Labor Blames Employers For High Cost of Living
A 1948 AFL statement urges management to bring unions into cost cutting talks to raise wages without fueling price hikes. It warns that union involvement in running business could redefine labor relations, while noting mixed past success and a 1945 Washington conference that resisted expanding bargaining into management functions.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Jones
Truman
National Labor-Management Conference
Kur. Braun
Brookings Institution
Federal Court Upholds Georgia Ballot Issue
A three judge Federal court in Atlanta on October 26 upheld Georgia’s refusal to place the Progressive party on the state ballot. The court ruled the suit involves a political matter and that write in candidates negate serious inconvenience. The ruling also held that a federal court should not compel a state official to act under state law.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Progressive Party
Today’s Quiz Grabs Answers From Pop Culture History
A rapid fire sheet poses five trivia prompts covering U.S. presidential reading, Diego Rivera’s origin and profession, the largest Indian reservation, a Rhode Island coastal feature, and an English queen. It also profiles Fibber McGee creator James E Jordan and his wife Molly, noting their show beginnings and early careers.
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United States
Diego Rivera
Atlantic Ocean
Rhode Island
England
Bloody Mary
Opening Erie Canal and historic dates on Oct 26
On October 26 1825 the Erie canal opened for traffic The Hartford Courant first appeared on October 26 1764 as a weekly paper later becoming a daily The German general Helmut von Moltke was born in 1800 and Edmund Clarence Stedmans note on humane acts closes the excerpt
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Erie Canal
Hartford Courant
Helmuth
Count von Moltke
Dog Gondent Party at British Embassy in Tokyo
In Tokyo on October 26 Lady Gasciogne hosted a dog gondest party at the British embassy. Eleven French poodles and nine puppies from Maruka attended. The luncheon on the lawn featured chewed sheep hearts and bones served by Japanese attendants in bright kimonos. The pups, now owned by friends of Lady and Sir Alvary Gasciogne, yelped and drooled as they enjoyed the meal.
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Tokyo
Friends of Lady
Sir Alvary Gasciogne
Mangled Body Found Near Rock Hill Is Identified
The mangled body of a man tentatively identified as Herbert Johnson of near Charleston was found on the Southern Railway tracks near Rock Hill. Police say he fell from a northbound train and was identified by papers in his pocket. Johnson reportedly escaped from the state hospital in Columbia Saturday night.
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Rock Hill
S. S
Herbert Johnson
Charleston
Southern Railway
Here
Johnson
State Hospital
Columbia
Radio duo rises from vaudeville to top Hoop er show
Two performers who first auditioned for radio then toured vaudeville joined a long running radio program that earned a high Hooper rating. The article notes their early start and subsequent success in radio.
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Hooper
Birthday lineup features Faris Vanderbilt Coogan Eliot
Barry Faris editor International News Service William K Vanderbilt financier and sportsman Jackie Coogan former Kid of the movies and Thomas Stearns Eliot publisher and author are today's birthday celebrants.
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Barry Faris
International News Service
William K. Vanderbilt
Jackie Coogan
Thomas Stearns Eliot
Year of Growth and Challenge Ahead
Obstacles and difficulties may come in the next year, but you should surmount them all. This year should be one of expansion. Vocational and intellectual activities are well signified, so forge ahead. A protective element shields you from financial loss at this time, safeguarding your property and health.
Notable Figures and Regions in Early Modern History
Andrew Johnson Mexico, an artist. New Mexico's Navajos and Narragansett Bay appear in the overview. The piece notes Mary Tudor and Henry VIII, and Catherine of Aragon's daughter who succeeded Henry VIII, focusing on Protestant executions.
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Andrew Johnson
Mexico
New Mexico
Narragansett Bay
Mary Tudor
Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon
Lehar Composer Franz Lehar Dies At 78 In Austria
Vienna report states Franz Lehar age 78 died Sunday at his Bad Ischl home after a six week illness. The famed composer of light operettas including The Merry Widow succumbed to cancer with complications from ulcers pneumonia and heart ailment. Finland topped 1924 Olympic track and field titles with ten victories the most by any non U.S. team.
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Vienna
Franz Lehar
Bad _ Ischl
Franz Wurnik
Finland
U. S
GOP Candidates File Election Fund Reports
RALEIGH Oct 26 three Republican candidates for Congress filed with Secretary of State Thad Eure reports on their campaign funds. The action comes despite no legal requirement.
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GOP
Raleigh
Con
Thad Eure
Retired Bishop Urges Continued Ban on Divorce
The Right Rev. Albert S. Thomas, retired Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, urged voters to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment to permit divorce. In a sermon at St. Pauls Church in Meggett he argued politics should stay out of the pulpit except on moral issues. South Carolina remains the only state without divorce.
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Charleston
S. C
Albert S. Thomas
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
South Carolina
St. Paul's Church
Meggett
Campaign expenditure reports by GOP nominees in early North Carolina race
W. W. Candler of Asheville 12th district reported contributions of 1354 and expenses of 1385. LaFayette Williams of Yadkinville 8th district showed receipts 510 and expenses 517. Ralph O. Smith of High Point 6th district reported no contributions and expenses totaling 250.50. Eure noted that individuals must report in primaries while parties report in the general election.
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W. W. Candler
Asheville
GOP
LaFayette Williams
Yadkinville
Repsilecan
Ralph O. Smith
High Point
Eure
American athletes win eleven Olympic titles in London
American athletes captured eleven track and field titles in London, one more than their Berlin 1936 total, reflecting a dominant performance across events.
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London
Berlin
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