Australia’s labor laws raise wages and curb hours
A 1914 Bowles piece describes Australia’s wage boards and compulsory arbitration ending long hours and overtime in many trades. It notes wage increases across crafts, the court driven regulation of hours, and tensions between labor leaders and employers amid rising class friction and debates on immigration and capital.
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Australia
Labor Australia
Labor
Brisbane
Joseph B. Bowles
Australia’s Labor System Shapes Worker Gains and Disputes
The text outlines the rise of collective bargaining in Australia, the Labor party’s long dominance since 1904, and the legal framework for industrial disputes. It describes 48 hour weeks, shifts toward eight hour days with Saturday half holidays, and the role of unions and employers in agreements enforceable by law. Disputes are settled by courts with appointed assessors.
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Australia
Labor
Liberal Party
Commonwealth
High Court
G. H. Knibbs
Melbourne
Commonwealth Authority
States
Supreme Court
Arbitration Court
Campaign tale of misaligned pomp and county poorhouse visit
Kentucky representative recounts a campaign trip that started with grand hotels and a fine rig but ended in a modest parlor a bare dining room and primitive quarters. A dramatic roadside reveal shows the county poorhouse beside the mansion they sought to impress.
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Kentucky
Polonius
Papain of Great Value in Papaya Digestive Power
A Scientific American report from the American consul at Colombo highlights papain, the key digestive enzyme in papaya. Varieties differ, with the best from male trees of a Columbo hybrid. natives in India and Ceylon use papaya to aid digestion and tenderize meat.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Orient
India
Scientific American
Balkans War Correspondents Faced Strict Censorship
Philip Gibbs notes official rules for war reporters in the Balkans were severe. Censors barred descriptions of troop dispositions generals wounded counts health climate and other details. Gibbs asks what may be written and the censor replies there is interest in Bulgarian literature and birdsong may be described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Gibbs
Balkans
Mr. Gibbs
Canadian Nicknames and the Ambitious City
A London Chronicle remark on Canadian nicknames notes towns and provinces with various epithets. It cites Hamilton as the Ambitious city and lists Winnipeg as the Prairie city Kingston as the Limestone city Quebec as the Ancient capital and Montreal as the Metropolitan city.
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London Chronicle
Dominion
Canada
Hamilton
Winnipeg
Toronto
Kingston
Quebec
Montreal
Manitoba
Magnificent of the Steeps A Takin Tale of Obedience and Death
In On Nature's Trail the takin herd led by a bull confronts a hunter in the eastern Himalayas. The bull falls after a rifle volley and, with supreme herd discipline, the others plunge to their deaths, leaving the hunter to reflect on the tragedy.
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St Mars
Himalayas
Takin
Mr. St. Mars
Winter Quarters Exist Near Malone in 1814 Clash Feared
A January 8 1814 Plattsburg letter reports the northern American division in winter quarters near Malone New York with British forces nearby. The writer notes rumors of an impending attack and mentions enemy preparations including mounted cannon on funnels and requisitioned horses. The post’s destruction would be a high priority for the foe.
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Malone
Plattsburg
The Ring That Has No End
A man plans a grand declaration, presenting a ring as proof of endless love. The woman answers with a clever twist, saying her love also has no beginning, subverting his intended words in a humorous exchange. The anecdote, sourced from Youth's Companion, highlights wit over romantic cliché.
Culture in the Stone Age finds early cave art and chiefs
The article traces Stone Age caves in southwest Europe from 25 000 to 200 000 years ago to the rise of art and religion. It notes crude religion, burial, chiefs, and hunters among early men, with cave paintings as the first preserved art, a sign of tribal centers and ritual prayers.
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Europe
Ecole Odonto Technique
Paris
France
Spain
Egypt
Assyria
Plains
George Grant MacCurdy
Yale
Old Henley Rowing Match Origins and English Regatta Roots
The article traces early rowing from Venice in 1775 to London venues like Vauxhall Gardens and Astley. It notes patrons from amusement venues, the Leander Club's formation around 1818, early school rowing, and Henley chosen as a central annual regatta site by 1839 after evaluating rivals.
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Henley
Venice
Ranelagh Gardens
London
Vauxhall Gardens
Astley
Circus
Leander Club
Walks With Neck Broken at Hudson Park Rescue Attempt
Waldorf Miller who broke his neck at Hudson Park two years ago walked a quarter mile toward the accident site on Clifton avenue before stopping. A passing friend in a car finished the two mile journey. His brother Fred was killed similarly at the same spot five years ago.
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Waldorf Miller
Hudson Park
Clifton Avenue
Fred Miller
Waldorf
New Rochelle
New York Times
London Fish Hawker Survives Long Life in City
A London fish hawker who died near his golden wedding age four years ago left twenty one children seventy one grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren. He traced his family two centuries and had never heard of any foreign blood. He worked almost until death pulling his barrow twenty miles with sinews like a youth.
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London
Regular Pigeon Post in the Antipodes
Pigeon flying serves as a regular communication link between Hobart Tasmania and Maatsuyker Island lighthouse seventy five miles offshore. Twelve birds carry messages written on paper in celluloid cases secured under their wings, with trips at set intervals. In November 1908 a keeper’s serious illness was delivered a doctor from Hobart within sixteen hours by a pigeon messenger.
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Hobart
Tasmania
Maatsuyker Island
Lghthouse
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