Business Upturn Evident With Wage Hikes and Overtime
Wage gains announced by American Thread Company raise pay 12 percent for all workers effective July 11 affecting over 1500 employees at local plants. Reports of similar increases at Pall River and Holyoke, Mass., could not be confirmed locally. Southern Pacific railroad shopmen return to a five day week signaling broader demand, with officials noting a substantial rise in traffic. Local society notes include multiple visits and returns among residents, with several families traveling to Niles Ohio and other nearby towns.
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International News Service
C. Conn
American Thread Company
Pall River
Holyoke
Mass
San Francisco
Southern Pacific Railroad
Trade improves in May across Federal Reserve District
The Federal Reserve Bank reports the first clear upturn in wholesale and retail trade in nearly four years in the tenth district during May. May dollar sales of five representative wholesale lines rose 19.5 percent from April, signaling improving business conditions.
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Kansas City
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank
Zinc and lead costs double from year ago impact mills
Joplin Missouri reports that the price of zinc and lead has approximately doubled over the past year. Mills and hoisting apparatus face higher operating costs as a result, affecting production and maintenance budgets for mining operations.
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Joplin
Northern Ohio industrial gains push union drive and codes
In Cleveland on June 30 moves toward worker unionization and industrial code formation align with the recovery act. Steel remains the district’s leading commodity at 58 percent, tin plate operations hit an all time peak, rubber production and Akron plant capacity expand, and auto tire production rises with a 5 to 10 percent boost across about 25 000 mechanical products.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Akron
Hunter Hit By Own Gun Bullet In Ricochet
SCRANTON Pa June 30 Leo Dietrich 29 of Dalton suffered a forehead gunshot wound while hunting when a bullet struck a stone and ricocheted into his head.
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International News Service
Scranton
Leo Dietrich
Dalton
Local Bible conference attendees in Slippery Rock area
A list of locals who attended a Bible conference at Slippery Rock is given, including Mrs. J Kalajainen, Mrs. C Johnson, Miss Margaret Phillips, Earl Collins, A M Moser, I A Lytle and T C Watson families, and Nancy McCowin. Other notes mention East New Castle residents A L Whitacre family weekend Vandergrift and visits by Clara Lentzen from Pittsburgh. Edythe Holzhauser is mentioned with incomplete context.
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H. G. Houk
Harold McMillin
Cochranton
McMillin
Slippery Rock
J. Kalajainen
C. Johnson
M. Kalajainen
Margaret Phillips
Earl Collins
A. M. Moser
I. A. Lytle
T. C. Watson
Nancy
J. E. McCowin
A. L. Whitacre
Vandergrift
Clara Lentzen
Pittsburgh
Holzhauser
Anna Moser
Butler
Edythe Holzhauser
Stabbing Affray Triggers Tribal Conflict in Klamath Falls
In Klamath Falls Oregon Benjamin Tupper a Klamath Indian fatally stabbed his new son in law Alvin Murdock a 33 year old brave of the California Diggers. The incident sparks a tribal war as Indian agents county and state police rush to the reservation after two Klamath Indians are found badly beaten near the Williamson River in retaliation for Murdock's death.
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International News Service
Klamath Falls
Ore
Benjamin Tupper
Alvin Murdock
California Diggers
Williamson River
Murdock
Committees Named By New U P Moderator
In Pittsburgh June officers appoint numerous committees across missions education ministerial relief and finance. Named members include Rev Dr W B Anderson Rev Fr William Murchie Rev Dr William P Aikin Rev Dr Charlies D Fulton Rev Dr J H Spencer Rev Dr W D Mercer Rev Drs William H McPeak Rev Dr C E Hawthorne and Rev Dr J H Grier among others with representatives from Pennsylvania Ohio New York Illinois California and Iowa.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
W. B. Anderson
William P. Aikin
Omaha
Neb
William Murchie
Wichita,Kan
Co. W. Johnston
Prospect. Pa
H. L. Henderson
Claysville
E. W
Washington, Pa
Wooster, O
Albert E. Curry
Topeka
Kan
C. Weir
Detroit
Mich
R. W. Thompson
West Allies
Wis
William F. Rotzler
New Brighton
Duncan Black
New York City
W. D. Mercer
Kansas City
James Best
Wilkinsburg
H. F. Hazlett
Jamestown
William H. McPeak
Los Angeles
Calif
D. H. Brush
Davenport
Arthur M. Reed
Manhattan
Women’s Board
Burglars Target Coney Island Eatery in $1200 Heist
Burglars broke into a Coney Island restaurant, bound the watchman, and stole $1200 before leaving after six drinks on the house. Detectives found six empty beer glasses on the counter, indicating a likely late shift robbery.
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Coney Island
Upturn Reflected in Municipal Lodging Crisis
New York reports a dramatic drop in public lodging need as 3,500 homeless men are no longer required to use city beds. City lodging occupancy fell from 10,200 in February to 56,000, a decline of over half, indicating improved conditions and shifting relief arrangements.
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International News Service
New York
Leisurely Robbers Phone For Taxi In Harbin Raid
Six bandits raided a Chinese firm in Harbin, locking 40 employees in the basement and stealing $60,000 in cash. After securing the loot, they calmly called a taxi and fled, while lounging nearby and smoking the employees’ cigarettes.
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International
Harbin
Suggests Spray For Children In Hot Weather
Director of Public Safety D. O. Davies proposed that firemen spray water over children at fire houses during hot days. The plan would be considered, but the water used for nonfire purposes would require metering due to city contracts. Many children cannot reach pools alone, and the spray could provide relief in the heat.
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Director of Public Safety
D. O. Davies
Davies
Sons of Union Veterans drum corps to meet at Clifton Flat grounds
The Fife and Drum Corps of Oscar L Jackson Camp No 249 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will meet this evening at the Clifton Flat ball grounds. Members are to appear in full uniform.
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Fife and Drum Corps
Oscar L Jackson
Sons of Union Veterans of the
Clifton Flat
Campaign Against Duplications Linked to Stork Attention
A terse line notes that efforts to curb duplications should be extended to the stork, suggesting a broader advocacy angle or metaphorical push. The wording implies a call to widen reform efforts beyond current targets.
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