Suit of Chicago Carpenters Against Landis Committee Dismissed
The injunction suit brought by the Chicago Carpenters' District Council against the citizens' committee enforcing the Landis award was dismissed due to Judge Charles M. Foell's illness. The case, filed over two years ago, sought to stop committee pressure on employers and bankers to enforce union wage scales and Landis rules, with damages claimed at more than ten million dollars.
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Chicago
Landis
Chicago Carpenters’ District Council
Citizens’ Committee
Charles M. Foell
Foell
California
Hope Thompson
The
Carpenters
Carpenters’ Union
Kenesaw M. Landis
Death of Jack Canty, longtime Chicago Typographical Union figure
Jack Canty, sergeant-at-arms of Chicago Typographical Union No. 16, died after 59 years in the International Typographical Union. Born in Port Hope and a Toronto unit member since 1867, he moved to Chicago 54 years ago and worked as a printer until three years ago. Funeral drew about 200 at Lady of the Lake Church. burial at Calvary Cemetery. He left a widow, a son, and three daughters. Notables including Mark L. Crawford and Charles P. Howard attended.
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International Labor News Service
Chicago
United States
Canada
Jack Canty
Chicago Typoraphical Union No. 16
International Union
Mr. Canty
Port Hope
Toronto Typographical Union No. 1
No. 16
Lady of the Lake Catholic Church
Calvary Cemetery
Mark L. Crawford
Internatornal Typographical Union
A. F. of L
Pittsburgh
Charles P. Howard
The
International
Canty
Local unions in Indiana aid anthracite miners
Following a AF of L appeal, Local Union 4776 Wilsonville Ill sent 5000 to Secretary Kennedy of the United Mine Workers for the anthracite miners. Earlier a 1000 gift to Morrison was sent. Local 11597 Indianapolis sent 100 and printers sent 200 to the AFL. Indiana miners unions also contributed substantial donations.
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International Labor News Service
Indianapolis
Ind
Green
American Federation of Labor
Wilsonville
Ill
Kennedy
Frank Morrison
A. F. of L
International Union
Indiana
Miners Victory Shifts Attention to Bituminous Coal Fields
Indianapolis reports the United Mine Workers victory in the anthracite suspension reshapes morale and expectations across partly organized bituminous regions. The Pennsylvania win is seen as boosting union resolve in West Virginia and Kentucky areas amid ongoing labor battles.
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International Labor News Service
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Union plans intensified organizing in disputed fields
Officials of the international union consider broadening activities in Kentucky Tennessee and Oklahoma amid pending injunctions. Once these suits are resolved the group intends to resume constitutional organizing efforts in those regions.
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Tucky
Tennessee
Oklahoma
International Union
Blind man gains relief from union dues and pension
Maurice M. Smith, blind since 1918 after an on the job accident, paid $108.17 in dues to the Bricklayers Masons and Plasterers International Union from 1881 to 1926. He drew $2,248 in relief benefits since 1918 and will receive a $74 weekly pension for life, plus $300 death benefit and widow benefits if applicable, a benefit the union provided after government neglect.
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International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
Maurice M. Smith
International Treasury
Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers
International Union
The
International
Smith
John J Gleeson
Maurice M Smith
District of Columbia
Pullman Wage Raise Sparks Labor Union Ties
Chicago reports the Pullman Company touts a 10 percent wage rise for 12 000 porters and maids via 18 delegates under an employee plan. The raise allegedly totals 1 000 000 dollars yearly with 8 percent base increase and 2 percent from rule changes, seen as a move to deter genuine union formation as organizers push to unionize.
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International Labor News Service
Chicago
Pullman Company
United States Must Prove Respect For Rights of Mexico
San tiago Iglesias, secretary of the Pan-American Federation of Labor, calls for U S respect for Mexican and Latin American self determination. He warns against interference by financiers and urges actions that prove friendship, protect property rights, and avoid invoking arms embargoes amid Mexico’s land and oil laws.
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United States
Mexico
Iglesias
International Labor News Service
New York City
Santiavo Iglesias
Pan-American Federatio of Labor
Foreign Policy Association
Mexican Congress
Calles
State Department
Ister
Ican
North America
Pan-American Federation of Labor
Black Snow In New York Amid Coal Smog Palls Skyline
The city endures double blizzards and a midsummer thunderstorm that fail to clear soot from streets and buildings. Red snow appears in the Midwest as New York’s surface remains black after snowfall and central park ice turns jet dark.
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International Labor News Service
New York
Middle West
Central Park
Pittsburgh
Foster Held in Moscow Under Tight Soviet Watch
Reports say Washington prisoner William Foster, a Russia detainee since November, is kept under close surveillance in Moscow. He cannot leave or act freely while Ruthenberg strengthens his control of the American Workers Party.
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International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
William
Z) Foster
United States
Russia
Foster
Trotsky
Moscow
Red Metal Workers
Red Capital
Ruthenberg Keely
Workers’ Party
America
Ruthenberg
Coal Strike Clouds City Air With Health Costs
An urban coal strike worsens air pollution from soft coal and car fumes, triggering laryngitis and bronchitis in vulnerable residents. Health officials pursue aggressive smoke control while awaiting anthracite production, with months to improve downtown air and years to scrub coal dust from buildings.
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Grand Central Station
Health Department
Green Refuses to Pose for Non Union Cameras
Boston scene as President William Green of the American Federation of Labor leaves the state house. Newspaper cameramen gather to take his picture. Green asks if the men have their union wards. they answer in the negative and Green refuses to pose.
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Boston
Willian Green
American Federation of Labor
State House
Green
Cost of Sickness Harms Workers and Wages Nationwide
The National Industrial Conference reports U S workers lose about 260 million dollars in wages yearly due to illness. A New England plant with 4500 workers cites 267,500 in costs annually including 202,000 in wages and 45,000 in medical care. Disability-related relief adds further expense, though a mild winter helped.
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New York
National Industrial Conference
Wisu
New England
Ness
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