Labor exchanges in Britain aim to match jobs and workers
London reports a national system of labor exchanges to register unemployed and employers, with Winston Churchill as Board of Trade president. The exchanges may fund transport to match bricklayers with distant vacancies, though Churchill cautions they will err and disappoint but could become essential in 15 to 20 years.
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London
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
Board of Trade
Wales
Scotland
Trunk Fire Prompts Missing Bank Funds Inquiry
Joseph Lombardo a contractor drew 1750 from the bank yesterday and hid the cash in a trunk at his home. The trunk burned last night before firemen quenched it. Lombardo alerted police and named Joseph Cora as a potential accomplice. The money remains missing amid the blaze and investigation. Suspicion also falls on the German crew of the steamship Cleveland in connection with related bread shipments and missing bakers.
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Joseph Lombardo
Washington Sr
Lombardo
Joseph Cora
Cleveland
Ham“American Line
Sheridan
Manila
One Look At Taft Then Indian Flees
A Crow chief known as White-Man-Runs-Him visited the White House with a beaded war shirt to present to President Taft. After shaking hands he left Montana with renewed respect for whites, believing the shirt shrank in Washington. He traveled with half a dozen Crows and Indian officials from the Indian Office.
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Washington
Montana
Taft
Mr. Taft
New Dock Will Block Fireboat In Front Of Flyer
Waterfront observers warn the Flyer dock rebuild for the Grand Trunk Pa railroad will block the fireboat and the revenue cutter Guard from rapid access. Narrow passages and a ten foot extension worsen exits, risking delayed response times and a major fire if ships berth on the north side.
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Flyer
Grand Trunk
USA
Revenue Cutter Guard
Madison St
Chamber of Commerce
Fire Dock
Flyer Dock
Grand Trunk Dock
No Dough for the Doughboys Wanders in Transit
Feb 24 report notes confusion among soldiers aboard a transport arriving from San Francisco. The crew believed German bakers aboard the ship had boarded and left during the voyage, complicating supplies and health measures. Further search failed to confirm the claim of German bakers joining the troop ship.
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Doug
Teutonic
San Francisco
Cadets Receive Military Equipment at University
Cadets at the university received military supplies from Washington today. The shipment includes 416 Krew rifles and all essential gear, with a few officers’ sabers still awaiting arrival.
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The
University
Washington
Bryan Reaches Chilean White House After Long Quest
William Jennings Bryan visits Chile, dining with President Montt and receiving a military welcome. He proceeds to Concepcion where a reception in his honor is planned by the American legation.
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Bantiago
Chile
William Jennings Bryan
American White House
White House
Bryan
President Montt
Concepcion
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Tonic Promoted As Alcohol Free
An advertisement asserts Ayer's Sarsaparilla is a true tonic that makes the blood purer and strengthens the nerves. It claims the preparation is entirely free from alcohol and contrasts it with other tonics that allegedly contain alcohol. The copy ends with a garbled note about a doctor or medicine dyeing something out of alcohol.
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Ayer
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