If Italy Goes Bolshevik Speech Warns of unrest in postwar era
At a Chicago luncheon Leon C. Mershall citesRisks of unrest tied to democracy and labor. He warns Russia and England show dangers when workers seek control without proper machinery. He praises the A F of L and urges employers to align with the federation to steady the economy.
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Associated Chicago Salesmen
Boys’ Wear
Chicago
Leon C. Mershall
Jean
College of Commerce and Administration
University of Chicago
United States
Jebor
Russia
England
M Management
American Federation of Labor
Eight Hour Day Adopted by Hamilton Machinists
The Hooven Owens Rentschler plant in Hamilton begins an eight hour day for all machinists with a five cent hourly wage increase, under National War Labor Board rules. The agreement allows shifts, overtime pay, and union recognition, with support from the local Machinists Lodge No. 241 and praise for union leadership.
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Hamilton
Hooven, Owens, Rentschler Company
National War Labor Board
Hooven, Owen, Rentachler Company
Machinists Union
Hooven
War Labor Board
War Board
Haoyen Company
I Wer Mitchell
Weme
Mehinista
The
International Association of Machinists
W. Jett Lauck
Ted Smith
Smith
Brother Smith
Gompers Helps Wife as Illness Sinks Deep
President Samuel Gompers arrived in New York to visit his wife who is seriously ill at their son Alexander Gompers home. The party was met by Alexander Gompers and Samuel Gompers Jr aboard the Steamer Rotterdam and escorted to the city. Mrs Gompers suffered a paralytic stroke and her condition was described as very serious before her husband’s bedside visit.
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New York
Gompers
Alexander Goempers
Brooklyn
Alexander Gompers
Samuel Gompers, Jr
Rotterdam
Victory Liberty Loan Drive Targets $2.95 Million in Butler County
The fifth and final Liberty Loan campaign led by General Judge Clarence Murphy aims to surpass Hamilton's $1,280,000 quota and reach $1,350,000, with pledges potentially hitting $2.95 million countywide. Murphy marshals a 22 member corporate canvassing group and expects labor to secure remaining funds, pledging an unstoppable finish to back liberty bonds.
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Clarence Murphy
Hamilton
Murphy
Butler County
Tism
Ward
Very Idea Sparks Rift Over Street Car Labor Talks
Lindley M Gar, receiver of Brooklyn Rapid Transit, rejects a union committee to discuss working conditions for Street Car Men Union members. He calls the union a threat and cites the company’s long hostility to labor, including a November wreck that killed 98 after a green operator failed to run a train. The agency defied a National War Labor Board reinstatement order for unionists, prompting worker walkouts.
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New York
Lindley M Gar
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Garrison
National War Labor Board
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America
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Tion
A. F
Charles Edward Russell
American Alliance For Labor and Democracy
Holland
Europe
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Socialist Party
Socialist Party of
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Fiume
France
Germany
North Sea
Switzerland
Bulgaria
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Iris
Unite States
Hooven, Owens, Rentschler Co
Hamilton, Ohio
National War
Arior Board
Nearves
Fred Hewitt
W. Jett Lauk
Tade
Organized
Benjamin Franklin
W. SS
Franklin
Workingman’s Store
RED Trunk 246
High Street
Bostonian
Liberty
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