Demands for Eight Hour Day and Ten Hour Pay by Trainmen
In Philadelphia and nationwide representatives of four railroad labor groups press wage payment reforms that would raise operating costs by about 100 million dollars annually. The proposal seeks eight hour days in many services, overtime at time and one half, and equal treatment across Pennsylvania Railroad lines with future changes by negotiation. The plan foresees joint action with other railroads and possible member votes on a general strike if talks fail.
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Philadelphia
United States
Pennsylvania Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmer
Ris
Railroad wage talks outline 1916 settlement terms
The proposal details Article IV, union rights, and company counter proposals. It preserves existing schedules and rules, allows employer retention of current rates, and sets principles for compensation, including no double pay and proportional rates for mixed classes. The train crew wage dispute remains open for consideration under these conditions.
Community Notes Highlight Local Social and Church Events
Dayton reports detail the Curtian Endeavor Society meeting in the chapel led by Miss Ettela Van Derveer with strong attendance and new members. entertainment earlier in the week featured Miss Topay Turvy. Local residents Ernest Willard, the Mutzke family, and others are noted along with hospital recoveries and religious society gatherings. Washington Camp No 182 P C A plans an April 27 Past President’s Association event with initiations by Camp No 14 Trenton. a moral note on self-praise concludes.
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Curtian Endeavor Society
Etella van Derveer
Chamberlain's Liniment Praised for Rheumatism Relief
A letter from Mrs Dunhburgh of Eldridge New York extols Chamberlain's Liniment as splendid for rheumatism. She notes six years of use by herself and family with consistent, quick relief and great satisfaction from the product's value.
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Chamberlain
Mra Dunhburgh
Eldridge
N.Y
Alwaya
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