We the People on Sit-Down Strikes and Labor Power
Jay Franklin analyzes the sit-down strike tactic in American industry, tracing its origin and evolution from post Civil War coal mines to modern factories. He critiques legislation and political reactions while urging careful, factual study of the method before judgment. The piece reflects 1927 editorial voice on labor, law, and policy.
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Jay Franklin
Washington
Yankee
Grant
Boston
Senate
Byrnes
Guffey
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Lewis
Roosevelt
Michigan
Armory of Labor
Register
Tribune Syndicate
Gas rate protest stirs Corny Pa council seeks further relief
Citizens of Corny and surrounding areas urge action after gas rate cuts largely benefited large users. Council votes to petition the Public Utilities Commission for deeper investigations into Pennsylvania Gas Company earnings and a broader tariff reduction. Coordinated efforts with Erie and Warren aim to force a lower base rate and broader savings for small consumers.
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Corny
Cornell
Fig Public Utilities Commission
Pennsylvania Gas Company
Hove
Iin
Erie
Warren
Commission
Pennsylvania
Greatest Dates in History and Employment for Children
A fragment discusses protecting children from harmful employment, with optimistic notes on Supreme Court timing. It critiques lists of historic dates, calling out the weakness of fixed lists and noting labor and family relations as ongoing trouble spots.
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Supreme Court
Routine Michigan off year election yields normal results
The piece reflects on local and state elections, calling them routine with no national impact. It notes close contests requiring official counts, reelects the state highway commissioner by a large plurality, and urges voters to focus on local governance rather than national party signals. It last comments on Lindbergh’s stance and public perception.
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Michigan Ball Jets
Proposals to Rebuild Child Labor Protections Debated
Senator B Johnson of Colorado reintroduces a modified Federal Child Labor Act of 1916. The plan echoes the 1918 Supreme Court ruling that struck it as unconstitutional, arguing a changed Court stance after recent decisions on minimum wage and Washington state labor law. The measure seeks federal coverage beyond agriculture and mills, aiming to shield industrial workers, with attention to national enforcement.
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Seniator
B . Johnson
Colorado
Supreme Court
Travel ease with streamlined valiway trains hinted
A veteran newspaper writer tests a new streamlined train system. He notes air conditioned cars, luxurious comfort resembling transatlantic ships, and a moving sense of effortless travel from urban to cross country, suggesting travel from New York toward California could soon feel like a hotel aboard a rail route.
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New York
Californithia & Waliwway
Theuxury
Comfon
Exeitentetts
M Transatlantic
Mars
Hollywood Elm Shop Reveals Dance Paths of Screen Stars
A Hollywood survey traces how famed dancers like Eleanor Powell, Fred Astaire, Gene Murphy, June Knight and Nick Long were steered toward or into dancing by family, early choices, and circumstance rather than pure talent. It notes Powell feared her daughter would falter, while Buddy Bisen and Ray Bolger faced parental pressure and failed ventures before stage success.
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Bollywood
Eleanor Powell
Buddy Bsen
George Murphy
Jed Astaire
June Knight
Ray Bolger
Nick Long
Robert Taylor
Budily Bisen
Mike Murphy
Isletes
Fred Astairy
Nick Lang
Dune Knight
Ray Bolgde
Pearl production and oyster defense create natural pearls
The text explains how real pearls form when an oyster, irritated by a tiny worm or substance, deposits nacre to coat the irritant. It notes the Persian Gulf hosts some of the finest pearl fisheries, with many others found elsewhere.
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Persian Gulf
Holieh
Paris Styles in Schiaparelli Spring Collection
In Paris Schiaparelli presents a形 tailored visek alpaca suit with fitted waist jacket and bar oil serouls trim. The ensemble, worn with a white blouse, is praised for day and evening wear, with gowns in black crepe and rose satin embroidered jackets noted by fashion elites such as Mme. M. Dreyfus and the Viscountess of Noailles.
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PAHS
Suhiaiparelli
Visek Alpaca
Frail Parley
Vioent Trefusts
Mme. M.D. Dreyfus
Viscountess of
Noailles
Danny Cholmatchcy
Mie
Eugene Buenne
Mme
Robert Lazard
Schimparelli
Donald Balcon
Frank Jay Gould
Schiaparelli
Baroness von Krieger
Harrson Williams
Considate Coolidge
Rose
Sugarloaf Peak and Susquehanna Massacre Site Chronicle
A fragmentary account describes Sugarloaf Peak in Luzerne County with scenic views and cultivated areas, then recalls the 1780 Susquehanna Massacre near Conyngham where a Tory party killed Revolutionary soldiers. The Sugarloaf Historical Society reportedly rents a study area for local history materials.
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Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf Peak
Biverne
Aiacs
Tomhicken
Haxteton
Sust
Conyngham
Susarloas
Subidye
G O P Council to Meet Monday in Corry
Corry Council of Republican Women will meet Monday evening at 8 o clock at Mrs. Le B Banks home 512 Mast South Street Corry Pa for election of officers and talks Clyde F Brown president of the Roosevelt Highway Association will speak on Good Roads and Mrs Cora G Smith of Corry High School will discuss Education Young Republicans are invited to attend
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Corry
Textile conference urge wardrobe reform to cure industry
Washington April 10 delegates at the international textile conference urged broad adoption of fashionable clothing to boost consumption. They argued redesigned garments and women’s fashion momentum would reduce overproduction and revive the sick textile industry, highlighting changes in sleeves, waists, and skirts as key factors.
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Charles P. Stewart
Washington
Travel in Ethiopia Stopped for Prayer by the Natives
The article notes that travel can be interrupted when trains halt for prayer. Engineers and Muslim crew kneel, face Mecca, and perform their prayers during the stop.
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Ethiopia
Mecca
Twenty Years Ago From Journal Files Apri toy at
Twenty years ago a fire destroyed the old Columbus House east of the city near Coles station. The Columbus House, about fifty years old, was once run by Acres Stapleton and Mrs. Allen. Also noted are a marriage at Mrs. Allen's home, a rumored strike at a local foundry, and a bustling Easter Monday ball at the State Armory.
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Apri
Aearly Unis
Coles Station
Acres
State Armory
One-Minute Test and Hints from a Historic Page
Answers: 1 Senator Robert M La Follette Progressive Wisconsin. 2 The Basque provinces in northwestern Spain near the Bay of Biscay comprising Vizcaya Guipuizcoa Alava and parts of Navarra. 3 The next NYC municipal election date is not clearly stated in the provided text.
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1H & Senate
New York City
Robert M. la Fonette
Progressive
Wisconsin
Famqne
Weel
Spain
Pyrenees
Bay of Biscay
Vizcaya
Gulpusecor
Alaa
Navarra
Ingag
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Paris
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Wthel N. Allen
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Ameritay, Foundry and Brakeshoe Company
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State College
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Galifornia
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Louis J. Drake
C. H. Geiger
Arthur Dyckes
Ora Estells
Leslie M. Wells
James Mennes
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