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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1907
Page
6
A survey of April reports from Chicago San Francisco New York Pittsburg Philadelphia and other hubs shows broad wage discussions and working hour debates ahead of May 1. Unions seek raises and eight hour days while many firms expect settlements without strikes yet some locales report looming friction. Strong entities include Chicago unions San Francisco metal trades and the railroad shops.
The general land office registrar announces new regulations allowing states to indemnity select school lands and educational parcels under federal grant terms. States must publish notices of all selections in newspapers within the counties where lands lie, with minor changes aimed at easing state land selections.
Washington reports approval of a new rural delivery salary schedule by Postminster Innerat Meyer submitted by Assistant Postmaster General De Graw. Effective July 1, the plan raises carrier pay by 24 percent based on miles traveled, expanding rural service costs to about 35 million dollars this fiscal year.
In Guayaquil on April 28 the congressional campaign heated up with clashes between government partisans and Independents. An action broke out in Quily where a group of Independents attacked the Avarlal party.
Secretary Taft lauded the Young Men's Christian Association for its work in the Philippines and the Panama Canal Zone. He cited building projects, moral influence, and civilian uplift, urging support for clubhouses and educational programs to channel American vigor into constructive service.
Mani, April 2 reports Queen Victoria driving in the morning as King Alfonso’s red hat ceremony and royal pram arrival mark a busy period. The queen, almost constantly active, has recently enjoyed circus entertainments and revisits a game chair once used by the previous queen 21 years ago.
Hatt Francisco April 23 There is practically no change tonight in the impending strike. The conference committee of the carmen issued a statement replying to President Calhoun’s yesterday claim that eight hours is impracticable. The committee says the Yorke report confirms impracticability and contends a nine hour day is not acceptable. They accuse Calhoun of pressuring for a wage stand to push a longer schedule.
The obituary recalls Colunus Hedges born 1831 in West Held Massachusetts and a pioneer linked to Long Island Connecticut and Massachusetts development. A lawyer and publisher, he practiced in Independence Iowa before moving to Montana. He held U S attorneyship, led public instruction, served as probate judge and state senator, with late life roles in education and governance.
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