Pan American Labor Federation Aims to Unite Americas
The American Federation of Labor backs a Pan American Federation of Labor to defend nations from militarism and boost trade. Led by Samuel Gompers with Carlos Laveira and Baltasar Pages, the plan envisions 8 million US and 1 million Latin American organized workers joining a cross border body if peace returns to Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
American Federation of Labor
Western Hemisphere
Washington
Americas
Central America
West Indies
Europe
Samuel Gompers
John Murray
California
Santiago Iglesias
Organized Workers of
Porto Itteo
Carlos Loveira
Organized Workers
Yurutau
Mexico
Gompers
Sam
The
Couneil of National Defense
Tint Comel
Pan-American Federation At Labor
Anyoe
Carlos Laveira
Baltasar Pages
Laveira
Lovetta
A Patron of Art. De Wint Plays a Gentle Trick
Peter de Wint, a landscape painter, tests a wealthy pretender who ostentatiously praises sold works to appear a patron. After the show’s delay, the painter helps the man by revealing the two best pictures were reserved with tickets for him, exposing the patron’s insincere vanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Wint
Peter de Wint
Water Color Society
Hin
Wek
A Lesson in Thrift The Young Man’s Future Income Plan
A father explains to his son how disciplined saving can build an old age income. Starting with saving $2 a week, the plan grows yearly: $15 in year two, $150 by year four, and compounding interest yearly. By year eight the fund yields significant gains, reaching over $10,000 by year twenty, providing a steady income thereafter.
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Blaine
Sound
A Woman Did It The Papered House Lesson
A Philadelphia North American story recounts a tenant who wallpapered around every picture in a house, hiding a grimy square behind one frame. She paid the rent and warned she would move next month, while the landlord praised the result amid a paper shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Testamentary Gratitude to Fish Stirred by Thames Dish
In Henry Greville's diary a man who fished at Chertsey left a peculiar bequest in his will. He requested his body be cast into the Thames at Chertsey to repay the descendants of the fish that nourished him, a strange testament to gratitude noted by the London Tatler.
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Henry Greville
Chertsey
Thames
London
Tatler
Timid's Love Turns Night Conversation Into Cold Weather
In a Boston Transcript snippet, Jack Timid asks if Mr. Cashleigh is in, the butler confirms, Timid shows hopeful disappointment about being near the employer's daughter, and the scene closes with a quip about catching cold in beastly weather.
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Jack
Mr. Cashleigh
Boston Transcript
Trick of the Camera Promises Simple Twin Illusion
Amateur photographers can create a two image effect by inserting a blackened cardboard panel inside the camera bellows to block light on one side. The method requires careful timing with plate handling and precise positioning to keep the two exposures aligned.
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Womans Home Companion
A. Chindy
Low
Historic Kavala Seaport and Sleep Advice Fragment
A fragmented OCR joins notes on Kavala once called Neapolia in St Pal's era with unrelated lines about sleep. The historic port description mentions arches and water flow from Mount Teone to the town and citadel, alongside long observations on sleep duration and health.
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Thia Grecian
Neapolia
St. Pal
Kavahi
Eoffend
Uae
Europe
Fa Hallow
Witeh
Althonety
Seager
Tuliris
Taeons
Tripled Her Baking Capacity With New Oven Crate
A housewife narrates how a crate delivered from a hardware store enabled a larger oven pan measuring 104 by 18 by 1 inches. She notes the iron pane allowed baking more efficiently, replacing older tools and increasing output. The account mixes quirky phrasing with practical detail about improved bake speed and capacity.
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Bussie Enotles
Russia
Wonderful Man and Desert Island Rumor
A fragmented item from the Houston Post notes odd remarks about a “Wonderful Man” linked to a desert island theory and a boast that ten women once fooled him. The text shifts to hotel rates, offering a single room with bath at $5 daily, and mentions state intrigue and Penn State.
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Houston Post
Comtina Suisvilius
Penn State
Not So Wrong Naturalization Question Sparks Laughs
A Russian applicant for naturalization was asked for the constitution. He answered “Rugged and healthy,” drawing laughter yet showing a light moment in the process.
