Labor Day Origin and its International Reach
The article traces Labor Day from its 1882 New York origins with P. J. McGuire to its adoption as a national holiday and its spread worldwide. It notes key figures, the first parade in 1882, and explains how different nations observe May 1 or the September date, highlighting the holiday’s global influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New York City
P. J. McGuire
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
American Federation of Labor
McGuire
Central Labor Union
New York
Theodore F. Cuno
Kansas City Star
Vernon Parish
Louisiana
United States
Cuno
Job Harriman
Los Angeles
Mojave Oeneft
Knights of Labor
Uriah Stevens
Secret Society
Brewer's Journal
Llano
Reading
Stevens
Powderly
Knights
New Llano
Theodore Cuno
Llano Colony
George T. Pickett
Jefferson
Liano Colony
Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions
Canada
Chicago
Congress
District of Columbia
Territories
Oregon
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Europe
International Labor Congress
Paris
Samuel Gompers
Gomper
International
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Esthenia
Finland
Madeira
South America
Colombia
Ecuador
Uruguay
Latin America
Haiti
Panama
Philippines
Newfoundland
Queensland
Western Australia
Victoria
Australia
New South Wales
South Australia
Early American labor movement begins in 1827 Philadelphia
John R. Commons and associates place the start of the US labor movement in 1827 in Philadelphia when wage earners first united as a class to challenge employers. The strike by building trades workers for a ten hour day and better conditions marked the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
John R. Commons
Philadelphia
Unions Represented on the International Press Board
Allied Printing Trades and five other international unions are represented on the International press board. The text lists the International Typographical Union, International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union, International Brotherhood of Bookbinders, International Stereotypers and Electrotypers Union, and International Photo Engravers Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Typographical Union
International Printing Pressmen and Assistants’ Union
The
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
International Stereotypers and Electrotypers’ Union
International Photo-Engravers’ Union
First Labor Injunction Examines Equity Power Abuse
In a memorandum on Equity Power and Its Abuse Andrew Furuseth president of the International Seamen's Union presents facts arguing the injunction origin lies in the Roman tribune's forbidden power and its transfer to the Roman republic's authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Furuseth
International Seathen's Union
Periscope Spying From Brussels Windows
Many Brussels residents set up mirror arrangements resembling periscopes to observe street life from their living rooms without showing themselves at the windows. These devices let them see pedestrians and activities along the sidewalk line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Iris Pool Reverie Seethes with Love Sorrow and Gateways
Felice Lear, a scholar and mother, spends June days at the iris pool with her daughter Patty Ellen. Professor Gates visits daily, glimpsed between pages and shadows as Felice wrestles longing and duty. A playful scare with Patty Ellen’s bobbed hair ends in gentle reconciliation and a quiet, hopeful evening walk with Gates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felice Lear
Killarneys
Iuis Pool
Yellow Fairy
Greenvale College
Elms
Felice
Gates
Professor Gates
Ma’ams
Summer House
Pool
Tom
George
Jove
Iria
Bey
Flissy
Platty Ellen
Patty Ellen
Amateur conjurer on train entertains passengers with tricks
An aspiring magician on a long railway journey performs several tricks for fellow travelers. One grumbling passenger taunts him and loans his new bowler hat grudgingly. The conjurer slices the hat, stamps on the pieces, and derisively offers a second act, inviting the man to have his son imitate the stunt.
Cromwell Death Mask Shown in London Amid Relic Hype
The London exhibit features Oliver Cromwell’s death mask, long held by his descendants. The mask reveals a Roman nose with a slight crook and a wart over the right eyebrow, and shows the beard Cromwell wore in his final illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Scotsman
Wages of Crime: British Burglar Earnings Estimated
A British official estimates the average weekly earnings of a burglar, including jail time, at about $3 per week. He notes that earning $3 weekly marks a successful burglar.
Castoria the Trusted Baby Remedy for Cries and Aches
A nostalgic sales pitch extolls Castoria as a staple in over five million homes. It promises relief for colic, constipation, and diarrhea in infants with a vegetable formula and cautions that stronger medicines are unsafe for babies. The ad urges mothers to remember Castoria and buy it, noting druggists carry it.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elmo Scott Watson
EU Noa
Theodore Ficuno
Allied Printing Trades
First Labor
Ternational Allied Printing Trades Association
D. J. Walsh
Castoria
Northrop & Lyman Co., Inc
Buffalo
Hanford
Parker
fiKeista
Chem
Patchogue
Hiscox Chemical Works
Lydia E. Pinkham
Denver
Colo
Maas
T. A. Miter
Adams Street
Colorado
Derry Co
Michigan Ave
Chienat
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