Her Blue Eyes And The Yearnin’ For Books
A clipped verse focused on blue eyes as a consuming “study,” then a bundled newspaper clipping by Frank Markham discusses a color line dispute within the National Association of Stationary Engineers. It notes unions’ memberships and labor figures across several groups, including the AFL and railroad brotherhoods.
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Frank Markham
Mator
Boston
National Association of Stationary Engineers
Beer
Union of Steam Engineers
Waa
International Union
Chicago Record- Herald
Prominent Labor Leader John Lennon Ties to AFL
One of the prominent officers of the American Federation of Labor is John John B. Lennon, Treasurer of the AFL and general secretary of the Journeymen Tallors' Union of America. Lennon has long been active in the trades union movement. The journeymen tallors are well organized, with higher wages and shorter hours among benefits of the movement.
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United States
England
American Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor
Order of Halfway Conductors of America
B. &. Clark
Coal Commission
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
John
John B. Lennon
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Journeymen Tallors’ Union of America
B. Lennon
Journeymen Tallors’ ‘Union of America
Lennon
Journeymen
Insurance Against Strikes in Austria Proposed
The Vienna Manufacturers Strike Insurance Company proposes to insure manufacturers against losses from strikes. Policies would pay half the wages of employed workers during a strike period not exceeding three months. Start date hinges on 260 establishments with payrolls at least five million dollars. Premium is a fixed fraction of wage roll. Austria reports years with thousands of workers on strike and hundreds of thousands of idle days.
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Austria
Vienna Manufacturers' Strike Insurance Company
England Leads in Trade Unions
Col. Carroll D. Wright says union membership is hard to gauge. He notes Britain’s registration law helps the government state union strength with fair accuracy. The latest figures in the report are cited to illustrate these points.
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England
Carroll D. Wright
Great Britain
Paulo
Musicians see surge in charters over Labor Day report
Owen Miller secretary of the American Federation of Musicians cites a record surge in issued charters across numerous towns including Pontiac Illinois Chicago colored Fort Scott Kansas Pottstown Pennsylvania Council Bluffs Iowa tropton Ohio Sherman Texas Kingston North Albany Fall River Massachusetts Brainerd Minnesota Newport Rhode Island Northampton Massachusetts Murphysboro Illinois Salem Steubenville Ohio Mattoon Illinois Peru Indiana Woodstock Alabama De Koven Kentucky Kalamazoo Michigan Pana Illinois Lisbon Ohio Taunton Massachusetts Warsaw New York Helena Montana New Haven Connecticut. He says the growth is the most extraordinary ever and attributes it to Labor Day with AFL members urging union musicans in towns without bands to apply to the federation.
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Owen Miller
American Federation of Musicians
Pontiac
Chicago
Colored
Fort Scott
Kaw
Pottstown
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Tropton
Ohio
Sherman
Texas
Kingston
Fall River
Mass
Victory Mills
N. Y
Brainerd
America
American Federation of Labor
American Federaion of Musicians
Conciliation Wins Victory in Chicago Yard Wages Rise
Conciliation wins again with a material wage increase for all watchmen in Chicago yards. The piece notes the union’s conservative stance and warns that strikes affect outside parties more than participants, citing last summer’s freight handlers strike as a cautionary example.
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Chicago
Organizing Girls Gain AFL Charter Amid Union Rift
Organizing efforts are under way among Chicago stock yard workers who have secured an AFL charter after the Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers Industrial union refused women. President Samuel Gompers urged amending the union constitution to allow female members. John Fitzpatrick leads organizing at Norton Bros can factory in Maywood as a charter is anticipated.
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Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers’ Industrial Union Resed
Samuel Gompers
A. F. of
Shaa
Norton Bros.can
Maywood
John Fitzpatrick
Scale Fixed in Germany Printing Trades Unite
Germany's printing trades adopt a uniform wage scale and nine hour day with eight hours of active work. An arbitration board, equally staffed by employers and employees, settles all disputes and either side may demand arbitration.
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Germany
German Empire
Insurance deal settles claims for Baltimore railroad men
United Railways and Electric Company of Baltimore Md arranges insurance for 3 000 conductors and motormen in case of fatal accident. If death occurs $1 000 is paid to the victim's representatives. Company covers all costs but workers must accept this as full settlement of any claim.
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United Railways and Electric Company
Baltimore
Chinese Garment Workers Labor Debate Surfaces
The National Convention of United Garment Workers urged the general committee to focus on Chinese labor in the west. It reports about 5,000 Chinese workers in garment manufacturing in that region, with low wages seen as undermining local employment prospects.
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National Convention of
United Garment Workers
General Committee
West
Up-to-Date Sofa Pillows and Evening Gloves Fashion Notes
A fashiony montage describes velvet and suede pillow covers with leather appliques and pyrography details, fringed edges, and feather-filled interiors. It notes skin tones and fringed sides, plus gown effects with green satin and panne velvet, Paris imports, and a steel gray camel hair ensemble. Also mentions silk evening gloves, indoor wear, and methods to keep cheese from drying by wrapping in damp cloth.
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Paris
Peculiar Neck Riffas Describe White Chiffon Accents
The piece features a flat neck riffa with white plaited chiffon ruffles draping softly over the shoulders. Long ends use intertwined cords and black threaded white chenile accents. A broad white taffeta ruffle adds volume at the foot, edged by large chenile balls.
