Agreement Ends Industrial Dispute Over Packings Plants
Settlement of an 18 question dispute between packers and unionized workers ends a threatened strike. Key items include a $1 day wage raise, equal pay for women, fixed hours, eight hour day, overtime, and no discrimination against union members. Arbitration by a labor secretary appointee to handle grievances and promotions by seniority. Plants to provide sanitary facilities. workers not required to join company insurance schemes.
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Girn Newspaper
Union News Service
Washington, D. C
Secretary of Labor
Chisco
East St. Louis
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
St. Joseph
Omaha
Denver
St. Paul
Sioux City
Wilson
Iowa teachers scarce blamed on enlistment and loyalty
Iowa state inspector John E. Foster cites war service pull as a chief reason for male teachers leaving schools. Other items note buffalo fish shipments to consumers, state fair essay contest for farm boys, war insurance for a mother, and local wartime measures from fuel to publicity offices.
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Iowa
John E. Foster
Foster
Army
Navy
State Fish and Game Department
E. C.hinshaw
Spirit Lake
State Fair Management
H. H. Mattingley
Nevada
James Luke Mattingley
Camp Mills
Long Island
Charles Webster
H. J.metcalf
State Council of Defense
Washington
State Council
John Walter Wilson
Des Moines
Uncle Sam
France
Wilson
North McGregor
H. H. Seerley
State Teachers’ College At
Cedar Falls
John J. Sorley
Aviation Corps
American Expeditionary Forces
Toggia
Italy
John Gotsch
Woodbury County
Warning of German submarine offensive to aid Teuton west drive
Secretary Baker reports in a weekly military review that Germany is preparing a major submarine campaign to disrupt American supply lines to France as Teutonic forces ready for a west front push. Allied ship sinkings have lessened due to submarines withdrawing for land and sea drives, with heavy fighting along the North Sea frontier.
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Washington, D. C
France
West Front
Baker
War Department
North Sea
Mexicans Rob Train Near Chihuahua City
El Paso reports a raid by suspected Canuto Reyes rebels on a passenger train on the Mexican Central line 50 miles south of Chihuahua city. Thirty five persons were killed and passengers robbed of valuables and clothing before the bandits fled toward Horcasitos.
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el Paso
Tex
Canuto Reyes
Chihuahua City
Horcasitos
Deming Mayor Quits Amid Calls for Martial Law
Deming New Mexico Mayor M A Nordhaus resigns citing lack of cooperation from some officials to keep the city free of vice. He says he will issue conditions to Secretary Baker and recommend placing the city under martial law as Camp Cody sits in Deming.
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Deming
N. M
M. A. Nordhaus
Baker
Camp Cody
Fire destroys three firms in Philadelphia blaze
A five story industrial building in Philadelphia’s manufacturing district burned, wiping out three concerns and crippling a fourth. The loss is estimated at 289,000 dollars.
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Philadelphia
No wool is used in new clothes
In 1918 fashion shifts toward wool conservation with Paris and New York designer cooperation. Gowns favor tussah silk crepe de chine and lighter materials to replace wool. Men’s wear trims yardage, while new silhouettes and the canteen coat reflect wartime thrift and Red Cross symbolism.
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New York
M. Jusserand
Paris
Mme. Paquin
Association of Designers
America
Directoire
France
Flanders
Picardy
Red Cross
Fifth Avenue
McClure
Chafing Dish Party Ideas For Entertaining At Home
A practical guide to hosting a chafing dish party for six to eight guests. Get the table ready, have the dish lamped and ingredients pre-measured in bowls. Proposes a simple menu with fruit cocktail, creamed oysters, lettuce sandwiches, sherbet, coffee, jelly and sugar cookies.
Waist Fashion Tip From New York Dressmakers
A trimming trick to prevent unsightly wear under the arms uses a strip of oiled silk. This protection helps extend the life of blouses and is a practice many fashionable New York dressmakers employ.
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New York
Jesus and the Sabbath in Mark two study notes
This lesson explains Jesus as Lord of the Sabbath, the shift from seventh-day observance to the Lord's Day, and proper uses of rest and mercy. It covers Pharisaic critique, David's example, temple authority, and the call to do good on the Sabbath. It also contrasts Jewish Sabbath with the Christian Lord's Day and emphasizes resurrection timing.
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America
Jesus
David
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