WANTS IMPARTIAL JUSTICE IN LABOR COURTS AND DEMOCRACY
John P. Frey argues in the American Federationist that modern courts must abandon antiquated precedents and adopt industrial democracy. He contends labor rights require equal protection and collective action to empower workers, aligning court decisions with present industrial realities. The piece calls for the courts to test conditions affecting labor today and establish precedents that ensure equality of rights, privileges, and opportunities for wage earners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Frey
American Federationist
Labor
Inbar
Triple Wage Increase at Florence Ironworks
Florence Ironworks announces a second wage increase on April 15 and a third a month later if business improves. Workers earning under 3 dollars a day gain five cents per day on both dates, while higher paid employees will be evaluated on merit.
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Florence Ironworks
Florence
N. J
American Banknote Security and Counterfeiting History
An American treasury official praises U S engravers for artistic design and anti counterfeiting innovations. It notes Perkins geometric lathe and transfers from steel plates to cylinders as enabling higher quality work and easier reproduction. European methods rely on color work and engineers, while American techniques stress records and proven processes.
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Treasury Department
Jacob Perkins
Newburyport
Mass
Asa Spencer
Bank of Spain
Bank of Greece
Turing Signa
Bank of England
Tmnt
Jasning
Philadelphia
Chameleon Colors Change Not Just for Backgrounds
James Sibree notes in A Naturalist in Madagascar that chameleons alter color for reasons beyond camouflage. He observed a chameleon turning white in fear when grabbed by a snake, then returning to its normal hue after release. Locals call it ranilabeloka meaning naughty old boy.
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Madagascar
James Sibree
What would you do Jimson in dead street scene
A Kansas City Star excerpt presents a dialogue with Professor Brainfs and young Jimson about witnessing a man drop dead in the street without reasons. The students debate whether one should intervene or wait for explanation, highlighting a moral dilemma in a concise classroom tone.
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Jimson
Brainfs
Kansas City Star
A Bottle Barometer Late 19th Century Weather Test
A simple barometer uses camphor dissolved in alcohol sealed in a bottle. One cubic inch camphor to about a half glass alcohol. If weather is fair the solution stays clear. cloudiness signals rain. Strong cloudiness means heavier rain. Keep cork tight to prevent evaporation.
Juvenile Wonders in Math Power Borne by Boys
Boys Life recounts three young prodigies. Marvelous Griffith could raise a number to the sixth power in eleven seconds. Truman Safford, ten, multiplied a row of fifteen figures by eighteen in under a minute. William James Sidis entered Harvard at fourteen with remarkable grasp of mathematics.
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America
Griffith
Truman Safford
William James Sidis
Harvard
Perils Of Gasoline Explosions And Vapors Risks
An old public safety notice warns gasoline and vapor hazards from improper handling. It explains gasoline vapor can form explosive mixtures with air, and that explosions may travel from the vapor to the container. Government experts cite specific explosive air volumes per gallon and emphasize ignition risks from sparks and flames.
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Journal of the American Metical Association
Bureau of Mines
G. A. Burrell
Satire and Sarcasm in New York Club Debates
A Lambs Club gathering in New York features sharp satire and sarcasm as Charlie Hoyt and others spar over definitions and wit. Hoyt quips that satire is like a needle prick, while another speaker challenges with a quip about wit and lunar references, provoking thoughtful reactions from the attendees.
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RR. G. Knowles
Lambs Club
New York
Charlie Hoyt
George Marog
Hoyt
Wiscom and Silence and the Substitute for Wisdom
A fragment discusses substitutes for goods and a pun on wisdom. It notes that while many substitutes exist, there is no good substitute for wisdom yet. The text also mentions a swimmer’s remark praising silence as the best substitute so far.
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Josh Bu
Town Topics echoes of courtship and work ethic
A brisk exchange in Town Topics jokes about a potential father in law's temper and the comic fear of his grasp, while a separate Tolstoy quote praises work as life’s essential condition and source of welfare.
