Union Retail Clerks Victims Of Notorious Injunction Judge
The piece reports on Chicago labor clashes with an injunction law, noting Judge Denis E. Sullivan’s ruling that the act is unconstitutional while Judge Hugo Pam upheld it. It lists jail sentences and fines for several Chicago Retail Clerks Union members and cites the broader political context. The article frames ongoing labor struggles and calls for union action in the 1928 campaign.
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Chicago
Denis E. Sullivan
Boon
Charles G. Dawes
United States
Cook County
Hugo Pam
Pam
Union
Sullivan
Supreme Court
Organized Labor
Middle West
American Federation of Labor
Business cycles called fallacy said by economist
New York a National Industrial Conference Board chief economist Virgil Jordan blasted economic forecasters at the American Iron and Steel Institute arguing that graphs and figures irritate business judgment. He said prognosticators predict seven fat years and seven lean years, urge that every industry have its own cycle, and warn that reliance on charts replaces initiative with fatalism. He warned such forecasting is little better than palmistry.
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New York
Virgil Jordan
American Iron and Steel Institute
Mr. Jordan
National Industrial Conference Board
Jordan
Trusts to Biology for Destiny
A fragment from a historical piece hints at a figure embracing natural law and biology as the path to her destiny, suggesting themes of self selection and fate within a science-centered narrative. The text emphasizes adherence to biological principles guiding personal outcome.
Tim Healy Honored For Long Unionism
New York report says Timothy Healy will be honored with a testimonial dinner on Tuesday December 6. Healy led the International Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen and Oilers for nearly 25 years, succeeded by First Vice President McNamara at the last convention, with a committee including Secretary of Labor Davis Senator Copeland and J T V O'Connor of the United States Shipping Board.
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New York
Timothy Healy
Wade Unionals and Friends
Isbor
Mealy
International Brotherhood of Stationary
McNamara
Davis
United States
Copeland
J T. V. O'Connor
United States Shipping Board
Workers Gain In Theatre Strike
Minneapolis and St Paul theatres end a six week strike with stage employes securing a 2 dollar weekly raise in year one, 3 dollars in year two, and 2 dollars in year three. Motion picture operators gain an average 2 percent increase. Agreements run until August 31, 1930.
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
Citizens’ Alliance
Ward Baking Company Feels Union Bread Campaign Effect
The Bakery and Confectionery Workers' International Union uses heavy publicity to press Ward Baking Company in its battle against non union bread. Free large loaves distributed house to house in Blue Island and nationwide billboard ads illustrate growing union pressure and worker response to union labeling and advertising.
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Ward Baking Company
Joseph A
Wise
International Labor News Service
Chicago
Ade
Bakery
Confectionery Workers' International Union
Ward
Frank Kasten
United Brick and Clay Workers of America
Kasten
Blue Island
Blue Islands
Charles F. Hohmann
Bakers’ Journal
Beat Avenue
Ward Concern
Cottage Grove Avenue
International Union
Bread Trust
Death of Seaboard Air Line chief Davies Warfield
Baltimore report recalls the Seaboard Air Line president Davies Warfield who helped shape the 1922 shopmen’s strike peace efforts. He supported a compromise with managers resisting union opposition and, alongside Daniel Willard, urged a move away from a die-hard policy toward stability in transportation.
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Baltimore
Davies Warfield
Seaboard Air Line
Harding
United States
Mr. Warfield
Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Warfield
Foe of Ex Kaiser Dead
New York reports Maximilan Harden a German journalist famed for satire and opposition to the Kaiser. He provoked unease among German royalty, criticized the World War and accused the Kaiser of cowardice under war lords influence.
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New York
Berlin
Maximilan Harden
Europe
Churches Open Pulpits to Labor in Los Angeles
Los Angeles churches welcomed organized labor and opened pulpits to trade unionists speaking on the moral aims of labor. James Myers notes the move follows last year’s A F of L convention in Detroit, citing improved relations between churches and unions as he addresses about 2,000 people at the Los Angeles First Methodist Church. The discussion covered living standards, child labor, unemployment, education, and women’s hours.
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New York
Los Angeles
A. F. of L
Detroit
James Myers
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
Myers
Oil Swindlers on Trial in Los Angeles Case
Nearly two-score businessmen in Los Angeles face trial for violations of the state corporate securities act conspiracy to obtain money under false pretenses embezzlement and forgery. They are linked to the Julian Petroleum Corporation which issued between four and five million shares of worthless stock. Receivers report over thirty four million dollars unaccounted for.
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Los Angeles
Julian Petroleum Corporation
Carpenters Union Officers Face Anti-Trust Fines
Former officers of the Chicago Carpenters District Council and several affiliated locals must pay about 15000 in fines after a final decision by the U S circuit court of appeals on a 1922 anti trust violation. The indictment charged conspiring with employers to bar nonunion materials from use in interstate commerce under the Sherman act. The ruling ties wage agreement exclusions to illegal restraint of trade across state lines.
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Carpenters
Chicago
Cheiago Carpenters’ District Council
Lncal
United States Circuit Court of
Appente
William F. Brit Stanley Musalsky
B. J. Wittman
Anton Sommers
Union
Employers’ Organization
Nat
United States Courte Hold
United States Supreme Court
Plrewit Court of
Anti Union Company Blamed For Strike
Seattle reports William Green president of the A F L asserts the anti union policy of Colorado Fuel and Iron caused the southern Colorado strike burst. He recalls the company drove the United Mine Workers out of Colorado fourteen years ago and warned it could invite trouble similar to that faced by other employers after spurning legitimate trade unions.
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Seattle
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
W. W
Colorado
William Green
A. F. Afte
United Mine Workers
Mr. Green
Eluit
Locomotive Seized to Pay Court Award
Jersey City officials seized a locomotive to satisfy a damage award of 3200 against the Pennsyl vaa railroad. A sheriff levied the property after a nine month hold, with a sale to follow unless the court award was settled. The auction was announced to proceed.
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Jersey City
Pennsylvaa Railroad
General Motors breaks records amid war era output
General Motors reports record profits for the year as worker productivity rises. First nine months show a 22.8 percent gain year over year. A reader who bought GM stock in 1914 at 68 would now see about 6000 in value, with stock splits and market growth boosting overall holdings.
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General Motors
Hiteral Motors
Pod
Unclear Movie Operator Notice Details
Fragmentary OCR text describes MOVIE OPERATORS with mentions of dates and prices but contains many garbled words. The readable items reference a time window possibly March 25 and a price around 7.06, with unclear actions or entities. No coherent event or outcome can be established from the legible portions.
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