Reading engineers win concessions in Bethlehem conference
Aug. 11 report from Faston Pennsylvania notes VP Voorhees and Lehigh Valley officials reached a deal with a grievance committee. Engineers and firemen gain pay raises and terminal duty relief, with daily rates set and protections against suspension without a hearing. Work-hour limits and seniority rules are clarified to reduce overlong shifts.
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Faston
Voorhees
Reading
Lehigh Valley
Bethlehem
Mining town floods as cyclone damages Susquehanna No. 1 mines
In Nanticoke heavy rain and a cyclone wrecked sections of the town. The Susquehanna No. 1 mine boilerhouse stacks were blown down and 120 workers faced danger. two rescuers later died in a collapsed unfinished house. Scattered damage and collapsed sewers followed as trees and shanties were toppled.
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Nanticoke
William Banks
Susquehanna Coal Company
John Oskosky
James Bosnock
World’s Fair Snapshots at Chicago World of Wonders
Reports from Jackson Park Aug 9 to Aug 14 note Hon. Clark Wallace visiting and praising Canadian agricultural exhibits, Zimmerman beaten in the five mile national championship, Washington-finance concerns delaying a commission, rising paid admissions and rail rate relief, Pangborn’s depot plan, and a quiet Aug 14 with sparse attendance and closed exhibits.
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National Commission and
Board of Lady Managers
Warld’s Fair Grounds
Clark Wallace
Dominion of Canada
Clarke
Iowa
Apple Valley
Nova Scotia
Dominion
World
Farr Grounds
Zimmerman
John S. Johnson
Minneapolis
Wu Knisely
Chicago
Johnson
Worth
Farr
Washington
J. G. Pangborn
American Exhibitors’ Association
Union Depot
Central Station
Festival Hall
President's message disappoints Denver readers
Denver readers express disappointment at the president's message as it hits the streets. Citizens see little aid for the region but note potential new Bland Act renewal discussions hinted from Washington regarding 1878 legislation.
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Denver
Washington
Coal Barge Laura Sinks Off Charlotte in Gale
A coal barge named Laura from Oswego laden for Toronto sank 25 miles off shore during a gale near Charlotte. Captain Malcomson and five crew members plus a stewardess abandoned ship five minutes before sinking, using a coat spread on an oar as a sail to reach Charlotte in exhaustion.
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Rochestter
Charlotte
Laura
Oswego
Toronto
Malcomson
Yawl
Found Dead After a Debauch in Binghamton
Walter C. Simpson of 67 Whitney Street was found dead in bushes on Stona Flats near Binghamton after a morning swim outing. The coroner suspects heat and sun exposure caused his death. no foul play is indicated.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Walter C. Simpson
Whitney Street
Stona Flats
Simpson
L. Thompson
Grasshoppers ravage crops in Lockport county fields
In Lockport New York on August 14 grasshoppers stripped potato plants leaves more thoroughly than potato bugs once did near Wilson. Oat fields are also ravaged with grain stems nipped leaving more oats down than on stalks and farmers feel unable to contend with the pests.
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Lockport
N. Y
Wilson
Peter J. Claasen Returns Home After Pardon
Brooklyn report says Peter J. Claasen once jailed for wrecking the Sixth National Bank of New York was pardoned by President Cleveland and has arrived at his Clifton Avenue home.
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Brooklyn
Peter J. Claasen
Erie County Penitentiary
Sixth National Bank of New York
Cleveland
Clifton Avenue
Secretary Herbert Reported Engaged in Atlanta
Atlanta reports Secretary Herbert and Miss Sallie Brown eldest daughter of ex Senator Joseph E Brown are engaged to be married.
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Herbert
Atlanta
Sallie Brown
Joseph E. Brown
Neal for Governor Named at Democratic State Convention
Cincinnati August 11. Lawrence T. Neal of Chillicothe was nominated governor by acclamation at the Democratic state convention held in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Lawrence T. Neal
Chillicothe
Peary’s Falcon Encounters Delays in Labrador Visit
The Labra dor mail steamer reports meeting Peary's Falcon at Davis Inlet on August 2 after a two day storm. Peary aimed to recruit dogs along coast settlements for two weeks and then visit Moravian settlements north before Cisco, but a volcanic eruption at Cape Harrison on August 2 further disrupted plans.
