Frame Up Attempted Herrin Mine Killings Probe
In a report to Circuit Judge Hartwell the regular Williamson County grand jury said criticisms of state and county officials in the Herrin mine killings report were not supported by the record. The text notes accusations by accused miners’ lawyers that the special grand jury report was drafted at the urging of Attorney General Brundage and funded by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. It contrasts public reaction toward Herrin with actions at the Argonaut mine where 47 lives were lost, detailing mine shaft connections and safety issues in California. The piece criticizes perceived bias against unionism and defense of mine owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Hartwell
Williamson County
Brundage
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce
Argonaut
Ill
Metropolitan
Chambers of Commerce
Georges Sorel dies at 75 in Paris former adviser to workers
Georges Sorel a Paris civil engineer and longtime self described adviser to workers and unions died aged 75. He joined the extreme left of the labor movement resigning a government post and promoted general strikes and sabotage as a path to overthrow capitalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Georges Sorel
Sorel
Textile Strikes Continue Amid Nationwide Propaganda
Sara A. Conboy of the United Textile Workers denounces press claims that New England strikes are settled. She notes settlements in several mills and states that New Hampshire’s cities remain on strike, involving about 34,000 workers. She urges continued support to sustain the eight month battle until victories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New England
Sara A. Conboy
United Textile Workers of America
General Trades Union Movement
Lawrence
Rhode Island
Lowell
Ware
Mass
New Hampshire
Manchester
Exeter
Suncook
Dover
Nashua
Somerset
Newmarket
Gompers Attacks Rail Labor Board At Civitan Club
New York report cites Samuel Gompers urging return to table negotiations and abolition of the rail labor board. He denounces compulsory arbitration as forced servitude and criticizes the industrial court in Kansas as a fiasco. He links press anti-labor stance to newspaper owners who employ workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Railroad Labor Board
Gompers
Civitan Club
Australasia
Kansas
Jand
WIFE GETS BIG VER DICT IN RAILROAD CASE
The Minnesota state supreme court sustained a verdict of 28 315 against the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad in favor of Marguerite Clark wife of a switch man killed in the company yards. The case reached the US supreme court which ruled Clark heirs could recover damages for the pain he suffered during the 58 hours he survived after the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
State Supreme Court
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Marguerite Clark
United States Supreme Court
Clark
Engineers Oppose 12 Hour Day Push for Three-Shift Week
Executive board of the American Engineering Council votes 20 to 4 against the 12 hour day in continuous industries. The report argues eight hour shifts boost production up to 25 percent per worker and improve morale, with steel and iron sectors seeing compensating cost effects. The move is unlikely to win Wall Street support as managers and engineers favor labor-friendly reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nshington
D. C
American Engineering Council
Federated American Enginering Societies
Boston
Mortimer E. Cooley
University of Michigan Engineering School
Samuel McCune Lindsay
Columbia University
Cabot Fun
Henry R. Seager
Columbia
American Economic Association
Steel Industries
Wall Street
Don
Mass union meeting calls for Daugherty removal across nation
Washington report on a large gathering of trade unionists and sympathizers. President Gompers led the push to impeach Harry M. Daugherty, urging the removal of the attorney general to uphold law and constitution and purge alleged corruption in the department of justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daugherty
Gompers
A. F. of L. Executive Council
Department of Justice
Wilkerson
United States
Bar of Justice
Harry M. Daugherty
Kansas Taxes Are High Riot Over Tax Listing
In Wittsburg Kansas the delinquent tax list shows over 4000 lands advertised for sale, including prime farms and homes. A committee probes county fiscal policy amid claims of reduced corporate valuations and a 20 percent rise for lands and homes over two years. In East Liverpool Ohio workers strike for a seven percent wage rise amid broader labor disputes.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Illinois
California
Muldoon
Kennedy
Rail Labor Board
UNION
Tony
Lopay
Odo
Liverpool
Ohio
Pation
Divinvsrat
Better Homes
Victor Records
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!