The Little Black Box and Houdin Conquer Algiers
A dialogue recounts Houdin using electricity and a magnet in Algiers to unnerve and defeat Arab fighters. The Old Fogg explains the magic of the little black box and current, noting the French government sought to prove white power over Arab revolt through Houdin's demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Fogg
Old Pogy
Robert Houdin
Alexander Ioham Gell
Houdin
Loire
Nour Et
Gervaise
Algiers
Rome
Fa Grant
Fondin
Hondin
Apell
Ian
Wagner's Music Showcases Wagnerian Roots in Musical Spirit
Francisco Gall discusses how Wagner connects with Bach and Beethoven through Die Meistersinger Tristan and Isolde and contrasts with Strauss Salome and Gotterdammerung. The essay links Bonn origins to modern music and warns against counterfeit visions of truth in Wagner's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner
Bach
Die Meistersinger
Bonn
Salome
Francisco Gall
Trade Unions Urge Self-Action For Higher Wages
A rallying message urges workers to organize within their trade unions to secure better pay. It emphasizes personal effort, collective strength, and informed action as keys to success, urging members to become proactive in spreading union ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dole
Tratt
Joy of Hard Work in Harsh Labor Tales
Queensland Worker reflects on labor devotion across miners and mill workers. A Harvard emeritus quote frames endurance as virtue while a miner, a girl in a mill, and a child in a tenement shop express fatigue and longing for rest. The piece contrasts health, duty, and sacrifice in harsh early industrial life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queensland
Wages Fund Fallacy and Its Critics
Samuel Gompers, quoted in American Federationist, critiques the wages fund theory used by classical economists since Adam Smith, arguing wages are not fixed by a wage fund but are the discounted product of labor and capital. The piece notes the theory’s harmful social effects and its diminishing influence, while acknowledging its lingering public misgivings about unions. The humor item: a captioned joke about Mr Brown and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paing
Adam Smith
Manichus
Wages Fund
Samuel Gompers
Tolpuddle Martyrs and the Seven Years Transport
A historical note on George Loveless and fellow Tolpuddle laborers formed from a Friendly Society in 1834. They were arrested under mutiny laws for seeking higher wages, tried by Justice Williams, sentenced to seven years transportation, and later supported by Methodism to secure their release in 1887.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulpuddle
Dorychester
Enghind
George Loveless
Loveless
James Loveless
Thomas Stanfield
John Stanfield
James Brine
James Hammet
George III
Royal Navy
Justice Williams
Tolpuddle
S High Seas
England
George Keen
Brantford
Canada
Between Friends and Quick Wit Across Papers
A playful exchange contrasts a plane tuned to harmony with a voice, then a flirtatious line about seeing the next good looking person. The German proverb warns that those who demand justice must administer it, reflecting sharp wit across eras and sources.
Railroad Fined For Overwork in Pittsburgh Case
Judge Charles P. Orr ruled the Pennsylvania Railroad must pay 4900 to the United States for violations of the hours of service act. The government charged 34 offenses, with seven contested after guilty pleas. Trials showed workers sometimes labored over sixteen hours daily, contributing to at least one recent Ohio wreck. the act requires a ten hour rest after sixteen hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Orr
United States District Court
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
United States
Ohio
Flint Glass Workers Union Treasury Balance in 1913 Report
The American Flint Glass Workers Union shows total receipts from 1878 to 1913 of 4 252 952 96 with expenses of 4 092 850 89 leaving a treasury balance of 160 102 57 as of June 1 1913. Relief expenditures to May 31 1913 total 2 964 907 91 highlighting loyalty and determination of a small, steadfast membership few exceeding 9 000 members.
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Flint Glass Workers Union
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Treasury
Old Fort Colton and Castle Garden the Civic Stage
The Battery’s Castle Garden, later the Aquarium, hosted Daniel Webster and Kossuth, Jenny Lind, and Lafayette era events. It served as an immigrant gateway from 1824 onward, hosting presidents and grand receptions, before becoming an aquarium in 1896.
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New York
the Battery
Promised Land
Lafayette
Andrew Jackson
Tyler
van Buren
Daniel Webster
Lous Kossuth
Jenny Lind
Battery Park
Jonathan Williams
Williams
Colton
Nymarium
Ely
Ulrty
Castle Garden
Governor’s Island
General Lafayette
America
Samuel P. 8. Morse
Jackson
Prince of Wales
Malibran
Sontag
Mario
Grisi
Julien
Alimienny Lind
United States
Europe
PT. Barnum
Ellie Island
Aquarium
New York Sun
Traveling Englishmen Ready For Any Calamitous Peril
A narrator recalls an English family aboard the Paris boat train, noting the troupe’s extensive gear and meticulous etiquette. The traveling Englishmen manage luggage, settle three women, and endure a comic clash of comfort versus chaos as a hoteter mystery unfolds amid railway delays and a guidebook misadventure.
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Enghmen
Paris
Calais
Gare du Nord
Germany
Frei
French Family Dinners Show Sensible, Balanced Meals
A historical note contrasts a typical French family dinner with lighter courses leading to a full meal. It describes appetizers, soup, fish, vegetables, a main course, salad, fruit, cheese, and coffee, emphasizing harmony and moderation. The piece also references a royal standard story and its historical background.
Menai Strait Bridge Echoes Reported Sounds Across 576 Feet
A noted echo from the Menai Strait suspension bridge is described as the hammer strike on a main pier echoing through the cross beams to the opposite pier 576 feet away and repeating between water and roadway twenty eight times in five seconds. A collection of humorous exchanges follows with playful editorials and quips about subscriptions and a mock professor.
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Menai Strait Bridge
Menai Strait
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Emeritue Eliot
Harvard University
Brown
Nan
Pan
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Record-Herald
Old Fort
New New York
Kossuth
Little Arthur
Asfuas Samer
Princess Flasson
Louie Rice
Anna Polls
Wantburb
York
Toronto
Parliament House
Royal Standard
Christian Herald
Mister Jackson
Philadelphia Ledger
Domehead
Bulele Express
Hamilton
Geo. Bast & Son
High St
Holbrock Bros
Voss-Holbrock
Holzberger
H. H. Jones Service
East Std
Cincinnati
Ghig
the Ohio Union
Ohio Union Brewing Co
Cincinnati, Ohio
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