Farmer Stanley sues congressman over $1 500 wheat claim
William Bartholomew Stanley of Madison County Indiana sues Congressman Bynum for $1500 claiming Bynum's pledge that wheat would reach $1.25 a bushel if Cleveland won caused him to plant heavily. He sold later at 45 cents and seeks damages for lost profits. He likens Bynum to a con man and vows to pursue legal action.
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Hoosterdam
William Bartholomew Stanley
Madison County
Indiana
Congressman Byrun
Stanley
Bynum
Pendleton
Cleveland
Congressman Bynum
Jim Hollinsworth
Bill
Bill Bynum
Congress
Elwood
Alexandria
Raseacsions
Summitville
Charles Henry
Anderson
Marion County
Matthews
Madison
Hastings Endorsed by The Bituminous Record for Governor
The Bituminous Record of Philipsburg a historic labor focused paper backs General D H Hastings for governor. It argues Hastings as an employer of labor and friend to miners with a record of prompt semi monthly wage payments and opposition to store payroll tricks. It cites his sympathy for workers immigration policy and higher wage practices before noting broader economic implications.
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Pattison
Phillipsburg
Hastings
D. H. Hastings
General Hastings
Tariff Smashing Bagging Costs Hit Greenpoint Mill
A notice posted at the American Cordage Manufacturing mill in Greenpoint, New York outlines how free import of bagging after tariff removal, with Indian, German, and Scottish wages ranging from ten to forty five cents a day, threatens the mill's future. About 700 workers face possible wage reductions or shutdown by November, as management studies landing costs and hopes to keep production alive with higher efficiency.
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Canada
United States
Oswego
N. Y
Pennsylvania
American Cordage Manufacturing Company
Greenpoint
New York
India
Germany
Scotland
Rich Importer Reaps Benefit of Wilson tariff claim
The St Louis Republic cites Charles H. Wyman, a major western broker, arguing that reduced duties from the Wilson bill largely benefit importers and manufacturers, not consumers. He cites specific duty changes and calculates small consumer savings, noting tolls on tin plates, woolens, gloves, and other goods.
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St. Louis Republic
Custom House
West
The
Republic
Charles H. Wyman
Wyman
St. Louis
Mr. Wyman
Inventors showcased with new devices and materials
A roundup of inventions includes Maxin’s semi flying machine that distances five hundred feet then crashes. Panis’s new color pelure d ognon. M Meyer’s fireproof indestructible paper. aluminum bath tubs cast as a single piece. a treadmill driven omnibu s. and annealed glass advances with wired sheets to hold together after breakage.
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Maxin
Panis
M. Meyer
Paris
Painters and artists in early modern Europe
Del Piomso served in the papal court stamping leaden seals for papal ordinances while gaining a reputation from his pictures. Frescoto began by decorating the cells of the convent of St. Mark in Florence with grand frescoes that boosted his fame. Van der Weyden sought naturalism by using the ugliest beggar as a model for a portrait. Murillo died from injuries after a scaffold fall while admiring his completed work in Cadiz. Cano faced a rack and was later proven guilty after death.
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Muril10
Cadiz
Cano
Wealth and exploits feature in scattered notes
The passage mentions the Greek king as an excellent swimmer and fishing enthusiast, Dudley’s diamonds worth 2.5 million, Paderewski receiving 50 000 autograph requests, P M Arthurs real estate in Cleveland valued around 85 000, the French duchess d Uzes visiting a cancer hospital weekly, the German emperor's Mexican coffee supply, a large German coffee colony in Michoacan, and Tusameer of Afghanistan preparing an autobiography about Abdurrahman Khan.
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Greece
Tur Ears
Dudley
Paderewski
Cuter P. M. Arthur
Cleveland
d’Uzes
Germany
Michoacan
Tusameer
Afghanistan
Abdurrahman Kahn
Russia
Ameer
Quirky Small-Town Tales From Milo to Bangor
A second hand hearse serves as a wagon at Milo poor farm. In Slater a ten year old rides a grown up bicycle by standing on one pedal. Jim Crow, an Indian boy from Marquette Wis, lost a leg saving a dog from a train. Sam Coulter of Crawfordsville Ind bought blue clothes after being teased for wearing the blue. An Auburn artist fell from a ladder with bricks, yet survived after bouncing off a spring board. The Pemroy drum in Bangor Me recalls Louisbourg and is now beaten each Fourth of July to mark colonial victory.
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Milo
Slater
Jim Crow
Marmette
Wis
Sam Coulter
Crawfordsville
Ind
Pemroy
Bangor
Louisbourg
Great Britain
France
Britain
HomeHints Cleaning Advice from a Bygone Era
Do not use water on fires from oil use corn meal or flour to smother flames. Keep kitchen sinks clean by daily boiling water and copperas. Remove grease from carpets with French chalk and a heated iron. Protect gloves with cotton to hide repairs while silk shows wear.
