Closing View of Cotton Mills Labor Conditions in Charlotte
L A Coolidge reports from Charlotte that seven mills plus 200 nearby spindles dominate the Piedmont cotton region. Operatives number 1345, earning about $487 weekly in wages, with output totaling 39 5% bales weekly. He notes low strikes, native workers, and shifts in housing and hours as mills trim labor to eleven hours with small rents.
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Charlotte
N. C
L. A. Coolidge
Boston Journal
Piedmont
Highland Park
Atherton
Ada
Alpha
Louise
Lynchburg
Atlanta
Charieotte
New England
R. M. Oates
Gold Crown Hosiery
South
Mr. Oates
Charlotte Mills
Philadelphia
New Hampshire
Southern mill operatives discuss labor and prejudice
In a candid interview, a Southern mill foreman contrasts worker habits and wages with Northern mills. He notes operatives are sober, orderly, and independent, that technical education lacks value without practice, and that Southern labor costs are offset by lower output. He explains the persistent prejudice against Southern cotton goods and the ongoing battle to win market acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
South
Oates
Philadelphia
Charlotte
China
Distressing stomach disease cured by South American Nervine Tonic
A Boston druggist advertises a tonic that claims to permanently cure stomach weakness and indigestion. It promises rapid relief from the first dose and asserts safety, suitability for all ages, and universal effectiveness, selling through Geo Goodwin Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oetenter
GEO
Goodwin Co
Hanover St
Boston
Robbery on the Common Ends With Arrest Near Station 4
Harry E. Saunders of Somerville was accosted on the Common by a man who demanded money. Saunders paid $2 and two gold chains, then the robber was arrested by a Station 4 officer. The suspect claimed the name John Evans and said he robbed to make Christmas meaningful.
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Harry E. Saunders
Somerville
Saunders
Station 4
John Evans
Bold arson attempt at Chicago department store
Two men tried to set a kerosene soaked parcel alight at A. M. Rothschild & Co. during a busy Christmas rush. A bank event inside drew attention as clerks and shoppers quashed the blaze and the suspects fled into the crowd. no arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. M. Rothschild & Co
Christmas gift ideas headline the wringer and sweeper
A Christmas gift feature highlights the No. 1 Eclipse ball bearing wringer and Bissell carpet sweeper as life and labor saving devices. American Wringer Company advertises repairs at 77 and 79 Franklin Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Wringer Company
Franklin Street
Christmas Tragedy: Baby Remains In Funeral Theorized
A mother recalls her infant’s Christmas tragedy as a Pennsylvanian donor funded the funeral. She describes the child’s peaceful, blue eyes and velvet skin, insisting God took the baby to heaven on Christmas Eve despite her sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Pennsylvania
Four Children Die in Philadelphia Attic Fire Suffocation
Four children named Maedbalski suffocated by smoke in an attic fire in Philadelphia. Their parents were away. the blaze started from an overheated stove. Fire officials found four bodies after extinguishing the flames. no one burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Maedbalski
Brookline House Fire Hits A. H. Newman Residence
Fire destroyed the Naples road home once the Perkins Hotel in Brookline. Mrs. Newman escaped with aid from Officer Stitt while Mr. Newman fled through a rear window. Losses reached 15000 with 500 in furniture. several firefighters were injured and frost bite was reported as water froze on contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Newman
Naples Road
Brookline
Perkins Hotel
Stitt
Newman
Eugene Sullivan
Hose'l
Forbes
Fields
Hook and Ladder
Fire Destroys Block in St Johnsbury Drug Store Fire
A stub born fire in Boynton Eastman’s drug store in St Johnsbury Vermont tonight damaged the entire three story wooden block. Frank A Scott owner of the building and grocer suffered a 10000 insurance coverage with 3900 loss to block. Drugists face 7500 loss covered by insurance. Tenant J E B Walker upstairs adds 500 loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Johnsbury
