Mob Rule in Harrison Arkansas Under Legislative Probe
Arkansas legislative inquiry hearings reveal witnesses claiming whipping, threats, imprisonment, and deportation by a mob. William Parr describes hiding in his attic for 40 hours while mob violence and coercion forced his resignation. Reporter John T. Rogers cites reliance on railroad manager Murray to secure escape, with Harrison’s mob rule treated as a closed book.
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Harrison, Ark
State Legislative Inquiry Committee
William Parr
Harrison
George O'Neal
Harrison Police
Rotary Club
Clay Holt
Walter Snapp
Crump
F. M. Garvin
Parr
Garvin
Sam Dennis
George McKinney
Sam
Little Rock
John T. Rogers
St. Louis
Rogers
Murray
Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad
Legislative Committee
Tax Dodging Scheme Debate on Stock Dividends
Senator Trammell of Florida denounces corporate stock dividends as a major means of evading income taxes. He says the practice allows big interests to dodge tax obligations while individuals contribute, urging a constitutional amendment to close the loophole.
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Washington
Trammell
Florida
Congress
Christian doctrine of property urged by Catholic welfare council
Washington reports the national Catholic welfare council outlines a pamphlet by Dr. John A. Ryan arguing earth belongs to all and the poor deserve a share of surplus. It envisions limiting capitalist property with wage earners receiving surplus profits, steadying markets and deemphasizing Wall Street speculation.
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Washington
John A. Ryan
National Catholic Welfare Council
Department of Social Action
Church
Cardinal Manning
Wall Street
Public Service Panel Orders Coal Shipments Halt
The Public Service Commission ordered the Pennsylvania Railroad to stop coal shipments to M. J. Carroll a dealer accused of profiteering. Carroll allegedly sold coal by ton at 22 and in 100 pound lots at 30.24 a ton with foreign matter mixed in.
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Philadelphia
Public Service Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad
M. J. Carroll
Carroll
Compulsory Arbitration Bill Opposed by Labor Advocate
Charles Edward Russell warns against H.R. 18522 the Mills bill for compulsory arbitration, detailing New Zealand’s experience with fines jailings and ineffective coercion. He argues the measure undermines collective bargaining and urges labor unions to block passage.
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Russell
New Zealand
House of Representatives
Congress
United States
Supreme Court
Lovely
Battlee
Anti Strike Law Targets Transportation Roles in Texas
Austin lawmakers back a bill that bars strikes disrupting commerce and extends to dock workers and transit employees. The plan allows prosecutors to seek venue changes to move trials to counties deemed fair, potentially aid by county attorneys or the attorney general.
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Austin
Texas
Kansas
Stereotypers Gain Higher Wages in Brockton and Lowell
Organized stereotypers in Brockton Mass raise wages from six twenty five to seven dollars daily. In Lowell the old scale becomes thirty five a week and forty two for day work and forty five for night work.
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Brockton
Mass
Lowell
Builders blame immigration limits for labor shortage
Washington argues contractors overstate a labor shortage in the building trades to push for policy changes. Secretary treasurer William J. Spencer says immigration laws do not hinder the industry, citing foreign workers from Britain, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway and noting wartime notches in apprentice intake.
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Washington
Associated General Contractors
Sone
William J. Spencer
Building Trades Department
A. F P. of L
Los Angeles
Spencer
British Isles
Germany
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Balkans
Europe
Radio broadcasts spark mine owners’ ire over child labor claims
A Ty International Labor News Service report from Washington describes a radio statement on child labor in coal mines that angered mine owners. The Labor Department’s Children's Bureau is accused of misleading attack while officials say the facts are accurate, with more broadcasts expected from Arlington Navy station.
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Ty International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
Labor Department
Navy
Arlington
Department of Labor Children's
IL. M. W
Goverment Department
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Charles Edward Russell
International Labor News Service
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Butler County Press
Law
New York
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Gary
Bet
General Contractors
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South Third Street
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