Winning a Battle Mow .Ne Defeat Turned into Victory
A chaotic clash led to a dramatic turn as a setback became a brilliant victory. Key figures and actions are documented, highlighting resilience and strategic reversal under pressure.
26 Mar 1915
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Newspaper
Butler County Press
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1915
Page
1
A chaotic clash led to a dramatic turn as a setback became a brilliant victory. Key figures and actions are documented, highlighting resilience and strategic reversal under pressure.
An anonymous reminiscence credits a Parisian drummer boy with saving a doomed Marengo campaign. Napoleon plans a decisive move but rain delays crossing the Po. Desaix urges a final charge led by the gamin whose drumbeat rallies the troops, turning defeat into a hard won victory.
A London Mail note highlights the jewsharp’s serious musical role with mentions of virtuosi and multiple instruments. The piece recounts Astor’s 19th century Manhattan estate investment and later sales. A Boston Transcript item reports Judge Blank’s courtroom proposal to Alice, with a comically lengthy sixty day pause.
A youth’s Companion summary explains Raynaud's disease as a circulatory issue in fingers and toes. It describes dead fingers turning white or bluish white, possible progression to swelling and purple color, and occasional gangrene with frequent attacks. Massage helps. avoid cold exposure and keep extremities warm.
The article recalls Lester Wallack’s decline and his final benefit at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York on May 21, 1888, with peers Booth Barrett Modjeska Jefferson Florence and others unable to reach him before his curtain call. Wallack died in Stamford in September. It also notes debates on hunger and thirst origin, mentioning Valenti and coca leaf chewing.
The excerpt presents a quip about a belligerent expelled man still full of fire, contrasted with a burning house. It notes Emerson on greatness as recognizing spiritual power over material force.
The Portland Journal recounts President Cleveland testing John Barrett for the Siam post, noting Barrett’s claim of knowing Siam well. Cleveland feigns doubt to avoid bias, then Barrett serves four years as the United States’ youngest minister plenipotentiary to Siam at age twenty.
The article surveys sword construction across eras using materials from stone to iron. It notes swords varied in shape size and edge. It then discusses Malta as remnants of the Carthaginian Phoenician people and its role between Carthage and Sicily with Hamilcar as an historical governor.
A quirky collage notes a man laughing at a $127 658 98 loss blamed on mislabelled papers and jokes about preserving antiques while selling cosmetics. A Persian saying contrasts the goat on the hill with the wise man in the valley.
A House subcommittee report on the Colorado coal mine strike accuses John D. Rockefeller Jr. of neglecting over 6,000 employees while praising his wider philanthropy. It blames state militia actions on mine operators, calls for new federal labor laws, and notes no specific remedy despite settlement.
The House approved the Palmer child labor bill by 232 to 44, banning interstate shipment of goods made by underage workers. The measure, not passed by the Senate, targets products made wholly or partly by children under sixteen and limits hours for older youths. Wage concessions are reported among tin and iron workers with reductions worth 6 to 11.2 percent amid plant-wide standards, affecting states including Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia Illinois Indiana and Missouri.
The piece urges unwavering loyalty to the labor movement and calls on every wage earner to promote stronger hours wages and conditions. It advocates uniting crafts under the American Federation of Labor to expand purchasing power and grow the 2,000,000 member federation.
Albert Ehrgott of the San Princisco M C A urges amendments to child labor laws to bar under fifteen year olds from dangerous factory work. He argues literacy and government strength hinge on protecting children from early labor and calls for abolition of child labor to safeguard the nation’s future.
Warden Qsberve proposes entering the labor unions to reorganize prison industry. The governor is said to approve. The move involves cooperation with the American Federation of Labor and marks a significant shift in labor policy within the state.
Governor Henderson of Atihinit signs a harsh child labor bill aimed at protecting young workers. The measure bans employment of children under fourteen in public or galnta occupations after October 1, 1916, and prohibits those under thirteen from working effective upon signature.
An elaborate union labor exhibit will be installed at the Pan-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. The display aims to be among the most complete ever presented and will portray the development and growth of the American labor movement.
The Western Federation of Miners reports 200 locals in unrest. Philadelphia unions add 50 000 members in the past year. A labor forward movement will start in Tacoma Washington in June. Gompers targets 8 000 000 A F of L members by 1915. Cleveland leaders push tax exemptions for labor organizations. Chicago firemen circulate petitions to place on April ballots a proposal to regulate fire fighter hours.
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