Wages Up For 35000 Iron and Steel Workers in 1919 Surge
Pittsburg announces a ten percent wage rise for about 35,000 iron and steel workers starting June or July. Major companies like Republic Iron & Steel and Jones & Laughlin plan increases. U S Steel has not yet announced. Independent firms will resume pre cut wages and reject new orders at current prices after June 1.
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Pittsburg
Iron and Steel
United States Steel Corporation
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Republic Iron & Steel Company
Chicago
Massillon
Youngstown
Birmingham
Moline
Ill
Government plans national labor exchanges to cut unemployment
London report says Westminster Churchill will introduce a government bill to create a national labor exchange system modeled on European examples. The move aims to better organize labor and reduce unemployment in London and other English cities, with unemployment insurance policy also to be considered.
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London
England
Westminster
Churchill
Board of Trade
House of Commons
Europe
Supreme Court Affirms $35,000 Damages For Railroad Injury
Nevada Missouri. James Pangle injured as a brakeman by the Kansas City Southern Railway. Court upholds circuit court judgment of 35000. Pangle died after verdict. his widow to receive the awarded damages.
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Nevada
Missouri
James Pangle
Kansas City Southern Railway
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Pangle
To Enforce Child Labor Law In Kansas City
W L A Johnson commissioner of the Kansas bureau of labor and industry sends notices to manufacturing houses in Kansas City Kansas about strict enforcement of the eight hour child labor law. It forbids work before 7 a.m. or after 6 p.m. or more than eight hours daily.
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Topeka
Kansas
W.L. A. Johnson
Kansas Bureau of Labor and Industry
Kansas City
Kan
State Wins First Round to Cut Express Rates in Nebraska
Lincoln Nebraska reports the state won the initial litigation to enforce the Sibley act reducing express rates by 25 percent. referee J J Sullivan appointed by the supreme court found the act non confiscatory and recommended judgment in the state's favor.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
J. ,J. Sullivan
Supreme Court
Booth Buys 10000 Acres Near Calgary for Settlement
General Booth of the Salvation Army cables approval for the purchase of 10,000 irrigated acres south of Calgary from the Canadian Pacific railway. He plans to settle a London slum party on the land this year and will visit in September.
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Booth
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Salvation Army
Calgary
Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railway
London
Philips Committee Named in St. Joseph Investigation
Judge W D Rusk chaired a St Joseph lawyers meeting last Tuesday to study charges in congress against Judge Philips and Judge McPherson of the federal court. The investigating committee names were announced.
Train wreck near Chelsea claims Cincinnati man
One man died and five injured when the Frisco Meteor derailed eastbound near Chelsea Oklahoma. The deceased is Daniel John of Cincinnati who rode in the blind baggage car with four other tramps.
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Oklahoma
Winita
Chelsea
Here
Daniel John
Cincinnati
Kansas Knights Templar Elect Officers at Independence Conclave
The Knights Templar of Kansas elected officers at the Independence convention. Marv in L Tru by was named grand commander for Independence with Joseph D. Bell as department grand commander Concordia. William F. March of Lawrence as grand generalissimo. John M. Kinkel of Hutchinson as grand captain general. Alexander A. Sharp of Larned as grand senior warden. Also named were Rev. Charles H. Rogers Hutchinson grand prelate William H. Martin Parsons grand junior warden John McCullough Galena grand treasurer Thomas J. Anderson Topeka grand recorder Frederick Stearns Wichita grand standard bearer Augustus O Well man Topeka grand sword bearer J D Milliken Wellington grand captain of the guard. Hutchinson will host the next conclave.
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Kansas Knights Templar
Knights Templar of
Kansas
Marvin L. Truby
Independence
Joseph D. Bell
Concordia
William F. March
Lawrence
John M. Kinkel
Hutchinson
Alexander A. Sharp
Larned
Charles H. Rogers
William H. Martin
Parsons
John McCullough
Galena
Thomas J. Anderson
Topeka
Frederick Stearns
Wichita
Augustus O. Wellman
J. D. Milliken
Wellington
University of Kansas enrollment grows 24 percent in two years
Registrar figures show KU enrollment at 2 230 this year up from 1 786 two years ago, a gain just over 24 percent. Last year accounts for most of the rise, while the panic reduced numbers mainly in the engineering school, though the college rose about one eighth.
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University of Kansas
Kansas Eagles Elect Officers For Next Year
At the Kansas State Aerie session the officers were elected including President G H Danner of Fort Scott and Vice President W A Disch of Parsons. Coffeyville was chosen as next year’s meeting place.
