Frank P Walsh and the Industrial Relations Commission
Samuel Gompers lauds Frank P Walsh for steadfastly pursuing truth in the U S commission on industrial relations. He notes Walsh faced pressure from Rockefeller interests yet remained unwavering, delivering significant service to workers and the republic during Colorado coal strike hearings and beyond.
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Samuel Gompers
Congress of the
United States
Commission On Industrial Relations
Tts
Colorado
Tsmue
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Ife
Rockefeller
Frank P. Walsh
Frank P Walsh
Hils
Dollar Wise
Walsh
Washington
Mr.Walsh
Republic
Human Body as Manufacturing Plant in Engineering View
John Hl. Van Deventer in Engineering Magazine likens the human body to a complex factory driven by brain and nervous system. He contrasts natural efficiency with crude shop science, using a hypothetical pump spec to mock perpetual motion ideas and pride in design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hl. van Deventer
Engineering Magazine
Art of Bathing and the Boy’s Swim Policy
A Life article advocates public bathing humorously, arguing bathing should be accessible and arousing adventurous spirit in healthy boys. It contrasts patients with bath enthusiasts, suggests boys naturally seek swimming, and imagines widespread pools and even horse swimming facilities as a social good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahara
Sufficiently Humble Household Dilemma
Mrs Mellen asks her servant to check if the tinned salmon was eaten by the new cook. The servant reveals the cook has eaten it and notes any rebuke would only worsen her discomfort. The exchange reflects delicate social tensions in a domestic setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Register
Offhand Drill Blunder Sparks Laughter
A new officer commanding a recruits drill orders lift the right leg but a soldier lifts his left leg, bringing both legs together. The astonished officer exclaims that the man has lifted both legs, a humorous miscue reported by the Chicago News.
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Chicago News
The Trade Union Principles and Wage Study
A statement from The American Federationist extols the trade union movement for human welfare and cautions that resistance to wage cuts by organized workers guards against further encroachment on the unorganized. It argues unions secure gains in wages and hours for workers and prevent erosion of labor standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federationist
Kohler Memorial Profit Sharing Grants Payouts
Kohler & Campbell piano makers in New York paid a fourth semiannual profit sharing sum of 35,000 on July 1 from the Charles Kohler memorial fund created after Charles Kohler death in Paris on June 4, 1918. The fund, among the first large scale profit sharing plans, supports Euler Industries employees with year-based credits and survivor or layoff provisions totaling 70,000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kohler & Campbell
New York City
Charles Koller
Koller
Paris
France
Kobler Industries
Charles Kobler
Kohler Industries
Building Up the Union in Anthracite Miners
The United Mine Workers led by National President John P. White prepares a new campaign for April as the coal operators’ contract ends. Miners expect a major push for union recognition the check off and the eight hour day with recruitment efforts expanding until most workers are members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. White
United Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania
Sinc
White
Nolon
Labor Shortage at Praxis Ford Arsenal
Federal officials report a skilled labor shortage at the Praxis ford Arsenal in Pennsylvania as workers leave for private firms with European contracts. Men seek three year terms at $59 daily, higher than Frankford Arsenal wages. Army officials respond with a 25 percent pay raise for mechanics to stem the exodus.
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Arsenal
Praxisford
Pa.) Arsenal
Europe
Frankford Arsenal
War Department
Washington
Labor strife in Missouri mines boosts unrest and pay
In Missouri Webb City and Cartersville district miners demand higher wages as mine pay in Joplin reaches about 60 dollars weekly. Governor Walsh signs Massachusetts municipal pensions bill. Charles Fox, ex United Mine Workers official and State Federation leader, may join Indiana mine inspection corps.
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Webb City
Cartersville
Missouri
Walsh
Massachusetts
Joplin
St Louis
Hoboken
International League of America
Charles Fox
United Mine Workers of America
District 11
State Federation of Labor
Indiana
The Real Sufferer and the Sleepless Baby Jest
A neighbor and a worn man discuss a baby’s supposed sleeplessness. The man insists the child is fine while he himself endures the hardship, reflecting a weary sentiment. The exchange is framed with quotes from Ladies' Home Journal and a remark about contentment versus trouble from a separate source.
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Ladies' Home Journal
Highest courage and true valor judged by medical view
The American Journal of Clinical Medicine critiques world fame of courage as superficial and insists true bravado lies in steadfast, self disciplined endurance in the face of disaster. It cites early West Point appointment David Montac, a Creek Indian, as the first inline recipient and notes his death at Wahoo Swamp in the Florida War.
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American Journal of Clinical Medicine
Berglan
Tim
Jerusalem
West Point
David Montac
Alabama
Military Academy
Florida
Monroe
Wahoo Swamp
New York Sun
Rival to the Marseillaise in Musical Opinion
Gerald Cumberland writes that war time yields few great musical works, citing the Marseillaise and Sir Edward Elgar's Chantons Belges Chantons as exceptional examples. He admires the Marseillaise but finds Elgar's work equally enduring and perhaps superior in certain respects.
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Gerald Cumberland
Edward Elgar
Plain opinion on portrait sparks chivalry tale
Baltimore American quotes a fair society leader asking for a plain view of her picture. The gallant cavalier replies that speaking plainly about the portrait would be impossible, illustrating courtly restraint and wit in old society. Marcus Aurelius is cited on choosing the soundest reason as a guiding shortcut.
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Fair Society
Baltimore American
Hope of Toilers
The labor movement gathers under union direction to advocate freedom and justice. Samuel Gompers states the trade union movement bears the scars of battle and must protest wrongs and pursue rights for all workers.
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Trade Union Movement of America
Samuel Gompers
Chicago street railway workers demand higher pay in wage hearings
The Chicago street railway union carmen argued for wage increases citing their low status and rising living costs. Evidence included US labor reports showing food expenditures up 27.8 percent from 1907, with price increases outpacing wartime costs. A wage table listed hourly and weekly rates for various trades.
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Chicago Street Railway
Union Street Carmen
Chicago
Carmen
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Costa
Maurice Lynch
Lintheigt
Caythenes
Willy Wald
Dillinwlore
Workmen's Act Praised by Pennsylvania Official
John Crice Jackson of Pennsylvania's Department of Labor and Industry touts the new child labor law and workmen's compensation act. He says automatic enforcement by state, schools, and police will create skilled workers and intelligent citizens, while the compensation act links employer and employee to reduce accidents and support families.
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Pennsylvania
John Crice Jackson
Department of Labor and Industry of
Jackson
Railroad Strike Ends After Forty-Five Months
The great strike of shopmen on the Barriman lines ends after forty five months. A letter from officers of the railway employees department of the American Federation of Labor to all crafts states that after using every honorable means an adjustment failed and it is now time to take definite action and terminate the strikes.
Vacations With Full Pay For 850 Huyck Employees
The F. Huyck and Sons plant in Rensselaer New York plans a paid vacation shutdown from August until the 16th. All 850 workers will receive full pay during the closure. Other manufacturers are showing interest and may adopt the plan.
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Huyck & Sonsfelt Mills
Rensselaer
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Morner’s Cafe
Neniccet Stree
Buffalo
Cleveland
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Clevelan
B. Aerive
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Siagara
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