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St. Johns
N. F
Labrador Mail
Peary
Falcon
Davis Inlet
Labrador
Cisco
Cape Harrison
Elmira Reformatory To Be Thoroughly Investigated
The president of the state board of charities with other officers has visited Elmira Reformatory for an informal review and, at the board of managers' request, a formal and thorough state investigation into the institution's internal administration and overall condition will be conducted.
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Elmira
N. Y
State Board of Charities
State Reformatory
Multiple crises as rail, banks, ships falter across week
News of the Week reports Lehigh Valley lease dissolution amid Reading default, 76 fourth class postmasters appointed, Bank of Wellsburg closes with 300000 assets, 150000 liabilities, grand council session in Rome New York, Massilia measles case, Phenix Powder blasts injure, coal camp clashes in Tennessee, Sherman act repeal bill intro, Gold shipments, Gladstone autumn session, various murders fires and disappearances, rail and bank rumors, and further international incidents.
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Bank of
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W. Va
Grand Council of the Order of American Mechanics
Rome
N. Y
D. Mathews
Utica
Massilia
New York
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Phenix Powder Company
St. Louis
Coal Creek
Tenn
Senate
Senator Hill
H. L. Hotchkiss & Co
Bank of England
United States
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John Finn
Gettysburg
Hensel
Royal Victoria Yacht Club
Isle of Wight
Prince of Wales
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Navahoe
George Dixon
Eddie Pierce
Coney Island Athletic Club
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Nelson
Pittsburg
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Powell Beckner
John F. Wiler
Sweet Springs
Madison Square Bank of
Robert H. Coleman
Lebanon
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New York Commission
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Satelli
Archbishop Corrigan
Commercial Bank of
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Dan Sully
F. H. Wakefield
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Europe
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Litdon Steel Company
Ohio
Cincinnati
Charles D. Mosely
Ithaca
Oswego Canal
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Champlain
Stillwater
John Sweeney
Nicolette
South Hammond
William E. Sinn
Cora
Russia
Hawaiian Islands
Harter
Hendrix
Reading Railroad and Coal Company
Bombay
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Laura Maundas
Tom King
William Whitmaster
Cherokee Strip
Cleveland
Buzzard’s Bay
Shann
Trenton
N. J
B. P. Hutchinson
Old Hutch
Chicago
Board of Trade
E. J. Phelps
Behring Sea
Chicago Beach
Louis L. Norton
New Haven
Shelbyville
Edward Goertz
Somerville
Ems
Southampton
J. B. Burnson
Saratoga
Oswego
A. R. Beck Lumber Company
Smyth
Buchanan
Jenkins
Springfield
la Normandie
Havana
Bro. & Co
Cincinnatti
George S. Haverling
Bath
Coney Island
Peoples
Citizens’ and Commercial Banks and Trust Company
Pulaski, Tenn
Annie Faxon
Alemota
Ore
Snake River
W. W. Gilbert
Rochester
Delaware County
Selling Water by the Barrel in New York State
Reports from Ulster Orange Sullivan Delaware and Greene counties say streams are drying up and crops suffer. Wells once reliable fail and private ponds sell water by the barrel at 25 to 75 cents.
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Kingston
N. Y
Ulster
Orange
Sullivan
Delaware
Greene Counties
Drowned Man Found in Oswego Canal
Syracuse dated Aug 10 reports Charles D. Moseley of Ithaca found drowned in the Oswego Canal. He was discovered in the water with authorities investigating the death as a drowning incident.
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Syracuse
Charles D. Moseley
Ithaca
Oswego Canal
New York Money Market and Bond Rates Noted
New York August 14 money market rates show 3 5 percent with bar silver at 72.4 cents. Exchange actual business for 60 day bills 4.82 to 4.83 and for demand 4.86 to 4.87. Posted rates list 4.83 to 4.88 and commercial bills 4.8014 to 4.86. Government bonds quotes include 60 day 4.8334 to 4.8514 and 2s coupon bids 1.1334. Pacific railroad bonds show Union firsts 1.0144 bid and sinking funds 0.994 bid, Centrals 1.02 bid.
