Coal Miners Strike Debate Reflects Shared Hard Times
The piece notes general condemnation of the coal miners strike by press and public while acknowledging miners seek fair pay. It cites coal operators saying current trade conditions prevent wage increases, arguing prices and wages rose together in past cycles. It adds a Wisconsin report of a National Dairy Union push to legislate out butter substitutes, with butter producers across multiple states forming a voter bloc to back such legislation.
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Wisconsin
National Dairy Union
United States
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Michigan
Dakotas
Sach
Hidden Hoard of Old Copper Pens and Rare Coins Revealed
The text notes 119 million old copper pennies exist but their fate is unknown. Occasional coins appear in change. It mentions 4.5 million bronze 2 cent pieces issued years ago, with about 3 million still outstanding. Three million 3 cent pieces are spread nationwide and rarely seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ohio to See Record Number of Election Tickets
Ohio will host an unprecedented slate of ballots this fall with the Republican and regular Democratic tickets joined by a silver Republican a Populist a national Democratic and two Prohibition tickets. Voters will have many choices to match their preferences.
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Ohio
Acre
Pensions Chief Dismisses Surgeons as Teaching Cuts Spread
The Commissioner of Pensions fires about five hundred examining surgeons who opposed pension cuts and replaces them with Republicans. Across the state School Boards begin reducing teacher wages, a move the piece condemns as short-sighted, warning that cheap pay yields poor teaching outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Pensions
Warren
Cornell Rises as Top Rowing Power Among Ivies
The article notes Cornell now rivals Yale, Harvard, and Columbia in rowing prowess, claiming Ithaca’s team has no equal in teaching students how to row, signaling a shift in collegiate aquatic dominance.
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Yale
Harvard
Columbia
Cornell
Ithacans
Minnesota and Dakotas Farmers Face Harvest Labor Shortage
The farmers report they cannot recruit harvest hands as wheat stands thick on the ground signaling the start of a business revival and a reduction in unemployed labor, though many seek workers.
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Minnesota
Dakotas
Old capitol demolition leaves hole and debris in Harrisburg
Governor Hastings returns from a fishing trip to find a heavy backlog of bills. He plans hearings weekly through August as revenue measures and tax bills face action. several bills have been signed including Baker act amendments and Capitol building funding. The legislature also enacted penalties on flag desecration and forged detective acts while bicycle road funding awaits the Governor's signature.
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Hastings
Harrisburg
Haywood
National Guard
Simon Electric
John P. Elkin
Warren County
Philadelphia
McCormick
Supreme Court
House
Senate
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Baker
Penna
Allegheny County
Pittsburg
Senator Smith Attacks Trusts in Senate Debates
Harrisburg Telegraph notes a long speech by Senator Smith against trusts in the US Senate on Monday. The piece questions if the same Senator Smith had speculated in sugar during the Wilson bill sugar schedule, or if another Senator Smith from New Jersey was involved during those events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Smith
United States Senate
New Jersey
Harrisburg
Rattlesnake Found in Sullivan County Teacher Desk
A Sullivan County school teacher discovered a rattlesnake in her desk drawer. A pupil killed the snake with a poker and classes promptly resumed.
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Sullivan County
Sheridan's Ride recalls amid moving Civil War pageantry
The Pittsburg Times summarizes Harper's Monthly's July lead on Forsyth's intimate account of Sheridan's ride. It paints the mobile front as wagons, camps, and cheering troops swirl toward battle while Sheridan pushes to the front. The piece ties the narrative to broader themes of confidence, gold, and tariff policy shaping the era.
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Harper’s Monthly
Sheridan
George A. Forsyth
Representative Stone Likely to Keep Coinage Chair
Charles W. Stone, chairman of the Committee on Coinage Weights and Measures, is expected to continue in that role. The Philadelphia Press notes his strong record and expertise on coinage laws and bimetallism, predicting he will craft related legislation as bi metalism gains prominence in Congress.
