Trusts and laborer rights vow in New Orleans meeting
National Association of Manufacturers adopts principles governing labor relations in New Orleans. Address by Labor Commissioner Carroll D. Wright and Roosevelt's nomination as representative highlight a push for peaceful cooperation between employers and organized labor. The pledge endorses fair dealing, anti boycotts, non discrimination, and equity in pay and learning trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association
New Orleans
National Manufacturers’ Association
Carroll D. Wright
Roosevelt
Wright
National Association of Manufacturers
United States of America
National Association of Manufacturers of the
Mob riots expel Black residents after jail fatality in Joplin
In Joplin Missouri on April 16 a mob seized Tom Gilyard from the city jail and killed him by telegraph pole after he was suspected in the death of Police Officer C Leslie. Rioters burned Black homes, wrecked property, and drove the Black population from the city amid a loud, uncontrolled outbreak with police overwhelmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Tom Gilyard
C. Leslie
Kansas City
Polic
Main Street
Trigg
Fatal Erie collision at Red House leaves ten injured
Jamestown New York April 21 heavy wreckage after a passenger train No 4 from Chicago to New York collided with a westbound freight at Red House. Eight dead ten injured three seriously. Passengers and crew identified include Robert N Hotchkiss and engineer Samuel Cook. Fire engulfed two day coaches sleepers and freight cars amid burning coal and twisted rails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
N. Y
Erie
Red House
Robert N. Hotchkiss
Meadville
Youngstown
Pittsburg
R. S. McCready
Frank Barhite
C. W. Mesick
Adams Street
Chicago
Anna St. Sel
N. J
H. C. Gabler
Marion
R. T. Bell
New York
Samuel Cook
Fred Bell
Lawrence Hale
Hale
Racing Bill Killed In Pennsylvania Senate
Harrisburg April 16 The Philadelphia racing bill to legalize betting on race tracks was killed by senate orders. The house had passed the bill after amending the betting clause. Senator Grady Republican leader offered a resolution to discharge all standing committees, and the bill in committee was thus killed.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Pennsylvania
House
Grady
Fire at Spindle Top Wipes Out Derricks and Rigs
A Beaumont Texas blaze started by a lantern at Caldwell Oil Company’s well destroyed 265 derricks and 200 producing rigs. Fire, spreading three blocks, burned from 1am until 3am with estimated losses between 800000 and 1000000 dollars. crews could not approach within 100 feet.
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Beaumont
Tex
Caldwell Oil Company
Canoe accident drowns two near Ottawa Illinois
In Ottawa Illinois on April 16 J L Vallata a notable merchant and Andrew J Bowermaster a contractor drowned when a canoe overturned during a duck hunting trip two miles west of town. A third person survived. In Dysart Iowa on April 16 a 15 year old boy William Johnson accidentally shot and killed his 8 year old sister at their home while loading a shotgun.
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Ottawa
Dysart
Iowa
William Johnson
Rebels Win City Victory in Santo Domingo Clash
April 21 report says government troops shelled Santo Domingo harming several houses. Government forces attacked at multiple points for about an hour with heavy losses. Gen. Cordero Gen. Alvarez and Gen. Quesada were killed. Over 100 government soldiers killed or wounded, rebels suffered light losses. Rebels captured horses and ammunition.
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Santo Domingo
Cordero
Alvarez
Puerto Plata
Quesada
Great Northern Refuses to Treat on Trainmen Demands
General Manager Ward of the Great Northern announces the company will not engage with the committee or national orders of conductors and trainmen. The issues include pay increases for double header service, abolishing double heading, or any concessions on this matter.
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St. Paul, Minn
Ward
Great Northern
National Orders of
Evictions Begin in France Target Religious Orders
Paris reports that government measures to expel religious orders not leaving voluntarily are underway as delays expire. Officials uphold legal formalities while disturbances remain limited. in Grenoble a process server for the Grande Chartreuse monastery was repelled by protesting peasants armed with pitchforks.
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Paris
France
Grenoble
From Our American Poets and Verse Fragments
A collage of verses reflecting nostalgia for past labor and tools, a social critique on old jokes, a plea for simple childhood joys, and a biblical motto. Poems by N O Times-Democrat, S E Kiser, Katharine Tynam, and Julia P Ballard appear, blending rural memory with moral reflection.
Changes At Home End A Relationship In Verse
A poem by S. E. Kiser in the Chicago Record-Herald contrasts past domestic tenderness with present neglect. The speaker recalls a wife who cared for her husband from slippers to cigars, but now she ignores him and a new crib appears. The piece laments fading affection and a strained bond between partners.
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S. E. Kiser
Chicago Record-Herald
Lovie
I. E. Kiser
Daisy and Storms Reveal God in Nature and Hope
A collage of verse and quatrains from era newspapers. John Mason Good contemplates the daisy as a sign of divine handiwork, while F L Stanton I E Kiser and others echo themes of gratitude and resilience. The pieces mix religious reflection with everyday optimism.
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Daisy
John Mason Good
N. Y
Canadian Homestead Offers Big Yields in Alberta
Stirling Alberta letter from M Pickrell formerly of Beechwood Kentucky extols Western Canada for homesteading. He reports mild winters and a dry air, strong crop yields with oats 80 bushels per acre near Edmonton and 110 bushels per acre nearby, good stock and rapid wealth growth for early settlers. He cites towns from Edmonton to Raymond and Ponoka, notes a beet sugar factory at Raymond, and urges readers to consider Lacombe Wetaskiwin and Edmonton districts for land and opportunity. He plans to relocate to Edmonton district next fall and will provide more information through Canadian Government agents.
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Stirling
Alberta
Free Homestead Lands
M. Pickrell
Beechwood
Kentucky
Western
Canada
Terra-Firma
Edmonton
St. Albert
Raymond
Lethbridge
Lacombe
Wetaskiwin
Western Canada
Ponoka
Manitoba
Longest Sentence and Notable Lines From Classics
A collage of short anecdotes and snippets from newspapers, including a schoolmaster grammar lesson ending with a boy's grim answer imprisonment for life and various credit lines about Chicago to California rail service and evocative quotes. The mixed quotes reflect period tone and advertising snippets without a central article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
N. Y. Tribune
Chicago
California
Unionacific & North-Western Line
Dyspepsia of Wow Promoted by Pinkham Remedy
An article promotes Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for dyspepsia tied to female organ derangement. It claims traditional medicines fail while the tonic works with the female system and offers free advice from Lynn Mass.
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Erie Road
Texas
Rebels
N. O. Times-Democrat
Mary
Katharine Tynam
Spectator
Julia P. Ballard
F. L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
Chicago Daily News
Oregon
Washington
Union Pacific North-Western Line
Boardman
E. B. Bradshaw
Guthrie, Okla
Lydia E. Pinkham
Security
Carter
Carter Little
Boe
Lane
le Roy
Erife
Rootbeer
Charles E. Hires
Malvern, Pa
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