Missoula hosts State Trades and Labor Assembly delegates
Delegates from diverse Montana unions converge on Missoula for four days of deliberations with social events. Rumors say Helena seeks to move headquarters to the capital and to form a separate Montana State Federation of Labor.lections and leadership contests loom as Anaconda and Butte factions vie for top offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
State Trades and Labor Assembly
Garden City
Ellis’ Hall
Bonner
Hamilton
Helena
Assembly
Butte
American Labor Union
Montana State Federation of Labor
Anaconda
Iowa-born adviser hunts Korea's future fortune
Leigh J. Hunt, once of Cedar Rapids and Mount Pleasant Iowa, rose from teaching to U S financial power. He advised Korea's king, secured a Russia loan, mined land with gold and silver, and sold an Oriental Mining stake to the Rothschilds for about 3 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh J. Hunt
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Korea
Iowa
Mount Pleasant
Frank Hatton
United States
Des Moines
State Agricultural College
Ames
Russia
Hunt
Oriental Mining Company
Rothschilds
America
Labor Unions and Representatives Listed in Montana Area
A roster of union groups and leaders appears including Amalgamated Woodworkers of Butte D RR Garrison Hudson Labor union FE Fisher Federal Labor union of Missoula Henry Wolfe E A Hobart George Elliot William Broderick H H Case KE P Shoemaker Bricklayers and Masons union of Kalispell Nick Washbush Federal Labor union of Helena Reese Davis C J Mackey Federal Labor union of Billings M B E Roberts St Regis Lumbermen's union W T Sayles Missoula Order of Railway Conductors SS W Dawson Red Lodge Miners union James Allison Hotel and Restaurant Employes union of Butte F W Cronin Frank Moore Anaconda Engineers' union Co W Shunk Helena Bartenders' union A B Donnelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Woodworkers of
Butte
D. RR
Hudson Labor Union
Fisher
Federal
Missoula
Henry Wolfe
E. A. Hobart
George Elliot
William Broderick
H. H. Case
KE. P
Bricklayers and Masons’ Union of
Kalispell
Nick Washbush
Federal Labor Union of
Helena
Reese Davis
C. J. Mackey
Billings
M. BE. Roberts
W. Dawson
Red Lodge Miners’ Union
James Allison
Union of
F. W. Cronin
Frank Moore
T. N. Averill
Townsend
Supreme Lodge
Anaconda
Henrys. Neal
Max Hammerslough
H. J. Gillespie
H. A. Denny
E. Wisner
Wickes
Bozeman
Dillon
Elliston
Fort Benton
Livingston
Walkerville
White Sulphur Springs
Deer Lodge
Castle
East Helena
Chestnut
Twin Bridges
Neihart
Marysville
Hamilton
Sheridan
Victor
Helmville
Waterloo
Pony
Boulder
Chinook
Virginia City
Jefferson Island
Great Falls
Granite
Miles City
Philipsburg
Glendive
Forsyth
Big Timber
Columbia Falls
South Butte
Gunderson
Whitehall
Lewistown
Ekalaka
Choute
A O U W Grand Lodge Session Promises Vital Montana Debate
Helena hosts the two day A O U W grand lodge meeting with about 156 delegates. Key issues include adopting a classified or level rate assessment plan, and moving to biennial sessions. Officers reports and elections will also be on the agenda as Helena welcomes delegates from numerous towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge
Supreme Lodge
Montana
Workman
CC. R. A. Scoby
Poplar
R. H. Howey
Helena
Edison Bans Cigarettes at Office Door Prank Prompted
The Chicago Chronicle reports Thomas A. Edison despises cigarettes and bans smoking near his private entrance. A smoker left a packet outside, Edison wrote a derisive sign and confiscated it, replacing the paper with chewing tobacco. He later removed the sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Chronicle
Thomas A. Edison
Mr. Edison
Edison
The Vital Fluid of Life Miracle Cure Claim
An advertisement extols Dr Jacksone and a purported vital fluid capable of curing Bright's disease liver disease paralysis and other ailments. It promises free diagnosis and a four week treatment with express delivery worldwide and payment only if successful. The piece emphasizes scientific framing and universal access with a New York address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Eld
Africa
New York
Jacksone
Broadway
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Trades and Labor Council
Joseph Bracken
Mill and Smeltermen’s Union
J. H. Schwend
Central Labor Council
William Erler
Alexander Fairgraves
Red Lodge
Bridget McMahon
O. M. Partelow
D. F. Staton
F. Colves
R. J. Lemert
Thomas F. Murphy
James Graham
Howard
Sam Harrison
Edwin A. Fraser
Farmers’ Union of
National Park Lodge
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
W. F. Cunningham
Butte Carpenters’ Union
J. E. McNally
W. H. Pierce
H. J. Grimes
Big Blackfoot Lumbermen’s Union of
Walter Cameron
Edwin Swanson
Butte Tearmsters’ Union
F. W. Price
Max Hendricks
Helena Teamsters and Drivers’ Union
Frank Andrews
P. B. McKeown
C. J. Bates
Women's Protective Union of
Frances Calvin
Helena Trades and Labor Council
Cascade County Council
James Erickson
Chestnut Miners’ Union
Charles Ewan
Thomas Gibson
Ready
Columbia City
Ind
Seattle
Daily Post-Intelligencer
Pacific Coast
United States Senate
China
St. Regis Lumbermen’s Union
W. T. Sayles
R.n.money
Grand Recorder
Wilbur Jacksone
M. D
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