League 18 Organized Here in Quincy
Miss Anna Fitzgerald of Chicago, national president, opened a Labor Temple meeting as 35 members formed the Union Label League of America in Quincy. Temporary president Catherine Otten led. officers to be elected tonight at 8. The league aims to promote sale of union made products, better wages, and sanitary conditions, nonpartisan and nonsectarian, inviting all workers to join. Speakers included William C. Boyer, Elizabeth Wright, Morgan, and Adberry. Tonight at 5 the final organizing meeting will convene.
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Anna Fitzgerald
Chicago
League
Labor Temple Hursday
Labor League Ag
Quincy
Therine Otten
Labor Mile
Nks
Fitzgerald
Wilam C. Boyer
Inter- Et
Broom Works Union
Sing Prisoner Shot by Searchers
In Sing Sing escape case prisoner Luis Curtis was shot and wounded by guards while they hunted six inmates near the Rockefeller estate at Pocantico Hills. Curtis allegedly reached for a revolver as he was ordered to surrender.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Mar Uis
Curtis
Ing Sing
Rison
Sing Sing
Jlroad
Jno
Labor resolutions adopted at Illinois federation meeting
The Illinois State Federation of Labor endorsed a broad set of reforms including laws against loan sharks charging over 7 percent, absentee voting for railroad workers, state owned insurance, free text books, one day rest in seven, and standardized barbers Sunday closing. It backed safety measures for penitentiary guards, a survey of saloon use as employment agents, and investigations into working women. Also approved were calls to curb basement kitchens, require in person state board exams for motion picture operators, and support for the White Rats strike.
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Mkinota State Federation of Labor
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen State Legislative Board
Jessen and
Arnold
Chicago
Joliet
Union
Federation
Governor
Civil Service Board
Legal Department
Tilinoix
Ulinois Federation
Chicago Cooks and Pastry Cooks’ Association
Woman's Trade Union League of Chicago
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
American Federation
State Board of Examiners
Boilermakers
Illinois Federation
Building Trades Department of the American Federation
L. ¥. Sherman
Aurora Trades and Labor Assembly
Samuel Gompeers
Gompers
White Rats
Joe Birnes
White Rats Actors’ Union
Yates Attacks Pacifists at Republican Club Meeting
Delegates at the state convention condemned militarism and backed a committee to study boy scouts and similar youth organizations. Colonel Yates of Pike County urged mothers not to raise “sissies” and extolled Spartan courage while praising America and the flag. He quipped that Republicans would fight if war comes, and closed with a flag poem. Next meetings are set at Republican headquarters and ward headquarters.
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Fred G. Dahms
J. Cook
R. Madsen
Ray Bryant
Ehmer Larson
Steve Sumner
Boy Scout Movement
Mr. Govert
Yates
Colonel Yates
Pike County
America
Say Prosperity Depends on War Says Propaganda Theme
A page column argues that prosperity hinges on war and cites Roosevelt in 1902. It notes the strike as unforgivable and criticizes Roosevelt for not using the industrial commission left by him. It claims only 80 percent of railway workers gain from the raise while others get nothing. It questions Wilson’s adherence to law.
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Roosevelt
Industrial Commission
Woodrow —Wilson
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for Bronchial Trouble
A reader from Inglewood California touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as acting like food not a medicine. It soothes the throat and bronchial tubes, eases chest tightness, loosens phlegm, and relieves a stubborn cough without opiates. It suits coughs from colds bronchial coughs and hoarseness and is gentle on sensitive stomachs.
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Foley
Will G. Richmond
Inglewoo Calif
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Jason
Labor Temple
Lyng Sing
American Federation of Labor
Committee On Resolutions
Cuticura
Dept
Boston
Bargetn
T. C. Nichols Motor Co
Purice
Christabel
Pure Ice Co
Jersey Street
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