William Z Foster and Syndicalism in the steel strike
A reform era column argues that William Z Foster and his Syndicalist theory precipitated the steel strike. It contends radicals captured labor groups, opposed Samuel Gompers, and warned that police and militia support for radicals could collapse the industrial order. It cites Russia and Bolshevik unrest as cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Z. Foster
Foster
Congressional Committee
Samuel Gompers
Ipr
Russia
Our idea of an ideal wife by ABE MARTIN
ABE MARTIN ponders ideal wife as one who trusts her husband as much as a milliner. He jokes that the public isn t ready to mind its own business when a speaker or melodion hall arrives to spread boisterous talk.
The Clerk Fired Sparks Hairline Rebellion At Shop
A clerk in a lemonade shop imagines quitting would wreck the business but is fired for arrogance. He predicts the store’s collapse yet observes shoppers flocking to the shop, hoping for his downfall as he reflects on his misfortunes and simple labor.
Syndicalism and its critics in the labor movement
The text discusses syndicalist ideas as portrayed by Foster, describing a general worldwide strike and a revolutionary approach that opposes the state, legality, patriotism, and nationalism. It cites Foster’s red book, claiming syndicalism dismisses law and order and portrays capital and labor harmony as a false doctrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Mr. Foster
Fragmented Prewar Snapshots and Wry Humour Bits
A collage of clipped quips and headlines from a bygone era. items poke fun at books, newspapers, and social scenes with wry understatement. mentions of a London Opinion sketch, a Chelmsford council housing jest, and remarks on schooling in a light wartime tone.
Private telegrams and wartime jests from Blighty
A collection of wartime snatches includes a church hymn exchange about Sunday singing, Baker quip on German hissing troops, and a San Francisco Argonaut anecdote. A veterinary miscue ends with a colored stableman saying the boss blew fast, reflecting British humor and race era tensions.
Clipped Comment Calls for Action Over Industry and War
A Cedar Rapids Republican editorial urges readers to seek practical tools and machinery to avert stagnation and return to work, warning against passive acceptance of a world sliding toward peace at the expense of industry and military readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Taking No Chances on Taxes for Passports
Americans must pay income taxes before obtaining passports for European travel. The government risks delaying collection until after travel, a clause noted by the Sioux City Journal. A German constitution clause bans accepting foreign titles or decorations, a rule few Germans would accept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal
Minneapolis Journal
Six Chicago girls form coat suit syndicate idea
Six Chicago girls pooled funds to buy a coat suit for joint use. They propose disposing of some shares in their third term over coat and plan to organize a syndicate to own and operate another pair of pants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Vinton Kagte
Hoover dodges pressure amid calls for accountability
The Waterloo Courier notes that if Mr Hoover escapes rough treatment from a foreign commission he would prove himself an artful dodger. It compares his handling of funds as 96 percent returned with carte blanche powers to trumpet heralding a millennium.
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Hoover
Come Insane Commission
Waterloo Courier
My Sammy Girl at Croan Theatre October 16
The Military Musical Comedy My Sammy Girl staged by Kilroy and Britton in lavish fashion features four chorus lines of show girls and a strong acting company. This one night engagement plays at the Croan Theatre on Thursday October 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilroy & Britton
Death by a Sun Sunday: George Loomis Run Down by Car
A nitroglycerin expert named George Loomis dies after a slow moving automobile strikes him on a downtown crossing on a Sunday morning. He reflects on Lucy while the car scoops him under its wheels and the crowd gathers as police and bystanders react. The driver and companion offer apologies but claim no fault. George is taken to City hospital in shock and pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Destiny
George
Edredy
Ware
Fate
Georgie
Eugene
Lucy
Nev
Statehouse
Nitro-Glycerin Expert at Akers Plant Raises Alarm
Kinney shares rumors about George Minafer, now in charge of nitro-glycerin at the Akers Chemical plant on Thomasville road. He rides with volatile loads, shoots wells, and faces a perilous future, while Minafer’s former friend Fred and family suffer. Eugene dismisses any offer of help asKinney departs, warning of possible future tragedy.
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Kinney
Fred
Henry Akers
F. P. Akers
Akers
Georgie
Akers Chemical Company
Thomasville Road
Eugene
George Minafer
Young Akers
George
Fanny Minafer
Fanny
Bronson
Mr. Kinney
Promised Relief for Eczema with 5S Remedy
Ad claims fiery itching and burning skin as a cruel torture and touts 5S as low cost and easy relief. It asserts eczema comes from the blood and that cleansing the blood renews vitality and delivers sure relief.
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E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland, O
Riffraffey Sparks Tense Street Collision
George lies injured in the street as motorists protest, muttering a single word riffraffey. A police officer and ambulance arrive and discuss the incident while bystanders watch the unfolding scene. The dialogue hints at a violent clash leaving two men with broken legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Riffrafey
Flood wipes out Quartzite town in Yuma County
Refugees arrived in Yuma reporting a cloudburst that destroyed nearly every building in Quartzite, leaving the schoolhouse as the only structure standing. About 15 residents crowded the schoolroom as food and tents were rushed from Yuma to the devastated area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuma
Ariz
Get
Yuma County
First New York Railroad Pioneered Wooden Rails
The first railroad in New York state was built with wooden rails from Albany to Schenectady covering 17 miles in 1881. Ten years later the Erie line opened from Piermont to Goshen, expanding regional service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
United States
Albany
Schenectady
Erie
Piermont
Goshen
Train schedule fragments and corrections from 1918 timetable
Rail timetable snippet lists multiple express local passenger and freight trains with numbers, times, and routes. It notes daily operation except Sundays, adjustments, and corrected to December 8 1918 with agent signatures.
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Evening Journal
RS & Shannon
Ace Cowden
Washing Town
East Main Street
Washington
Mutual
WM. Z. Foster
Abe Martin
Magnificent Ambersons
Cornell
London
Chelmsford
Chelmsford Prison
Birmingham Age- Herald
Isle of Man Examiner
South Africa
Karl Kitchener
The
Near East
Baker
Germany
San Francisco
Perm
Doubleday, Page & Company
Medical Adisor
Suilt Specific Co
Vubauitay
Quartzitce
New York’s First Railroad
Utasam
H. W. Russel
Wwe
Lim
J. W. Calvert
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz
PHOND
Irvin E. Huston
Southwest Corner Square
Lemley’s
Washington Lodge
L. D. Laneworthy
W. M
Glenn B. Mace
Cyrus Chapter
L. D. Langworthy
H. P. J. W. Morton
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T
J. D. Glasgow
E. C
J. W. Morton
R H. Walker
Rose Reid
O. F.—Covenant Lodge No
Iowa Ave
Carl B Schneider
Noble Grand
Keller
Brighton
TO. O. F
J. O
DR. &. H. Bateman
Blair
Gare
Prince
Chiropractors
Cordelia E. Klopfenstein
F. & M. Bank
G. W.meyer
Keota, Iowa
M. H, Sartor
M. H. Sartor
Sartor
Klein Klothing Ko
Iowa
REAL
J. D
Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
Washi County
Austin Sutherland
Washington, Iowa
R. R
Brookhart Bros. Law
Opera House
Mutual Phone
T. A. Michels
Temple Building
Cc. J. Wilson
CO. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Journal Office
Morrison & Morrison
Eicher, Livingston & Eicher: Law
W. M. Keeley
W. H. Butterfield
Crail
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