Vocational wage laws loom as bishops urge reforms
TheRight Rev John N McCormick argues for state controls on wages and hours, especially for women and children, citing Oregon and Massachusetts moves and supporting broader vocational training via public schools. He notes Ohio raising employment age and urges cautious, study driven policy with emergency state employment if needed.
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John N. McCormick
Western
Michigan
New York City
McCor Milck
Pinkham
McCorm
Hhis Deas
Oregon
Industrial Welfare Commission
Lsbor
Circnuit Court
Supreme Court of
Cleeton
Australia
New Zealand
England
Massachusetts
John Bates Clark
Columbia University
Atlantic Monthly
Ohio
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelpha
Detroit
Eggs That Croak: Crocodile Eggs Cry Before Hatching
Dr W A Lamborn on the Lagos coast reports unhatched crocodile eggs producing audible croaks from beneath sand. He found thirteen eggs at eighteen inches deep and all hatch within half an hour of digging. Earlier observations by Voeltzkow noted Madagascar crocs croak at two yards depth, signaling the female for aid.
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W. A. Lamborn
Lagos
Aind
Voeltzkow
Madagascar
Apples With Worms and the Hidden Questions Within
Robert M. Gay in Atlantic uses a fancy metaphor about a worm in an imperfect apple to explore curiosity sparked by flaws. He contrasts perfection and defect, suggesting a worm provokes deeper questions about origin, intrusion, and fate, while noting the same forces shape both apples.
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Robert M. Gay
Atlantic
Cocaine and Crime Seen as a Source of Wrongdoing
A Family Doctor discusses cocaine as a recognized source of crime. He notes cocaine use erodes moral sense and fuels evil deeds, contrasting it with morphine and alcohol users who may retain honor. The doctor suggests cocaine directly stimulates immoral acts and urges awareness of this danger.
Hollow tooth ache remedy from old exchange advice
A historical tip suggests placing a piece of clove in a hollow tooth to seal the cavity and relieve pain. The clove piece should protrude slightly as a cork to trap air and numb the nerve, then be replaced when it dissolves or falls out.
New York Workmen's Compensation Law Details
The New York legislature passed a workmen's compensation law set to take effect July 1. It establishes two-thirds of the average weekly wage as the basis for injury and death benefits, with weekly limits and caps for certain disabilities, funeral expenses, and dependent payments. The state commission will oversee claims, insurance, and enforcement, with broad powers to adjust groups and hear cases.
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New York
New York Times
State Workmen's Compensation Commission
Supreme Court
Labor and the Women’s Vote in Butte Speech
John Mitchell spoke in Butte Montana arguing that women should have the right to vote for their own protection. He noted millions of women must earn a living and that on moral questions affecting the home the mass of women will vote correctly, despite possible mistakes.
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John Mitchell
Butte
Mont
Taft favors tribunal to settle labor disputes publicly
Former President Taft advocated a government tribunal or commission to investigate labor disputes and report exact conditions so the public could form an informed opinion. He urged that public opinion be the deciding factor. Home for Sailors union faces Bam Vran eloco project at $57,750.
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Taft
Union
Sailors’ Union of the Pacific
Alaska Fishermen's Union
Bam Vraneloco
End Child Labor in America Says General Booth
General Bramwell Booth argues that the United States must halt child labor to prevent foreign-born children from entering factories and shops. He urges educational opportunities and Americanization to build a healthy, efficient future generation.
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United States
Bramwell Booth
Duration of toil and the quest for efficient hours
The Chicago News notes growing belief that long work hours may be unprofitable due to fatigue. It discusses scientists and efficiency experts examining the optimal balance of hours to maximize output and reduce accidents, citing Dodge and recent studies on work and fatigue.
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The
New York Sun
Chicago News
Labor Safety Bureau Creation Approved by House Committee
The labor committee adopted a unanimous report favoring a bureau of labor safety attached to the department of labor. The secretary of labor would hire expert sanitary engineers and architects to develop the bureau, becoming a central information source for employers building factories and mills, railway firms, and industrial towns. A Washington museum would house approved safety devices and sanitary appliances.
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Labor Safety Bureau
House Committee On Labor
Uniuimous
Bureau of Labor Safety
Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor
Raiway
Washington
Reform Coalition Forms Unified Labor Front in Washington
The Washington State Federation of Labor, Farmers' Union, state grange, and Direct Legislation league unite to push progressive legislation. They coordinate to advance reforms through coordinated lobbying and public campaigns across the state.
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Working
Washington State Federation of Labor, Farmers’ Union
State Grange and
Direct Legislation League
Babylon Dream Against the Toll of Factories
A poem by Hilda W. Smith in Survey contrasts a childlike longing for a romantic Babylon with the harsh grind of tenement life. The speaker questions miles to Babylon while factories hum and workers toil, yet imagines gleaming walls and joyous life inside.
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Babylon
Hilda W. Smith
Danbury Batters Case Upheld By Federal Court Of Appeals
Federal Court of Appeals affirms Loewe & Co. judgment for 252,180 against the Tinted Hatters of North America and 239 members led by Martin Lawlor. With interest and costs the total reaches about 272,000. Case to be appealed to the Supreme Court after a ten year legal battle involving the Antitoycott Society of America and the American Federation of Labor.
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Federal Court of Appeals
Alfred C. Coxe
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
D. B. Loewe & Co
Danbury Batters
Tinted Hatters
North America
Martin Lawlor
United States Supreme Court
Antitoycott Society of America
Loewe & Co
American Federation of Labor
Batters
Supreme Court
Chase
United
Wapretie
Danbury
Conn
Birthday For Gompers In Washington Dinner Held
A testimonial dinner for President Samuel Gompers is arranged by a committee of the Washington Central Labor Union. The event will occur on June 27 to honor his sixtyfourth birthday anniversary.
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Gompers
Washington Central Labor Union
Jung
Mr. Gompers
Labor Briefs Report Labor Shifts and Pay Changes
The item notes 80,000 amber workers in West Virginia and 70,000 in Louisiana with Tinian sheet metal workers in Dallas receiving a 50 cent daily raise starting January 1 1914. It mentions 1912 wage levels in hosiery and knit goods were 5.8 percent higher than 1917, despite a LT time reduction, and comments on hospital nurse entrants in San Francisco. It cites more fatal accidents in metal mines than coal mines and reports the final debt payment of 22000 by Eugene V Debs for the American Railway Union.
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West Virginia
Louisiana
Dallas
Tex
San Francisco
United States
American Railway Union
Eugene V. Debs
Multicolored Pencil Tricks and Lost Button Hunt
A boy boasts a color writes green purple crimson with a stump pencil, challenging his father to prove it. Two methods shown to find a dropped collar button involve barefoot room walking or stepping with boots, yielding the button. A Wealth Rules column by Father L McKenny argues global inequality, noting France and the US concentrations of wealth and calls for reflection.
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Mat Cindmatt Enquirer
Dublin
L McKenny
France
Enel
United States
Building Trades Department Progress Highlighted in Union
Fragmented and error-ridden excerpt notes the building trades department within the American Federation, claiming pioneering experiments and testing success. It references welfare under parent body guidance and supervision, though the text is garbled and uncertain.
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American Federation
Ameri Peder Han
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Berlin
Min
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Tahar Tt Sons
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