Labor Day Observed as Nation Pauses in Labor Disputes
Chicago reports a quiet Labor Day with widespread business suspensions and large union gatherings. Officials hailed coal and textile strike settlements alongside falling unemployment as signs of industrial stabilization. Davis urged peaceful settlement of disputes and avoidance of force. Work spoke in Buffalo and Mooseheart while Gompers and Lewis were set to address Philadelphia union meetings. Parades marked many city programs.
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Associated Press
Chicago
New England
Davis
Mooseheart
Ills
United National Association of Post Ofice Clerks
Buffalo
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Central Labor Union of
Philadelphia
Labor Day, Rail Strike Tensions Rise Across U S
United States marshals mobilize to enforce the strike injunction as Labor Day observers note no unified observance in Chicago. Violence surfaces with writ service disputes and the disappearance of shop crafts leader B M Jewell. Central labor bodies issue resolutions, Boston urging Harding to seize roads and restore workers. Chicago Federation of Labor reports first injunction arrest.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
B. M. Jewell
Boston Central Union
Harding
Chicago Federation of Labor
Mother Jones, 92, In Critical Condition In Washington
Washington September 4. Mary Jones widely known as "Mother" Jones and a longtime labor leader is critically ill at a friend's home in the U. S. capital. Physicians say her frailties, accumulated through years of labor work including recent efforts in Colorado, have worsened. She reportedly is unaware of the railroad shopmen strike and has not taken part as she did in earlier labor disputes.
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U. S Capital
Associated Press
Washington
Mary Jones
Colorado
Jones
Chicago
Mississippi Senate Primary Forecast From Mississippi Democrats
Jackson Sept 4 The Democratic primary to decide the Mississippi Senate seat between Hubert Stephens and J K Vardaman will be held tomorrow with fair weather expected nationwide. Supporters predict turnout will exceed the August 15 first primary while Stephens claims at least 100000 votes and Vardaman predicts a 10000 vote margin. Irregular voting and cross party participation are alleged at Stephens headquarters with reports of 700 illegal voters in Smith county and 500 in Tippah.
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Jackson
Wie
Hubert Stephens
J. K. Vardaman
John Sharp Williams
Belle Kearney
Stephens
Vardaman
Harding
Smith County
Tippah County
Labor Secretary Davis Praises War-Era Wage Levels
Secretary Davis of the labor department told Mooseheart on Labor Day that American workers kept wage levels up despite high unemployment and war-time pressures. He said average pay is within a few percent of last year and some workers gained raises, predicting continued high wages would boost U.S. prosperity. He also condemned violence in railroad and mine strikes and urged peaceful settlement of disputes.
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Mooseheart
Ill
Davis
Labor Department
United States
Welld
Eoedadle Fat
Pittsburg Fire Probe and Arrest in Deadly Bunkhouse Blaze
Pittsburgh investigators probe the Pennsrailway bunkhouse fire that killed seven and injured ten, with losses over 200000 dollars. A young man, George Figgus, was arrested near the scene and questioned on an open charge as officials consider grand jury action if warranted. Survivors describe greasy waste igniting the blaze and doors failing to open.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railway
George McCandless
Public Safety
Police Department
Harry Rowand
Department of Justice
George Figgus
Figgus
N. L. Davis
Corkin
Pact ratification in coal fields follows agreement
The scale committee of anthracite miners approved the agreement with mine operators and set a tri-district convention at Wilkes Barre next Wednesday to ratify the pact and end the suspension. Production is to start immediately, with claims of normal output by early next week, under terms extending the March 31 1922 contract to August 31 1923 and urging Congress to create an anthracite commission. President Harding sent a letter urging ratification for public welfare.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilkes Barre
Philadelphia
United States
Pepper and Reed
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Congress
Anthracite Coal Commission
Harding
Pepper
Reed
Wisconsin Decides on LaFollette in Tuesday Primary
Milwaukee seelection coverage shows Wisconsin Republicans to decide by ballots whether to back United States Senator Robert M. LaFollette or challengers including Carroll College President William A. Ganfield. Democrats choose wet or dry governor candidates while LaFollette backs Blaine’s progressive ticket amid GOP factional splits.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Robert M. LaFollette
United States
William A. Ganfield
Carroll College
Ganfield
LaFollette
Jessie G. Hooper
Oshkosh
Senate
Senator LaFollette
John J. Blaine
Citizens’ Republican
Committee of Forty-Four
Blaine
Genral William J. Morgan
A. C. McHenry
Ger A. A. Bentley
la Crosse
Wet
Pearl Mathie
Wausau
Dry
Victor Jr
Miners Celebrate as Labor Day Admits Justice Hope
In Marion Illinois Labor Day is observed with miners and the Herrin mine war grand jury adjourning until Tuesday morning. Indictments are expected after the holiday. In Washington emergency control of anthracite distribution and prices will be set by Secretary Hoover at a Philadelphia conference with operators and miners. An emergency organization for distribution similar to the bituminous plan may be created to prioritize households and ensure winter fuel.
