Monthly Review of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Volume 3

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1916 - Labor

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Contents

Wages and hours of labor in the cotton woolen and silk industries_ 7678
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Employment in foreign countries___ 9298
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Tuberculosis among industrial workers_ 98100
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Recent reports relating to workmens compensation and industrial acci
107
Metalmine accidents in the United States during 1914_ 129133
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Decisions of the Supreme Court affecting labor 135
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Irinciples of labor legislation__ 147149
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Public employment offices in Queensland Australia___ 154
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Foreign countries 161164
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Unofficial publications relating to labor_ 169171
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AUGUST 1916
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Employment in selected industries in June 1916__ 183187
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Employment managers conference held in Minneapolis January 1916 1721
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Employment managers conference held in Minneapolis January 1916_ 189193
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Strikes and lockouts January to June 1916 2629
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Retail prices of food in the United States in April and May 202 203
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The labor contract as property 3234
32
Child labor in Maryland 1915 210215
38
Compensation for occupational diseases under workmens compensation
50
Recent reports relating to workmens compensation and industrial acci
57
Coal mine fatalities in the United States 1915 and during the period 1870
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Workmens compensation law of Cuba___ 244 245
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Vocational education survey of New Orleans__ 245250
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Citizenship convention under the auspices of the Bureau of Naturaliza
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III
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Official periodical publications relating to labor 105108
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Unofficial publications relating to labor_ 280282
108
III
Conciliation work of the Department of Labor 283 284
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Employment in selected industries in July 1916 290293
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Citizenship convention under the auspices of the Bureau of Naturaliza
17
New agreement in cloak suit and skirt industry in New York City 307311
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Agreement between the Boston Elevated Railway Co and its employees 319 320
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Retail prices of coal 1907 to 1916 325
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Labor conditions in Hawaii____ 327334
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Workmens compensation legislation of 1916__ 334337
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Workmens compensation investigation commission Utah__ 345
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Minimumwage legislation in Australasia___ 353359
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Application of the minimumwage law for female home workers in
77
Employment of discharged soldiers and sailors on the land in Great
87
Social insurance in Switzerland__ 378380
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Official reports relating to labor____ 384394
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Recent unofficial publications relating to labor___ 394397
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Bureaus of labor industrial commissions etc and their chief officials 116 117
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State bureaus for factory inspection and chief inspection officials___ 400 401
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Arbitration and conciliation boards and officials__ 406408
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Prevention of industrial accidents_ 456461
46
Trinitrotoluol manufacturing precautionary measures_ 462 463
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Fifth Annual Safety Congress of the National Safety Council_____ __ 463468
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Health insurance and the American Medical Association 476478
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A living wage by legislation the Oregon experience 483486
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Survey of industrial conditions in Springfield Ill 490496
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The organic development of business____ 496498
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Official publications relating to labor__ 503521
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NOVEMBER 1916
Conference on Social Insurance to be held at Washington December 5 to 9 1916 110
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Report of workmens compensation committee of British Columbia___ 554559
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Workmens compensation law of British Columbia 1916 15 16
15
Conciliation work of the Department of Labor 560 561
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Employment in selected industries in September 1916_ 566569
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Strikes and lockouts January to September 1916_ 572575
28
Retail prices of food in the United States in July and August 3841
38
Milinery as a trade for women__ 576582
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Analysis and cost of readytoserve foods 4648
46
Retail prices of food in foreign countries__ 593604
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Workmens compensation investigation commission Virginia 68
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Workmens compensation investigation commission Virginia__ 612
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State insurance commissioners and social insurance__ 615623
71
Recent reports relating to workmens compensation and accident insur
79
Synthesis of rates for workmens compensation____ 629631
85
Black damp in coal mines 9194
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Accident experience of the Portland Cement Association in 1915__ 631635
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Health conservation at steel mills 9799
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Occupational diseases in the chemical industry 644649
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Anthrax in London in 1915___ 652654
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Standards of health insurance__ 658662
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Single tax in the California constitution___ 679 680
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III
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Unofficial publications relating to labor 694699
150
DECEMBER 1916
Work of State and municipal employment bureaus in the United States
5
Strikes and lockouts January to October 1916_ 712715
11
Canadian industrial disputes investigation act in operation___ 716719
16
Proposed changes in Canadian industrial disputes investigation act 719 720
22
Demand for extension of State workmens compensation laws to cover
28
Revision of industrial accident and sickness insurance laws of Norway 768771
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Welfare work in Great Britain___ 781788
81
Juvenile employment in Great Britain 792797
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Output in relation to hours of work 805820
105
Report of chief inspector of factories and workshops of Great Britain_ 821823
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Official publications relating to labor__ 835841
135
Unofficial publications relating to labor 841847
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