Cooks in Australia Drawn by Domestic Service Demand
A Dominion royal commission report finds that women are sought mainly as domestic servants in Australia not for marriage. Many English emigrants are hired as cooks or servants even before reaching port, with tugboat searches to secure the first picks. The hiring surge burdens housewives and impacts population growth.
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Royal Commission
Australia
Great Island
England
Labor Bureau
Phrenologist Tricks Farmer In A Simple Scam
A Boston phrenologist charmed an innocent farmer by reading his bumps and claiming sharp judgment. The expert bought the farmer's worn horse for 15 dollars and resold it for 40, exposing a crude fraud as the farmer lamented the lack of horse sense.
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Boston
Hub
Delcasse backs closer Franco Russian British ties
Former French ambassador to St. Petersburg M. Delcasse urged a closer understanding among France Russia and Great Britain. In an interview with a Paris Journal correspondent returning from Russia he said a triple entente would exist or should be invented to guard common interests and solidarity among London St. Petersburg and Paris.
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Paris Journal
Russia
France
Great Britain
London
Paris
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Blomfield Joins British Royal Academy As Architect
Reginald T. Blomfield, architect and son of Aldington’s late rector, becomes a new member of the British Royal Academy at age fifty seven. He led the Royal Institute of British Architects as president in 1911 and is known for domestic architecture and garden designs as well as architectural writings. G A Storey AR A is named professor of perspective at the revived academy, which had lapsed for decades. Turner held the post in 1808.
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British Royal Academy
Reginald T. Blomfield
R. A
Aldington
Kent
Royal Institute of British Architects
G. A. Storey
Academy
Turner
Williams Kidney Pills Promoted For Kidney and Bladder Pain
Pleasantly mis-spelled ad copy touts Williams Kidney Pills as a cure for overworked nerves and kidney and bladder pain. It claims relief for facial puffiness and under eye darkness with a Cleveland manufacturer listed. Sold by all druggists at 50 cents.
Empress Ireland wreck bodies likely remain submerged
Rimouski June 9 three hundred bodies still in the sunken Empress Ireland will probably stay under water for weeks. Divers cannot reach them now as special machinery must be shipped from England to access the wreck. Buoys have been anchored over the resting place.
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International News Service
Rimouski
Empress Ireland
England
Alumni Day at Auburn Brings Lunch, Ovation and Portrait
Today at Auburn Alumni Day a business meeting was held in the morning followed by luncheon and the annual ovation delivered by Rev Mangram of Union Springs. A portrait of Charles Ross by Sanford of Opelika was presented to the college and accepted by President Thach. The portrait was donated by A F Kessick, a former colleague of Prof Ross. Visitors spent the afternoon inspecting school buildings and equipment.
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Auburn
Mangram
Union Springs
Charles Ross
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Sanford
Opelika
Thach
A. F. Kessick
Ross
Engraved Visiting Jards Line With Affordable Prices
A local shop advertises engraved visiting cards or Jards with a range of prices to fit all budgets. The notice highlights customization options and value for customers seeking personalized keepsakes.
Report on Ryan pardon appeal presented to President
Washington June 9 Attorney General McReynolds submitted to President Wilson the report on the appeal for a pardon for Ryan and other former Bridge Workers' Union officials convicted on conspiracy charges. Reported that the recommendation was adverse to labor.
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Washington
McReynolds
Wilson
Ryan
Bridge Workers’ Union
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