PUTPUT INCREASE LEADS LABOR SAYS INDUSTRIAL REPORT
A National Industrial Conference Board study argues that rising manufacturing output per worker over the past decade boosted real wages and cut human energy per unit of production. It notes employment did not keep pace with output since 1900, yet higher efficiency expanded opportunities and improved living standards despite lower immigration.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Park Avenue
Viber
United States
Tvig Tenene
Thoura
Conference Boards Index
Manly
Iftec
Ainings
Amer'an Federation of Labor
English Flyer Arrives In Australia Lost His Pilot By Arab Bullet
In Melbourne a crowd of about 74 000 saw Alan Cobham crash land his aircraft after a flight from FEngland to Melbourne. The pilot was fatally wounded by an Arabic bullet over the Euphrates. A month later Cobham, with a new mechanism, resumed the journey to Darwin and New South Wales then Melbourne.
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Australia
Melbourne
Alan Cobham
Anung
Iday
Fingtind
Pollee
Fugland
Fitphrates
Cobhams Meshimelan
Fein Cohen
Intra
Darwin
New South Wales
Westport Water Carnival Draws 5000 Plus At Campo Beach
More than five thousand spectators watched the Campo Life Guards water carnival at Campo beach yesterday. John Anderson of Bridgeport won the 220 yard swim in 3 minutes 35 seconds. Aleck Sullivan of Naugatuck took the 100 yard dash. Milford’s four man relay won. John Porter of Lordship prevailed in the two mile race. Additional events included a 500 yard dash for under 12s and women’s 100 yard swim. Milford and New Haven squads placed in relays.
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Campo Life Guards
Westport
Campo Beach
John Anderson
Bridgeport
Aleck Sullivan
Naugatuck
Milford
John T Porter
Lordship
Porter
F. E K. Wildefoster
Compo Life Guards
Wildefoster
Thomas J. Stein
Clarerce Mueller
Tinte
Howard Nash
Robert Crosby
Vincent Vorrello
Saugatuck
John Porter
E. Wildefoster Compo
Composite Guards
New Haven
James Dwyer
Wrank
Adam Robert Clark
Jimers
C. Ulrich
James
James Smith
Warren Schofield
Ray Liddell
Daniel Taylor
New Haven Pastor Fills Pulpit in Dr Alison's Place
In Rev Alexander Allson's absence on vacation, Rev S Turner Foster of New Haven led the pulpit yesterday at First Presbyterian Church. The Sunday evening service was omitted and will resume when Dr Allison returns at month’s end.
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Alexander Allson
First Presbyterian Church
S Turner Foster
New Haven
Allison
Stenographer Seeks Retirement After Four Years
Leonard W. Cogswell, a Madison official and stenographer for Fairfield County Superior Court, applied for retirement last week to the Board of Jenated Hartford. He offered no further comment on his retirement request.
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Leonard W. Cogswell
Madison
Fairfield County
Jenated Hartford
Wanted Mechanical Engineer in St Louis Firm Seeks Designer
St Louis manufacturer of small labor saving machines seeks a mechanical engineer to design and supervise building of efficient devices. Requires full experience in reducing hand work, details on experience age and salary. If possible send photo. Firm in business 14 years with growing sales and net worth over 800000. Brown and Sharpe tools on site. Will pay moving expenses. Address No 21921 this paper.
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St. Louis
Brown & Sharpe
Wetness of Smith Greater Handicap Than His Church
By Mark Sullivan. Washington August 15. The bishop’s remark about Governor Smith’s presidential prospects notes the Catholic question in U S politics. It compares Canadian politics under Laurier with American divisions, and argues Smith faces religious bias, Prohibition ties, and New York machine baggage as he seeks the party nomination.
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Smith
Mark Sullivan
United States
Canada
Unites
Wilfrid Laurier
Laurier
Stroger
Orange Society
William
Britannica
Fanen States
Remler
Laurer
Bether
New York
Liberts
Lesta
Lfe
Tammany
Buffalo
America
York
Small tidal wave sweeps harbor threatening craft
A sudden heavy swell swept through Bridgeport harbor early Saturday, battering houseboats and floating shacks. Eyewitness Hang Schuptman described a brief rise between thunder claps, likened to a tidal bore, sending vessels crashing together and alarm spreading through the marine village. A decade-old recall and prior dry harbor events were noted by residents.
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Hang Schuptman
Stratford Avenue Bridge
Hans Guttman
Sunday Post
Bridgeport
American ex serviceman arrested for damaging Paris tomb
Donald G. Crocker, a Boston-born veteran who lost a leg in the war, was arrested at the Arc de Triomphe after drinking champagne to the unknown soldier and breaking the tomb glass. Police held him for the public prosecutor on a charge of doing damage to a sepulchre. Crocker, 38, was a Quincy High athlete, worked in Rotterdam, and has a brother Hayden who served as a navy ensign.
