Global News Snippets Cover Economy and War Footnotes
British soldiers deposited 30660 pounds to military savings banks last year. 532 tons of cigarettes were exported from Egypt. Cheap American cigarettes are widespread in India. Advertising lectures run twice weekly at Prague's Commercial College. Coke prices have surged 200 percent in five years. Over 15000 rabbits trapped in Torquay's municipal warren last year.
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Desertions and postal life in Washington era notes
Desertions from the army rise with concerns over recruit quality. Washington leads in letters and postal expenditures with high per capita postage and a large mail volume. A Washington cat named Tom amuses Senator Depew. Veterans and White House receptions, church plans, and government meat purchases are described along with House membership changes since 1901.
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District of Columbia
New York
Depew
Senator Depew
Tom
United States
United States Treasury
Uncle Sam
Zoological Park
House of Representatives
House
Carl Schofield
We Want Trouble and the Right Kind of Men
Dr. Hillis argues discontent fuels social progress when poverty deprives the many of earnings that others take. He says the right kind of men, those who suffer injustice, must meet the trouble, aided by labor unions pushing for fair shares and ballot box reform.
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Dr. Hillis
Hillis
Republic
New York American
Growing Union Expands Boxmakers and Lawyers
In Chicago the United Order of Boxmakers and Lawyers has surged from under 1,300 members in July to 5,800 today. Of the total, 3,200 are women. The drive has organized several paper box factories, improving conditions in multiple plants while others remain unor ganized.
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Chicago
United Order of Boxmakers
Printing Trades Set Uniform German Wages and Hours
German printing trades agree on a single wage scale and nine hour day with intervals, but actual work must not exceed eight hours daily. Disputes go to a balanced arbitration board with equal employer and worker representation, and either side may demand arbitration.
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Germany
German Empire
Illinois Attorney General Rules Convict Labor Contracts Illegal
The Illinois attorney general declares that all existing convict labor contracts violate the constitution and that the state lacks authority to contract for employing inmates in penitentiaries.
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Illinois
Fishermen Organize Puget Sound Union
Seven thousand fishermen on Puget Sound form a trades union chartered by the American Labor Union. The milestone marks a coordinated effort to secure labor standards and collective bargaining rights for coastal fishing crews.
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Puget Sound
American Labor Union
Rotation and Diversification of Farm Crops
Farmers should adopt a defined crop rotation based on farm size and soil, dividing land into sections for crops and hay. A four to six year cycle is suggested with corn and potatoes on sod, followed by crops needing cultivation and then grain and grass.
The Horse Of His Feed Describes Horse Diet Advice
The article urges avoiding drugs for a horse with poor appetite and recommends changing feed, feeding lightly for several days, and ensuring plenty of open air exercise. It notes that stables keeping horses indoors at night can spoil appetite.
Two Rutland Women Benefit From Favorite Remedy
A Rutland woman recovered after kidney and nervous ailments with Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. A second patient, Mrs. Laura A. Kempton of West Rutland, also credited the medicine with full recovery from Bright's disease after doctors gave up. The ad promotes the remedy's broad claims, offers a free trial bottle and pamphlet, and lists price as 11 a bottle or 6 for $5.
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David Kennedy
Laura A. Kempton
West Rutland
Bright
Rught
David Kenedy
Cream for Skin Diseases Sold By David Kennedy
An old advertisement lists a 50 cent cream for skin and scrofulous diseases sold by David Kennedy in a drug store. The fragment mentions Galt ScEum Cream and related remedies. Names and details are partially garbled.
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David Xenned
Juvenile Dramatist Merivale Publishes Autobiography
Ten year old dramatist Tierman Merivale recalls in his new autobiography a play in which a cook poisons a royal family. He also notes a young relative embarking on a similar experiment and includes a scene where King Edward VII and courtiers react to a courtier awaiting lunch.
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Tierman Merivale
Ones
Lis
Mr. Merivale
Edward L
Edward
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