Wage based pay plan adopted by Cleveland employers
A system tying wages to the prices of necessities was adopted by Cleveland employers. It uses 56 items to compute base pay with a 1 percent bonus for every 20 points of variation. October cost of living rose 19 points versus January, triggering a 16 percent bonus. Raises apply for skill regardless of the bonus.
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Larke
Cleveland
HC. L
Michael Gilhogley
Michael
Agamemnon
Cork
Charlevoix
Belgium
Berlin
Minere
Rheninh- Westphallia
Natwe
United States
Lithuania
Baltic Republic
Wikewe
American War Trade Board
Memel
Koenigsberg
Libau
Baltic Sea
Maximilian Hurden
Die Zekuritz
Scheidamann
Germany
J.T. Harman
Illinois Central Railroad
Rad
Paris
Francisco Villa
Juares
Chuwahua
Purral
Villa Allemis
Sane Din
Jealous ex-wife shoots at husband on Corsica farm
Mrs George H DeRouchey, newly remarried after divorce, drove to the farm near Corsica Iowa and fired a revolver at her ex husband as he came from the field. He wounded in the arm but escaped. She was captured, pled not guilty to an attempted murder charge, bond set at 10000 with three brothers standing as sureties.
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Corsica
George H. DeRouchey
DeRouchey
Mra. DeRouchey
Mra
Chouk
Bond
Belle Fourche Plans for Great Roundup
Belle Fourche prepares for the second Tri-state Roundup on July 3 to 5 with noted riders and broncho busting stars. Tipary horse expected to be ridden by many, plus bulls, longhorns, free outdoor attractions, wrestling and boxing shows. Secretary Bangs aims to outdo last year with Miss Douglas and other women riders, expecting crowds and autos from far counties.
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West
Montana
Wyoming
Texas
Bangs
Commercial Club
Miss Douglas
Court Martial Trials Exceed Casualties in War Effort
Washington June 10 In the American army during the war with Germany about 380000 court martial trials occurred with 90 percent convictions. Convictions totaled years of imprisonment and millions in fines for private soldiers paid only a dollar daily. Representative Royal C Johnson cited data from the judge advocate general department noting casualties from the court martial system surpassed all deaths and illnesses overseas and at home.
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Washington, D
Germany
Wis
Royal C. Jotingon
South Dakota
Judge Advocate General's Department
Johnson
Mitchell Women Study the Ballot
The newly organized League of Women Voters in Mitchell plans monthly noonday luncheons on the last Thursday of each month. The league focuses on downtown workers, inviting prominent speakers to engage women in civic duties and aims to establish a downtown club room for the group.
Real Estate and Live Stock Deal Shocks Western South Dakota
In Draper South Dakota on June 10 the A Yanch property owned by Robert O'Reilly Jr was sold to George and William Conrad of Mitchell. The 5320 acres of land 13400 acres of reared sun 70 head of Hereford cattle 175 Percheron horses and equipment changed hands for 175000 with possession set for June 20. The sale was arranged by O Reilly Land Company.
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Uwe O'Reilly Land Company
Ot Dra
Farmers buy town bonds for water works project
J H and Jacob Mettler, retired farmers from Menno South Dakota, paid $25 000 for bonds issued to extend the municipal water system. Eastern bond firms declined due to strings. the Mettlers supplied cash and accepted the offer without conditions. Other notes report arrests and fines in South Dakota towns for intoxication and bootlegging activities.
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Associated Press
Menno
J. H
Jacob Mettler
Pierre High School Graduates Nineteen In Year
Pierre High School conferred diplomas on a class of nineteen the smallest in six years. War work drew many students into service as more than 100 left for duties, depleting the class size. Bishop Remington delivered the commencement address after returning from overseas service.
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Pierre
Pierre High
Remington
Congress Eyes South Dakota Law Pattern for Lands Bill
Washington June South Dakota land settlement legislation will be studied by the House committee on public lands as a model for any new bill. The panel is also examining the California plan. Representative Gandy has offered the South Dakota law as a reference.
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Washington, D. C
South Dakota
House Committee On Public Lands
California
Gandy
Erskine In Charge Of Boy Scout Campaign
Pierre 50. June 8 Governor Nor ik pushing the boy scout campaign Tyne takes place near week day Aiahine of Sturgis will have charge Jet the work Rapid City 5 D June 9 Fire Chief James Thompson 254 Fireman James Tiano badly burned when a sates drum containing about 9 gallon of Raseline during a fire near the Buell building Chief Thompson burned on face and hands.