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Associated Press
Marion
Lls
Williamson County
Grand
Herrin
Washington
Hoover
Philadelphia
Commerce Department
Ku Klux Klan Plans Public Ceremony at Monroe Park
The Ku Klux Klan No 4 will stage a public ceremonial at Forsythe park tonight at 8 o clock. A large program includes initiation of hundreds of new members. Public witnesses are invited with Knights of the San acting as guards during the rites.
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KU Klux Klan
Monroe Park
Klan No. 4
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Forsythe Park
Sanmind
Knights of the San
Labor Day Message From Engineers Chief
Grand Chief Warren S. Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers releases a Labor Day sermon urging unity and ideals. He calls Labor Day a day for peace liberty and justice, transcending sects, and asks workers to dedicate efforts to a just social order and to oppose war greed and oppression.
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U.S
Clarke Resigns from Supreme Court as Sutherland Named Successor
Washington Sept 4 The resignation of Associate Justice Clarke is to be accepted by President Harding who plans to nominate former Utah Senator George H Sutherland to take the seat Clarke leaves when he reaches 65 on Sept 18 Clarke was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1916 by Wilson He cites a philosophy of life and retirement as the reason The Sutherland nomination carries a long record including Utah senator 1905 1912 and American Bar Association president The article notes few resignations from the court and references other justices and ongoing public duties
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Associated Press
Washington
Clarke
Harding
White House
United States
George H. Sutherland
Utah
Supreme Bench
Justice Clarke
Youngstown
Ohio
Clarkin
Wilson
Sutherland
Buckinghamshire
England
University of Michigan
Columbia University
George Washington
M. Sutherland
American Bar Association
United Sates
Supreme Court
Chas. E. Hughes
al Ie Thee
Yenguha
Wola
Hila
Games Postponed in Boston and New York-Boston Game
Rain caused the postponement of both games in Boston and the New York Bostear matchup, delaying action and prompting rescheduling considerations for teams and fans.
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Boston
New York-Bostear
Impressive Labor Day Parade Through Monroe Streets
Labor unions locals representing crafts under the AFL paraded on Labor Day led by the Louisiana Training Institute band and the fire department. They marched from court square through DeSiard street with spectators along St. John and Five Points as Dawkins spoke urging unity across trades for America's prosperity. A heat-related collapse sidelined Ira Castle of the V S P Carmen’s local. Participants included Carpenters & Joiners, Electrical Workers, Railway Brotherhood, Barbers, Painters, Plumbers, Machinists, Boiler Makers and Boot & Shoe Workers Locales.
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Louisiana Training Institute
Fire Department
Craftsmen of All Trades
American Federation of Labor
Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Court Square
St. John Street
Wheeling
DeSiard
Dawkins
DeSiard Street
C. Dawkins
C. C. Dawkins
America
Carman
Carpenters & Joiners of America
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Railway Brotherhood R. C. of America
Barbers
Last Call for Vets to Attend New Orleans Legion Convention
Adjutant C. E. McKenzie of the local American Legion post issued a last call for veterans planning to attend the National American Legion convention in New Orleans in October. Members should contact him to secure hotel reservations and arrangements for Pullman cars, with at least one car, ideally two, to be included in the special train for north state legionnaires. Veterans wanting to stay in Pullmans during the convention should notify the office, and a regular Pullman city will be set up at the railroad yards for those who prefer not to stay in the city.
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C. E. McKenzie
American Legion Post
National American Legion
New Orleans
Legion
Adjutant McKenzie
North State Legionnaires
McKenzie
Destructive Fire in Memphis Three Story Building
A late yesterday blaze in Memphis caused about $25,000 damage to the three story building housing Towner and Company rubber goods and leather belting and Kornick Millinery Co. Dense smoke hampered firemen as the cause remained unknown.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Towner and Company
Rubber Goods and Leather Belting
Kornick Millinery Co
PF Comen
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Stone
Brotherhood of Man
Rescue Capital Statement
Argonaut Shaft
Calif
Argonaut
Lowe
Muldoon
Kennedy
Labor Unions
Monroe
Ira Castle
Carmen
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