Objection to Seating Richmond Delegate Sparks AFL Debate
In Scranton December reports show a heated fight within the American Federation of Labor over seating Richmond Va delegate William E. Seat from the Central Trades and Labor Council. Negro unions press for charter removal amid racial and autonomy tensions, while tobacco workers push direct affiliation through Virginia locals and the Tobacco Workers International Union. The dispute centers on eligibility rules and charter status, with broader labor tensions illustrating factional battles at the federation convention opening tomorrow.
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Scranton
Jermyn
United States
Canada
American Federation of Waldor
Wilam E. Seat
Central Trades and Labor Council
Richmond
American Federation of Labor
Richmond Trades and Labor Council
Tobacco Workers
Virginia
Tobacco Workers International Union
Richmond Council
Tobacco Workers’ Union
Henry Fischer
Louisville
Richmond Trades and Labor ‘Council
The Macaroni Dandy and English Fashion
A historical note on macaroni as an emblem of dandyism across Britain. It traces the macaronis from early mentions in Ben Jonson to the 1770s club scene in Pall Mall, with Horace Walpole and Almack's as key references. The piece links dress, manners, and cuisine to shifting fashions.
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Teofilo Folengo
Europe
George III
Manchester
Hyde Park
Vauxhall
Ranelagh Gardens
Ilegal
University
London
Pall Mall
Horace Walpole
England
Bribery verdict in Grand Rapids case shocks city
Grand Rapids jury finds City Attorney Lane K. Salsbury guilty of accepting a $75,000 bribe to push through a water contract worth $4,000,000 with eastern capitalists. Other items note anti-trust league calls in Wichita and health board actions in Perth Amboy.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Lane K. Salsbury
Salisbury
Lake Michigan
Implement Dealers’ Association of the Southwest
Wichita
Kans
I. W. Blaine
Pratt
New Jersey State Board of Health
E. A. Hults
Perth Amboy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Special Naval Board
Charleston
Olongspo
Luzon
Philippines
Congress
Roosevelt
Mexico
Latin -America
Isa
Theodore
Salisbury Woolsey
Haa
Yale Law Schop
Francis Wayland
Yale
Danierta Mann
Kosdiftty
North Dakota
Grace - Episcopal Church
Hester Plotkin
Brooklyn
Pan American conference debates railway neutrality and road plan
Mexico City session of the Pan American conference hears Davis defend a Central American railway project. Debate centers on neutrality clauses, committee referral, and the value of building the railroad with reasons presented for economic growth, peace, and regional integration.
Right food and medicine for the consumptive
An early health ad emphasizes the trio of right food right medicine and right time as crucial to consumption. It promotes Scott's Emulsion with cod liver oil as the source of needed nutrition to feed and aid recovery, claiming it helps and often cures when given at the proper time.
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Scott
Scorn & Bows
Meg Pearl Suscere
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure for Many Ailments
A reader from Wawarsing New York recounts how Hood's Sarsaparilla cured widespread werofula sores on his daughter's face and head after six bottles, noting complete healing and no recurrence. The letter urges readers to ask their druggist for Hood's Sarsaparilla and not to accept substitutes.
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Hood
Sarasparlid
Silas Vernooy
Wawarsing
Inter American Railway Debate and Neutrality Clause
Observations by Mr. Pineda of Mexico and Mr. Matte of Chile urge continental cooperation on a Pan American railway project. Senators Davis and Lopez Portimo propose back-and-forth referrals and a shift to a neutral clause, while Bolivian and Guatemalan delegates push for information sharing and international law cooperation. South Americans oppose a strict neutrality requirement citing Panama events and Colombian rail use.
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Pineda
Mexico
America
United States
Matte
Chile
Davis
Guadhaila
Bolivia
Digise
Lago Arriaga
Guatemala
Pan- American Railway Committee
Panama
Malaria Cure Ad for Growers Tonic
An old advertisement promotes Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria cure for growers. The copy touts blood purification and health benefits, listing a price of 50e. The terse ad relies on bold claims common in period medical pitches.
