14 May 1915
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Newspaper
Butler County Press
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1915
Page
1
A dramatic exploration of Kilauea on Hawaii island, detailing its nonconical crater, lava lake, and spectacular nightly lava fountains. The piece paints the lake as restless and radiant with blue, purple, and orange flames, describing perilous canyon edges and the awe inspired by nature’s furnace.
The New York Sun outlines shipboard fire drills and station bills, detailing weekly drills, inspector checks, and pump tests. It describes how crews deploy hoses, pumps, and lanterns, with the captain directing hold openings and steam to suppress smoke. It cautions on the dangers if a blaze overruns efforts, recalling past ship losses.
A playful scene shows Little Lola lingering in the sleeping car berth asking to go to bed while Mamma notes she is already tucked in. The exchange captures a sleepy child’s garbled appeal and a patient parent’s gentle response in a railway ambiance.
University of Chicago economist and newly elected Socialist alderman Professor J G Kennedy testified before the U S Commission on Industrial Relations. He argued low wages fuel society evils, cited insalubrious housing and child labor, and noted a historically weakened stockyards union after a 1904 strike. he blamed large import of unskilled workers and suggested unions as the solution.
The International union supports a modern facility at Colorado Springs for superannuated printers aimed at combating tuberculosis. More than 700 locations have tuberculosis committees enforcing cleaner working conditions, improving health among printers.
Frank Coverford testified before the United States Industrial Relations Commission that among about 1000 Harriman railroad strike shopmen one hundred sixteen died by their own hand, nine went insane, and fifteen percent of those who owned homes lost them amid the distress of the dispute.
A fragmented passage argues for a sanitary workshop, shorter work day, and the rights of workers to organize. It references collective bargaining, education, abolition of sweat shops, and prevention of tuberculosis and child labor as core aims. The text emphasizes living wages and worker protections.
The Alexander La Follette seaman's bill, signed by President Wilson, ends involuntary servitude on American registered vessels from 1916. It requires language understanding, raises the deck crew standard, lets sailors quit in port, and aligns wages with American norms, impacting foreign ships and treaties. Chicago carpenters locked out over wage and term disputes. An eight week training course for mechanics opens at Wisconsin Madison with paid study.
Dr John B Andrews Secretary American Association For Labor Legislation cautions that New York must protect safety and health of wage earners, warning that sweeping changes to labor law require careful study to avoid serious trouble and broad responsibility.
An editorial from the Philadelphia Public Ledger argues Pennsylvania should include miners in compensation, noting the deadly risks of coal mining and the fairness and efficiency of a well crafted compensation act. It cites Governor Brombaugh’s push, condemns insurers’ immunity, and lauds automatic adjustment to prevent charity after disasters like Pancoast.
New Jersey Supreme Court reverses Atlantic County ruling in the case of John M. Burbage, an Atlantic City painter. It holds that disability compensation is not limited to loss of earning power. impairment of physical efficiency from injuries warrants disability pay. The decision notes a fractured toe and pelvic fracture that shortened a leg and hindered climbing, plus resulting annoyance.
A nonunion baker sues the officers of Green Bay Federated Trades Council and the Bakers' union in Green Bay Wisconsin. The suit targets a printed circular that compares loaf weights from union and nonunion bakeries and highlights higher wages and shorter hours at union shops. The notice lists the two union bakeries involved.
The Longshoremen strike in Victoria B C was settled to mutual satisfaction. James M Lynch New York state labor commissioner helped resolve the Syracuse trolley strike. A bill to raise workers compensation by 10 percent failed in Iowa senate. Portland Central Labor council sought $8 a day minimum for county contract work but was rejected by county commissioners.
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