International labor bureau opens in Basel
The International Labor Bureau began operations in Basel Switzerland on May 1. It aims to publish a code of labor laws an international bulletin and an annual of labor with texts motives and interpretations of legislation. Professor Stephen Bauer of Basel directs the bureau with support from governments and private members.
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International Labor Bureau
Basel
Switzerland
Red Cross Society
International Telegraph Bureau
Bureau For
Latin Monetary Union
International Postal Union
The
Postal Union
Labor Bureau
Stephen Bauer
University of Basel
University of Chicago
George Gifford
Emil Frey
America
Washington
Swiss Repubiic
Swiss National Council
Berlin
Swiss Workingmen's Society
Zurich
Brussels
International Union For the Legal Protection of
International Labor Office
International Congress For the Protection of Workingmen
Paris
Association
Congress For Labor Protection
Altruism in Factories and the True Way to Fair Wages
F J Porter argues in Cassier's Magazine that fair wage scales and sound employee relations render charity unnecessary. He warns against flaunting so-called model shops or philanthropy as marketing, insisting real gains come from stable pay, basic needs, and respectful management. Read as a period viewpoint on labor relations and economic pragmatism.
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F. J. Porter
Cassier
A Queer Strike In Florida Forces Tampa Factories Shut
Six thousand cigar makers in Tampa Florida struck over a broken bridge delaying cross river work. Two thousand marched across to city center, urging western side factories to quit. Boats overloaded caused narrow escapes as strikers blocked cars and demanded pontoon placement amid international and Resistencia unions.
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Florida
Tampa
Fla
Struc Id
The
International
Resistencia Mien
Falling Wages Across British Trades Signal Grim Outlook
London letter notes wage cuts across coal iron and steel sectors with sliding scales. About 200000 miners faced decreased pay in February while some underground and surface workers in Somerset saw small raises. 15000 workers in iron steel and metal trades had pay sheets reduced. prices easing offers scant relief to workers as employers push for further reductions.
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Great Britain
Somerset
London
American Federationist
Milk Diet Fad Promises Slimming and Strength for Women
The article extols a milk based regimen for women aiming to stay slim, detailing breakfast and lunch as milk with fruit and a modest dinner of lean roast with greens. It cites royal examples like the queen of Holland and Pope Leo to bolster credibility, warns against misapprehensions that milk fattens, and adds domestic tips on an outdoor fresh air pantry for food storage.
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Tommy Atkins
Holland
Leo
Cheap and Nasty Food Debate and Kitchen Tips
A discussion on the meaning of cheap versus quality in foods, noting that low price does not guarantee poor value and that some cheap foods can be unwholesome. The piece then offers practical kitchen hints: baked apples as a healthful dessert, cold ingredients for pastry, eggs for froth, vinegar to tenderize boiled meat, warnings about glazed ware for pickles, preheat grids for broiling, and lemons kept in cold water.
Musical disposition and quickstep in a pubcession
Miss Miami Brown asks about a dancer’s stride while the reply cites a musical disposition. The exchange describes bands running close together and the challenge of keeping step, yielding a simultaneous ankle motion that feels like a quickstep on a slow step.
Humorous Vignettes From Early 20th Century Fun
The clipping presents short humor bits from Chicago and Philadelphia papers. A landlady jests about charity links to a new boarder at ten dollars a week, an elderly caller laments Johnny, and a wife teases a husband about waking at seven on a holiday.
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Danks
Chicago News
Johnny
Chicago Tribune
Philadelphia Press
The Seven Ages of Man as Observed by Uncle Allen Sparks
A humorous compilation of mispronunciations and social quips. Meggendorfer Blatter recalls a dancing lesson mishap with a toe stubbed by a professor who offers pardons. Chicago Record and Chicago Tribune contribute wry anecdotes on growth and aging.
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Tady
Uncle Allen
Uncle Allen Sparks
Chicago Tribune
Pan-American Exposition low fares via Lehigh Valley
News item notes Pan-American Exposition travel deals with five and ten day tickets via Lehigh Valley Rail Road from Freeland and other areas. Also mentions a local birth and a medical remedy claim by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured a long standing facial sore.
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Lehigh Valley
Freeland
James Brown
Prttsmouth
DeWitt
Grover's
Detroit
Lehigh Valley Railroad
National Educational Association
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New York
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Amonta
Rollin H. Wilbur
Cortlandt Street
New York City
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Lee
Cty
G. J. Gildroy
Rae Delaware
Susquemania
Senvyien
Raroap
Drifton
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Eckley
Hasie Irook
Stockton
Beaver Meadow Road
Roan
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Harwood Road
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