Boynton & Eastman
Frank A. Scott
J. E B. Walker
Fire in Auburn coal sheds near depot
An alarm from Box 91 reports wood and Wakefield's coal sheds near the Maine Central railroad depot in Auburn ablaze. Flames visible for more than a mile as firefighters respond to the early morning blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Wood & Wakefield
Maine Central Railroad
New Book Treatment for Diseases Offered by Johnson Co
Advertising copy for a medical book treatment sold by S Johnson & Co Boston. Claims doctor signature and directions on every bottle. Price 25 cents per bottle, six bottles for 9300. Includes company address 22 Custom House St Boston Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Johnson & CO
Custom House St
Boston
Mass
Man Accused of Hurting Wife with Lighted Lamp
Mrs. Mary Sullivan, 23, of West Seventh Street, burned and dying from burns and injuries after husband William Sullivan allegedly hurled a lit lamp during a Christmas quarrel. Sullivan, intoxicated, was held at Station 6 as doctors warned of Mrs. Sullivan's near-certain death at City Hospital. Neighbors described continued abuse and a brutal attack ending in the lamp blast and fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Sullivan
West Seventh Street
Piedmont Street
City Hospital
William Sullivan
Sullivan
Young
Santa Claus Gifts to Boston Democrats Stirs Speculation
A humorous, unofficial account claims Santa distributed gifts to leaders of Boston politics. The reporter notes Santa’s secrecy about what was placed in the stockings and suggests speculation on which local statesman might have been favored, with no definite conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Santa Claus
Boston Democracy
Post
Joseph J. Corbett
City Hall
Kelther
John A
Thomas A. Mullen
Dodge
O’ Neil
Santa
John H. Lee
P. J. Kennedy
Hayes
Wells
Thomas W. Flood
John A. McManus
Donovan
Ferries
McClellan
John H. Sullivan
Congress
Conry
Timothy L. Connolly
P. J. Grady
P. J. O’toole
Aldermanic Board
P. J. Daly
Daly
Dixon
Quinn
Ward 7
Kemp Sturgeon
M. V. Maloney
Norris Park
Edwin A. Curtis
Dolorel Thomas F. Doherty
Joan A. Ryan
Curtis Guild
Sanford
Jesse A. Gove
E. B. Callender
Lodge
Dr. Blackwell
John B. Moran
Quincy
Keith
Timothy W. Coakley
Riley
Thomas Riley
P. A. Collins
Evans Will Leaves Most Estate to Philadelphia Museum
The will of Dr Thomas W Evans the American dentist who died worth millions leaves the bulk of his estate to the Thomas W Evans Museum and Institute of Philadelphia while bequests to over thirty relatives total less than a quarter of a million dollars. Executors estimate the estate at about 8 million though its final use is uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Thomas W. Evans
Evans
John Evans
Marquis Doyley
Dr. Evans
Philadelphia
First Successful Removal of a Human Stomach
The Medical Record reports Dr Carl Schlatter in Zurich removed a stomach from Anna Landis 66 after a large oral tumor. The esophagus was connected directly to the bowels. the patient recovered well with solid food by week two. The feat challenges belief that life requires a stomach and suggests digestion can proceed without it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Zurich
Switzerland
Carl Schlatter
Anna Landis
Edmund Charles Wendt
New York City
Schlatter
Zurich County Hospital
Wendt
Boston Receives Bond Redemption of Pacific Railroad Aid
United States Treasurer Roberts mailed checks totaling 11,752,820 in redemption of bonds maturing Jan 1 for Pacific railroad aid. Sub-treasury sums include New York 10,490,533 and Boston 680,837 with other cities cited. Remaining 7,000,000 to be redeemed as presented.
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Washington
United States
Roberts
Pacific Railroad
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Chicago
New Orleans
Cincinnati
St. Louis
San Francisco
West End Car House Fire Leaves $125000 Loss
Everett December fire destroys sixty cars and electrical gear at the West End car houses. Loss reaches $125,000 with buildings and cars insured. investigation likely. Insurance agencies named include Paige Carpenter & Son Obrion & Russell. numerous insurers listed. Fire fought from Box 19 with aid from Malden and Chelsea.
