Boost the Label Q. From the Standpoint of Principle
The piece urges union solidarity and asks workers to audit their union labels and support a general labor movement. It cautions printers and trades to bridge class lines, emphasizes duties within unions, and critiques self admiration in the Typographic union while urging broader support for labor causes. It cites George Ade on matrimony and ends with a light exchange about chocolates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne
le General Labor Movement
W. T. Luce
To. Peka Typographical Union
Cigara
Toba
Labor Movement
Solidarity
Fabor
Itao
Labor for Peace and Antiwar Sentiment From Samuel Gompers
Labor leader Samuel Gompers calls workers to oppose militarism and push for peace. He urges a peaceful, law abiding nation relying on established institutions for protection, arguing workers have a special stake in resisting military expansion and violent government actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voice of Fate
Saimuel Gompers
Cost of compensation and a daring skater tale
The report details Massachusetts Industrial Accident Board figures on nonfatal and fatal injuries and compensation costs for wage earners, noting insured and uninsured cases and dependents. It also recounts a daring skater who crossed a frozen river to fulfill Napoleon's orders, earning credit for swift, bold action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Induestrial Accident Board
Industrial Accident Board
Pour
Massachusetts
Massichisetta
Jona
Napoleon
Marshal Mortier
de Jay
Erne
The Carolina Mountains Tale of Dinner and Chicken
In Miss Margaret W Morley’s story a mountain woman hungry in town asks for a meal. A stranger feeds her dinner, prompting a conversation about charity and dignity as the woman returns with a chicken and a question about reciprocity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina
Margaret W Morley
Carolina Mountains
Cobb steals three bases in bold Shibe Park dash
A famed 1921 style anecdote recounts Ty Cobb stealing three bases after a lucky scratch hit in a Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers game at Shibe Park Philadelphia June. Cobb’s aggressive base running and a high throw to center after an attempt on second fuelled the scoring rush as Connie Mack’s crowd reacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American
Philadelphia Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Shibe Park
Philadelphia
Ty Cobb
Melnnes
Connie Mack
Joys Rooters
Georgia Peach
Tyros
Lapp
Cobb
Larry
Bettex
Collins
Nindy
Baker
Coby
Sual
Haying
Fra
Unions Attacked as Congress Probes Manufacturers
A Washington meeting of the Chamber of Commerce coincides with a paid National Association of Manufacturers ad by George Pope. The congressional inquiry, July 9 to December 2, 1918, rebuked the N A M and found no illegitimate lobbying by the AFL leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress Committee
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States of America
George Pope
National Association of Manufacturers
Pope
National Guard
oMeiala
National Association of Mintuforturets
House of Representatives
Manufacturers
National Council For Industrial Defense
Invaston
Mape
MacDonald
American Congress
United States Congress
Congressions Committee
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Morrison
United States
Mexican Pottery and Other Varied Snippets
Article describes Durango pottery crafted by hand on foot powered wheels using local clay from Iron Mountain area. It notes about twenty factories employing five to fifty men, producing vessels by eye with rapid skill, claiming thirty six dozen four quart vessels daily. Additional columns provide humorous short notices and anecdotes from multiple newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durango
Mexico
Iron Mountain
Dazzling Light Risks Permanent Eye Injury Says Expert
G H Stickney warned at the International Exposition of Safety and Sanitation that glare and lack of diffusion from lighting cause eye strain and potential permanent injury. Direct glare, reflections from glossy surfaces, and high contrast areas strain vision. shielding and repositioning lights can reduce hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
H Stickney
Popular Judgment of Genius and Fabre’s Honors
Fabre gains Institute of Prince honors and a prize for experimental physiology for his entomological work. His odd concentration perplexes neighbors as he sits on a stone, glimpsed by three vintagers. A Westminster Gazette note says the Legion of Honor ribbon quiets suspicions of mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fabre
Institute of Prince
Country Guard
Legion of Honor
Westminster Gazette
Hail to the Chief and Endless Oratorical Banter
A humorous account from the New York Post describes Jones avoiding a banquet as the chief and dull speaker arrive late. Jones’ companion notes the crowd’s fuss as the bore’s head tradition is invoked. The piece also references a Vaishnava love lyric with Tagore imagery about a timeless, unfulfilled longing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
New York Post
Rabindranath Tagore
Pleasant recall of quieting mob with camera on scene
A police captain explains a crowd was quieted quickly when a camera man arrived. The result made the mob look presentable as reporters sought to frame the scene for Louisville Courier-Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Witty Q&A on Married Life and Dinner Table
The excerpt presents jokey exchanges about marital dinners and “stone cold” meals. It contrasts a pessimistic view by Fletcherizing nine pills with an optimistic escape as a bear frees and provides a view, all styled in a Yale Record tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Chandos Lelch
Yale Record
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mids the Labor Movement
George Ade
Chicago Athletic Club
Boston Transcript
Labor For Peace
Hatel
Jockaunth
New York
York ‘Times
Julia Brown
Tanglefoot Street
Lust
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wales
North Wales
West Rb Mail
Margye
Minnye
Maggye
Kansas City Star
Ethel
Jesle
Frank
Mabel
Audge
Veal
London
Charles Dickens
Robert Louis Stevenson
Detroit Free Press
Sandhill
Blas Owen
Normandy
Argenton
Holland
Zuyder Zee
France
Bos
Sweden
Mrs. Havre
Ransnas Clry Stur
Holbrock Bros
Voss-Holbrock
Holzberger
H.H. Jones Service
East 5Th St
Cincinnati
Ohig
the Ohio Union
Ohio Union Brewing Co
Cincinnati, Ohio
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