Suburban Social News From Bridgeport
A long list of social visits and hosting across towns shows Miss Effie Jones returning to Jacksonville and many guests visiting Shelbyville Indianapolis Plainfield and Greencastle. Numerous dances receptions and club events mark a lively period with many names including the Griswolds Foltzs Lambs and Todd among others attending and hosting gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Jones
Jacksonville
Pearl Hawkins
Irvington
Emma Shadley
Shelbyville
Othal Worrel
Olinville
Katherine Dugan
Madeline Arsemann
Indianapolis
Bertha
Nora Griswold
Lebanon
Jo=ie Lamb
Sabine
Harvey Brown
Mary
Elizabeth Hawkins
James Grasby
Carbon
Micheel Dungan
Riley Madden
Mattoon
William Johnson
Jesse Lamb
Joab Lamb
Lily Ferree
Millard Greeson
Plainfield
Wiliam Goddard
Greencastle
Carrie Ousley
Ruth Mayberry
Spencer
Amsey Foltz
Clayton
Will Roby
Groves
Brownsburg
Jason Gambel
James Norriss
Danville
Madison Bartly
Avon
William Adams
Amo
Oliver Woolen
Ben Davis
James McLaughlin
Charles Pettit
New Augusta
Peter Blank
James Krull
Fort Wayne
Henry Johnson
Joseph Harlen
Jennie Kelly
George Snyder
Carrie
Cambridge City
Verlinda Miller
Summitville
Katherine Todd
Ayres
Fred Price
Bridgeport
Myra McClelland
Mr. L. Harding
Carrie Butler
Shirl Watton
Atlanta
Kellar
Kokomo
George Miller
Colorado Springs
Jennie Jeffries
Ruth Halford
Washington, D. C
Charlotte Powell
Downey Avenue
Emil Wulschner
Will Gustin
Peru
August Jutt
Anderson
Charles H. Badger
Daniel Lesley
D. L. Stine
Percy B. Williams
Toronto
Williams
Trewlock
George
Nashville
Local social notes reveal a flurry of visitors and returns
A long list of residents and guests appears with many visits to Augusta Denver Crawfordsville Indianapolis and other towns. People like Miss Nellie Gunter Miss Grace Fellenzer Rev Claude Travis and Rev Dr Schell are noted plus numerous host households. The column records returns departures and ongoing hospitality across multiple households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. Hamilton
Augusta
Leslie Smith
Denver
Col
Agnes Thoman
Shelbyville
Minnie Schmidt
Althea Bratton
Crawfordsville
Milton Hiatt
Sheridan
Roy M. Ross
Nellie Gunter
Homer
Miss Shellers
Byron
Bluffton
Noble Malott
Tunnelton
J. H. Malott
Nancy Ireland
Richmond
B. C. Swan
Nellie Ross
Bessie Aikman
Lyons
Frank Terwillegar
Thorntown
C. Claude Travis
Epworth League
Seventh Christian Church
Schell
Harmeyer
Charles Tyler
West Thirtieth Street
J. Edward Brown
Presbyterian General Assembly
New York
First criminal trial in Scotland for illegal combination
The Dundee People's Journal notes a historic case from February 2, 1799 in Edinburgh where shoemakers Peter Arnot Alexander Hay and James Henderson pleaded guilty to unlawful combination to raise wages. The lord advocate argued the danger to public order, and the defense urged dissolution of the society. The court found them guilty, sentencing each to one month in the Tollbooth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Dundee People's Journal
High Court of Judiciary
Edinburgh
Lord Eskgrove
Peter Arnot
Alexander Hay
James Henderson
United Journeymen Shoemakers
England
London
Erskine
Advocate
Lord Advocate
Labor unions and industry notes from city report
The Agents Union plans a national drive while various city unions show strength or restraint. The Cab Drivers Union claims near universal local membership. Retail Clerks aim to close gentlemen stores late Saturday. Teamsters prepare for a meeting with Vice President Tanner to speak for locals. Musicians boycott papers and bar publication of information. Broom Makers report full employment due to label pushing. International Woodworkers chief Kidd to address Central Labor Union as it fights Painters. Independents stand alone under state incorporation with a $ per day scale. Leather Workers secure 2500 harness sets for Indianapolis Saddlery. Hard Kunnel Harlan is said to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agents’ Union
Cab Drivers’ Union
Retail Clerks’ Union
Teamsters’ Union
Tanner
International Organization
Musicians’ Union
Broom Makers’ Union
Thomas I. Kidd
International Woodworkers’ Union
Central Labor Union
Painters’ Union
Plasterers’ Union
Leather Workers’ Union
Indianapolis Saddlery Company
Har
Strawberry Recipes From The Garden Season Treats
A guide to enjoying strawberries with chilling tips, washing cautions, and multiple recipes. From shortcakes and cream sauces to sponge, tapioca, vinegar, fritters, ice, and dumplings, the piece outlines methods, ingredients, and steps for each dessert and preserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Pinkham
Labor unrest and union actions across the nation
A compilation of labor activity reports notes unions pressing higher wages and shorter hours, organizing new locals, and disputes over work rules. Highlights include bricklayers in Austin rejecting raises, the Iron Molders contesting hall rental, printers and plumbers wage moves, and the Cal Supreme Court striking down a workshop sanitation law as unconstitutional. The piece also mentions new unions forming in Des Moines and Kansas City, and various labor events in Chicago, Topeka, and Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telephone Girls
Des Moines
New Jersey Federation of Labor
Galveston Building Trades
St. Louis
Austin
Tex
Tradkmen
Canadian Pacific
The
Trades and Labor Council
Topeka
Kan
Printers
Texas
Duluth
Pattern Makers’ League of America
Chicago
Lacemakers’ Union
Nottingham
England
Boston
International Union of Car Builders and Repairers
Kansas City
Nashville
Tenn
Typographical Union
San Bernardino
Cal
New South Wales Labor League
Soldiers’ Home
Johnson City
Cigar Makers Union of
New York City
Southern
Labor tensions and craft unions sway in early 20th century notes
The Oakland Federated Trades Council withholds thanks to city officials over convict labor, arguing municipal praise is unwarranted. Pullman car conductors press wage gains amid a 6,000-strong workforce. In New Haven, brick masons strike after beer allowances were cut. Greenville Tennessee's Lewis Self, an ex-state senator, crafts a hand-sewn vest as a notable personal achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated Trades Council of
Oakland
Cal
Lion Brewery Company
New Haven
Conn
Lewis F. Self
Greenville
Tenn
Andrew Jackson
Take back the tattered banners from the dawn of freedom
The text extols reclaiming tattered battle flags as symbols of liberty forged in sacrifice. It honors martyrs, calls for reverent guardianship as Freedom’s light shines on, and evokes a long, ceremonial march toward a promised dawn. It notes Mason Ill and Boston figures James Newton Matthews and Thomas W. Lawson, plus a horse sale involving Edith H. and descendants Fannie Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asphodel
Mason
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Sheridan Hawkins
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Bricklayers’ Union
General Labor Notes
Indiana
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Thomas W. Lawson
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Nea
Une MO
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Beck
Lope
Imocesa
Mtgteling
Wiles R
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Huder’s Drug Store
Washington and
Pesasylvacia
Ww. H. Messenger
Washington St
McGray System
McCray Refrigerator Co
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