Pennsylvania Embraces Workmen Compensation Law
The editorial discusses Pennsylvania adopting a statutory compensation system for industrial injuries, noting similarities to New York’s law and the constitutional backing. It cites judicial approval in New York, growing public opinion, and the shift to treating compensation as production cost. It also mentions eight hour day talks and labor reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
New York
New York State
Court of Errors and Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Labor Briefs From Coast to Midwest on Wages and Unions
The San Francisco Walters' union plans a campaign to remove Asiatic workers from cafes, restaurants, hotels, and saloons. Worcester Central Labor Union backs a $2.50 daily wage for city laborers. Overland Automobile Co Toledo workers get a 5 percent hourly wage increase affecting nearly 11,000 employees. San Francisco Plasterers' union No. 16 bans members from working more than five days weekly, with Saturdays and Sundays off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Walters’ Union
Worcester
Mass
Central Labor Union
Overland Automobile Company
Toledo
San Francisco Plasterers’ Union No. 16
Ite
Bedouin Women Know Little of World Beyond Arabia
Extract from National Geographic Magazine describes Bedouin women in Baghdad and beyond. It recalls water jars carried on shoulders, blood covenants, ritual acts, and limited knowledge of America, with contrast between Bedouin life and Western society. It notes few women aware of America and a serving maid asking about Amerique, while praising wise royal consorts of ancient times.
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Arabia
Tigris
Bagdad
Abbas
Yusif
Joseph
Moses
America
Amerique
London
Mars
Nejibah
The
Star
National Geographic Magazine
From Land to Oceans The World Storm and Beyond
From Edwin Davies Schoonmaker's The World Storm and Beyond. A reflection on how seas shape civilization and power, contrasting landlocked and coastal societies, and imagining alternate histories where seas were blocked by sword barriers.
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Euphrates
Nile
Greece
Rome
Germany
England
Europe
Strait of Gibraltar
Ocean
Edwin Davies Schoonmaker
Johnson Style and Mechanical Quips in Early Notes
A collage of quotes on character and invention from 18th century figures and critics. Includes Mrs Dovekins, Miss Burney, Samuel Johnson sketches, and a nod to mechanical engineers debating basic design questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Molecules and Heat in Everyday Dissolving
A nostalgic digest explains why heat speeds dissolving, using sugar, salt, and a marble analogy. It links molecular motion to solution ease and contrasts hot versus cold water, noting salt behaves unusually. The piece blends science history with quirky anecdotes from 19th century periodicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York American
A Strict Party Man Quote Snapshot
A punning exchange shows a politician pledging loyalty to a platform while a quip about his broad acquaintance surfaces. The fragment touches on loyalty and public image within political life, with a nod to rival papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Precocious Painters From Mere Boys In Art History
A collage of notes on child prodigies in painting highlights Sir David Wilkie and other young talents who produced major works before adulthood. The piece recalls Millais, Holman Hunt, Rousset, and Landseer as teenage creators and mentions their celebrated canvases and early mastery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meriden College
Blackheath
London Chronicle
Sir David Wilkie
Wilkie
Dart
Mulals
Royal Academy
South Kensington
Banga
Pizarro
Inea
Peru
Millais
Academy
Lorenzo
Teabella
Walker Art Gallery of Liverpool
Holman Hunt
St. Agnes
St. Pauls
Rousett
Mary Virgin
Landseer
TME TRADE UNION
The American trade union is portrayed as a sympathetic force defending workers rights. It is described as lifting men to a better life through shorter hours higher pay and improved conditions while upholding constitutional rights and urging workers to claim their freedoms within a republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mmercy
Humanity
Sie
The Share of Labor and Minimum Wage Debate
The article discusses wage share postwar, workers' rights, and unions. It notes labor in demand after conflict, calls for strong union organization, and cites wage proposals from Washington welfare commission including a $9 per week baseline and a $41 waitress rate, plus a Kansas City firemen wage rise to $3.50 per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Sigie li Dust Welfare Commission
W. Olson
B Stationary
Fremen's Union of
Kansas City
Labor notes reflect wide NYC factory labor scene
The item notes 20,000 New York City factories and common laborers. Oklahoma City municipality workers receive four fifteen day vacations with pay. labor groups in NYC plan to raise funds to defend indicted labor leaders. It cites 22 percent of lead smelters poisoned last year, and Amsterdam diamond industry employing over 10,000, with 9,800 in the Amalgamated Union of Dutch Diamond Workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Oklahoma City
Bureau of Labor Statatics
Amsterdam
Amalgamated
Union of Dutch Diamonds Workers
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International Union of Philadelphia
United States
Canada
East
West
Middle West
Pullman Company Acts
Frank P. Walsh
United States Commission On Industrial Relations
Robert T. Lincoln
Pullman Company
Call OF the Sea
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Herald
Washington
Wu Ting Fang
Lo Meng Lo
France
Yu Keng
Melpomene
Philadelphia Ledger
Jiggs
Buffalo Hx Press
James
Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Canaan
Palestine
Misa Triller
Washington Star
Kansas City Journal
Theady
Yonkers Statesman
Puck
TME Trade Union
Union Shop
the Square Tailors
High Street
Holbrock Bros
Voss-Holbrock
Morner’s Cafe
Cleveland
Buffalo
Aleve
Tomers Fuatow
Ind
B. Linas Ss
Cleveland & Buffalo Transit CO
Lis Extaroe
Caver
Posta
Thea Oe
Labor Notes
the Ohio Union
Hamilton
Ohio Union Brewing Co
Cincinnati, Ohio
Hamilton Collateral Loan Co
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