Training Women for Union Leadership at Chicago School
The National Women's Trade Union League in Chicago runs a labor movement school opened January 1912 with one student. Over nearly three years it offers four month courses in organizing, economics, civics, and public speaking, plus field work, correspondence courses, and public lectures to empower working women across trades.
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Natonal Women's Trade Uniow League
Chicago
League
Raymond Robins
Robins
England
Lie Kochine Co-operative Poneers
Workers’ Educational Association
Universities
Wnh
Wales
Prudenta
Mulowa
Federation of Labor
America
Lival
Fads of Literary Men Then and Now
A humorous rundown of famed writers quirks and idiosyncrasies. Hawthorne washed his hands after a wife’s letter, Keats peppered toast, Dickens wore jewelry, Poe slept with his cat, Longfellow walked at sunrise, and Holmes carried odd items to ward off ailments.
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Hawthorne
Keats
Dickens
Joaquin Miller
Edgar Allan Poe
Daudet
Thackeray
Vanity
Robert Baiwalig
Longfellow
Tawilorie
Oliver Wentell Holmes
Santa Fe Railroad Withholds Bonuses for Union Members
Santa Fe Railroad awarded $2,750,000 as Christmas bonuses to 25,000 employees but will deny an additional 10 percent of annual pay to those in service who earn at most $2,500 and are under current or former contracts. The exclusion targets members of four brotherhoods engineers firemen brakemen and conductors. Most beneficiaries are clerks operators agents track and yard workers not covered by the Adamson act.
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Santa Fe Railroad
P. Ripley
Brotherhoods
Seislawure
New York
Lecefico
Forelgners
Jacques Vers
Alexander Mile
Ming
Ard
Aw Doninein
Thor
Bart
BU Hart Co
Nurrele
Dour
Mo Hart
Aries
Ordeb
Teri Uariels Af Taurus
Hiv
Muvol & Co
Artletocracy
Wniiely
Ito Hitory
Philadelphia Press
Gibraltar's Long Stormy Rule and Military Shifts
A scattered historical fragment recounts Gibraltar’s stormy history from 1704 to later sieges, noting key figures, battles, and transitions among British, Austrian, and Allied forces. It also weaves in unrelated quotes about naval ranks, military staff roles, and light humor from contemporary sources.
Clock Struck Twelve Sparks Uncertain Journey
A Louisville Courier-Journal fragment portrays a young man speaking of wishing for money to travel while a father presents a car ticket, signaling an imminent departure and family concern.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Ossified man and town on display in dialogue
A brief Kansas City Journal exchange has His Snari teasing Hiram about seeing an ossified man while boasting a town of such figures. The playful dialog hints at rural curiosities and a mock showcase of relics.
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Hiram
Kansas City Journal
His Early Struggle and the Old Map Tale
A terse exchange highlights a speaker’s early struggles as the other notes the more he fought, the more the old map seemed to burden him. The dialogue reflects themes of perseverance and hidden guidance in formative years.
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Boston Transcript
Radium Fire Theory Promises Rise and Fall of Man
DL Gerns bach in Electrical Experimenter outlines radium's immense energy and a cosmic cycle where the earth heats, burns, and cools over millions of years. He cites Soddy and Kelvin to claim radium could drive a planetary incandescent era, then perish, leaving civilizations reset and reborn.
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Priessey Soddy
Eusteni
Ted
Lord Kelvin
Protexxor Joly
Soddy
Jupiter
Sanien
Roel
Ike
Gernsbach
Jerrold’s Retort on Witty Pretenders
A sharp Jerrold quip targets a would be wit who, after exhausting stale jokes, pleads for a laugh. Jerrold fires back with bite about laughing and effort. The quote ends with a from James Anthony Froude on forming one’s own character through work.
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Jerrold
Douglas Jerrold
James Anthony Froude
GRAFTING CHINA GAINS AND LOSSES IN TRADE EXPECTATIONS
A travelogue tone narrative critiques graft and inefficiency in China’s rail and coastal shipping, noting delays from pier to boat and questioning how vast infrastructure could be built amid systemic corruption. A missionary tale illustrates graft’s reach and a governor’s pressure to extract bribes, highlighting the moral and economic impact on enterprise.
Remembering Matthew Fontaine Maury Publicizing an Ocean Explorer
A fragmented reminiscence highlights Matthew Fontaine Maury as a foundational figure in meteorology and oceanography. It notes his role in establishing U S observatories and hydrographic work, and credits him with early charts of the Atlantic, while contrasting recognition with a lack of formal honors. The piece blends anecdotes, literary snippets, and brief reflections on nature and science.
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Matthew Fontaine
Aury
Robert Fulton
Cyril W. Field
Matthew Poutine
Moiry
Lim
Nancies Ofservatory
Washington
Pliveau
Aryras W. Pleit
Staury
United States
Guy Wenmertal
Soulton Street
Dangerous Suggestion in Baltimore Speech
A Baltimore American quip warns that talking big risks raising costs, while casual optimism when a nan sits to hope for the best may invite the worst, framing a cautious view of public discourse and outcomes.
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Baltimore American
Panic of 1887 Strikes New York Amid Wheat Riots and Bank Failures
The Philadelphia Press recounts the panic of 1887 with wheat shortages, rising money costs, and bank suspensions. Riots surged in New York as crowds clashed outside warehouses, destroying flour stores and challenging authority. The crisis caused widespread business failures, unemployment, and sharp price increases, marking a severe monetary collapse.
Great Wheel at Laxey Isle of Man Celebrated
Laxey in the Isle of Man hosts the famous road mines headquarters and its celebrated wheel. Erected in 1854, the wheel measures seventy two feet in diameter and has operated with no oscillation since its completion, a notable engineering landmark of the area.
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Laxey
Isle of Man
Visland
Willis-1 Refutes Veracity With Reduced Bank Hours
The fragment mentions Willis-1 taking 1 volt to reduce. Willis confirms. A speaker, Puck, says I reduced my bank account and hours at the office and my refutation for veracity. Talebearers are as bad as tale makers per Sheridan.
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Willis
Gais
Si Willis
Puck
Sheridan
Fashions Fifty Years Ago Caps Aprons and Evening Wear
The article recalls 50s era dress where aprons and breakfast caps were prized even with evening gowns. Aprons featured lavish fabrics like thick silk satin with lace pockets and scalloped edges, valued more for ornament than utility. It cites Godeys Lady's Book and fashion notes on aprons in that period.
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Godey
Bath
Fragmented OCR note from Philadelphia Record
A garbled OCR fragment references a reporter and city paper with unclear names and events. It appears to mention a command officer, a report, and potential dismissals but lacks coherent content or identifiable facts suitable for a full news item.
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Laniso i
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Rock OF Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Leon Weran
Wnilee
Werner
Reson
Es Hispopitat Stratesdon Pustelon
Drateller Pantk
Moardatt
Charles V
George Rooke
Meijer
Hesse Darmstadt
Archduke Charles
Ansjell
Eld
New York Sun
Lulu
National Geographic Magazin
China
Mula
Swehmerlinds
Peking
Canton
Eehionl
Sonin
Laos
Ind
Alivwatibe
Walt
Weil
Elim
Anil
Ira
Birmingham Age-Herald
Yonkers
New York City
Ois
Robert
Agai
Turner
Tan
Robert Crew
Teddy
Indianapolis News
Sofie
Old
Madrid
Supersti
Noel
Kittel Nick
Turner Ani
Caythaga
Philadelphia
Union Shop
the Square Tailors
High Street
Holbrock Bros
Voss-Holbrock
Morner’s Cafe
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