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The
United States
Washington Herald
Cold Cash
Beau praises wealth with earnest flair while Taye notes his girl’s father holds plenty of money. Yale Record records a flirtatious exchange hinting at wealth as a social marker.
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Beau
Taye
Yale
Sun Spots Cycles Puzzle Scientists Seek Causes
The article discusses sun spots and their eleven year cycles, noting varying durations and the potential link to solar matter transfers and magnetic fields. It cites Isabel Mc Lewis and references ongoing solar research, with broader remarks on planetary impacts and historical notes.
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Isabel Mc Lewis
Ue Nutival
Alanis Wttice
United States
Nival Olsereaitory
Mary
Vail
Hove
Aussi
The Union Label and the Value of Purchases
A brief note urges readers to value the union label on goods bought with wages. It argues nonunion items may appear equal but stresses trust in union-labeled products to ensure fair wages and working standards. The piece hints at deception by unscrupulous sellers and calls for continued awareness of wage-based purchasing.
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Bunke
J& Wu
Low Pay for Girls in Washington Sweatshops
Miss Falk of the District Consumers League described in a New Century Club meeting how apron makers in Washington earned as little as 20 to 40 cents for a day’s work. The report cites underpayment, factory scouting, and the push for a living wage amid ongoing labor disputes and proposed compensation reforms.
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Shington
Gould
Washington
Falk
Tristrict
Columbia Consumers
Milas Falk
Iowa
Willis
Mekerine
Oly
Abu Dubia
Stoel Eueditis
Colwiliy
Labor Notes Across Regions Signal Wage and Convention Moves
Labor notes report wage gains and policy shifts from Moirston Texas to Vancouver Canada and Panama Canal Zone. Steel workers, shoe workers, and United Mine Workers members seek conventions and higher pay, with increases ranging from five to ten percent. An electric company grant raises weeks and bonuses, while federal employees unions grow. A commissary begins stocking union labeled goods.
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Moirston
Tex
Alwu
Leon
Steel and Tin
Granite City
Vancouver
Canada
Sevek Tranaling
United Mine Workers of America
Labor groups vow fraternal relations with Japan
From Washington the American Federation of Labor and the Laborers’ Friendly Society of Japan announce planned friendly relations. A cable from Samuel Gompers urges joint influence to improve US Japan ties and amicably resolve vexing issues.
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American Federation
Japanese Society
American Federation of Labor
Laborers’ Friendly Society of
Japwa
National Labor Organization
Federation
Washington
Buntan
Laborers’ Friendly Society
Youal-kal
Suzuki
Samuel Gompers
Japan
United States
Labor Briefs From Abilene Kansas Incoherent Clipping
A jumble of garbled text references labor related items and local notes. The fragment mentions Abilene Kansas and labor briefs but contains numerous garbled names numbers and phrases making a coherent summary impossible.
Appearances and Outsider Commentary Echoed Here
Fragmentary OCR hints at a discussion of appearances and an outsider perspective. The text mentions a tactful woman and a dismissive exclamation toward an outsider. The source is too garbled to extract clear names, dates, or events.
The Kind. Gardener and Housekeeper in Garden Game
In Baltimore American the gardener and the housekeeper engage in a lively garden game with questions about flowers. A guest exclaims What is that and notes a flower is out as the game heats up.
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Baltimore American
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Burling Silo
Boston
New York World
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Uniane
Inilon
Tistan
le Mareevicy
Geieral
Muller
Tal Therese Tate
Virginia Couiosion
Stuart
Higheen Orgunlasl
Boydloyers
Wssew
Labor Notes
Conuiitient
Thew
State
Supra Court
Worcester
Muliya
Boren
Cireles
Mr. Mooleriyg
Washington Star
Jp Abilene
Kan
Civnter
Doherty
Sara
Boo
Lile
Union Shop
High Street
Holbrock Bros
Voss-Holbrock
Batt
Morner’s Cafe
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