German War Strike Ends as Bridgeport Labor Wins Eight Hour Day
Bridgeport leaders claim a major victory as Remington plants near settlement. Keppler says eight hour day with ten hours pay to be established for machinists metal tradesmen and others. Talks to be written and ratified by unions and then enforced.
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John J. Keppler
International Association of Machinists
Bridgeport
New York
Keppler
New England
Remington
Sam Gompers
Bridgeport Labor Troubles End After Plant Concessions
Remington officials were ordered to grant demands at any cost by allies as bridgeport arms plants capitulated to machinists. Negotiations continued with the threat of internal labor strife as President Gompers of the AFL was set to arrive tomorrow.
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Great Britain
Russia
France
Remington
Walter C. Penfield
Remington Arms and Ammunition Company
Gompers
Savage
Mr. Johnson
Stewart Company
George E. Richards
Bridgeport
Conn
Samuel Gompers
A.F. of L
California Expositions Travel Offer Promotes Burlington Tour
Advertises Burlington Route Personally Conducted trips to California Expositions with Pullman sleeping cars and guided support. Emphasizes economy comfort safety and full sightseeing without luxury excess. Contact Grasee Ney Rogen Joe Agent for free pictures maps and folders.
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Burlington
America
Pullman
Grasee Ney Rogen
Washington
Boston
Frank Grows Much Better At Georgia State Farm
Milledgeville Ga July 22 Improvement in Leo M Frank s condition is marked physicians say no more bulletins unless the worst changes Inflammation from the bite wound in Frank s throat decreases materially today and his temperature is within a degree of normal He has received many letters and telegrams of sympathy from across the country.
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Milledgeville
Leo M. Frank
Georgia State Farm
Frank
Machinists Rally for Higher Wages in Boston Area
Boston machinists in Lodge 264 plan a wage campaign after last night’s mass meeting at Wells Memorial building. They say recent raises are stepping stones toward their target, citing a 5 percent bump at General Electric’s Lynn plant. Hyde Park shops begin organizing with international and local officers. Ex-Governor Eugene N Foss notes no current raises or war munition work at Sturtevant Blower Works Hyde Park and expects no trouble.
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Boston
Wells Memorial
General Electric Company
Lynn
Hyde Park
Eugene N. Foss
Sturtevant Blower Works
Plans for wage talks with 50 cent hourly minimum demanded
Committees have been appointed to report to the joint executive board and Lodge 264 on employer responses before next Thursday’s meeting. Special committees will organize work among plant employees and base action on their reports. The joint committee may take necessary action to secure demands including a 50 cent hour wage for a 10 hour day and eight hour day without pay cut. Two firms have given their employees stated terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Executive Board
Lodge 264
Grand Lodge
Morgan's Grayling Leads Yachts Home
J P Morgan's sloop Grayling steered by George Nichols won in the 6-foot class today in the fourth series race of the Larchmont Yacht Club's race week in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. P. Morgan
Grayling
George Nichols
Larchmont Yacht Club
Yachting Race Leads to Narrow Finish in Ventura Class
Commodore George P. Baker Jr.'s Ventura finished 2 minutes 6 seconds ahead of Samari owned by W. E. Dodge, placing third in the 20 34 mile race sailed in light wind shifting to the southwest. Grayling clocked 3 hours 3 minutes 45 seconds as eight yachts started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Baker, Jr
W. E. Dodge
Boston Player Breaks Leg in Harrisburg Game
Leo Callahan, center fielder for Harrisburg, broke his leg above the ankle while sliding home in the second inning against Providence. The injury mirrors a prior break in Rochester two years ago. Callahan hails from Boston.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Leo Callahan
Harriisburg
Providence
Rochester
Callahan
Boston
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