Notable Knight Lenora Barry Honored by Knights of Labor
A feature on Mrs Lenora M Barry general investigator of women's work for the Knights of Labor. Born in Ireland she rose from factory seamstress to union leader educating working women. She describes her path from widowhood through assembly leadership to district and general assemblies and plans a three month national mission. The piece highlights her Catholic faith elocution skills lands and family.
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Lenora M. Barry
Knights of Labor
America
St. Lawrence County
New York
Amsterdam
Knightly
United States
Albany
Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
The
Land League
Thomas Davis
Miles O'Reilly
England
Ontario
Canada
Order
Robespierre
The Deacon's Sermon on Habit and Hellfire
Duncan Jones recounts a village meeting where Deacon Jones delivers a fiery oration on the evils of habit. He argues habit blinds judgment, critiques ministerial hellfire rhetoric, and calls religion to focus on moral deeds over fear. The crowd reacts with skepticism as the deacon concludes his impassioned monologue.
Public Buildings Planned in 119 Pennsylvania Towns
Senate bill favored for erecting government buildings in towns with post office receipts of 3000 dollars yearly. In western Pennsylvania, 119 towns would gain structures, including Allegheny Altoona Beaver Falls Braddock Bedford Brookville Brownsville Butler Clarion Connellsville Corry Dubois Franklin Greensburg Greenville Holidaysburg Indiana Irwin Johnston Kittanning Latrobe McKeesport Meadville Mercer Monongahela City Mt. Pleasant Few Brighton New Castle Oil City Scastdale Sewickley Titusville Tyrone Union City Uniontown Warren Washington Waynesburg West Newton. All have shown steady growth over the past three years.
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U.S. Senate
Postoffice
Postoffice Department
Pennsylvania
Allegheny
Altoona
Beaver Falls
Braddock
Bedford
Brookville
Brownsville
Butler
Clarion
Connellsville
Corry
Dubois
Franklin
Greensburg
Greenville
Holidaysburg
Indiana
Irwin
Johnston
Kittanning
Latrobe
McKeesport
Meadville
Mercer
Monongahela City
Mt. Pleasant
Brighton
New Castle
Oil City
Scastdale
Sewickley
Titusville
Tyrone
Union City
Uniontown
Warren
Washington
Waynesburg
West Newton
Rambler Reflects on Faith, Law, and Prohibition Debate
A columnist reflects on personal virtue and social duty, urging restraint in public boycotts and condemning compulsory Christianity and local option threats. He cites Liquor traffic, fire at Jamestown, and Evangelical appointments, highlighting reformist sermons and civic calls for lawful action.
Naked Brain Man Defies Death in Kent Co Factory Injury
In Connys Pa on April 24 a circular saw at Kent & Co woodware factory split the skull of Bishop, exposing about five square inches of brain. Surgeons kept him upright and fed. he later could walk, with the brain cover thickened. Doctors say no mental impairment and good prospects for life with a naked brain. A separate note reports a $41,000 package to New York treasurer Avatt found empty, suspected robbery on a train between here and New York.
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Wourren Co. Pa
Editer Uv
Heven
Kanan
Hell
Deacon Jones
Hense
Seven
Brimstun
Kash
Robershev
Tutu x Korner
New England
Kumfurt
Duncan Jones
Union City
Anion City
Frank Koehler
McClintock
Commonwealth
Koehler
Ile
United States
Judas Iscariot
Jesus Christ
Barnum
Congress
Washington
Conny
Kent & Co
Bishop
Wansitsuran
D. 2
American Exchange National Bank
New York
Avatt
Adams Express Company
Treasury Minut
Hyatt
Express Company
Here
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Western Union Telegraph Company
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Western Union
New York State
Assemblies of the Knights of Labor of
New York City
A. Ruhlman’s
Nell
Kane
Venango
Cameron
Watson
Emery
R. B. Stone
Bradford
C. W. Mackey
J. W. Cochran
BE. Lf. Cummings
Tidioute
H. UH. Cummings
RB. B. Stone
Cochran
Cummings
Old Reliable Companies
John Sill & Son
Exchange Block
Water Street
Rambler
the Ledger
Towan
Weaven
Squire McPherson
Squire Cornelius
Burgess and Council
Law and Order League
League
Mirror
Jamestown
Marvin Oil Works
N.Y. P
Pitsburg
Evangel Church
L. M. Bower
Qi City
M . Weaver
Demptoan
BF. Fent
Venange
J. Esch
Keyville
D. M. Baumgardner
Alum Rock
J. M. Weaver
Lickenville
F.ai. Brickley
West Slickery
J. Iby Shinp
South
Sam Smail
Temperance
A. Rublman’s
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