19 Feb 1915
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Newspaper
Butler County Press
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1915
Page
1
A spread on trade unions praises labor reform and living wages, arguing unions raise work conditions and community well‑being while opposing nonunion restrictions. It contrasts trusts with union labor and ends with a anecdote of a conductor and a singer learning truth through heart and faith.
Green Bay railway workers abandon a 600 acre farm plan and form a Rochdale style cooperative store. Plans are progressing with 2000 to 4000 dollars in stock sold as the store prepares to open for the benefit of the employees.
Organized labor in Alabama urges several measures before the state legislature including compulsory education, mechanics lien, moving convicts from mines to road work, a compensation law, stronger mining and child labor protections, and provisions for a state constitutional convention.
A woman in a Berne church under Father Reichel delighted listeners with flawless technique during a final Messiah rehearsal. The soprano sang the high refrain with such purity that critics marveled at her perfect control and breath.
The Boston Herald recounts varied folk beliefs about the rainbow from Greece to Russia Hungary and Turkey. Tales include a sex change at the rainbow's end in Greece a head turning to silver in Turkey and Russian wells called pumps with angels overseeing water flow.
The London Globe notes a pronunciation debate over Ypres Tower in Rye Sussex calling it Wipers tower. The twelfth century building is the Cinque ports oldest secular stronghold once central to the town with later walls and gates added.
A jumbled historic snippet notes Prince George of Denmark nicknamed Est-il-possible during the 1688 revolution era. It contrasts reactions of supporters and critics as loyalties shifted amid political upheaval.
Mary Petrucce, wife of a Ludlow miner, testified before a New York federal commission about the Ludlow strike disaster. She described hiding with her children in a cellar as rifles fired and tents burned, seven children and two women perished, and militiamen were blamed for starting the blaze. Another witness noted wages and railroad dividend claims in the arbitration context.
A speaker argues for holding unions responsible for outcomes while preserving democracy. He compares unions to bankers and capitalists, rejecting blanket blame and urging accountability for the average worker’s organization. The quote attributes these views to John Mitchell.
The New York Court of Appeals sustains a labor law clause granting employees in factories and mercantile establishments one day of rest weekly. The unanimous opinion notes health, indoor work, and societal rest factors, while signaling possible further review by the U S Supreme Court.
The United States free employment office reopens. Printers at Roches mand forty two dollars daily. A Cuba labor drive is planned by the A F L N Y. St Louis bakers adopt a profit sharing scheme. H C Frick Coke orders fire one thousand idle toke ovens. Federal full crew law would cost railroads over twenty million dollars.
OHN MITCHELL, former UMWA president and NY state workers compensation commissioner, testified before the federal commission on industrial relations. He warned large combines restrain the right to organize, citing United States Steel as mixed—advancing safety yet curbing union rights. Mitchell urged collective bargaining as essential for lasting peace. He noted organized workers gain political influence and argued wage rises relate to improved citizenship and morale. He questioned profit sharing schemes, doubting workers gain real voice in business decisions.
The American Federation of Labor convention, last November in Philadelphia, considered funeral aid appeals from three international unions. The executive council urged donations to the International Glove Workers Union of America United Textile Workers of America and the Western Federation of Miners Central bodies. Send contributions to Preak Morrison Ouray Building Washington for receipt and forwarding one third to each union.
A Panama meeting of canal worker groups protested an executive order requiring rent for tents, fuel, and light starting March 1. Protest letters were sent to U S labor leaders including Samuel Gompers. Workers argue rent reduces wages and violated a promise tied to the canal’s extended construction to July 1916.
A joint legislative board has been formed to advocate labor measures. It comprises the Illinois State Federation of Labor, Chicago Federation of Labor, United Mine Workers of America, each of the four railway brotherhoods, Chicago Federation of Teachers, and the State Teachers' Association. Farmers may join the board.
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