Government pay and recruiting strain at West Point era
The piece outlines U S post office labor costs and staffing gaps, army enlistment withdrawal for civil life, and the need for reform in federal pay and appointment practices. It notes a Congress inquiry into the Post Office Department, proposed central control, and a large Capitol dome painting project with safety risks for scaffold crews. It also covers Pacific fleet sentiment, pension bills, and West Point graduation details with Patt’s address urging discipline and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pellers
Waelo Sam
Wheara
Wfe
West Point
Uncle Sam
Congress
Global labor unions expand across industries and regions
Canadian foundry and machine industries employ 17 925 workers while Adelaide workers form a union at a soup and candle factory. The Boston Bakers Union grows to 1 500 members as new Pallbearers and other craft unions emerge. In New England retail clerks push toward organization, Ontario and Canadian provinces report wage gains, and a weekly rest day bill passes Italy’s chamber. A Chicago hospital association forms linking 25 member hospitals, and New York debates farm price alliances and a central bank. The Durham min ers vote to join Britain’s federation, pewsboys’ ages restrictions go into effect in New York State, and San Francisco clerks organize into a citywide union. An international anti night-work pact for women is set to start in December 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Lyon
Mass
IX. of L
New England
Ontario
Chamber of Deputies
Chicago
Chicago Hospital Association
Mississippi
Farmers’ Union
Jackson
New York
National Federation of Miners of Great Britain
New York State
Board For Education
San Frepcisco
New Union
France
Germany
Austria
Italy
Denmark
Spain
Belgium
Portugal
Sweden
Switzerland
Empress Dowager Death Threatens Philippine-Japanese Tangles
A Manila correspondent argues the empress dowager’s death could prompt Japan to seize Manchuria, risking the Philippines amid shifting naval strengths. The piece notes Evans’ Pacific fleet and Japan’s relative advantage, but doubts imminent war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bo Long
Tsze An
China
Philippines
Manila
Inapan
Manchuria
Evans
Pacific
Twele
Military balance in Pacific warns of Japan threat
The article notes Japan could land 40,000 troops in the Philippines within a week and that the United States has 31,000 troops in the islands, including the constabulary. It argues a large Philippine force is needed against Japan and references cautious wartime sentiments of American statesmen facing rising Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Philippines
United States
America
Russia
Chronology of notable events from 631 to 1905
A compiled list of historical milestones and incidents arranged chronologically. It covers religious reforms, colonial actions, wars, acts, battles, indictments, and notable political shifts. Names, places, and dates such as Queen Elizabeth, Pope Pius V, Virginia under Culpeper, Deerfield Mass, Stamp Act, Prague, Transit, India governorship, Sacramento battle, Mutiny at Merhampore, Yellow Stone Park, Credit Mobilier, Ma Juba, Madagascar, Union Square fire, Yuma, Baltimore and Ohio, Cronje surrender, and Mirkden battle are included. It highlights broad global events across centuries with emphasis on entities and locations.
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Elisabeth
Pius V
Hirth
Meare Stubbe
Lavonia
Charles I
Virginia
Lord Culpeper
Earl of Arlington
Ton
Weymouth
Mass
Deerfield
House of Commons
South Carolina
Ronesia
Trenmark
United States
Bank of England
Bonaparte
Gaza
Palestine
Denmark
Sweden
Naapoleon I
Iba
Prague
Poland
Tlword Wenborough
India
Sacramento
Cal
Merhampore
Austrian Empire
Congress
Yellowstone Valley
Washington
Great Britain
Credit Mobilier
Tyoer
Fadyswith
Mirkden
Manenuvia
Interprison Contest Aims to Spark Prisoner Writing
Rev A G Gates of Hutchinson Kansas urges prison chaplains nationwide to promote an inter prison literary contest modeled on intercollegiate prizes. Submissions must be the prisoner’s own work on What Is True Liberty Its Value and How Obtained with prose or poetry. Prizes: 25 15 5 and five 1s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Gates
T Hutchinson
Kan
Bjeet
Treasury Withdraws 25 Percent From Banks Amid Panic
Reports say deposits in county banks are rising above normal as withdrawals continue. The Treasury Secretary orders a further public fund withdrawal of 25 percent for deposits totaling 100000 and more, with 10 percent due on March and the remainder on March 2. About 35.4 million in total will be returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
New York Court of Appeals Affirms Public Service Commission Law
The New York Court of Appeals sustains the rationality of the former State Gas Commission. The decision is seen as effectively upholding the validity of the Public Service Commission law that merged duties of several commissions into two general bodies, one serving New York City and the other the rest of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Court of Appeals
State Gas Commission
Public Service Commission
New York City
New Bank Building Rising Over Wall Street Site
The Nationaal City Bank of New York, once the Standard Oil bank, began demolishing the former custom house on Wall Street. Plans call for a twenty five story structure costing over 2 1/2 million dollars. Bank officials seek a building to rival the Bank of Moyland in grandeur and complexity.
