Women Speak Out for Union Rights and Equal Role in Society
A diverse group including Dr. Shaw, Rev. Alexander Irvine, Mrs. De Pastor Stokes, and speakers Publio Mastello and Leonora O'Reilly push for women in policing and governance, denounce tyranny, and urge solidarity against capitalism as they frame a broader labor movement. The dialogue centers on gender equality, workers’ rights, and social reform within a turbulent era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Irvine
Irvine
John Hughes
de Pastor Stokes
Tey
Co-Operative Commonwealth
Publio Mastello
Leonora O'Reilly
Proposal for Strike Settlement Through Six Arbiter Panel
A letter to I B Hyman and Solomon Schindler proposes refering the shirt waist strike to a board of six arbitrators, two chosen by each side and two by the four, with the majority decision binding. If not acceptable, the letter asks for alternative paths to a quick end and notes hopes for agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Hyman
Associated Waist and Dress Manufacturers
Solomon ‘Schindler
Waistmakers’ Union
John Mitchelye
Marcus M. Marks
Taft Advances Diplomatic Service By Merit Exams
President Taft, urged by Secretary Knox, orders a merit based system for diplomatic appointments. A board will test candidates in law, diplomacy, and language with promotions tied to efficiency and records. The policy aims to raise professional standards and depoliticize secretarial ranks in the diplomatic corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Knox
United States
Department of State
Civil Service
Diplomatic Service
Department
Diplomatic and Appointments Bureaus
Civil Service Commission
Foreign Service
Cotton Exchange Criticised for Futures Trading System
The report by Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith condemns futures trading on Cotton Exchanges as gambling and harmful to producers and traders. It cites fixed-difference rules at New York and New Orleans as causing price depressions and misvaluation, urging regulatory reforms while noting improvements at New Orleans and stagnation at New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Herbert Knox Smith
New Orleans
New York
New York Exchange
Taft
Smith
Wells Draining Move In East Orange Case
Frank W. Meeker of Summit New Jersey has won the right to sue East Orange for tapping a subterranean river that harmed his wells He will apply to the Court of Chancery this week for an order to stop the city from drawing more water until compensation for losses is arranged through his counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Orange
Frank W. Meeker
Summit
N. J
New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals
Court of Chancery
Peppermint Age Maker Plans 103rd Birthday at Almshouse
John Kipp, inmate at Warren County Almshouse in Washington New Jersey, prepares to celebrate his 103rd birthday. He attributes happiness to peppermint as a substitute for tobacco and drink, remains active with a clear memory, and plans to claim an inheritance in Brooklyn. He previously lived in Independence Township and owned four acres, married twice with five children from his first wife, now believed to be in Middletown New York, with stepson John Henry also in the almshouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington, N. J
John Kipp
Warren County Almshouse
Almshouse
Brooklyn
Mr. Kipp
Kipp
Independence Township
Eadera
Middletown
N. Y
James H. Kipp
Worth Street
John Henry
Women’s trunks held on arrival from Hamburg Amerika
Two women faced customs scrutiny after their trunks were sent to Appraisers’ Stores. Mrs. Charles B. Wood of Bridgeport arrived on the Amerika with five trunks containing gowns purchased abroad, while maid attended the pier and she claimed no dutiable goods. Miss Eleanor Terradell resisted non-resident claims after arrival on the Amerika, with trunks also sent for assessment. Deputy Surveyor linked Terradell to the Deutschland visit in 1908. she refused to swear an earlier stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Wood
C. B. Wood
Bridgeport
John C. Eno
Wood
Miss Terradell
Fowler Attacks Cannon Over Tariff Bill Plan
Washington dispatch reports Representative Charles W. Fowler of New Jersey releasing a statement on a Tariff Commission bill he will introduce. The measure would set Congresss tariff range and have a fifteen member commission set actual rates with presidential approval, effective after eighteen months to allow industry adjustment. Fowler denounces Aldrichism and Cannonism, urging tariff revision based on facts and a permanent commission to prevent trade wars and preserve good will through fair treaties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles W. Fowler
New Jersey
Tariff Commission
House of Representatives
Congress
Fowler
Republican Party
Aldrich
Watson Defenders Rise Amid Controversial Poem Furor
English poet William Watson faces heavy criticism over The Woman with the Serpent's Tongue and his remarks about Mrs. Asquith. Philadelphia hints at canceling a January 10 lecture as club members debate propriety, while Watson notes supportive letters from New Yorkers despite savage press coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Watson
Mr. Watson
Times
Philadelphia
Morris
Watson
Richard le Gallienne
le Gallienne
New York
Stokes Likely First To Use 1907 U S Senate Primary Law
In Trenton New Jersey ex Governor Stokes plans to file a petition and campaign statewide to succeed Senator Kean under the 1907 law allowing candidates to enter Senate races before party primaries. Other potential contenders include David Baird Murphy Griggs and Kean himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Senate
House
United States
