Eclectic Kansan Agitator and World Notes
A rapid collage notes export values in Riviera rawen and malaria fears in New York along with a sea serpent tale. It cites a Boston capitalist on Siberian gold fields and a Georgia School of learning ad. Mines sales in Tuolumne and public teacher physiques in Chicago are reported with varied global anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
California
Minea
Nertchinsky
Pershapa
Second Avenue
New York
Ovation
Manhattan Elevated Railway Company
Stewart
Fainting guest at dinner and notes on chairs reform
A young woman fainted at a dinner in her honor, unable to touch the floor or lean against the chair, before recovering. The piece discusses antique and modern chair design, noting how lower seats and knee clearance affect comfort. It also reports Hawaiian sugar planters expanding Porto Rican labor importation to 25,000 workers, with 7,000 already in Hawaii, and possible shift to Pilipinos if needed.
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Eata
B. J. Mandira
New Orleans
Honolulu
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Aldea
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Don’t Tell Your Friends Save Them for a Rainy Day
An advice piece urges keeping your own troubles private to avoid harming friendships and suggests venting to trees or a park as harmless outlets. It jokes about discussing others’ nerves, fashion, and children while advocating restraint, plus a humorous note about a dog’s sympathy. The column ends with a fashion description of a coat with shoulder seams and tear-shaped reverses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue
Louise
Anya
Daily News
Park
Mont
Donts For Girl And Incomes Of Women In Society
The piece contrasts advice to women with claims about women s incomes and spending habits. It cites a Pittsburg Chronicle model for women s manners, discusses perceived generosity of men versus women, and notes shifts in fashion buckles and decorative belts. It cites La Philadelphia Inquirer and Brooklyn Eagle on social norms and accessories.
Labor Union Convention and Railroading Poetry Debated
Labor and Industry Brotherhood of Painters Decorators and Paperhangers announces a Detroit convention next December with membership at 30,900. The text also includes a Baltimore American verse by Joash Wink and discusses railway workers honor and critique, detailing roles like engineman fireman switchman yard conductor and yard brakemen with old versus official titles and pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America
Detroit
Aluwut
Railroad Awitehman
Gossip of the Switch Shanty and the Railroad Roundhouse
Charles De Lano Hine profiled in Century as "Gossip of the Switch Shanty" describing railroad men gathering after shifts to discuss reforms and fuel, with lively banter about smokeless coal and engine heat. The scene blends rough camaraderie with practical talk on coal, firemen, and crew dynamics, ending with a toast to shared labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles de Lano Hine
Jack
Fieman
Growing Brotherhood Convention Set for Detroit
The Brotherhood of Painters Decators and Paperhangers of America plans its December convention in Detroit Michigan. With 12 delegates expected from current membership and national funding for mileage, the gathering aims for large attendance. The group reports solid dues, recent appeals for strike relief, and a favorable finances, noting aid to painters on strike and a recent resolution on New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Painters, Decantors and Paperhangers of America
Detroit
Mich
Frank Heenan
Offhial
American Federation of Labor
Albany
Fort Worth
New Orleans
Local unions receipts and expenditures report
July 1 1901 note shows 35919 local unions, receipts from January 1 1900 to June 30 1901 over 460000, expenditures a little over 49000, balance about 17000. Records indicate financial activity and remaining funds at period end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hind
The Italian Workingman Describes a Cold Work Nightmare
An Italian worker recounts a harsh winter on a section railroad. Desertions rose as cold and loneliness wore on the crew. After returning to New York they were lured to another job and sent on an all night trip to an unknown site, waking to frost, ice and a desolate lake divided by huts. The workers cried out in fear at the unfriendly landscape and grim fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Stote
Aretion
Tupper Lake
Lonninesa
New York
Eleventh Avenue
Thirtyth Street
Lee-Hound Lake
New Vapor Issued Promises Labor Capital Balance
The Arbitrator announces a new weekly newspaper to appear every Wednesday in Chicago Port. It pledges to better the working classes and back good movements, while avoiding party ties. It aims to reduce employer and employee strife and promote arbitration. The typography resembles other metropolitan weeklies.
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Chicago
Industrial notes and labor shifts across nations and regions
Reports show Belfast bakers wage increases and Springfield coal handlers securing higher pay. Indiana farm laborers form a union seeking higher wages and shorter hours. Washington state limits female clerks to ten work hours, affecting hotels and stores. French unions advance toward general consolidation with a new Place of Labor building in Paris funded by workers’ dues. The Tate hood of Carpenter and Jolnora has grown from 2,042 members in 1881 to 66,868 in twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Ireland
Springfield
Mass
Denmark
Indiana
Carpenterr and
Jolnora
Washington
State of
Paris
St. Jacobs Gil touted for rheumatism relief and sales drive
The piece touts St. Jacobs Gil as the premier outward remedy for rheumatism and bodily pains with extensive claims of universal demand and huge sales. It also notes a large expansion in business creating ten traveling sales positions, offering high salaries and commissions to attract capable applicants.
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American Standard Jewelry Co
Detroit
Mich
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Kansas
Riviera
Georgia
Philadelphia
Indian Ocean
China
Rawhide
App
Tuolumne County
Cal
John Ballard
M. H. Mar Um
William A. Neville
Neville
New York Normal School
Arthur
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Joe
KOR Women and Home
Marcel
Pittsburg
Achsto
Brooklyn Eagle
Labor and Industry
Iife
Joah Wink
Baltimore American
Hamilh
W. O'Buren
Brooklyn
Ruth
Buelness
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
Tve-Cent
Putnam
Priesmeyer
W.N. U
Kansas City
Jre
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