Englishman in America praises independence of American labor
Ben Tillett writes from New York to the London Express praising American workers. He notes higher wages, pride in labor, and active participation in management. He contrasts American individualism with English reserve and describes unions, minimum wage acceptance, and loyalty linked to fair rewards. Also reports on related union developments and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Tillett
Trades Unions of
England
American Federation of Labor
London Express
New York
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Goulds
America
Ufe
Press of
Focal American
Tillett
Bible Trade Drives Christmas Sales In New York Sun
A New York Sun report on Bible sales during Christmas notes Bibles outpace other books in editions and styling. It highlights diverse buyers including boys away from home, young women, grandmothers, and prisoners helped by donations, with emphasis on luxurious gift editions and a market spike around Christmas and Easter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Tract
Slums and the submerged tenth in Indianapolis history
J F Wright has compiled manuscripts detailing Indianapolis slums and their colorful “slang” places from the 19th century. The piece recalls districts such as Irish Hill and Vinegar Hill, names like Dumptown and Dogtown, and notorious sites along the canal and Washington Street. It notes moral sanitation reduced slums over time and profiles the Brickville community of brickmakers with a vivid, harsh portrait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Wright
Indianapolis
Wright
Ishmael
Mississippi Street
Rolling Mills
Greenlawn
Poverty Flats
River
Morris Street
Rhine
Greenlawn Cemetery
West Street
Georgia
Holy Row
Bowery
Pearl Street
Alabama
Cary’s Corner
Delaware Street
Happy Hollow
Helen Street
Kingan
Virginia Avenue
M. E. Church
Washington Street
Barbers’ Row
Blackford
Stevens
Stringtown
White River Bridge
Slabtown
Mt. Jackson
Bucktown
Long Branch
Park House
Canal
Military Park
Eighth Street
St. Lawrence
Canada
Chism
North
Blackford Streets
Bob Chism
Rollo House
Lindenhower
Old Fourth Street
Mississippi
Hoplight Station
Court Street
Wall Street
Market Street
Cyclorama
Columbia Alley
Ohio
Michigan Streets
Massachusetts Avenue
Pennsylvania Street
Met
Court
Delaware
Courthouse
Justice of the Peace Courts
Brickville
Woodruff Place
Center Township
Clifford Avenue
National Road
Mr. Wright
Cockatoo Anna Turns White From Grief in Central Park Menagerie
In New York’s Central Park, Anna the cockatoo has shed her golden red plumage for white after months of persecution by Sam the macaw and followers. Isolated and tormented, she declined to perch and died seeking respite from visitors’ stares, while other birds deride her misfortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Central Park
Sam
Inheritance. What Am I A Patch of Things
Poem excerpt by Grace Ellery Channing on inheritance and identity from an Atlantic January issue. It ponders lineage shaping faults, tastes, and impulses, arguing ancestral traits live in the speaker yet question if the soul remains its own. The narrator reflects on inherited traits from forebears and the tension with personal agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L Grace Ellery Channing
Potter Sees Prohibition Editorials Split His Crowd
Detroit Free Press notes Bishop Potter faces a divided reception as he reads editorials in the Prohibition press. The piece frames his stance amid a public debate on temperance and church influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pullman
Pittsburg
Edwin Lemare
London
Frederick Archer
Tradesantane
Fresno
Cal
Austin
Ilegal
Max Hirsch
Berlin
Dunker
Workingmen’s Union
United Mine Workers
Panther Creek Valley
Pennsylvania
Executive Council
The
San Francisco
Philadelphia United Labor League
Organized Labor
the Coffee, Spice and Baking Powder Workers of
Toledo
Labor Unions
Brooklyn
N. Y
Texas Penitentiary Board
Trades Union
Miners’ Convention
Care Makers’ Union
Germania Hall
Switchmen's Union No
Grand Lodge
of the Carpenters’ Unions
Conrad Bender
Garment Makers’ Union
Tomlinson Hall
Beer Drivers’ Union
Indianapolis Brewing Company
Barbers’ Union
West
Hod Carriers' Union
Percee Central Labor Union
John Feltman
Building Trades
John Blue
Ape Zee
Canton
Calicoes
Sea Island
Comet
Isc
Lonsdale
Dallas
the Brosnan
Lée
Joe
Mennen
Lonsdale Cambrics No. At
Esade
W. Wash. St
Dis
Growler
Cockatoo
New York Herald
Bishop Potter
Elimes
Queen & Crescent
Southern Railway
Chicago & Jorida
Cleveland
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Eston
New Orleans
Murphy
W. C. Rintarson
GEM
Gen. Fane
cinGim Mars
E.wash
ST Lorrice
Stevenson
Atkins
South Lchools Street
W. B. Barry Law and Supply Co
Penn. ST
Keeley
Bell Tel
Indiana
Privace Bivere
Lotee
Plainfield
Ind
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!