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Kansas Eagles
Kansas State Aerie of Eagles
CG. H. Danner
Fort Scott
W. A. Disch
Parsons
J. W. Allard
Osawatomie
C. D. Bickett
Coffeyville
Frank Nimmock
Iola
James Brown
West Mineral
H. H. Keith
Topeka
Gly Bogert
Caney
S. A. Smith
Winfield
Frank Bieth
Kansas City
Kansas Clubwomen Lead Anti Tuberculosis Drive
Kansas women’s clubs have raised 1000 dollars for the anti tuberculosis campaign. The Kansas association for the study and prevention of tuberculosis will manage the effort. The state provides 10000 dollars for its share. Clubs statewide turned over funds to the society. Individual contributions from clubwomen have not yet been received and a large fundraising push will start soon.
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Women's Clubs of
Kansas
Kansas Association For the Study and Prevention
Kansas Dental Association Ends Thirty-Eighth Convention
The thirty eighth annual Kansas Dental Association convention ended in Wichita with the next meeting slated for Topeka. Elected officers include FE Bumgardner of Lawrence as president H J Renz of Leavenworth first vice president S S Noble of Wichita second vice president H W Fessenden of Ottawa secretary E H Bellew of Dodge City treasurer and Dr Woodruff of Wichita along with A Martin of Winfield to the membership committee.
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Kansas
Kansas Dental Association
Wichita
Topeka
FE. Bumgardner
Lawrence
H. J. Renz
Leavenworth
S. S. Noble
H. W. Fessenden
Ottawa
E. H. Bellew
Dodge City
Dr. Woodruff
A. Martin
Winfield
Kansas Reports State Funds Total Of 18 Million
State accountant J. C. Gafford completed annual treasury checks and found the treasurer holds 18 560 627.95 in state funds. The total includes cash balances 1 044 224.96 bonds and coupons 15 379 424.47 and bonds securities and cash 2 186 978.42.
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Kansas
J. C. Gafford
Church Debt Paid By Friends of Lawrence
The Friends of Lawrence paid the church debt and the building now stands free of encumbrances. W. R. Stubbs loaned the money to buy the new building after the Friends moved. The church members raised 3500 dollars to reimburse Mr. Stubbs, who then deeded the property to the church.
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Friends of Lawrence
W. R. Stubbs
Grain Department Deficit Revealed by State Inspector
State Grain Inspector White reports a $1,800 April shortfall. The department had $1,256 in receipts and $3,039 in expenditures, exceeding income by a wide margin.
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White
Banking Job for a Woman Named Chief Clerk
J. N. Dolley state bank commissioner appoints Mrs. Helen E. B. Eastman as chief clerk of the building and loan department in the commissioner's office.
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J. N. Dolley
State Bank
Helen EB. Eastman
Bank Commissioner’s
Funeral Oration Sparks Laughter in Alabama Town
An Alabama funeral story recalls a preacher delivering a humorous eulogy about a deceased brother whose life was controversial. The pastor spars with crowd sentiment, noting mixed views of the deceased while lamenting his death and offering blunt consolation.
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Alabama
Child's Mountain Range Riddle Reveals Simple Definition
A humorous anecdote from Everybody's Magazine cites an exam joke where a child defines a mountain range as a large sized cook stove. A Yale Sheffield Scientific paper asked for the function of gastric juice and another student answered simply The stomach.
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Sheffield Scientific School
Yale
Everybody’s Magazine
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Other Patent Remedies Ad
An advertisement page lists Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous surface remedy, touts testimonials, and notes the 75 cent price. Other items praise Allen's Foot-Ease, Marine Eye Remedy, Hamlin's Wizard Oil, Red Cross Ball Blue, and a Garfield Tea offer. It also includes quotes and a child teething syrup.
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Hall
Ifall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Proves Its Merit
Thousands of women report cures from Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for female troubles. The letter from Mrs. E. A. Bishop of Brooklyn testifies to relief from bearing-down pains and other ailments, praising the remedy and noting its wide popularity and use by expectant mothers.
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Lydia F. Pinkham
America
E. A. Bishop
Atlantic Ave
Brooklyn, N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Willie
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Singapore Straits
Allen
W. J. Walker
Camden
N. J
Suns, Stars, Comets & Co
Marine
Warfield
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
John Foster
H. C. Chapman
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Canada
Seattle
Great Northwest
Frank T. Hunter
Trustee Company
Central Bldg
Wash
Dr.d.jayne
Carters
Velie
John
Paxton
Boston
Mass
Gillard
Elgin
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