Word: strikes
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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Last week tobacco tycoons were discussing an advertising campaign about to be launched by American Tobacco Co., and advertising men, looking at the current Lucky Strike advertisements, realized that soon these puffing fat shadows will no longer be trying to leap, dive and run so that all may see and beware...
Announced Sister herself: "Of course I didn't strike mother. . . . I'm just a sick girl, but I'll be all right soon...
...county's coalminers, all of whom had walked out April i protesting against a wage cut, demanding better working conditions (contrary to the advice of their union, United Mine Workers of America), returned to their jobs, starved & weary. The other 25% set about trying to resume the strike; 19 are under indictment for intimidation. Fort- night ago, several dynamite explosions boomed in plants of the Diamond Mine Co., Meador, Holt & Young Co. Then last week Providence cringed beneath its aerial attack. Next a trestle of the Illinois Central R. R. was dynamited; fire destroyed a $50,000 tipple...
...Delhi a hartal (passive strike) was called after the arrest of 71 Nationalists who were picketing a liquor shop, carrying out the Mahatma's campaign against foreign cloth and spirits...
Most U. S. correspondents drew a red Communist herring across the issue. But actual causes of the strike seemed to be: 1) demand of a 1?-per-hour wage increase by workers; 2) the refusal of workers to divide with their employers the burden of workers' insurance, obligatory since July 1. The employers refused to arbitrate, largely because reluctant to reopen their plants while business depression continues...