Two Types of Defamers in the Labor Movement
The Shoe Workers' Journal examines misrepresentation within the trade union movement, dividing critics into vindictive and unthinking groups. It argues that destructive outsiders, self serving critics, and untrue professed friends harm labor, while unintentional misrepresentations by some members threaten most.
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Diszulaine Hself
Orn Piente
Destruc
Chnee
Tech
Alleghiare
I Ami
Dan
Shoe Workers’ Journal
Work as a Godly calling reshaping human life in praise
The speaker extols work as noble fruitful labor worthy of God. It promises growth toward wisdom happiness and moral betterment, framing labor as humanity’s grand miracle lifting people from low earthly places toward divine achievement. The quotation cites Thomas Carlyle as context.
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Thomas Carlyle
The Whip Game in British Guiana Exhibition
Temple Manning reports a strenuous whipping game observed in Beltish Guiana. Men and boys faced in two rows, whips with tassels and whistles, heavy stamping, and ceremonial lashings to determine rivals. Women offered palwarle as the crowd watched, the rounds ending as challengers swapped places and the crowd dispersed after long play.
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British Guiana
Guiana
Pal Warle
Palwarle
Temple Manning
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Real actors on the stage imagine cinema first
An essay contrasts moving pictures with live performance. It envisions audiences accepting actors in person, predicts shifts in acting styles, and notes how historians would view the transition from machine to stage as a landmark in drama. Also cites Father Walwai tribe customs from Native Life in the Amazon Wilderness.
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New Republic
Amazon
The Same Thoughts Exchange Between Algy And Bell
In playful banter Algy Staylate laments wishing to be a rajah in India while Bell Hrively mirrors the sentiment. The two characters exchange amused, weary remarks revealing shared fancy and companionship in a light dialogue.
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Algy Staylate
India
Mr. Staylate
Puck
Persian Travelling Cars and Court Life in Travel Excerpts
The piece describes Persian palaki and kejerab carriages with takhtiravan as the top travel mode for nobility, noting seaworthy motion like a ship and the elaborate gear and attendants. It also touches on typewriter ribbons, Raleigh signatures, eccentric phrases, balm of Gilead, a joke about debts and thirteen, and aphorisms from various periodicals.
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Persia
Ludeheon
A. Heinicke
Rule of Dr. Harlan in Punjab under Ranjit Singh
From 1825 to 1837 Dr Harlan of Philadelphia served as governor of Gujarat province for Ranjit Singh, guiding Sikh power with a brave reputation. His career spanned battles, intrigue, and a perilous Kabul journey, ending as British influence expanded in India.
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Harlan
Philadelphia
Ranjit Singh
Punjab
India
United States
Boston
Lahore
Napoleon
Marlin
Ita
Stent
Gujarat
Mohammed
Mohanmet
Regenade
Englam
Bolan
Mirkin
Kabul
Hoclan
Henry Lawrence
Werene
Tarlen
Sir Henry
Dr. Garlar
New York
Dhaup Singh
Harlin
A New Freedom Speech by Woodrow Wilson
The quotation extols a new freedom for the American people, promising widened liberty and control over government, opening gates to lawful enterprise, energizing citizens, and comparing the vision to the hopeful promise of Columbus era opportunities under President Woodrow Wilson.
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America
Columbus
Woodrow Wilson
Longshoremen Refuse Bribe Amid War Time Pressure
A World article recounts a bribery attempt to corrupt the Longshoremen's Union during wartime. Union leaders Kelly and Kelis reportedly rejected the offer, with Wieland Butler noted as a key official. The piece emphasizes loyalty and pristine conduct under pressure, citing the line there are some things that no man will sell.
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Americas
United States
Luner
T. ¥ O'Connor
International Union
Pani Kelis
New York
Wieland Butler
Tha Keepng
Kelly
Keemy
Ao Man
New York World
Hours Of Toil Show Modest Gains In Day Length Cut
The piece notes slow progress in shortening the workday across sectors. It cites historical shifts from long factory hours to present patterns, with notable improvements for key roles like telegraphers and railroad agents. Labor demand in New York shows modest upticks, while the AFL convention is set for San Francisco starting November 8, 1915.
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St. Loui
Nyiw
York City
Federation
American Federation of Labor
Eagles’ Hall
San Francisco
Do you believe that woman should be a clinging vine
A quote from Louisville Courier Journal questions gender roles with a sharp retort about a 200 pound clinging vine clinging to an oak. The Youth's Companion notes a cloud with no silver lining marring a man’s good name.
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Louisville Courier Journal
NOTES OF BAB wteppeen The Internations Molders' union
The Internations Molders' union aims for 50 000 members in 112 rovals. About 80 000 employees work in Obi rig United Mine Workers of America added 19 462 new members in September. Bakery and Confection Workers paid out 4 519 dollars in sick benefits. Britain and Russia lure American machinists to munitions work driving wages to new highs.
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Wilon Hue
Obirig
United Mine Workers of America
Great Britain
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