Wabash Strike Injunction Dissolved
The Wabash Strike injunction is dissolved allowing committeemen of Locomotive Firemen and Railroad Trainmen to resume work. Judge Adams announced the decision in the United States circuit court. Key points: no conspiracy found, no unionization effort proven, workers' right to organize acknowledged, strike deemed legitimate when not harming property.
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St. Louis
Adams
United States Circuit Court
Wabash
John W. Schrader
R. J. Robinson
Clarence Hover
Messrs
Lee
Hanrahan
Wabash Railway
Ramsey
Wabash injunction dissolved prompts reactions in Peoria
In Peoria April 2 Frank W. Arnold grand secretary and treasurer of the Locomotive Firemen said he is elated by Judge Adams of St Louis’s dissolution of the injunction against Wabash officials. He plans to study the full decision before commenting on a strike outcome. Judge W T Irwin praised the ruling as well fortified and likely unoverruled on appeal, noting it advances labor relations with employers.
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Peoria
Ill
Adams
St. Louis
Frank W. Arnold
Firumen
Arnold
J.J. Hanrahan
Order
W. T. Irwin
Brotherhoods
Pretty Suburban Cottage Plan With Cemented Cellar and Bevel Siding
A detailed Good Housekeeping inspired design for a cottage featuring stone cellar walls, bevel clapboard exteriors, steel gray and cream trim, dark bronze green sash, and a pearl gray shingled roof. Interiors use Oregon pine and California redwood with Flemish Antwerp finishes. The layout includes direct cellar access, a second story with three bedrooms, a large library bay, and a porch balcony ideal for summer use.
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North Carolina
Oregon
Good Housekeeping
Mechanical racing merry go round promises new thrills
Benjamin Beerywald of Philadelphia patents an underground conduit ride with a mounted truck on rails and an electric motor. Riders control speed via the bridle and pull on reins to engage the motor. Overhead trolley wires supply current, and parallel tracks allow racing action for children and adults.
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Wald
Philadelphia
Louisville Courier-Journal
Naval board opts out turning screws for three battleships
The naval board decided to fit the new battleships Kansas Minnesota and Vermont with out turning screws rather than in turning screws. The choice follows a controversy sparked by Caribbean maneuvers and observations by Commander Nathan Sargent of Admiral Dewey's staff who challenged the efficiency of out turning screws for initial movement and moderate-speed maneuvering.
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Naval Board On Construction
Kansas
Minnesota
Vermont
Caribbean
Nathan Sargent
Admiral Dewey
Life of Modern Leather Fades in 15 Years
A historical note explains that modern leather decays after about fifteen years due to sulphuric acid used in its production. The British Museum must spend about $20,000 annually to renew leather book bindings.
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British Museum
The Brute. Wife-Oh, John, I'm afraid the baby is sick
A Chicago American brief captures a tense domestic moment as a mother reveals the baby’s illness and a husband jokes about the disease becoming chronic, reflecting local newspaper shorthand and dramatic tone.
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John
Chicago
Jasper county farmer rewards agent with notice gag
A Missouri farmer praised a real estate agent after hearing a notice about his land. The agent’s reading sparked the farmer to exclaim that he had found the perfect place and never knew it existed until described. The tale, shared via the Milwaukee News and London Tattler, blends humor and rural life.
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Jasper County
Car Pies
Milwaukee News
Markets and Medicines Advertisements From 1900
A compact ad blend highlights cure claims for cold remedies including Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar. Pike's Toothache Drops promise relief in one minute. The page quotes authors and testimonials from Mrs Thos Robbins of Norwich New York dated February 17 1900 and references public opinion by Hazlitt and Ram's Horn.
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Hale
Pike
Fastidious Young Man Found Near Nevada Farm
A fastidious young man living near Nevada, Missouri, walked bare of shoes along Autenrieth road leaving muddy tracks. He had recently shined his shoes and carried them under his arm to keep them clean, according to the Kansas City Journal.
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Missouri
Nevada
Autenrieth
Kansas City Journal
Lancaster man credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for diabetes cure
Postmaster Remers of Lancaster New York reports his diabetes disappeared after eight boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He now enjoys robust health and urges others to note that his recovery has been permanent for three years despite prior medical failure.
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Lancaster
N. Y
Remers
Dodd
As Revised. Bunker I Understand New York Has 3,000,000 Odd Inhabitants
A brief quote from a Chicago Daily News item about a joke exchange between Penn and Bunker reflecting on New York population figures. The remark notes New York’s large, "odd inhabitants" and plays on the idea of sanity.
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Bunker
Boston
New York
Penn
Philadelphia
Chicago Daily Newa
History teaching via historic site pilgrimages in schools
The article endorses object teaching and the Iroeboe system, arguing that visiting historical sites enhances understanding more than textbooks. It cites a New York Central four track series on local sites near New York and links local history knowledge to civic pride and governance interest. It concludes with a quip about a grocer and a remark on train service by the Chicago & North-Western Ry.
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New York Central Management
New York
Leslie
Washington Woman Endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy
Mrs Laura L Barnes of Washington DC wife auxiliary to Burnside Post No 4 6 A R endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She asserts it helps female weakness headaches backache irregular periods and nervous attacks and says she would not be without it. A $6000 forfeit is noted if an original letter proving genuineness cannot be produced.
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Laura L. Barnes
Washington, D.C
Burnside Post
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Laura L. Bawnes
Second St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Adjustable Limit Story From Maine Girl Love Tale
A Maine girl refuses to marry until her lover saves ten thousand dollars. After months he earns eighteen dollars, prompting her to admit that amount is “near enough.” The anecdote appears in a Philadelphia Public Ledger item.
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Maine
Charley
Quiens
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Wordplay Anecdote on Dough Between Two Satirists
An exchange from Baltimore American features the Intellectual Grubber asking why money is called dough and the Cheerful Idiot replying that everybody kneads it. The brief quip highlights playful mispronunciation and punning about money.
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Baltimore American
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