Tentative Agreement for Settling Butte Labor Dispute
An agreement outline for settling a strike in Butte MT between the master builders group and local union No 112 United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. It establishes a three member building trades adjustment board, dispute handling, wage adjustment procedures, and rules for signatories and future signatories to maintain industrial peace and orderly negotiations.
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Associated Industries
Butte
Associated Industries of Montana
Butte Building Trades Council
Building Trades Department
Building Trades Adjustment Board
Master Builders’ Group
Building Trades
Department
Building Trades Mechanics
Employers’ Association
American Federation of Labor
Bad Roads Raise Local Mail Carrier Complaint
Clarence Herbert, the local mail carrier, reports deplorable road conditions between Abell and Oakley. He bent his axle, broke a wheel, fell, and had to wrestle the mail bag from the bank before continuing. He says Uncle Sam must build better roads to ensure timely delivery.
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Clarence Herbert
Abell
Oakley
Sam
Leonardtown
Beacon
Strange flower from Natal rose bush shoots new bud
A Natal South Africa rose bush produced a bud that did not flower but grew a stalk with a fully formed rose at its end. The event shows a flower breaking away into a shoot from a garden plant.
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Natal
South Africa
Common Iceland Kiss Replaces Handshake Salute
In Iceland a kiss is the usual greeting, serving as the counterpart to a handshake in other nations. The custom underscores local etiquette where brief intimate contact marks introductions and farewells.
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Lampeck
Dubbelbilt
Iceland
Board Debates Labor Trouble Over School Site Scene
The school board discussed an appeal to protest the use of the administration building in the local labor dispute. The committee recommendation was tabled for a week after a split vote. A south side residents’ request on high school site representation was referred to the clerk. An injury bill related to a 1919 Emerson school accident was filed and sent to the superintendent for investigation. Architect Wellington Smith reported west side school plans progressing. Various bills were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Industries
Maginn
Nepper
Whitely
Fulton
Metcalf
McCarthy
Morley
Emerson School
Tracey
Maddock
Wellington Smith
West Side School
Edison’s Advice on Eating Less
The New York Sun recalls Edison’s view on overeating noting he eats no more than a pound and a half daily and recommends one ounce per hour. It argues many eat heavy meals out of ceremony or social habit and suggests America could cut food consumption by two thirds to lower living costs.
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Edison
Mr. Edison
America
New York Sun
Billion Seconds Lived By One 82 Year Old
A line explains that a person aged 82 years and several months has lived about a billion seconds, offering a tangible sense of the vast number. It contrasts common use of billions with the difficulty of visualizing the duration.
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Richelieu
Hood River
Co. Eee
TROCO
North Dakota
Ld Lastate i. Rey A
Caratra Sa
Rice Brothers
Ceylon
India
Java
Tree Tea
M. J. B. Coffee
M. J. Brandenstein & Co
Vaal
F. A. Ironside
North Main Street
Montana
Industrial Relations
Laster
Dad
Langham High
ED V. Price
West Park Street
Bouchers
Ed W. Price
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