Navy Yard Workers Grow Restive Over Plans and Conditions
At the navy yard across the East River officers discuss political visitors and labor terms, while workers mutter discontent and threaten action over amalgamation, pay leveling, and aging facilities. They fear upcoming Florida work will expose flaws in shop closures and building capacity as the fleet returns February next year.
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Navy Department
Newy Yard
East River
Navy Yard
Florida
Army and Navy News From The Tribune Bureau
Washington reports no pay legislation for the Navy and Army. Congress not to be asked for extra service pay. Officers debate overcoat insignia and differences with enlisted men. War Department studies campaign hat styles Alpine crease versus Montana peak to gauge soldier preference and standardize fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Montana
World coal output shift shows U S lead in 197
Washington report on global coal production shows the United States produced about 40 percent of 1.209 billion short tons in the latest year, surpassing Great Britain by a wide margin and outpacing Germany. The U S share rose from 14.22 percent forty years ago to 39.73 percent, with the U S leading since 1899.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Geological Survey
Fight Tuberculosis Exposition Speakers Call Wide Duty
Washington October meeting at the Tuberculosis Exposition urged society to act to stamp out the disease. Dr Lawrence Flick stressed wage earners overwork as a key cause. John Mitchell and Samuel Gompers blamed employer attitudes and housing for health neglect. Gompers noted lower death rates among union workers due to better sanitary conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lawrence Flick
Philadelphia
New National Museum
Dr. Flick
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Frederick L. Hoffman
Richard Freund
Workingmen’s Insurance Office
Berlin
Flick
Mitchell
Rooms for rent on Madison Avenue with board
Advert describes lodging at 698 Madison Ave corner with 61, offering attractive rooms with private bath and board. Rates range from $7 to $30 per period, with references to running water and meals, noting Loree and private bath options and substantial sustenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Ave
Furnished Rooms to Let and City Listings in The Tribune
Classified notice items list furnished rooms for rent in Manhattan and nearby suburbs. Details include locations such as 153 26th St, 367 West 26th St, 2 East 280 Street, and 9 East Street, with features like fireproof construction, private baths, running water, private telephone, elevator, and weekly board options. Additional lines advertise directory entries, rates, and contact info at The New York Tribune Uptown Office 1364 Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T He Tribune
Broadway
6Th Ave
12Th St
125Th St
Th Et
Telesceph Ofice
van Buren
Bet
Lexington Aves
New York
City Hall
B. FE. W
Tribune
Commission At Work On Rural Life Reform
Washington October 4 The Country Life Commission appointed by the President last August is under way. He plans to send a special message to Congress on rural life improvements and wants the commission to report by December. Government data bureaus are compiling data to aid the inquiry and the work is divided among members by topic. The commission will study business and social conditions in the open country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie War
Burr
Columbia University
Tridock No. 2
the Tribune
Washington
Country Life Commission
Congress
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Imports Show Increase in Manufacturers Materials
Washington reports a rise in imports of materials used by manufacturers in August 1908 versus August 1907, with larger quantities but lower import values overall. Exports of natural products rose in price, while manufactured goods saw price declines in the same period.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Statistics
Seven Begin 50 Mile Walk Today by Army Officers
Seven officers of the U S Army attached to the Department of the East on Governor's Island start a three day walk to cover fifty miles. The group will trek about seventeen miles daily across Brooklyn and Coney Island Boulevard in khaki uniforms with leggings and campaign hats. Led by Lieutenant Colonel Louis Brechmin, the squad includes Major George T. Holloway and Major Delemere Skerrett among others. all have been medically examined and will be checked after a three hour stage.
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United States Army
Department of the East
Governor’s Island
Roosevelt
War Department
Governor's Island
Brooklyn
Coney Island Boulevard
H. O. S. Heistand
Louis Brechmin
Medical Corps
George
Young man seeks law or real estate work with advancement
A 22 year old male seeks a position in law or real estate with no salary requirement. Levy at 164 East St lists an address. Arthur McKeon at 69 Quin Brooklyn notes a young man seeking a place with opportunity for advancement.
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Levy
East St
Arthur McKeon
Brooklyn
Healy
West
100Th St
Multiple Help Wanted Ads for Educated Women and Clerical Work
A collection of classified offerings from a 20th century newspaper page seeking established women for tutoring reading and languages, reading aloud engagements, proofreading, companionship, governess, secretary, and office roles. Names include M. A. at 124 East List St, Ebner M. Box 40 Tribune Office, Miss A. Dobins 1289 Isl Ave, C. 8. R. Box 8 25 Tribune Uptown, Eb, 263 West Ihst, Jardel 301 West 21st St, Mae Keating ha Dean St Brooklyn, Industrial Association of America Inc 9 East 42d St Tel 2003 3sth, A. R. Haskell 204 Columbia Heights Brooklyn, and others seeking educated, refined women for tutoring, reading aloud, language teaching, governess, and clerical positions with references.
