Open shop debate and American Plan stir Lorain talk
In a Lorain News Journal discussion dated January 15, 1921, the open shop and the American Plan draw agitation among merchants and labor unions. The piece explains open shop as non-discriminatory toward union and non-union workers, while the American Plan is seen as a managed open shop favoring employers who reject labor coercion. It notes rights to organize and against intimidation, urging fair practice and lawful persuasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Variambers of Commerce and Labor Unions
Faber
Iplay
Open shop debate and the American plan discussed
The article argues against a perceived closed shop under the American Plan and defends open shop rights while condemning coercive labor organization tactics. It notes the danger of forcing union allegiance and stresses democratic privilege in joining or withholding from unions. It also reports the Illinois senate electing Therese German as secretary, breaking precedents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois State Senate
Therese German
Gor Oglesby
Rushing Saturday barber visits upset Elyria parents
Dear parents, your child’s future should not hinge on a Saturday haircut. Barbers and patrons urge moving haircuts away from Saturdays, arguing men avoid waiting while children get trimmed, and barbers rely on Saturday business for income.
Billy Whiskers Severs Ties With Billy Over Circus Offer
Terrence Bull Pur, known as the “terror” of Maiden Lane, reads Billy Whiskers letter about joining a circus and a new home. He decides to reject Billy, writing a sharp note from Coringfield on June 12 1908, warning him to stay away and recalling past offenses and faded friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrence Bull Pup
Billy Whiskers
Ely
Springfield
Pilly
Cloverleaf Farm
Terrence
Terrence Bull
Maiden Lane
Sly Old Billy
Coringfield
Thia
Ten Years Ago in Elyria Sealer Appointed and Local News
Ten years ago in Elyria W H Ruth was named sealer of weights and measures as the city logged a population of 14 825 amid hopes for 16 000. The Blyma Lren Co offered water. Benjamin Anthony, a colored man, was arrested with a patrolman’s revolver and later indicted. Mrs Francis Chapman sued ex mayor Clayton Chapman for divorce on grounds of gross neglect as she moves west. The grand jury returned 25 indictments, many for minor offenses. A wreck occurred between Elyria and the lake in the waterworks main. Real estate ad: 4 acres with rooms and fruit trees near streetcar line, immediate possession, price on application. A V Wagreman, Majestic Bldg, phone 4232.
Obs erver recalls strange aircraft sighting near Lorain
Observers in Elyria report a car driver, Simons, encountering a roaring pursuit from behind on the Lake Road to Lorain. He slows to five miles an hour and pulls aside as a fast aeroplane races past, glimpsed briefly at under two hundred feet. The craft reportedly travels about three times as fast as the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Art Simmons
Worthington Taxicap Company
Lorain
Simmons
Letter From a Friend Sparks Rivalry in Circus Plan
Billy reads a note from Terrence Bull Pup warning against relapse and urging caution. Billy calls the writer the meanest dog he ever knew but hints at plotting revenge by attending the old circus tomorrow to confront him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry B. P. “Wall
Billy
Terrence Bull Pup
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Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain County Printing 2Nd Publishing Company
Pte Veal
Ideke US
Associated Press
Auwult
American News Operaters Association
New York
A. E. Clayden
Chicago
Joba
W. Hunter
Associata
Somerercteesens Seig News
Seeeesepuess
Soriety
Leeeene
Llinois Senate
Migs Theresa German
Washington
Will
Government
Senate
The
Barbers
Willin
Kidi
Dar. Azaéceeit
Elvria
W. H. Ruth
Weighta and Measures
Blyma Lren & & 1 Co
Genjamin Anthony
Crohan
Sandusky
Francis Chapman
Clayton” Chapman
Ant
Chapman
West
A.V. Wagreman
Majestic Bldg
Abe Martin
Democratic Party
DIAL
C. J. Sartor
Tillotson & Wocott Company Investment Securities
Norris of
Nebraskes
Secretary of the Treasury
Kerensiy
Boris Babmetoff
Zerensky
Lenin
Washngton
Eastern Heights Land Co
B. McDonald
Loomis Book Store
Mary
Holland Furnace CO
East Erie Ave
George
M. Emile Villemin
New York City
Department of
Oberlin College
Regnard
Labiche
la Franca Villagecciae
Viulemin
Mme de Valencay
Mlle Vicolette de France
Warner Hall
K. L. Cowdery
Woodland Ave
Oberlin
Ohio
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