Wage Increases By Steel Firms Stir Debate
The article notes voluntary pay raises by Pullman and United States Steel, with higher gains for lower paid workers. It questions motives behind boosts amid rising living costs and prosperity, and cites business optimism and foreign trade growth as context for the era’s strong economy. It also references an editorial on trade gains and record steel production in 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Steel Corporation
la Crosse
Saturday Evening Post
United States
Profit Sharing Gains Seen in England and U.S. Trials
A recent report notes profits sharing in England increases wages by about 5.5 percent while boosting loyalty and cooperation. It cites George W. Perkins as a pioneer in the United States with trials at steel and International Harvester. The English results show higher wages and trust. critics warn it could be used to suppress wages, but responsible management might unlock strong potential.
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England
George W. Perkins
Bull Moose
Steel Corporation
Interional Harvester Company
Antil
Direct Employee Stock Ownership Is a Sound Idea
The text argues that allowing employees to buy stock on installment in the business they work for ties earnings to performance and reduces turnover. It warns the system must use common sense and a solid ground floor basis, or the policy fails.
Wilson's Stand Seen as Sensible In Inauguration Shift
Gov. Wilson favors swearing in as president on March 4 but proposes delaying the ceremony to the last Thursday in April to avoid bad weather. A Texas bill backed by Henry seeks to set the date. climate history shows few good inauguration days since 1874.
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Gov. Wilson
Washington
Henry
Texas
House
Italian tenor in Detroit rejects opera career for labor
A young Italian man with a Caruso like voice works with pick and shovel in Detroit and declines all offers to become an operatic singer. He weighs all professions and chooses labor, taking his pick.
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Caruso
Pick and Shovel
Detroit
Michigan
Johns Hopkins Professor Finds Lunar Craters Rich in Sulphur
A Johns Hopkins University professor reports lunar crater interiors filled with sulphur, a finding likely to draw observations by the Match Trust.
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Johns Hopkins University
Moon
Match Trust
Doctors warn cold head menaces society after rhyme
A quip interprets cold feet as a social danger, contrasting it with ordinary head colds. The jest plays on fear of illness in public life and imagines a tongue in cheek portrayal of eccentric threats.
Harvard Pays Football Coach Ten Thousand A Year
A historical note states Harvard pays its football coach ten thousand dollars annually, a sum remarked as small relative to salaries offered to several professors.
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Harvard
Dentists with Diplomas Largely Outnumbered by Noncertified
A historical note claims about 3,000 of 23,000 English dentists hold diplomas while the rest reportedly rely on forceps. This reflects concerns over professional qualifications in early dental practice.
Convict Clark Reconsiders Prison Stay in Joliet
George Clark a convicted confidence man changed his mind about prison life after two weeks of begging Warden Murphy for admission. Paperwork delayed entry and once papers arrived Clark could not be found, leading to a forfeiture of his $1,000 bond.
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Joliet, Ill
George Clark
Murphy
State Penitentiary
Clark
When Justice Seems Fishy in Small Town Tales
A wry note on how justice and fairness in local life can appear biased or odd. It hints that power dynamics, debt collectors, and aging romance shape perceptions of right and wrong in everyday events.
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles
An old poem laments the limits of statistics to measure life and feeling. It contrasts quantitative data with the intangible grace of nature, emotion, and virtue, arguing statistics cannot prove or weigh the soul or beauty.
Harahan Retelling of an Irish Pass Joke
The late J T Harahan, former Illinois Central president, recalls a burly Irishman named Casey who asks for a pass to St Louis. After guidance on manners, Casey returns and bluntly says he has a job and a pass on the Wabash.
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J. T. Harahan
Illinois Central Railroad
Harahan
Casey
St. Louis
Mr. Harahan
Mr. Casey
Cleveland Federation
Judge Lindsey on Child Labor in New York Talk
The St Louis Globe Democrat notes Judge Ben B Lindsey, pioneer of children's courts, addressing child labor in New York. He calls child labor illogical and harmful, contrasting it with absurd images to illustrate its negative impact on future generations.
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Ben B. Lindsey
New York
Marie
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Maudie Seeks Birthday Gift For Fiance
Maudie blushes as she asks her sister in law to advise on a birthday present for her fiancé. The sister-in-law remains noncommittal, suggesting only that he would value something he could pawn easily.
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Maudie
Root Defends Chamber of Commerce Amid Criticism
Elihu Root spoke at a New York Chamber of Commerce dinner addressing a perception that the chamber and U.S. manufacturers are thieves or confidence men. He warned the misunderstanding will resolve in time, noting class tensions and a quip about a poor man saving for a rainy day.
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Elihu Root
Chamber of Commerce
New York
Mr. Root
Wit and wisdom from a clubman on life’s balances
A pithy reflection suggests half the world celebrates while the other half remains unaware of real living. The speaker argues that sometimes even good advice fails and a club is required to guide behavior.
Dunning Dentist Jailed by Moroccan Ex-Sultan
Mulay Hafid, former sultan of Morocco, jailed Dr Cortes, a Spanish dentist who pressed for payment for work on imperial teeth. The case unfolds as Hafid exerts control over the royal entourage amid charges of coercive debt collection.
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Tangier
Mulay Hafid
Morocco
Dr. Cortes
Leap Year Girls Influence St Paul Marriage Licenses
St Paul records show 2,791 marriage licenses issued this year up to noon yesterday, 42 more than all of 1911. The leap year trend suggests more couples sought nuptials during 1912.
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New York
Engel
Bert Kramla
Frank Oberst
ST. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
Visitor startles professor with odd baby talk
A visitor interrupts a distinguished professor who is advising his baby on foot comfort. The professor warns against exposing pedal extremities beyond blankets to avoid catarrhal infections, then reddens at the intrusion.
Captain Kettle Prepares Night Action Against Hidden N Black Shipboard Threat
Captain Kettle orders a belaying pin defense plan as night falls on the Wangaroo to deter presumed two thousand African attackers aboard or near the Norman Towers. Sir George Chesterman questions motives while Kettle hides crew movements and readiness, planning a decoy anchorage to mislead shore observers.
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Captain Kettle
Mr. Bergash
Miss Chesterman
Sir George
Louisiana
India
Exeter Hall
Cambridge College
Pole
Violet
Kettle
McTodd
Tropics
Colds Relief Pill Dispatched for Acute Symptoms
A medicine claims to stop nose discharges and aches from colds while reducing fever and easing throat and lung discomfort. The product description notes rapid relief from head and throat congestion with minimal side effects.
The Surest Thing In This World Is A False Friend
A terse opinion notes that a friend you cannot count on is the surest danger. The piece adds a wry comparison that even a two page advertisement seems more significant than a single page notice.
Woman regains hair after using Newbro's Herpicide
Mrs. P T Nichols of Beloit Wisconsin recounts losing hair to neuralgia and erysipelas. She used six to eight bottles of Newbro's Herpicide and now has a fine head of slightly curly light brown hair with no gray. The ad argues Herpicide kills the dandruff germ and promotes healthy scalp for natural hair growth.
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P. T. Nichols
Broad Street
Beloit
Wis
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