Labor unions plan Norfolk newspaper soon
Reports from 1906 show unions across North America and Europe pursuing gains. Wage increases, eight hour days, strikes, arbitration outcomes, and union membership growth are noted for various trades and regions including Pittsburg Calgary Mexico London and Denmark.
Market Wobbles and Delicate Financial Balance
A grand magazine anecdote notes the market’s fragility as even minor incidents ripple through finance. It recalls a notorious tale of a prominent financier missing a deal after a chiropodist injury sidelined him to his room.
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Maurice Mortimer
Grand Magazine
Night Apple Remark Sparks Brief Reading Note
Fragment discusses apples and their alleged nightly properties and effects. It mentions eating apples at night and notes the fruit's remarkable qualities in a concise, ambiguous tone.
Section Boss Moves Tool House Under Railroad Change
Ten years before the Eastern railroad lease, Section Foreman Timothy Moynahan led a yard move in Salem. Transport orders from Beverly via Road Master Stevens required shifting the tool house from the westerly end of Salem yard to a position halfway along the line between Swampscott and Salem.
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Eastern Railroad
Boston and Maine
Swampscott
Salem
Timothy Moynahan
Beverly
Stevens
Salem Yard
Vinol touted to ward off consumption in Anniston
An advertisement touts Vinol cod liver tonic as effective against weak lungs chronic coughs and lingering colds claiming it strengthens the lungs prevents consumption and offers a money back guarantee. Also includes a long anecdote about a house moved halfway between mileposts and a brief note on a loan letter to Lord Stanhope.
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Anniston
Vinci
The Earl Stanhope and the Gentle Highwayman Ransom
The Fourth Earl Stanhope, robbed on a dark night, offered his valued watch worth 100 guineas as a deposit to the highwayman after refusing surrender. The robber accepted the substitute ransom, and the earl later learned the matter concluded with a banquet where a well known man’s signature appeared.
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Earl Stanhope
Lord Stanhope
Carl
Dan O Connell Described By Lady Morgan In Diary
Lady Morgan notes meeting the redoubtable Dan O Connell after a dinner at Lord Dungarvan's. She calls him not brilliant in private life and aloof in society, while Lord Clanricarde recalls his morning bustle with clients, law courts, and the Improvement Society, just after a sharp speech to Mr la Touche.
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Morgan
Dan O'Connell
Dan
Lse
Lord Clanricarde
Law Courts
Improvement Society
Mr. la Touche
Volenano
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