44 Hour Week Demanded by Labor by Gompers
The American Federation of Labor calls for a federal shorter workday amid unrest over high living costs and unemployment. It urges wage increases to bridge the postwar gap and supports government rail ownership, with plans to aid civilian employment and extend shorter hours across unions. Memorials praise Ireland for recognizing its republic.
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Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Burleson
American Federation of Labor
Ireland
Irish Republic
Gompers
Philadelphia
Honey's Romance Angers Soldiers In Ayer
Miss Mabel Puffer declares she loves Arthur Garfield Honey Hazzard and sees color as a retinal illusion while townsfolk erupt. Attorney Wilson opposes ties to Honey. letters flood in, some warning marriage. Sanity hearing jurors drawn from four towns to decide Puffer's mental state.
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Mabel Puffer
Post
Arthur Garfield
Honey” Hazzard
Miss Puffer
Bertha Hazzard
George L. Wilson
Puffer
Wilson
Henry Gilson
Providence
Shirley
Littleton
Groton
Miss Puffer Plans Marriage Against Southern Opposition
Miss Puffer asserts divine will for happiness as she resists confinement and prepares to wed Hazzard. Local tensions rise as white southern soldiers from camp threaten to intervene, with a small band questioning State police authority and expressing intent to stop the marriage.
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Miss Puffer
Thomas Kitteridge
Kittredge
Hazzard
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