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W. Stone
Charles W. Stone
Stone
Congress
Phila. Press
Democrats Back Tariff Seen Driving Long Term Prosperity
Democratic backing for the protective tariff is credited with improving national conditions. Businessmen studying the economy believe the tariff bill will stay on the books due to Democratic protective sentiment, ensuring lasting business prosperity.
Ex Gov Bornes Rejects Free Coinage of Silver
Ex Governor Bornes of Iowa rejects free coinage and urges a paper currency tied to the market value of silver bullion. His stance repudiates the Democratic view of currency based on legislative action setting 46 cents per dollar, delivering a setback to free coinage supporters.
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Bornes
Iowa
Membership totals for fraternal orders in North America
The latest returns show 5,071,414 members across secret organizations in the United States and Canada. The largest group is the Odd Fellows with 954,145 members, followed by the Masonic fraternity at 935,945 and the Knights of Pythias with 464,539.
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United States
Canada
Odd Fellows
Masonic Fraternity
Knights of Phythias
Lumber Fleet Reaches Toledo Amid Tariff Evasion Spillover
The largest lumber fleet in years docks at Toledo on July 1 with thirteen vessels totaling 7,000,000 feet. Canada lumber is redirected to U S ports to dodge tariffs, fueling tension between two economies.
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Toledo
Ohio
All Canada
U. S
Veteran ranks thinning at about 100 a day
Statistics show the Grand Army of the Republic losses at about 100 members daily with one member every 15 minutes dying, indicating the ranks of veterans will soon display large gaps.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Country Editor Knows More Than He Publishes Insight
A brief Benign-voice editorial note from the Emporium News remarks that a country editor gains local knowledge beyond what he prints, stressing practical awareness of community affairs despite limited published details.
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Emporium News
Treasury Deficit Shrinks as June Receipts Exceed Expenditures
The final day of the fiscal year shows the U S Treasury in better shape with the revenue shortfall dropping from near 50 million to about 22 million. June reflects a 10.24 million excess of receipts over expenditures, cash balances rise to 237.45 million, gold withdrawals offset by demand note gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Treasury
Immigration trends show one third drop in arrivals
Statistics indicate a 33 percent decline in immigrant arrivals to the country over the last eleven months compared with the same period a year earlier, signaling a notable shift in migration patterns.
Reasons Why Chamberlains Colic Medicine Best
A historical ad extols Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for rapid stomach relief and universal efficacy. It claims cure of chronic and epidemical dysentery, prevention of bilious colic, safety, and wide lifesaving record, selling 25 and 50 cent sizes through Morris & Mullen Warren and P B Canfield Corydon.
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Morris & Mullen, Warren
P. B. Canfield
Corydon
New Great South American Kidney Cure Claims Quick Relief
Distressing kidney and bladder diseases relieved in six hours by a new remedy. The cure purportedly eases bladder and back pain for both men and women and relieves water retention almost instantly. Sold by Hertzel and Saner, Warren, Pa.
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Hertzel & Saner
Warren
Notes of the Times A scattered snapshot of diverse topics
The item surveys varied notes from 1900s life including a Jewish colony in Tampa, shipbuilding by British private yards, a Salt Lake City statue plan, a multi child father in South Carolina, Lincoln day holiday status in Pennsylvania, rising Jacksonville mail, a Madras dentist paid for teeth for the nizam, counterfeit money in North Carolina, a Virginia evangelist on a river mission boat, a quote on water and religion, Austrians spending on tobacco with drama cigarettes leading form, and tobacco sales volumes reaching 1,109,000,000 units.
