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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1908
Page
16
Discontent grows among yard employees as officers resist binding political discussions while concerns rise over consolidation, building adequacy, and pay level changes. As Florida repairs approach, inefficiencies of current shop layouts and mixed trades threaten costly disruption.
Navy will not seek further pay legislation, say chairmen of House and Senate Military and Naval committees. Army overcoats drawn for lacking insignia, proposals for braid or branch insignia to distinguish officers from enlisted men. War Department tests two campaign hat styles, Alpine crease and Montana peak, to gauge soldier preference and set fashion in headgear.
The United States produced about 49 percent of the world coal supply in 1907, more than 10 percent above Germany and well ahead of Great Britain. The Geological Survey estimates total world production at 1,209,184,169 short tons, with the US share rising from 14.22 percent forty years ago to 39.72 percent, keeping the nation first since 1889.
Washington on Oct 4 Dr Lawrence Flick of Philadelphia urged all society units to act to wipe out tuberculosis. Labor leaders John Mitchell Samuel Gompers Frederick L. Geiffman and Richard Freund spoke on workplace health housing and unions role. Flick noted wage earners face overwork and higher tuberculosis risk. Gompers said union shops have better sanitary conditions reducing infection.
Large, attractive rooms with private bath or en suite options at 64 96 Madison Ave corner Gist. Includes running water, board, and various rates from $7 to $80 weekly or monthly. Some listings offer telephone access and email rooms. higher prices reflect private labs and quality board.
A dense block of rental notices lists furnished rooms for rent across Manhattan and nearby areas. Entries include Hotel Van Buren at 153 West 26th Street with 100 rooms, private baths, and modern amenities. 367 West 26th Street rooms with week board. and parlor car style rooms in various buildings. Other lines advertise suites at East 23rd Street Madison Square South and Long Island City offices, plus a note about civil service exam prep from Columbian Correspondence College in Washington, D.C.
Washington reports the Country Life Commission has started work with plans for a year end report to Congress. The President will receive findings before December to aid forthcoming legislation. Government data bureaus compile crop and rural data for the commission. The inquiry targets about 300,000 addresses and focuses on business and social conditions in open country.
Male seeks employment in law or real estate office with no salary limit. Levy of 164 East 85th Street listed. Also a young man seeks a position with advancement prospects. Arthur McKeon at 69 Quincy Street Brooklyn advertising his availability.
A batch of 1920s style personal ads lists a female tutor for college prep in English mathematics and Latin with references, a well educated reader seeking reading aloud engagements, assistant proofreader, companion or secretary, cultured young woman seeking household supervising roles, educated French girl seeking governess work, a general office assistant, a governess fluent in French German and English, a hotel or institutional manager, a visiting governess for German conversation, a young lady seeking entry level clerk work, a young widow for light cleaning or washing, and a 23 year old seeking clerical work with strong references.
Domestic positions listed for attendants, butlers, cooks, coachmen, grooms, gardeners, and nurses. Includes names, addresses, references, wages, and duties for positions in private homes and clubs across New York area.
Classified notice listing numerous positions including cook and waitress, chambermaid, laundress, housekeeper, nurse, and nanny. Advertisements seek neat, capable women from diverse backgrounds with strong references, offering varied wages and locations around New York City agencies.
Washington reports imports of manufacturers materials rose in August 1908 versus August 1907, though import values fell. Exports show higher prices for natural products like corn wheat meats tobacco, while manufactured goods generally sold for lower prices in August 1908 compared with the prior year.
Seven officers of the United States Army assigned to the Department of the East will start a three day 50 mile walk from Governors Island following a Roosevelt May order. The group includes Lt Col Louis Brechmin in command and Majors Holloway Skerrett Kimball Edwards, Robinson and Campbell.
Chicago trading shows wheat futures sliding over a cent as weak foreign markets and ample Northwest new wheat push prices lower. Corn oats and provisions also weaken with pressure from plentiful supplies, export uncertainty, and late reports of export sales easing the day’s decline. Receipts at Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago rise, while possible unsettled weather spurs some local buying. Overall, markets closed near their lows with bears dominant across grains and pork.
Classified help wanted notices list a draftsman with three years in structural and cast iron work seeking location anywhere. An experienced first class electrician with ten years foreman work offers plans reading and layout. A seasoned English foreman with machinery and poultry skills, a French tutor Currie at 801 West 2nd, a German man 30 seeking steady work, a press photographer with grafiex seeks newspaper or magazine job, Kirk at 923 Tribune Building provides references.
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