United Mine Workers Seek Court Action Over Contract Violations
The United Mine Workers file injunctions in Monongalia County West Virginia to halt coal companies from repudiating contracts and evicting workers. Complaints target Cleveland & Morgantown Coal Company Connellsville By-Product Company and Arkwright Coal Company, aiming to prove workers have equity in court and secure damages for willful contract breaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Labor News
Bereauer
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Cleveland & Morgantown Coal Company
Pursegrove Corporation
Cleveland
Ohio
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
United Mine
Circuit Court
Monongalia County
Connellsville
Arkwright Coal Company
Paisley Interests
Tne
Unilur
Congress urged to probe Willimantic strike at American Thread
Thomas F. McMahon of United Textile Workers and a workers committee press for a congressional investigation of the year long strike at the Willimantic Connecticut plant. State police guard the town amid workers protests. The English company, showing large dividends while cutting wages, holds a $15 million capitalization with $14 million surplus.
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Washington
Congress
New England
American Thread Company
Willimantic
Conn
Thomas Fr. McMahon
United Textile Workers
English Sewing Cotton Thread Company of England
McMahon
Shirked duties of citizenship condemned by reformers
Chief Justice Lloyd F. E. Thompson of Illinois lauds public virtue and warns that reliance on political machinery without moral obligation erodes self government. He says citizens must actively engage, not retreat when politics becomes routine or corrupt, or professionals will dominate public service.
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Washington
Lloyd FE. Thompson
Ilinois Supreme Court
American Law Institute
Hard Times Policy Warns of Recurrent Slumps
The Weekly Bulletin of the National Catholic Welfare Conference department of social action asserts hard times are not due to weather and will recur in the United States. It notes current business slack extends into the future and stresses a systemic pattern rather than recent conditions.
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Washington
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Department of Social Action
United States
Economic hardships from insufficient consumer buying power
The text argues that bad times stem not from production issues but from lack of purchasing power. It notes stagnant farm prices, workers earning insufficient wages, and small businesses crushed by trusts. It highlights that even with high output, most people have too little money to buy their own products, threatening broad economic stability.
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United States
Armong
Old Age Survey for New York
A joint legislative survey of poor houses almshouses and aged homes in New York has been authorized by a resolution passed in the closing session. Two state senators and three assemblymen will conduct the investigation to shape a modern state policy and propose enabling legislation.
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International Labor News Service
Albany
N. Y
Assemblyman Bernhardt
Buffalo
Labor
Killing Convicts Nothing New in Alabama Mines
A Jefferson County grand jury in Birmingham probes the death of James Knox at Fist Top mine. Evidence shows other convict miners suffered brutal treatment by straw bosses, with welts and cuts presented to the jurors. Convicts claim attempts to strike led to clashes as wardens were suspended during the inquiry.
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Birmingham
Ala
James Knox
Fist Top
Davis
Knox
Miners Find Wage Slash Fails to Bring Full Time Work
West Virginia coal districts report wage cuts backfire as promises of more time and higher pay collapse. Companies slash wages to 20 dollars daily inside labor and per ton rates while adding dead work without pay, hurting miners and local merchants and reviving UMW organizing efforts.
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District 17
West Virginia
Pete
Tetlow
Dartmont Coal Company
WNT
Blue Ridge Coal Company
Hound Polo Coa
Jacksonville
Lancer Tawna Anil Vities
Unjust Conditions Bring United Labor in Toledo Speech
Dr Horace Westwood Unitarian minister argues organized labor is an effect, not a cause, amid Britain’s nameral strike talk. He warns industrial wealth targets treat workers as commodities and urges valuing life over production, balancing industry with human welfare.
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Toledo
Ohi
Horace Westwood
England
Fife
Federation Bank and Trust Company Opens After Union Support
Labor bank celebrates third anniversary in Washington Irving High School hall. Peter J. Brady reports conversion from commercial and savings insurer to trust company with capital over 1.6 million dollars and resources exceeding 17 million. He credits rapid growth to AFL union backing and employer interests recognizing the bank.
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International Labor News Service
New York City
Washington
Trving High School
New York
American Federation of Labor
Peter J. Brady
Federation Bank and Trust Company
Brady
Bank Fostered Labor Gains Through Commerce Ties
The insured and labor affiliated bank notes strong start and steady growth. Founders aimed for conservative expansion, building reserves while fostering better ties with employing groups and merchants. They claim improved community relations between capital and labor and expect closer cooperation in the future.
New Engines of War Now Center of Disarmament Debate
Dr Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, argues the shift in disarmament concerns from armies and navies to air forces and modern chemical industries. He notes air power and chemical industries can be converted rapidly into deadly combat tools, marking a key strategic change.
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New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Milk Trust Reported Controlling New York Market
Health officials allege a milk trust in New York dilutes price and distribution. Evidence shows mixed whole and skim milk yielding about 1,000,000 quarts of adulterated milk sent to city institutions last year.
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New York
Building wages rise in sixty cities in April report
The American Contractor through F. W. Dodge Corp notes wages increased in sixty cities in April effective May 1. March saw ninety one increases, a monthly record, with wage growth active in forty three of the past forty eight months.
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International Labor News Service
F. W. Dodge Corporation
Controller General rules on monument bid in Bardstown Ky
The Controller General rules the government cannot save 5100 on a Bardstown Ky monument contract due to the phrase shall expend. The Hall department had directed the secretary to spend 15000 for the memorial. A $10000 satisfactory bid is received with bids up to 14000. The department asks what to do with the remaining 100.
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Washington
McCart
Bardstown
Confess
Hall
Organizing Mexicans in Copper District Labor War
Mexican workers in the copper section are being organized by the Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Union. They are displacing American workers with dual wage standards on outside jobs and in camps that are Mexicanized. Mexican workers oppose the system and aid the unionization campaign.
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Miami
Arviz
Organized machinists reject 2 cent wage rise in Chicago
Chicago organized machinists reject a wage increase of 2 cents an hour. They demand five times that amount, pressing for higher pay in negotiations with employers.
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Chicago
Unions Claim Contractors Block Peace in Chicago Building Trade
Patrick P. Sullivan of the Chicago Building Trades Council argues unions seek harmony and continuous employment but accuse contractors of resisting union work. He cites outside organizations backing contractors and calls for clear language protecting union-only staffing, while urging joint review before any union workers leave jobs.
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Chicago
International Labor News Service
Patrick P. Sullivan
Chicago Building Trades Council
Building Trades Unions
Sullivan
Uriel
Hon Umion
Sailivin
Funiamoentalimion Palley
Laredis
Chitago
Association of Commerce
Bantore
Usinets Manufacturer’ Association
Lie Buildin Induptey
Buildine Wades
Creanigrttone
Otto Me
Sullivin
Wen Andy
Landis
Page
Menhall
Joint Conference Board
Jmts
Senate panel probes rent dealers profits in Washington
During a recent session a senate committee began examining local rent dealers accused of profiteering. The dealers offered little cooperation and refused to answer committee questions. Several sellers did not respond to the senate’s request for information.
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Washington
Senate
Packed Probers to Study Labor Law in Providence
The secretary of the union and the employers division discuss a commission to review labor law and workers compensation. Trade unions fear the inquiry will whitewash issues and undermine the act.
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Prvidence
Eunviesian
Assunianion
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