Consuelo Marlborough on Women Work and Freedom
A promotional profile praises Consuelo Duchess of Marlborough for championing women's progress and labor rights. It recalls Lucy Stone and Antoinette Brown Blackwell, notes shifts in women's roles, and highlights the Young Women's Christian Association as a key force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Stone
Massachusetts
Oberlin
Ohio
Society of Friends
Antoinette Brown Blackwell
lfe
England
America
Young Woman’s Christian Association
Sne
Helen Gould
Seneca Falls
N. Y
New York
Florence Nightingale
Red Cross
Crimea
A Lallauby Poem of Nightly Warmth and Sleep
A lullaby style verse by E. O. Cooke paints a western evening scene with amethyst and gold sky, a sleepy wind by the river, and lambs in cool meadows. The baby moon sinks among trees as mother, tired from singing, hushes the child toward an unknowable land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lallauby
COOKE
Coal Strike Likely as Miners Demand Eight Hour Day
The article foresees a coal strike in the anthracite regions with miners pressing for an eight hour day and union recognition. It notes will face strong owner opposition, and that public opinion and presidential influence previously helped secure arbitration and a temporary labor peace. It warns of potential shortages and possible government measures if a stoppage occurs, with a new faceoff anticipated after April 1.
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ly Ina
Jending labor organization
United States
Roosevelt
cocl
maners
A NEW SEA GIANT AMERIKA TAKES TO THE SEA
The Amerika, the largest passenger ship yet built, arrived in New York on maiden voyage. At about 700 feet long and 56 feet wide, it can carry 3,100 passengers and 600 crew with 16,000 tons cargo. Suites cost around 2,500 dollars. a day’s rate roughly 100 dollars. Electric elevator and Marconi wireless telegraphy mark this modern liner, powered by 15,000 horsepower quadruple expansion engines and slated for a seven day transatlantic crossing.
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New York harbor
Oregon
Clarke
Horn
Cervera
Marconi
Human Fly Garrick Climbs Flatiron Building Awe
A crowd watches John Garrick known as the Human Fly ascend the Flatiron Building in New York removing awnings without ropes or ladders. The sailor turned awning hanger climbs from pavement to cornice two hundred eighty six feet, then descends in a criss cross, while his wife and children witnessed the peril from the Bartholdi Hotel.
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John Gauirick
John Garrick
New York
Broadway
Garrick
mnite
Manhattan
Lawrence
Hazel
John
Bartholdi Hotel
Weather Forecasts and Public Trust in the Weather Bureau
An analysis argues that the Weather Bureau has low error rates around 15 percent and broad trust among farmers and sailors. It notes praise for accurate forecasts and humor at repeated misses, while urging emphasis on practical long term predictions and even a prize for six month ahead forecasts to boost popularity.
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Fifeen
Willis L. Moore
Weather Bureau
weather service
Congress
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