Eight-Hour Law Repeal Upheld by Conference Majority
The National Conference of Unemployment ended after hearings on proposed economic readjustments. James A. Campbell led the majority Manufacturers’ Committee in urging repeal of the Adamson eight-hour rail law and faster funding of rail obligations. Minority led by Samuel Gompers urged no wage cuts and higher wages to boost purchasing power and demand.
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Manufacturers’ Committee
Gompers
Washington
James A. Campbell
Youngstown
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Campbell
William M. Butler
Boston
T. KE. Edgerton
Nashville
A. L. Stumphrey
Pittsburgh
Thomas P. Hipman
Pelham, Ga
W. H. Stackhouse
Springfield
John A. Penton
Cleveland
Congress
Railroad Labor Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sara A. Cowboy
New York
United Textile Workers of America
Roy Dickinson
East Orange
N. J
Printer's Ink
Republicans Back Seigel Bill To Expand House
House Republicans at a caucus voted to support the Seigel measure expanding the House of Representatives from 436 to 460 members. About 94 indicated support and 76 opposed the proposal amid vigorous debate. The caucus reflected strong partisan interest in enlarging the chamber.
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Washington
House
House of Representatives
Strengthen Irish Truce Talks Yield Measures to Curb Disturbances
London reports a two hour Anglo Irish conference produced an agreement to strengthen the truce. A joint sub committee framed steps to prevent sporadic disturbances in Ireland. No clear signal on reaching gaps toward a general settlement was given by either side.
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London
Ireland
London Unrest Helmed by Police Preparations
Police learned a Thursday revolution plan under the Communist banner triggered unprecedented Scotland Yard prep including commandeering rail and omnibus lines to mobilize 15 040 officers within 30 minutes. Demonstrations near Piccadilly and Trafalgar Square led to clashes but left calm thereafter.
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London
Scotland Yard
Daily Herald
Prohibition and Washington In Brief
Representative Hicks of New York declined a post as Paraguay minister. Prohibition enforcement cost the federal government 6 250 095 last fiscal year. A bill to bar mailing betting odds on races passed the House awaiting Senate concurrence. Officials warned against public bootlegging liquor as coroners cocktails shadows linger. Mellon revised foreign loan funding under a special commission per a House letter. Congress paused to honor Senator Knox on his sudden death. Forbes reports 62 000 disabled service men in remote areas will be cared for by the government.
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Hicks
New York
Paraguay
Harding
United States
House
Senate
Special Commission
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Ways and Means
Washington
Philander Chase Knox
Pennsylvania
American Congress
Forbes
First U S Armament Talks Open Under Hughes
Washington dispatch notes the first conference on armament limitation convened in Secretary of State Hughes's office with Elihu Root Senator Lodge and Senator Underwood. President Harding releases a letter preferring limited disarmament and practical steps over universal disarmament.
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Hughes
Elihu Root
Senators Lodge
Underwood
President Harding
Washington
Ameriica
Basil Miles
Miles
Petrograd
Berlin
Mexico
Russia
Fletcher
Lodge
Harding
White House
Ella Freed
Brooklyn
N. Y
State Department
United States
Pacific
Congress
Disclose Booze Buyers Boots Seizures Reveal Names
Prohibition agents seize six men in Long Island City as papers detailing liquor purchasers fall into their hands. Deliveries went to clubs, restaurants, cafes and stylish apartments. Bootleggers sold whisky at about 24.50 per case, fetching an average of 5.87 per bottle.
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New York
Long Island City
Contest for Knox's Place in Foreign Relations Fight
Washington reports a renewed contest over Senate Foreign Relations Committee seats after the late Senator Knox. Senator Poindexter of Washington will seek Knox's seat, with Senator Wadsworth of New York also mentioned as a candidate. The dispute revives treaty issue discussions.
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Washington
Knox
Pennsylvania
Poindexter
Wadsworth
New York
Rail executives seek extra wage cut to lower freight rates
A meeting of railroad union chiefs and executives in Chicago aimed to avert a nationwide strike with a proposed 10 percent additional wage reduction. Unions reject further pay cuts and overtime changes while executives pledge to pass savings to shippers via lower freight rates. Representatives include W G Lee W S Stone W S Carter L E Sheppard and T C Cashen.
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Chicago
Robert S. Brinkerd
Executives’ Association
United States
Railroad Labor Board
W. G. Lee
W. S. Stone
W. S. Carter
L. E. Sheppard
T. C. Cashen
Self-Reliance Goes Bankrupt
Descriptive ad style notes weakened blood and exhaustion from illness and promotes Gude's Pepto Mangan as a blood builder. Claims old vigor returns, blood becomes rich and energy restored after use. Mentions that physicians prescribe it and druggists sell it in liquid and tablet forms. Also cites Thames River level at 22-year low.
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Sen
Gude
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Drugstore notes claim many Americans suffer kidney trouble without realizing it and promote Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure. An insurance physician cites kidney disease as a common reason for policy denial. The ad urges tests and sample requests via Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
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Kilmer
Wife of a Shiftless Man Always Finds Excuse
The saying notes a wife excuses her shiftless husband by claiming he means well. It reflects a common wife’s defense pattern and moral judgment in domestic life.
From a girl’s view small shoes prove a great feat
An ad copy promotes Bayer Aspirin with cautions to follow directions and the Bayer Cross. The text notes the tablet’s safety and physician usage for over twenty-one years. The final sentence shifts to a girl’s perspective highlighting the challenge of wearing small shoes.
Five robbers captured after Manitoba bank heist
In Elie Manitoba five robbers who drugged bank staff and escaped with cash and securities between 40 000 and 60 0000 were surrounded in a haystack by a citizens posse and captured. New Yorker helps make New York a clearing house for narcotics police information. Prohibition end proclaimed in Quebec. Colombian senate ratifies treaty with United States worth 25 million dollars. Everett Foster and Fletcher Anderson die in a Lynn marsh crash. London sees major unemployment protest with 25 000 marchers. Australian navy estimate totals 3 180 000 pounds. German mark hits new low at 71 cents.
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Winnipeg
Bank of Hochelaga
Elie
Manitoba
Citizens
New York
XN Bhane
Quebec
Bogota
Colombia
Senate
Unite States
Revere
Mass
Everett Foster
Winchester
Fletcher Anderson
West Lynn
Lynn Marshes
London
Ondon
Melbourne
Wiliam Smith
House of Representatives
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U. S
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Sappho
Thames
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Bayer
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Centaur
Mpany
CITT
BeLlans Hot
LANS
Hall & Ruckel
U.S. Pat
Chesebrough Mfg
State Street
Gemsree Stearns
U.S
W. S5th St
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New Jersey
Hoxsie’s
Nausez Druggista
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