Anti tipping law urged by federal report on wages
The U S commission on industrial relations released section two of its final report citing wages too low for a decent living and urging strong unions and equal pay for women. It calls for public opinion and legislation to ensure sufficient income, a national telegraph system, and better protections for women and children in industry. It notes poverty in many wage earners' families and undernourished children, and condemns feudal conditions in isolated industrial towns. It also proposes prohibiting tipping for interstate public service workers and calls a California labor convention in Santa Rosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Commission On Industrial Relations
Bast M. Manly
Commissionera
Postoffice Department
Letista Thon
Pullman
Commission
Industrial Commission
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Chicago News
Professor Commons
University of Wisconsin
Harriman
New York
Iam
Universe may be an island in an infinite space says Serviss
Garrett P. Serviss argues in the New York Journal that the visible universe has definable limits and a disk shaped outline around the Milky Way. He notes star density falls with distance, estimates a total of about a billion stars, and suggests space may be infinite with an unseen outer realm. He compares cosmic infinitude to an endless ocean and laments limits of human perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kapteyn
Milky Way
Spice Space
Nebla
Garrett P. Serviss
New York Journal
Vox Popull
Buffalo Express
Strength in Unions Inspires Women Workers
The piece argues women gain strength through union unity and industrial rights. It emphasizes self reliance, responsibility and the need for women to work for their own freedom and betterment with support from others but ownership of progress.
Trade unions gain ground with all Industrial Commission members
Chicago News notes a rare consensus among the nine member panel on industrial relations. All agree that wage worker and employer organization are beneficial and necessary for peaceful settlement of disputes.
Liberty for Sailors and the Seamen’s Rights
Andrew Furnseth, President of the International Seamen's Union, asserts that U S labor law now treats seamen as free persons rather than property. He cites the Clayton act and the seamen's act as defining seamen as owners of their bodies and rights, enabling them to claim liberty equality and the pursuit of happiness on both U S and foreign vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Andrew Furnseth
International Seamen's Union
Mule Kicked Worker Receives Insurance Settlement
Edward Kelly of Olympia Washington was kicked by a mule and described the injury on the official form as state part of machinery. He said the hind part of a mule was the machine in good working order and received a $27.65 settlement from the state industrial insurance commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kelly
Olympia
Wash
State Industrial Insurance Commission
Benefits of the Seamen's Law Opens the Way for Upbuilding
Victor A. Olander argues the Seamen's Act frees sailors worldwide and raises safety and efficiency standards. It ends desertion penalties, equalizes operating costs between American and foreign ships, and extends American harbor rules to foreign vessels in U.S. ports, promoting growth of the American merchant marine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Standard Oil adopts eight hour day for workers
The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey has conceded the eight hour day after a special board meeting. As head of the Standard Oil group the New Jersey firm is expected to set a pattern for subsidiaries to follow within the vast organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
New Jersey Company
Standard OM
Curious Tricks of an Early Electricity Investigator
An article on William Gilbert, Elizabethan science, and early electricity ideas. It cites A G Wells on Gilbert the court physician who linked amber and magnetism to electrical concepts, notes Dryden’s praise, and recalls medieval tooth care and dental powders from Vaughans era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Wells
Elizabeth
Dryden
Gilbert
William Gilbert
Mr. Wells
England
London
Margaret
Fresh Figs and the Bible Fig Tree Tradition
The earliest tree cited in the Bible is the fir tree and figs are described as both fresh and dried. Fresh figs resemble pears in shape and range from green to purple, prized when ripe in eastern meals and widely dried for long storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Open to Conviction Clash Over Conduct and Honor
A satirical exchange contrasts modern manners with chivalry as Mrs Henry Peck-Men and Mr Henry Peck-No spar over decorum and dominance. Dolan and Rafferty join the dialogue with wary, punctuated replies about fighting and stubbornness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Peck
Sir Walter Raleigh
Peck
Mr. Dolan
Mr. Rafferty
Washington Star
Dilemma Over Landlord Damages and Family Frustration
A fragmentary report describes a dispute with a landlord about ceiling damage and a family’s concern for children. The text hints at emotional strain and a belief in love as the purpose of existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Also Mentioned on This Page
California State Federation of Labor
Santa Rosa
Blinks
Ben
Liberty For Sailors
Victor A. Olander
International Seamen's Union of America
Willian Vanghai
Vaughin
London Chronicle
Union Shop
the Square Tailors
High Street
Holbrock Bros
Voss-Holbrock
Morner’s Cafe
Buffalo
Cleveland
Transportatoon
Aig Tor
Bettaio Ee
Vela
Ohio Union
Namiton
Ohio Union Brewing Co
Cincinnati, Ohio
The
Hamilton Collateral Loan Co
Third St
Nsu
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!