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Erskine
BOY Scout
Pierre
Norik
Tyne
Weekday
Aiahine
Sturgis
Shargejet
Rapid City
James Thompson
James Tiano
Buell
Thompson
Gregory County Good Roads Convention Aims High
Burke South Dakota June 7 Gregory county boosters gathered for the first annual convention of the Gregory County Good Roads association to plan extensive summer highway work. County commissioners and state highway officials will oversee a 263000 dollar program to improve county roads this season. Lead South Dakota June 7 residents of the Black Hills rely on Wyoming lignite mines for winter fuel and fear reduced output as foreign miners depart to Europe or home to settle estates or marry widows of fallen soldiers.
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Burke
S. D
Gregory County
Gregory County Good Roads Association
State Highway Commission
Lead
Black Hills
Wyoming
Europe
Gypsies Fined and Ordered to Move in Deadwood Event
A Gypsy party travelling by automobile into Deadwood was arrested after camping and telling fortunes. They were fined 10 dollars and coats each and ordered to leave the city. In Spearfish an acquittal occurred in a white slave act case. Pierre hosted a G A R W R C encampment camp fire with Civil War veterans recounting stories and a reception attended by Major Beckwith and other soldiers.
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Deadwood
M. D
Pierre
S. D
Temple Court
Major Beckwith
South Dakota
Fourth Infantry
147Th Field Artillery
Capers with booze lead to Centerville man fined
In Centerville South Carolina June 7 a deputy sheriff arrested Math Matalur maki for possessing liquor under prohibition law. He was fined two hundred dollars plus twenty five dollars costs. the fines were paid and he was released. A separate Ward postoffice rush on June 7 remains unsolved with missing funds jewelry checks and an estimated total loss over one thousand dollars.
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New Effington
Jackson
Gootte
Las
Anderson
Webster
Wos
Caterville
S. C
Ward
Ward Postoffice
Dart Office
Eck
Jury failed to reach verdict in Burnham murder case
Rapid City circuit court jurors deliberated over 24 hours in the Daniel Burnham murder trial regarding the death of 10 year old Miller Ainaith. They failed to agree, were discharged, and the case ends without a verdict.
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Rapid City
DL. Jones
Clrcuit
Daniel Burnham
Miler Ainaith
Wis
L Bapchel
Labor Leaders AIE Approve World Pact
Atlantic City June 10 The executive committee of the American Federation of Labor endorses the peace treaty and League of Nations covenant in its report to the federation convention. It calls for democracy in industry, living wages, eight hour workday, equal pay for women, child labor laws, public employe rights, and government involvement in utilities and transportation. The document also urges nonpartisan political support for friendly candidates and federal licensing of stock and bond issues.
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United Press
Atlantic City
N. J
League of Nations
American Federation of Labor
League of Na- Hons
Laredo
Texas
Hemmer
Hoos
Insanity Confines Noted Painter Blakelock Again
Associated Press reports Ralph Albert Blakelock, famed painter, again confined to the Middletown state hospital after being returned from release. Doctors deem full recovery unlikely and fear he may never again paint with his former touch.
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Associated Press
New York
Ralph Albert Blakeloca
State Hospital
Middletown
N. Y
Blakelock
Knnpe
Labor federation convention faces pivotal task amid postwar issues
The 29th annual American Federation of Labor meeting draws 550 delegates with 2,260,008 members. Samuel Gompers warns that industrial democracy must prevail as war readjustment continues. President Wilson sends greetings praising labor peace efforts while the foreign relations committee plans further investigations.
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Impert
Samuel Gompers
Federation
Gompers
Wilson
Amycan Federation of Labor
Lodge
Forecasted 1910 Wheat Crop Total 1.236 Billion Bushels
The Department of Agriculture forecast June 1 total 1910 wheat production at 1.236 billion bushels combining winter and spring crops. Winter wheat expected at 892 million, spring at 344 million, with acreage around 22.6 million. Conditions show winter at about 49 percent of normal and overall crop condition near 91 percent of normal.
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Washington
D.C
Department of Agriculture
Announce Guerilla Warfare in Ireland
Paris dispatch reports guerrilla warfare operations in Ireland as tensions flare across regions. The account mentions Allied and local factions preparing actions, with references to military units and leaders in the broader European theater.
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Ireland
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