French Mode of Conducting Auctions
The French method places a notary as auctioneer with wax tapers burning for about five minutes. Bids light a taper, then extinguish it when new bids arrive, until one dies out and the last bid stands. This avoids bidding contention and curbs undue influence while allowing reflection before higher offers.
The Duty and Rewards of Churchgoing
A sermon by Rev. S. L. Doyle argues against extremes in views of churchgoing. Public worship is a duty God demands and humans need social worship. Rewards include a clear conscience, Christ’s presence in assemblies, and spiritual blessings from service, uplifting the entire body. Bible readings cited.
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S. L. Doyle
God
Heb
Temple
Christ
Earth
Paul
Liberty and duty in Christian Endeavor pledge
The C. E. society grants liberty to its members but true Christian liberty means doing right. Members pledge to support their denomination and work for Christ through that instrumentality. Questioning a denomination implies abandoning membership and its obligations to sustain the church.
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C. E. Society
C. E
Christ
National Presbyterian
Christian Endeavor Plans Church Builds and Support
Reformed Christian Endeavorers report sustaining a missionary in Chittoor India and building three Christian Endeavor churches in Edgerton Minnesota Wakonda South Dakota and Johnstown New York. For next year they propose to continue supporting Chittoor and construct church No. 4 with funds.
Religious groups donate to southern colored education
Congregationalists contribute 12 million dollars for education of colored people in the south. Methodists add 6 million, Baptists 3 million, and Presbyterians 1.25 million.
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Education of
South
The Ferryman Calls All To The Unknown Sea
Poem describes awaiting a ferryman on a dim shore as swift oars beat in the dusk. The shallop ferries every person from aged to child, carrying all who answer the call across the lonely sea of life.
Poetic Fragments of Regret and Unexpected Pleasure
The lines speak of a heart weighed by loss yet touched by a sudden grave delight. A narrator recalls past treasures, regrets lingering, and an unforeseen moment of comfort arising amid sorrow.
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Wm. Moran
Corner Water and
Bridge Streets
Warren
D. Gilbert F. McNitt
Third Street
Todand
W. Dunkle J
Warren Savings Bank Building
Geo. Ball’s
Warren, Pa
Ge & McCalmont
Judge Scofield
Liberty Street
J. H. Donly
Ju. R. M’calmont
Allen & Sons
Allen Block
Second and
Liberty Streets
Orren C. Allen
Samuel G. Allen
WM. Harrison Allen
F. W. Whitcomb
J. G. Ball
Hoffman Block
Room
Drt & Peterson
Attorneys At Law
Warren Savings Bank
Chas. Dinsmoor
Chas, A. Peterson
J. T. Donly
Diamond St
Pittsburg
Courts of Allegheny Co
U. S. District and Supreme Courts
Allegheny
Joseph T. Danforth
Second
H .S. Perry
Water Street
Woodard & Wesser
J Norman Davies
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R. W. Stuart
Wees & Schnur
Hazeltine Building
W. W. Wilbur
WM. Schnur
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Hazeltine
Ww. Greaves
Thompson
Beaty
D. I. Ball
C. C. Thompson
T Ndsey & Parmlee
Johnson’s Exchange
W. M. Lindsey
J. C. Parmlee
H. S. Thomas
Hemlock
East St
Telephone
J. K. Ronne
Wanamaker & Brown
Hickory St
W.P. Harrison & Co
Columbus
Vitalis
Calumet Remedy Company
Chicago
Siegfried & Co
Weekly Tribune
BIL
Citizens Nat’l Bank
Mayron Waters
E. T. Hazeltine
David L. Gerould
L. W. Dennison
M. Waters
P. J. Pe C. A. Cornen
S. P.hall
C. F. Hoffman
J. M. Siegfried
W. Parshall
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Cary Safe
Chicago St
Scott St
Buff Alo, NY
H. A. Archer
M. D
Oxford St
Brooklyn
Canos Marray
D. C
New York City
Castoria
Epwin F. Parper
125Th Street
7Th Ave
Tae CenTaur Company
Murray Street
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Tau
Warren Pharmacy
WM. Spinner
Diamond
Pitcher’s Castoria
Dusty Rhodes
Hood
Ures
Pitcher’s Castorla
U. S. Gov’t
Christian Endeavor
Camille
Herr Pimpel
Joan of Arc
V At
GEMS
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Monte Cristo
W. C. Dodge
Goodby
Proud World
Rome
Ralph Waldo Emerson
City
Beatrix
Mother
Fred
George A. Baker, Jr
Judas
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