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Tampa
Fla
United Kingdom
Salt Lake City
Brigham Young
William Peagues
Chesterfield
S. C
Pennsylvania
Jacksonville
Madras
Nizam of
Hyderabad
North Carolina
Virginia
None of Horseless Carriages Awarded Prize in England Test
A report notes that a England horseless carriage test awarded no prizes to any exhibited vehicle. Secretary Linden of Naples Zoological Station claims a seawater propelled boat works best in rough seas. Oysters planted on Oregon coast and in San Francisco Bay show good growth. New York weighs asphalt pavements, rubber tires, and rubber shoes to ease street noise. Texas legislature passes strict murder in mob law, making mob participants in death charge murder in the first degree. Niagara Falls suspension bridge cables are being removed and shipped to Hamilton iron works for mail production.
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England
Linden
Zoological Station
Naples
Oregon Coast
San Francisco Bay
New York
Texas
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Hamilton Iron Works
McKinney Administration Pushes Post Office Consolidation
The McKinney Administration backs consolidation to cut salaries and audits by replacing many small post offices with sub-stations and large central offices. Officials expect big savings and better service. Los Angeles and Denver examples cited as completed consolidations.
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Washington
Hesth
Los Angeles
Cal
Denver
Chinese Exposition Attendees Abscond from Tennessee Expo
Authorities report large numbers of Chinese participants allegedly leaving Nashville for cities including San Francisco Sacramento St Louis and New York to evade admission rules. A count shows 117 missing from the exposition workforce prompting a formal move to arrest and deport those who left or plan to depart before the event ends. The concessionaire is accused of failing to honor the contract and excess Chinese in the exhibition area triggers removal orders. The department unsure of any direct link between instructions and departures.
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Treasury Department
Nashville
San Francisco
Sacramento
St. Louis
New York
Howell
United States
Pioneer Kindergarten Building Planned in East Side New York
Mrs. Alfred Corning Clark of Coopertown New York plans a world class kindergarten with an entertainment hall and rooftop breathing space in the East Side tenement district. The New York Kindergarten association will run it and Mrs. Clark funds the project, with an estimated 500000 dollars for construction and upkeep. The lot is secured and demolition begins. occupancy is slated for next summer.
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New York City
Alfred Corning Clark
Cooperstown
N. Y
New York
Isaac Singer
Singer Sewing Machine Company
East Side
New York Kindergarten Association
Kansas State Printer Returns to Hand Work
J B Parks state printer elect of Kansas ends machine use in state offices. A rider on the appropriation bill caps machine work at ten cents per thousand ems, making machine operation loss and forcing hand composition at thirty to forty five cents per thousand. Edible birds nests are made into soup from a swift allied bird's gelatinous mouth secretion.
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Kansas
J. 8. Parks
Divorce trends in Europe 1886 era Berlin Paris
In the decade ending 1886, about 10,000 marriages produced 533 divorces in Berlin and 322 in Paris, reflecting rising marital separations across major European cities.
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Europe
Berlin
Paris
Oldest flute found in Nile tomb made from sheep thigh bone
The artifact is the world’s oldest flute, crafted from a sheep thigh bone and discovered in an ancient Nile tomb, illustrating early musical craftsmanship and ritual use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Nile
London Vanity Fair Praises Col John Hay
Vanity Fair’s latest issue features a cartoon of Col John Hay United States ambassador joining the gallery of day’s famous men. The notice extols him as journalist poet author soldier and diplomat with a wife and charming daughter in London society.
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London
Vanity Fair
Col
John Hay
United States
Col. Hay
British Indian Library to house world’s most complete oriental collection
The Indian library of the British India office is being catalogued and is expected to become the most complete oriental literature collection in the world once finished. It will house a vast range of works reflecting Asian cultures and histories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Indian Library
British India Office
Wedding Aboard Yacht Viking Ties Miss Helen Woodruff Smith and Homer Cummings
Miss Helen Woodruff Smith of Stamford marries Homer Cummings in a seaside ceremony on the schooner Viking owned by Commodore James D. Smith. The quiet ceremony off Larchmont was followed by a yacht banquet and a champagne reception at Linden Lodge for 1200 invited guests.
