Railroad Wage Demands Prompt Call for Nationalization
A 1919 era briefing warns of massive wage hikes totaling a thousand million dollars and calls for nationalizing railroads and other industries. It details union leaders pressuring Congress, a looming nationwide strike, and plans to extend Soviet style control.
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Washington
United States Senate
Brotherhoods
Senate
Congress
la Central
Allreat
Russia
Germany
Austria
United States Railroad Administration
National Treasury
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Silent Watches of the Night in Father and Son Exchange
A father defines the silent watches of the night as those which their owners forget to wind, a line spoken to his son about time and memory.
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Optimistic Thought Keeps Good Company and Influence
A brief meditation urges surrounding oneself with positive company to join the optimistic in influence. The sentiment emphasizes social ties shaping outlook and character.
Dayton Notices and Local Appointments in New Jersey
Dayton notices list W F Knowles and relatives visiting Maryland for three weeks, Mrs Charles Wilson visiting Newark parents, Harry T Cooke resuming duties at General Electric Amphere, Florence Stimpson vacationing at Asbury Park, Rev James B Clark preaching in Trenton, and several local visitors and travelers with names and places including Bayonne Friendship Road Newark and Prospect Plains. An unrelated medical ad extols Hall's Catarrh Medicine with testimonials and a money reward offer.
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Charles Wilson
Newark
William H. Giles
Friendship Road
Harry T. Cooke
East Orange
General Electric
Amphere
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W. F. Knowles
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Florence Stimpson
Asbury Park
James B. Clark
F. B. Hnes
James Reeves
Bertha
Bayonne
Henry MacDonad
N. A. Winquest
Brooklyn
Wesley Applegate
Prospect Plains
Emme Sebenck
Atlantic City
Arlington
George W. Babbage
New Brunswick
Dayton Presbyterian
Misa Estella VanDerveer
Rowland Dey
Hall
T J. Chener & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Terraly
FL J. Chevey & CO
Toledo, Ohio
Peter
Lawrence
Steinbach
Rochester
Haverhill
Brockton
Steinbach Company
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Mr. Stille
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