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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1901
Page
7
A condensed item notes unions and workers interests, pondering the term wrecker in industrial evolution. It mentions great liners and ships of war saved, then shifts to a poetic meditation on memory and sacrifice, crediting B. Paul Neuman in London News.
A Pearson's Magazine piece describes private salvage firms as essential to maritime welfare. It details rapid dispatch of specialized crews and gear, from divers to derricks, to aid disabled vessels, save ships and cargo, and keep harbor channels clear, shifting the old romance of wreckers to an honorable, lifesaving vocation.
The United Mine Workers leader claims wage gains averaging about 40 percent since the adoption of interstate and state mine agreements across Kentucky Alabama Tennessee Missouri Kansas Iowa and Michigan. The eight hour day is largely established with semi monthly cash pay and regulated screen sizes. Illinois Coal Operators estimate wage increases in the competitive district may reach nearly 20 million dollars for miners in four states in 1900, with mutual benefits seen for operators and miners.
The British trades union congress at Swansea weighs a Lords ruling that makes unions liable for officers actions and allows injunctions against picketing. Unions push Parliament for constitutional changes while France reports rising strikes with limited success and high costs for workers.
The London Spectator argues that true affluence in England requires an income well above 20,000 pounds a year. A country house, shooting, London residence, Scottish moor, six weeks racing, clothes, food and drink leave little beyond, making mere comfort preferable for prudent families amid falling birth rates and rising luxury costs. Harper's Weekly.
The Illinois Coal Operators association uses a commissioner to handle miners disputes, with pit committees and pit bosses attempting initial settlements. Appeals rise through state and national bodies of the United Mine Workers and operators, though Ohio and Pennsylvania lack state operator organizations. In Illinois about 200 cases were handled last year, roughly 80 percent decided against the miners, yet all accepted outcomes.
Industrial Notes reports Harry White, secretary of the United Garment Workers, suing two Rochester union members for $10,000 over claims he sold out a strike. Philadelphia United Labor League plans one hour per meeting to discuss political party principles, with notable speakers invited. Southern Iran shipments in the first half show iron trade twenty percent higher than last year, while exports fall due to strong domestic demand.
Vendors say they rarely stock Defiance Starch because shelves hold other brands with stock on hand. Defiance promises 16 percent more per money and no cooking required. Chicago stockyards are described as the world’s largest with capacity for 20,000 cattle daily plus 20,000 sheep and 10,000 pigs across twenty miles of streets and fifty miles of feeding troughs.
Fright’s Disease is described as attacking all social ranks with no respect for person. The ad touts Smith's Sure Kidney Cure as the guaranteed remedy for Bright's Disease, offering a money back guarantee if it fails to cure. Also notes import shares of cheese: Canada 46 percent, United States 25 percent, Holland 12 percent.
A fragmented ad urges purchase of Defiance Starch and Putnam Faceless Dyes sold by druggists with claims of brightness and fast color. It notes grocers stock preferences, a defiant tone about stock from Land of Woog brands, and a lunch offer limited to those who can pay for a drink.
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