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Everett
West End
Steinger
Malden
Chelsea
John C. Paige
George O Carpenter & Son
Obrion & Russell
St. Paul
Orient
Armenia
State of Pennsylvania
Equitable
Lodger nearly suffocates in Emerald Street fire escape
Grace Robinson, 23, a lodger at 29 Emerald Street, narrowly escapes death when a lamp explodes in her room on the second floor, igniting bedding. She is carried out by landlady Mary Ashby as firefighters extinguish the blaze with about $50 in damage. hospital says she will recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Robinson
Emerald Street
Miss Robinson
Mary Ashby
Dr E Detchon's Diuretic Aide Sells For Homes
Advertises a diuretic product claimed to stop bedwetting in children and adults. Priced at $1, sold by Goodwin & Co. of Hanover Street. The copy targets parents with nightly urine incontinence as a preventable problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GEV
Goodwin & Cyu
Hanover St
Judge Banks Divorced in Fairfield Probate Court
Judge Ewing granted a decree of divorce to Jennie W. Banks wife of Judge E Banks who presides in Fairfield Conn. Probate Court The divorce on cruelty grounds notes the marriage occurred February 1889 Mrs Banks left in 1893 and resided in Chicago The complainant alleges assault within two weeks after marriage
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Chicago
Sec
Ewing
Jennie W. Banks
E. 8. Banks
Fairfield
Conn
Plan to pay creditors in full after bank and trust firm collapse
William M. Singerly, president of Chestnut Street National Bank and Chestnut Street Trust & Saving Fund Co, says a plan will be submitted to creditors next Tuesday or by Wednesday. The plan may involve Chestnut Street stock and aims to avoid losses for all creditors. The trust company was assigned to George H. Earle Jr and Richard Y. Cook, transferring all property to the assignees after a board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William M. Singerly
Chestnut Street National Bank
Chestnut Street Trust & Saving Fund Company
Press Boys Lose Two Amateur Polo Matches at Casino Rink
In night games, the Press Cycling Club fell 6 to 3 to the Bay State Wheelmen with Pease excelling for Press and Annis strong in goal. The Tigers Roadsters defeated the Metropolitan Wheelmen 6 to 0 as Reed led at center and the Tigers showed speed, while Mets workers Anderson and the Woods brothers performed well.
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Casino
Press Cycling
Bay State Wheelmen
Bay State
Pease
Annis
Parker
Tiger Roadsters
Metropolitan Wheelmen
Mets
Reed
Tiger
Anderson
Woods Boys
Nash
E. Sawyer
R.r
Pitagerald
Mateusee
A. Sawyer
Clark Parker
Charles Clark Cook
Bosc
Rush
Fitzgerald
McCloud
K. Sawyer
Case
Press Club
Press
Weed
Jamit
Cces
Fitz Ae
Sawyer
Huemereld
Isaac Sawyer
Cook
Durgin
MET
Denny
Barbour
Goodman Mood
Caue
Anderson Knapp
Chipman
Spurr Durging
Bry
B. Woods
Tigers
Igers
W. Woods
MeCloud
prege—Red
Gil
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Charlotte, N. C
Helo
Department Merchant’s Bank
Eusurn
Easant
Johnson
Liniment
the City Hospital
E. J. McKendrew
South Boston
Charlestown
Grove Hall
Meeting House Hill
California
Farragut
Reliance
American
Massachusetts
National Standard
Assurance of America
British America
Scottish Union & National
Firemen’s Fund
Boston Marine
London Assurance
Commercial Union
Western Assurance
Northern Assurance
Northwestern National
Atlas of England
Phoenix of England
Citizens
Magdeburg
North British & Mercantile
Delaware
Caledonian
Home
Phoenix
Union Assurance
Insurance Company North America
Liverpool
London & Globe
Aetna
Fire Association
Palatine and Royal
Weyler
Puc
Dr. E. Detchon
Judge Banks
Connecticut
East
Boston Fire Department
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Post Office Square
Ben J. F. Stevens
Alfred D. Foster
F. Trull
Wm, B. Turner
Philadelphia Bank
Larrabee
Winkelmann & Brown Drug CO
Tremont Row
Wilson Brothers
Skillings
Tremont Temple
Bonsom Bf
Horace F. Ye
Nga
Annie D. Jewell
T of Portland
J. Newman & Sons
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