Twentieth Century Presbyterians urged by Dr Grey
Dr Grey editor of the Interior addressed Presbyterian ministers on the need for reform in the Presbyterian Church. He urged a briefer creed Calvinist doctrines softened for modern times and broader views to unite branches. He opposed sectarianizing Christian Endeavor and favored greater involvement of women in the church.
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Grey
Interior
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor Societies
General Christian Endeavor Society
Magee plots with Quay to block Stone for Governor
The Harrisburg News reports a possible ticket deal for next year. Magee would offer to join with Senator Quay if Quay shelves Col. W A Stone as Governor candidate. Stone says he would run if he gains a delegate to nominate him and another to second him. He refuses re election to Congress.
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Harrisburg News
C. L. Magee
Senator Quay
Col
W. A. Stone
Magee
C. W. Stone
Messrs
Widener
Cornell
Reeder
Kansas Wheat Crop Sets Record for Land Payback
Claude Matthews, relative of ex governor Matthews of Indiana, reports 40 acres in Cheyenne County yielded 960 bushels of wheat at 75 cents per bushel. After deducting 200 for seed and harvest, he is 520 ahead, meaning wheat income covers his land cost over six times.
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Kansas
Claude Matthews
Matthews
Indiana
Cheyenne County
Mercer County Fair Clears Debt After Fair Receipts
Oil City horsemen report strong attendance at two day races. Baker notes the fair wiped out over $17,000 of debt and funds are available to repair the grandstand and buildings. By contrast Warren fair faces unpaid premiums and about $3,000 debt, needing community aid.
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Oil City
Mercer County
Baker
Warren Fair
McKinley Rejects Gold Offers While Cleveland Sold Bonds
The article contrasts two administrations noting Cleveland sold bonds to bring gold into the Treasury, whereas McKinley is rejecting gold offers from across the country, highlighting differing fiscal approaches.
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McKinley
Cleveland
Treasury
Treasury receipts hint at shrinking deficit next months
The revival of prosperity shows in Treasury receipts with last month's deficit smaller than earlier in the year. Officials expect the deficit to disappear in a few months. Democrats who opposed the Dingley Law call the current outcome a failure but a quick conclusion is premature.
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Treasury
Trade balance setback as imports shrink in August
The old Free-Trade idea that nonpurchase hurts sales faces a setback from August trade data. Imports from foreign countries were the smallest in years while exports rose substantially in both volume and value.
Cost of National Guard in Hazelton fuels heavy bill
The state pays over 125000 for National Guard units around Hazelton. The sheriff is urged to apply cooler judgment and common sense to avoid further deaths and the ensuing expense and trouble.
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National Guard
Hazelton
Prosperity Festival at Topeka Celebrates State Growth
The Topeka prosperity festival last week drew praise as a sign of Kansas and national economic improvement, with emphasis on ongoing financial growth and optimism for the future.
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Kansas
Topeka
Tax Law Stays In Force Until Legislature Declares Unconstitutional
Deputy Attorney General Reeder rules the alien tax law remains payable until a court or later Legislature declares it unconstitutional and urges county commissioners to follow that guidance.
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Reeder
Death of Gen Neal Dow Prominent Maine Temperance Leader
Gen Neal Dow dies at his Portland home at 93. A Quaker and abolitionist, he led Maine temperance efforts, helped pass the 1846 first Maine law, and urged women's suffrage. He organized in politics, ran for president in 1880, served as brigadier general in the Civil War, and gave Dow’s matinees in Libby Prison. He left a large family and was a noted banker and industrial figure.
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Neal Dow
Portland
Maine
Dow
Miss Willard
New York
Republican Party
Libby
Fitzhugh Lee
The Wreck of Greece as Henry Norman Sees It
An October Scribner's excerpt by Henry Norman argues Greece has weakened after war with Asia Minor. It cites a stronger Turk, shaken dynasty, ruined finances, and corrupt politics eroding confidence in Athens and Crete. The piece laments national discarded labor and asks if this marks an end.
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Asia Minor
Athens
Crete
Greece
Henry Norman
Scribner’s
Puzzling mayoral race in Greater New York unfolds
The contest features Seth Low and Gen. Benjamin F. Tracy for the Republicans, Henry George for the Free Silver Democrats, and Judge Robert A. Van Wyck for Tammany. The field is wide, deep, and expected to be a close, high-stakes battle shaping party lines.