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Pacific Railroad
Union Firsts
Centrals
Market summary of flour cornmeal and wheat prices
New York August 14 market report shows flour and rye prices across grades from Minnesota and city mills with ranges for patents and extras. WHEAT spots No 2 red and No 1 northern quoted with options for future months. CORN spots and options listed. OAT spots and options. PORK prices for New mess. BUTTER prices for state dairy and western dairy products.
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New York
Minnesota
City Mills
Canada
Chicago
BurFrraLo
Michigan
Silver Debates Drag Through Late Summer Congress
A series of staggered sessions and adjournments in the U S Senate and House as debates over silver and the Sherman act continue. Speakers include Bland Wheeler Morse Harter Hendrix Bowers Rawlings Layton Patterson Bailey and West with votes on previous questions and proposed repeal.
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House
Senate
Yeas
Committee On Rules
Catchings
Mississippi
Outhwaite
Ohio
Reed
Maine
Burrows
Michigan
McMillan
Free Silver Caucus
Judiciary Committee
Wilson
West Virginia
Representative Bland
Bland
Rayer
Pence
Colorado
Wheeler
Morse
Rep
Mass
Harter
Dem
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Hendrix
N. Y
Bowers
Cal
Rawlings
Utah
West
Boatner
Layton
Patterson
Tenn
Tenn.) Followed In the Same Line. Then Came Mr. Bailey
Carnegie Strike Ends at Pirrspure Mills
The long labor dispute at Carnegie mills on Twenty-ninth and Thirty third streets ends in an amicable settlement. Hundreds of sympathy strikers from 1892 will resume work as the Amalgamated association rules and scale were cited in the conflict tied to Homestead. The stoppage had caused much distress during the protracted strike.
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Pirrspure
Twenty-ninth
Thirty Third Street
Carnegie
Homestead
Amalgamated Association
Millionaire John W Mackay Undergoes Appendix Operation
New York on August 10 the prominent Californian John W Mackay underwent an operation to remove his vermiform appendix. Dr Charles McBurney performed the procedure with Dr Arthur B Townshend present. The ailment is appendicitis and not related to prior California crank wounds.
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New York
John W. Mackay
Charles McBurney
Arthur B. Townshend
Wreck on Lehigh Line Kills Rail Employee
A Lehigh and Hudson River railroad wreck at Belvidere New Jersey kills a company employee and destroys railroad property. Fifteen cars are demolished and the station front torn away. The telegraph operator is dead.
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Carlisle
Philadelphia and Reading
Barnitz Station
John Ray
Newburg
N. Y
Hudson River
Belvidere
N. J
President Cleveland Hanged in Effigy by Free Silver Supporters
In Golden Colorado on August 11 an effigy of President Cleveland was hanged from a telegraph pole in front of a mayor's grocery store on Washington Avenue. The act was led by a Populist organizer and carried out by free silver enthusiasts.
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Golden
Colo
Cleveland
Enig
Washington Avenue
German explorer Dr Peters sails to New York for Chicago congress
The London report notes Dr Peters, famed German African explorer, has departed on the steamer Furst Bismarck bound for New York. He is described as a poised, lucid speaker for the upcoming Chicago African congress. The piece also recalls a seaside stroll and graceful bathing outfits as a contrast.
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London
Peters
New York
Furst Bismarck
Chicago
Wife and husband exchange sharp witticisms
A terse exchange underlines a sharp marital joke where a wife accuses her husband of change since marriage and he responds by claiming she should be congratulated for recognizing his past foolishness. The brief quip captures a light social moment with enduring humor.
The Littlest Bobby Jones Teases a Tall Claim
Gaston V. Drake recalls a moment with Bobby Jones as a five year old boy who believes he is large. The narrator urges parents to humor children who overestimate their stature and power.
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Bobby Jones
Tiny
Gaston V. Drake
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