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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1927
Page
3
A brief history tracing Labor Day from its 1882 proposal by the New York City Central Labor Union to its 1894 federal recognition. It notes observances with parades speeches and picnics, the 1884 AFL declaration, and state laws promoting the holiday for wage earners across the nation.
The Carpenters' union erected a new eight story building in Washington costing 300000 pounds. It includes a 550 seat auditorium on the top floor and basement clubrooms with six floors of offices. Local 132 financed the project which stands near AF of L and other union buildings. Richard Truddet cites growing legal needs and national union presence as justification.
The International Association of Machinists grew from a 10 machinists group in Atlanta formed May 5 1883. A May 1889 Atlanta convention with 27 delegates from 34 locals in 14 states elected officers and renamed the body to National Association of Machinists. In 1991 the name changed to the International Association of Machinists due to expansion into Canada.
The text traces the formation of the engineers union from its 1886 origin through key milestones. It notes the 1890 Grét union of steam engineers meeting in St Louis at the AFL convention, the proposal for a separate engineers union, and the National Steam Engineers' Union's establishment. It also covers subsequent name changes in 1905 and 1915 reflecting broadened jurisdiction to International Union of Steam and Operating Engineers.
John P. Frey argues union and management can share profit by building friendly relations. He urges showing that unionism benefits both workers and employers, and that cooperative practices attract fair-minded employers while preserving workers’ rights and opportunities.
Sir Henry Thornton president of Canadian National Railways says personal experience varies but workers show reasoned argument and union leaders avoid treachery or dishonesty. Thornton, American born, has held major roles in U S roads and Britain’s Great Western railway, later guiding Canada’s public railway operation.
Local classified snippets promote quick riches in varied schemes. Promoters claim high profits from short hours, with offices in Oakland Philadelphia New Orleans and Chicago. Adds target agents brokers buyers and salesmen for tools stocks and undertakings amid sparse legitimate detail.
Thieves broke into the sepulchre of King Louis XIII at Clery France and stole jewels valued at 100000. The crime reports a bold raid on a royal tomb with valuables missing and police inquiry launched.
Dr Samuel A Tannenbaum identifies six authentic Shakespeare handwriting samples and argues the poet suffered from angina pectoris, dying likely from stress linked to domestic concerns including his younger daughter's marriage. The findings draw on signatures and documents from the British Museum and the Public Record Office.
The ethnographic department reports villagers near Moscow still practice idolatry and witchcraft. Plows are dragged to ward off spirits, offerings appease the god of hens, and wizards apply toads to skin while quacks and wooden charms thrive despite government efforts.
A farmer asks his son Joh how old he is and whether he is old enough to vote. The boy replies he is twenty one but admits he has no sense of which way to cast his ballot or the haltot to toss.
A sorrowful exchange unfolds as a father reacts to a suitor George Tes proposing to his daughter. The daughter laments each letter while the dog remains indifferent to the reputations at stake.
Thenda Ucland writes in Liberty that nervous disorders accompany notable achievement. She cites Oliver Cromwell who faced violent temper and a prophetic vision, and Goethe who produced poetry during somnambulistic states with alternating moods and crises.
Ancient mariner belief that the petrel never nears land is overturned by explorers who found a young petrel beneath its eye at Cape Verde. The uninhabited Cape Verde Isle of Cima is barren and covered with the remains of countless petrels that have died there across ages.
A compact note on the long history of coursing, tracing its roots from antiquity through Elizabethan times and noting a modern revival. The passage emphasizes the sport’s enduring appeal and its early descriptions and artifacts.
A humorous exchange shows an older man insisting on thinking about a European trip while another jokes that the speaker cannot afford such reflection. The banter highlights expectations about wealth and habit of thought.
A concise note states that a nan attempts to argue with a woman but the effort yields no result. The incident highlights limited effectiveness of such attempts in this brief report.
Mrs Nina Matteson and Mrs Ernest Tanguay credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after years of illness. The ads tout its long history, urging other women to try the remedy and regain strength for daily tasks and sleep.
The fragment lists various items including installations painting machines and furniture with a $25 009 amount and an address at 154 Broadway N. It reads as a damaged notice fragment offering few readable names or dates.
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