Wages Risen at Nash Clothing Co as New Year Gift
Nash Clothing Co awards employed a ten percent wage rise and a forty hour week as a New Year's gift. The text also includes a warning from Indianapolis reporting a UK concern that coal owners plan to attack UMWA lines at wage agreement expiration next March. It notes foreign correspondents and possible interference by financial interests.
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Indianapolis
England
United Mine Workers of America
Henry Evans
United Mine Workers’ Journal
United States
Equal Rights Scheme Sparks Women S Debate
Washington notes a split within the national woman’s party over an equal rights amendment. Nine women’s groups protest the measure, saying it would nullify protections for women wage earners and invite long litigation.Attorney Jackson H. Ralston says the amendment risks broad women’s labor laws and social economy effects.
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Washington
National Woman’s Party
Woman's Party
Women’s Committee On
United States
Alice Paul
Ethel Smith
National Women’s Trade Union League
National Woman's Party
Jacckson H. Ralston
Health by Wireless Bulletin Begins From Arlington Station
The United States public health service launches a bi weekly wireless health bulletin service via the naval radio station at Arlington Virginia. Messages are broadcast so any station with a telephonic attachment may read them. Under good weather the service may reach the Pacific coast Europe and northern South America. It is the first of its kind worldwide.
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Washington
United States Public Health Service
Naval Radio Station
Arlington
Pacific Coast
Europe
South America
Remember I Remember That We Voted Labor Out
A Mt. Vernon Daily Banner reader reflects on political change after voting Warren in last November. The speaker recalls losing work and a band being sold for bread, wondering if the family will face the poorhouse as they sit idle on the porch and question their former support.
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Warren
Labor
Mt. Vernon
Nash Clothing seeks emancipation of women with 40 hour week
Arthur Nash of Cincinnati proposes a 10 percent wage raise and a 40 hour week for his 1000 employees, mainly women, to allow mothers Saturday time with children. He cites increased plant efficiency and a moral aim to extend the 40 hour week to all workers while urging other employers to follow his lead.
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Arthur Nash
Nash Clothing Co
Cincinnati
Nash
Nash Co
United States
Moerlein Brewing Co
Elm Street
Shoddy Silk Flood Hits New York Textile Workers
The Textile Worker magazine accuses cheap wage makers of flooding the market with imitation silk from small war baby investors near Paterson New Jersey. It claims the imitations resemble silk but lack quality, while wages decline 10 to 30 percent and prices have tumbled since the war peak amid high rents and coal costs.
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New York
Textile Worker
United Textile Workers
Paterson
N. J
Cleveland Averts Strike in Garment Industry
A widespread strike in the women s garment manufacturing sector was averted as Cleveland shops, the garment manufacturers association, and the International Ladies Garment Workers Union reached a settlement after weeks of negotiations. The pact mirrors a prior local agreement and bars strikes and lockouts while creating an impartial dispute system. It guarantees thirty key weeks of continuous employment each year and sets production standards to evolve. The agreement remains in force until December.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Garment Manufacturers’ Association
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Union Packer Stand Sparks Arbitration Debate
Chicago era exposes a wage cut stance by meat packers who form a union to resist arbitration. Workers strike in protest as leaders defend secret diplomacy and insist their men are satisfied. Public indifference grows as meat supplies remain unaffected.
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Chicago
Pullman
Aii
Postpone Foreign Debts Senate Action on 11 Billion Owed by Others
Washington reports the Senate Finance Committee approved funding of 11 billion dollars owed by foreign governments. Debts will mature by June 15, 1947 with at least 5 percent interest and postponement for 26 years. No cancellation of principal or interest is allowed and bonds of one government cannot pay another’s debts.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
United States
Senate
House
Golden rule guidance for Sabbath observance and unity
A call to readers to honor the Sabbath in their own church and interpret the golden rule as their guiding law. The text echoes Jesus calling the golden rule the law and the prophets and urges personal resolve within a diverse faith community.
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Church
Jesus
Rail Salaries Highlighted In Congress Speech
Congressman Parks of Arkansas cited Harding’s $75 000 and a Pennsylvania railroad head at $76 460 per year to illustrate wage disparities. He argued organized labor secured safety rules and shorter hours, noting rail workers face harsh conditions while executives earn large salaries. He cited the average railroad worker wage and the $30 722.50 average salary for 20 Pennsylvania officials.
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Harding
Pennsylvania Railroad
Congressman Parks
Arkansas
Congress of the United States
Labor Board
Pennsylvania
Why Wall Street Wins Shaping Faith and Foresight
New York article discusses Wall Street’s self deception and its method of reasoning from effects to causes to protect against the future. It argues wage workers may gain profit by recognizing that Wall Street values predictable outcomes over chance events, shaping investment psychology.
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New York
Wall Street
Wall Street Journal
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