Alumni Gather for Amherst College Class of 1862 Reunion
Oliver W Coggeshall recounts Amherst College eighty first commencement and class reunion with dinners, talks, and gifts. The event drew many members of the 1862 and 1877 classes, honoring education and alma mater while noting notable deceased members and generous donations to the college library and scholarship funds. The piece includes local society notes about visits, parties, and family events around town.
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Wane Maes
Amherst College
Ninteen
H. H. Coodell
Mass. Agricultural College
Amharet
Ofgang
Iowa
Filordia
Tacoma
Wash
India
New York City
Dickerson
Sumderland
Marks Meadow
Amherst
Wen
Pres. Harris
Owr
Lewie
Boston
Jerome
Frends church picnic honors John R Hill grave site
Westland report describes a large Frends church picnic at John R Hill’s grave. A dense crowd enjoyed an elegant dinner later ice cream and cake. An afternoon program featured both young and old, praised for promoting neighborly sociability and friendship.
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Frends Church
John R. Hill
Notice of Administration for Rebecca J. Hill Estate
Cyrus Hill appointed administrator of the Rush County Indiana estate of Rebecca J. Hill deceased. Court confirms the estate is solvent. August 22, 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Rush County
Indiana
Rebecca J. Hill
Cyrus, Hill
South's Disgrace and Child Labor in Southern Mills
Irene Ashby Macfayden argues in the American Federationist that Southern states shelter infant labor abuses akin to slave era practices. She cites 20,000 under-14s in textile mills, 8,000 ages six to twelve, nocturnal shifts, and hundreds of amputations, urging reform across the region.
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Irene Ashby-Macfayden
American
Miss Macfayden
South
America
Huntsville
Ala
Child Labor Woes Undone by Systemic Slavery in Mills
The narrator condemns child labor as a form of slavery, recounting scenes in South Carolina Alabama and Georgia mills. A five year old to eight year old girl works in spinning rooms while holidays, wages, and labor practices are cited as evidence of pervasive exploitation. The account argues for a law to strictly limit children under twelve from factory work to end the economic pressure sustaining the practice.
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Columbia
8. C
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
United States
Harsh note on American labor and eight-hour day
Hon. George W. Cromer urged in the house that American workers are better paid and housed than any others and should secure eight hours for a living wage. He spoke of labor organizations sharing profits with capital and the goal of a peaceful home life and old-age support.
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America
George W. Cromer
House of Representatives
Out with unreason in capital and labor camps
A historical manifesto decries absolutism among capital and labor. It calls for the smarter, restrained approach from both sides, urging both capitalists and workers to drop extremism. It envisions Washingtonian unity under the flag and a return to reasonable civic spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor
Republic
Washington
Records Compare History Federal Legislation in Labor Era
The piece argues Republican protectionist policy shields American workers from Chinese cheap labor, praising labor reforms under Republican state and federal actions. It surveys labor legislation, noting higher protections and fewer reforms in Democratic-led states, and credits Republicans with major labor gains post Civil War. It frames labor reform as a test of party performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
United States
Department of Labor
Congress of
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Minnesota
Partners in business unite for better conditions described
The text argues that capital and labor are interdependent and must unite to improve the commercial world. Capital is paralyzed without labor, and labor is helpless without capital, making mutual understanding essential. It stresses that intelligent people should recognize this interdependence.
Sleeping Premier and Whistler Tale Highlight Sleep and Art
The piece contrasts Lord North's notorious sleepy conduct in Parliament with a Whistler anecdote about a young painter who repeats popular subjects. It cites a rebuke about dozing and a witty exchange on artistic replication, portraying both figures’ comments on taste and originality.
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Lord North
Black and White
Whistler
Jimmy
Frank
North
Elizabeth
Tree That Turns to Stone in Mexico Chijol
A Mexican tree called chijol or stone tree grows enormous with a broad crown and yellow green leaves. Its wood is fine and warp resistant, and after cutting it hardens gradually becoming petrified within years. Structures built from it would become fire proof and endure like stone.
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Mexico
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Carthage
Grace Stoward
Mattie Wiggins
Bert Luce
Jas. Lindamood’s
J. N. Cook
Orlando Cook
Greenfield
Walter Orr
Wm. Hawkins
Western Grove
Westland
Binford
Clarkson Elliot
Levi Jessup
Iola
Wm. Tom
Melva Butler
Hays Kemper
Morristown
Frank Edwards
Charles Brammer
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Carolinas
Mississippi
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Ayer
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Base
Terre Haute
Indiana Reorganised Democracy
A. L. Brick
Charles W. Fairbanks
Chas. W. Fairbanks
Mark Hanna
Marcus A. Hanna
Beck's Linc
Leisures Grocery
Coffeg
Koenig
B. P. Leisure
Jesse Overstreet
Amiel
Dr. Muman Medical Association
Elknart, Elknart Co
Main St
Elkhart
Organized Labor
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