Devil's Island Prison the Frightful Guiana Colony
A stark account of Devil's Island in French Guiana, detailing life in Cayenne’s brutal prison barracks, the harsh regime, prisoners from many nations, and the dehumanizing culture around escape, marriage bans, and mass burials in the convicts’ cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devil's Island
Trinidad
British Guiana
Brazil
Marseilles
Chicago
France
Lyons
Faris
Guiana
Ruis
Cayenne
Fuuk
Teall
Bell Syndicate
Labor's Century Battle Looms in Labor Union War
The piece argues the AFL and CIO are in a broad, months-long clash for control of American labor. It notes membership totals of about 3.6 million for AFL and 3 million for CIO, with battles across maritime, steel, autos, textiles, and other industries. It details strikes, jurisdiction fights, and proposed power-sharing ideas amid escalating tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. of L
Green Organization
Lewis
Maritime Front
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
A. F. of
L. Winn
Philly
Philadelphia
Green
C. SO
Seattle
American Newspaper Guild
Teamsters’ Union
Guild
Teamsters
Bricklayers
Ladies’ Garment Workers
Stleel
United Automobile Workers of America
AC. I. O
A. PF
C. S O
American Federation of Labor
Going Half Naked Sparks Satire On Fashion And Wars
A San Francisco column critiques fashion extremes as well as Hollywood self-importance. It argues sunbathing and skimpy dress harm health and decorum, jokes about Sam Goldwyn, and compares strikes to wars, asserting common sense and justice should end conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anta Monica
Calif
First and Main
Sam Goldwyn
Hollywood
Tomimona
Nate
Destru de
Gere
Unclear wildlife terms cause public confusion in crocodile notes
A garbled historical snippet discusses crocodiles and alligators, noting laypeople confuse terms and misinterpret attacks. The fragment mentions belts, spey, and names but lacks coherent facts, making it hard to extract a clear event or date.
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Mioey
Becewar
French Guiana
Felt
Richard Halliburton
LABOR
John L. Lewis
William Green
A. F
L. Broadens
William C. Utley
Bill Green
Craft Unions
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Labor Organization
John Lewis
George M. Harrison
Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks
L. Polley
Lewis‘ Bloc
Co. I. O
Federation
SS Ath Guboudout Pval
C. I. G. Upgeers
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie-Ilinois
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Federal Mediation Board
C. L O
C. LO
General Motors
Chrysler
C. I
C. IO
Big Steel
Ford Motor Company
Little Steel
Ford
National Labor Relations Board
Washington
United Federal Workers of America
C. 10
Nations Organization
Huth Steel
Ed Whitan
Western Newspa
Teft
Irvin
Cobb
Cannes
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