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Mort
Pretty gowns for weddings described in plum fashion plate
The article details two wedding gowns with elegant fabrics and trims. One gown in pearl gray crepe de chine features a hip yoke and tunic over underskirt with guipure bands and gold buttons. The pink pongee dress showcases a flounced skirt, guipure bands, velvet ribbon accents, and a bolero bodice with plaited pink mousseline sleeves.
Paris Cloth Gowns Described In Detail Aboard The Stage
A detailed description of Parisian garments features two gowns worn by Mile. Mitzy Dahl in the theatre de l Odeon production Monsieur le Directeur. The first gown uses drab home spun cloth with a plaited back skirt and a velvet accented blouse with a white silk collar. The second gown, mouse gray, features extensive plaits and a velvet peplum, with elaborate front plastron embroidery and a white silk yoked collar.
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Mile
Mitzy Dahl
Theatre de l'Odeon
Monsieur le Directeur
Dress Economy Asks Careful, Quality Craft in Fashion
A society woman urges careful dressing not to economize on materials or dressmakers. She advises handling gowns slowly, avoiding pins, and ensuring one well made dress is preferable to many poorly made. She links dressing with dignity and self respect, likening it to righteousness.
Rage for Fur Inspires Cozy Seasonal Fur Use
The article urges readers to reuse old fur pieces this season for gowns, capes, or hats. It suggests trimming and a heavy fur band above the skirt flounce as stylish, noting show windows prove the trend and encourage repurposing last year’s furs.
Latest Jacas From Paris Describe New Winter Fashions
Paris fashion notes describe the Naro elimination from a walking suit skirt and new dressy winter waists with panne velvet and Irish lace trim. Pink roses band trim, pink tafetta, mink, and Irish crochet lace appear in a dream hat, while a white beaver felt hat features white grape trimming. Heavy materials compete with soft silks for season.
The Proof of the Pudding Lies in the Eating
Advertises St Jacobs Oil as a cure for rheumatism with numerous testimonials from readers and doctors praising its effects. Claims include relief of back pain, swelling, and rapid return to work, citing many named individuals and locations.
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St. Jacoba
George Scleyer
Chilton
Wis
Volksbote
Bt Jacobs
Fred Eberle
Bellaire
Aff
B. Pick
Rochester
N.Y
St Jacobs
Louis Hinkel
East Poesten
Kill
St. Jacobs
Herman Rittner
Manchester
N. H
G. Erle
Palestine
Otto Fuls
Reading
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Kentucky marksman tribute quoted by Judge Parker
A Lexington circuit court judge lamented violence in the city. He said that if every spot where a man was felled by violence were marked with a cross Lexington would resemble a cemetery town, equating the memory to a city of the dead.
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Kentucky
Parker
Lexington
Irving
Petrified Bodies Found at New York Infant Asylum Cemetery
Nine petrified bodies discovered in the Mount teehee cemetery connected to the New York Infant asylum. The asylum recently closed and the land sold for development. About three hundred remains planned for transfer to Konsico cemetery. The bodies resemble white marble in sandy soil.
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New York Infant Asylum
Mountteehee
Konsico Cemetery
Dag and McArthur Reflect On A Canadian Writer's Plan
Peter McArthur notes a novelist arranging a dramatization of an unfinished work. He recalls a Canadian friend whose hunting trip soured when a dog attempted a leap over a deep well, ending abruptly, illustrating unforeseen hazards in risking bold plans.
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Dag
Peter McArthur
Overzealous Employee Causes Rail Telegraph Debacle
A station master at Baku ordered a wide telegram inquiry after two printed forms valued at one farthing vanished on the Tranatarcasian line. The railroad paid telegraph charges near $10,000 as officials hunted the missing forms, and the overseer responsible has lost his job.
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Baku
Russian Empire
Sailor’s Wry Tombstone Encounter
A sailor finding a cryptic tombstone reads I am not dead, but sleeping. He ponders the line and quips that if he were dead he would own up to it, delivering a grim humor about mortality.
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Fnally
Segregation Surely Needed at University Games
A fragment argues for sex segregation at the University of Chicago citing a past football game where female crowds hugged players before they could wash up, describing the scene as muddy yet triumphant and implying separation would be prudent.
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University of Chicago
Pitiful Poverty and a Child’s Honest Deception
A gentleman questioned Mary about the number of slavers she owned, and she answered three or four. Mary later confided to her mother that she lied to avoid making her think her family was poorer than she feared, revealing a child’s instinct to protect parental dignity.
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Mary
Many Laborers Employed At Nile Dam Project
Since 1599 the great Nile dam at Assonan has provided steady work for about 19 000 to 20 000 Italian and Egyptian laborers, reflecting long term employment and scales of labor drawn to the project.
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Great Nile
Assonan
America's Highest Railway Pass Height
The Colorado Midland railway crosses a pass at 11,530 feet, claimed as the highest railway in the United States. The line traverses rugged terrain and offers dramatic mountain views while serving remote communities.
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America
United States
Colorado Midland
Many New Pensioners Legislation Enacted by Last Congress
Several pension reforms approved by the previous Congress are expected to add at least 10,000 beneficiaries. The measures aim to expand coverage and adjust retirement benefits, with impact across federal and state programs.
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New York
Gulpure
Et Bot
Ms Passementerio
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