Labor Unions Rule Soochow With Fierce Power Across China
A serialized look at Soochow's vast labor network shows 360 trades, 7009 looms in the weavers guild, and a history of strikes from gold beaters to boatmen. Union rules enforce apprentice limits, wages, and bans on certain practices while officials fear their influence and public sentiment.
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Ocochow
United States
Buy Ve
Soochow
Boston
China
Seochow
Shanghai
Li Hung Chang
Tientsin
Ti Hung Chang
Nanking
St. Louis
Barbers’ Union
Barbers
Ningpo
Cer
Tineso
Serilktero
America
Canton
Cartmen’s Union
Boatmen's Union
Wheelbarrow Union
Pacific Mail Steamship
Hne
Shanghai Union
Ricksha Cooley
Union
Conger
Masons of
Chine
Fuchow
St. Farm
Meotine
Hivery Union
Pope Leo XIII Begins Silver Jubilee Observance
A long profile notes Pope Leo XIII entering the silver jubilee of his pontificate. It covers his health, temperament, private life, letters, and a vivid portrait by contemporaries, along with his habits, training, wardrobe care, and ceremonial duties at St. Peter’s.
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St. Peter
Pius VI
Pius IX
Leo
Pecci
Vatican
Carpineto
Rome
Leo XIII
Alate
Sacred College
Leo Xti
Teo Xti
Brussels
Naples
Leo Xih
Pater
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Palatine Guard
St. Peterg
Jerusalem
Fortune In Eggs: City or Country Profit Scheme
A letter from C. Green explains starting with small sums in 1883 and 1894, turning investments into large profits by preserving eggs and selling seasons later. The People’s Supply Co of New Concord Ohio supplied information and a starting stamp envelope, claiming quick, steady earnings from small capital.
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Peoples’ Supply CO
New Concord
Ohio
C. Green
Humility and equality before God amid rich and poor
A sermon emphasizes that God shows no partiality across ranks and wealth. Wealth and honors are fleeting. true beauty lies in humility and virtue. The text urges respect for the lowly, notes interdependence of rich and poor, and warns against contempt, linking divine justice to acts of compassion.
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Piercine
Marvelous New Book Promises Universal Influence
A wild-promised guide from the American College of Sciences Philadelphia claims hypnotism and personal influence can elevate all readers. It advertises easy mastery at home, boasts ministers praise, and offers free copies by mail while hawking job training in bookkeeping and stenography.
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American College of Sciences
Philadelphia
Tan Swey
American College of Sciencea
Walnut Street
Fale Fredesiris Monthly Rerulater tha nk tribute in faith
A frayed, corrected text passage invokes unity and charity in a religious rhetoric attributed to CHARLES W. HUBNER. It talks of ending strife and ignorance, promoting truth and justice, and a universal brotherhood through Jesus Christ, praising peace, charity, and divine guidance.
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Jesus Christ
Earth
Charles W. Hubner
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