Great Britain’s coal strike and American response detailed
The piece recounts the Great Britain coal strike involving up to 490000 workers, its demand for living wages, and its global impact. It compares with the American strike led by the United Mine Workers beginning April 21, with about 140000 miners nationwide, and notes the regional distribution of bituminous coal and the varied responses by operators and regions. It also mentions Coke and anthracite miners and a Chicago anecdote about crooks.
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England
United Mine Workers
America
Great Britain
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Alabama
Tennemes
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Washington
Wyoming
Colorado
Indian Territory
Columbus
John McBride
McBride
United States
South
Marital Law and Customs Across Eras and Nations
A survey of marriage and divorce practices mentions Italy with 2 578 000 marriages and 6 690 divorces over 12 years, England’s requirement for weddings before 8 pm, and a Colorado decree after a wife’s bangs were cut. It cites Heliogabalus divorcing for a shoulder mole, Massachusetts suits over nightly quarrels, France’s 1885 955 per 100 000 marriages, and consanguinity linked to mental illness. It notes a mean hair parting motive, and a Kansas plea of nasal injury, while recounting Saxon divorce by sale and a husband auctioning a wife with consent to the crowd.
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France
Kansas
Gossip and political trivia from an old era
A collection of brief notes on public figures and gossip. It mentions Governor Tillman losing an eye, Christopher Grove a 98 year old Bethany resident, the Marquis of Salisbury’s shyness, Tom Reed's smoking habit return, Representative Conn wearing a large ring, and Liberia's Joseph James Cheeseman. It also covers the Duke of Norfolk’s heir’s ailments, William H. Crawford’s Napoleonic court service, Lord Hannen's reputation, and Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton as living ex officials. It notes Cleveland as an ex-president in a sense and comments on age and candidacy rules for Americans past 85.
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Tillman
Christopher Grove
Bethany
Ind
Conn of Eee
Levy
Russia
Joseph James Cheeseman
Liberia
American Colonization Society
Duke of Norfolk
Earl
William H. Crawford
Planta
Lexington
Lord Hannen
Benjamin Harrison
Levi P. Morton
United States
Cleveland
Ua Wense
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