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Greater
New York
Citizens League
Seth Low
Brooklyn
Benjamin F. Tracy
Navy
Democracy
Henry George
Tammany
Robert A. van Wyck
Mr. Low
Mr. George
Gen. Tracy
Judge van Wyck
Oil City
Prosperous Western Farmer Sees Livestock Values Rise
Western farmers gain from higher livestock prices and strong wheat yields. Kansas City stock yards project $125,090,000 in livestock value this year, with steers $6 to $8 higher, calves $2 to $3 higher, hogs $3 to $3.25 higher, and sheep $1 higher. The combined profits mark a notably prosperous season for farmers.
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Kansas City
Live Stock Exchange of
Phila. Times
Laxa Tea Tonic Sold By Drug Stores
An old advertisement promotes Laxa Tea as a plain simple tonic. It claims acts as a tonic and builds up the system. Sold and guaranteed by all druggists with price points of 10 and 25 cents and a free sample offer.
Society Cards Offered For Secret Orders
If you belong to any secret society, you may obtain an address card featuring an embossed emblem of the order. Call at the Mat office to make your selection.
Wheat and markets dominate autumn news in 1897 era
The items note wheat piling on freight cars, a large tin mill expansion in New Castle, rising university enrollments, and a fraught tariff assessment. James G. Clark, famed Northwestern poet, died in Pasadena. Oleomargarine production fell sharply due to restrictive laws, while crop forecasts from Orange Judd Farmer estimate 589 million bushels of wheat and 1.75 billion of corn, with drought lowering yields and oats at about 28.7 bushels per acre.
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Orange Judd
Pennsylvania sees broad industrial revival across state
The Philadelphia Press reports reports from 46 of 67 counties show mills and mines increasing activity, with orders rising and employment improving. Merchants, farmers, and railroads all benefit as prices stabilize. revival attributed to national political shifts and tariff improvements, signaling substantial prosperity ahead for Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
McKinley
Wheat Prices Rise On Home Demand And Tariff Effects
Des Moines Register notes the Dingley tariff spurs American industry and full employment will boost home demand for breadstuffs and meats. If labor remains employed at American wages, domestic consumption rises, boosting grain and meat values. The piece argues U S supply must meet both home and world demand with wheat near 1.10 per bushel.
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United States
Iowa
Des Moines
McKinley tariff era linked to wage peak in 1892
The Wheeling Intelligencer argues that after two years of McKinley tariff, 1892 saw the highest average wages and record employment. It claims job losses followed a political shift promising tariff reform.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Tariff of 1897 hailed as major Republican achievement
The tariff of 1897 is praised as an unparalleled piece of business legislation achieved within 20 weeks from the inauguration of a Republican president. It is described as a credit to the party's pledge to the people and as a step toward solvency and protecting American industry from foreign cheap labor, with hopeful outlooks for all sectors of enterprise per the Buffalo News.
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United States
Buffalo News
Laws that Foster Labor in Pennsylvania a Record
The long article lauds Harrisburg’s last session as worker friendly, detailing multiple labor bills enacted with executive approval. It highlights sweat shop controls, bake shop health measures, prison labor limits, miner certification reforms, and an arbitration push, praising Republicans and labor leaders Fahy and Chance for steering bills to passage.
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United Mine Workers of America
George Chance
Philadelphia
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Orme Store
J. G. Mitchell
Jefferson County
Mitchell
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Pennsylvania
Muehlbronner
Allegheny County
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Indiana
C. B. Miller
Luzerne
McWhinney
Allegheny
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Bureau of Mines and Mining
John J. Coyle
Schuylkill County
Orme Company
Messrs
Fahy
Chance
Iit
Mansfield
Beaver
Gordon
Senate
House
President Town
Empire State Express Fastest Route to East or West
Direct connections at Buffalo with the Empire State Express via the New York Central offer the fastest rail travel to Rochester Syracuse Utica and New York. Buy tickets from D A V P agents.
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Empire State Express
New York Central
Rochester
Syracuse
Utica
Sinewy
New York
Warren's Corn Cure Promises Comfort and Speed
Comfort and ease when applied to corn cure with Warren's proven guarantee. It never fails and is sold by all druggists at 15 cents per bottle.
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Warren
Easy way to spot kidney trouble warns readers
An advisory urges checking health through 24 hour urine, noting sediment signals kidney issues. It cites symptoms like back pain and frequent urination, promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy and offers a sample by mail from Dr Kilmer & Co.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Warren Retail Market Prices Corrected Weekly
Corrected weekly by Fehlman Bros. lists prices paid by Warren dealers for dairy produce fruit and vegetables. Butter cheese apples potatoes corn salt kerosene and other staples shown with per unit and per measure rates.
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Tost
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Sugar Grove
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Admi
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Planet Jr
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Ay Dt
Darren, Pa
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Palmer
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