Illinois Judge Rules Injunction Limit Law Unconstitutional
Chicago Superior Judge Dennis E. Sullivan, famed for anti labor injunction rulings, declares the Illinois injunction limitation act unconstitutional citing peaceful picketing as contrived. The ruling centers on a Retail Clerks' Union strike against Ossey Brothers department store with several workers jailed and fined. Labor groups vow to challenge the decision in higher courts.
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Joseph A. Wise
International Labor News Service
Chicago
Dennis E. Sullivan
Illinois General Assembly
Bar
Retail Clerks’ Union
Ossey Brothers
Halsted
Maxwell
Charlea M. Foell
Sullivan
Organized Labor
Illinois
Judge Sullivan
Charles G. Dawes
United States
Dawes
Minute Men of the Constitution
Dennis B. Sullivan
Ilinois
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Thia
Hullabaloo
Crowe
Oscar Wolff
Fascisti Penalize Agitators Abroad
In Rome the chamber of deputies empowered Mussolini to strip citizenship and confiscate property of Italian refugees abroad who plot against the government. The eleven to one vote enacts a law extending state reach to nationals abroad, with Mussolini the judge, as Fascismo seeks Italian newspapers worldwide to defend its ideals.
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Rome
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
Mussolini
Fascismo
Deadly Non Union Mines Keep High Death Toll in West Virginia
In Charleston West Virginia October fatalities among anti union mines soared with 54 miners dead. McDowell county accounted for about a quarter of the deaths while state figures show one death per 245129 tons of coal mined. Operators reportedly violate mining laws to cut costs.
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Charleston
W. Va
McDowell County
Arctic
State Department of Mines
Lying Charges Muddy Bomb Plot Tied to Chicago Labor News
State's Attorney Crowe pushes for a special grand jury on 1925 Chicago bombings as papers allege labor union links. Barbers' Union leader Leidig refutes sensational claims and says Sangerman and Davis have no official ties. He cites house bombings against union officials as intimidation by hoodlums.
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Chicago
International Labor News Service
Robert B. Crowe
Crowe
Joseph M. Sangerman
Barbers
Jack Davis
Journeymen Barbers’ Union No. 548
Sangerman
Barbers’ Union
Davis
W. 8. Leidig
Leidig
Chicago Barbers’ Union No. 548
Master Barbers’ Association
Boss Barbers’ Organization
Mr. Leidig
Union Berber
James Rose
Frank Rango
Master Barbers” Association
New York City Building Boom Rises Amid Wage Demands
The New York City building boom continues at a rapid pace with five new skyscrapers totaling $20,000,000 announced in the Fifth Avenue district. State industrial reports show 1925 will set a record, driven by residential projects and a shift to large multiunit dwellings, supported by housing officials suggesting rentals of seven dollars per room per month for skilled workers.
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New York City
International Labor News Service
Fifth Avenue
Madison Square Garden
W. K. Vanderbilt
America
State Industrial Commission
New York
Alexander M. Bing
City Housing Corporation
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Greenwich
Heatrola Davenport
Edison
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