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...Janitor and his six helpers to keep the building clean...
...janitor, frankly bored with the whole affair, wrote on his blank that he'd just as soon see Kaiser Wilhelm become king. "He's the late king's cousin, and if we learn by our mistakes, think how much he's learned...
...biggest department stores. John Wanamaker's was exempted because it came to union terms after a strike last spring. With an enthusiasm which reminded observers of Philadelphia's election night spree and subsequent victory parade, thousands of clerks, teamsters, chauffeurs, bookkeepers and many an unorganized salesgirl, buyer, janitor and elevator operator walked out with the warehousemen. Around Gimbel's, Strawbridge & Clothier's, Lit's, N. Snellenburg's and Frank & Seder's marched mass picket lines with placards demanding more pay, better working conditions, union recognition. Read one placard: "Salesgirls on strike. Could...
Harvard buildings from the incendiary view fall generally into three classes. First are those, like the Houses, which are fireproof. In the upper-class dormitories not only are there a large number of telephones, but also in each janitor's office is a map of Cambridge's 15 Harvard boxes, while the caretakers are themselves instructed in the fine points of ringing in an alarm...
University calls go to the janitor in his cubbyhole at the north gate of the House. He then walks out of his office, shutting the door and leaving a note behind him, crosses the courtyard, goes out the south gate and around to the Master's lodging where a message is in due time delivered to the secretary...