Global trade notes and labor shifts in early 1900s markets
The article surveys patterns in international trade and labor, noting American capital abroad, imports from the United States, child labor laws in Iowa and Tennessee, and British American forest trade. It mentions wage changes in Milwaukee and Detroit store hours, along with rumors of labor bureaus and per-mile costs for interurban roads. It also reports on Egypt’s Aswan Dam funding and the formation of the Brotherhood of Woodsmen in the lumber region, led by M Fraser and D McNee.
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Mexico
United States
Lowa
Eahod Amalgamated Society of Rail Servants
Foun
Vestid
Mestea
Liverpool
Milwaukee
Lare
Detroit
Clabs’ Association
America
Germany
Labor Employment Bureau
Ohio
Indiana
Lunitsa
Teds
Lord Cromer
Asgouain
Egypt
Wwe
Sault Ste Marie
Mich
Brothershood of Woodsmen
Hugule
M. Fraser
ySauly Ste. Marie
David McNee
Eccentric old man in hotel fire lounge prompts odd exchange
An eccentric looking, slovenly old man sits by the fire in a hotel smoke room. The scene includes a crossed leg reveal and an exchange about a Christmas box and a cornet, ending with a humorous question about a friend who might knife you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy’nor
Ranamie
Gil
Ben Jones
Man Dons Black Cap Maintains Poise at Gallows
A historical account recalls a condemned man who wears a black cap and faces execution with stoic calm. He reportedly made no confessions and warned about the terror of the hereafter, insisting he did not know what awaited him.
Prisoner Niegenfind Hanged After Brutal Double Murder
Gottlieb Niegenfind died on the scaffold in Lincoln Nebraska after admitting to a brutal double murder on a Pierce county farm. He faced spectators with grim calm, exchanged brief words with a German speaking pastor, and received flowers from Salvation Army volunteers before the drop and a masked figure ended his life. He had slain his father in law, wife, and wounded the mother in law after a long feud and fled, later captured after a dozen wounds.
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Lincoln, Neb
Gottlieb Niegentind
Pierce County
Niegenind
Peters
Albert Breyer
de Breidee
Niegenfin
Salvation Army
Swanson
Long
Burke
John
Boyd
District Court
Jesus
Christ
God
Varied Observations From A Distant Era
A mosaic of short wry notes on Greenland's climates and flowers, a tiny Missouri railroad nicknamed the peanut roaster, statistics on teachers and insanity, a curious Atlantic City police car for intoxicated prisoners, a peach crop controversy, the spread of telephone germs, and a New York draper's assistant who arranges cravats for weddings.
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Atlantic City
Money and Purpose Beyond Wealth in Early 20th Century Life
The piece contrasts Jadwin's search for meaningful work with English examples of public service and philanthropy. It cites Toynbee Hall, a noble heir uncovering a Phoenician village, Vanderbilt heirs developing estates, Moravians retiring to arts and charity, and argues true wealth lies in purposeful time and public good rather than endless gain.
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Mr. Norris
Jadwin
England
Toynbee Hall
London
Oxford
Glastonbury
North Carolina
Saturday Evening Post
Photographing the Snows for Winter Camping
This guide advises campers to keep cameras and film away from heat to avoid moisture and frost. Dust on plates should be minimized by blowing, not brushing, and to store plates in a waterproof bag buried in snow. For deep snow, extend tripod legs with two foot extensions or fit four to five inch disks to act as snow shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Woods
America
Stoeffer Investigation Moves Ahead In State Proceedings
The article outlines ongoing scrutiny of former State Treasurer Stoeffer amid legislative debate on the revenue bill and related fiscal measures. Governor Mickey vetoes S. F. 29 over constitutional concerns about paying fees to the commissioner of public lands and buildings.
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Mickey
Public Lands and Buildings
Warner
Dakota
Louise Bowser
Senate
His Awful Predicament in a Russian Noble Satire
A fragmentary spoof by Smari Set depicts two Russian nobles reacting to rumors of a grand duke Ivan Alexandervich Kutmynoseoff marrying the second daughter of a duchy. The archbishop is mocked as the names flood the clergy’s throat with confusion.
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Grea Scottovich
Fitovich
Ivan Alexandervich Kutmynoseoff
Andabulasia of
Schkinkenburg-Katzenblatter
Anatasia Venna
Pauline Celesta
Smari Set
Wise Distinction Between Physicians And Surgeons
A Chinese gentleman was struck by an arrow that remained embedded in his body. A surgeon arrived and cut off the protruding shaft, but refused to remove the point, deeming the case one for a physician since the arrow lay inside the body.