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Helen Woodruff Smith
Stamford
Conn
Homer
Cummings
Miss Smith
Viking
Commodore James D. Smith
Commodore Smith
Larchmont
Mr. Cummings
Monroe L. Briggs
Linden Lodge
Ingenious Bank Robbery Scheme Fails at Chagrin Falls
Burglars attempted to loot Rogers & Son bank near Cleveland by using carbon points and an arc to melt the safe knob. They ran wires from the trolley and street car track into the bank, but the plan collapsed when power was shut off before midnight. No clue to the culprits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chagrin Falls
Cleveland
Bank
Rogers & Son
Fcthey
Woman Seeks Divorce Over Loud Snoring Husband
Mrs. Mary Johns of Columbia hotel St Louis plans divorce after chronic snoring by her husband disrupts sleep. She sought help from Dr Edgar Thompson at the city dispensary and described failed remedies including rolling him over on his side tying jaw shut and pushing him off the bed. She states she cannot endure the noise any longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mary Johns
Columbia Hotel
Rs. Johns
Edgar Thompson
Ime
Advertising firms seek births long after birth records
A London firm mails a notice to parents noting a child's upcoming birthday and offering toiletries with a catalogue stamped for the event. The message closes with best wishes for the child. The item contrasts such ads with Italy’s food production, which despite fertile soil remains insufficient for domestic needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Aera
Italy
Measuring Italian Soldiers
The Italian government released results from measurements taken on 300000 soldiers. Officials report detailed statistics on physique and fitness, reflecting a broad health and readiness assessment across the armed forces.
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Warren Mail
E. Cowan’s
Willis Cowan
Dwight Cowan
Warren, PA
John H. Fuellhart
Frank M. Knapp
W. S. Peirce
Phila. Inquirer
Mat
Legislative Matters
Mai
Jacob Keller
Second Street
Liberty
Jtorn
Pittsburg Times
Russian Empire
Cai
Chamberlain
Notes OF the Times
McKinney
Slippery Chinamen
Booker T. Washington
Darky
Connecticut
Navy Department
Roosevelt
Naval Militia
Montgomery
Louisiana
Lakes
Bay City
Detroit
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Bennington
California
San Diego
Monadnock
Eureka
Admiralty
Pemroke
Aes
Albert
Bend, Glade
R. E. Geer
Werren County
Penn
Odd_ Fellows’ Hall “Association of Grand
Order of Fellows
Hinckley & Rice, Solicitors
Heriff
Court of Common Pleas
Borough of
Pine Grove
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Orson Nichols
Nichols
Charles Chase
Jason Andruss
Frank E. Ear Terre
D. Martin
D. M. Howard
First National Bank
F. H. Rockwell
F. K. Russell
Cashier
Penn’a
Ireland
Scotland
National
Liverpool
Queens
Town
Antwerp
Hamburg
Bremen
Pen
Christania
Copeen
Stowell’s Evergreen
Pride of the North
Old Colony
Kaffer
Siegfried & CO
Citizens Nat'l Bank
Warren, Ja
Myron Waters
EK. T. Hazel
Davin L. Gerould
L. W. Dennison
Pemree Je Neck Mo
K. T. Hessinns
O Fried
W. Parshall
Jas. G. Parmiee
D.L. Ae
H. S. Thomas
East St
D. A. V. & P. Railroad
Telephone
Warren Retail Markets
Fehlman Bro’s
Mie
Ereeveceses
Easerererese
Pickett Hardware
Syracuse Steel Plows
Planet Jr
the Pickett Hardware CO
Liw’r’p
Paw Mail
Philadelphia Weekly Press
New York Weekly Tribune
EN. KY
Weekly Tribune
Geo. W. Best
Tribune
Warren CO
Deering
Binder
Reaper
W. B. Mead
Arren
Jackson Run Creamery
Monarch Cycle Mfg. CO
Lowe
Nine
Amge
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