Isolated Mining Towns Foster Miner Radicalism Rooted in Silence
By William Hard. Fourth in a series on labor mindset, this piece discusses how coal miners in isolated Pennsylvania towns form a single-minded community. It notes how segregation from other societies shapes views, unemployment fuels radicalism, and miners prefer work talk over theory, unlike garment workers in New York.
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William Hard
Associated Newspapers
Hard
Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago Saloon Men Flee to Cuba Ahead of Rush
Chicago saloon keepers and bartenders depart for Cuba at about 12 daily, says Joseph Popper, an internal revenue deputy collector. He notes some travel for pleasure but believes others intend to open saloons in Cuba to prepare for an American rush. Aliens are leaving Chicago at 300 daily, with Central Europe and Poland among major destinations, and the exodus affecting local labor in many industries.
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Chicago
Cuba
Joseph Popper
Anternal
Popper
Europe
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Jugo-Slavia
Holland
Scandinavian
French Papers Parody U S Enforcement on Prohibition
Paris reports French newspapers ridiculing American strict prohibition enforcement while some advise temporary abstinence from wine to lower prices. Wine now costs 1 40 to 1 50 francs per quart after war profits and transport charges, far above prewar costs, impacting ordinary red wine for workers.
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Paris
America
Parker Says Pastors Protests Were Wrong
In New York on January 30 Alton B. Parker criticized Bishop Charles T. Brent and other clergymen for protesting deportations of reds. He told the National Civic Federation meeting that kindly minded clergy should not stand by while the scum of the earth roams the country and questioned whether they realize what they are criticizing.
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United States
Indiaapolis
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Lewis
New York
Alton B. Parker
National Civic Federation
Pictures Today at Local Theaters Featuring Stars
Norma Talmadge stars in The Way of a Woman at Star Theater. Doris Kennan acts in The Bandbox at Belasco Theater. Harry Carey screens Fighting Destiny at Colonial Theater. Taylor Holmes in Its a Bear at Savoy Theater. Dainty Damsel and Bogus Count play at Family Theater. Wallace Reid stars in Alias, Mike Moran at Princess Theater. Al Jennings in An Outlaw's Alibi and Helen Gibson in The Fatal Fortune plus A Plunge in Death and Their Little Wife at Bray Pictograph. William Russell appears Eastward Ho at Orpheum with three vaudeville acts. Blanche Sweet in Fighting Cressy at Bijou Theater and De Wolfe's Fun Makers in Clover Dale.
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Belasco Theater
Doris Kennan
Colonial Theater
Harry Carey
Savoy Theater
Taylor Holmes
Family Theater
Gem Theater
Count Princess Theater
Wallace Reid
Mike Moran
And
Bray Pictograph
Quincy Theater
al Jennings
Helen Gibson
Orpheum Theater
William Russell
Bijou
Blanche Sweet
Cressy
and de Wolfe
Cloverdale
Bootblack in New York Earns $226 Each Week
Brooklyn bootblack Peter B Stefano earns about $225 weekly shining shoes, his wife Josephine Stefano alleges in Brooklyn Supreme Court. She charges cruel and inhuman treatment and says he refused to give her 10 cents for a movie. Temporary alimony of 50 dollars weekly is under consideration.
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New York
Peter B. Stefano
Brooklyn
Josephine Stefano
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Smoking room for women opens at Chicago theater
A Chicago theater unveiled a smoking room for women after the manager observed girls smoking in the wash room, the hallway and the lobby. The report notes women smoke more in these spaces.
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Chicago
Harvard Raises Teaching Salaries 20 Percent
Harvard Corporation announces a twenty percent salary increase for all teaching staff. Exclusions apply to the law school and the graduate school of business administration where the salary base remains higher than in other departments.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Corporation
Law
Graduate School of Business Administration
Uni
Harvard Grants First Salary Increase in Fourteen Years
Harvard University announces its first salary increase in fourteen years, marking a major raise for staff and faculty across departments. The decision, described as long overdue, reflects efforts to improve compensation amid rising cost of living and competitive recruitment.
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Harvard
A TEXAS WONDER Kidney and Bladder Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts a remedy for kidney and bladder troubles including gravel and rheumatism. It claims benefits for children and urges mail orders for $1.26 with testimonials and a Saint Louis address. Boldly marketed by druggists.
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Dr. BE
W. Halil
Olive St
St. Louis
Drups
Ady
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Gebi
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Tower of Ivory
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Basil King
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