Who Lost the 80,000 Strike Ends at Virginian Shops
The labor action at Virginian shops concluded yesterday with the strike over. Workers returned to duties as management and union representatives announced settlement terms and a new labor agreement.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1920
Page
6
Workers Return After Lengthy Strike End Below Bright Prospects
About five hundred men in the county returned to work after a two week strike. With six days per week at five dollars daily the loss totals around twenty thousand dollars, a gain not to workers or railroads but to other unseen parties. Sheriff Elliott is praised for steady county finances while a recount of votes in governor, state senate, and prosecuting attorney races proceeds. A uniform teachers examination is planned in the high school auditorium over two days with a notable program and many teachers expected. H E Martin of Allens is hospitalized with serious kidney trouble but shows cautious optimism for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Montgomery
Carl Coulter
Malcolm
H. E. Martin
Allens
Memorial Hospital
Kellogg's Tasteless Castor Oil Ad Promotes Tasteless Bottle
An advertisement touts Kellogg's Tasteless Castor Oil laboratory bottled and clearly labeled. It claims unchanged strength and purity with a tasteless formula children will take willingly, available at druggists in two sizes for five and six and a half cents. It also mentions the history of horse racing dating back six hundred years in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Go to the Rescue Kidney Pills End Back Pain
Bluefield citizen Mrs. J W Taylor reports back pain relief after taking Doan's Kidney Pills. She recommends the remedy from Wade's Drug Store and urges others to use the same product for kidney related discomfort. Price 59 cents at all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
J. W. Taylor
Third Street
Dean
Doan
Wade
Moan
Village Blacksmith House in Cambridge Preserved Through Time
The Cambridge Massachusetts Village Blacksmith house, linked to Longfellow and Dexter Pratt, remains a preserved showplace. The 1811 structure, once owned by the Bach elder family and later Mary Walker, is now a tourist spot with restored interiors and the notable chestnut tree cut down for Brattle Street widening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longfellow
Cambridge
Brattle Street
Dexter Pratt
Bachelder
Mary Walker
Cogkhorse
Dorrey Matecock
Thomas Brattle
Pratt
O. O. Howard
Harvard
Knickerbocker
The Crumbling of Caste in a Great Indian Famine
A World Outlook examination notes India's famine amid grain abundance and rising work, citing lower death rates. A missionary credits two factors: families now share work and savings during plenty, and the caste system is breaking down as diverse castes undertake tasks formerly restricted to one group. High-caste Hindus increasingly accept manual labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Wisconsin researchers develop woven plywood for aircraft use
The Wisconsin forest products laboratory tests thin cross laid plywood with water resistant glue and protective finishes. The material endures boiling water for eight hours and days of room temperature soaking without delamination. It serves beyond propellers including a woven plywood substitute for linen wing coverings made from spruce veneer strips and sheets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Forest Products Laboratory
Limited Chinese Vocabulary Counts for Language Fluency
The piece notes that a Chinese pocket dictionary holds over 10,000 characters while the average native uses 3,000 to 4,000 symbols. It adds that a vocabulary of about 1,000 may suffice for basic communication.
Locomotives Tested for Speed at Illinois Lab
Locomotives arrive at the University of Illinois locomotive laboratory for scientific tests on speed fuel and power. Engineers inquire how a train can travel sixty miles an hour yet seem to make no progress as tests continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locomotive Laboratory
University of Illinois
Royal invitations rank above all but Speaker’s invite
The record states that invitations to meet any British royal family member are treated as commands and the sole exception to such invitations is one from the Speaker of the House of Commons to a member of Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Barbe to Speak at Bramwell High School Commencement
Dr. Waitman Barbe, WVU English professor and poet, will deliver the commencement address at Bramwell High School Thursday evening. The editorial notes his reputation as a premier speaker and the event as a measure of local culture and refinement. A curious closing line about a Java superstition is appended as a non sequitur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waitman Barbe
Parbe
West Virginia University
Dr. Barbe
Barbe
West Virginia
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