21 May 1915
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Newspaper
Butler County Press
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1915
Page
1
Western Railway workers secured higher pay and main concessions after negotiations. The settlement covers wage scales and related benefits, aiming to ease cost of living pressures and restore worker morale across divisions.
Ships require ongoing maintenance as no canal can stay usable without continual dredging and repairs. Panama faces landslides while Kiel contends with rotten ground and shallow depths from sinking, and Suez must be kept clear of drifting desert sand and sand ridges formed by springs.
The Chicago signed award raises rates for locomotive engineers firemen and hostlers on 140000 miles of Western railroads east to Illinois Central and Great Lakes. It sets overtime rates and allows transfer to electric power, with minimum daily pay for idle periods and revised freight and helper wages. Some provisions denied include automatic release and overtime in certain services. The dissent labels the decision a failure under Newlands act with a one year term starting May 10 1915.
The San Francisco Bulletin lauds the American Federation of Labor for expanding over 34 years from under 50 000 members to more than 2 000 000 with an average last year near 2 020 671. It notes 10 000 000 people tied to organized labor and millions indirectly affected by its wage and work conditions. In Pennsylvania Governor Brumbaugh signs a law doubling factory inspectors to 100 officials.
The passage argues that preserving ancestral rights is essential for future generations and binds individuals by a personal stake in liberty. It contends that sacrificing civil security for mere survival is immoral, likening life to a heavenly bounty and condemning surrender of fundamental rules of living.
Du Pont announces a 20 percent cash bonus for salaried employees, excluding top executives. The plan follows a 20 percent wage rise for payroll workers, covering about 15,000 staff and costing $2 million, with 2,500 beneficiaries in the United States, Chile, and London. The executive committee cites strong results from the wage increase. The bonus begins May 1 and runs through year end, effective April 1.
At 4 a.m. Bilking crept into the house and removed his shoes. A stair tread creaked as he climbed and a voice from above asked, Is that you John. Bilking replied It’s the stairs. The exchange ends with a denial and the case noted as not guilty.
The Yonkers Statesman reflects on wedding attire with a wry line about a bride wearing her mother's dress but not the room borrowing her father’s trousers, noting the humorous contrast in wedding fashion.
A national museum report outlines the history division and its display of nineteen gowns of presidential hostesses from Martha Washington onward. It highlights costumes, uniforms, memorabilia, and notable artifacts including Washington items, Franklin’s 1725-26 press, model ships, and a star spangled banner preserved from Fort McHenry.
In Yonkers Statesman style dialogue a lawyer questions waiter about tips. The waiter clarifies that a person at the nest table did not tip but paid a retainer. The exchange highlights restaurant policy and client payment manners.
The key ring embodies the old custom of handing house keys to the wife often linked to weddings and betrothals. The saying Forgiveness is better than revenge from Pittacua.
The federal and state employment bureaus report progress in placing thousands of jobless people. In February and March, 1,245 individuals were put to work through federal agents. New York state bureau reports over 16,000 applicants by April 1, with more than 4,000, about 25 percent, securing positions. Males led with 13,480 applicants. 2,046 men and 1,764 women were sent to work. Major fields include metal and machinery, building and construction, domestic service, and professional work. State calls for 8,488 workers from 2,300 employers show high demand for domestic service, metal trades, farm help, and construction.
The National Women's Trade Union League announces its fifth biennial convention to begin June 7, 1915 in New York. The call emphasizes equal pay for equal work amid wartime labor strains and urges affiliated groups to send seasoned members to advocate organized women in industry. Also notes Toronto Typographical Union seeks a $3 weekly raise, half hour cut, apprentice rate, and a three year contract term through June 30.
Let us organize wage labor forces and within AFL ranks contest openly for varied views on steps to move the grand army of labor forward. No organization offers such toleration or fair advocacy for new or brighter ideas inside AFL ranks.
The piece recounts Napoleon Bonaparte's Imperial Guard, its origins as the Garde Consulaire, and its evolution into the Imperial Guard. It notes the guard’s elite status, veterans’ resilience at Waterloo, and the postwar fate of many guardsmen including attempts at emigration to America and a Texas colony, culminating in exile and financial aid in 1820.
A fragmentary reminiscence about a former Bath and Wells bishop who urged ordination candidates to study the Analogy of Butler. It recalls a palace door farewell line and a half crown gift, alongside a quip about not “he Butler.” The note ends with a quoted Tom P’s London Weekly item and a cryptic Emerson reflection.
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