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...killed men in explosions before, but relatively small accidents, in the philosophy of the miner, are inevitable. It was modern, mechanized, efficient -and huge: the biggest shaft coal mine in the world. Its twelve miles of tunnels produced record yields of bituminous coal: 15,385 tons in one eight-hour shift...
...cereal plant, capitalized on the nation's first enthusiasm for the new, ready-to-serve product, helped make it a national institution. Kellogg gave most of his millions to the Kellogg Foundation for children's charity, pioneered in establishing a six-hour day (at eight-hour wages) for his 2,000-odd employees, and transformed his home town by giving it, among other things, 14 schools, an auditorium and an airport. Twice widowed, he was a gloomy, awkwardly bashful man, with no social life to speak of, and one main diversion: breeding Arabian steeds (including Jadaan, ridden...
...Chamber was on Order No. (01-600) 52-2274, based on Requisition No. LB 52-107, payable from Allotment No. 5723400 266-1443 P443-09 501-605. A four-page contract included with the order warned the Chamber about such things as discrimination in employment, patent infringements, the Eight-Hour Law of 1912. Five pages of Additional General Provisions dealt with contract termination, labor disputes and the loading, bracing and blocking of freight cars. A pink slip pointed out that a variation of 10% in the quantity ordered would be unacceptable, but paragraph 31 of the Provisions said such...
...largely forgotten (as Hearst apparently did in his latter days) that a half century ago, he was regarded by some as a Socialist radical, and by many as a friend of the people. He muckraked the trusts, exposed Standard Oil for bribing Senators, campaigned for the eight-hour day (which Hearst properties ignored), woman suffrage, public ownership-and, of course, for circulation. In 1901 he was hanged in effigy as an inciter of McKinley's assassination, but a year later he was elected to a seat (rarely to be occupied) in Congress, having run in a "safe" Tammany district...
...Eight-Hour Shift. From On the Beam, Private Lanza went into Moss Hart's Winged Victory, but the big success of his Army career actually took place during a furlough in Los Angeles. At a party loaded with Hollywood celebrities, he sang from 11 o'clock at night until 7 the next morning. A growing number of influential admirers were fascinated by Lanza and felt a sense of mission to play some role in bringing his voice to the world. Among them was Frank Sinatra, who invited Mario to stay at his house during the furlough. Hedda Hopper...