Wages for Teachers in New England and West States 1809
The article notes average monthly pay for men teachers in Massachusetts 136.23 Rhode Island 103.74 and Nevada 101. For women teachers in those states the figures are 41.41 in Massachusetts 51. and 61.50 in Nevada. It cites New York bureau statistics showing 16009 new members across 151 unions and New York state with 1,008 organizations and total membership 247,608.
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Nevada
Bureau of Viperstatiatics of
New York
New York State
New York Models Earn Solid Wages and Respectability
In extolling New York studio models, the piece notes serious work and steady earnings for models. It contrasts American and foreign models, describes working hours from 9:30 to 4:30, and explains reasons why posing suits artists and models. It mentions weekly earnings of 15 to 25 dollars in winter and outdoor engagements in summer, with ties between artists and their models, including some marriages.
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Calla
New Orleans antiques draw winter tourists and tales
A Boston antiques collector sought a Dutch cabinet in New Orleans but the widow and daughter, hoping to boost value, refinished it with pink apostles and varnish to fool a buyer. The connoisseur later fainted at the sight, and the women regretted failing to sell.
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New Orléana
New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Boston
im-Urauline Street
Miss Helen Gould Flooded By Charity Appeals
Miss Helen Gould faces a deluge of requests from across the United States for aid and favors. To curb the stream she sent out a circular detailing sums asked and types of requests, noting 231 money requests totaling 187 880.01 and loans, mortgages, and various wants, with marriage proposals possibly counted in 126 personal letters.
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Helen’ Gould
United States
Snower
Miss Gould
New York City
Troussgaus
Wild ride on a car steps ends with peril for Miss Cornelia Wetherton
Miss Cornelia Wetherton of Green Castle Indiana reached a vestibuled Big Four train at a station and, clinging to a car step, rode 35 miles as the door remained locked. Rain, cold, and wind left her drenched and exhausted aboard the moving train toward New York.
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Cornelia Wetherton
Greencastle
Ind
New York
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Bridal Gifts Go Round in Unmarked Jewelry Tale
A street bride laments unmarked wedding gifts as silverware with initials prompts disdain. A witness recalls a shopper returning a custom unmarked piece. store staff credited her account, sparking debate over credit for a questionable sale.
Facts About Our Schools and Teacher Pay Across States
The data show highest female pay in California and the District of Columbia at 64 dollars monthly. National averages in 1899 were 45.25 for men and 38.14 for women. U S totals include over 16.7 million students and about 2.4 hundred thousand school buildings.
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California
District of Columbia
United
United States
Hlinda
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Notable Labor Advances and Unions Across Cities
San Francisco printers celebrate hour day gains while Savannah laundry workers form the state’s first union. The Amalgamated Society of Carpenters reports a cash balance of $1,445,000 in its latest secretary’s report. The German American Typographical Union gains wider jurisdiction as nearly all Germans except one join. The United Brewery Workers claim 50 new unions and 37 new branches in 17 months. In France about 860 unions are supported by 20,000 workers on strike or locked out. The Atlanta Federation of Trades presents a memorial window to the Universalist church honoring the union effort during the carpenters strike.
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San Francisco
Savannah
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners
Piper
United States
United Brewery
Workmen's Union
France
Atlanta Federation of Trades
Universalist Church
Shas
Carpentera
Atlanta
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