Chicago unions clash with courts in broader labor struggle
In Chicago during two dozen strikes, unions fight back against employers using injunctions to starve workers into submission. The piece notes Inter national Harvester plants Deering and McCormick, Malleable Iron, and other industries facing walkouts, with unions allied to the AFL and Chicago Federation of Labor sustaining the strikes amid court actions. It asks whether courts can defeat worker solidarity and win profits for bosses.
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Committee On Industrial Relations
Dante Barton Washington
Tndeago
International Harvester Co
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McCormick
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Chicago Federation
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Chicago Federation of Labor
Unmen
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Malleable Iron Company
International Harvester Company
Verdun Visions: Empty Streets After Shell Fire Destruction
In Verdun the author recalls a city emptied by war, where two years of shelling emptied homes and families. Ruins vary by blast, yet some rooms still show vestiges of life, with untouched telephones and mirrors amid the disarray.
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Verdun
Marne
St Paul Pioneer Press
Where Does Your Boy Play and Why It Matters
A discussion on dangers facing boys in modern play and the importance of supervised, healthy recreation. It contrasts city play facilities with smaller towns and emphasizes parental responsibility, noting a backyard setup with a merry go round and swings can channel energy into constructive play.
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Neparaty
Kellogg Wins Primaries for Senate Nomination
St Paul June 20 Indications early today show F B Kellogg won the United States senate nomination at yesterday's primaries with a lead of about 7 000 votes though only a portion counted His rival trails Kellogg and Governor John A Burnquist secured the Republican nomination.
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St. Paul
F. B. Kellogg
United States
Gov Holcomb Says Connecticut Ready For Mobilization
Governor Marcus Holcomb stated Connecticut will mobilize about 3 700 troops in response to President Wilson's call. He noted many companies meet minimum requirements while a few may be held in armories until recruitment reaches standard strength.
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Connecticut
Woodrow Wilson
Marcus H. Holcomb
National Guard
Niantic
Holcomb
Carranza
Mexico
Gov. Holcomb
United States
Council Voters Move To Condemn Waterfront Land
The common council authorized City Attorney Comley Jr to pursue condemnation to seize the Wordin land on Cedar Creek near Morris and Bird streets and Bostwick avenue for a sewage plant. Owners Helen and Fannie Wordin want 98,000. the city estimates about 10,090. A special committee will initiate possession actions soon.
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William H. Comley, Jr
Helen
Fannie Wordin
Cedar Creek
Morris and
Bird Streets
Bostwick Avenue
Comley
Mauritz Olson
Coast Artillery Band Concert At Wood Park
Coast Artillery Corps band performs at Wood Park on Wednesday at 8 pm June 4 featuring Overture Bohemian Girl Balfe. Valse The Hours Wood. Grand selection Maritana Wallace. Morceau In a Pagoda Bratton. Popular medley Snyders arr Schultz. Star Spangled Banner. director Paul G Goulding.
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Coast Artillery Corps
Wood Park
Balfe
Wood
Wallace
Morceau
Pagoda
Bratton
Snyders
Schultz
Paul G. Goulding
Plans to Improve Nichols Estate on Main Street
Plans for the improvement of the William J. Nichols property at Congress and Main streets are under way. The project will create four brick stores, each one story high, with potential for future added stories. Each store measures about 59 feet deep and 25 feet frontage, forming a block from Hartigan's drug store to near the German Reformed church property.
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William J. Nichols
Congress and
Main Streets
Hartigan’s Drug Store
Main Street
German Reformed Church
Gordon Compiles Charity Statistics For Board Meeting
Statistics compiled by Superintendent Spencer R. Gordon on the past decade were presented to the board of charities to aid in planning clinics and a charities building tied to a $75,000 bond issue. A request asked the park board to plant trees and shrubs in parks and playgrounds. Ignatius T. Lincoln, a German spy, faced trial for forgery after leaving the United States.
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Spencer R. Gordon
Board of Charities
Park Board
Ignatius T .T. Lincoln
United States
Tribute to the Mule and Miscellaneous Antiquities
A collage of remarks lauding the mule as a battle icon and relentless campaigner, followed by light quips about animals and a note on early clay tablets from Chaldea. The piece weaves military symbolism with social humor and a glimpse of ancient writing tools.
Enjoyment and nature's pleasures urged by Ruskin
A reflection on enjoying nature before it fades, urging readers to seek delight in beauty while avoiding pride or greed. The view emphasizes pleasure as a natural good, cautioning against turning joy into vice or mere self interest.
Man's Real Worth
A contemplation that true manhood is measured not by wealth or birth but by inner thoughts and motives. Distinguishes character by essentials, not accidents of life, urging judgment on real worth rather than external status.
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D. J. Bi A
Laughing Fragments From Various Papers and Jokes
A collage of quips and brief anecdotes from different papers. A lost safe prompt, a love letter needing care for court, a wedding joke about electrocution, and humorous lines about bodies, jealousy, traps, and barnacles mistaken for birds.
Pay As You Go Phrase Appears In Historic Essay
A fragment outlines living within income with prosperity as a guiding rule. Happiness is linked to contentment and steady growth of riches for those who buy only what they can afford. The worn text emphasizes prudent spending and financial self discipline as virtuous.
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