Apprenticeship tensions shape labor unions debate
The piece surveys labor unions across trades debating apprenticeship limits as machinery shifts demand. It notes plumbers push to abolish apprenticeships, typographers and molders restrict ratios, and unions contend with nonunion workers trained quickly. It reports related actions in New York, Indianapolis, and London, plus broader strikes and legal moves affecting labor.
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Bibor
Indianapolis
Typographiecs! Union
Molders’ Union
Monunion
Merriam Unionist Soldier Arrested in Mine Strike
Crawford was placed on guard duty during the mine trouble. He, a unionist, faced discipline for letting communications pass the lines and aiding strikers in the bull pen. A court martial sentenced him to thirteen years, later reduced to six, with doubt about serving the full term.
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Merriam
Crawford
Fads Revenge Haunts Funeral With Hidden Music
A Brooklyn mans funeral is disrupted by a house full of hidden musical devices. A hand organ triggers a concert as guests gather and a late mourner sinks into a chair. Wires are unplugged but the house loud concert drowns out the minister’s panegyric.
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New York Tribune
Black
Mr. Black
Old Town
Unusual Chinese Man Loafing in City Hall Park
A Chinese man sits on a park bench in City Hall Park during a warm afternoon, smoking calmly and wearing a distinctive round-topped black felt hat. Passersby pause, comment, and remark on the sight, with one messenger boy exclaiming in surprised slang.
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New York Evening Post
City Hall Park
Park Row
Day in a Moorish Harem Visions of Real Morocco
An American writer describing Tangier and Tetuan visits reports on Moroccan harems. He observes veiled women in sackcloth, describes prison conditions, pasha life, and harem customs while noting age relations, fashion, and social scrutiny. The piece blends travelogue with stark cultural contrasts.
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Tangier
New York Evening Post
Orient
Morocco
Tetuan
Bakshish
Oder
Tetuan Palace
Teturn
Uc Tartumphal
Pasha
Merry Wives of
University of Cordova
Europe
Asia
Ordering a Dinner in the New York Sun Era Style
A head waiter explains how diners should consult experts to navigate menus, praising gastronomic education and the shift from steak and turkey to refined dishes. He laments slow progress in American cuisine, notes oysters and salads gaining ground, praises lobster's rise, and highlights regional oysters and better soups and sauces advancing dining culture.
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New York Sun
Ben
Turkey
America
London
Paris
Vienna
St. Petersburg
Cape Cod
Buzzard's Bay
Seasonal Seafood and Game Dinner Guidance in Early Modern Diet
The piece extols terrapin and oyster crab as at their best now, with shad, bluefish, and other seafood in timely supply. It notes ice codfish will appear with winter, praises canvas back duck and partridge, woodcock, quail, and warns against mixing overpowering roasts. Emphasizes variety, moderation, and substitutions as markets shift with seasons.
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New York
Do Fish Indulge in Sleep Washington Letter in New York Sun
A Washington letter explores whether fish sleep. United States Fish Commission scientists hesitate, with George M. Bowers unable to answer definitively. Anglers and officials seek clarity on fish resting habits amid conflicting opinions.
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Washington
New York Sun
United States Fish Commission
Fish Commission
George M. Bowers
United States Fish Commissioner
Bowers
Commission
Potomac River
West Virginia
Do Fish Sleep Without Eyelids Challenge
A commission debated whether fish sleep since they lack eyelids. An absent member argued sleep means rest and activity, offering observations of fish in tanks and bottom resting. He cited catfish bullhead and sunfish and noted winter bottom behavior as sleep like rest. Ichthyologists backed the view after considering definitions.
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Commission
Crown and Proclamations At Coronation
A playful tale in which the king jokes about omitting a royal official at the coronation. The scene features the Beefeaters and royal officers reacting to the king’s quip that the crown alone marks the start of a new reign.
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West
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Purity and Variety Highlight Seasonal Hot Drinks
The notes emphasize purity and expert craft, boasting many delicious varieties. For this season the specialty is hot drinks, offering beverages like chocolate bouillon clam broth lemon and other flavorful options for ladies shopping.
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Cripple Creek
Col
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Memphis
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Ba the
Union Tailors of
Supreme Court of New York
United Garment ‘Workers
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Sayce
Cardiff
Wales
Marseilles
Lille
Roubaix
France
MMA
Cigar Makers’ Union
Pacific Coast
Union Cigar Makers
Union
Lste
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Louis Crawford
Douglas
Wyo
Alcatrazeland
Cui
Denver
Wye
dAlene
Brooklyn
Women of
the H. Lieber Company
West Washington Street
Remington’s
Ernest Seton Thompson
Gibson Pictures
Gibson
H. Lieber
Uncle Sam
Craig
E. Washington St
Albert Gall
W. Washington St
Umbrella Store
North
Pennsylvania St
Germany
Seymour L. Davis
Ganther
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