Mitchell As Leader Big Task Of The President Of United Mine Workers
John Mitchell presides over the largest strike in organized labor history in Pennsylvania's anthracite region with 147 000 miners idle eleven weeks. The article notes his rise from miner to UMWA president, his influence over a multilingual workforce, and the harmonious administration with Secretary Wilson, detailing his impact on wages and working conditions and the miners' near-worship of him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania
Mitchell
Illinois
Spring Valley
Braidwood
Ill
Robert
Martha Mitchell
Mine Workers’ Organization
Knights of Labor
Katherine O'Rourke
United Mine Workers
National Organization
American Federation of Labor
Indianapolis
Columbus
Stevenson
Treasuries
W. B. Wilson
Blossburg
Wilson
United States
McKinley
Wilkesbarre
A. Ruscavage
Mitchell Werte
End of Docked Tails Hailed by Fashion Mavens
The piece argues dock-tailed horse docking is fading in the United States and England. It notes President Roosevelt and Edward VII oppose the practice, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals pursues offenders, and English royal stables have dropped tail decking. It predicts London will ban the practice by year end and praises humane emancipation for horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Wing Edward
Roosevelt
Society For the Prevention of
United States
Royal Stables
London
To Tomorrow We Will Open The Gate In Longfellow Style
A reflective verse fragment recalling a patient divine knock and the recurring delay of open hearts. The speaker laments postponing spiritual access, recalling guardian angel guidance and the refrain of tomorrow as hesitation.
Fickle Goddess Wooed Indianaplis Men in Mining Fever
Capt. J. H. Lowes returns from southwestern Colorado with tales of a gold mining rush near Lake City and Burrow's Park. Indianapolis investors, led by Lowes and others, chase prospects amid high costs, novel placer methods, and disputes over ore assays while promising new towns may rise once the Denver Rio Grande reaches Cinnamon Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Lowes
Indianapolis
Colorado
Captain Lowes
Sandow
Burrow
Hinsdale
San Juan
Cripple Creek
Lake Fork
Gunnison River
Henson Creek
Lake City
South Africa
Burrow's Park
Camp Bird
Colorado Springs
Winfield Stratton
Independence
Big Hole
Wyoming
Wisdom
Moose Creek
Morain
Lowes
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Eureka
Cinnamon Mountain
Edward and
Charles Pierce
Quincy van Winkle
John R. Pearson
William H. Schmidt
Herman Deventer
Charles Jones
John McGettigan
Q and A from the 1900s classroom page
Questions and answers cover Easter 1903 date, Grant birthplace and West Point entry, copying verses, a long list of trivia on Roman letters cork trees photography and American Revolution, voter qualifications, naval secretaries, and Hamilton’s convention withdrawal with detailed factual pairs.
Odd Station Etiquette Says Passengers May Not Kiss Goodbye
Baltimore American notes strict station rules for travelers. Staff offer courteous service and small fees for patrons. The notice bizarrely bans couples from certain gestures and bans rice throwing except via the dining car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Rome
Sones
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H. W. Longfellow
Goig
Pat
Questions and
Gen. A
Grant
West Pointer
Point Pleasant
Clermont County
Ohio
Thomas B. Scott
East
Pratt Street
Ed Crane
J. A. Russell A. Alger
Elihu Root
Gondar
Abyssinia
Boe Pabes
Amhara
Abyssinnia
Adis Abbeba
Menelek
J. B
Spain
Portugal
Yenis
Lena
Siberia
Snowy Mountains
New Guinea
J. T
Carthage
Johnson City
Tenn
Martin T. McMahon
New York City
Board of Managers of
The
National Home
Board of Commissioners, Soldiers’ Home
War Department
Washington, D. C
Ee Ae
R. J. K. St. Nicholas Magazine
New York
Youth's Companion
Boston
the American Boy
Detroit
Youth
Philadelphia
Success Magazine
Inquirer
Berwyn
Thomas Wedgewood
Bavy
Joseph Niepce
Neipee
Daguerre
Fox Talbott
Sir John Herschel
J. B. Reade
Niepce
Saint- Victor
Scott Archer
Robert Stockwell Hatcher
F Street
United States Navy
Washington
Secretary of War
Henry Knox
Timothy Pickering
James McHenry
the Navy
Benjamin Stoddert
Robert Smith
Jacob Crowinshield
Paul Hamilton
Adolph E. Borie
George M. Robeson
Richard W. Thompson
Nathan Goff, Jr
Willam H. Hunt
William E. Chandler
William C. Whitney
Benjamin F. Tracey
Hilary A. Herbert
John D. Long
William H. Moody
Texas
Louisiana
North Dakota
Michigan
Jefferson
Hamilton
Rk. Co. W. Hamilton
Yates
Lansing
Pp. m
Indiana
Aistes
Rosa Bonheur
Highlands
Landseer
H. Vosberg
Coney Island
Mars
Paris
Sal Hose
Lenox
Iceland
Chetan Bry Lovels Go
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