Five Employers of Child Labor Criticized by Florence Kelley
Florence Kelley testifies before the Senate Agriculture Committee criticizing meat packing firms as among the most ruthless employers of child labor. She links centralized control of the industry to higher meat prices, and cites widespread underfeeding of poor families in New York City and other areas, noting risks to mothers and infants from poverty and disease.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Florence Kelly
Kelly
New York
Debate on meat packing power and consumer welfare in Lancaster
A historic hearing features Abe and Mrs Kits arguing over the concentration of meat packers and federal oversight. Testimony recalls Lancaster pork scrapple origins and stresses how centralization risks harming workers and consumers through higher costs and longer supply chains.
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Abe
Kenderel- Kenyon Campden
Myre
Kelly
Meat Packing Industry
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Toneastar
Lanrantér
Chicago
Nobay
Mey
Aacbany Woo
The Season's Only New Car
The new model meets every owner's needs, serving as a practical daily driver and at times a formal limousine.
Repeal Efforts End in Court Upholding Worker Hours Law
The passage traces shifts in U S labor law from 1895 to a modern Illinois rule. The Illinois Supreme Court halted state restrictions on women and child labor for 15 years, later reversed urging public health protections. Today Illinois caps women’s hours at 40 per week while allowing 70, with local districts limited to 48 hours.
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Supreme Court of Iinots
Levy Meyer
Manufacturers Association
Supreme Court of the States
Meyer
Supreme Court of Illneis
Gambling vice grows serious in Berlin bars and mess halls
General Noske bans all gambling in bar racks canteens mess halls and parade grounds as Berlin authorities crack down on gambling den operators. Convicted offenders face jail under martial law still active.
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Berlin
Noske
New Sport Thriller Stuns San Diego Readers
A chaotic seaside piece reports Aqua-Plano action with Mine Georgina fe Long of New York, a swimmer in San Diego summers, attempting a small surf board stunt amid surf and sun. The fragment hints at a sister, a belake, and speedy sun shade but lacks full details.
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San Diego
Galif
Rich Prizes for Airplanes to Encourage Investors
London officials announce a March 1 next government air craft efficiency contest with total prizes around 340000. British entrants only compete to find safe travel airplanes able to take off and land in small spaces. Prizes vary by small and large machines with top awards reaching 560,000 and 8100,000 respectively. A float sea plane category offers up to 50000 for first place and 20000 for second with a third prize of 10000 should be awarded.
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London
Priges
Wheti IE
Ekrivies
Pranes
Mexican Armchair Denounces U.S. Intervention
The Mexican National Socialist party in a resolution denounces U S and allied intervention and condemns plans to use armed force against Mexico to overthrow President Carranza. The document portrays intervention as a tool of Wall Street and calls for resistance to defend sovereignty.
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Mexico City
Mexican National Socialist Party
el Heraldo de Mexico
United States
Carranza
Mexico
Carronga
Wall Street
Americans wrongfully claim voyage to Am erica in Verdun reconstruction strip
Near Verdun an American committee member touring wrecked areas was asked by a peasant for a lift to America. The reply sparked confusion as villagers labeled a rebuilt site Amertka with captured German barracks now housing Russian marchers awaiting repatriation.
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Verdun
Associated Preas
America
L’ameri
Cilimna
Ule
Amertcn
Aho
Liked Germany. Gets Ten Years in Prison
A fragmentary report notes a man condemned to ten years in prison for involvement with Germany. The garbled text references sentences tied to actions abroad and wartime period associations. Details on location and names are unclear due to damaged text.
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Germany
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