Labor Day Origins and Union Stance Across Nations
Labor Day is celebrated nationwide with parades and meetings despite hard times for trades. Terence Powderly credits coal miner Robert Price as naming Labor Day in New York on Sept 5, 1882, with the first formal push to observe a yearly day. Oregon led states in creating Labor Day law in 1887. The American Federation of Labor upholds nonpartisan labor goals, supports wage and hour gains, defends union freedom, and condemns political coercion.
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Terence V. Powderly
Knights of Labor
Labor Day
Robert Price
Mr. Powderly
York City
General Assembly
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New York
Matthew McGuire
Central Labor Union of New York
Bob Price
Richard Griffith
Price
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Uncle Dick
Edward F. Eiley
New York State Senate
J. J. Daly
Oregon
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Congress
American Federation of Labor
National Home of Representatives
Germany
Socialist Party
America
Millonaires
Federation
Democratic Trade Union
Labor Day Ode Promotes a Restful Ideal
Rev D H Kenney of Philadelphia extols Labor Day as a nationwide plea for more days of rest and leisure. He laments overwork and imagines a calendar with extra nonworking days and informal pleasures along the river, while still honoring Sunday rest.
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D. H. Kenney
Philadelphia
Plans for Newark athletic plant and 250th Newark anniversary events
The 1916 topics include A A U track layout by Fred W Rublen for a new facility at the old Waverly trotting park in Newark, with early fall start. Also noted are Cardinals seeking a shortstop, Panama Pacific expo timing with official machinery and photographs, and Dr. G R B Hubbell named track physician. Jacques Fournier cites batter mindset shift after learning not to outguess pitchers.
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San Francisco
G. RB. Hubbell
Elijah at Mount Carmel Demonstrates Jehovah Over Baal
The lesson recounts Elijah’s challenge to Baal on Mount Carmel, the altar repairs, and the dramatic fire from Jehovah that proves God's power. Amid priests' disappointment, Elijah’s brief prayer invokes the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, leading to Israel’s renewed worship of Yahweh.
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Jehovah
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Ahub
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Jabbath
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Isaac
Irritability a Warning Signal for Health
A Kansas City Star chiropractor warns irritability signals nervous distress from physical and mental causes. Worry worsens digestion and blood toxins, fueling fatigue and bad temper. Cure lies in overcoming worry and cultivating optimism, noted by H Addington Bruce.
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H. Addington Bruce
Kansas City Star
Art of Bait Casting Reflects on Outdoor Craft
In Warren H. Miller’s American Forestry excerpt, memories of sunlit lakes and patient practice surround the precise art of bait casting. The piece celebrates the challenge of placing a lure forty to fifty feet away to lure a bass, the battle between man and five pound fish, and the thrill of mastering tackle against snags, leaps, and feints on the water.
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Warren H. Miller
Whispering Galleries and Ancient Echoes Across Cathedrals
A London Answers piece surveys famed whispering galleries in St Pauls, Gloucester, and other world temples. It notes how sound travels along dome surfaces and through carved rock, highlighting the Taj Mahal and Syracuse Ear of Dionysius for their remarkable acoustics and parabolic echoes.
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St. Pauls
London
Gloucester
Taj Mahal
Agra
India
Girgeutl
Steily
Dionysius
Syracuse
Mother Remembers Letter From Wise Mother
A man recalls a faded postcard from his mother with affection and tears. He notes the worn hall bedroom, a battered suitcase, and a single bed as he vows to write the kind of letter she would cherish. The scene emphasizes filial devotion and gratitude across time.
Gashed. Chauffeur seeks culprit in theater crash
A garbled dispatch reports a driver asking who was run over and another suspect claiming the glass eater at the nearby Vodyville theater is involved. A tire is noted as damaged in Cleveland.
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Vodyville Theater
Cleveland Plain
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Artie Butler
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Jackson
Wagner
Collins
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Weill
Walter Johnson
American Press Association
Chicago Americans
Firat Sacker
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