Industrial unions and labor actions across regions
The article surveys labor unions and strikes in North America and Europe, detailing wage scales, strikes, and jurisdiction fights. It notes new union formations in Nova Scotia, wage patterns in Washington, Shingle Weavers in Anacortes, and the Pavers' Union in Boston, plus global union trends, court actions, and the rise of ward clubs to empower consumers in labor disputes. It cites figures on membership and pay, and references key unions and trials in Chicago, Boston, and San Jose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anacortes
Wash
Pavers’ Union of
Boston
Steam Engine Makers'Society
England
Boot and Shoe Workers’ International Union
Flanders
Woman's Label League
New England
Lynn
Mass
Government Printing Office
International Photo-Engravers’ Union
Buffalo
N. Y
Lee Neyer
District Lodge of Machinists
Keokuk
Iowa
United States
McPherson
Fort Madison
San Jose
Cal
Federated Trades Council
St. Louis
O'Brien
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers’ Union
American Bridge Company
Luke Grant
Chicago
Inter Ocean
American Federation of Labor
Pittsburg
National Federation
Mack
P. F. Pettibone & Co
International Typographical Union
Allied Printing Trades
Allied Printing Trades Council
P. F. Pettibone Company
Scotland
Ireland
Germany
France
Italy
Austria
Spain
Hungary
Denmark
New South Wales
Holdom
Supreme Court of the United States
Amalgamated Window Glass Workers of America
Pilgrims Visit Burns Birthplace and Dumfries Shrine
A group from Glasgow tours Scotland’s Burns birthplace Alloway and Dumfries home. The journey chronicles the poet Robert Burns life from humble hut to later fame, noting poverty, struggles, and enduring songs like A Man's a Man for a' that.
Mme Albini Name Origin Debated in Stage Lore
The article discusses whether Mme Albini adopted her stage name from Albany and notes the claim is disputed. It cites her singing master Lamperti as the originator of the name, though he knew nothing of her living in Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Albini
Albany
Lamperti
Lved
Man Builds Wealth From Labor In Woods And Field
Pratt describes a self reliant pioneer who travels with potatoes seeds and tools, felling trees to create land, fish, craft, trade hides for meat and salt, and gradually accumulates goods. He argues human effort and resourcefulness transform hardship into opportunity, offering a path from panic to personal success.
The School For Play Writing Advances American Drama
A school for play writing proposes to develop American genius and elevate the drama to the best ranks. It emphasizes training over raw talent, notes the shift from old soliloquies to modern technique, and aims to attract top talent to shape the evolving art.
Remarkable 1867 Fort Sanders Photo of Grant and Party
A discovered photograph taken in 1867 at Fort Sanders near Lamarie Station Wyoming on the Union Pacific railway shows Gen U S Grant and his party during a regional tour. It lists twenty figures including Sherman Sheridan Dodge Gibbon Harney Slemmer Dent Potter Kautz Hunt and several officers plus women and children. The image captures early railroad era travel transforming the overland route from St. Louis to San Francisco into a three day express era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sanders
Lamarie Station
Wyo
Union Pacific
U. S. Grant
Grant
William T. Sherman
P. H. Sheridan
Grenville M. Dodge
John Gibbon
William S. Harney
Adam Slemmer
Frederick Dent
James C. Potter
Adam Kautz
L. Cass Hunt
St. Louis
San Francisco
Chicago
Bean Misunderstanding Teaches Plant Growth Lesson
A Towson High School botany class reports progress on bean planting. One pupil mistakes germination steps, pulling beans from the ground and re burying them, thinking sprouts should remain above soil. The instructor clarifies that beans must emerge before vines appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towson High School
Chicago News
Ungracious Speech Sparked By Scot's Wife Mockery
Bird S Coler critiques a speech by likening it to a Scot's quip with his second wife. The anecdote centers on a husband asked if he loves her more than Jean. He bluntly replies that if Jean were alive she would not be present. The New York Tribune reports the remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bird S. Coler
Jean
Jock
Laddie
Betty
New York Tribune
Trip Abroad Cut Short By One Man’s Bad English Beer
A traveler recalls a failed overseas trip in 1894 when bad English beer felled him near the docks of Liverpool. He boarded a return ship home after a night of drinking, waking in his berth with a splitting head and a vow to catch the offender if he could. He dismisses pretensions of foreign travel and clings to home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Accommodating Bill Collector Walks Up Four Flights
A domineering young bill collector from a downtown installment house visits Mr Groucherly to collect a debt. He taunts the clerk on the fourth floor, refusing to be polite. After a tense moment the man demands payment and Groucherly foots the bill down four flights of stairs, without a receipt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
William
Bill
Editor’s Vacation Joke Reappears in Chicago Inter Ocean
A columnist recalls staying home for vacation and rekindling marriage, joking that each year he spends leave convincing his wife she remains married while he keeps office hours. The piece echoes a Chicago Inter Ocean quip about a mysterious daytime porch existence and renewed romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Too Open a Compliment at the Streetcar Rally
At a Philadelphia convention of street railway men a discussion of street railroading sparked anecdotes. Irwin Fuller of Detroit recounted a scene with a pretty Irish girl in a trolley car who blushed as the conductor pressed for fare and she replied with tactful humor about repeating the phrase.
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Philadelphia
Irwin Fuller
Detroit
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Europe
W. M. Gamble
Atlantic
Nova Scotia
Toronto
Metallic
International Sheet Metal Workers’ Union
International Union
International Association of Steam and Hot Water Fitters
United Association of Plumbers
Chicago Federation of Labor
St. Louis Central By
E American Bridge Company
Scotia
Speens
Glasgow
Alisa Craig
Paddy
Arran
Sweet Singer
Alloway
Hansel
Robin
Cotter
Mount Oliphant
Ayr
Burne
Dumfries
Solway
List
Dame Burns
Crane
Hook
Highland Cottage
Arbroath Abbey
Rome
Paris
Luxor
Merna
Lodi
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