Year of unrest and revolts marks 1911 world
The article surveys 1911 as a year of global upheaval with revolts against despotic rule, battles between labor and capital, and anti monopoly struggles. It cites the Chinese uprising, Mexican revolution, and statehood battles in Arizona and New Mexico, plus widespread graft probes and aviation advances.
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Far East
China
Arizona
New Mexico
United States
McNamara
Science Hus
Atwood
St. Louis
New York
Rodgers
Pasadena
Cal
Kwantung Province
House
Steel Trust
Juarez
J. M. Dickinson
Henry L. Stimson
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Diaz
Tobacco Trust
Taft
Kyrle Bellew
Shanghai
Yangtse-Kiang River
Cal P. Rodgers
Pacific Coast
Ambassador Guild
St. Petersburg
Russia
Persia
W. Morgan Shuster
Tripoli
United States Circuit Court
Caceres
Santo Domingo
Henry Clay Beattie
Mildred Sherman
Lord Campus
England
Rome
Live Salesmanship and Honest Dealing in Trade Reform
A Victorian tone essay argues genuine talent hides in plain sight, with a large jobbing house discovering a high earning salesman after early pay. It contrasts honest work with foul selling, urging workers to unite honestly, reject adulteration, and pursue fair trade to win broader reforms.
Fat Man and Deaf Man Laugh At German Band
A downtown car ride features a fat man and a deaf lean man among passengers. A German street band distracts residents as the fat man loudly repeats music prompting confused replies and blushes from two giggly girls while the crowd laughs at the scene.
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Jean
Natural timepiece marks Aegean sun dial of islands
Aegean seascape uses a natural time marker where a 3,000 foot promontory projects into the sea. As the sun moves, the mountain’s pointed shadow touches each island in sequence, serving as hour marks on the world’s largest sun dial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aegean Sea
The Lesser Evil
A quip exchanges between Marks and Parks about marital finances with Parks arguing he’d rather face creditors than conflict with his wife.
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Marks
Parks
Honesty in Play and Work Reflects on Fairness
The piece contrasts recognition of fair play in leisure with the lack of honesty in work. It notes in boxing and racing fair start and fair hits as expectations. English watchwords on fair play are cited as guiding ethical conduct.
Modest Ads Win Jobs By Stating Facts
Guidance for young job seekers on writing effective advertisements. Emphasizes balancing modest qualifications with clear, verifiable facts. Warns against hyperbole while showing how concise claims, like handling large correspondence or generating business, can attract employers. A single eye catching word can seal a reply.
Measuring hair’s breadth in precision shops
In large shops instruments measure ultra thin thicknesses. An inch is divided into 10 000 parts, with 17 parts equaling a hair’s breadth. Delicate measurements occur at the government gun factory in Washington where major army and Navy guns are produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government
Washington
Army
Davy
Honesty Pays, Alfred de Rothschild Declares Experience
Alfred de Rothschild argues decades in business prove honesty pays even in small deals. He says rivals expect fair conduct, stock market tricks backfire on reputation, and straightforward dealing avoids long term losses. He notes ethics in business are as definite as in professions.
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Rothschild
Alfred de Rothschild
Protected German Workers Face Rising Costs and Debt
The article reports that German food prices climb as protective taxation shifts burden to consumers. It cites Frankfurter Zeitung data showing workers with low wages run deficits over six months, many incurring debt and moving residences in industrial areas amid wage–price strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Frankfurter Zeitung
Imperial Statistical Department
Theniga
Call to Halt Sparks Debate Over Marriage Demands
The fragment hints at a courtly or social dispute about marriage choices with two speakers He-I and She-Ab debating authority and consent. The text suggests questions of autonomy and consent in matrimonial matters without clear resolution.
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Juan Estrada
Nicaragua
Estrada
W. E. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
Postal Savings Banks
Elkins
West Virginia
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Panama Canal
Arkansas
Camden
N. J
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Insurance Company
Secretary of the Treasury
David Graham Phillips
House of Representatives
San Francisco
New Orleans
Charles S. Sperry
Vivian Gould
Lord Decies
Archbishop Ryan
Philadelphia
Asquith
House of Commons
House of Lords
Lorimer
Illinois
Senate
Mexican
Viterbo
Italy
Triangle Shirt Waist Company
Asch
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
David Jayne Hill
McNamara Brothers
Chicago
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Jay Gould
Annie Douglass Graham
Iawaki
Bangor
W. E. D. Stokes
Lillian Graham
Ethel Conrad
Vincennes
France
Princeteau
M. la Martin
M. Lendran
Olympic
King George of England
Cornell
Harry N. Atwood
Boston
Conneau
Andre Beaumont
Belgium
Holland
Harvard-Yale
Oxford-Cambridge
London
Prince of Wales
Manchester
N. Y
John Jacob Astor
Madeline Talmage
Hearst
H. H. Hilton
Apawamis Links
Stolypin
Kiev
West
Toulon
Turkey
Austin
Winfield
Schley
Republic of China
Wu Chang
John Marshall Harlan
Eugene Ely
Macon
C. V. T. Richeson
Avis Linnell
Frand W. Sandford
Holy Ghosters
Portland
Chinese National Assembly
Winston Churchill
Joseph Pulitzer
Cardinals
King George
India
J. B. McNamara
Lfe
John J
Investigation Board
Maine
Briceville
Tenn
George Emperor
Republican National Committee
Sulzer
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Margaret McKim
Curtiss Guild
John Bigelow
America
Tabriz
John Doe
John
Robert
Joan
Leason
Scales
Keen Busi
Ness
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