Three Churches Report on Western Maryland Railroad Strike
A joint inquiry by Protestant Catholic and Jewish bodies found management caused the October 1925 strike on the Western Maryland railroad. They cited failed arbitration, rejection of mediation, and a lockout as key provocations while noting Rockefeller interests and alien property custodianship influenced the dispute.
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Washington
Western Maryland
Research Department
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Social Action Department
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Social Justice Commission
Central Conference of American Rabbis
National Brotherhoods
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Joint Committee
National Union
Railroad Labor Board
Maryland
Rockefeller
Industrial strife scrolls through faith and labor impact
The report notes labor management hostility and social responsibility concerns amid a Cumberland and Hagerstown strike. It cites strikebreaker rehiring, pension disputes, church views, press duties, and calls for religious bodies to aid settlement as industrial unrest spreads across communities. Harold Lloyd stars in Broadway return with For Heaven's Sake offering rapid comic relief.
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Cumberland
Hagerstown
Harold Lloyd
Broadway
Lloyd
Ray of Sunshine Shines From Slums in New Role
Jobyna Ralston, Lloyd’s leading lady in past successes, is cast as the bright ray of sunshine amid the shadows of the slums in a new production. The piece emphasizes the worth of life found in helping others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jobyna Ralston
Lloyd
Councilmen Sign Petition for New High Point Post Office
Postmaster O R York presented a city council backed petition urging Washington to add High Point to the Congressional list for new post office structures. The council cites rapid growth, higher receipts from 40 000 in 1916 to 144 000 in 1926, and 400 private box applications awaiting service.
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O. R. York
Washington
High Point
Congress
York
Chamber of Commerce
C. S. Grayson
Grayson
Harry
New
Washington, D. C
City of High Point
City of
Magistrate Bail Granted in Indecent Play Case
New York magistrate holds the producer and cast of The Virgin Man in bail for trial on charges they appeared in an indecent play.
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New York
Virgin Man
William Gemmell Dies in Butte Fire Jump
William Gemmell once a national figure in horse racing died in a leap from his apartment window during a blaze in Butte Montana. Firefighters battled the flames as onlookers watched. Gemmell's death marks a tragic end to the noted sports figure's career.
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William Gemmell
Butte
Mont
Dowdy Estate Executor Notice From High Point
D. A. Dowdy, executor of the estate of W. H. Dowdy, records this on the 19th day of January 1927 at High Point North Carolina.
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W. H. Dowdy
D. A. Dowdy
F W. H. Dowdy
High Point
N. C
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China
Coldstream Guards
Westminster Bridge
London
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S. S. Kinfauns Castle
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Plitty
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Dainty
Rose Lum
San Francisco
U. S
Hankow
Yangtze River
Arong New
York Tell
Moffitt
Buster Keaton
Butleg
New Spring
Bellans
Parcutor
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