Labor and Industry in 1898 Connecticut and Wisconsin
The Labor Bulletin summarizes 1898 Connecticut by Wright, noting wage gains in 78 unions and shorter hours for 58, with no wage cuts. It cites North Carolina figures and Wisconsin’s industrial growth, detailing capital, stock, and wage increases across major sectors and the impact of organization on labor outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Connecticut
Federal
Department of Labor
Cameron
North Carolina
Failroads
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Hay
Prosperity Is Here With Rising Wages and Jobs
The message proclaims an era of abundant work opportunities and rising wages. It cites labor journals from Atlanta and Omaha noting active union progress, and a growing need for carpenters as demand stays strong. The piece also references miners and the New River field showing price advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal of Labor
Atlante
Ga—Harity
Atlanta
Omaha
Neb
United Mine Workers’ Journal
Indianapolis
Ind
New River Field
West Virginia
Nineteenth Annual Convention of Labor Federation Planned
The American Federation of Labor sets Detroit as the site for its nineteenth annual convention beginning December 11. Delegates are listed by union size and type including national international unions central bodies and local federations. The executive board in Washington addressed issues such as injunctions money, the eight hour bill, navy wage adjustments, and a surge in new affiliated organizations. income nearly doubled from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Litor
American Fegration of Labor
Detroit
Mich
Federation
Washington, D.C
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Congress
Senate
Secretary of the Navy
Charlestown
Mana) Navy Yard
Navy Department
Noten and Industry Shifts Across Nations
Reported items note the eight hour day in France and a California wage law ruled unconstitutional. Miners strike in Pana Illinois settled with union recognition and a 42 cent wage scale. New jar factories start at Fairmount Indiana with enhanced blowers doubling output. American success sparks London Times plan to send an expert to study U S manufacturing. Lumbermen near West Superior Wisconsin face labor shortages as contracts rise. swampers earn 20 dollars monthly up from 16. German plan to suspend duties on iron and steel products highlights a 62 percent shortfall for first half of 1900, affecting Rhode Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
California
Pana
Fairmount
Ind
America
London Times
Weat Superior
Wis
Germany
Rhode
Smallest Republic Tavolara Island Its Odd Government
A readers’ note about Tavolara island north east of Sardinia claiming it as the smallest republic. It says population under 60, elected president every six years, six councillors, all unpaid. Women vote, no army or navy, peaceful governance since 1837. Independence recognized by Italy twelve years ago.
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Tavolara
Sardinia
Republic
Charles Albert
Bartoleon
Paul I
Italy
The Sutherland Family Mystery Romance
The Muchos of Sutherland, wife of a wealthy English duke, has published an anti socialistic novel and is noted for philanthropy and temperance work. The duke’s father married the widow of his game keeper, Mrs Blair, after the duke’s mother died. Mrs Blair later became a widow in an accident during a hunt. While visiting Mrs Blair to console her, the duke fell in love, though she was over 40 and the dowager duchess remains prominent.
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Muchos of Sutherland
England
London
Dike
Mra. Blair
Mr. Blair
Mrs. Blair
Persian Cat Freezing Scam and Show Coat Claim
A cat fancier touts a scheme to freeze cats in a refrigerator to produce Persian coats and profits. He claims to transform common cats into prized Persians for 2500 dollars a year, offering rapid cures and winter coat services to show cats.
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Cate
Waele Ham's Big Menagerie Announcement
The national government plans a vast new menagerie on 166 acres northwest of Washington. Circulars go to consular reps worldwide urging purchase of diverse animal species indigenous to their regions. Africa expected to contribute most specimens including giraffe and chimpanzee.
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Waele Ham
Washington
Africa
Inventor Mergenthaler Dies at Baltimore Home
The inventor of the Linotype machine, Ottmar Mergenthaler, died recently at his Baltimore home. Born in Württemberg in 1851, he apprenticed as a watchmaker as a boy, moved to the United States with little cash, and later developed the linotype in Washington, D. C. His health had limited recent work.
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Oltmar Mergenthaler
Baltimore
Towan
Wurtemberg
Germany
Mergenthaler
United States
Washington, D. C
Morgenthaler
Ais Meath
California power line to Los Angeles transmits 10000 hp
Cuasfern Magazine notes the Southern California Power Company runs a 33 000 volt system over 53 miles of line from a San Bernardino mountains base along Bear Creek to Los Angeles. Water rights and Pelton wheels require non disruption of river flow as water powers the plant. 736 feet head drives the turbines.
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Los Angelon
Southern California Power Company
Los Angeles
San Bernardino Mountains
Santa Ana River
Bear Creek
Thin River
California
Automobiles in Desert Revolutionize North Africa Travel
Two Belgian nobles Baron Flerre and Baron Joseph de Cranhes completed a three month tour across northern Africa in an autocar facing rough roads and snowdrifts. They crossed Atlas mountains at 6600 feet, signaling a potential shift from camel caravans to motor vehicles in desert travel per the Chicago Chronicle.
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North
Africa
Jong
Baron Flerre
Baron Joseph de Cranhes
Atlas Mountains
Zoological Gardens
Chicago Chronicle
Vacant Lot Farming Reaches Fifth Richmond Year
Under city mission Miss Emme Rhoades led Richmond Indiana in its fifth year of vacant lot farming for the poor. The season had 148 cultivated lots with 146 tenants. City cost was 184 dollars, with 6 dollars remaining to treasury. Produce value per lot was 10 dollars, totaling 1,480 dollars. A widow planted two lots in cards and sold produce to cover winter wood.
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Richmond
Ind
Emme Rhoades
Est Council
Chainless bicycles and the future of military gear
The article surveys the rise of chainless bicycle designs with free wheels and back pedaling brakes as a potential military and civilian advance. It discusses steering by body action, rifle supports, and knapsack frames, comparing front and rear steered configurations and noting patents for both military and civilian uses. It weighs bicycles against automobiles, arguing wheels will remain common due to cost, complexity, and rider responsiveness, and it explains long crank effects on pedal effort and muscle adaptation.
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Thun
Jayman
England
Duryea
Eaya
Military Cycle Design
Analysis of bicycle use in warfare notes that cycles could aid military operations under varied terrains. It praises cycle corps in northern nations and mentions designers seeking efficient army bicycles, including a Chicago inventor with nonturning handlebars and a unique steering setup.
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Haa
Obdurate Memory and Farewell Vow in Silent Parting
A fragmentary scene depicts a man resigning to leaving a woman he feels unworthy of. He urges her to forget him as she mutters that she learned a full course in memories and memory culture at college. The text carries a faint, dreamy tension with palatal sighs and yearning.
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Alwara
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Satan
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Kansas City
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Metal Worker
New York
Industrial Advocate
Denver
Col
Solle Cigar Factory
Abilene
Nebraska
Ute
United Laor Journal
Memphis
Tenn
Sutherland
Finglish
Uttar Mergenthalar
Ttt
Mit
Billiary Cyein
Unigas
Chicago
Inventon
Han & Small
Hitler
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