French Government Strike Settlement Amazes Onlookers
The article argues French government workers on a underground rail line ended a strike with terms viewed as remarkable by outsiders. It contrasts revolutionary change in labor rights with harsher responses historically used in other nations and notes how compensation, paid leave, and job protections reflect a shift in state labor policy. It expands into reflections on army reform and the danger of corruption, citing Manila investigations and a tense exchange between Captain Carter and Colonel Crowder over accusations against officers. The piece laments reduced public scrutiny and implies immunity from criticism undermines effective governance.
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Pavia
Paria
Tle
France
Manila
Army
Navy
Cromwell
Mngnlsh
Ita
Lke
Thi
Carter
Rice
Colonel Crowder
Crowder
Man
MacArthur
Tae
Alee
Riley
Ubout
Morgan and Gamblers Duel Over a Sure Thing on Board
The article reports J. Pierpont Morgan confronting two professional gamblers aboard a voyage. The gamblers claimed a guaranteed win, but Morgan exposed the scheme, causing the pair to return the money. The piece lauds Morgan for quick judgment and public-spirited defense against fraud.
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Wall and
Broad Streets
New York
Mr. Morgan
Mexico Moves to End Polygamy and Enforce Marriage Law
The Mexican government pursues a sweeping reform to curb polygamy and promote legitimate marriages. In distant pueblos and mining camps across Chihuahua and southern Arizona colonies, authorities report widespread breakdowns in kinship and marriage, with San Felixo named as highly lawless. President Dias advocates strict action, amid raids near Tempe that prompt dozens of forced or arranged marriages.
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Republic
Chihuahua
San Felixo
Dias Ia
Mexico
Arizona
Tempe
Phoenix
Great Bird of the Battlefield and Domestic Taste Notes
General Colby leads troops at the Indians battle where 100 warriors and 120 women and children died. A two month old girl found alive in a mother's papoose, nicknamed Great Bird by the Une-Papas and Child of the Battlefield by the Sioux. Also essays on home decor and women’s fashion advise, citing the Woman's Home Companion about choosing pictures to suit a home's surroundings.
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Colby
Omaha World-Herald
Tve
Liberty and punishment under American rule in Manila
A Chicago American reprint notes the captain of the port in occupied Manila is a formidable figure. It cites the banishment of Hulter Rice by Gen. MacArthur and reports two Cuban editors jailed for 30 and 60 days respectively for an article deemed an insult to the port captain.
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Manila
Hulter Rice
Philippines
Gen. MacArthur
Savana
Chicago
Heirs contest inheritance tax on W H Vanderbilt trust
The heirs of Cornelius Vanderbilt challenge a 64 208 dollar inheritance tax on W H Vanderbilt trust funds for Cornelius's children, while failing to address roughly 10 million dollars in unpaid personal taxes from the Cortelina Vanderbilt estate.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
W. H. Vanderbilt
Cornelius
Cortelina Vanderbilt
Ite Tate
A Soldier's Indian Ward in Wounded Knee Aftermath
A marginal report notes a child known as Zintka Laninl the Little One, linked to Papas Sioux, found near the battlefield after the 1890 Wounded Knee clash and later attested by an aide. The fragment preserves a note on a minor dependent amid the aftermath.
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Zintka Laninl
Wounded Knee
Eton Styles with Velvet Embroidery and Velvet Straps
A period catalog describes three Eton garments in detail. No 1 features pastel blue broadcloth with Persian embroidery and black velvet panels trimmed in gold with cream back straps. No 2 uses brown cheviot with a lavender satin collar and cuffs and Arabian lace trim. No 3 shows bronze faced satin with cut velvet bands and brown braid straps.
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Eton
Ind
Russia Japan and England in global tension conflict report
A chaotic London cablegram and St. Petersburg dispatches describe Russia curbing American goods, pressuring China expulsion of Americans, and a tentative Russia United States alliance amid Manchuria disputes. London and Berlin comment on England’s potential gains and peace-keeping aims. An American anarchist visit to Chicago sparks protests, while a horse trade anecdote closes the snippet with a sharp aside on deceit and commerce.
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Daly Efke
London
Chieago Dally
Russia
Cesar
Nnally
Rivasla
Exar
M. de Glers
Pekin
China
United States
England
London Daily Beef
Japan
Manchuria
Berlin
Bang
Zeitung
Germany
St. Petersburg
Chicago
Anglo-Phoblat
Cxar Han
Charlemagne Tomer
Prince Odurofsky
Music Hall
Bull House
Sacrament of marriage debated by Sunday school leader
A Sunday school superintendent questions a girl in the juvenile era about the sacrament of marriage. The pupil, mixing ideas from Tate, offers a mistaken but thoughtful reply. The dean presses for readiness, and the girl snaps back, tired of repeated questions.
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Mius
Tate
FRIENDSHIPS LAT. Tale of a Young Man and a Horse Deal
A Detroit Free Press extract recalls a young man misreading friendship in business. He trusted Jones, a horseman friend, who offered 40 for a lame horse after feeling legs and teeth. The same day the friend sold the horse for 80, learning a costly lesson about reliance on associates.
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Detroit Free Press
Jones
A Narrow Escape In Comical Street Exchange
A brisk street dialogue ends with a playful canine remark as a man jokes about a dog’s wide eyed escape. The vignette captures humorous interaction between a passerby and a dog owner.
Love Across Class Barriers in Riordan Tale
In a Leslie’s Weekly fragment, Christabel declares her love for Harry Hansum but says social distinctions prevent marriage. Harry probes the class gap referencing mantel mirrors and gas lighting as symbols, leaving him defeated and returning to his old flat in despair.
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Riordan
Leslie
Christabel
Harry Hansum
Barry
Harry
Harlem
Burk-Ting Described As Eccentric Yet Self-Destructive
A dialogue labels Burk-Ting as eccentric while noting his heavy whisky use and habit of begging for money to self-destruct rather than work. The speakers acknowledge his pattern of claiming each strike might be final and desire to buy clean clothes before taking an awaiting job.
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Biag
Love Letters and Satirical Lines Skip to Early Publications
A quirky fragment lists literary notes and jokes. It mentions The Love Letters of a Lady With 4 Golter and The Love Letters of a Widower With Nine Children as upcoming works. Urban wit traces jokes about marriage, politics, and a Swiss stat issue noting that 47 percent of female university students are Russian.
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