Eight Hours for Oil Field Workers Set Nationwide
The President's Mediation Commission settles the southern California oil field dispute affecting about ten thousand workers. Key terms include a universal eight hour day in California oil operations by January 1 1918 with a wage floor of four dollars for eight hours, government inspection to ensure good faith, anti union discrimination protections, and federal arbitration if disputes persist.
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Washington
California
Standard Oil Company
United States
Secretary of Labor of the United
Oil and Gas Well Workers’ Union
American Federation of Labor
Mediation Commission
Secretary of Labor
Names of inmates held in county jail for rioting
Those who are now in the county jail on an indictment for rioting include Louis Schalk Jacob Morton Walter Price Louis Zimmmerman Joseph Bendix Reason Bonner Charles E Vaughn Valentine Bendix Sebastian Brunner William West Joe Brady Charles Mignery Henry Gardner William Brown Jacob Brunner Arnold Brunner John Barney Ruhl Charles Perrine Allison A Perrine Stanley Ogg Paul Ortoff Louis Hufnagel Joe Deininger Frank Reingarber Oda F McMillan Joe Klug Sheldon Norton Also Buford Dees placed in county jail on assault indictment with others on July 1917 upon J Walter Woods He refused to give bond.
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Louis Schalk
Jacob Morton
Walter Price
Louis Zimmerman
Joseph Bendix
Reason Bonner
Charles E. Vaughn
Valentine Bendix
Sebastian Brunner
William West
Joe Brady
Charles Mignery
Henry Gardner
William Brown
Jacob Brunner
Arnold Brunner
John Barney Ruhl
Charles Perrine
Allison A. Perrine
Stanley Ogg
Paul Ortoff
Louis Hufnagel
Joe Deininger
Frank
War Savings Stamps urged by Roosevelt in thrift push
Theodore Roosevelt promotes the Thrift Campaign urging all Americans to buy War Savings Stamps. He calls it the people's war and says wage earners can strengthen their financial position after the war by supporting government bonds and stamps.
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Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Hamilton Workers At Niles Foundry This Week
Hamilton men listed include John Reichel Carl Weiss Ed Bul Bierman Joe Marsh Chas Leopold John Fetzer Robert Scholz Clarence Whitey Phillips Albert Punkin Peters. The report notes ongoing work at the Niles foundry this week with several named workers involved.
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John Reichel
Carl Weiss
Ed “Bul” Bierman
Joe Marsh
Chas. Leopold
John Fetzer
Robert Scholz
Clarence “Whitey” Phillips
Albert “Punkin” Peters
Four Iron Molders' Union members expelled in latest action
The last four named were expelled from the Iron Molders' Union. The last four named were expelled from the Iron Molders' Union. The last named is the same "Punkin" Peters caught by the police in the cellar of a South Third Street shoe store one night several weeks ago.
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The
Iron Molders’ Union
Punkin” Peters
Third Street
Trade unions directory listing members and residences
A fragmented roster lists Charles E Vaughn and Timothy Rowan among union members, with residences and phone numbers. Includes Wm E Bennett, Swain B Carson, L Conrad Moebus, Wm Geppinger, Thos Brennan, John Buhi, J Hichorn, W J Gregg, Wm Schneberger, George Richardson, Earl Nyswander, Sarah, and L Haeffele with respective unions and contact details.
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Timothy Rowan
Interations Molders’ Union
Central Ave
Bell
W.J. Gregg
Great Miami Boulevard
Wm. Schneberger
Samuel Street
George Richardson
Teamsters
Wayne, Ave
Judge Harlan orders jail for bondless unionists in Hamilton
Twenty nine trades unionists are jailed by Common Pleas Judge Walter Harlan for failing to secure bonds. Textile workers, mostly girls, are released with no bonds. The jailed men face bonds of 290 dollars or 50 thousand for rioting and assault while the union calls mass action and a new meeting to demand freedom for all. Local labor leaders declare solidarity and urge a citywide work stoppage to press for release.
