Labor World Notes on Union Bills and Strikes
The French chamber votes an eight hour mine day. Unions push for a Boston labor temple. Havana cigar supply tight amid Cuban strike. Montreal meeting on Canadian Typographical Union stalls. International photo-engravers sign a five year pact. Newark unions win police board seat contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Chamber of Deputies
Boston
Havana
Montreal
International Photo-Engravers’ Union
New York City
International Union of Brewery Workers
American Federation of Labor
Brotherhood of
Railroad Car Men
United States
Canada
Telephone Girls
Rocky Mountain Belt Telephone
Utah
Wyoming
Idaho
Pittsburg
United States Stop] Corporation
Birmingham
United Mine Workers of America
Alabama
Chances of Promotion in a Big Firm
A young man seeks advancement from a millionaire who asks for his prospects. The youth replies that there is any chance, noting they employ 200 men and that even the lowest job is competitive, reflecting the tough ladder in the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saidlionaire
Puck
What is Your Shortest Hour to the Day
A business man asks an acquaintance about the shortest hour. He defines his 2 to 3 pm period as the quickest, noting it often feels rushed by unavoidable tasks like meeting a bore or visiting the dentist. The New York Sun piece reflects on perceived time compression during that hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crie
Mpon
New York Sun
Marianne
la Mere
Louis XVII
Marie Antoinette
Revolutionary Party
Carbonart
Customs of mutual aid among Tartars and Kurds noted
An observer describes a tribal practice where a person in distress or seeking to wed sends a parcel of brown sugar in cloth to friends and acquaintances. Returns of money or livestock resume the person’s footing, and a servant may deliver the aid for marriage dower.
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Saks’ July
Ae Ee Ldi
Vaack Olevery
Suil
Fisk
Saks
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
United Typothetae
Manchester
International Federation of Textile Workers
Executive Council
Minneapolis
James
Los Angeles Times
Arbuckles
Ariosa Coffee
Ariosa
Arpbuckle Bros
New York Mall
Anniston Electric & Gas Co