Hello Girl Analysis Sparks Debate Over Telephone Operators
Washington readers confront a heated row over a Labor Department inquiry into telephone operators. The Commissioner's report prompts mockery and demands for public access, while operators complain of long shifts and unclear guidance. The furor hints at nationwide scrutiny of "hello girl" labor conditions and accountability.
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United States
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Washington
Atatre
Composure in Focus as Commissioner Probes Company Welfare Practices
A commissioner's testimony reveals concerns about telephoned calls and welfare work in New York firms. Allegations describe lounges, four hour shifts, and chaperoned activities supervised by a reviewer. The witness mentions public hindrance and critiques the firms for lax oversight in worker welfare.
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New York Company
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Art Museum Peurtlett
Neill
Higher Milk Likely From Meeting Over Freight Rates
Buffalo February 28 Producers at Western New York Milk Producers Association meeting forecast higher milk prices if police services commission does not cut rail transport rate from two cents per gallon. About 100 producers attended in Buffalo local action could raise consumer price from 12 to 19 cents per quart as dairy farmers protest current freight costs and seek relief.
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New York Milit Producers’ Association
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Thormut
Fake Faro Scam Ties Boston Men to New York Bank Heist
Embezzler Coleman Saya and an alleged gang lured several Boston men to New York for a fake faro game. Cambridge police received tips from a Winthrop man detailing a plot to steal £169,000 from a bank. Names include leaders associated with the Cambridge and New York rounds in this swindle.
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New York City
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Maeve
Red Sharps
New York
Cambridge
Winthrop
Taro Bank
Colemim
Public reception planned for Roosevelt in London event
The Corporation of London weighs offering two public receptions for Roosevelt. The plan mirrors the 1977 reception given to Gaara Grant, with a Guild event to be arranged in London.
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Charles Krueger Leads Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Charles Krueger is identified as President of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company in a brief historical note highlighting leadership in the transit sector. The record preserves the named individual and organization for reference.
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Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
John J Murphy Arrested as Central Labor Union Leader
John J Murphy, president of the Central Labor Union, faces arrest on charges as reported by local officials. The case centers on alleged misconduct tied to his union leadership, with investigators detailing the actions prompting the arrest.
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General strike vote amid violent Philadelphia transit chaos
Central Labor union backed a general strike as Rapid Transit workers prepared to walk out. Sunday riots followed a derailment after a switch was blocked, injuring a boy and two women in a store, with carriages crashed, walls damaged, and police clashing with crowds across West and South Philadelphia.
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Central Labor Union
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Weed
Widenera
Hallard
Reyburn
George TH. Earle
Earle
Mate Hia
Boerrand
Jackson
Melindan Street
Jeckron Treet
Marilyn Ent
Jackson Street
Dotee Brioke
Dickinwin Street
Eliot
Pirth and
Jurod
Charles Meacerua
John B. Freserick
Abaham Shusky
Raymond Tellow
Haward Moore
Girard Avenue
West Milladelphia
Pair Arrests Over Bomb Plot Aimed at Subway Car
Detectives from the Rapid Transit Company and city police arrested Copeland and two others accused of plotting to blow up a subway car carrying fifty riders. William C. Field, a New York arrival, was also implicated. A witness report noted a wrecked lock and a torn pocket during the City Hall search.
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Copeland
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Rapid Transit Company
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Polind
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William ¢. Field
New York
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Copelon
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Storion
Conneant Man Seeks Divorce Faces Mental Health Question
John Castier of Conneant, Ohio, pursued a divorce in Ashtabula court. After a first trial and a later jury conviction for perjury, his counsel seeks an examination to determine his mental condition. The case reveals troubling prospects for Castier and questions about his future.
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Ashtatals
John Castler
J. W. Roberts
Castier
Fatal pistol duel at Vienna claims Baron's life
Vienna February 28 Baron Hermann Whierhofer a government official and son of the emperor's tutor physician was shot and killed in a duel by his former friend Dr Mayer a marked chess player alpinist and colleague. The two shots at 35 paces ended when Mayer's pistol fired into Whierhofer's skull. Mayer expressed remorse saying he aimed at the feet but overcharged and misdirected the shot. The event stunned aristocratic circles where both men were prominent.
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Hermann Whierhofer
Mayer
Baron Widerhoter
Baron ‘Widerhoter
Skall Tas
State Memorial at Gettysburg dedication plan outlined
State memorial to Pennsylvania troops at Gettysburg, printed here, aims for completion with a double well and a dome. The design features a 104 foot tall column crowned by Victory and a high water mark statue symbolizing the war effort. Dedication is set for September 2.
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