Industrial training for the working classes abroad and in France
The report surveys industrial schools in Europe, noting Germany Austria Sweden and Belgium as having numerous mixed practical theory academies linked to primary schools. France lags, with little substitute for apprenticeship though private schools and the Ecole le Bairgot model train youths in iron wood and carpentry. The Paris Sere school offers free tuition, wages, and a three year apprenticeship with alternating shop and class time, expanding from seventeen to about two hundred apprentices in four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ua Bagirt
Eich
German Empire
Avatria
Sweden
Holland
Belgium
Tefdam
Amsterdam
Scandinavia
Sprenlee
de Mierely
Ogaverdiaene
Vienna
Prague
Austria
Ialserigh
Switzerland
France
Schogla
Ecole le Bairgot
Berns Tots i
Asa
Courage of a Lady Grace Vernon Russell Wins Medals
At a London Royal Humane Society meeting the silver medal was awarded to Grace Vernon Russell, sixteen, for riding into heavy surf to reach a capsized boat after the Georgette sank off Cape Lewin. Samuel Isaacs, her colored servant, received the bronze for aiding in the rescue.
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London Royal Humane ‘Society
Grace Vernon Russell
Samuel Isaacs
Georgette
Cape Lewin
Kalagup
Wallecliffe Honéé
A. P. Brasell
Baaselton
Perth
Bussell
Russell
Isaacs
Biving
Pursue Daily Growth in Wealth Knowledge and Character
The text urges steady daily gains in wealth, knowledge, and character. It emphasizes small, consistent additions each day, comparing wisdom to Solomon and noting that progress compounds over time through reading, study, and daily effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
Lifesaving Service at Sea Lights Up Coast
The article describes the United States Life-Saving Service network from Maine to Florida with 150 stations under keepers and inspectors. It details station layouts at Point Judith Rhode Island, crew training to rescue lives first, and equipment including surf boats, life cars, mortars, lines, and the process of launching lines to vessels in distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
United States
Maine
Florida
Department
United States Revenue Marine Service
Point Judith
Trentethold
St Ar
Life saving stations describe equipment and duties
The article explains life saving stations with cork jackets that float and Merriman suits for two men. It notes daily patrols with Coston lights and lanterns, and close communication between stations. It also describes station housekeeping roles and shared cooking duties.
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Merriman
New York Times
Law a Hundred Years Ago in Hall’s Vermont Laws
Albany Journal cites Hall’s history to expose old Vermont laws. Burglary carried branding and ear amputation, with escalating punishments including death for the third offence. Counterfeiting and perjury carried branding, imprisonment, and the pillory. Theft involved restitution and a form of servitude. Night walking after nine, loud tavern patrons, and noisy street meetings were forbidden. The piece notes popular legal delusions about jailyard burials and debtors’ rights, citing Judge Chandler’s prison death and a jailer’s burials workaround.
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Albany
N. Y
Leno
Hall
Vermont
Chandler
Judge Chandler
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Dauntless
Pei
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