Labor unrest and strikes ripple across nations in 1900s
Reports describe a vast labor agitation with about 100 men from Banta meeting April 3 and workers in British Columbia and Washington rising in strikes. Protest centers include open shop battles, construction laborers, and calls for union recognition. George McBride faces Oriental employment issues while Hamburg-American inquiries hub around Emil L. Boas amid a potential trust dissolution bill in Congress.
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Banta
Ware
San Diego
Eid
Northwest
British Columbia
Kemier Richard McBride
Grand Trunk Pacific
Washington
Raymond
Aberdeen
Seattle
Hump Tulips River District
Grays Harbor
Crowds Flock to Congress for Southern Conference Series
The Southern Commercial Congress opens a series of thirty addresses by Mr Egan across the south. Conferences begin today with sessions on waterways extension education forestry real estate cooperative marketing Page bill health and cotton handling and financing. Delegates from across the United States attend three days of meetings including a memorial for Dr Seaman A Allenap and discussions on livestock crops and dairy. Governor Harmon of Ohio will speak Tuesday on agriculture as the basis of the station's strength.
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Egan
Southern Commercial Congress
United States
Seaman A.1
Enapp
Boye’ Corn “Club
Judgon Harmon
Ohio
Woman Movement in Germany Hugo Musterbere
Article fragment discusses German women’s history from medieval times to the Renaissance and beyond, noting shifts in gender roles, education, and equality. It references a broader discussion of women’s access to learning and professional status across centuries.
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Germany
Hugo Musterbere
Madero Ruining Mexican Republic Declared by Commission
The commission argues Madero seized power by force, used the army to pressure elections, crushed opposition, and led Mexico toward ruin. It notes Diaz left 32.5 million gold pesoss in treasury, most vanished within six months, while Gustavo Madero sought 700000 pesos without vouchers. The report cites land deals and loss of stability under Madero, contrasting with Diaz’s prior governance. General Orozco plans peaceful elections after peace is established.
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Madero
Congress
Diaz
Mexico
Gustavo Madero
Lorenzo Gonzales Trevino
San Carlos
Wreck at Yemassee Being Cleared Away
Waycross Georgia April 7 Special. The Waycross wrecker and ACL crew were sent to clear the main line at Yemassee where passenger train No 44 and freight No 208 met last night. Crews jumped and escaped with no injuries. Both engines and five cars were smashed.
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Waycross
Yemasseée. &. C
Moving Pictures Used in Churches Across Faith Education
The April Woman's Home Companion notes moving pictures as educational tools in churches. Rev. Walter Burr of Olathe Congregational Church found weekly attendance rose when films were shown in warm weather. Missionary groups expand reach by presenting films on foreign life to boost aid.
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April Woman's Home Companion
Walter Burr
Olathe
Unclear snippet mentions weather with days and cooler spell
Fragments note mixed letters about rain and cooler weather. It references Thursday or Friday and a following cold air mass spreading from the north. Local details or exact places are missing, so core idea remains unsettled weather timing.
Americus man to be tried first in Savannah
Americus, Ga April 7 Special. Witnesses have been summoned to Savannah to testify against E. M. Sheehan on forgery charges. He is believed to be tried first in Savannah since his operations there matched those in Americus and other cities. Four checks for $52 each were cashed by local merchants who knew him well before the forgery was discovered.
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Americus
Savannah
E. M. Sheehan
Sheehan
Seaboard Railway
Americay
Columbus
Montgomery
Parta
Hot Time Awaiting Khorassan Initiates Ceremony
Ibla Temple No 123 D C oO K prepares a ceremonial program for Wednesday night in Atlanta. About fifty applications from central and northern Georgia and a similar number of fresh meats from Atlanta signal strong local interest. The ceremony promises a new addition thought entertaining and lasting as the sand supply runs plentiful. Curtains rise at 7:30 PM sharp and the show starts.
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Ibla Temple
No. 123
Georgia
Atlanta
A Quiet Owl and Moonlit Ruminations
A fragmentary poetic meditation in April Atlant by Maoch John Galsworthy depicts an owl, a vanished light in a tree, and a rising large moon that colors perception. The speaker reflects on universe as endless workshop of art, eternity, and the striving to perfect shifting images.
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John Galsworthy
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Steamship Trust
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Combine
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Mexic Republic
Mexio
Genéral Orozco
Commissionera
Yemassee
Peter the Great
Duartera
Peter
Contantinople
Persia
A. V. W. Jackson
Lissenary
Jeneire
Khorassan
H.A. Martin
Whitehall Street
Whitehall
Maii
Big Virginia
W. E. Worley
Empire Bldg
Walton Street
Roff Sims & Company
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Bell Phone
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Ss Ferry Road
Robert F. Maddox
Judge Lamar
Hemphill Avenue
Isom Road
Tuxedo Park
McLendon Bros
Auburn Avenue
Haas & Macintyre
Bell M
Atl
Atlanta Natt
Ansley & Scott
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Rhodes
Rhodes Building
East Lake
William S. Ansley
Margaret Cathérine Tate
Mon
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Sasnett
A A Sennett
J. T. Jackson
Denver
Col
Lolla Belle
Nora Francia Sasnett
T. W.sasnett
Knoxville, Tenn
H. D. Adams
G. M. Adams
Plew Alten Holt
Macon
J. A. Sasnett
Greenberg & Bond Co
Strickland Offiating
West View
Marietta
Forsyth
Mt. Zion Royal Arch
Masonic Temple
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A. M
Chastain Hall
West Gedy Tenth
Ae W.M. Burdett
W. M. Co. E. Marsh
Battle Hill Lodge
P. S. Paush
W. M
BE. Garrison
Sulton
Fulton County
N. Avery Chastain
Fort Screven
Fort Scheven
Toents Office
Board of Commissioners of State Institutions of Florida
Tallshagsee
Fla
Florida Hospital For the
G. T. Whitfield
Tallahassey
Brewster
Albert Howell, Jr
Hugh M. Dorsey
Arthur Heyman
Dorsey, Brewster, Howell & Heyman
Kiser
Brown's Drag
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Wwnan
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