Unemployed in East London face mass discharges and hardship
The Weolchet Atsnel authorities have discharged 2000 mechanics since winter and plan to release 4000 more. Army reservists are also out of work. In East London thousands daily crowd the Dockyards gate seeking work as poverty and hunger spread. The piece links wartime strains to global monetary disease and foresees growing unrest until relief arrives.
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Weolchet Atsnel
East End
London
Dockyards
May
South Africa
Hogland
Weiser Notes Pins Inquiries On World Affairs
A compact local summary references Filipino labor, Chinese sea tensions, bread price rises in London, silver market activity in Mexico state with American capitalists buying mines, Grover Cleveland at a New York Civic Federation meeting, and oblique memorials to public figures. It mentions Thos B Reed’s funeral in Portland and a portrait of cultural politics involving Mr Nave and Harper’s cartoons.
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Mexico
Grover Cleveland
New York
National Civic Federation
Grover Jo
Hawaii Grand Jury Returns Indictments in Embezzlement Case
The Hawaii grand jury reports several embezzlement indictments against state officials. Three against Superintendent James H. Boyd, one against Chief Clerk B. W. Wright, and one against Treasurer William H. Wright for shortfalls around 18 000 dollars. The panel also notes issues of official duty and escape of funds, suggesting senate investigation.
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Hawaii
William H. Wright
Senate
James H. Boyd
B. WT. Wright
Rates to take effect on flour prices in December
The fonds east of Chicago, at the request of their St. Paul connection, declined postponement of the advance on flour rates. The rates will be effective on Dec. Ltd. Senator Lodge plans a bill to raise the tariff between the United States and the Philippines to 25 percent from 75 percent. Representative Overstreet expects no currency legislation this session. Two bills by Representative Perking propose repealing duties on cow, meat, lumber and hides to aid raw materials producers. Also noted is the death of Thomas Nast, U.S. consul general at Guayaquil, on Sunday from yellow fever.
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Fonds
Chicago
St. Paul
Dec. Ltd
Lodge
United States
Mie
Philippines
Morgan Uses Financier Power To Stem Wheat Trade
A Chicago report describes J P Morgan convincing lenders to halt export limits on wheat, pressuring packers to release control of wheat or lose packing house ties. The piece cites Morgan’s influence, wealth, and the dangers of concentrated money power overruling producers, warning of a disease threatening government life.
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Chicago
J. P. Morgan
Armour
Mr. Morgan
Morgan
Bolso Staveman
The
Statesman
Clase
A Contrast in British Holiday Life and Unemployment
The London season shines with festive theater, dining, and nightlife while other data reveal about 500000 unemployed in the United Kingdom. The Board of Trade reports high unemployment among unskilled workers and a widening gap with skilled workers.
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Prince of Peace
London
West End
United Kingdom
Board of Wade
Trouble Over Venezuela Draws British German Pressure
A British and German coordinated claim presses for interference with trading vessels and the treatment of British subjects. A dispatch reports the combined fleet seized the Venezuelan fleet of four warships in the harbor of La Guaira, though the true cause remains unclear and tied to a commercial motive.
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Venezuela
la Guayru
Engineers weigh routes for Northern Pacific expansion
Lewiston dispatch reports G. Vanersdale, NP construction engineer, in town from Tacoma. A band of 18 horses arrived for him, signaling preliminary pressure to place another engineering corps to survey lines toward the Nex Perce and Qamas Prairie extension or the Butte Missoula cutoff. Further moves depend on route viability, with Butte line unlikely this season.
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Lewiston
G. Vanersdale
Northern Pacific
Tacoma
Corps of Engineers
Nex Perce
Qamas Prairie
Butte Missoula
The Uncured Disease in Copenhagen and Global Prosperity
A harsh winter worsens industrial stagnation and unemployment as building halts raise woes for charities. Across the world, financial wrong reports intensify class dependence on employment while suggesting historical parallels with extinct civilizations and rising social unrest.
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Copenhagen
Hus
Truncated Reflection on Civilizations and Lost Cities
A reflective passage traces civilizations rising and falling as explorers like Balboa entered new frontiers. It suggests that enlightened groups may vanish, leaving ruined cities to crumble over time, their traces fading as history moves forward.
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Ing
Mexico
Peru
Balboa
Es Forest
All In His Head. Bob Fitzsimmons Seeks Fights Across Ocean
Old fighter Bob Fitzsimmons travels with Jim Jeffries and offers sparring exhibitions in Portland Oregon. He proclaims willingness to fight any man, insists he can still beat any challenger, and jokes about his aging and past knockouts while predicting a real test ahead.
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Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Jeffries
Jim
Portland
Ore
Jeffries
Bob
Pennsylvanian Coal District Slavery in Arbitration Report
Arbitration committee testimony reveals dire wages and debt bondage in Pennsylvania coal fields. Workers, including children and widows, toil for 60 cents to $1 a day, with debt mechanics forcing them between good and bad ground while illness or death devastates families. The piece condemns industrial greed and compares conditions to Siberia and Iceland, noting public indifference.
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Pennsylvania Coal District
Pennsylvania
Siberia
Iceland
Baer
Untitled remark on wealth and destiny in law
A quotation argues that divine will will protect the nation’s wealth while stressing the plight of the laboring class worsened by law manipulation. It contends such laws seek to favor elites and worsen the workers’ fate.
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Health Aid At Home
A weather forecast warns of sudden changes that threaten health at home and promotes keeping One Minute Cough Cure. E H Wise of Madison credits the remedy for preserving health and life, claiming it cures coughs colds la grippe bronchitis pneumonia and throat and lung troubles. It claims to cut phlegm draw out inflammation heal mucous membranes and strengthen the lungs.
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E. H. Wise
Madison
Estray Notice from Herman Trias Ranch near Weiser
Estray notice filed December 1 188? lists two stray horses held at Herman Trias ranch one bay mare about years old with white star and a two year old bay mare no brand both unnamed. Parties are George Ilford and officials A F Smith Auditor and Frank Smith Deputy note posted December 7 in Washington County, Fago.
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Herrby Wiven
Herman Trias
Weiser
Washington
Fagho
George Ilford
Oeaf Smith
Frank Smith
From Prairie Schooner to Overland Limited
July Review of Reviews presents a illustrated history and development of the Chicago and North-Western Rye railway line. It notes the new double track opening from Chicago to the Missouri River at Council Bluffs and urges readers interested in Northwest growth to read. Copies offered through G. A. Walker in Salt Lake City.
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Chicago & North-Western
North-Western
Plains
Chicago
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
Northwest
G. A. Walker
Northwestern
Salt Lake City
Through the Heart of the Rockies Scenic Rail Route
Advertising the Denver and Rio Grande's Sleeping and Dining Car service across the Rockies from Salt Lake City to Denver Omaha Kansas City St Louis and Chicago. Stop-over privileges and personally conducted excursions offered. Request copy of Crossing the Rockies from J A Benton General Agent Passenger Dept Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lake ‘City
Sainta
Grand River
Tennessee Pass
Eagle River
Royal Gorge
Black
The
Gunnison
Marshall Pasa
Denver & Rio Grande A.rk
Denver
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Louie
Chicago
J. A. Benton
Salt Lake City
Bluekndt Thunder Mountain Maps Postage at Signal Office
Bluekndt Thunder Mountain maps priced at 100 dollars each are available postpaid at the Signal office. Callers are directed to pick up or obtain delivery as arranged.
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Bluekndt Thunder Mountain
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