Threaten Women Workers With Starvation Wages
Chicago item reports a proposed eight hour law for Illinois women workers and threats of industry exodus if enacted. Employers admit ten hour violations to evade fines and press for exemptions while citing crop needs and wage ranges from seven fifty to twelve dollars weekly.
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Chicago
Bor
State Senate
A. B. McCall
Gibson City
W. 8. Hobbs
Aurora, Cotton Mills Company
French tenor Edmond Warnery to sing at Chautauqua week
Edmond Warnery a renowned French tenor from London and Chicago Philadelphia companies will perform at the Chautauqua tent on May 31 before heading to Europe. Critics praise his artistry and control with notes highlighting Pelleas and Melisande and Thais roles.
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London
Europe
Warnery
Pelleas
Debussy
Melisande
Balome
Nicias i
Thais
Louise
Wernery
Paris Conservatoire
Kolb Campaign To Roll Out Kolb’s Gems Cigars
Montgomery May 21 The Kolb campaign unveils 60 000 cigars branded Kolb's Gems as the official wrapper slogan. Campaign manager Walter S Richardson says a cigar drummer suggested the name and will supply more cigars. Headquarters opened in the First National Bank building.
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Kolb
Richardson
Montgomery
Captain Kolb
First National
Adventists Push Open Sunday Protest at World Conference
At the world conference a protest emerges against legislation restricting Saturday Sabbath and urging Sunday observance to be allowed. Members of the Adventist community object to Sunday openings and advocate religious liberty.
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Washington
Booze Raids Net Bottles at Two Merchants on West Vine and West Wing
Sheriff McCulloch Deputies Mc Culloch and Wright and Constable Mays raided J. Y. Gustin on West Vine and Campbell on West Wing. They seized 98 beer bottles from Gustin and 88 whiskey bottles from Campbell and jailed the haul. The editorial urges an end to illegal liquor trade citing losses and fines.
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McCulloch
Wright
Mays
J. Y. Gustin
West Vine Street
Campbell
West Wing Street
Gustin
Campbell's
White Way post erected at corner of Second Ave and Johnégon
The White Way sample post is set at the corner of Second Avenue and Johnégon Street. Citizens praise it as substantial and ornamental comparing favorably to Birmingham and Nashville posts. It was made by the Decatur Gornice and Roofing Company and reflects credit on its builders.
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Birmingham
Nashville
Decatur Gornice and Roofing Company
Second Avenue
Mount Vernon Closed to Visitors Sunday
Washington May 21 The Mount Vernon Association rejected opening Mount Vernon to visitors on Sunday.
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MT. Vernon
Washington
Ladies of Mount Vernon Association
Mount Veron
Alabama Counties Report High Illiteracy Rates
Rural School Supervisor N. R. Baker catalogues Alabama county illiteracy percentages. Figures range from Montgomery 4.7 percent to Lawrence 17.9 percent, with many counties in double digits and several with notably high shares such as Mobile 34 and Autauga 74.
Merchants Report Strong Trade This Pay Day
Merchants of the Decatura enjoy unusually good trade this pay day. The street car company and the city treasuries also benefit from the L. N’s $100,000 roll.
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Decatura
Street Car Company
City Treasuries
Gnats torment cattle in Etowah County
In Gadsden on May 21, buffalo gnats swarm western Etowash county livestock tonight alarmed ranchers. The pests appear for the first time in the county, common in Mississippi and the far west. No cure exists except sheltering stock in dark stables. Gnats cover animals in flakes, linger for 10 to 15 days, with further outbreaks feared later. Some fear cattle may die from the attacks.
Train Kills Horse Under Church Street Viaduct
A horse owned by a white man named Specks was struck and killed by Southern train No 73 under the Church street viaduct last night. The animal was dragged hundreds of yards and ground to pieces. The engine wheels tangled with the carcass causing the train to derail from the rails and delaying the schedule by two hours and twenty minutes.
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Specks
Southern
Church Street
Unrest in Tokyo Over California Land Bill Signing
Reports from Tokyo on May 21 describe regret over Gov. Johnson signing the California alien land ownership bill. Officials hoped for Washington intervention, while Japanese efforts focus on pacifying public opinion and preserving national honor amid democracy pressures.
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Tokyo
California
Gov. Johnson
Uup
Washington
There Are No Dead Ones Here Says Harry Wilson
The Wilson company packed the Masonic with lively acts last night. Miss Mabel Fields performed several specialties and Mr. Wilson with Miss Lyons drew three encores for The Parisian Prance. The program had no weak numbers and two shows are planned tonight, including a musical comedy.
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Harry Wilson
Mabel Fields
Mr. Wilson
Miss Lyons
Servian King Plans Abdication After Balkan Peace
Geneva reports King Peter of Servia intends to abdicate soon after peace with Turkey is signed. The 69 year old monarch, living in Geneva before his 1903 accession, seeks a residence in Switzerland to end his days with friends. Crown Prince Alexander and Prince George were educated in Geneva.
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Geneva
Peter of
Servia
Ted Here
Karagengevitch
Peter
Turkey
Switzerland
Baby Mutilation in Dynap Cap Accident Near Hopkinsville
In Hopkinsville Kentucky on May 21 Edward HU aged 12 and Frak Clerdy aged 4 played with an electric telephone battery when the dynamite cap they found exploded. Edward held the cap in his mouth and the wire ends touched the battery blowing out four teeth and injuring his mouth. A finger and thumb were blown off. The other child was knocked down but unhurt. Surgeons required about fifty stitches. Edward may recover.
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Hopkinsville
Edward HU
Frak Clerdy
Wee
Lafayette
Lulu Hill
Edward
Supreme Court to rule on sleeping car measure
The Supreme Court will decide whether states may ban the practice of "making down" sleeping car berths before sale. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway appeals Wisconsin court rulings upholding the state law, arguing absence of Federal regulation allows state enforcement.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Wisconsin
Flagler Dies at 83 After Illness at Florida Winter Home
West Palm Beach and St. Augustine report Henry M. Flagler, 83, the railroad and hotel magnate, died after weeks of illness following a fall. Flagler built the Florida East Coast railroad and the Ponce de Leon and Alcazar hotels and extended rail to Key West, once deemed impractical. Funeral services will be held Friday at Memorial Presbyterian church in St. Augustine.
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Flagler
Florida East Coast Railroad
St. Augustine
Fla
Henry M. Flagler
West Palm Beach
Memorial Presbyterian Church
George Morgan
Lipton's Challenge Accepted for 1914 America Cup
London reports the New York Yacht Club has definitively accepted Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for the America Cup. The race is set for September 1914 under NYYC rules for measurement time allowance and racing conduct.
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London
New York Yacht Club
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
Thomas Lipton
Meeting of White Way Subscribers Tonight
Subscribers to the New Decatur White Way head to the Light Company office at 7 30 for a vote on whether the sample post in front of the office meets needs. The decision is expected to approve the post with minor changes and praise local foundries.
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Office of Light Company
New Decatur White Way
the Light Company
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