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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1922
Page
10
On July 4 1922 about 400000 railway shopmen walked out in a nationwide strike protesting wage cuts and changed working conditions. The piece notes freight-rate reductions by the Interstate Commerce Commission and argues for balanced adjustments to avoid harming farmers, while also touching on related coal mine labor disputes.
A Geneseo widow who refused to tread a brick sidewalk built for EB Hill by the city dies at home near her front door. She had long kept a vow not to use the walkway, reportedly dying while attempting to call for help as the door swelled shut. Neighbors rarely saw her, and the brick oath defined her life and death.
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