Sweatshop woes and rising industrial activity collide in news
In a mixed picture, Pittsburgh barge yards near capacity return contrasts with Philadelphia stores and Cumberland County mills paying ultra low wages. Reports cite workers paid 2 to 6 cents per hour, a family relying on one factory, and no government agency remedy. Meanwhile Phelps Dodge, Edison Institute, Sears show production gains and job creation as broader economy improves.
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N.R. A
Philadelphia
Cumberland County
White
Western Union ‘Telegraph Company
Anc
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Globetrotting Gleanings and World Happenings From The Week End
The page surveys global notes from amusement to tragedy including the death of comic strip creator Criney Smith in a Chicago area auto crash, wage shifts to 73.7 cents hourly, Antarctic dash by Lincoln Ellsworth, and political stances by Norris. It also mentions building permits, highway lighting tests on Route 422, crimes in Pottstown, Buenos Aires, and various international dispatches.
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Cr Iney Smith
Chicago
Lincoln Elsworth
Montevideo
George Norris
Tong
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Republicas
Middle West
A. 5
Furcroy
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Canada
South Africa
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Bicks
General Bec Irie Company
Fred Holmes
Pottstown
Buenos
Clark Cable
Pampas
Harold McKee
Round Grove
Spain
Rey
John Haynes Holmes
Stephen 3
Wise
New York
United States
Berlin
Recovery notes forecast rosy 1920s industrial profit surge
A survey projects strong farm incomes to 7 billion in 1985 across eight Midwestern states with farm magazines predicting growth. Carnegie-Illinois and General Motors leaders foresee a bright industrial future for Pittsburgh and the nation, while rail cargo gains and home loan refunds signal economic improvement.
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Middle West
Benjamin ¥. Waitless
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh
Reactions to Pennsylvania Labor Crackdown Revealed
A damaged Philadelphia excerpt cites Ralph Bashore and the Barle Cabinet on the impact of failed sweatshop legislation. It notes a 16hot effort blocked by the Republican majority and describes hidden suffering among Pennsylvania workers, with emphasis on reactionary politics and labor resistance.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Ralph Bashore
Labor and Industry
Barle
State Senate
Earle
Harte
Pennsvenia
Tim
If Not AAA What Farmers Need Tax Policy
A Charlotte Michigan Republican piece urges the farmer be placed on the preferred list for a time, arguing taxation theory has favored farmers and that farmer prosperity drives national prosperity. The Michigan Republican Farm Bureau cites the need to support agriculture as a sound public investment.
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AAA
Farmatutes
Snys
Charlotte
Michigan
Michigan Republican Parm Bureau
America
Plans to celebrate Mexico press anniversary
Mexico City organizers plan events next spring to mark the 490th anniversary of the introduction of the printing press in Mexico. The observance follows the historic milestone highlighting the role of printing in the country’s cultural development and information access.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Hollywood film faces and the price of adapting looks
Warren Hymer argues in Hollywood that faces with character endure beyond beauty and that a mug with presence can earn far more than a pretty face. He recalls a plastic surgeon offering changes, butHymer rejects the idea, noting a top mug could make about $20 000 a year and questioning the vanity of cosmetic alterations.
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Hollywood
Big Ben
Warren Hymer
Miers
Hymer
Garle
Wallice Beery
Joe E. Brown
Nere
Hyner
Shirley Teymple
Navy Chaplain Appointment for Rev George Krantz
Twenty years ago Rev George Krantz rector of St Elizabeths church in the Erie diocese received permission to become a chaplain in the United States navy. The item notes local bridge construction work by Corry firms under state highway department and County Supt Lyle Van Vleck, a birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Harry Mulgan, a Meed marriage in Union City, a Democratic city committee pow wow at the city building, and an accident injuring East Main fruit dealer Jeenes Purpura when a wheel detached from his delivery wagon.
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Helens
Mont
President Roosevelt
U.S
Houston
Caribbean
Fred Wiegel
Philadelphia
Guadalajara
Mexico
Vardulia
Hebrides Islands
North Atlantic
Mia
Dorothy ‘Trethaway
Richard K. Smith
San Francisco
South Mexico
John Pynshall
Eugene Hesbert Trushall
Willard
Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Arthur Henderson
Londo
Ibis
Dl Fortune
Tom Mix
Erie
Gunnison
Colo
Alva
Okla
Wamnon DeVatera
Trish Tree State
Alan
Fred Rubin
Gang of Gumaoh
George Krantz
St. Elizabeth's Church
This Telly
Fitzmaurice
United States Navy
State Highway Department
Lyle van Vleck
Democratic City Committee
Charles Keating
Harry Rue
Thomas Dempsey
John Dempsey
Alex Koestnar
James Maloney
Jeenes Purpura
East Main Street
County Demands Action on Grade Crossing Dangers
Erie county commissioners call for immediate state action to improve two hazardous grade crossings: Rice Ave on the Nickel Plate at North Girard and Powell Ave on the New York Central and Pennsylvania lines. They cite past fatalities and seek the costed program exceeding 1 million dollars.
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ERIE
Rice Ave
Girard
Powell Ave
New York Central
Pennsylvenia
Escout
Aeela
Star Signals October 28 Birthdates and cautions
Horoscope style note lists birthdate range August 22 to September 22 and advises daily visitation tones Mornine Gonil Afternoon sad Evening Good. Warns careful financial focus for October and November 1925 with new love possibilities March 15 18 and risks around March 29.
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Mareh
Tom Marsh
Paris Hats Inspire by Designer Drawn From Musia
Paris stylist Paris sketches a fall winter hat collection inspired by jas musia. Berlin origins as a window dresser led to hat design, with a Cleveland home dweller dying from wounds after a thwarted assault. Thieves in Houston profit from theft, while Maj. Gen. Adolphus Greely dies at 91. The text covers hat styles, felts with feathers, brims, crowns, evening models, and a fashion tip on felts with upturned prints.
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Paris
Cleveland
Adolphus Washington Greely
North Pole
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Erik
Lois Tion
Corkuil
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General Motors Corporation
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Home Owners' Loan Corporation
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Pullman-Standard Steel Car Company
Butter
J. Hansell Vreich
Dun & Bradsteeet, Inc
Ralph Kelly
Westingtouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
Eli
Sterling Naek
Hollywood Film Shop
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Sind
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James P.,mead
Mr. Mead
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Corry
Union City
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Stame
Tex
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