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Industrial Association of America, Inc
East
St. Tel
A. R. Haskell
Columbia Heights
Brooklyn
Domestic Situations Wanted Attendant and Butler Listings
A dense classified page of domestic help ads seeks attendants, butlers, cooks, coachmen, gardeners, nurses, and stewards. Entries name applicants by initials or surnames, ages, nationalities, and home addresses in New York and nearby towns, with references and wage expectations.
Help wanted ads list numerous domestic staff openings
A long row of classified notices seeks female help for cook, chambermaid, waitress, laundress, nurse, and housekeeper positions. Advertisements detail neat, refined, and experienced candidates, city or country work, various bureaus, references, and wages ranging up to $30. Multiple agencies like Sterbert, Morrow, Jussila, Osterberg, Hofmayer, and Flaherty advertise Nordic, Finnish, Swedish, German, French, and Irish applicants for homes and hotels.
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Mathewson
6Th Ave
M. S
Cook
Flaherty's Bureau
Columbus Ave
River
C. A
East
Ith St
Morrow's Bureau
Lexington Ave
68Th St
SODE
St. NU
Norman
Neat
Inquire M
Mathewson's Bureau
Bryant
Cooper
Hofmayer’s Bureau
Chelsea
Chicago Grain and Provisions Prices Fall in Weak Market
Wheat led the decline on the Chicago exchange as foreign weakness and ample Northwest supply pressured prices. Corn, oats, and provisions followed with broad losses, while export demand was weak and receipts rose in Minneapolis, Duluth, and Chicago. May pork saw steadier demand, but overall the market closed near session lows.
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Chicago
Northwest
Commission
Liverpool
Minneapolis
Duluth
Northwestern
Seaboard
Tradt
Advertising Solicitor Wanted for Tribune Office
Wanted one man of good address as advertising solicitor for standard yearly publication. Excellent opportunity this year to do great business. Address T. B. Box 18 Tribune Office. Post Office and other Civil Service examinations soon held. Full information and questions used by the commission free. Columbian Correspondence College Washington DC.
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Albert
Great Neck
Long Island
T. B
Tribune
Commission Free
Columbian Correspondence College
Washington, D.C
Job Ads in Brooklyn and New York City Classifieds
A set of employment notices including draftsman with three years experience in structural and cast iron work in Brooklyn. a first class electrician skilled in construction and plan reading. a foreman with machinery and poultry experience. a carpenter bureau contact. a French tutor from Lycee background. a German man seeking steady work. a colored young man seeking housekeeper or cook position. a press photographer and artist with graftex seeking work for newspaper or magazine with strong references.
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Hox
6Th Ave
Morrow's
Lexington Ave
Gates Ave
Brooklyn
William
Shave
Edward
Hugh 211 West
Kirk
Tribune Building
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Army and Navy News
Navy
Tribune Bureau
House
Senate
U.S
New-York Tribune
Wey
Sta
Ccleland &O
Excelent Board
Island Sound
Eest 34Th St. Ferry
Melrose
Sunny Corner
Madison
ET ST. East
Uptons
Bath
West 26Th St
Academy St
Webster Ave
Long Island City
N. Y
East 280 Street
Madison Square South
S&t
Bulldiog
Tucken
Commission AT
M. A
East List St
Ebner M
Tribune Office
A. Dobins
Islave
Eee Tribune
Harlem Branch
West Ihst
Jardel
West 21St St
Mae Keating
Ha Dean St
East 60Th St
Young Lady
M. Golden
East 74Th St
Cahill
Amsterdam Ave
Brady
East 15Th St
John Stalter
West 68Th St
Butler
Butler-Valet
Devienne
West 53d
Butler Yvalet
B. V
Tribune Uptown
McGarry
East 46Th St
Coachman
Eee
A. M
Hohenstein
Scotchman
T. Remesch
Sis
Gardbener
Lsong
M. W. Baker
Dobbs Ferry
English
Charles. Carter
Mizpah
N. J
Langer
Lox
Roslyn
Alexander Lamond
Westminster School
