Rockefeller plan of employes representation analyzed
The Russell Sage Foundation reports the Rockefeller plan at Colorado Fuel and Iron shows progress yet limits in giving workers a stake in management. It notes weak wage decision power, district conflicts, and tension with unions, urging industry wide cooperation for true labor partnership.
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Associated Press
New York
Rockefeller
Colorado Fuel and Tron Company
Russell Sage Foundation
Mary van Kleeck
Foundation
Department of Industrial Studies
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
United Mine Workers
Colorado
Employers’ Associations
Ulan
London Buckingham Palace and Parliament Run by Volunteers
Cable briefs report electric lighting heating and other engineering services at Buckingham Palace Parliament Hamp ton Court and Kew Gardens were operated by volunteers today due to a strike. Berlin notes reject Cologne talks. Belgrade Augusta frontier reopens. Constantinople law forces Turkish made clothing for officials troops and police.
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Associated Press
London
Buckingham Palace
Houses of Parliament
Hampton Court
Kew Gardens
Distinguished Iowa Figures And Local Tragedies Reported
Sioux City man William D Divine honored with life salary by Abu Pakr temple. Ames hosts prep conference for Keitha Hing and Fred Poffenbarger robbery case. Iowa State minister E F Higley suffers stroke on campus. Fairfield mourns Osa Warthing nine, burned to death after house fire. Des Moines notes Dr L A Merillat predicts tuberculosis elimination in 15 years.
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Associated Presa
Sioux City
William D Divine
Abu Pakr
Des Moines
L. A. Merillat
American Veterinary Medical Association
Shopmen's Strike End Near on Three Roads
Moberly Missouri January 27. The railroad shopmen strike two and a half years old will end February 1 according to F R Lee chairman of the federation of shop crafts of the Wabash Railway Company. He cites a letter from B H Jewell president of the International Railway Employees department of the AFL saying the executive committee has decided to terminate the strike. Affected lines include the Wabash Missouri Pacific and Chicago and Eastern Illinois.
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Moberly
F. R. Lee
Federation of Shop Crafts
The
Wabash Railway Company
Lee
B. H. Jewell
International Railway Employee’ Department
American Federation of Labor
Reade
Missouri Pacific
Chicago and Eastern Islinois
Clear soup cooking rule about uncovered pan
The instruction states that when making clear soup the pan must be left uncovered during the cooking process. This guideline emphasizes maintaining visibility and avoiding covered vessels to prevent clouding.
Electric Roads Buy 4000 New Cars In 1924
Electric railways of the United States and Canada bought 4 092 new cars and locomotives in 1924, the Electric Railway Journal reports, the highest since 1913. They expanded bus purchases, scrapped 1 855 old cars, and added 312 miles of track while reconstructing 764 miles, with total track built and rebuilt and electrifications reaching 1 160 miles. The year saw $262 700 000 spent on materials and equipment, with 1925 projections at $242 000 000 and multiple financings exceeding $200 000 each totaling $85 085 000.
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Electric Railways
United States
Canad
Electric Railway Journal
Ctric
French Flyer Bonnet Knocked Out By Wind During Record Flight
Adjutant Florent Bonnet, claimed fastest man, was knocked unconscious for 20 seconds during an Istres trial at 448.170 kph while racing the world speed crown from A J Williams. Bonnet said a gust and wind shield exposure caused the blow, surprising onlookers after his dramatic ascent.
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Paris
Florentin Bonnet
Istres
A. J. Williams
Ponnet
van der Veer
Holland
Marcel Nilles
T'sbet Nilles
Bonnet
Dempsey
Army Plane Carries Eight Patients and Surgeon
The army extends air ambulance service with a design to carry at least eight agents, a surgeon, and a pilot. The Crissy field plan features easy loading and unloading, a center seated surgeon able to reach all patient parts, and space to bandage or administer medicine. The local hospital plane is on standby as a rescue ship, supporting the U S goal to transport the sick and wounded by air.
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San Francisco
Army
Crissy c
Aviation
United States
Hyder Alaska and Stewart B C Share Tight Community Ties
Unusual friendship links Hyder Alaska and Stewart British Columbia living mere 1 mile apart. Residents cross border for liquor and tobacco, with dances concerts and lodge meetings shared. Major events include May 24 Queen Victoria holiday and July 4 Independence celebrations held in Stewart or Hyder.
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Associated Press
Hyder
Alaska
Stewart B.C
Stewart B. C
British Columbia
Stewart
Daudet Charges Police Over Son Death
Paris reports Legon Daudet, royalist leader, filed formal charges against five men including police officers for the 14 year old Philippe Daudet's death. He alleges police framed the youth to justify a raid and claims a misidentified target led to a fatal shooting in 1923.
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Paris
Legon
Daudet
Chamber of Deputies
Philippe
Tle
Philppe
la Fplacutter
Nobility Among Fascists In Britain And Scotland
London reports the Parl of Hasgow D. S OF has been elected vice president and council member of the British Fascists and took command in Scotland. Lord Ernest Hamilton was also elected to the council of the Irish Fascists.
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London
Parl
Hasgow
D. S OF
Aken
Scotland
Ernst Hamilton
Ionia Votes to Sell Municipal Electric System to Northern Iowa Power
Citizens in Ionia Iowa cast a unanimous vote on January 13 to sell their municipal electric lighting system to Northern Iowa Power company. The move leaves 73 Iowa cities that have abandoned municipal electrical lighting and 60 towns still generating power in municipal plants.
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Ionia
Iowa
Northern
Iowa Power Company
Iowas
Gas Heating to Surpass Electric Industry Says Detroit Engineer
F W Steere, a renowned Detroit engineer, foresees gas heating advancing with major construction underway. He predicts future generations will view coal stoves as relics, comparable to current spinning wheels, as gas heating progresses beyond electricity.
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F. W. Steere
Detroit
Carson Iowa switches to electric power for town needs
The town of Carson abandons gasoline engines for water pumping and contracts with Iowa Electric for electric service. Savings are expected from the shift to electric motor power. Sherandoah drops plans for oil engines in street lighting and also adopts electric service from the same company.
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Carson
Iowa
Iowa Electric
Sherandoah
Karnak credited for health rebound and weight gain
A.C. Williams of Clinton Iowa testifies Karnak cured six years of troubles boosting weight and energy. He describes relief from stomach pains back and kidney issues, improved sleep, digestion, and overall strength, praising Karnak as the greatest medicine. Creston exclusive distribution noted by Newcomb & Matthews.
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Karnak
A.C. Williams
Sixth Ave
Clinton
Iowa
Chicago
Northwestern
Creston
Newcomb & Matthews
Jeading
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