Postage Stamps A Romance Of The Worlds Rarest Issues
Curio of the Servian death mask stamp and the 1856 British Guiana rare copy highlight how stamp collecting uncovers dramatic origins. The article notes prized stamps including the Postoffice Mauritius of 1847, Canada Edwardian issues designed by a king, and the 1904 Servia death mask stamp linked to King Alexander I's murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Draga
Guiana
British Guiana
Europe
M. Philippe de la Renotiere
Paris
Republic of Corrientes
Federati
State Printing Office
South America
Italy
Corrientes
George of Britain
Prince of Wales
Canada
England
Dominion
Royal Philatelic Society
Servia
Peter I
Obrenovitch
Kara George
Peter
Nathalie
Wilsons Peace Plan Rejected by Colorado Miners
The York World reports that mine owners in Colorado reject President Wilsons truce proposal. The piece argues labor suppression and industrial strife persist, with miners facing harsh conditions and threats from mercenary guards, framing the conflict as a fight between labor rights and corporate power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Varioss
Colorado
Eure
York World
Union Recognition and Labor Messages Highlight Elections
The piece notes presidents and leaders sending messages to labor at Labor Day in the America Federationist. It cites shifts in recognition of labor by politicians, and discusses the nonpartisan stance of the American Federation of Labor. It also includes reflections on labor as property and quotes from the Shoe Workers' Journal and poets, concluding with notes on tulip growers and a Matthew Arnold quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Roosevelt
Taft
United States
United Stattes
Golipers
America Federationist
American Federation of
America
Shoe Workers' Journal
Shoe Workers’ Journal
Tesorg
Celli
Peoria
Association of Bridee and
Steuctural Leon Workers
Secon
Iolianapolis
Russian Army Bands Reach Beyond Battlefields
The Russian army maintains large regimental bands with orchestras and drum corps. Each regiment has a band and even battalion posts host full musical units, totaling about 50,000 bandsmen across the force. After service many soldiers return home, forming village bands and teaching music, spreading cultural influence. Washington Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trussia
United States Army
Ceria Guard
Russia
Anasia
Nemgienl
Graluites
Pope
Thane United Suitee
Wesker
Bn Prey
Otheiver
Wawasan
Ruskia Ralig
Siannial
Holt
Banes
Ivanoff
Brograns
Likat
Selimmann
Chopin
Teehalkewaky
Glinka
Straussnd Deliansy
Rexiental
Ville
Civil
Washington Star
The Living Wage and Trade Unionism Debate
A discussion argues that unions seek a living wage without lowering top earners, noting many skilled trades have members above the minimum and that unions protect the most capable while preventing downward drag by less able workers. The piece defends collective bargaining as preserving opportunity for skilled individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ensinot Tre
Milena Rete
Wages Rise Amid Living Cost Debate
The piece argues that rising living costs necessitate higher wages, citing food, rent, and taxes as key pressures. It discusses wage adjustments, contractor risks, and labor organization trends including union activity and calls for price and wage alignment in a tense economic climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanntry
Hie
New York
Alome
Pseht
Wonlent Elite
Helles
Alex del Mar
Enegineering
Concentration Key in Defeating Golfer Travers
The American Magazine article by Jerome Travers argues lack of concentration, especially keeping eyes on the ball, as the main reason for bad golf. Travers recounts a match with Hilton where missing a two foot putt in the afternoon costs him the lead and the trophy, illustrating how mental focus shifts momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travers
Jerome
Mit
Hilston
Wil
Seatent
Milton
Rush
Mike
Alreaye
Sam
Leive
No Discount on Pies in Postcard Style Crime Tale
A ragged newspaper fragment recalls Mrs Hannah Fifer a widow renting rooms near Hight Iweenkee and a neighbor offering to help with overflow work. The scene shifts to a suggested theft scheme with plans to buy back items for a few pennies and a reporter cites a London Standard line about crime and punishment in a sharp moral tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Mifer
Mimager
Fifer
Istic
Tifie Spaniel
Widow Gilroy Plans Quick Marriage After Brief Courtship
In a fragment from the Philadelphia Record a widow named Gilroy confides to a friend that she intends to marry a man she has known only three weeks. The friend doubts the haste, but Gilroy says she can overcome objections and hopes to know him well in a few years.
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Gilroy
Enverite
Margarets
Taplin
Marrid
Philadelphia Record
Aviators Warn Each Other Amid Midair Elevation Exchange
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt captures two pilots shouting through megaphones about rising from their level during flight. One insists on ascending to avoid a dangerous fall as the other agrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Bulletin
Safety Matches Claim Pioneering In Safety Watch Business
A Loudon Telegraph excerpt questions a long standing eugenic marriage act in Sweden and asserts safety watch pioneers in the country, highlighting debate over social control and industry leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Loudon Telegraph
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THE
London Stroud
Union of Labor
Evi
Hal
Margaret Scott Hall
Haarlem
Rolland
United
Philadelphia Ledger
Matthew Arnold
Sony
Marie
Gompers
Omward Eich
Wibor
Ayer Ean Union Bank
Norway
Binet
Little Brother
Little Brother Retentionsmart
Brother
Preston Slosson
Independent
Jerome K Jerome
Yan Tile Muir
London Standard
Holbreck Bros
Voss-Holbreck
Holzberger
Hh, Jones Service
East Std
Cincinnati
Ohig
Ohio Union
Hamilton
Ohio Union Brewing Co
Cincinnati, Ohio
Hamilton Collateral Loan Co
Third St
UNIO
F. Tobln
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Baine
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