Violation by the striking motormen and switchmen of an agreement reached in accordance with the recognized rules of negotiation, conciliation and collective bargaining was charged by Frank Hedley, President and General Manager of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, in a statement issued last evening, giving the history of the strike and its inception from his viewpoint.

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1926David Malet Armstrong, Australian philosopher and author (died 2014)^[†]

David Malet Armstrong, often D. M. Armstrong, was an Australian philosopher. He is well known for his work on metaphysics and the philosophy of mind, and for his defence of a factualist ontology, a functionalist theory of the mind, an externalist epistemology, and a necessitarian conception of the laws of nature.

1926John Dingell, American lieutenant and politician (died 2019)^[†]

John David Dingell Jr. was an American politician from the state of Michigan who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Dingell holds the record as the longest-serving member of Congress in American history.

1926Martin Riesen, Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender (died 2003)^[†]

Martin Riesen was a Swiss ice hockey goaltender who represented the Swiss national team at the 1956 Winter Olympics.

1926Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Swiss-American psychiatrist and author (died 2004)^[†]

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross was a Swiss-American psychiatrist, a pioneer in near-death studies, author, and developer of the five stages of grief, also known as the "Kübler-Ross model".

Headlines from July 8, 1926

Eight Perish in Western Japan Floods, As 3,000 Dwellings Are Inundated

KIPLING SEES ODDS AGAINST AUTHORS; " Quite a Dozen," He Says, Achieved Immortality in 2,500 Years. FICTION OLDEST OF ARTS It Got Its Impetus When Man Took Woman for Theme, He Tells Royal Society. KIPLING SEES ODDS AGAINST AUTHORS

SHIP BOARD DIRECTS SALE OF BIG LINERS; Takes First Step to Dispose of Leviathan and Other United States Line Vessels.

AGREEMENT BROKEN IS HEDLEY'S CHARGE; President of Interborough in Formal Statement Tells of Dealings With Men. VOTE 53 TO 5 FOR CONTRACT Only Opposition to Terms, He Says, Was From Employes Now on Strike. AGREEMENT BROKEN IS HEDLEY'S CHARGE

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