New York Courts Grant Stays Amid Rent Profiteering Crackdown
Nearly 1000 evicted tenants received court aid under new rent profiteering laws. Landlords often agreed to delay evictions or magistrates issued stays of one to six months while tenants sought other homes. Justice Morris criticized excessive rent as he ordered a tenant to pay six dollars per month and stay until October. Justice Prince denied relief to a woman who had four months’ notice and a historically kind landlord.
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New York
Justice Morris
Westchester Court
Justice Prince
Manhattan
Toledo Railways Strike Ends With Settlement
In Toledo on April 6 Federal Judge Kilits ordered restoration of streetcar service by Toledo Railways and Light Co. The court set fares at seven cents with two cents for transfer and mandated the new wage scale of 56 to 60 cents per hour. The union accepted as cars resume after a week idle following a fare and pay dispute.
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Toledo
Popular in Society’s Amateur Theatrics
Miss Sybil Appleton, connected with several clubs, is popular in all amateur shows. She will appear in a leading role in the Vincent Club show Sami in the last week of the month. She belongs to the Sewing Circle Chilton Club and the Junior League. She is the daughter of Mrs Randolph Morgan Appleton of Marlboro Street and Ipswich.
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Sybil Appleton
Gompers Pleads for a Minimum Wage
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, urged a minimum wage for workers at an editorial conference in New York. He argued no employer should pay less than a living wage and urged shutdown of those unable to pay. He noted the AFL started 39 years ago with 50,000 workers and has grown to about 4.5 million, soon 6 million.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Mr. Gompers
Lansing plan not approved by Secretary Alexander
Washington April 6 Secretary Alexander rejected former Secretary Lansing’s proposal to shift all foreign trade promotion from Commerce to State. He called the idea contrary to business interests and unsupported by sound argument, and said he regretfully noted Lansing did not discuss the plan with him. He urged closer cooperation to avoid duplication and kept trade promotion with a business department.
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Washington
Lansing
Department of Commerce
State Department
Alexander
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Huntington Ave
Boston
Chevrolet
Flint, Mich
Jordan Marsh Company
Sibyl Appleton
Vincent Club
Chilton Club
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State OF Maine
Portland
Maine
City
Tlrosenteld &Co
BaTimone
Chicago
Gompers
Gorton
Gorton Stony Cod
Gorton Fish
Gorton Pew Fisheries
Gloucester
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