Strike is Climax of Bitter Battle
Chicago Oct 18 The looming railroad strike marks the climactic culmination of a two year labor dispute pitting the powerful railroad unions against the freight carriers. The US Railroad Labor Board faced intense pressure as wage demands and prewar working rules clashed with carriers seeking cost control. The 1920 wage increase of 20 percent, hailed by the unions as a major gain, was soon followed by railroad demands for reductions, signaling a renewed struggle over pay and conditions as private interests sought to reclaim wartime protections.
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United States Railroad Labor Board
United States
Wilson
Railroad Board
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Brotherhoods
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Railroad Labor Board
Attebury
Jewell
Hayes Healing Honey and Open-Trate Salve Combo
Quick cough relief with Hayes Healing Honey plus Grove Open-Trate Salve for chest and throat. The two remedies come in one carton for 35c, intended to heal throat irritation and ease coughing in children with colds or croup.
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Grove
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Rail unions threaten general strike over wage cuts in 1920s era rail crisis
The piece details a sequence of wage reductions after the Rail Road Labor Board ordered a 12 percent cut, unions pushing back with demands to restore or further lower wages, and rail executives voting to seek a 10 percent wage cut amid mounting strike pressures. It notes leaders like W S Carter and Warren S Stone and explains the board’s limited authority in stopping strikes.
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Washington
Straightway
Chicago
Labor Board
W. S. Carter
Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen
Warren S. Stone
Samuel Gompers
America
L. B. Sheppard
W. G. Lee
United States
United States Railroad Labor Board
Fresh Oyster Season Opens at P. J. Pierce & Sons
The fresh oyster season is with us again. We serve the best to be had at any price. And we know how to cook them, too. P. J. Pierce & Sons.
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P. J. Pierce & Sons
Miracle Needed to Prevent Nationwide Railroad Strike
Cleveland, Oct 14 The big five railroad transportation chiefs will meet here Tuesday to discuss plans for carrying on the nationwide progressive strike set to begin at 6 am Sunday Oct 30. W G Lee president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen declared that nothing but a miracle could prevent the strike.
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W. G. Lee
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Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Blue Bird Club Hosts Progressive Forty-Two Evening
Mrs Ed LaRoe entertained the Blue Bird Club on Thursday October 6 with a lively progressive forty-two game. Her sister Miss Nell Montgomery assisted, serving a salad course, and guests included Mrs Lloyd Moore and Miss Montgomery.
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Ed LaRoe
Blue Bird Club
These Rats Wouldn't Eat My Best Grain Says Fred Lamb
Fred Lamb touts RAT-SNAP with claims it keeps rats out of his feed store. He reports years of attempts failed until using RAT-SNAP, which he says killed rats and left his grain uneaten. Available in three sizes 35c 65c and 1.25 at Dyer Jones and Wilson Montgomery Hardware.
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Fred Lamb
Dyer & Jones and Wilson-Montgomery Hardware Company
Fresh Cigars at Pierce's Cafe Promoted
Pierce's Cafe advertises fresh cigars and a fine assortment, claiming to keep products consistently cool and well presented for customers seeking quality smoke.
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Pierce
Vulcanizing and Retreading Services at R.8 Morehead
For the best of vulcanizing tube work and retreading, visit R.8 Morehead. The shop promises top quality material and workmanship.
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