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Coatly New Bank
Nationaal City Bank of
New York
Stumenly
Standard Oil Bank
Custom House
Wall Street
Bank
Bank of Moyland
Poor Sheep Barn Design Spurs Moisture and Wind Risks
An old farming article argues barn layout for sheep matters for health and wool quality. It urges south-facing openings, dry drainage, ample ventilation, proper bedding, and warns against crowded stables and fermenting manure. It also notes a cellar option and emphasizes sun exposure for dry stability.
Cultivation of Oats at Cornell University
Oats were broadcast at Cornell University with a yield of 37 bushels per acre. On a separate plot oats were drilled 1.15 inches apart, with the handwheel hoe sped to work between the rows, a method that may seem labor intensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell University
Buried Seed Longevity Experiments by Agriculture Dept
The Department of Agriculture conducts long term seed germination tests to determine how long seeds can stay buried and still germinate. At Arlington farm last year 8,594 pots held 100 species across 84 genera and 34 families, buried at depths from 6 inches to 1 foot. Tests are scheduled at intervals up to fifty years to record germination responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Beal
Agricultural Department
Arlington Farm
Frame spacers arrangement noted in Gleanings in Bee Culture
The readable fragment describes a frame spacer arrangement that is praised when properly adjusted. It notes two issues: difficulty bending the nails and further unspecified problems, reflecting a technical tip in a bee culture context. The text is partial and lacks clarity on broader outcomes.
Difficult to bend them with exact game curve and bore for hammer
The passage argues the method would require precise curves and a drilled hole to fit into the frame and strike the wood, bending the wall inward, while noting that a standard method is easier and cheaper to use.
Farming tips from Burm Notes on animals and crops
Burm Notes advises keeping sheep pens firm to endure weather and focusing on smaller land areas for higher yields. It warns against feeding poultry cheap scraps, suggests kerosene-soaked corn for problematic birds, and emphasizes rapid succession planting in gardens. It also stresses selecting replacement varieties and prioritizing milk quality and feed purity to improve butter flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beldom
Fn Ag
First American woman clergyman resumes Unitarian ministry
Rev Antoinette Brown Blackwell, now 83, prepares to resume active church work in Union County New Jersey. With 30 adherents she builds the first Unitarian church near Elizabeth and will preach every fourth Sunday. Fifty years earlier she began preaching in Henrietta New York and earned a college degree. In 1835 she was ordained in South Butler New York and led a Congregational church and is noted as a suffragist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Antoinette Tr. Brown Blackwell
Unitarian Church
First Unitarian Church
Union County
New Jersey
Elizabeth
Blackwell
Henrietta
N. Y
The Art of Begging and Its Tricks
An article discusses the beggar trade, noting practiced deception to gain sympathy. It cites methods like posing as crippled, using a fake stump attached to the shoulder and clothing to conceal the harmed limb, common in large cities where begging flourishes.
Retouched photo sparks aunt Hannah letter request
In a humorous note from Aunt Hannah of Bushby to her nephew James, she critiques a photograph by photographer Thi. She complains the pose with arms akimbo and mouth open should be adjusted for a California version to Emma, including remarks about her son-in-law Emwyn.
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Thi
Hannah
Buashby
Inna
James
Indy
Tate
California
Emma
Flannah
P. OS
The Desuted Nuisance and the Little Dress Talk
In a Sunday school scene, Miss Willing gently tells the little girls that outward dress matters little compared with inner character. A pupil, Mary Poller, explains a torn coat with missing buttons revealing the lining and her concern with appearance. The office boy is urged to take his job more seriously, while a Baltimore American voice notes the cheery office helper.
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Miss Willing
Mary
Baltimore American
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