The day book. [volume], October 01, 1915, LAST EDITION, Image 31

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SIGNAL TURRET OF DREADNAUGHT WYOMING
UNCLE SAM'S BIGGEST BATTLESHIP
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SWITCHMEN ASK RAISE
All railroads entering Chicago have
received demand from their switch
men for a 5 per cent raise in wages.
The demand is made through the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
with whom are affiliated BO per cent
of Chicago switchmen. The other
switchmen are controlled by the Rail
way Switchmen's union. The two
organizations are expected to stand
pgether and make a country-wide
remand for an increase.
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Germany uses almost twice as
many postcards for domestic corres
pondence as any other nation, Japan
ranking second and the United States
third.
IMPORTANT MEETING TONIGHT
Women's Trade Union City Con
ference, held under auspices of the
Women's Trade Union league of Chi
cago, Oct 1 and 2, will have public
meeting tonight at Assembly hall,
Room- 222, 1579 Milwaukee av. Miss
Mary McDowell, vice pres. of the
league, and Victor Olander, sec'y of
the State Federation of Labor, will
address the meeting. Agnes Nestor,
pres., will gave a report of their work.
Music.
New York. Al Jennings, former
outlaw, is fighting again this time
against the devil. Jennings opens a
month's revival in Brooklyn tomor
row night