The Ballot Box My Throne and Daily Work
A fragmented editorial style piece contrasts the ballot box as a people's throne with calls for plain work and worker dignity. It weaves Whittier verse lines and factory life observations, critiquing piecework and urging creative activity to prevent mental decay among workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Min
Tam
Reil
Uae
Loxe
Mehan
Hloesa
Dayna
Froebel
Tabis
Highthoura
Indianapolis News
Christmas Gift Craft Notes From Katherine's Letter
A long, affectionate letter from Katherine outlines Christmas gift ideas and crafting plans. She describes sewing a pillow for Rob, making calendars for Olga, photo and keepsake projects for Lawrence, shawls, knitted wash rags, dollie cases, and various card and bookmark storage items. The letter also covers pin cushions, broom covers, travel bags, and practical homemade presents.
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Florence
Rob
Olga
Lawrence
Parfour
Bis
Thuye
Saxony
Dexter
Jane
Alice
Ata
Compulsory Arbitration Law Debate in Shoe Workers Journal
The Shoe Workers Journal weighs New Zealand compulsory arbitration, warning that importation here could mislead unions. It cautions against swift legislative action, cites risks of worse conditions, and argues voluntary arbitration could advance with wiser, informed participation by all sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Shoe Workers’ Journal
Textile workers seek wage increase at Hall & Co mills
E. C. Havens of Jamestown visits Chicago to aid striking workers in worsted mills of Hall & Co. They demanded a 6 cent daily raise, earning 66 to 86 cents daily. Havens' efforts failed as the increase was refused and the strike began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Havens
Jamestown
Chicago
Hall & Co
Union Hell MAL Davis Reports Tilinola Steel Rail Mill
W. Davis, a member of the executive board of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, reports that the Tilinola Steel Company rail mill at South Chicago is the only union rail mill in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell Mal
W. ©. Davis
Exequive
The
Amalgamated Assolution of Iron and Steel Workers
Tilinola Steel Company
South
Darwinian race claims from Dahomey natives in Paris
An excerpt discusses supposed racial measurements asserting Dahomey natives in Paris have longer arms than other Africans. It links arm length to ancestry, claiming Africans reach closer to the knee while Europeans only to mid-thigh, with crude comparisons and dehumanizing language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dahomey
Paris
Dia Salaale Seger
Sal Miers
Drift
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Almple
Mammon
John G. Whittier
Sarah Orne Jowett
Maine
Saya
Detroit Free Press
Mary B. Wilkin
William Dean Howella
Col Higginson
Charles ‘Warner
Calvin
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Childs
Vera
Bristol
Katherine
Teor
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