Labor Demands That Worker Be 'A Free Man'
Samuel Gomper s, president of the American Federation of Labor, presented labor's plank to the Committee on Resolutions in Chicago. He urged eliminating the concept of compensation and declared that the worker is a free man who owns himself, warning against laws forcing service and stressing industrial justice and protective rights for wage earners.
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Star Corvennoment
Chicago
Samuel Gompers
American Federtion of Labor
Organized Fiber
Committee On
Bor
United States
Auditorium Hotel
Gompers
Congress
Kansas Industrial Court
Ameien
Walia
Bert
eHich
Seishife
Fleder
Meares
Friedore
Envee
Hughes Now Favorite No Money on Johnson
Hughes sentiment gained ground as a Republican nomination race outlook shifted on Wall Street. Johnson faded from even money to 2 to 1 while Hughes moved to 2 to 1 amid bets listing Lowden Wood Harding Sproul Coolidge Allen Hoover at wider odds.
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Johnson
Hughes
Wall Street
Lowden
Wood
Harding
Sproul
Coolidge
Allen
Hoover
New York
Labor demands for child protection and reform agenda
A union manifesto calls for ending child labor under sixteen, capping living costs, promoting cooperatives, and extending labor protections. It urges immigration limits, cost-of-living reporting, anti profiteering, eight hour laws, broader workers compensation, and prohibition of convict labor products. Gompers comments on reception by Montreal committee.
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United States Department of Labor
Markets to Cost Ninety Million Official Plans for New Terminals
Edwin J. O Malley the Commissioner of Public Markets has prepared plans for three terminal markets totaling 90 5 million to 90 million 500 thousand and will present them to the Board of Estimate tomorrow. The sites lie between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets North River Mander Ridge and nearby locations. Architect H Berrett Crosby says if city cannot fund construction he has financial backing to build on a 25 year rental basis at 10 percent of cost, after which the markets revert to the city.
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Edwin J. O'Malley
Public Markets
Board of Estimate
North River
Maneder Ridge
Matomb’s Dam
H. Berrett Crosby
Crosby
Notorious American Smuggler Arrested in Juarez
Juarez Mexico June 9 an American long known as a smuggler was seized by Mexican authorities this afternoon over alleged ammunition smuggling to Francisco Villa the bandit. He was later released eight Mexicans were also arrested at points between Juarez and St Helena in the Big Bend district in connection with a wide plot to supply munitions.
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Juarez
Mexico
Franciscn Villa
Here
St. Helena
Big Bend
Taft Delegates Debate League Pact and Party Resolve
A Chicago dispatch reports the resolutions committee choosing Senator Watson as chairman amid debate over the league of nations. Republicans split between supporting the Lodge reservations and Johnson Borah opposition, with calls for a clear pledge to ratify a peace treaty and an international tribunal. The piece argues for a decisive explicit stance to avoid campaign confusion and bolster party unity.
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Chicago
Resolutions Committee
Watson
Indiana
Lodge
Lenreot
Kellogg
Hale
McCumber
Association of Nations
Johnson-Borah
League of Nations
Germany
Wilson
Washington
Monroe
Republican Party
New York
Johnson
Borah
League
Hearst
Brisbane
Sinn
Senator Johnson
Senate
Mr. Borah
Sponsors Named for Democratic Candidates Eight Men Named
Eight men were chosen to present nominating speeches for eight Presidential candidates at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco. Speakers include Dr Burris Jenkins presenting William G McAdoo and John H Bigelow presenting Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer, with Supreme Court Justice James Johnson presenting Governor James Cox, and others for Governor Edward J Edwards and additional nominees.
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San Francisco
William G. McAdoo
Burris Jenkins
Kansas City
A. Mitchell Palmer
John H. Bigelow
Pennsylvania
James Cox
Ohio
Supreme Court
James ©. Johnson
Columbus
Edward J Edwards
New Jersey
Political nominations listed for several U S figures
An announcement notes potential nomination placements for Charles F. O’Brien of Jersey City Senator Robert Owen of Oklahoma James W. Gerard of Sioux Falls Senator Gilbert Hitchcock of Nebraska and others while unclear who will place in nomination James W. Davis E E Simmons Carter Glass remains undecided.
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Charles F. O’brien
Jersey City
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
D. Hayden Linebaugh
Muskogee
Okla
James W. Gerard
G. Cherry
Sioux Falls
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Nebraska
A. C Schellenberger
Neraska
E. T. Meredith
Claude Porter
Iowa
James W. Davis
West Virginia
Great Britain
E. E. Simmons
North Carolina
Carter Glass
Virgin
Foster Predicts Wood Victory on Third Ballot
Chicago report notes Captain Robert J. Foster, Essex County Leonard Wood Club president, predicts Wood will win on the third ballot. Boston drugstore magnate L K Liggett bets $1,000 he won't be nominated, then adds $5,000 more. Watertown delegate-at-large Stitzel Way wires plans for a fourth ballot with about 300 votes on first ballot.
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Chicago
Wood
Robert J. Foster
Essex County
Leonard Wood Club
Blackstone
L. K. Liggett
Boston
Coolidge
Liggett
Foster
Ligget
Stitzel X. Way
Watertown
S. D
Mr. Way
Gure Sharp
Babler Election Upheld By Missouri Delegation
CHICAGO June 9 The Missouri delegation voted 24 to 11 to uphold the St Louis caucus action on Babler as national committeeman despite a Senate investgating committee inquiry into Lowden funds. Goldstein and Moore testified they received 2500 each via Babler to boost Lowden in Missouri.
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Chicago
Missouri
Jacob L. Babler
Senate
St. Louis
Nathaniel Goldstein
Robert E. Moore
Babler
Ndd
Goldstein
Moore
Spencer
Hubler
Platform Ready for Submit at Republican Convention
In Chicago June 9 the Republican National Convention elected Senator Lodge permanent chairman and adjourned to report the platform tomorrow. Reports on credentials and rules were adopted amid minor contests. Lodge received a warm ovation. Mrs Margaret Till McCarter became the first woman to address a national convention. The body limited speakers to five minutes and prepared for Depew and Borah speeches before adjourning toward 11 o'clock.
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Coliseum
Chicago
Republican Nationai Convention
Senator Lodge
John Timothy Stone
Brayer
Lodge
Leonard Wood
Frank
Lowden
Committee On Credentials
Edward J. Dutfield
New Jersey
Morrow
Paul Howland
Cleveland
Ohio
Howel
Nebraska
Howlan
Conventio
Thyte
Aliseum
Willam E. Borah
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East 45Th Street
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China
William Howard Taft
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Penrose
Finchley
HAVE
Robert R. Church
Tennessee
National Committee
Church
Edwin P.morrow
Kentucky
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