Socialist Ideals Amid Economic Strife in Waterbury
A Waterbury editorial defends socialism against misinterpretation, arguing that workers deserve full value of their labor and that private ownership oppresses the many for the few. It outlines socialist aims including collective ownership of railways and industries, government relief for the unemployed, and broad political education to empower workers at the ballot box.
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Evening Democrat
Gantic Trust
Church
Beef Trust
Chi
Jesus
America
France
Germany
England
Austria
Italy
Russia
Czardom
International Socialist Party
Socialist Party
Taft
Bryn
Entover
Nores
Profesor
Hugo Franke
Harvard University
Seligman
Columbia University
Lenkiin
Chicago University
Robert Hunter
Committee
Waterbury
Obedient husbands defy old feminine ideals in modern era
A London Gentlewoman column argues that the current age favors obedient husbands over obedient wives, noting variations from love to fear and the pursuit of peace. The piece reflects on shifts from Victorian norms and social expectations.
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London
One Word Wins Hand in Marriage
A curt exchange ends with the suitor asking for the hand of the daughter. The old father presses for brevity, and the suitor replies that one word may suffice if it is right. The result: he gets the girl.
Cleveland Leeder Responds With Odd Water Request
Fragmentary lines show Cleveland Leeder in a dialogue about water and ice picks. The readable fragments include questions about a matter and a plea for water, but context and full details are missing.
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Cleveland Leeder
The Socialist Situation in Labor History
A critical analysis of socialist aims toward labor unions, tracing their history in the United States and Europe. The piece argues socialism seeks to submerge economic policy under political control, questions unions as recruiting grounds, and contrasts socialist views with the enduring value of trades unions in improving wages and hours. It cites Debs, Rockefeller, and Gompers.
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Evening Democrat
Socialist Party
America
Max Hayes
Brooks
Andrew Carnegie
Central Labor Union
Central Labor Federation
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Detroit
Lucien Sanial
Samal
Bhatittle
Sanial
de Leon
Kuhn
Vogt
Rochester
Social Party
Demask
A. P. of L
John D. Rockefeller
John Mitchell
Samuel Gompers
Denver
A. PF. of L
Debs
A. F
F. W. Long
Worker
Dupes
Heaven and Earth
Boston
Social Democratic Herald
United States
Chicago
Irones
Bryan
Socialiste
Samuel
Missionaries Hopeful On Turkish Reforms For All Faiths
Missionary Morald writes that new imperial policy promises major gains for Turkish Muslims and Christians and for missionary work. He notes the sultan’s pleasure with public rejoicing and Clark American Board supporters anticipate swift, good faith measures. If enacted, obstacles to missions in the sultan’s realm would fade, accelerating moral and material improvements.
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American Board
Turkey
Mosquitoes Force Activity Halt At Fort Lawton
Seattle correspondence reports Fort Lawton soldiers and families have abandoned golf tennis and croquet and even band concerts due to a severe mosquito outbreak. Fatigue crews wear nets and kerosene is spread on damp spots. Lieutenant J C Lehardy tried golf with a mosquito hood and kerosene but retreated in fifteen minutes. Estimated cost to drain breeding low spots near twelve thousand dollars.
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Fort Lawton
J. C. Lehardy
Seattle
Los Angeles Times
Bore and Critic Both
A dull conversational scene unfolds as a beautiful girl tempts a bored companion with music. She plays several airs to provoke a response, but the bore remains unmoved until he admits that music affects him only as a figure of speech. Dundee Advertiser.
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Dundee Adrer
The Value of a Good Memory in Education
Times note the asset of retentive memory and the need to train children’s memories. The best method, the text says, is daily practice and memorization of a few lines by heart to improve recall and exactness.
Woman Teaches Boys to Steal in New York Tenement
New York August reports detectives bursting into a fourth floor room at 12 Third Avenue to confront Lil Sullivan, an underworld figure, presiding over twelve boys aged thirteen to twenty one in a juvenile crime nest described as a school of thievery. The piece also includes an unrelated note on a horse's sense of smell in Stable and Horse segments.
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New York
Third Avenue
Fagin
Lil Sullivan
Akat
Corbett
Green
Lil
Old New England Man Learns of New York Deception
A rural New England church pillar travels to New York and returns enraged after being swindled. He recalls the scam at a grocery on a sugar barrel, noting the con artist offered fake syrup and soda water, leaving him bemused and upset by the clever ruse.
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New England
New York
Hiram
Beck
Sharks and Divers in Deep Sea Encounters
Contrary to belief, modern divers fear sharks less than equipment leaks. Sharks rarely attack. a diver can deter them by releasing bubbles from a dress air valve. The real danger lies in entanglement near St Nicholas.
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Tiger of the Deep
St Nicholas
Mixup In London Detective’s Home Plumbing Mischief
A householder confronts a grimy plumber in his basement asking if he is the tradesman. The plumber boasts years in the trade and denies mistakes while the chandelier and bathroom tap spray, creating a comic miscommunication in a drawing room setting.
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London
The Wrong Girl Mystery in a Dalmatian Tale
A Dalmatian tale recounts a year of marriage where a young man realises he has married the wrong woman. He confuses her with her twin sister and only corrects the lapse when he addresses the wife by her given name rather than the customary term.
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Volosca
Dalmatia
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Committee of Socialists
Temple
Thomas Browne
Browne
Sydney Smith
Grote
Uncle Rooster
Guinea
New York Press
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Burma
Hagerty
Liv Sullivan
Horiton Peat
Han i
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