Real Unionist an Optimist on Labor Progress This Year
In a Mine Workers Journal editorial, a confident union advocate argues that organized labor has advanced workers’ livelihoods. He cites rising wages, shorter hours, and major wins like the United Mine Workers gains in New York, urging continued optimism and unity to push for eight hour days and broader reforms. The piece emphasizes that unions uplift downtrodden workers and stand as the strength of America’s labor movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers of America
New York
North American
Lntense
Itsield
Dospair
Ife
Mine Workers’ Journal
Printers Union Records Few Strikes and High Earnings
The International Typographical Union, with 65 000 members, reports just eleven disputes in the past year affecting eighty five men across more than 700 locals. Total earnings reached 62 711 805 dollars, an average of 1 048.18 per member, with arbitration credited for peaceable settlements.
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International Typographical Union
John W. Hays
Riley Delves Into Pain Of Children In Public Recital
The article recounts James Whitcomb Riley’s sensitive reaction to poems about children. Melville E Stone recalls Riley sobbing at a theater performance and his later resolve after hearing a boy with a disability in A Maps Little Cripple, choosing not to recite similar material publicly near New York.
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Riley
Melville E Stone
Jim
Sal Smith Russell
Saints and Sinners’ Corner
Kelaston
Russell
Hiu
James Whitcomb Riley
Eugene Field
Field
Afl
Teach Your Boy To Follow The Golden Rule
The article urges guiding boys toward citizenship through parental guidance and respect for law, religion, and virtue. It emphasizes the Golden Rule and Ten Commandments as enduring standards, warns against decadence, and notes a Russell Sage Foundation report supporting health insurance to reduce occupational sickness and burden on workers, industry, and public.
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Joan
John A. Sletcher
Russell Sage Foundation
Springfield
Want Living Not Pensions Telegrapher Testifies
A telegrapher testifies before the federal board of arbitrators for the union telegraphers of the New York Central and Nickel Plate railroads urging higher pay and shorter hours. He rejects pensions, arguing workers seek a chance to prepare for their own old age rather than rely on a pension as a fixed age threshold.
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New York Central
New York Central Railroad
Federal Board of
Federal Board of Arbitrators
Union
Nickel Plate Railroads
The Lady on the Links
A humorous golf caper centers on a man and his friend’s wife as they play a round. Witty exchanges cover clubs and shots, with social banter on score and sport. The dialogue ends with a sly jab about fidelity and truth in a social golf setting.
Quotes on Human Nature From The Times And Elsewhere
A collage of quotations and brief comic bits on sex gender and philosophy from the New York Post New York Times Conrad etc. includes snippets on language change aging attitudes toward women and nothingness plus wry exchanges about marriage money and wit. Notable lines appear from varied outlets like the Richmond Times Dispatch and Chicago Tribune.
Wrecking Crews and Crane Power in Rail Disasters
A detailed, period view of railway wrecking crews and machinery used to clear lines after crashes. The piece describes wrecking trains, cranes, jacks, ropes, and experts rushing to preserve line operation, sometimes burning or blowing apart wreckage to save time and minimize delay, with emphasis on speed over salvaging cargo. It notes the high cost of delay to rail systems and the swift, disciplined action of the wrecking crew under orders to clear the line.
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Popular Science Monthly
Fife
Rons
Jimmy Pipes
Hurry Trips By Actors Set Record Run New Orleans to Chicago
A sequence of rapid theatre company travels describes how actors quickly moved from New Orleans to Chicago to perform Julius Caesar on successive nights. A ten car special train departed New Orleans at dusk, with performers in costume and fresh engines provided along the route, completing the roughly thousand mile journey in about twenty three hours. The tale notes improv record excitement in the Shakespeare circuit and cites earlier feats by Davenport Barrett Mensfeld Brook and Janniewiek.
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Manefield
New Orleans
Chicago
Poohpooh
BE. L. Davenport
Philadelphia
New York
Lawrence Barrett
San Francisco
Joseph Brook-Janniewiek
Milwaukee
Richard Mensfeld
New Orleana
Crescent City
Gulf
Lake Michigan
Kaneas City
Fire prevention and the cost of losses in America
An article discusses how annual fire losses could be reduced by establishing a national fire prevention bureau funded at a quarter of a billion dollars. It argues prevention, not insurance, lowers total community loss and suggests assembling top doctors and engineers to develop inexpensive building protection methods. Also noted is a scientific observation from Porto Rico about plumb line deviations due to crustal density irregularities.
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New York Post
Lfe
Jonathan Edwards
America
Panama Canal
Maynard. M. Metcalf
Kdentitc Monthly
Bureau of Fire Prevention
Physiciaix
Porto Rico
Porta Riva
Mapa
Scientific American
Raisins as Energy Source Cited by Doctor
A doctor claims one pound of raisins can equal or exceed a pound of beef or five pounds of fish. The sugar in raisins is digested quickly, providing fast energy and nutrition comparable to several staple foods.
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Ralaina
Power of the Press and the Reach of Books and Art
A collage of quotes on the power and reach of the press and literature. It notes that printed word travels swiftly and potent as thunder, enabling instant argument across the nation, and discusses ownership versus access to books and art. Partial exchanges illustrate miscommunication in a light, humorous vein.
Is Planters a Confirmed Pessimist Plan Revealed
An unexpected remark explores Planters attitude, noting he seems persistently gloomy. A contemporaneous quote describes him as among the worst, suggesting any bright thought could stun him for a week. The source frames this as a pointed personal critique.
Death Benefit Case Highlights Union Expulsion Issue
Legal summary notes a New York Observer report on a death benefit recovery after illegal union expulsion. The case in the Supreme Court division ruled $300 owed due to improper suspension, with references to International Hod Carton and the Laborers' Union of Anerley. Includes remarks by Samuel Gompers and comments from Representative Lewis of Maryland on labor commodity status.
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Law of the Land
Anon
Ays
New York Observer
Aly Fellate Division
New York
Pinigif
Iil
International Ostliinlen
Anton
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Labour
Real Unionist
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Jones
Mim
Lav
Old Mann
Queer Human Nature
Ethel
Gal Instructiona
Diring
New York Times
Conrad
Chicago Tribune
Detroit Free Press
J. B. Lippincott
Oulda
Campefe
Boston Transcript
the Disrupter
Democratic Organization of Workers
Caise 4
Samuel Gom
Pers
Status OF Labor
Lewis
Maryland
House of Representatives
Clayton Wa
Angrunn Wittentelilys Cong
Reed Defords Gompers
Sherine Ceomt
Samuel Gor Dielont
Americn Peterson
Laban
Seni Remt
Sussouri
Gomipurs Atiu
Sherman
Abor
Bayuk Bris Clear
New Brunswick
Antesannace
Mra Teron Fetth
Pickleton
Ajax
Washington Star
Union Shop
the Square Tailors
High Street
Holbrock Bros
Wross-Holbrock
Morner’s Cafe
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