Labor World labor report notes varied strikes and gains
The report tracks strikes and wage gains across cities. Amsterdam diamond polishers still strike. De Soto hires only men. Boston elevator boys organize. Cincinnati unions grow. Boston printers seek eight hour days at eighteen dollars weekly. journeymen bakers see employer support for eight hours. San Francisco shipyard and iron workers strike for nine hours. Cincinnati city work shifts to nine hours. cigarmakers win nine hours. Oklahoma City laundry workers organize for union label. Florida union activity rising with no strikes. Montana lumbermen see dull conditions but 1200 workers gain twenty five cents per day. Tom Cooper shifts from boxing to coal mining near Montrose, California.
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Amsterdam
Holland
de Soto
Boston
Cincinnati
Ohio
San Francisco
Mill
Oklahoma City
Okla
Florida
Montana
Tom Cooper
United States
Taylor
Kramer
Montrose
Cal
Prominent Figures in World and U S News Tidbits
A collage of brief notes mentions Carl Seluraz turning 73, the Greek king speaking English, Roosevelt visit language notes, April 18 trout fishing in Garrett County, Duke of Devonshire backing Liberalists, Texas Governor Dogg declining knee breeches, the Russian czar sending 150000 roubles for Shamuka quake victims, Carnegie medal for fastest Atlanta telegrapher, Verestelingin to paint San Joan battle in Cuba, Picquart victory over seized papers in Dreyfus case, Prince Henry’s cigar habit and gifts, Basil Gildersleeve honored by former pupils, and Wilhelm Emperor and Empress celebrating a wedding dinner with Count von Malow present.
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Carl Seluraz
Greece
Roosevelt
Garrett County
Delander
Duke of Devonshire
Lord Rosebery
Dogg
Texas
Edward
Russia
Shamuka
Trans-Cauecasia
Andrew Carnegiena
Atlanta
Vassili Verestelngin
Cuba
Battle of
San Joan
Picquart Hag
Dreyfus
Prince Henry
Washington
Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve
Johns Hopkins University
Los
Vauperor
William
Qmniv
Vou Malow
The
Calinet
Salting Over a Mountain Rangs
Modern ocean exploration reveals five undersea mountains, volcanic in part, with peaks hidden in darkness. Soundings map a chain about 100 miles east of Australia, found while surveying for a cable to Norfolk Island. Tops reach 1,414 feet depth, surrounding depths two to three miles.
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Australia
Norfolk Island
The Better Way Quote Reflects Upright Living
A public domain verse excerpt by Susan Coolidge extols “the better way” of serving country through pure life and righteous deeds. It contrasts spoken words with deeds and urges a stainless personal example as a lasting bequest for future generations.
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Susan Coolidge
Old Jephson and the Mayor of Cappville
In a dialogue about ambition and politics, old Daniel Jephson compares his regional influence in New Manchester to his son Dan Jephison's role as Cappville’s mayor. The elder recalls past power behind the throne and weighs the prestige of local office against broader fame in the West and among New Manchester’s few residents.
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Jephson
Daniel
Daniel Junior
New England
Iadlian
West Western
Dan
Cappville
New Manchester
Old Jephson
People
Daniel Jephison
O' Cappville
Daniel Jepheon
Toot
Opera House
Agen
Cipress
Daniel Jephson Returns to New Manchester in Old Fashioned Visit
An aging Daniel Jephson travels with his son to New Manchester where old rivals and townsfolk vanish, recalling debates and battles of the past. They search for familiar faces, only to find Hawkins and Jinkins long gone, leaving Cal Jinkins living a grim rural memory.
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Daniel Jephson
Hawkins
Main Street
Daniel
Case & Tong
Squire Hawkins
Jephson
Enoch Hawkins
Fitties
Joneses
Fitts
Skimly
West Pike
Jones
Ola Jephson
Cal Jinkins
Dan
Cal
Pete
Hopkinses
Jinkins
Cappville
Old Cal
Tink
Calf
Yeou
Dan Jephson
New Manchester
Ging
Sallus
John H Raftery
Chicago Record Herald
Making a Farm a Sure Source of Income and Butter Quality
The article argues that farming provides a reliable revenue source even in downturns and explains why winter butter develops off flavors due to stable cleanliness and ventilation. It also covers fence building advice, poultry judging by score cards, and education from score sheets to improve exhibitor understanding.
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Alvin Ginter
Japan’s Wealth Grows as Rich Men Multiply in Future
The Jiji Shimpo surveys Japan’s rich, finding 441 persons with fortunes of 500000 yen or more. One third reside in Tokyo, with clusters in Osaka Kobe and Yokohama. Fortunes hinge on land, not finance, and the era of rapid wealth growth is just starting as shipbuilding and finance expand in Tokyo and Yokohama.
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Japan
Jiji Shimpo
America
Tokio
United States
Tvo
Tokyo
Yokohama
Toklo
Eust
London
Europe
New York
Words of Wisdom Echoes from Ram's Horn
A collection of aphorisms on virtue, resilience, and gratitude. Quotes urge turning grit into victory, valuing ideals over prizes, and daily praise. Mentions of friendship, mercy, and joy contrast spiritual heights with worldly comfort, urging steadfast reverence above and beneath.
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Lfe
Enforcer of Rodent Corps Unveiled at Court House
A DC Supreme Court assistant clerk is described as a human ferret who hunts mice each weekday before opening. He uses a heavy book to strike the rodents, with onlookers noting his prowess in stunning or killing them. Washington Star reports the practice has almost ended the use of traps at City Hall.
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Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Court House
Washington Star
No Teaching About Her Stumick
An East Side settlement class in physiology faced parental suspicion as a social worker sought to diffuse science. After cautious progress on stomach functions, a pupil sent a letter requesting the teacher stop educating Lizer about stuffing of her stomach, calling it rude and unnecessary.
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Stumick
East Side
Lizer
New York Tribune
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Fyer
Pesce
South Africa
England
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Drakenstein
Paarl
Wellington
Stellenbosch
Tulbagh
Ceres
British Isles
London Globe
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J. A. Wood
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