Rail labor talks heat up over long hours and overtime pay
At the fourth day of talks between railroad executives and the four brotherhoods in New York, Chief Stone and union leaders spar over 16 hour days and time and a half overtime. They clash on pay scales for yard workers and other hard procedures, with a strike vote looming.
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United States
Lengineers
Lee
Stone
Trynet
Mr. Lee
Tech
Brove
Mr. Stone
Stone Ter
Higgins
Gy Western Conference
Mr Stone
Lee Ated
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Strikers Return to Work After New Jersey Settlement
About 1,300 workers at Standard Underground Cable Works in Perth Amboy return to their jobs after a month long strike. A compromise mediation produced wage increases from 1 to 7 percent for both men and women. Henry Hilfers of the State Federation of Labor helped broker the settlement, with city officials acting as mediators. The plant cites losses from the stoppage and notes the community would have paid more in wages had the dispute continued.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Standard Underground
Henry Hilfers
State Federation of Labor
Baldwin
Marshall Calls Roosevelt the Bad Boy of GOP Convention
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall described Theodore Roosevelt as the likely "bad boy" of the Republican National Convention, saying Roosevelt could throw the party school into confusion. Marshall noted Mrs. Marshall’s health, his Indianapolis visit, and his own interest in the Chicago nomination scene without political significance. He contrasted Fairbanks with Wilson and avoided excitement over the convention.
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New York Times
Indianapolis
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas R. Marshall
United States
Theodore
Iis
St. Louis
Chicago
Charles W. Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Wilson
Grant
Marshall
Hodges to plead insanity in New Jersey shooting case
Emma Reeves Hodges, shot in the left temple by her husband, a New York insurance adjuster, lies very serious at Monmouth Memorial Hospital Long Branch. Hodges is jailed in Freehold and plans to plead insanity. his lawyers include former Attorney General Edmund Wilson and Warren H Smock. He reportedly deeded $25 000 in property to his wife and faced financial ruin from stock speculation.
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New York Times
Red Rank
N. J
Emma Reeves Lodges
New York
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Long Branch
Hodges
Freehold
Edmund Wilson
Warren H. Smock
Red Bank
Montclair Voters Face Referendum on Commission Government
Montclair New Jersey residents prepare to vote on June 10 in a referendum on adopting a commission form of government. Campaign literature from the Commission Government League and Citizens' Committee led by Walter E Hampton rallies support and opposition, with Dallas Flannagan citing strong sentiment for the plan.
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New York
Montclair
N. J
Commission Government League
Citizens’ Committee
Walter E. Hampton
Dallas Flannagan
Policeman shoots thief during freight car raid
In Passaic New Jersey Patrolman George Schmelz of East Rutherford fired at four burglars as they attempted to steal rubber from a freight car near the Rutherford Rubber Company plant. He wounded one man, later identified as John Walsh of Jersey City, in the left thigh. Walsh is hospitalized at Hackensack Hospital.
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New York Times
Passaic
N. J
George Schmelz
East Rutherford
John Walsh
Jersey City
Rutherford Rubber Company
Walsh
Hackensack Hospital
Silvertown
Mulford
Standard Oil Workers Strike Shuts Long Island City Plant
Several hundred Standard Oil Co workers in West Avenue and Eighth Street Long Island City quit work and walked out yesterday. They demanded a half holiday each week all year. The plant was shut down after serving notice. There was no disorder. Superintendent Schaeffer noted the action followed a prior pay raise.
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Standard Oil Company
West Avenue
Eighth Street
Long Island City
Schaeffer
Picket Lines Lockout Clash Draws Fiveteen Thousand Workers
Fifteen thousand pickets lined Fifth Avenue and surrounding streets as Garment Workers' Union opposed the Cloak Suit and Skirt Manufacturers' Protective Association efforts to resume operations on an open shop basis. Union leader Benjamin Schlesinger reported no members returned to work. manufacturers claimed some shops were operating, with figures unspecified. Police kept crowds orderly with no arrests reported as organizers plan further actions and labor day church events.
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Garment Workers’ Union
Fifth Avenue
Fifteenth
Thirty-eighth
Manufacturers’ Association
Benjamin Schlesinger
Labor Organization
Bk. J Wile
Manufacturers’ Organization
Arlington Hall
St. Marks Place
Wise
Hugh Frayne
American Federation, of Labor
Mr. Schlesinger
Morris Hillquit
Garment Salesmen’s Association
Hotel
Martinique
City Camp Plan Seeks 5000 For Summer Poor Children
Lower Rents Society, at Hotel McAlpin, urged the city to provide 5000 for a six week summer camp experiment for 100 undernourished public school children. The group will seek help from Health and Education departments. some favored 25000 but approved a smaller request hoping for future expansion. Support came from Warren Eberle Florence Kelley and Edward Brown. A proposal suggested delaying Board of Estimate funding by staying on the east side during heat.
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McAlpin
Department of Health
Board of Education
Benjamin C. Marsh
Warren C. Eberle
Henry Street
Florence Kelley
Edward H. Brown
Board of Estimate
Virginia seeks debt writ against West Virginia in U S Supreme Court
Washington June 5 Attorney General Pollard urged the Supreme Court to issue a writ directing West Virginia to levy on state property to pay the 15 million dollar Virginia debt judgment. West Virginia Assistant AG Livery asked dismissal, arguing the court lacks power to compel payment between states.
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New York Times
Washington
West Virginia
Virginia
John Garland Pollard
Old Dominion Commonwealth
Supreme Court of the United States
Virgilla
Supreme Court
Baltimore
New York
Pollard
Hatfield
West AL Baton
Virginia Debt Commission
H. H. Downing
Heatfield
Doewning
Downing
West
Legislative Department
West Virgiinia
Senate recess deemed illegal by House leaders
Washington reports the Senate is accused of violating the Constitution by adjourning from last Saturday to next Thursday. Republican Leader Mann and other parliamentarians faulted the move for lacking House consent and discussed remedies with Senator Bankhead and others to legitimize the action.
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Sents
House
Senate
Lewis
United States
Mann
House of Congress
Bankhead
May Bar Bryan Speech At Convention Address
In St Louis June 5 J Bruce Kremmer says business reasons keep him from seeking re election. Delegates question Bryan role at the convention as he was not elected delegate or alternate and would need unanimous consent to speak. A general speech day is set and Bryan may be asked to address democracy.
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J. Bruce Kremmer
Democratic Committee
William J. Bryan
Bryan
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