Oldest U S Armorer Still Works Over Fifty Years
Benjamin Hobbs of Springfield Massachusetts is the oldest armorer in the United States and has been employed by the government for more than fifty years.
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United States
Benjamin Hobbs
Springfield
Mass
Large Beds of Peat in Colorado Reach Vast Area
Readable accounts note that peat beds in Colorado span up to 2,000 acres, with at least one bed exceeding that size. The text frames peat deposits as extensive and potentially commercial.
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Colorado
Lawmakers Pose Governor Inter Veto and Substitute Bill
Governor Mickey Inter vetoes a substitute bill after reading it in the first legislative session. Lawmakers debate the measure and potential revisions as the bill moves forward.
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Mickey Inter
Discovery of Self Murder at Stanton Nebraska
Stanton Neb March 10 John Groeshinzer a thirty five year old single man killed himself with a rope tied to a wall spike last Tuesday. His body was found Friday with feet on the floor and no sign of struggle. The coroner's jury returned a verdict to that effect.
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John H. McKinley
Whitetail Gulch
McKinley
Horseshoe Mining Company
South Dakota
Mary McKinley
Nemo
Stanton
Stanton. Neb
John Groeshinzer
Miss Kate Whitmore Guides Runaway Horses to Fremont
Miss Kate Whitmore, daughter of W. G. Whitmore of Valley Nebraska, calmly controlled a team of runaway horses on a March Sunday. After the horses bolted toward Waterloo, three to four men pursued on horseback as dispatch messages warned farmers along the route. By guiding the team midroad and clearing a right of way, she calmed the horses after three miles and safely returned home with her companions before continuing to Fremont for church.
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Fremont
Waterloo
Miss Whitmore
Valley
Dashes Down the Incline In Snow Plow Crash
A snow plow being moved within Fall River Massachusetts failed on a steep hill and crashed into two passenger cars. Five people were hospitalized with bruises and flesh wounds while a dozen others suffered cuts from glass or splinters. The brake block on the plow broke, causing the accident.
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Fall River
Mass
Old Colony Street Railway
Brick Makers on a Strike Stirs St Louis Protests
In St Louis on March 10 about four thousand brick making trades unionists walked out demanding recognition of their union an eight hour day and a five percent wage increase. Labor leaders predict that by week’s end double that number of building trades workers linked to brick makers may strike in sympathy if the dispute remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis, Mo
Allied Brick Making Trades
Embezzler to be moved to federal asylum in Washington
Lee A. Gallaher former cashier of the First National Bank of St. Joseph Mo now serving five years in Jefferson City for embezzling 20000 has developed melancholia and is ordered moved to the federal asylum in Washington D C Gallaher will be transported at once under guard from the visiting office in this city
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Kansas City
Lee A. Gallaher
First National Bank of
Fire Blaze Claims Multiple Victims In Disturbing Incident
A deadly oil fire produced a blaze that killed several people and injured others amid chaotic efforts to extinguish the flames. Firefighters battled the inferno as authorities investigated the blaze’s cause and the distribution of casualties.
Oil train explosion kills and injures dozens in Olean
A coal and oil train wreck near Olean New York on Monday night caused massive explosions and a large fire. Early reports list 18 to 25 dead and about 45 injured with many bodies burned beyond recognition. Emergency crews and doctors rushed to treat the wounded as authorities canvassed the city for missing people.
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Olean
N. Y
Erie
Sydney Fish
J‘james
Missing Bank Cashier Charged With Falsifying Bank Statements
P Dickerson, cashier of the defunct Toronto state bank, is missing in Eureka Kas. Since January 24 the bank has liabilities of forty thousand dollars and state bank examiner has charge. Dickerson, arrested a month ago on charges of falsifying bank condition statements, was to face a preliminary hearing today. He is out on two thousand dollar bond.
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Eureka
Kas
P. Dickerson
Toronto State Bank
State Bank
Dickerson
Strike at Argo starch plant in Nebraska City
All Argo starch plant workers walked out in Nebraska City on March 11 over wage demands for 1744 cents per hour for common labor. The plant, reopened after a year's suspension, aims to double capacity and expand operations under the starch trust.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Argo Starch
Starch Trust
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