Railway Unions See Strength and Wealth Across Railroads
The Chicago News notes strong union membership among rail workers west of Chicago with about ninety two roads involved and crews seeking pay hikes and longer working miles. Engineers conductors firemen and trainmen hold substantial treasuries and funds for benefits while arbitration becomes common practice and safety laws gain union influence.
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Chicago
Henry Myde
Chicago News
Worthig
sLes
Oneneers
Cleveland
United States
Engineers’ Union
Dremen's Union
Ien
American Federation of Labor
Eating Snails and Other Oddities of Food Literature
The excerpt cites Colonel Newnham Davis describing snail dining at Prince’s with a silver bowl and fork, snails in hot sauce, and a vivid moment of life. It also includes humorous remarks from London Standard and a wry exchange about recipes amid a mix of domestic musings.
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Newnham Davis
Prince's
London Standard
Making a Big Gun Monster Twelve Inch Rifles
A dated, technical overview describes the design, construction, and limits of a colossal twelve inch naval gun. It covers bore construction, rifling via spiral grooves, wire winding to handle bursting pressures, heat treatment, and the massive breechblock. The piece notes shell speed, tube length, and the gun's expected life after about 100 rounds.
Work for the Union Urges Strengthening Labor Movement
The article urges unity within the American Federation of Labor to boost union membership and influence. It emphasizes loyalty to the cause, collective spending to support union goods, and mutual effort to strengthen organized labor across the nation. The piece notes the goal of expanding union reach and impact through solidarity and sustained action.
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America
Laebor
Rwich
Mx Inden Avin
Stork
Cen
Labor of the First
Utah Women Toilers Helped by Minimum Wage Law
Utah's wage measure for women and girls has had a years trial with success beyond hopes. The law, first of its kind, raised public policy, yielding near $7,000 in back wages and prompting broad social and economic impact. It reports 12,000 workers covered and ongoing compliance seen as a strong incentive for future enforcement.
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Utah
Haines
Jhe Ates
Tiber
Xtitistes
Commission
Musical heads and faces shape of great musicians
A German scientist Dr Sohn says musicians share distinctive facial features and skull shape. He links a enlarged sound center in the brain to the musician’s head, noting Wagner Beethoven and others show eccentric, sharp features. He argues musical talent is tied to nervous, active dispositions and unique tooth and jaw traits.
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Pau Solin
Sohn
Wagner
Beethoven
Robert Schumann
Richard Strauss
New York
Amertoin
House Exempts Labor Under Sherman Law
The House passed a Clayton antitrust exemption clarifying that labor unions and their members are not liable under the Sherman Act for restraints of trade. It cites unions and worker associations as non illegal conspiracies, while affirming legal protections for labor organizations under trade restraint provisions. Also notes a Massachusetts ruling denying a wife living apart from a deceased husband as a dependent for workers compensation benefits, reversing a prior decision.
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Fuc
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Pho
Massachusetts
Industrial Accident Board
Mark Twain as a linguist and stubborn French lesson
An odd, fragmentary piece depicts Mark Twain as a linguist after he decides to study French. It blends garbled lines about learning, a waiter named Mart Twely, and a satirical tone referencing The Morning Call and a magazine quote. The text also includes a diverted aside on why a lake resembles a person, concluding with reflections on the lake’s cycles and life.
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Mart
Taduel
Dean
Yourti
Union Labor Gossip and Labor News Snippet
The item notes a workmen's compensation law in Kentucky taking effect January 1, 1915. It mentions San Francisco unions opening a new temple in September and a 1913 charter expansion for Bakers and Confectionery workers. It reports Swiss federation dues increases and German unions noting 450,000 member gain, totaling over 2.5 million.
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Kentucky
San Francisco
Septembe
War International Union
Gred
Federation of the Municipal Workers of
Switzerland
Blended. Arthur Conan Doyle on an early tale
The passage recalls Sir Arthur Conan Doyle saying he wrote his first book at six, a vivid adventure blend with a maw and a tiger as possible heroes. A Yonkers Statesman quote notes passengers clinging to car straps and seats in a humorous aside about crowding.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur
Patience
Patrice
Not Giving Time Suit Delivery Deadline
A terse exchange in a cash-only tailoring shop questions timely suit completion for an 80th event. The tailor bluntly states the shop operates on a strictly cash basis, implying potential delay or denial of rushed service. The fragment hints at broader, unclear references to past and future themes.
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Boston
Jenny Lind Performance Moves Fans In Memoir Excerpt
In Hon Stephen Coleridge's Memoirs a vivid reminiscence recalls Jenny Lind singing for the narrator's father. The event irked no one, yet prompted hushed awe as Lind's simple query sparked immediate quiet. The father thanked her, and the scene ended with a warm farewell.
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Stephen Coleridge
Albania's Blood Feuds and Social Isolation
A Youth's Companion excerpt explains the Albanian blood feud as a pervasive problem. It notes that families fortify houses, avoid leaving home for years, and rely on friends for food. It also describes marriage restrictions tied to vengeance and nuptial obligations as part of the custom.
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Albania
Nurrage
What Borough Signifies in Saxon Times
The text explains that the word mnegh in Saxon meant towns fortified with castles for protection. Soldiers who protected the burghers led to inhabitants forming a community. This community developed a regular government and the term boroligh laws emerged to denote their official rules and governance.
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