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Newspaper
Butler County Press
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1916
Page
1
A recent scientific journal advocates a shorter working day as a path to greater economic efficiency. The article argues productivity gains offset reduced hours and cites research on worker well being and output. The piece notes policymakers may consider staged trials to assess impacts on industry and labor.
The article argues for universal adoption of an eight hour day, citing Ford and Detroit plants as successes. It notes workers perform less over ten or nine hours, plus the need to balance leisure with labor. It discusses overhead at night, potential demand, and the role of both unorganized and organized labor in driving shorter days.
A carpenters and plasterers union have been formed at Juneau as part of a broader drive to unite wage workers in Alaska. An organizer from the States directs the proceedings and a circular letter calls for a territorial trades council linking all trades across towns to resist wage cuts since government as railroad builder began.
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor told a house committee that living expenses have not risen 15 percent in the United States over the last decade while wages lag. He asserted wage growth and labor conditions improved in twelve years and that essentials costs have actually trended downward since 1900, expanding the basics of life.
The account recalls James Madison at his first inaugural, his pale speech, awkward manner, and gradual poise. Washington Irving notes the contrast with Mrs Madison and Jemmy Madison’s shy, diligent nature. The piece mentions critics and observers at Long’s hotel and Princeton era character.
A Youth's Companion excerpt notes that foreigners prefer hearth bread with a heavy crust and Americans choose pay tea with crust only on top. It claims immigrants have better teeth and keep bread longer, arguing fresh-from-oven bread is unfit to eat.
A playful exchange shows Stevenson gently chiding James for overusing words like immense and tremendous in a letter about printing Roderick Hudson. Stevenson asks James to revise the last chapters, joking that careless phrasing leaves his room a cathedral in need of cleaning.
The Judge offers the line that a man lives three lives youth manhood and age with a witty comparison. Professor Pate repeats the idea describing youth as a rising sun, manhood as the sun at meridian and age as a wetting sun, when boasting about the past.
A historical note outlines a ten animal paradise as described in Mohammedan belief. The list includes the calf of Abraham the ox of Moses the whale of Jonah the ass of Balaam the ram of Ishmael the ant of Solomon the camel of Saleh the cuckoo of Balls the dog of the seven sleepers and Al Barak the steed said to carry Muhammad to heaven.
The New York Sun notes a recurring fatal number for the Stuart line with dates tied to James III death at Bannockburn 1488 and Mary Stuart beheaded 1588. It claims James II was dethroned in 1688 and Charles Edward died 1788 while some allege Robert I died in 1888.
A long atmospheric essay describes piloting an aeroplane in clouds and at low altitudes. It explains dangers from a cloud nose dive, rarefied air bumps, and wind drift, with guidance on visual navigation by towns, roads, rivers, and railways. It notes altitudes of 2000 feet as optimal for cross country flight and outlines how clouds impair control and may prove fatal.
The text argues that many union members lack loyalty to the union label and warns against buying goods without it. It contends that even lukewarm support has produced tremendous gains for wage earners, strengthening the trade union movement and aiding trades lacking union label options.
A dramatic shift in public opinion shows many former opponents of labor unions now favor granting workers equal opportunity. The Oklahoma Federation notes education in democracy fosters sympathy for unions, urging self sacrifice to advance broader rights and protections for all workers.
The wage agreement between United Mine Workers leaders and mine owners in New York was ratified by a miners vote 408 in favor to 280 against. It runs two years from April 1, covers coal and mining labor computing four cents per ton and a five percent raise for day labor and yard work, shaping central competitive wage talks in districts across Ohio and Pennsylvania.
A letter to the London Times by Professors Joly and Dixon discusses experiments on swimming in clothes. They find downward drag of heavy sailor clothes in sea water is minimal once air is expelled, while warmth loss is greatly reduced by wearing garments. The conclusion urges keeping clothing and life belts ready at sea to stay warm.
The article recounts a dramatic episode from 1515 involving Maria Turgenyev, mother of the Russian novelist Ivan Turgenyev, who feigned illness to test obedience after a birthday celebration. She dismissed her staff and ordered the court swept, with names of servants cited as drunken participants. An Athens coin is noted for metallurgy history.
An Industrial Banner piece extols trade unions as leaders in democracy and reform arguing for shorter hours and fair wages. In Boston, the Typographical union and shop owners sign a five year contract raising wages by two dollars weekly for both men and women and pushing for equal pay.
A fragment from Walton's The Complete Angler praises the nightingale's song. The author notes its sweet tone rises and falls, likening it to heavenly music that could lift the listener above earth and prompt a prayerful awe at nature's craft.
Professor F G Donnan of University College London defines an emulsion as the distribution of one liquid in another. Milk is an emulsion with particles about a thousandth of a millimeter in diameter. Butter is an emulsion with even smaller water particles. The piece also includes a brief comic exchange about ladders from the Detroit Free Press.
Assemblyman Hess introduces an amendment to the public officers law requiring every state employee to receive an annual two weeks of vacation. The proposal aims to ensure rest and compliance with employee welfare standards across state government.
A compilation notes paraphrased lines attributed to the Pittsburgh Press and Baltimore American. The Pittsburgh item jokes on parental support styles after marriage while the Baltimore quote comically claims passenger safety due to a recklessly reputed engineer.
An excerpted historic note traces the Canary Islands origins of the name Canary and Gran Canaria, cites ancient beliefs of the islands as a heavenly realm, and recalls a Carthaginian edict fearing emigration to this paradise. A humorous aside about corn popping contrasts with a motto about sincerity.
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