Labor unions may face damages ruling in East St Louis case
A court in East St Louis has held the Progressive Miners of America and its members liable for damages from a long strike. The decision could reshape employer employee relations by clarifying union responsibility for unlawful conduct or conspiracies to injure business, potentially impacting future civil cases and national labor policy.
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East St. Louis
America
Illinois
Congress
Jobs for the jobless and the census lessons
The article reflects on the census of unemployment, noting the November survey counted 7,882,914 jobless and hinting it may undercount to about 10.87 million. It argues Congress lacks current data, suggests expanding private sector jobs over more federal relief, and urges restoring private business confidence to create work.
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Congress
Jailed Dollars and the Money Trap in Savings
The piece explains how dollars become idle when saved rather than loaned to spur business. It notes billions held in savings as “jailed” money awaiting government moves and mentions China defaulting on payments to Japan over the Tsingtao Tsinan railway.
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Uncle Sam
Sam
Washington
China
Japan
Tsingtao-Tsinan
Judge rules man justified in punching cop
A Philadelphia judge says a man was justified in punching a police officer after an insult or sassy remark. The ruling notes the act as legally justified but cautions it may not be prudent. The quote reflects wartime rhetoric from Matsuzo Nagai in JT.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt press conference confuses reporters on holding companies
About 150 newspapermen gathered in President Roosevelt's office for a Tuesday press conference as questions swirled over his Friday statement that all holding companies should be abolished. Reporters and advisers alike were unsure of the exact policy, with Roosevelt offering no clarifying dictionary definition and later deflecting questions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Administration
Roosevelt Demagoguery Through the Press Alleged by Left Wing Advisers
The article notes a theoretical complaint that President Roosevelt uses the press to stir a public mood. Left wing advisers argue he speaks against big business to win support while still pursuing business cooperation. They claim his statements to the Anti-Wall Street public serve demagoguery.
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Roosevelt
Roosevelt's Upturn Hopes Rise Amid Slump Debate
Washington observers weigh the spring business rebound amid a sharp recession. Analysts note a 70 percent loss from a planned recovery and question employment gains by fall. The piece cites Roosevelt's likely push to lift the economy during campaigns and roles for Robert H. Jackson and Senator James J. Davis amid shifting political prospects.
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Washington
Hoover
Roosevelt
Married women in business take jobs from those in need
The writer GEO. W. WILLIAMS of Glouster Ohio argues that married women with husbands able to support them are entering all lines of work and displacing unemployed men and women. He cites state institutions stores and large employers, urging immediate scrutiny of employment practices.
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the Messenger
Athens County
Geo. W. Williams, Glouster, O
Insulin Advances Bring Better Diabetes Control
Dr. Morris Fishbein explains how protamine zinc insulin improves diabetes care. The new preparation often reduces daily injections and allows meals at flexible times, though individual needs vary. Proper food choices remain essential to match insulin and energy needs.
Athens High School Band concert and student staff news
The Athens High School Band performed in the school auditorium with "Glow Worm" accompanying Jean Rauch as a soloist. Doris Giesecke was named editor in chief of The Megaphone with Guy Wanless sport editor and William Phillips business manager among the staff.
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Athens
Jean Rauch
Charmaine
Fred Radford
Doris Giesecke
Megaphone
Guy Wanless
William Phillips
Helen McLaughlin
Sara Scott
Mary Ellen Wood
Eleanor Garrett
Rachel Syx
Paul Grafton
Henrietta Watkins
Mona McKinley
Sara Bailey
Jack Wadley
Edward Jones
Athens County Sets School Session For Jan 21
Chairman A B Roe reports that state fuel director says all school sessions may be held Monday January 21 with theaters allowed Monday evenings but closed on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs M E Twiss and daughter Mary Josephine visit Marietta as guests of Superintendent and Mrs B O Skinner. County teachers urged to test seed corn to assess Ohio shortage. district surveys to aid College of Agriculture and Agricultural Experiment Station.
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A. B. Roe
Athens County Fuel Administration Advisory Board
M. E. Twiss
Mary Josephine
Marietta
B. O. Skinner
Athens County
Ohio
Alex Root
College of Agriculture
Agricultural Experiment Station
Trusting in God Moral Verse by Mary Wahl from Ohio
Poet's Corner invites reader verses with name and address. This memorial style piece repeats the theme of trusting God through life’s trials. Concluding with signature Mrs. Mary Wahl of Glouster, Ohio.
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Messenger
Debt Floats Away In California Flood
In Downieville Antone Costa mailed his first payment on a newly built house when floods carried it away. He promptly wrote the financing company in Sacramento that the next payment would be his last and that the firm could go out and meet the house as it floated down the river.
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Downieville
Cal
Antone Costa
Sacramento
Connie
Bret
Goodby
Constance Corby Chooses Love Over Wealth and Farewell
Connie, heiress Constance Corby, faces heartbreak as Bret Hardesty rejects their romance because of wealth. She plans a midnight escape to start anew, leaving Eloise and a final, heartfelt message about love's power beyond money.
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Constance Corby
Bret Hardesty
Rodney Brandon
Connie
Katie Blyn
Bret
Eloise
Pop Walters
Rodney
Midnight Train Signal Incident In Baggage Room
A woman arrives at a station platform hoping to flag a midnight train. In a sudden turn, a figure slams into her from behind, grabbing her arms as she raises a signal, leading to a interrupted moment in the baggage room scene.
Jacksonville Social And Personal Notes
Rev. H. O. Davis is ill of bronchitis. Otto Bethel announces the birth of a seven pound daughter. Grandparents include Oscar Bethel Hollister and I L Roberts Jacksonville. Visits and social news follow among local families including Hoisingtons Athens Sheets Coolville and others with several weekend stays and meetings noted.
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Jacksonville
Otto Bethel
Oscar Bethel
Hollister
I. L. Roberts
Henry Hoisington
Athens
Charles Hoisington
Okey Roberts
Pleasant
Mich
Michael Almond
Max von Scheele
Columbus
Anna Schmidt
James Morris
Walter Hill
Hettie Thomas
Frank Ley
Charles Guinther
Alec Brunton
Glouster
E. C. Shirkey
Trimble
Gladstone Brunton
Albany Rural Social And Personal Notes
Mr and Mrs Sam Scott entertained at Sunday dinner with several relatives and friends. Weekend visits included Mrs Harvey Willeke from Lancaster staying with Ed Saylor. Sunday School at Airline Church set for Jan 23 at 2 PM. Numerous social visits and family exchanges noted among local residents. Mrs Lewis Wyant recovering from illness. Thirty seven states have national forests within their boundaries.
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Albany
Sam Scott
Glen Scott
George Scott
Fred Elliott
Carl Johnson
Silas Scott
Harvey Willeke
Lancaster
Ed Saylor
Airline
Byron Phillips
Jack Adams
Glouster
Archie Riggs
McArthur
Tom Dixon
Wales Mills
Carroll Elliott
Lee Elliott
Burton Elliott
Ernest
Lotz
Kent
Arch Arbaugh
Mills Davis
Columbus
Mary Riggs
Lewis Wyant
Union
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Robert H. Jackson
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U. S
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Department of Justice
Homer S. Cummings
Cummings
Pennsylvania
James J. Davis
the Public Forum
DR. Morris Fishbein
Athens Messenger
Herb Parker
Poet's Corner
God
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Mary Wahl
Glouster, O
George Clark
Walter
Adelaide Humphries
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