Resignations and reorganizations amid European tensions
The Russian minister of public instruction General Vannovski resigns but remains until year end at the czar's request. Interior minister Sciapigin's policy of severity triggers the move. Yun Shi Kai plans Pe Chi Li naval reform with British and American instructors and aims to consolidate Chi Lr forces into a 100000-man army corps. The court leaves for Pelir December 14. Vienna reports Polish agitation and Polish indignant reactions to Trians outrages in Posen. Malaria causes biliousness. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is advertised.
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Vannovski
Minster
M. Sciapigin
Yun Shi Kai
Pe Chi Li
Pei Yang
Chi Lr
Fovalen
Pelir
Vienna
London Times
Svet
Trians
Posen
Schaefer Still A Wizard In New York Billiards
Jake Schaefer of Chicago defeated Leonard Howlson 400 to 37 in the Madison Square Garden open billiards tournament. The veteran star dominated the Canadian hopeful Howlson with polished play while afternoon action featured Bar Ora Morningstar scoring 400 to 286.
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Leonard Harwison
New York
Jake Schaefer
bil‘Nardist
Chicago
Madison Square
Garden
Schaefer
Leonard Howlson
Howlson
Spa Eagle Ce
Bar Ora C. Morningstar
Confessed Perjurers in Chicago Trial on Bribes
In Judge Smith's court today Thomas Smallman and Ian Bren testified under oath that they committed perjury and accepted bribes related to the Alex Salt van trial. Sullivan was named as the trial lawyer in charge of the cases. A former ex-Senator Matson visited, discussing health and political matters amid regional talk of Cuba and policy.
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Stang
Chicago
Bere
James J. Lynch
Batilir
Alex Saltvan
Smith
Thomas Siallman
Ian
Bren
Secretary Gage Reports 1901 Treasury Surplus and Bank Reform
Washington December 4 1901 Treasury Secretary Gage submits annual report showing 1901 revenues of 689 316 580 92 and expenditures 621 598 546 54 a surplus of 77 717 984 38 compared with 1900 receipts up 29 721 059 74 and expenditures up 22 253 501 44. The balance sheet notes gold holdings rise with a 71 270 225 74 year add and October 2 34 304 225 50. a November 1 total gold reaches 2 531 849 (approx). Gage urges central banking concepts and cautions against permanent greenbacks while proposing partial modernization of banking and currency to shift redemption from treasury to banks. He discusses graded maritime bounties and warns that the current system is suited to fair weather, not storms, advocating federation-like central bank coordination with local units maintaining independence.
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Washington
Gage
Trust Fund
United States
Merchant Marine
Congress
Treasury
Public
United
Howesver
Anateay
Yonget
Mt Pedi
Banks
Increasing national bank capital through note guarantees debated
A discussion outlines issuing notes secured by a guaranty fund to protect bank notes during insolvency. It projects capital rising from 693 million to about 1 billion over three years, with greenbacks and bonds tied to note issuance. Also notes the treasury burden and potential gold backing changes, ending with a call to rescind government liability for insolvent bank notes.
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United States
Treasury
Steen
Mrs M E Butler Dead In Carrollton Ga
Mrs M E Butler widow of the late F M Butter dies after illness from consumption and a heavy cold at her Carrollton home. She and her husband were prominent in this section and belonged to three families. Her funeral occurred yesterday evening in Carrollton.
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M. E. Butler
Carrollton
F. M. Butter
Real Wit at Carnegie Feast at Delmonico’s Night
Readable fragments from a New York World account of Andrew Carnegie and guests at Delmonico's, recounting witty remarks, jokes, and social observations. The excerpts feature Carnegie, the mayor-elect, Rev Dr Lorrimer, Mark Twain, and various anecdotes about Scotland, Ireland, and other cultural quips.
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Delmonico
New York World
Andrew Carnegie
United States
Rane
Lorrimer
Cates
Scotland
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