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Newspaper
Caldwell News
Location
Caldwell, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1902
Page
2
A mixed page notes Newark city housing ads and local notices alongside breezy items from New Jersey towns. It mentions the Smith families reunion at Peapack on August 27 and discusses public health, labor, and education topics across the region.
The article argues that wage demands and union stoppages in the coal fields cause heavy but manageable losses. It notes operators can afford damages, while strikers migrate to other fields, aiding relief efforts and reducing tensions. Weather patterns and health concerns are discussed, with calls for enforcing factory laws and inspecting workers’ protections amidst political corruption.
The twenty fourth annual Labor Congress of the New Jersey State Federation of Labor will convene Monday and Tuesday August 18 and 1 at the State Capitol in Trenton. It aims to promote unions and mutual aid, defend workingmen's rights, and welcome non affiliated organizations seeking federation representation. For information contact Secretary Frank Duphey at 1022 South Fifth Ave, Camden.
In Washington a plan emerges to reorganize the Union Veterans Union to admit broader membership and act as a political force for veterans. General Davenport leads the drive with support from Dalzell and others. A sub rosa Roosevelt era order restricting age 55+ appointments sparks debate on veteran employment.
The article compares industry profits noting railway gross earnings 0, 207, 606,378 and farm income 63,704,177,708. It argues farming outshines railways, praising farmers as prosperous and backbone of the country while warning against industrial depression if they fail.
An official explains the locusts’ strange exit from the ground. Holes six to ten feet apart and a third of an inch wide mark their presence. The earth displaced forms pits, and the insect’s underground work leaves a large welt as it drives upward before dropping back.
The census shows 21,520,819 voting age men with about 11 percent illiterate. Of 2,326,205 illiterate male citizens 620,000 foreign born, 644,750 native whites, 477,049 Negroes. Total school population 22,255,000. 15,041,220 in common schools, about 8,000,000 in rural schools. Average daily attendance half of enrollment. term length longer in North, shorter in South. Massachusetts 15 days, North Carolina 6. Pensions rise to at least 10,000 new pensioners due to new legislation. Mexico offers prize for artesian well project. British war losses total 30,616 soldiers dead postwar.
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