Frances Miles Finch Dead at Ithaca Pioneer of Law and Verse
Frances Miles Finch, author of Blue and the Gray and judge on the New York Court of Appeals, died in Ithaca. He was a long-time head of Cornell University law faculty and a respected poet noted for humane and patriotic verse.
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Frances Miles Finch
Ithaca
N. Y
Mr. Finch
Stooklvn
Magle
Court of Appeals
Alonzo Bo Cornell
Finch
Cornell
Cornell University
Winding Rivers and Laurel Graves Referenced
Poem fragment laments banishment of lovers and the dead as rivers run red. It contrasts judgment day with lingering love and tears for two sides, the Blue and the Gray, in a solemn vow.
Lantern search for honest men in a small city
In a ten to eleven thousand population town a writer and five friends sought twelve truly trustworthy men. They found seven men, including two preachers and four bank-affiliated figures, all church members. The surprising result: bank-connected men held the city’s money and influence, revealing who is trusted with public funds.
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Diogenes
Twn
M Rnk
Thas
Big Central Shop Being Constructed in Macon
Macon Georgia August 20 work on the Central railway shops expands to large proportions with rough work near completion. Machinery is being ordered for placement and foundations are in place. Over a thousand workers are and will be daily engaged as a major southern rail repair center rises under Central officials plans.
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Macon
Central Railway
Alrady
Empire Land Company
Savannah
Her Heaven and the Corset Thought in Chicago Record
The Chicago RecordHer heaven is a place where a fleshy woman can remove her corset and sit without appearing ungraceful. The remark reflects period attitudes toward female dress and decorum.
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Chicago
Herali
Play for the Hand of Miss Gotrox Cited in Chicago News
The Chicago News notes a banter about courting Miss Gotrox with her father’s opinion unknown. A fragment hints at impropriety as a dog reacts to trousers, reflecting humorous social chatter.
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Hojax
Gotrox
Sui
Tomdix
Chicago News
Discussing Rail Rates On The Southern
New York August 20 Information on railroad transport costs was given by John M Daley superintendent of transportation Illinois Central Railway as witness before Judge Montgomery master investigating North Carolina 212 cent rate law Daley cited competition and volume of business as rate bases noting no long hauls in North Carolina He explained costs of building repairs crews coal and taxes and that after a sixty mile run return trips incur ongoing expenses Other witnesses cited low profits on domestic transport and higher costs for local handling The inquiry will continue tomorrow
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New York
John M. Daley
Illinois Central Railway
Montgomery
North Carolina
Daley
Southern Railway
W. B. Brimer
Central of Georgia
Hanlle
Richard Taylor
Mobile and Ohio Railway
Manufacturers seek to halt labor boycott in DC suit
James W. Van Cleave, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, files a supreme court action in Washington to permanently enjoin Sam Gompers John Mitchell and other AFL leaders from using the boycott and unfair list. The case aims to test the legality of the tactics against firms and individuals with broad service sought against named labor leaders in attendance at a general conference.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
James W. van ‘Cleave
National Association of Manufacturers
Samus Gompers
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
van Cleave
St. Louis
Manufacurers‘ Association
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BE. C. McEvoy
Car Drug Company
Athens
Heaven
Lipscomb & Co
Georgia
ST. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Ibtered
Anual
Prem
Mark W. Gantt
Optition
Athens Optical CO
Clayton Street
Athens Savings Bank
John L. Arnold
Clayton and
Jackson Streets
Rosa A. von der Leith
P.O. B
Atlanta GA
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