Frame Up Accusations Slow Justice in Herrin Mine Massacre
In Herrin Illinois the regular Williamson county grand jury rebukes critics of the special grand jury report on the Argonaut mine killings while miners’ attorneys charge prewritten prosecutions by Attorney General Brundage. The piece critiques chamber of commerce influence and faulting Argonaut owners for 47 deaths as mine shaft safety and escape issues are discussed.
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Herrin
Hartwell
Williamson County
Brundage
Mlinois Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce
Argonaut
Ill
Metropolitan Press
Chambers of Commerce
Argonaut Mine
California
Kennedy
Muldoon
Georges Sorel Dies in Paris at 75
Georges Sorel, longtime adviser to workers and unions, died in Paris aged 75. A civil engineer by training, he joined the extreme left, championed general strikes and sabotage, and attacked the state. His radical philosophy influenced unions and other intellectuals worldwide.
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Paris
France
Georges Sorel
Sorel
Textile Strikes Ongoing as New England Mills Remain Off
Sara A. Conboy of the United Textile Workers warns against press claims that strikes are settled. She cites partial settlements in Lawrence Massachusetts Lowell Rhode Island and widespread action in New Hampshire including Manchester Exeter Somers et Newmarket. About 33 000 workers are affected. fundraising continues for hungry strikers in Rhode Island and the Blackstone Valley.
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New York
New England
Sara A. Conboy
United Textile Workers of America
Lawrence
Rhode Island
Lowell
Ware
Mass
New Hampshire
Manchester
Exeter
Suncook
Dover
Nashua
Somerset
Newmarket
Blackstone
Gompers Urges Return to Table Over Rail Labor Board
In New York President Samuel Gompers told the Civitan Club that the old round table method should settle disputes and called for abolishing the railroad labor board. He condemned compulsory arbitration as voluntary servitude and cited failures in Australasia and Kansas. He also criticized press anti labor sentiment as reflecting owners who employ many workers.
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New York
Railroad Labor Board
Gompers
Civitan Club
Australasia
Kansas
Wives' damages upheld in railroad yard death case
The Minnesota Supreme Court sustained a verdict of 28 815 against the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad in favor of Marguerite Clark wife of a switch man killed in the yards. The U S Supreme Court ruled heirs could recover for pain endured during the 58 hours he survived after the accident.
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Minneapolis
State Supreme Court
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Marguerite Clark
United States Supreme Court
Clark
Engineers Oppose 12-Hour Day Adopt Three-Shift Eight-Hour Plan
Washington reports the American Engineering Council backed a move to end the 12-hour day in favor of a three-shift eight-hour system in steel and other continuous industries. The vote 20 to 4, praised by Dean Mortimer Cooley and Professor Samuel Lindsay as a historic advance for labor and productivity.
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Washington, D. C
Steel
Iuel
American Engineering Council
Foderated American Enginering Societies
Boston
Mortimer Cooley
University of Michigan Engineering School
Samuel McCune Lindsay
Columbia University
Cabot Fun
Henry R. Seager
Columbia
American Economic Association
Wall Street
Resolutions Demand Daugherty Removal At Trade Meeting
Washington and East Liverpool reports note mass meetings of trade unionists demanding Attorney General Harry M Daugherty be removed from office in protest against his actions including seeking an injunction. President Gompers warns of a two man government and calls for law and constitutional upholding. A major strike in Ohio seeks 7 percent wage increase amid broader calls for political accountability.
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Washington
Daugherty
Gompers
A. F. of L. Executive Council
Department of Justice
Wilkerson
Uwe Inden
Gormpers
NASA
United States
East Liverpool
Ohio
Qwtinn
Kansas Taxes Are High Amid Delinquent Land List
In Pittsburg Kansas Governor Allen is praised for a reform image while the county shows a delinquent tax list with over 4000 land descriptions up for sale, including prime farms and homes. A committee reports corporate property valuations, including railroads, fell by 300 million last year and farm home valuations rose over 20 percent in two years.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Allen
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Rail Labor Board
Helto
Tommy
Bar of Justice
Harry M. Daugherty
Better Homes
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