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Newspaper
Butler County Press
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1915
Page
1
A national health and labor rights editorial argues that strong, educated citizen workers are essential for wartime and peacetime preparedness. It contends physical vigor, fair wages, and the right to organize safeguard national endurance, urging industrial policy and humanitarian statecraft to protect wage earners and involve them in shaping conditions of work.
Memphis era chronicle reveals Nashville archives about the first telegraph message sent from Washington to Baltimore in 1844. Hon. Robert L. Caruthers led Morse’s funding to build the line after a dramatic demonstration. Morse’s boardinghouse landlady’s daughter delivered the message “What hath God wrought.”
A Century and a half of Liberty Bell history recounts its ringing on February 22 1852 for Washington’s centennial birth celebration. It cracked during refilling on July 8 1885 memory of Marshall. It later moved to a lower story then vestibule. Isaac Norris inscribed Liberty text from Leviticus and the later Quaker influence tied to Penn’s arrival.
The male rhea in South Africa finds itself crowded as four to five hens cooperate to lay in one nest. The combined clutch often totals twenty or more eggs, after which the females depart, leaving the male to incubate and rear the young.
A collection of sharp exchanges and opinions includes a judge predicting stagnation for a builder, a barber’s candid towel gaffe, and the Boston Globe critique. It highlights public squinting at prejudice and a chorus of indignant voices.
Samuel Gompers urges unionists to embody union principles in daily life and labor work. He calls members to read study discuss and act to defend labor and explain its principles. The message emphasizes personal conscience and intensive work for a labor forward movement in America.
Amos Pinchot of New York spoke at a Denver labor mass meeting protesting John Lawson’s contentions and criticizing employers methods. He warned industrial absolutism brings bloodshed and argued Colorado acts favoring a special judge were hypocritical. He and editorial reaction on seamen’s law were cited regarding labor rights and patriotism.
The Bethlehem Steel company granted a voluntary average wage boost of about 10 percent to its 17 000 employees, effective August 1. The local payroll rose to roughly one million and two quarters monthly. Similar action was anticipated for subsidiaries including Union Tronics, San Francisco, More River shipyards, Quincy MA, and Harlan & Hollingsworth Wilmington DE, aiming to quell unrest and attract about 2 000 skilled mechanics.
Ten of the 129 guards from Standard and Tide Water Oil were held for the Hudson county grand jury after arrests by Sheriff Eugene S. Kinkead. Each faces riot incitement charges with possible追加 charges expected. four wounded dead and many injured in strike riots.
The article honors Ney as Napoleon's bravest and recounts his daring retreat from Moscow with a small rear guard. It contrasts Ney with Blucher and Wellington, highlights Grourhy and Buelow, and notes English figures Picton and Rowland Hill as notable minor heroes at Waterloo, preserving period tone.
A collage quotes jokes and maxims reflecting distrust of landlords and thrift. The Chicago Herald remark mocks a landlord as predatory aiming to rob the poor in a barren land. Thomas Jefferson warns against spending money prematurely.
Samuel Gompers told the Central Labor union of Meriden Connecticut that employers have rights and strikes often arise from unorganized or newly organized labor. He warned that postwar layoffs will follow the end of wartime demand and urged labor groups to prepare for this condition.
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company will insure 8000 Brooklyn area employees for about 1440 dollars each under a group policy from Travelers Insurance. The company covers half the premium up to 1000 dollars, age-based rates apply, and employees may pay extra to reach up to 5000 dollars. Deductions from wages fund the premiums, with the policy offering funeral expenses and dependents options.
The Wisconsin state assembly passed the mothers pension bill authorizing aid for dependent children. It requires agents to appropriate funds for care as allowed by the county judge and provides $16 per month for the first child and $10 per month for the second child.
The Labor Temple Building association of Dallas Texas has signed a contract for a new labor temple. The three story structure will include a basement and is slated to cost 45000 dollars.
The Pond Machine Tool of Plainfield New Jersey won a 10 percent pay rise plus eight hour days for its 80 workers. AFL officials will probe the Eastland capsizing in Chicago. Nearly 7000 workers gain general wage increases at Standard Oil in three NJ plants averaging 10 percent. Colt Firearms in Hartford issued a worker bonus, and Locomobile at Bridgeport announced profit sharing for employees.
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