Rail shopmen reject 4 cent rise but keep strike option
Washington reports that about 415000 shopmen voted to reject Wilson’s 4 cent hourly wage increase and leave strike decisions to national officers. While no immediate strike was pledged, leaders said government efforts to curb prices should show progress within 90 days.
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American Federation of Labor
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Communists Split. Labor Party Adopts Moscow Line
Chicago report notes the Communist party adds a rule barring money earners from fellowship and excludes doctors lawyers and editors from revolution work. The Communist Labor Party vows to push a Moscow inspired platform seeking an industrial republic and a cooperative commonwealth. National Socialist trends shrink as debates continue with Justice Department watch.
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Department of Justice
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Third International
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Communist Labor Party of America
First Flying Hearse Used in Air Funeral in Toronto
Toronto, Ont. Sept. 5. Reported as the first airplane funeral occurred here for infant Leonard Allen aged a few months. A tiny coffin was flown to Mount Pleasant cemetery in a plane piloted by Harry Smith, ex Royal Air Force. A second plane carried an undertaker's representative.
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Gimentha
Mount Pleasant
Harry Smith
Royal Air Force
Postal clerks threaten tieup in Chicago and beyond
Chicago postal workers threaten a nationwide tieup after learning a $500 bonus may trigger resignations effective October. The 850 member local railway clerks will disrupt service across Illinois and Iowa, with broader action possible in the sixth division as tensions rise at the National Postal Employers convention discussing a 6% pay boost, 44 hour week, and annual leave changes.
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Chicago
J. Ryan
Washinyggton
Court of Appeals
Harting
Quotes on trouble and success from early 20th century magnates
Forbes quotes Theodore Roosevelt and Harriman on facing trouble and deciding boldly. Schwab emphasizes action over caution, while Irving Tish and Josh Billingy highlight perseverance and focus. The piece threads aphorisms about effort, fear, and steady dedication.
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Irving T. Tish
New York
Josh Billingy
Remembering Names and Faces Through Honest Interest
The article explains memory hinges on genuine interest in a person. By focusing intently on a new contact like Mr Fleming and visualizing the name as clearly as the face, you stamp memory. Practice and sincerity are key to recalling names and faces without resorting to gimmicks.
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St Ay
Echoes of vanished issues and shifting time
A reflective meditation on how vital concerns from the past fade as time passes. The speaker notes how giants, sages, and landmarks once thought enduring vanish from memory, while new sorrows arise, suggesting values shift with decades and eras.
Heroes Past Climax Weighs On Postwar Creativity
Galsworthy argues war veterans may have proved themselves fully, reducing future creative growth. He notes the great moment of their lives lies behind them, making peace a different test. He predicts lasting impact on literature and art, with future works reflecting their war experiences but less than if they had not fought.
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Europe
America
Daughters of Zalu and Aguinalda in United States
The daughter of the Salma of Zalu and the daughter of Aguinalda of the Philippines are in the United States. The young ladies, aged to and and their free department Sot a CRSA.
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Baby in the Cellar as a Hot Weather Idea
The article argues for using cellars or dry wells to cool babies during heat waves. It cites Chicago and New York practices of moving infants to cooler spaces and suggests basement rooms or dug cages as makeshift nurseries. It urges mothers to seek cool, shaded areas and to adapt homes for summer comfort.
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Rustics of Yesterday: Where Have the Country Folks Gone
Poem by William Herschel in the Indianapolis News laments rural life fading into city culture. It contrasts Saturday countryside rituals with modern urban scents of motor cars and urban routines, recalling farmers, wagon wheels, and simple meals.
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Dobbin
Lenine and the Generals Debate Defense Tactics
Lenine uses an automobile to bring red guards to the fortress of Peter and Paul to obtain expert military advice. The generals map red troop positions and enemy reports, then request more comfortable quarters, which Lenine denies for safety. The staff is returned to the fortress.
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England's Increase In Bigamy
England faces a rising bigamy issue amid war era moral relaxations. Judicial statistics show higher prosecutions for bigamy and clandestine marriages at register offices. Observers note soldiers spawn separations and encourage hidden ceremonies, while other nations enforce formal records to curb such unions.
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England
Opportunity. They do me wrong when I come no more
Fragmentary verse about missed chances and lingering outside a door. The speaker laments failed encounters and the desire to seize future moments. Imagery evokes persistence and longing, with references to dawn, records, and a symbolic waiting at the threshold.
Law and Order. Ii Hung Chang. I have stood for order always
Fragmentary text presents a biased, terse statement claiming lifelong commitment to order and rejecting accusations. The excerpt mentions gold and color metaphors without clear event, date, or identifiable entities beyond a name-like phrase Ii Hung Chang.
Mexico's Permanent Handicap and U.S. Role
The Kansas City Star argues Mexico's semitropical location limits governance. Heat and humidity enervate progress, slowing development and stability. Mexico lies mostly south of latitude 20, hindering self rule, and the United States should ponder its attitude and influence to stabilize conditions across the border.
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Kansas City Star
Mexico
United States
Brazil
Tropics
Only Forty-Five Men Out of One Hundred Are Producers
A war era sermon-like essay argues that in production only 45 of 100 workers directly create the Liberty motor engine while 56 are planners and support staff. It extols spiritual labor behind the visible machine and lauds the unseen soul as the essential force in wartime industry.
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Newall Dwight Hillis
Bilip
Foch
Haig
Pershing
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
British Museum
London
Paria
Providence of God
Farmers and Profits in a Dry Farming Era
The Milwaukee Journal reports on western drought and dry farming, noting men traveling miles to work as laborers to support families, and a strawberry harvest yielding eight dollars from six acres. It argues droughts create incalculable effects on the nation and discusses cyclical profits and losses in farming, with references to Kansas and historical shifts in settlement and productivity.
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Milwaukee Journal
Kansas
Alpcouragement
Aneriva
Night in the Cell House and the Distant Light
The scene shifts between a dim cell house and a blue night glow as guards pass the corridor. References to Chaplin, Leavenworth, and a vague search for an attractive woman mingle with notes on a Philippine princess lineage and a journey to the United States university.
Fragmented Voice Report On Unclear Local Event
A garbled communication cites Jaaae Newton expressing a desire for a child amid unclear concerns about a local situation. The text mentions worry, intrigue, and confusing references to wombs and engagement, without coherent context or identifiable locations or dates.
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