Knights of Labor Pioneer Uriah Stephens' Legacy
Uriah S Stephens born August 9 1821 in Cape May County New Jersey laid the foundation for the Knights of Labor after forming a secret society in 1869 with six men and two more. He led the order as master workman and later grand master workman, died 1882, buried in Philadelphia with factions praising his work and the labor movement. Victory Without Strife notes Chicago iron molders securing nine four workday hours through joint action, without strikes, and Milwaukee convention highlights shorter hours for machinists and metal trades, plus debates on child labor and organizing rights.
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Uriah Smith Stephens
Cape County
New Jersey
Uvea
Knights of Labor
Philadelphia
Garment Cattera’ Association
Stephens
Ancient and Holy Order of
General Assembly
Masons, Odd Fellows
Mount Peace Cemetery
Uriah 5. Stephens
Chicago
Moldera
International Association of Machinists
Milwaukee
Wis
Presl
James O'Connell
Kent O'Connell
National Trades Association
Labor unrest ripples through early 20th century strikes
Reports from Bedford Indiana and other sites detail settlement of the Bed ford strike with an equalized wage scale. Other items note Yale students replacing teamsters in New Haven, a 12 percent wage increase for Great Northern Express messengers dating from March 1, and strikes at Winola Worsted Yarn in Tunkhannock Pennsylvania with union organizing plans. Conductors and motormen strike ties up Bridgeport’s railroad, while Grand Chief Clark of the Order of Railway Conductors seeks re election and the International Association of Tribe Workers votes a 20 percent raise for brass and copper workers in Pittsburg. Baltimore carpenters near settlement, and Southern Pacific tensions over piecework policy amid union opposition.
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Bedford
Ind
Mobile
Ohio
Yale
New Haven
St. Paul
Minn
Great Northern Express Company
Winola Worsted Yarn Company
Tunkhannock
Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company
Bridgeport
Cent
Clark
Order of
Department of Commerce
International Association of Tribe Workers
Pittsburg
Henry Sobel
Washington
Baltimore
Kruttschnitt
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Disposition and the path to cheerfulness
A didactic urging to stop blaming born disposition and to act to improve mood. The author argues personal responsibility for daily outlook and suggests a one week experiment to focus on pleasant things and avoid dwelling on fears. The idea is to shape fortune by deliberate daily choices and effort.
Frocks for Little Ones and Door Drapery Trends
The article spotlights kids frocks in black and white with soft white fabrics, redingotes in black velvet and similar trims. It also describes home decor drapery using fifty inch doublefaced velour in solid colors, overdrapes with portieres, and ring-supported door facing arrangements for window styling.
Food Sharing During Stretched Finances At Gathered Dinner
A fragment recalls a social event where guests short of funds could not cover the bill. Several affluent attendees with a surplus offered to share to supply deficits. When even that failed to provide full meals, the hostess advanced enough to cover each deficiency, and the advances were repaid, providing amusement for the remainder of the evening.
Fashion Notes and Old Swimming Hole Reflections
A collage of fashion details from beach to ballroom with plumes, embroidery, and parasols. It also recalls the classic boyhood memory of the old swimming hole, tying knots and summer games, and muses on June as a month of romance and rising prices.
Household Care Tips From An Old Recipe Page
Clean the steelwork of your kitchen range by rubbing with vinegar to remove discoloration. Grease cake tins and flour them for easy release. Clean tin or nickel kettles with turpentine then dry whiting. Flatiron holders lined with soft leather protect hands better than ordinary grips.
French Women of Fashion Embrace Bead Chains This Summer
The French woman of fashion prioritizes harmony of costume with meticulous detail from stockings to gloves and handkerchiefs. This season long chains of real or imitation stones dominate jewelry choices, with shoppers seeking matching colors and versatile sets. Many buyers plan to choose chains before dresses to ensure coordinated looks.
Novel Card Party Beans Reveal Hidden Food Clues
A hostess at a recent card party distributed beans as prizes and warnings. During tallying a cryptic bill of fare listing items such as Bandwiches Almonds Olives and Beans triggered a scramble as guests tried to tally their beans and decipher the strange menu.
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Ansiouy
Household Tips for Cleaning and Repairing Items
Curtain robes in shabby condition can be freshened by painting with enamel in a room's prevailing color. A plaster of Paris patch with beaten egg white mends china but requires a clean wash first. Ink on polished wood may be treated with sweet spirits of nitre? No, sweet spirits of oil. Brass lacquered is oiled and polished. unlacquered brass uses lemon juice paraffin and brick powder for cleaning and polishing.
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Paris
Pretty costumes for early summer display
Two gowns shown feature French yolle and nun's veiling styles with matching coats. Details include box plaits at the skirt, vented sleeves, silk bodices, white straw hats with feather, and a champagne veil with medallions. Toque in chiffon, aigrette, rhinestone buckle, and velvet bow complete the back bow accent.
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Ecru
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Ula
R. G. Wall
Inside Bridge and Structural Tron Workers’ Union
Te Laasin Bridge Company
American Order of Steam Engineers
Supreme
Noah R Pierson
Supreme Nret
En Gineer
WS. Price
Atlantic City
N. J
J. Stallings
Charles Lang
George W. Richardson
Potters
National Brotherhood of Operatve Potters
Wheetlig
W. Pa
Thomas J. Duffey
East Liverpool
Frank H. Hutchkins
Trenton
Baltimore & Ohloa Southwestern Railroad
Tte
Tescurs
Dalntivat
Dolman
Malta
Juno
Finess
Swift
Jock
Martial
Phidias
Mark Lemon
Lowell
Brooks
Y Byron Wlligms
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