Rail Workers to Open 5 Day Week Campaign
A national drive to extend the five day week to about 2,000,000 railroad workers will be launched in Chicago next month. Local chairmen of the big four brotherhoods will approve a 40 hour week schedule for various crafts. A. O. Wharton, chairman, says shorter work weeks will not raise costs and improve productivity.
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Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance
Washington
Chicago
Big Four” Transportation Brotherhoods
Association of Railway Labor Executives
Indianapolis
James E. Watson
Senate
America
A. O. Wharton
Census trims 100000-population cities list
Washington October 23 United Press reports the count of cities over 100000 population drops from 94 to 93 as Waterbury Connecticut is recorded at 99902 avoiding the threshold. The census bureau decision narrows the list by one city.
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United Press
Washington
Census Bureau
Waterbury
Conn
Bates College debaters clash with Scotch universities on radio
In New York on October 23 Bates College Maine debated against Scotch universities over the topic thrift is not a virtue. Bates argued for thrift while their rivals backed spending. two minutes remained when the thrifty Scots finished their portion.
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United Press
New York
Bates College
Maine
Bates
New
Marquis Gives Gloria Liberty
Hollywood, Oct. 23. Gloria Swanson, confined at her Beverly Hills home by illness, learned Marquis Henri de la Falaise de la Coudrye will not contest her Los Angeles divorce suit for abandonment. He called Hollywood unsuitable for marital happiness and noted Paris would have spared their separation. Constance Bennett, a friend, is not a possible marriage partner.
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United Press
Hollywood
Gloria Swanson
Beverly Hills
Marquis Henri de la Falaise de la Coudrye
Los Angeles
Marquis
Paris
Constance Bennett
Anderson women set record time in Legion convention trip
Three Anderson women returned from Boston after attending the national American Legion convention. They traveled by car and reportedly beat their husbands in travel time both ways, setting a notable travel record for the trip.
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United Press
Anderson
Ind
Boston
The
American Legion
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Family Laxative
A vintage advertisement touts Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe thorough laxative. It claims gentle yet complete elimination of waste, with benefits for adults and children and endorsements from 47 years of practice. The copy urges readers to purchase at a drugstore and try it during constipation or sluggish periods.
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Dr. Caldwell
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