Miners Fire Two Leaders and Bar Reds From Union
Washington dispatch reports the United Mine Workers executive board expelling members who join red movements. Four groups are labeled dual or communist fronts: save-the-union committee, Pennsylvania-Ohio relief committee, international workers' defense, and the workers' party. The action bars dual orgs from UMWA membership and cites press ties to Pittsburgh Coal Co. publications. The piece also notes a paisley mine offer and a jail incident in St Clairsville where 75 women were detained on rioting charges.
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Washington, D. C
United Mine Workers
International Executive Board
Red Movements
Miners’ Union
Miners’ Executive
Save-The-Union Committee
Pennsylvania-Ohio Relief Committee
International Workers
Miners’ Executive Committee
United Mine Workers of America
Pittsburgh Coal Company
National Labor Tribune
Coal Digger
Save-The Union Committee
James A. Paisley
Cleveland
Jacksonville
Paisley
Philip Murray
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Minn
Federated Tender Assembly
Colorado
Duluth
American Federation of Labor
Federated Trades Assembly
Hawes Cooper convict labor bill eyed by national prison group
Missouri Senator Hawes said Congress will pass the Hawes Cooper measure this session to bar convict made goods from interstate commerce by allowing states to regulate sale. He blamed prison contractors for opposing the bill while noting New York’s labeling law and labor groups’ support. Edward McGrady of the AFL said organized labor backs the bill and opposes convict labor for profit.
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New York
Hawes
Missouri
Hawes- Cooper
National Committee On Prisons and Prison Labor
Congress
Senator Hawes
George Davis
Smith
Hawes-Cooper
Edward F. McGrady
A. F. of L
Home hazards rise as accidents injure many
Hartford based Travelers' Insurance Company estimates 12,000,000 people will be hurt this year with 26.29 percent of accidents occurring at home. Automobiles cause 29.47 percent and sports 20 percent. Most home accidents arise from falls from chairs ladders beds and slips on rugs and trap doors.
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Hartford
Conn
Travelers’ Insurance Company
Union Labor Life Insurance wins Massachusetts group plan
Boston reports the Union Labor Life Insurance Company scored a complete victory in Massachusetts enabling unions to fund group life policies for members across multiple plants. The governor signed the bill, backed by President Matthew Woll, and insurers expect immediate entry into the state. The Spectator and other publications view the change as weakening employer dominant schemes and boosting union financing of insurances across industries.
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International Labor News Service
Boston
Mass
Union Labor Life Insurance Company
Massachusetts
Union
Labor Life Insurance Company
Matthew Woll
Woll
the Spectator
New York
Chicago
The
Spectator
Insurance Journal
Supreme Court Blocks Coal Rate Fight Across Regions
The Supreme Court refused to lift a lower court decree barring the Interstate Commerce Commission from enforcing its order to cancel a 20 cent per ton rate reduction on lake coal. The dispute pits southern coal interests against northern and Great Lakes rate structures, amid broader regional competition tensions and Senate politics over ICC appointments. The Mississippi flood control bill also advanced in the House, passing 254 to 91.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
West Virginia
Federal Court
Southern District
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern
Lake Cango
Great Lakes
Commission
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Senate
Esch
House Backs New Pension Law For Civil Service
Washington report on the Lebtobard bill guiding civil service retirement. It allows voluntary retirement after 30 years or at a certain age, raises the maximum annuity from 1000 to 1200 dollars, and outlines government and employee contribution projections for the 30 year period and beyond. The bill argues a fair share split during initial years with employees funding a major portion thereafter.
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Washingtons
House
Vil Servic Committee
Leblbach
Farm co-ops lead in history with 11340 associations
Washington records show 11 340 cooperative marketing and purchasing associations listed by the department of agriculture at the start of the year the highest total ever. More than 80 percent of these co-ops handle grain.
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Washington
Co-operative — Marketing and Purchasing Associations
Department of Agriculture
Labor Eager to See Convict Industries on Right Basis
New York City report on the prison labor bill before Congress. Senator Harry B. Hines denounced the prison contractor influence. Albert Ottinger urged labeling convict-made goods to curb sweatshop conditions. Governor Alfred E. Smith praised Hawes-Cooper measure for enforcement.
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New York City
Pequot sheets and pillow cases urged by textile unions
New York labor activists urge support for Pequot products made by Naumkean Steam Cotton Co in Salem and MasE under favorable health and sanitary conditions. They claim Pequot sheets and pillow cases provide jobs for unionists, cost no more, and meet top quality standards praised by Thomas F P McMahon and Ties Starr.
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New York City
Textile Workers of
Thomas FP
McMahon
Starr
United Textile Workers
Youths' Fad Hits Hat Trade in Brooklyn Conference
New York City reports a two day union label conference in Brooklyn where Herman Finkelstein of United Hatters warns bareheaded youths hurt domestic hats. He calls for tariff limits on Italian shipments, noting cheaper labor overseas undercuts U.S. makers. Speakers urge labor to buy union made goods. John Sullivan opened the meeting with Matthew Woll addressing the consuming power of labor.
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New York City
LLN
Herman Finkelstein
United Hatters
Brooklyn
Italy
America
Finkelstein
Bers
Central Union Labor Council of
Greater New York
John Sullivan
State Federation of Labor
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
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Charges Coal Company Finances
Labor” Party
Bay State
Clear Cut
Union Labor Life
Pussyfoot
Thrift Shoe Basement
Alfred E. Smith
New York State
Attorney General’s Office
Frederick A. Goetze
Columbia University
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Manufacturers
Walter McNab Miller
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
A. F. Allison
Krebs Court
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