08 Oct 1915
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Newspaper
Butler County Press
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1915
Page
1
The article argues wage workers should rely on trade unions to secure equitable pay and working conditions. It critiques profit sharing and dividend schemes as illusory, noting unions provide real gains while employers retain profit decisions in competitive markets. It contrasts organized workers with unorganized schemes and stresses collective action.
The Boston Globe discusses the Colorado supreme court ruling in Lawson, noting the judge's coal-operator ties should preclude him from presiding over a labor leader case and questioning the jury's fairness. It calls Lawson entitled to a trial whose fairness cannot be doubted.
The article explains how modern high powered artillery relies on exceptionally strong steel to withstand extreme pressures and heat. It cites figures on discharge pressure, velocity, and energy, noting the resilience required for shells and mechanisms, plus the specialty of nickel steels and the endurance of machine parts under recoil.
A speech-extensive piece argues that labor is a personal right and not a commodity, framing the Clayton Antitrust Act as elevating labor relations in national life. It contrasts property rights with personal rights and discusses labor’s status amid wartime economics and legal theory. The article also notes a factory payroll bonus for machinists as a wartime wage measure and mentions opposition by the International Association of Machinists to the bonus system.
A fragmentary reflection cites Cornelius Guiney on labor's aim to develop the whole person and questions the value of wealth without spiritual sustenance. It notes the burden a human can bear and compares it to an animal’s limit of 125 pounds before retreat or collapse.
Samuel Gompers urges workers to uphold liberty and responsibility as the nation advances. He calls for men and women to act with courage and integrity, ensuring the welfare of workers and families while meeting coming challenges with dedication to freedom and progress.
Chicago garment workers press for a joint employers and employees arbitration board to settle grievances. The proposal aims to reduce strikes by nonbinding shop committees and create a formal mechanism similar to New York’s tripartite system, with unions and manufacturers in agreement on arbitration and working conditions. The effort follows recent strikes and seeks to stabilize labor relations across about eighty plants.
National article outlines United Mine Workers of America labor talks with Anthracite workers in Pennsylvania. Key demands include a two year contract, union recognition, year round pay rules, and limits on work locations. Indictments cross into textile unions after a New York grand jury charged ten members with conspiracy.
Garment workers in Chicago push toward a fifty hour week while The Standard Oil Company grants the eight hour day to New Jersey workers. Four Torrington Connecticut firms raise wages and shorten hours. The antin*tricite belt operators and miners face a contract expiring April 1 1916. A movement for human welfare and rights stands for freedom and labor demands.
The article argues cats dogs and monkeys display higher intelligence than horses, noting dogs show human morals, cats adapt to varied environments, and monkeys resemble humans in thought processes. It claims scientific tests reveal wisdom gaps, with horses often learning but not thinking.
A mixed digest of curiosities and reflections. Black opals from Lighting Ridge in New South Wales are praised for their color and rarity, while varied excerpts discuss reading, ancient trades, book consumption, a boast about minding one’s business, and a theatrical complaint from a gallery audience.
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