War Labor Board Presses For Wartime Wage Adjustments
The War Labor Board, chaired by Taft and Walsh, reports ongoing cases about wage disputes in war industries. It notes multiple settlements where workers and employers agreed to submit to board awards, while some firms like Western Union and Bethlehem resist. Traction companies face pay raises from thirty cents to sixty cents, fueling debates on living wages and potential government takeover of critical industries.
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Amy Gilson Gardner
Tong
Indus- Anda
Tai
Enple
Laor
Frank J. Hayes
Ie. L. Hutcheson
Thomas J. Savage
Vic- Olang
T. A. Rickert
Repreyers
Loyall A. Os. Michael
W. H. van der
Worden
F.C. Hood
Wis
War Board
Western Union
Hem Steel Company
Bseen
Taft
Osborne
Big Syérs
Walsh
Olander
Bethlehem Company
Labor Court
War Labor Board
Chicago
Portland
Newark
Traction Company
War Indus
Midvale
Semles
United States Steel
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
War Trade Board
Amsterdam
Berlin
Potsdam
American Aay Express Company
Ada Wells-Fargo
Methodist Meeting at Junalaska Endorses Global Evangelism
Leaders of the Methodist churches in the United States met in Junalaska North Carolina for five days of worship and discussion on world-wide evangelism. Bishop Frank W spoke on a movement in India and key services were led by John R and Rev. W E. The conference agreed on strengthening missions and Christian activity through better-equipped institutions and abroad.
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Junalaska
N. C
United States
Shnop W. F. Oldham
Frank W
Lucknow
Ind
India
John R
Memphis
W. E
New York
Ikers
Circus Wreck Driver Found Responsible in Court
A judge ruled the circus wagon operator responsible for the wreck that damaged equipment and injured two workers. The ruling cites negligence in securing the vehicle and failing to follow safety inspections. Court records show damages seek compensation for medical costs and lost wages.
Mississippi Boy Dies of Wounds on Battlefield
The July 4 army casualty list shows 10,383 Americans dead or missing in action and wounded in a war-wide tally. From the South, Privates Jesse L. Dixon and Ellac Jackson are listed as died of wounds, with others named for disease and accident. Mechanician Clem Goodman and Privates Emar F. Mikell and Mac B. Streete are among severely wounded.
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Washington
Jesse L.dixon
Blackshear
Ellec Jackson
Ergs Natu’ Ark
Morris G. Russell
Amory
Center
Gienn
Mulberry
Ark
Peredas Janek Jackson
Cordele
James Palmer
Vance
S. C
Louis Williams
Lexa
Mechanician
Clem Goodman
Cumberland
Emer F. Mikell
Groveland
Mac B. Streete
Dixonville
War Department
Marine Corps
Army
War News and dispatches from across the globe
Several brief items describe a fatality in Chattanooga as Private Frank Le Sweeney is shot, amid reports of Allied and American military movements. Other notes cover railroads receiving government advances, appointments in Washington, a peace treaty ratification in Bucharest, and licensing changes in war trade and express services.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Frank le Sweeney
Greenleaf
New - York
Alexandre Know
United States
Fort Worth
Tex
William Dee Ravenall, Jr
Washington,d. C
Ray L. Danning
Hicks Aviation Field
Amsterdam
Bucharest
Romanian Chamber of Deputies
Jaasy
Aviator Attack Near Frank Attacks U S Officers
A June report tells how an American lieutenant colonel and two other officers were attacked by an enemy aviator while traveling by car along a road near Frank. They evaded the attack by pulling to the side and stopping as the pursuing aircraft passed.
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Frank
Avi
Hmit
Five Dead in Illinois Wreck Near Elmhurst
Chicago July 1 report lists five fatalities from the Aurora and Elgin electric line wreck at Elmhurst. Captain Fred Skoning A. S. A. of Elgin was among two army officers killed. Robert E. Brooks, assistant recruiting officer for the Chicago district, also died. Federal and state officials joined the investigation into the accident and its causes. The toll shows 14 officers killed, 29 wounded, and one missing.
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Sern
Chicago
Fred Skoning
Elgin
Lin
Aurora
Elmhurst
Skoning
Army
Robert E. Brooks
Sra
State Public Utilities Committee
Majority of American troops insured for war risk
From Washington July 1. War risk insurance applications exceed one billion dollars in a week as 95 percent of American expeditionary forces are insured. Total insurance on the books June 28 stood at 21.57 billion dollars with over ninety percent of service members enrolled.
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Seporatas Press
McAdoo
Peng
Coal Miners Urged to Limit Day Off Work
A terse Associated Press report notes calls from officials to confine any strike action to a single day. The aim is to avoid loss of fuel and prevent excessive wartime disruptions as the administration presses for restraint.
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Aseo TE Associated Wcinied Press
Tuei
Turbulent War Report Leads To Sharp Political Row
Fragmentary notes show deputies clashing over prisoner tallies and casualty figures as officials scramble to verify numbers. The document cites estimates of 18 000 prisoners and up to 100 000 men while warnings echo of safety and responsibility amid mounting public pressure.
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Supreme Court
Yeoman
T. Junalaska
Gary
Beer Alonzo Sargent
Gustav Klaus
Freman
Sargent
Fur Jackson, Mich
Klaus
Mississippi
Grove
Geo. W. Coleman
Boston
Department of Labor
Wilson
Coleman
W. Babson
Division of Information and Education
Department
Illinois
NEW York Tube
Zlinaiy
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