Joan Kean
E. C. Stokes
Kean
Stokes
United States Senate
David Baird
Murphy
John W. Griggs
Ag Fort
Taft Likely To Send Message On Zelaya Debates In Junta
Central American diplomats gather in a tense session over U S policy toward Zelaya. The Junta studies Secretary Knoxs letter to Zelaya as they weigh interpreted State Department intentions and possible U S policing of Central American affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Zelaya
Junta
Carramba
United States
Central America
Knox
State Department
Woman with the Serpent Tongue Defended by Letter
A New York reader defends Mr. Watson for publishing on the serpent tongue piece. The writer rebukes critics who accuse him of lacking chivalry and says women of the serpent and cat varieties deserve no immunity for tongue and claw. The letter, dated December 5, 1909, argues for accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Watson
Mr. Watson
Zelaya’s Fall Predicted by Costa Rican Analyst in Ithaca
P E Perez a Cornell graduate and Costa Rican opposition leader’s son says Zelaya will fall in about two months. He notes a revolution army led by a tortured, imprisoned general and lists extreme measures used to suppress dissent. He predicts U S intervention to reorganize Central American governments. José Rodriguez son of the Spanish Consul General in Managua affirms Zelaya’s bravery yet calls him a tyrant. He cites Estrada and Chamorro as the conservative generals backed by elites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Ithaca
P. E. Perez
Cornell University
Costa Rican Congress
Costa Rica
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Turkey
United States
José Rodriguez
Managua
Estrada
Chamorro
Americans with Estrada in Nicara gua command
Word reaches Newark that a wing of the revolutionary army in Nicaragua is led by ex Lieutenant William H. Fock. He commanded Company H, First Regiment, New Jersey National Guard, with Sergeants Louis Geiger and O. Schechterle of the same company. They were among New Jersey’s best marksmen. ADAMSONS BOTANIC COUGH BALSAM Cures Coughs, Col ds or Grippe. 10cts. Adyv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Revolutionary Army
Nicaragua
William H. Fock
First Regiment
New Jersey National Guard
Louis Geiger
Schechterle
New Jersey
Adamson
Critique on Wat son and the influence of women in politics
A reader denounces the influence of women in high offices and questions Mr. Wat son and Mr. Asquith. The writer insists on integrity in leaders, criticizes political manipulation, and urges voters to seek upright minds and actions for the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Watson
Silent cheers for a round table poet in New York letters
Readers respond to a letter praising a British poet described as churlish yet altruistic. The exchange scolds New York manners about subway seating and notes a clash with political and literary figures. GNASH ends the missive with a sharp rebuke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Saeva
Watson
Lance
America
New
Henry Campbell Bannerman
Swinburne
England
New York
Confidential talk and apology arouse disapproval of poet
A young woman spoke privately with a poet during a social event and later faced criticism for an indiscreet conversation. The two ladies attempted to apologize for upsetting the poet, arguing publicizing the dialogue was unchivalrous and harmful to the confidences shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
W. K. New York
William Watson Manuscript to Be Sold at Anderson Rooms
Original rough draft of The Dream of Man by William Watson, never published, written winter 1891 in blank verse, offered at Anderson auction rooms 12 East Forty-sixth Street next week. Part of Louis I Haber collection whose library goes to sale Wednesday and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Watson
Anderson
East Forty-sixth Street
Man
Watson
Louis I. Haber
Vassar Girl Margaret Doherty Reported Missing
Miss Margaret Doherty eighteen daughter of Rev William H Doherty of the First Presbyterian Church vanished from Hughsonville Dutchess County after noon in Fishkill Landing area. Search by nearly 300 residents, bloodhounds tracked trail to a thicket and road toward Wappingers Falls then vanished. Doherty student at Vassar College had been nervous after Thanksgiving stay and planned to return to college Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Fishkill Landing
N. Y
Hughsonville
Dutchess County
Margaret Doherty
William H. Doherty
First Presbyterian Church
Townsend
Manning Cleveland
Cleveland
Doherty
Wappinger’s Falls
Mrs Vanderbilt Stable To Sail For England This Winter
Mrs Elsie French Vanderbilt plans to send her horses and carriages to New York then ship them on the Minnetonka to England. She and her son William Henry Vanderbilt will arrive this week in London for the winter. Improvements are being added to Harbourview during her absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Newport
Elsie French Vanderbilt
New York
Minnetonka
England
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John Mitchell
Mitchell
Civic Fedration
Marks
National Association of Clothiers
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Theatter
Isters
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Legation
Europe
Latin America
Farast
Cotton Exchange
Pianola
William
Germany
Franz Josef
Austria
Spain
Bulgaria
THE
Aeolian Company
Aeolian Hall
Fifth Ave
34Th Street
M. c
Luise Tes
Gov
Fort
Cornell
Mr. Asquith
Janday
Victor Talking
5Th Ave
West 34Th St
Tiffany’s
McCreery
Victor
Landay Bros
Gwynne
Vassar
Brolio Chianti
Chianti District
Baron Ricasoli
Brolio Chateau
Chianti
Italy
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