Advisor Unmasked in Labor Row Over Slander Claims
New York leader Morris Kaufman accuses M. J. Olgin editor of a Jewish newspaper of slander against fur workers and trade unions. Kaufman rejects a labor court idea, calls Olgin a stool pigeon, and demands a district attorney investigation into the charges.
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New York
Morris Kaufman
International Par Workers’ Union
M. J. Olgin
Fur Workers’ Union
Olgin
Fur Workers
Kaufman
Econcrete
Seab
Labor Movement
Labor Court
Farriers
Coal Costs a Secret
The District of Columbia Supreme Court permanently enjoins the federal trade commission from seeking cost prices or other production information from the Maynard Coal Company. It holds the company not engaged in interstate commerce but in production, with multiple U.S. Supreme Court decisions cited. The court also notes a similar stance in cases involving independent steel companies resisting production cost inquiries.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Maynard Coal Company
The
Commission
United States
Preme Court
Supreme Court of
United shopmen resist rail strike coercion and greed
Locked out railroad shop workers numbering about 150 000 hold ninth month idle as profits driven jugglers and financiers push anti union terms. They condemn the railroad labor board policies and oppose private contracting that worsens hours and wages while public suffering grows.
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United States
Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio
New York Central Lines
Boards Labor Board
Railromils
Railroad Labor Board
Mooper
Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley
Atlantic Coast Line
Delaware & Hudson
Southern Pacific
Rocksland
Burlington
Oppose Pittsburgh Plus Freight Bill in Steel Industry
Cleveland chamber of commerce condemns the Pittsburgh plus phantom freight scheme as unethical but admits little can be done. The plan charges consumers Pittsburgh price levels plus freight from Pittsburgh, depriving mills near raw materials of potential savings and aligning nearby mills with Pittsburgh mills in competition. Judge Gary and associates defend the freight bill, which is said to gouge the public by millions annually.
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Department of Justice
Congress
Cleveland, O
Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Pittsburgh Plus
Steel Trust
Gary
The Best Advertisement Offers Value on Teas and Coffees
A grocer touts best possible values in teas and coffees in the Union. One example is a coffee priced at 35 cents per pound, claimed to be unmatched by any legitimate grocer for less money.
Employers Favor Equality Bill in Minnesota Legislature
Minnesota employers back a proposed women's equality bill now before the state legislature. The national movement originally pushed a federal constitutional amendment but now campaigns at the state level to end inequalities against women. Unionists favor targeted protections over a blanket repeal that could erase existing safeguards for working women.
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St. Paul
Minn
National Women's Party
Jeanette Rankin
Food prices rise across 14 cities in year long survey
The U S Bureau of Labor Statistics reports food prices increased from February 15 1922 to February 15 1923 in 14 cities while eight showed declines. Increases ranged from 1 to 4 percent with Pittsburgh at 4 percent and Philadelphia under 0.5 percent. Separately The Texas Company reports a net profit of 26588972 for last year.
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Washington
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Pittsburgh
Denver
Little Rock
Portland
Boston
Kansas City
Providence
Baltimore
Butte
Dallas
Milwaukee
St. Paul
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Scranton
Memphis
Washington, D. C
Manchester
Norfolk
San Francisco
New York
Texas Company
State Police Useless Debate in Ohio Assembly
Newark editor argues against a proposed Ohio state constabulary. He cites past defeats, labor fears, and claims a rural police bill serves bosses, not people. The piece questions efficacy, taxation, and road funding tied to the proposal.
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John Bush
Newark
Ohio
Messare
Ohio General Assembly
Orgren
State House
Columbus
Justin Harding
Warren County
General Assembly
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Hyde Park
Sherman
Bostonian
High Street
the Workingman’s Store
Ike
Harding
Public Service Corporation
Wall Street
Richard F. Graf
Journal
Hamilton
Ohio Constabulary
Bush
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