Labor gains and union growth cited by Gompers in 1899 speech
At the American Federation of Labor meeting in Detroit on December 11, 1899, Samuel Gompers praised the revival of industry and rising wages. He argued organized labor could extend the era of employment and activity, noting membership rose to 1,004,000 by 1900 with 304,000 new members since then.
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Detroit
Gompers
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Iowa
United States
Farmer Brown
Iowa Faithful Stand Fast Against Imperial Threats
Reports to the Republican state central committee say Iowans refuse to fear imperialism and will not sacrifice their prosperity or flag. A humorous aside critiques how jokes translate languages, contrasting broken English with German expression in newspaper gags. The Chicago Chronicle note ends the anecdote about language mixing and joke integrity.
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Republican State Central Committee
Iowa
Seaker
Heinrich
Germany
Chicago Chronicle
A Unique State Texas Paid Allegiance to Six Flags
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes Texas has seen France Spain Mexico independent Texas the United States and the Confederate flags over its history. It asserts Texas origins differ from British colonial roots and that annexation came via treaty and citizen ratification after a long struggle for independence.
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Texas
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Mexico
United States
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Sure Sign of Death by Ligature Test
Dr Theodore Deecke explains a method to prove death by observing discoloration after tightening a ligature on a finger or toe. He notes three true causes of physiological death and describes how to detect absence of circulation, citing about 1,030 to 1,040 cases examined before autopsy and a rare exception where heart action briefly persisted.
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Brown-Sequard
Schiff
Theodore Deecke
Utica Press
Poison Dose Promptly Proved Fatal in College Lesson
A medical student answered a professor that a dose of a strong poison was a teaspoonful. Fifteen minutes later he sought to change his answer, but the professor said it was too late. The patient had died 14 minutes earlier.
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Straightway
London Telegraph
No matter how bright a man is the gossips say going crazy
A sharp quip from the Atchison Globe notes that when gossips learn a man is going mad the world assumes his decline will be swift.
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Atchison Globe
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