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Tolatoy
Why the Bald Eagle Became America's National Bird
An article recounts the debated choice of the national emblem, noting Benjamin Franklin favored the turkey over the bald eagle. It details the heraldic discussions by Hancock Adams Jefferson Franklin, the failed seals, and the eventual 1782 decision to adopt the eagle, despite Franklin's misgivings about its character.
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America
Turkey
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
John Hancock
John Adams
Hone Jefferson
Mia Pranklin
Hancock
Hurlees
Jefferon
Plarnoh
Congress
Pranklin
Confess
Self
Jefferson
Wranklin
Philadelphia Press
Holding the Shade and a Hint on Long Youth
A Woman's Home Companion tip explains how to fix a shade to window sashes using screw eyes and slats for easy raising without damage. The piece also asserts that youth ends before age and urges prudent behavior to safeguard future prospects.
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Nils
Pat
Economic power and eight hour demand in rail unions
The piece argues that railway brotherhoods seek eight hours through economic organizations and their own control of work hours. It warns a strike may be needed if demands are not met, stressing workers' power to secure justice depends on their willingness to strike.
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Amist
Jean Federation
Short Day Labor Fallacy Challenged by Global Evidence
An editorial by Woods Hutchinson in the New York American argues against the belief that shorter workdays reduce productivity. Citing extensive experiments across the Atlantic, it shows shorter hours increase output and improve quality, while longer days raise costs and waste. The piece stresses that wage logic fails without corresponding hours reduction.
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Jaber
Theomyliste
Woods Hutchinson
New York American
Printers Raise Wages in Portfolios Unclear Origin
The House committee on post offices and post ruddy ait Washingwu raised maximum wages of printers by 1300. Unionists claimed clerks inflated printers work and urged wages rise from 1200 to 1500. Committee adopted this suggestion.
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Portuillues
Timuployees
Postal Service Aid
Cramps Shipyard Workers Get 10 Percent Pay Rise
Nearly 5 000 workers at Cramps shipyard and the J. Z. Morine plant in Chester Pennsylvania receive a 10 percent wage increase effective March 1. The raise, announced earlier, was voluntary to share company prosperity with employees. The Morine plant is a subsidiary of Cramps with enough orders to keep the plants busy for about two years.
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Cramps
J. Z. Morine
Chester
Morris
Phints
Labor Notes and Union Activity Across Sectors
The Internation Journeymen Tut tors union claims 150 000 members and asserts labor power is not a commodity. New York City’s 20 000 schoolteachers weigh forming a union. Denver Rio Grande Railway raises wages by 4 cents an hour for about 2900 shop workers. Organizing moves include actors and actresses considering affiliation with the American Federation of Labor.
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New York City
Denver and Rio Grande Railway
American Federa
Ion of Labor
Havana City of Palaces and the Dream of Spain
In 1887 James Anthony Froude described Havana as a city of palaces built in Castilian style with white limestone. He notes the founding by Velasquez and San Cristobal de la Habana’s origin near the Mayabeque river, its naming for St Christopher and Habana, and calls Havana the key to the new world. The piece ends with a reflective line on human service and reform.
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Havana
Spain
James Anthony Froude
Castile
Burgos
Valladolid
Caribbean Sea
San Cristobal de la Habana
Jose Maria de la Torre
Cuba
Diego Velasquez
Gulties
Mayabeaue River
St. Christopher's
St. James
St. Christopher
Habana
New York Herald
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Equal Rights Labor
United States
New Campalire
Massachusetts
Rhode Islind
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Marshead
Virginia
North Carolla
Uth Carolin
Georgia
Julius Caesar
Rome
OUR
Eagle
THE
Union Shop
the Square Tailors
High Street
Holbrock Bros
Voss-Holbrock
Morner’s Cafe
STAME
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Baine
Labor Notes
Internation Journeymen
Eee
Cleveland
Inttolaw
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