Simsbury
Shawmut Ave
Boston
E. Kawa
High St
East Tith St
Truman Guyon
84Th St
Frederick
William Davidson
West 15Th St
Simmons
Collier's Agency
West 22d St
Gentleman’s Place
G. W. M. 5 High s#t
Morristown
A. L
94Th St
Sterbert’s Bureau
Plaza
M. H
Mrs. Collier's Agency
Jussinla Bureau
Saseae
Hammon
Finher— Se Bureau
Iver
Jussila Bureau
Lee i Ae Ieee
Cor
Morrow’s Bureau
8Th St
58Th St
Eoor
D. Jackson
Osterbere’s Bureau
Gton Ave
Tel
Wilson
9Th Ave
50Th St
Cox
59Th
60Th Sts
Osterbere Eau
T. Hofmayer
West 23d St
S. H
Pacific St
A. H
West List
G. Jussila
Marie Justine
West 24Th St
Julienne
Osterberg’s
Dtaza
Wertsch
Schwartz
Newark, N. J
Flaherty’s Bureau
West 120Th St
Russell
Osterberg’s Bureau
North of Ireland
Capabis
Ely
Ocean Steameers
Worth German Lloyd
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Sremen
Kronprinz Wm
Kaiser d. Gr
Kaiser Wm
Cectile
Cherrbourg
Bremen
P Fried. Wm
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D. Gr
Barbarossa
Kurfuerst
Naples
Genoa
K. Albert
K. Luise
P. Trene
Loboken
G. Lloyd Traders
Oelrichs & CO
Broadway WN
London
Paris
Hamburg
Bluecher
Kaiserin
P.lincoln
P. Grant
Gibralmar
Moltke
P. Lincoln
Deutschland
Italy
The
Orient
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Hamburg-Americar Line
H. A. Bidg
American Line
Pier
Southampton
St. Louis
St. Paul
Redstar Line
Dover
Antwerp
Finland
Kroonland
Zeeland
Omuts Dever
White Star Line
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Cedric
Celtic
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Adriatic
Teutonic
RK & Eebosros
Egypt
Azores
Madeira
Gibraltar
Cunardlines
North River
Queenstown
Lucania
Caronta
Umbria
Mauretania
Lusitania
Campania
Fiume
Trieste
Pannonia
Stavona
Carpatha
Caronia
Carmanta
Vernon H. Brown
State St
Fred
Porto Rico
Curacao
Venezuela
Wall St. Ferry
San Juan
Porto Ric
Caracas
la Guayra
Pte
Cabello, Caracao
Maracaibo
Ss. Dagfred
Boulton, Bliss & Dallett
Wall St
Clark
Cadiz
Seville
Algiers
Malta
Holy Land
Constantinople
Athens
Rome
Riviera
F. Clark
Times Bidg
S. S
Navigazione Generale Italiana
Hitalia Societa
Re. Furniture Fm
Tr & Selleyw
Fulton
Noethiger & Green Centre
Rae
West 37Th
St. H
Ein Gore M Storage Warehouse Co
East 106Th St
P. J. Curley
Chas. William
H. Singleton
J. Taphouse
J. Fitzsims
F. Corcorn
B. Norman
P. Walsh
C. Kelley
M. Oneil
J. Yoest
Ellen Barrett
Weiner
Wm. Hurley
Kate Kelly
Wm. Muller
Erhart
Harlem
East 100Th St
New York City
W. C. Gilbert
Harl
Hemmatons
Hammord’s. Caligraphs
Blickensderfers
Franklins
Atlantic” Typewriter Exchange
Dept. “T
Broadway. K
Victor Visible
Nassau St
Catafree
Underwoods, Kemingtons
Olivers
Smitha
Chicago Grain and Provisions
Franklin
Lenin
Ograer
Tripune
West 128Th
G. H
van Buren St
Bond
Carroll
Brook Are
W. Linehan
West 89Th St
Carpenter Bureau
Bachelier
Currie
Steinhagen
Packer
Taubenfeld
West 112Th St
White
Monroe St
O. B
Waeat
Fare River Line
Priscilla
Providence
Fall River Line
Warren Street
Cortlandt
Hudson Rover
Hudson Aathanreene Co. Peoples
NEW York Citizens
Troy Stra. Iv
Hudson River
Fulton St
Amnex
West Point
Newburgh
Poughkeepsie
Albany
Berkshires
NSST
Metropol
Mntras
Vale & Harvard
Christopher &T
Boston S. A
Kingston
Wittstn St. Y
Marsters Tocra
West 30Th St
Railroads
Jersey Central
Ly. W
Lok
Liberty
Baltimofer and
Washinlye
Ly.erty ST
Lakewood
Lakeburst
Lr. W
Liberty *T
Atlantic City
Liberty ST
Long Branch
Asbury Park
Ocean Grove
Piers
St. N. R
Astor House
Ist
West 125Th St
Columbus
Court St
Nestrand
Williamsburg
New York Transfer Co
Baltimore & Ohio R
Baltimore
New Union Station
Y St
Richmond
Royal Ltd
Pittsburg
Clevel
Louis V
St.louis
Louisv
St.locis
Leigh Valley
Cortlandt & Deshrosses
Buffalo Express
Jacob Gensler
West List St
Manhattan
L. Darbyshire
Boz
Rochester
N. Y. Os
Cts
C. H. Brown CO
East 38Th Street
iSal
Fine Carpets & Ruge
N.Y
W. KH. Jordan
Edwin Lentz
J. W. Williams
W. Gats ST
GAN Kdooks
Bank For Savings
4Th Ave
Bank For
25Th St
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