Barbour Pushes Self Liquidating Contracts For Jobs
U S Senator Warren J Barbour of New Jersey urges immediate action by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to place self liquidating projects and 1 500 000 workers on pay rolls within weeks He backs a shorter work week as a path to spread employment and bolster confidence while noting past unemployment drives failed to reduce joblessness.
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New York City
Ilns
J. Cheever
U. S
Warren J. Barbour
New Jersey
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senator Barbour
Senate
Wagner
American Legion
Mellon Firm Involved in Bolshevik Oil Deal Sparks Trade Buzz
New York report says the Mellon controlled Aluminum Co. of Canada bought a million dollars of Russian oil, unloading it in Canada from the Soviet Union. The deal links Andrew Mellon to Bolshevik trade and may affect U S aluminum wire supply and oil markets.
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New York City
ILNS
Aluminum Co. of Canada, Ltd
Canada
Russia
Andrew W. Mellon
Mellon
Reds
Gulf Oil
LaSalle Oil Co
United States
U. S
American Manufacturers’ Export Association
Expect Gain for August Jobs, Hoping Unemployment Bottoms
Washington reports anticipation of August employment gains based on 60 days of trade revival signals from the Labor Department. Gains may not offset July’s 16 major-group losses, but suggest unemployment may be nearing a bottom and turning up. AFL cites over 11,000,000 jobless, while Pennsylvania factories show about 2 percent payroll gains and near 5 percent payroll increases per the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank.
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Washington, D. C
ILNS
U. S. Department of Labor
Department of Labor
American Federation
Nine Year Old SLAIN IN RIOT IN New Jersey Town
In South River New Jersey a mob of about 3000 surrounded borough hall where 14 officers and 40 sworn specials held out for six hours. A 9 year old boy was shot and killed and a 13 year old injured. Special police were arrested then freed. others detained as guns were found. An investigation followed into the local needle industry.
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South River
N. J
SLNS
Borough Hall
Teagle Explains Share the Work Plan to Restore Prosperity
Walter C. Teagle president of Standard Oil of New Jersey and chairman of the Share-the-Work Movement tells the Fourth Annual Conference on Retail Distribution that spreading available work can revive prosperity. He describes the plan as reducing hours while keeping wages, thus creating jobs and broader spending without cutting earnings of those already employed. He outlines three objectives to curb unemployment by distributing work among more workers and avoiding longer schedules.
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Boston
Walter C. Teagle
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Federal Reserve Banking and Industrial Committees
Hoover
Teagle
America
Washington
New High Wage Levels Predicted By Magazine
A Business Week editorial argues wages drive recovery, predicting money wages may exceed 1929 levels within years even if commodity prices lag. It calls for shorter hours and preserved earnings, criticizes the cost of living vs wages debate, and notes unions oppose railroad consolidations without labor protections.
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New York City
ILNS
Rail unions push six hour day without wage loss
Cincinnati report quotes George M Harrison president of the Brotherhood of Railway Unions and Brotherhood of Railway Clerks. Unions resist railroad consolidations until workers rights are protected and oppose a six hour day if it cuts earnings. They urge enactment of protections while the Interstate Commerce Commission studies costs.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
George M. Harrison
Brotherhood of Railway Unions
Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks
Railway Clerk
Brotherhood
Interstate Commerce
Harvison
Employment and Earnings Rise in Massachusetts Factories
Massachusetts manufacturing payrolls expanded in August said Commissioner Edwin Smith of the Department of Labor and Industries. Data from 1,078 establishments showed a wage earner gain of 15.8 cents or 123 percent from July, with the tan, woolen, and shoe industries contributing 500 of 1,844 increases. Wages paid rose by $300,929 or 10 percent across 1,07 establishments.
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Massachusetts
Edwin §. Smith
Massachusetts Department of Labor and Industries
Smith
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Cowdin
Mellon Firm
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Union Stame Factory
Leifheit’s
Boot Shop
High Street
Robert G. Taylor Mortuary
C. W. Gath CO
Business Week
McGraw-Hill Business Magazine
Pointblank
Association
Majestic
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