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Paris
Donald G. Crocker
Boston
Arc de Triomphe
Crocker
Jocker
Rotterdam
Quincy
Chateau Thierry
Mra
Seth Sears Crocker
Wollaston
Donald
Hayden
Navy
Catholic senator Walsh as VP candidate in 1928 convention
The 1928 national convention showed strong push to nominate Catholic Senator Thomas J Walsh of Montana for vice president while preserving Smith as a potential presidential nominee. Walsh, a dry from the West, was effectively nominated by acclamation due to his role as presiding officer, though Catholic status was seen as a handicap. Walsh might have been a leading 1924 candidate if not for the Smith-Adoo feud.
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Smith
Thomas J Walsh
Mthind
Montana
Walsh
Wantana
New York
Hunt Club Horse Show Opens Sept 2 in Westport
Westport reports the Fairfield County Hunt Club hosting its third annual three day horse show September 2 3 4 at Long Lots road with 69 events. Over 500 horses will be accommodated. A members ball follows on September 4. Judges include Walliant KochUSMA West Point Captain John Fulmer Cole and General Charley Debevolee. Special features target hunting type horses to improve competition.
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Westport
Fairfield County Hunt Club
Long Lots Road
Walliant
Koch
New York City
John Fulmer Cole
United States Military Academy
West Point
Charley L. Debevolee
Christ Leads Far Beyond Self, Pastor Declares
Rev W A Walton of Fughland N J told at the Vpple s Presbyterian church that Christ can lead a follower beyond where one could go alone. He illustrated the walk of Jesus with two disciples from Jerusalem to Emmaus after the Resurrection and urged believers to embrace Christ's leadership in everyday life.
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Christ
W. A. Walton
Fughland
Vpple
Presbyterian
Esterday
Jerusilen
Emnaus
Astog
Insurgents Fail to Consult Leader Martin in District
Republican district leader Warl C. Marlin says insurgent faction leaders did not consult him ahead of the upcoming primary. The Eighth district registration was heavier than any other district, and factions Koehler-McCormick and allied groups were seen as preparing for a clash.
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Warl C. Marlin
Marlin
sid-Koehler-McCormick
Treasure Lure at City Dumps Draws Gleaners and Boys
A Bridgeport dump near Johnson's Creek on Wilmot Avenue draws youths and adults who search through discarded items hoping for coins or usable finds. Regulars scavenge old papers, metal, auto parts, brass, furniture, and even restored items like lawn mowers and radiators. Despite health concerns, some dumps are being beautified with gardens and monoliths, while workers report most earnings from salvaged scrap are modest.
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Treasury
Wilmot Avenue
Johnson's Creek
Bridgeport
Lordship Medow Boulevard
Masa
Fpernonnack
Ces
Resturant
Ill health drives woman to leap eight stories
In New York on August 17 a 50 year old woman identified as Mrs Maude Woods, wife of a storage company president, leaped to her death from the eighth floor of her apartment building. The crime scene and surrounding details are described with concise reporting of the tragic act and the presumed cause.
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New York
Maude Woods
Bridgeport Elks Hold Seventh Annual Outing at Godfrey's Grove
About 400 Elks members led by Mayor F William Behrens attended the outing at God freys Grove Stratfield. They arrived by motor at 11 AM, enjoyed a long program of entertainment and meals, then dispersed after a successful day. The event was organized by a committee led by John T Monahan and others.
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Bridgeport Lodge of Elks
Godfrey
John T. Monahan
Mathew Linders
John O'Connell
Latrick O'Brien
Harry, Quinn
Erak Ziebold
Gene Weyman
Dr. Cumgeinings
Confessed Slayer to Face Hearing in Minnesota
Five thousand people gathered at a Minneapolis railway station as Tom Johnson, who voluntary admitted to murder and robbery, awaited a grand jury hearing. He confessed to killing Leonard Erdall, ex University of Minnesota football star, during an attempted holdup last winter. Three holdup victims identified him, reenacted his role at the Erdall scene, and police confirmed details of the crime. Johnson said his acts were for revenge, stating seven of his twelve victims died.
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Minneapolis
Tom Johnson
Seattle
Leonard Erdall
University of Minnesota
Johnson
Erdall
Hie
Flying deemed safer by Civil Aviation report
London reports that air travel is less dangerous than widely believed. The Civil Aviation annual study notes 4 563 000 miles flown since 1919 with only four passenger fatalities and five accidents in the year ended March, all non fatal. Passenger numbers rose from 13 478 in 1924 to 67 329 in commercial service.
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London
Civil Aviation
Elation
Chinese Allies Claim Victory Near Peking
Chinese forces under Wu Pei Fu and Chang Tso Lin announced a victory over the Kuomintang, with flags raised in Peking and claim of capturing Nankow Pasa, a strategic position north and west of the capital.
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Peking
Wu Pei-Fu'a
Chang Tso-Lin
Kuomintang
Nankow Pasa
Nari
Vege table Compound and Pioneer Remedies Ad
An old advertisement extols a vegetable compound from Lydia E. Pinkham as a dependable remedy for women. It traces women’s frontier medicine to colonial times and claims decades of satisfactory results for female health.
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America
Lydia E. Pinkham
McCoy's Tablets Promise Health Boost for Weak Children
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a cure for pale thin children. It claims rapid weight gain and stronger bones without oil, urging purchase at Hindle's Drug Stores with a guarantee of at least 3 pounds of healthy flesh in 39 days or money back.
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Ife
Mever
McCoy
Hindle
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