Three Lindenwald Couples Tie Matrimony in One Week
The Press reports three unions forming in ten days with Louis Nau and Magdalene Hines marrying in Cincinnati then returning to 130 Walnut Street. George Merscher and Rose Clark wed, as do Frieda Illner and Clarence E Stump. All brides from Textile Workers Union, couples popular locally.
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Louis Nau
Carpenters’ Union No
Magadalene Hines
Textile Workers’ Union
Cincinnat
St. Lawrence Church
Price Hill
Walnut Street
George Merscher
Rose Clark
Textile Workers Union
Frieda Illner
Textile Workers
Clarence E Stump
Lindenwald
Nau
Labor Unity and War Policy at AFL Convention
The American Federation of Labor convention advances a unity driven war policy. It stresses no strike during wartime unless fully justified to soldiers on the front and urges employers to maintain production, while praising labor’s broader public responsibility and patriotism in support of the Allied effort.
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Federation
Executive Council
France
America
Organized Labor Movement
Wilson
Army
Navy
England
Organized Labor
Republic
National
Workers of America
Plumbers Union Flourishes Despite One Dissenting Firm
Plumbers Local Union met last Monday with full attendance and reported strong finances as most city firms operate under the union agreement. Carlos Gressle remains outside the pact, opposing signing to employ laborers, a move the union dismisses as impractical for maintainable plumbing standards. Meanwhile, wage increases for organized waiters in Seattle are noted at three dollars weekly.
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Carlos Gressle
Gressle
Seattle
Wash
Carpenters Union Reports Harrisburg Call and Growth
Carpenters Local 637 met Thursday with many members. Business Agent Swain Carson said workers answered the government call for Harrisburg carpenters and left Wednesday afternoon. He noted continued high demand locally and calls from other cities. New members were added and applications submitted as the union grows. The convention featured strong talk on war’s social effects and cooperation between labor and capital, with old and new members sharing a pragmatic view on unity. The Central Trades Council in Mobile lists 38 affiliated unions.
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Carpenters Union Local 637
Swain Carson
Harrisburg
Ciites
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