Wages of Teachers Across States and Growth in Unions
The report shows men teachers in 1809 Massachusetts earning 136.23 dollars monthly while Rhode Island averages 103.74 and Nevada 101. Female teachers earn less in each state. The New York Bureau ofStatistics notes continued union growth with 16,009 new members across 151 unions, totaling 1,008 associations and 247,608 members in New York.
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Nevada
Bureau of Viperstatiatics of
New York
New York State
Models in New York: careers for aspiring artists’ subjects
Nita L. Pierson reports on the model profession in New York, noting respected status, steady work for capable sitters, and how studios operate. Earnings range from 15 to 25 dollars weekly in winter with travel in summer, while American models tend to pose for head and costume work and foreign models for nude figure studies.
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Paris
New York
Osie
Calla
Antique Dutch cabinet tale widens into New Orleans line hunt
A New Orleans Times-Democrat note recalls a Boston antique collector seeking a carved eighteenth century Dutch cabinet. The widowed seller and daughter refreshed the piece with pink apostles and new hardware to preempt a sale, prompting the visitor to gasp and tears from the buyer.
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New Orléana
New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Boston
im-Urauline Street
Miss Gould's Circular Stops Overflow of Philanthropy Letters
Miss Helen Gould's philanthropy provokes mass letters from across the United States seeking aid in varied forms from charity to business ventures. To reduce replies she sent a circular detailing weekly requests and totals, showing 231 money requests totaling 187880.01 and other appeals such as loans mortgages and gifts.
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Helen’ Gould
United States
Snower
Miss Gould
New York City
Troussgaus
Wild ride on a vestibuled train ends with perilous grip
Miss Cornelia Wetherton of Green Castle Indiana grasped a rail and clung to a moving Big Four vestibuled train for 35 miles as rain lashed her, doors locked and hands numb. She survived the dash into Indianapolis reached late and then revived. She resumed travel to keep her New York appointment.
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Cornelia Wetherton
Greencastle
Ind
New York
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Bridal Gifts and Intrigue Over Engraved Silverware
A street bride laments unmarked wedding gifts and a thin engraved silver set. A store witness recalls a customer returning a specially made show piece, crediting her account after the piece was resold, highlighting flaws in the credit system.
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Anya
New York Tribune
Salaries and reach of US schools in 1899
The piece compares teacher pay by state and sex, noting California and DC top women’s wages at $64 monthly. It cites national averages: men $45.25 and women $38.14. It lists learners count, private enrollments, education spending, school buildings, and teacher totals with regional variations.
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California
District of Columbia
United
United States
Hlinda
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Notes of Union Labor Across Cities and Nations
San Francisco jubilant over a standard hour day for printers. Savannah laundry workers form the state’s first union. Amalgamated Carpenters and Joiners reports a cash balance of $1, 144, 5. German American Typographical Union claims all but one German piper in the U S under its jurisdiction. United Brewery Workmen’s union notes 50 new unions and 37 new branches in 17 months. In France 860 unions activity sees 7 to 10 percent at work, 20,000 striking or locked out. Atlanta Federation presents a memorial window to Universalist church for support of union labor during 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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