty St
Penn’a
the Warren Union Schools
Jiteca & Bette Ts
Laxcrace
Veisi Y
Chas. Dinsmoor
Lucie C. Richards
Kl. Macgowan
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