Laureate Austin jubilee rumor stirs Kansas editorials district wide
The Kansas agitator reports on conjectured Laureate Austin jubilee commentary and a Jacksonville Florida reference. It notes ministers in New Castin Indiana allegedly ordered alligators placed in ponds to deter Sunday swimming and criticizes urban speech patterns among New York youths. It touches on nursery planting, historical debts to ancestors, and a New York City college professor’s critique of English used by schoolchildren. It also mentions German trust law and price protection debates, calling attention to court views on anti-competitive practices and protective duties.
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America
Jackponville
Fla
New Castin
Ind
College of the City of
New York
Global industrial output and wage comparisons in the early era
An exchange notes the United States leads in total manufacturing value and handwork output, with Britain, Germany, France, Russia and others following in annual production. It lists horse power, average wages, and mentions Richard Harding Davis' recognition along with a Keeley cure trial in White Plains.
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Great Britain
Germany
France
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Belgium
Spain
Switzerland
United States
Europe
The Little Country Town Paper
A tribute poem by Ella Bentley praising a village newspaper as the town’s voice. It extols the weekly issue with its columns, humor, and local interest, contrasting it with city life and promising companionship through sorrow and pride.
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le Village
Wig Victory for Union Men and State Labor Law
Pennsylvania Governor signs a law prohibiting employers from denying employment or discharging workers for joining labor organizations. The act imposes fines and jail time for violators. Rooted in the 1884 Reading railway dispute, it prevents pre employment waivers and protects union membership across railways. The case drew Amicus Curiae briefs from Richard Olney and may inspire similar laws in other states.
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Pennsylvania
Labor Organization
Reading Railway
Reading Company
Legi Hicks
Leart
Hicks
Brotherhood of Railway
Brtherhood
Ens Ared
United States Circuit Court
Philidelphia
Nally
Dalle
Dallas
Richard Olney
United States
Dallay
Olney
Reading
Arbitration as a means to settle labor disputes
In an article in the Quarterly Journal of Economics N D North, secretary of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers, divides labor disputes into two classes: one involving wages and the other principle. He argues the wage issue should be arbitrated, while the principle issue cannot.
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North
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
Quarterly Journal of Economics
Arbitration Methods in Labor Disputes Across Nations
The article discusses three arbitration methods: voluntary arbitration via mutual bodies, state tribunal arbitration, and an English model of impartial tribunals. It notes American state boards underperform due to lack of familiarity with cases, argues for private tribunals’ benefits, and urges learning from English practices to reduce labor conflicts and reach near absolute justice.
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Gagstiona
France
New York
Ohio
California
New Jersey
Michigan
Tenois
Minnesota
Trutch
England
United
Italian Labor Leader Warns Gompers on Emigration Slavery
Labor Federation of Italy secretary Antonio Rubinocci writes Samuel Gompers urging unity among workers and condemning government policy that drives Italians to emigrate. He argues emigration traps millions in servile status abroad and benefits only employers while harming workers at home and abroad.
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Antonio Rubinocci
Federation of Labor of
Italy
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Apprentice Plumbers Strike Aims To Curb Apprentices
The journeymen plumbers strike in Chicago began April 10 opposing more than one apprentice per shop and won. A May 1 walkout by New York City plumbers followed by ten days of strikes. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune reports a nationwide campaign by the national journeymen plumbers to curb apprentice numbers with local secret meetings and coordinated pledges.
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Journeymen Plumbers
Chicago
New York
Ronacn
Atriggloh
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
National Organization of Journmen Plumbers
Cincinnati
Denver
Cleveland
Pittsdry
Ben Tillett Invited to Speak in U S by Gomper Visit
English labor leader Ben Tillett, now in New Zealand, accepts President Gomper’s invitation to visit the United States on his way home and deliver speeches in major cities. The era of labor and anti-coloring measures frame this timetable, as Armour & Co. to close butterine plant employing 1,200 men.
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Ben Tillett
New Zealand
Gomper
United States
Iast
Anchor Mill Co
Superior
Will
H. J. Howe Pickling Co
Cincinnati
Consolidated Steel and Wire Co
Cleveland
Beaver Falls
Crown Cork and Seal Co
Baltimore
Timots
End P. D. Armour & Co
Armour
Wandering Jew Legend Drawn From Mountain Hermit Tale
A fragmentary item recalls the Wandering Jew legend linked to a Pennsylvania mountaintop resident near Mans' Choice. An aged recluse known as the mountain hermit, called the maintainer of the myth, claims to be the Wandering Jew. The report notes the tale’s broad history and recent English sightings, with little about origins.
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Iving
Pennsylvania
Mans
Saylor
Lew Wallace
India
England
John Raynford
Wandering Jew Theory Marks Debated View Of Man
The article notes a quarrel over whether a man is truly demented or simply misjudged. A har mit suggests the man is the Wandering Jew, as a key explanation in the discussion.
Mischievous Catalina Seal Captivates Local Fishermen
A Neapolitan fisherman on Santa Catalina Island uses a long net and a big trawler rigged with a fine mesh. While hauling, a seal with lustrous eyes surfaced near the boat, grabbed a fish in its mouth, tossed it, and feigned fishing tricks as seabirds and tarons gathered to feed on the resulting debris.
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Mon 4S
Caton
Mediterranean
Santa Catalina
California
Mattuel
Matthew
Mysterious Pitcairn figure and London season sketches
An account blends a peculiar reclusive old man living in a hilltop cabin with herbs and a century old curse, a cunning seal stealing fish from a fisherman, and a lecture on how London society shapes the annual season. The narrative shifts to English aristocracy, drawing contrasts between urban manners and rural country life.
Witness Testimony Sparks Judge's Surprise in Tax Case
A leading citizen is cited with blunt remarks during testimony as the judge expresses astonishment at the candor. The witness declares, I would not believe him under oath, prompting a sharp exchange over credibility in the tax matter.
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Indianapolis Journal
Italian policy shifts amid Eritrean crisis and colonial limits
The Italian government plans to confine military actions to Massawa while not ceding any territory under Italian suzerainty. Native chiefs will govern under Italian oversight and Kasa la will be ceded to Egypt. Marquis di Baninatta criticizes the Rudini ministry, condemning its strategy as risking abandonment and prolonged occupation.
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Athos
Afeen
Massowah
Kaasala
Egypte
Marquis di Baniatinna
Marquis di Rudini
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Quick Foot Comfort
Shake into your shoe a powder for the foot that cures painful swollen feet removes itching from corns and bunions. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy and is a cure for sweating calluses hot tired aching feet. Try it today. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or by mail for 25 cents In stamps. Trial package free. Allen Olmstead La Roy New York.
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Khote Allen
Corte
Buntons
Allen
Allen, Olmstead
la Roy
N.Y
Merriton Girls Draw Quotation in Chicago Journal
The Chicago Journal quotes a remark about Merriton girls calling one elder and the other a golf-stocking while noting Vermont’s population change from 1869 to 191N. The passage includes fragmented text and unclear details about numbers and dates.
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Ey Rais
Chicago Journal
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