Mooney Seeks Freedom After 22 Year Battle
Tom Mooney, jailed for the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing, remains undiscouraged as he seeks clemency. The Supreme Court allowed an original writ of habeas corpus while California politics flirt with a pardon under Governor hopeful Cuthbert Olson. Mooney’s case, long tied to labor and radical image, faces public doubt and historic misgivings about miscarriage of justice.
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Tom Mooney
California
Frank F. Merriam
San Quentin
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
United States Supreme Court
Mooney
Supreme Court
Moorey
Cuthbert Olson
Olson
Dreyfus
Wilson
Steuart
Market
Moompey
War
Ren K. Billings
W. D. Stephens
Warren K. Billings
Folsom State Prison
Oregon
Frank G. Oxman
Billings
John MacDonald
A. E. Shaw
Convention To Climax Career of Lewis
John L. Lewis' career as a labor leader nears a climactic moment at Pittsburgh on November 14 as his C I O outlines its constitutional convention. The event could define a rival union to William Green's A F L and reshape labor’s power structure, with Lewis aiming to unite industries under a vertical plan. The piece traces Lewis from coal mining beginnings in Panes Illinois to leadership roles and high-stakes battles within the federation.
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John L. Lewis
Pittsburgh
C. IL. D
A. F
John Lewis
William Green
A. F. Af L
Lewis
Myrta Edith Bell
Iuis
Panes
C.C
Homer
Lucia
Springheld
Wershon Dent
Atlantic City
A. F. of L
Mr. Green
Federation
Houston
Bnce
Gonbervetive
Green Organization
C. TO
Lusitania survivor recounts near fatal Lusitania sinking at Kinsale Head
Patrick J. Hanley of Richmond Hill New York recalls the May 7 1915 Lusitania disaster off the Old Head of Kinsale Ireland. He describes the torpedo hit lifeboats few survivors and his escape onto a fishing trawler then a rescue ship in Queenstown. He preserves his life preserver as a trophy and offers to recount the tale at home.
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Elso
Patrick J. Hanley
Richmond Hill
N. Y
Kinsale
Ireland
Pat
Cork
Indies
Lusitania
Pat Hanley
Atlantic
Queenstown Harbor
Queenstown
Cunard
Garo
Win Servic
Fragmentary text on Utah Indias name and origin
A partial excerpt discusses a name linked to Utah Indians and its origins from the Gubal uate and the Utus. It mentions Navajos and Apoehes and hints at a term meaning upper people or a possible variant connected to a larger group.
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Utah
Indias
Old Ships Wood Used Without Electric Signs
Fragmentary notes describe reused wood from ancient ships and vessels converted through a company process. References mention ogrenesds and oMe umibal bi toi Ueebla's along with wood from the ships and related work, but details are unclear.
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Lakdunn
Spe
Ueebla
Free hand embroidery border idea for bed jackets
A school teacher advocates Ruth Wyeth Spears how to use simple originality in embroidery. The piece describes a free hand border for a bed jacket, with color guidance and stitching patterns. It promotes Book 2 Gifts and Embroidery and mentions Book 1 Sewing for the Home Decorator, with ordering details for Mrs Spears at 210 S Desplaines St Chicago Tl.
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Spears
S. Desplaines St
Chicago
Milestones in the Development of the Automobile Industry
A compact history tracing the auto’s rise from early German and American experiments to mass production by 1909 1910 innovations and postwar growth. It notes key milestones 1885 to 1929 inflation roads tires brakes and the sector’s vast economic impact.
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Germany
Carl Benz
Charles E. Duryea
Elwood Haynes
Chicago Times-Herald
Duryea
Long Island
A. L. Riker
National Encyclopedia
Favorite Recipe of the Week Improvised Bake Guide
A vintage recipe outlines creaming oleomargarine with sugar and salt, beating egg yolks, and folding in milk, flour with baking powder, mashed bananas, and chopped nuts. Whipped egg whites are folded in last, bake slowly in loaf or layer pans and finish with icing.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Ad Promotes Quick Upset Stomach Relief
An advertisement extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a fast alkaline remedy for overnight upset stomachs from overindulgence. It advises two tablespoonfuls in water at bedtime and two more with orange juice on waking, promising a return to normal feel and morning vigor.
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Pat
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Joseph W. Labine
McNamara Brothers
Los Angeles Times
American Federation of Labor
United Labor Movement
United Labour Movement
Tor Mooney
Shaw
Pittsburgh C
Haoyd Gibbons Adventurers’ Club
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Phillips
Magnesia & I
Smith Brothers
Smith Bros
Aways
Tad
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