Immigrants Enslaved by padrone system exposed
The Italian immigrants and other laborers are described as victims of brutal padrone control. Commissioner Bogart reports they are hired by the hundred and forced to sign contracts, with the padrone controlling food and lodging costs. Some workers were diverted to Florida swamps and North Carolina, guarded and unable to return home.
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McClellan
Bogart
Philadelpha Or
Pittsburg
Florida
Wilds
North Carolina
New York
Value of Services in Industry Who Sets Worth
The Atlantic argues for letting recipients judge service value rather than public officials. It notes risks of both sides, but contends the best assessor is the individual who receives the service, since officials may be biased or ignorant. If individuals pursue their own interest, they will also seek the services they need from others.
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Atlantic
Shape Hars from Job and Miss May prospects
Miss Pana L. May of Michigan campaigns in Washington to prove that shape and social perception matter for civil service when her high exam scores were offset by a short stature remark. Rockefeller, fearing snakes on Battermilk hill, offers rewards for snakes and dogs killed on his Pocanisco hills estate, drawing neighbor interest.
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Pana L. May
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May
Washington
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State ‘Normal
John D. Rockefeller
Mfe
Pocanisco Hills
Rockefeller
Battermilk Hill
Awakes
Steamer Quincy Wrecked and Burned at Trempealeau
Lacrosse Wisconsin reports the Diamond Jo steamer Quincy struck a bank near Trempealeau at 10 30 pm Wednesday, catching fire and burning half over. About 200 passengers were aboard. one infant drowned. 60 passengers reached Lacrosse by 1 20 am on a delayed train. Rescue by roustabouts aided by a searchlight. Unclear if more deaths occurred due to mixed reports and passengers dispersing to Trempealeau, Wgano Minnesota, and Lacrosse.
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Quincy
Diamond Jo
Trempealean
Wigona
Minn
If British Public Were Only Aware at Sanitary Conference
Bristol delegates quoted a sanit ary inspectors conference speech urging public knowledge of slaughterhouse practices. A delegate named Bottomley claimed a cow with pulmonary consumption was sold for 15 dollars, killed and eaten, suggesting the Chicago scare would pale beside such cases.
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Bristol
England
Bottomley
Chicago
Wabash Limiter Has A Close Gall
Logansport Indiana westbound Continental Limited No 1 ran into track construction near Cass station at high speed about 500 mph causing derailment of the engine a combination car and a smoker and one-day coach. Passengers were shaken but none seriously hurt. Train boy Charles Shaffer of St Louis suffered injuries from jumping. engineer and fireman escaped.
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Logansport
Ind
Continental Limited
Wabash Railroad
Cass, Station
Here
Smaker
Charles Shaffer
St. Louis
Surprising Secret Marriage of Chicago Socialist Leader
New York friends of William English, the young Chicago millionaire socialist tied to university Settlement work, were surprised to learn he had secretly married Miss Anna Strunsky of Sun Francisco. The couple’s union, kept private, marks a notable personal development for the public figure noted for his civic engagements.
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New York
William Engish
Chicago
Anna Strunsky
Story of the Wilderness Journey to Water at Marah
In a biblical allegory the Hebrews wander the desert after leaving the Red Sea seeking water. Moses leads as Jahziel disputes, Marah bitter waters test faith, and God steadies thirst with a copied miracle. The Cloud guides them while some push back leading to a delay and eventual relief.
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Jahziel
Marah
Moses
God
Maran
Bee Keeping and Tithing in Minnesota Village
A Bohemian Minnesota convert kept his store closed on Sundays and gave one third of his income to the Lord. He and his younger brother started bee culture, earning ten dollars per hive in the first year, while Minnesota hives averaged three dollars. The Lord's bees yielded three and a half times the common hives.
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Minnesota
Lord’s
End of Cherokee Nation Education Era at Tahlequah Seminaries
Old institutions that will pass out of existence this year include the Cherokee Nation male and female seminaries at Tahlequah. Once hubs of public schooling, they grew from a handful of primary schools to 125 primaries and six high schools, with the two seminaries housing 178 and 250 students, costing $46,000 and $60,000 respectively, now facing sale as the nation shifts toward statehood.
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Georgia
Alabama
Cherokees Educational Aystem
Statence
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