Diggers of the Canal: Jamaica Barbados Workers at Panama
The piece describes labor migration to the Panama Canal from Jamaica and Barbados, with Spanish workers also present. It notes the social separation, pay practices, housing, and facilities for different groups, and contrasts the status of Jamaican and Barbadian laborers with Spaniards and U.S. engineers. It concludes that the actual canal diggers are well paid, fed, and housed, though unhonored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Barbados
Cuba
Tr Jooka
Dramay
West Indies
Insane Asylum
Ancon Hill
Panama
Salvation Army
Ancon Nill
Dowries and marriages among postal staff in early 1900s Britain
The piece notes large sums spent on gratuities for wives of post office workers, with 25 000 pounds in one year and up to 28 500 pounds projected for 1913 14. It cites 829 retirements on marriage in 1907 and 413 in 1909, and describes Dundee postal staff considering employing former telegraphists as seasonal workers, prompting questions of male wages and household costs.
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National Telephone Company
Postmaster General
Postofica
Post Office
Dundee
House of Commmons
Prince Henry comments on the ideal airman age
Prince Henry of Prussia who learned to fly at age forty nine says the average airman should not be over thirty. He suggests young men in their twenties who are unmarried or unengaged are likely to be the most skillful pilots. The note follows a recent fatality of a British army airman at forty four.
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West Indies
Jamaica
Barbados
Panama
Spain
Commission
Ile
Jooks
Healhg
London
Prince Henry
Prussia
Daily Mail
Dog Joins Wolves and Is Slain on Reber Ranch
A large Alre daly dog named Risley owned by W. T. Reber of Hutte was killed while leading a pack of wolves that fled. Wolves were shot at the same time. The dog belonged to Edward Whitebyr’s son and was kept on the Reber ranch.
Summer Capital Rail Station to Welcome Visiting Dignitaries
President Wilson plans a summer retreat among the hills of New Hampshire at Cornish. The Windsor Massachusetts area near the Connecticut River is eyed as a temporary Capitol, with the railroad depot at Wilton or Windsor expected to host many prominent visitors during the summer stay at the historic Harlandken House.
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Cornish
N. I
Wilson
Staten
Wlinkeor
Sumer White House
Capitol
Littl
Windsor
Harlakenden House
Alligators Attack Head Keeper in Central Park Zoo Enclosure
In the New York Central Park menagerie a dozen alligators and three snapping turtles maundered around the pool. Head Keeper Hily Snyder slipped on a slick edge while cleaning and fell into the water. The gators seized his trousers. Snyder escaped with help from assistants Hob Harry and Leitueyer, scrambling to safety.
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New York
Central Park
Hily Snyder
Hurme
Dutchess County
Snyder
Tie
Hio
Snydear
Hob Harry
Storter
Pokesman Leitueyer
Regulation of Women's Dress in Rochester Prompted Debate
A garbled report describes a Rochester discussion on clothing rules for women, mentioning a watch and proposed resolutions. It references restrictions on shirts and attire and notes a liberal stance by some voices. The fragment hints at a vote or decision forthcoming.
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Rochester
Unclear Dairy Hints on Cream and Cow Care
Fragmentary notes discuss dairy practices including when to milk, avoiding mixing warm and cold cream, and starting with heifers and calves. Mentions early milking, stable conditions, churning timing, and prevention of spoiled dairy products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thor Gestouf
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Mexico
Cae
Real Diggers
Ewpickard
Kaiser
Aviatora
Toomey
Pittsburgh
Harry D. Wingert
Western Reserve College
Jersey City
N. J
Igtin
Hla
Wiil
Gators
Falla
Danny
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