Steel Corporation Opens Talks on Eight Hour Work Day
United States Steel Corporation moves toward a universal eight hour day after a closed conference with subsidiary officials and Elbert H. Gary. The plan faces wage cuts from 12 to 8 hours and will depend on workers accepting reduced pay while preserving production. The negotiations focus on wages labor supply and labor saving machinery amid concerns of employee backlash.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation Toam
Acord
Harding
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Youngstown
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Youngs
Universal eight hour day to drive steel plant hires
Conference attendees stated that if the 259,900 steel workers at National Tube Company and the American Sheet and Tinplate Company in Pittsburgh adopt an universal eight hour day next week, the firms would need 20,000 more workers within a week to stay running and a further 20,000 within two months.
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Town Sheet and Tube Company
Eubanliary Companies
National Tube Company
American Sheet and Tinplate Company
Pittsburgh
Steel Company
Sunday church services listed for Wellington area
Wellington churches announce Sunday schedules. Congregational Church led by Rev. Charles W. Recard with 9:30 am Sunday school and 7:30 pm sermon on The Most Insistent Demand of Our Day. St Patrick Catholic Church Mass at 10:30 am. Baptist Church morning and evening services with themes How Best to Help One Another and Strength Given For the Days Need. Methodist and Church of Christ services noted. Bible Students meet at 9:30 and 10:30 am at 248 John Street.
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Wellington
Congregational Church
South Mary
Charles W. Recard
Catholic
ST. Patrick North Main
J H Lenz
Baptist Church
J. Ford
H. K. Finley
Elyria
Finley
Methodist Church
J. W. Naramore
L. L. BerVier
Naramore
Lakeside
Church OF Christ
Wallace V. Mallory
God
Paul
I. B
J L. Rosgz
John Street
Watch Tower Study and Prayer Meetings Schedule
July 15 study at 10 30 a m at the address with watch tower. Wednesday evenings at 7 30 subject July 25 The Fruit of the Spirit is Joy Gal 6 22. AH welcome and no collections.
Congregationalists Will Dine Together in Wellington
Wellington July 27 Congregational church members and friends will share a covered dish dinner after Sunday morning service to renew fellowship before the August vacation period. A band concert attendee Harry Roland performed aerobatics atop the new bank building. donations collected. Missionary and Aid Society met at the church parlors with plans for July and August work and a short rest period noted. Firemen decide to issue uniforms with orders placed for some. installation of I O O F officers held with refreshments and social hour. Mayor Guy E Wells and family vacationing at Cedar Point. L G Bradstock acting mayor. The note ends with a random line about the first machine typed faster than handwriting in 1866.
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Wellington
Congregational
Harry Roland
AID Society
Missionary and Aid Society
M. E. Church
Guy E Wills
Cedar Point
Wells
Ohio Insurance Underwriters Convention
L. G. Bradstock
Markets Cleveland Produce
Cleveland markets list daily produce prices for butter eggs cheese apples cherries cabbage cucumbers potatoes tomatoes and corn with regional origins and varying grades and pack sizes. Prices shown include butter 431-2 461-2 prints 441-2 461-2. eggs fresh 30. Ohio firsts 25 1-2. oleomargarine 20. cheese 27 28. fowls 28 29. roosters 15 16. broilers 35 38. apples 1.75 2.00 per bushel. cherries 3.75 4.00 per crate. raspberries 6.00 6.50. red 10.00 1100 per crate. cabbage 1.75 a 200 crate. cucumbers 1.75 2.00 per crate. potatoes 5.50 6.00 per barrel. tomatoes 2.40 per 12 quart crate. green corn 35 46 per dozen. lettuce 35 40 per ten pound bas es. peas 2.50 3.06 per bushel.
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Cleveland
Ohio
York State
Marietta
Ashtabula Hothouse
Stock market opens irregular as rail and oil shares slip
On July 27 the New York stock exchange saw weakness in northwestern railroads and oil shares. Pacific and Great Northern Preferred fell to below 59 and 37. Oil issues faced pressure from potential dividend cuts amid high inventories. Cartier and other names moved mixed while steel stocks posted slight gains and overall trading remained dull.
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New York
Northwestern Ralroads
Stock Exchange
Pacific
Great Northern
Pan American Petroleum
Roys Dutch
Sinclair
Standard Ol
California
Bethlehem Steel
US Steel
Republic
Canadian
Baldwin
Studebaker
Willys-Overland
Market Movers Dip and Rise Across Rail and Oil Stocks
Texas Company stock at 42 1-4 and Standard Oil of New Jersey at 33 rose 1-2. Maryland yielded 28 to 3 cents 1-2. Producers and Refiners 1-4 to 33 3-4 and Sinclair 18 to 23 3-8. Railroad stocks opened heavy with Great Northern Preferred down 14 to 53 3-4. Northern Pactte 1-4 to 0 1-4. Southern Railway 1-4 to 32 3-4 and Reading 1-2 to TY 1-4.
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Texan Company
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Maryland
Sinclair
Great Northern
Northern Pactte
Southern Railway
Reading
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Meetag
Arid
Askets
Cli Merthe
Congregationalists
J. O. O. F. Instilation
The
E. Loeffler Co
Broad Street
Oa.ie
Liberty Bonds
Fizet
Amy v
J. George, Taylor & Co
Farma Notary Public
General Insurance Agents
Lorain County Bank
Bigris
United States
Lorain
Wilkins-Hurst Co
Reliable House
Quality the Spaulding Coal & Supply Co
Malcolm Court
Crandall’s Drug Store
Pocahontas
West Virginia
Mr. Merchant
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