Labor unions press to fuse building trades under AFL
The piece surveys a proposed federation of national and international building trades unions seeking cohesion under the American Federation of Labor, opposing the National Building Trades Council. It cites William H. Bell and Carroll D. Wright, outlines aims to define jurisdiction, enforce laws, and ensure loyalty while portraying factional tension within the labor movement. It also notes wage and strike data from 1861–1900 and reports on various local labor actions across Detroit, Chicago, Toledo, and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Organization
American Federation of Labor
American Federation
National Building Trades Council
Federated
Scranton
Building Trades
William H. Bell
Painters’, Decorators’ and Paperhangers
Bel
Federation of
Building Trades Mechanics
Building Trades Councils
National
Building Trades Organizations
Federation
Ecounell
United Brewery Workers
Cincinnati
Central Labor Union
Central Bar Union
Labor Day Committee
Three Black Kings at Augsburgs Drei Mohren Hostelry
The Drei Mohren in Augsburg, a famed hotel built in the early 1500s, hosted emperors and generals including Charles V, Maximilian II, Francis I, Maria Theresa, Napoleon, and Archduchess Marie Louise. Hostelry guests spanned Bavarian, Napoleonic, and European elites, marking the inn as a key midway stop between Ulm, Munich, and routes to Switzerland and Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augsburg
Hans Herwart
Jacob Fugger
Ore Andreas Wahl
Charles V
Herwart
Maximilian II
Ulm
Munich
Switzerland
Italy
Kaiser Francis I
Maria Theresa
Napoleon
Drei Mohren
Josene
Unich
von Hausmann
Bavaria
Marie Louise
Paris
Josephine
Fall of the Drei Mohren: Augsburg’s waning grandezza
After Napoleon’s fall the Drei Mohren hosted princes and famed guests, including Jerome Bonaparte and Fouche. By 1866 Augsburg dissolved the German Federation and the inn’s glory faded as travel changed and emphasis shifted away from the once great Weltstadt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Jerome
Fouche
Otranto
Count Walewski
Gustavus Wasa
Hig
Fannerbach
Lamartine
Walter Scott
Paganini
Spontini
Uhland
Augsburg
Mysterious River and Underground Channel Theory
Professor Denton argues New England sits atop an underground river from New Hampshire to Narragansett Bay. Foxboro and Lowell residents report water from this channel, with tests like peppermint and a large steam pump failing to prove Neponset river sourcing. The court case Hollingsworth & Vose vs Foxboro Water District centers on water rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New
Foxboro
Lowell
Mass
Witch Pond
Denton
Norfolk Superior Court of
Massachusetts
Dedham
Bishop
Hollingsworth & Vose
Neponset
Attleboro
Seekonk
Rhode Island
Pawtucket
Pawtucket Falls
Providence
Wickford
Narragansett Bay
Newport
Seekonk River
East Providence
Parham Light
Bay
Heart Garden Poem by Allee Meynell
A lyric offer of devotion describing a garden of the beloved, with images of blooms and seasons. The speaker asks who will tend the garden as birds come and go, insisting the heart holds shifting thoughts and seeks unity beyond time.
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United States Labor Commissioner
Bulletin of the Department of Labor
United States
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United Mine Workers
St. Charles
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Detroit
Amalgamated Wood Carvers’ Union
Toronto
Canada
Butchers’ Union of
San Antonio, Tex
Pullman
O'Connell
International Association of Machinists
Bricklayers’ and Stonemasons’ Union of Chicago
Chicago Sewer Builders’ Association
Chicago Building Material Trades Council
Harrison
Allis-Chalmers
Ee Foundrymen Helpers’ Union
Mare 18
Carpenters’ Union
Masonic Hall
Germania Hall
Teamsters’ Union
Harry Roberts
Atlas Engine Works
Retail Clerks’ Union
Bliss, Swain & Co
Saks & Co
L. Strauss & Co
Globe Clothing Company
George J. Marott
Douglass and Emerson Stoe Companies
Manchester Guardian
Mysterious River
Prof. Denton
New England
Lalance & Grosjean Mfg. CO
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Chicago
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New York City
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Polk
Wilbur
Barker
Eeette Liebig
Armour
Babbitt's
Mary Green
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Norfolk
Sorosis
Sporting Goods
Specia
Ireland
Scotland
France
America
Joe Estic
Batiste
VME Co
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