Farmers Can Not Rely on European Markets Says Economics Institute
The Institute of Economics finds that American farmers must focus on domestic efforts as Europe’s demand and buying power fail to support large U S food exports. Decline in European markets predates WW I, worsened postwar, with rising competition from Canada and other regions.
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Economics Institute
International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
Farmers of America
American Federation of Labor and
Progressive Farmers’ Organizations
Institute of Economics
United States
Europe
Institute
Edwin G. Nourse
Council of the Institute
American Farm Economics Association
Canada
South Amrica
South Africa
Australasia
United
Union Punished for Illegal Strike Benefit Disbursal
The appellate division of the supreme court ruled that a local union forfeits its charter when it disburses strike benefits illegally and fails to remit funds to the international union. The Peeksville plumbers case held the international may seize the local’s charter after findings of benefit mispayments to workers in other occupations. The decision upholds that unions’ internal rules bind members and courts provide no relief for violations.
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New York
Appelate Division
Supreme Court
International Union
Peeksville
International
Women in Alabama industry show long tenures not brief stints
Federal study contradicts the view that women workers in Alabama are mostly young and temporary. The report finds 28.9 percent are 30 to 50, 38.6 percent 20 to 30, and 28 percent 16 to 20. Sixty percent have worked three years or longer, and most contribute to family income while doing substantial home duties. Alabama lacks state limits on women’s hours.
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Washington
Alabama
Federal
Women’s Bureau
Yates
Standard Oil Records Dividend Payouts in Second Quarter
New York reports stockholders in Standard Oil groups will receive 40,699,592 dollars in cash dividends for the second quarter. This surpasses the 34,975,867 dollars paid in the first quarter and the 36,311,251 dollars in the same quarter last year.
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New York
Standard Oil
Warning on Cancer Cures From Health Commissioner
Health Commissioner Monaghan warns against cancer cures and cancer discoveries. The statement follows a conference of medical men who said recent cure claims have not been proven to have scientific value.
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New York
Monaghan
FTC Orders Cigar Makers to Drop Havana Tampa Branding
The Federal Trade Commission requires cigar manufacturers to stop using Havana and Tampa on box labels when the cigars are produced with domestic tobacco. This action aims to curb misbranding and protect consumers from misleading origin claims.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Havana
Tampa
Culinary crafts seal deals with Portland eateries
Portland eateries sign contracts with 147 culinary crafts firms to expand dining options across the city.
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Portland
Ore
Big Business Hails Republican Platform Planks Gains
The National Association of Manufacturers reports twelve of thirteen big business planks incorporated into the Republican platform at Cleveland. The controversial open shop plank is included with a call for equal liberty to pursue work and enter voluntary employment agreements without compulsory union membership. The platform also pledges budget discipline tax reform and a stable railroad policy while endorsing immigration laws and free enterprise principles.
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International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
Big Business
National Association of Manufacturers
Harden Colfax
Washington Evening Star
Cleveland
Colfax
National Association of Manufacturers At
Organized Business
Cleveland Platform
Coolidge
Des Moines Stores Tie Wages to Union Halt
In Des Moines furniture firms offer to pay the carpenters and linoleum layers higher wages if they drop their union. The workers ask how long these elevated rates would be kept after agreement.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Judge Sets Aside Gas Law Rate Confiscation Stance
New York federal judge Winslow voids state law fixing a $1 gas rate. The court says setting rates is not judicial business, but it can halt confiscation. Gas companies will keep charging $1.38 per 1000 cubic feet.
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New York
Winslow
Governor appoints mediation panel for garment industry
New York Governor Smith names an advisory commission to help garment workers and employers settle disputes. Union leaders call for industry stabilization through fundamental reforms and insist jobbers are unnecessary.
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New York
Smith
Coal owners defeated in attempt to jail Miners Union leaders
In Fayetteville West Virginia treason and murder charges against C Frank Keeney Fred Mooney and William Blizzard collapsed after prosecutors admitted earlier trials produced no results and key witnesses vanished The case stemmed from a 3 year old miners strike and the Logan county mob formation later moved to Morgan and Greenbrier counties to avoid charges.
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Fayetteville
W. Va
Miners’ Union
C. Frank Keeney
Fred Mooney
William Blizzard
Logan County
Nll
Morgan
Greenbrier
Floor Layers Win Daily Wage Increase in Seattle
Seattle floor layers secured a wage advance of one dollar per day, raising the new daily rate to ten dollars. The settlement marks a negotiated pay rise for the trade amid ongoing labor talks in the city.
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Seattle
Cuban Railway Workers Win Strike to Keep Word
Cuban railroad workers won their strike against the road administration to enforce a signed agreement. The Pan American Federation of Labor reported the victory in Washington and noted the Cuban government’s intercession helped secure the settlement. Executives Otero Herrera Tamayo Arevalo issued the cables celebrating full victory and support for worker bargaining rights.
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International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
Pan-American Federation of Labor
Otero
Herrera
Tamayo
Arevalo
Cuba
Pan American Federation of Labor
Alfredo Zayas
Havana
Pan- American Federation of Labor
Mat-American Federation of Labor
Iron Molders Strike Sparks Tender Injunction Plea
Marshalltown Iowa firm Victor Testing Company now Marshalltown Heater asks for permanent injunction against striking iron molders. Company says strikers injure business and destroy property during labor dispute.
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Marshalltown, Lowa-Yne Victor Testing Company
The
Marshalltown Heater Company
Hirhte
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