A Plan to Avert Railroad Strikes Proposed at Meet
W H Stackhouse of Davenport urged a law designating nine percent of railroad workers as a preferred class with limited strikes. He argued this would shield the country from repeats of recent labor stoppages, fix wages above other industries, and require a fixed return on carriers. He cautioned against government ownership and said coal miners won a recent strike without operator losses, as costs shift to consumers.
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Chicago
W. H. Stackhouse
Davenport
Iowa
National Association of
Congress
Government approves $500000 settlement with Briggs and Turvas
The government announces a $500,000 settlement in full of its claim against Briggs and Turvas of Chicago over the purchase of war material. Attorney General Daugherty says the settlement is without prejudice to any further action deemed necessary.
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Washington
Briggs and Turivas
Chicago
Genral Daugherty
Cigar Plant Works Idle as Lorillard Ships Stock North
During the past several days the P Lorillard company has been shipping several million little cigars and raw material from Danville to northern cities. The cigarette factory has been closed for over a week and efforts are under way to interest other firms in the local plant where machinery remains idle.
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Gezettes
Danville
P. Lorillard Company
Widow asserts husband is original Francis Schlatter
In St Louis on October 20 Mrs Francis Schlatter, widow of a man who died in a rooming house Monday night and once identified as a divine healer, insisted her husband was the original and only Francis Schlatter.
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Schlatter
ST. Louis
Francis Schlatter
Wax from Mexican weed used in shoe polishes
Candelila wax obtained from a Mexican weed is identified as the main ingredient in shoe polishes for brown and tan footwear.
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