Time limit set for reading room papers in Stalybridge library
In Stalybridge England a 15 minute rule was imposed on newspaper use in the local public library reading room to curb horse racing fans monopolizing papers for long periods. In Croydon Edward Jomo Lane died of heart disease while driving a tram after collapsing at the controls. In London the Albert Memorial catalogue debunked the idea that Prince Albert holds the Bible, revealing the browsing catalogues of the Great Exhibition 1851.
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Stalybridge
Eng
Croydon
Surrey
Edward Jomo Lane
London
Albert Memorial
Kensington Gardens
Prince Albert
Hurley backs staggered work hours to curb unemployment
Secretary of War Hurley proposes a staggered work week as a stopgap to unemployment. He announces the Mississippi flood control project adopting the system. Postmaster General Brown implements overtime suspension with substitutes to cover shifts. Commerce Secretary Jamont says Cabinet should consider the plan for private employers.
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Washington
Hurley
Brown
White House
Secretary of Commerce
Jamont
Matricide trial cites payroll cuts and job priority plans
The report notes proposed payroll reductions could save over 1 million yearly, with O’Connor’s policy guiding federal officials. Jobs for workers with families are prioritized, including Christmas post office hires. Federal data show slower autumn factory employment growth and mixed price trends, while canning and clothing rise. Freight car readings stay weak and department store sales rise about 30 percent. The piece mentions the ninth annual funeral directors convention in Atlanta and attendees including Welsh and Longacre.
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O'Connor
Lamont
Navy Yards
Federal Reserve Board
National Funeral Directors’ Association
Atlanta
Georgia
Welsh
E. D. Longacre
Medina
Unemployment Workroom Opens Under Woods at Commerce
Col Arthur Woods, organizer of federal unemployment activities, has taken an office beside Secretary Lamont as federal officials and private business leaders gather on the Commerce department’s seventh floor. Woods aims to publicize his first plan today, seek areas of acute unemployment from municipal groups, and rely on reliable figures like 3,490,000 unemployed for a basis while resisting direct federal relief funds.
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Counal
Col Arthur Woods
Secretary of Commerce
Lamont
Commerce Department
Hoover
Woods
Frances Penn
New York
Federal Treasury
United States
O’connor
The
Shipping Board
Elyrians Return From Convention
Two Elyrians Mr and Mrs E A Welsh of 202 West Bridge Street were among the 3900 persons from across the United States who attended the ferry convention event.
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E A. Welsh
West Bridge Street
United States
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