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Trades Council Holds
Common Pleas
Walter 5S. Harlan
Harlan
Hamilton
Trades Council Hall
Second
Court Streets
Trades Council
E. Eggleston
Organized
Butler County
City of
Organized Labor
Life in Cities as a Neighbor Challenge and Change
A reflective essay contrasts city life with rural interdependence, noting the isolation of urban living and the loss of neighborhood ties. It laments fast modern Culture, urges study of calmer forebears, and questions how city life shapes community, memory, and civility for the next generation.
Dispersing a Crowd in Paris Encounter
An officer from a Highland regiment recalls forty eight hours in Paris. While shopping in the French capital with his servant in kilts a crowd formed around them. Some spectators were amused others in admiration. The servant suggested passing round a hat for change. The incident ended abruptly as the hats were whisked away in a moment of confusion.
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Paris
Riot Indictments For Girls At Local Mills Plea Not Guilty
Edith Freyberg Laura Kessler Belle Howard Anna Rosenfelder Anna Freyberg Alice Biemnat Marie Eckert Jessie Howard Mary Williamson Rose Clark Mrynie Hall Amanda Kinnear Catherine Bremnan pleaded not guilty Thursday to riot charges. Williamson and Kessler also indicted inRelated Wie home trouble. Judge Harlan noted no bond for the city residents. He remarked on the rare occurrence of riot cases in court and the jail accommodations for women.
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Shuler & Benninghofen
Edith Freyberg
Laura Kessler
Belle Howard
Anna Rosenfelder
Anna Freyberg
Alice Biemnat
Marie Eckert
Jessie Howard
Mary Williamson
Rose Clark
Myrnie Hall
Amanda Kinnear
Catherine Bremnan
Wie
Dayton Street
Harlan
Manchester in Smoke and Steel Dominates the North
The city is described as England's industrial heart with flaming furnaces and vast steel output. Baedeker’s claim of 600 factory stacks seen from a hill is questioned as likely humor. Dense fog obscures daylight, reducing visibility to a few blocks and forcing headlights on trolleys.
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Manchester
England
London
America
Pennsylvania
Baedeker
Colors of the Rainbow and Raindrop Size
The text explains that rainbow colors shift with drop size and that larger raindrops yield narrower rainbows with brighter colors.
Unionists and Press delay print news this week
Printers laid off and the press office closed on Friday hindered coverage of labor news. A meeting of unionists voted to issue the paper today, acknowledging the handicap and promising full labor coverage next week.
Workers Lay Off Not Strike Protest Over Prisoner Imprisonment
The public is told that laid off workers are acting on their own rather than striking. The Trades Council clarifies no organized action by the Central body and that layoffs stem from protest. The passage also describes color spectra for rainfall and mist as droplets vary in size from one to three tenths of a millimeter, detailing rainbow changes.
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Paris
France
Germany
Trades Council
Ned
Origin of Odd Fellows Traces and Possible Freemason Link
Origin of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows is unclear with theories tying its beginnings to Freemasonry in England between 1717 and 1740. Investigators note similar emblems and ceremonial structures. The first recorded lodge appeared in England in 1745, with members mainly mechanics and laborers, and early provisions for relief of needy brethren and member recreation.
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Order of Odd Fellows
England
Freemasonry
Tts
No-Breakfast Plan and Kitchen Concerns
An excerpt discusses economizing wool and the no breakfast plan as a method to adjust appetite and digestion. It cites Physical Culture Magazine noting health, appetite, and meal omissions, plus a light dialogue about marriage and family.
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Physical Culture Magazine
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Niles
Rost Bi
A. F
Dayton Ono
Ben Closterman
Hichorn
Market Street
Earl Nyswander
Carpenters
N. Main Street
Ges
Sarah
Plumbers’ Corner
Washington and Main
Plumbers’ Hall
Miami Valley
L. Haeffele
International Molders’ Union
Clark Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Walter Harlan
al F Tive
Butter County
Frank Pepper
Harry Metcalf
A. E. Eggleston
Philadelphia
City Fe
Horace Greeley
Balmoral
Lyric Theater
Duncan
Carol Holloway
Malcomb
Helen Holmes
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