Turmoil Over Northwestern Switchmen Wage Dispute
A 1908 labor dispute details switchmen seeking parity after wage increases, mediation efforts, and threatened strike across the Northwestern railroads. The Erdman arbitration proposal faces resistance, while managers push for public interest safeguards amid looming work stoppages and talks of extended disruption.
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Eueo
Knapp
Null
Endmaan
Managers
Awiteloon
Iding Ltd Northwest Railroads
Conse
Lny
Muss Iapp
Neill
Ynallingers
Erdman Tannis
Vonmitter
Forty Four Men Go Out in the Missoula Yards
Forty four men go out in the Missoula yards in a brief, fragmentary item. The readable text references a group and location but lacks full context or details to determine event type or outcome.
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Missoula
Traffic Managers Devote Times Through Trains
A garbled railway update describes traffic managers allocating time across trains. The fragment mentions Fortin sf bre, Aeseer, Everett, and SUVA GU BH Metis, with scattered names and places, indicating scheduling and route coordination amid unclear details.
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Fortin
Wileune
Aeseer
Everett Er Dgelinas
A Great Curse of Modern Life and Kidney Ailments
An era of modern troubles linked to uric acid and kidney weakness. Describes symptoms including backache, nervous disturbances, and heart strain from waste buildup. Promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure, with a testimonial from a user in Anaconda Montana praising relief and claims of full recovery.
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Dean
Bright
Tirch Street
Anacornda
Mont
Bonn
Annagnanen
Paige
Rome
Tatanne
Untitled fragment on wartime displacement and orders
An incoherent OCR fragment describes soldiers or workers affected in the Dacine Northwest by a chemical odor. It mentions about 20 men out and references orders, redeployments, and movement to new locations, with garbled names and phrases.
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Dacine
Only Four Switchmen Out At Billings Yards
An Anedal Dispatch reports a limited switchmen strike in Billings with only four out and seven others at the terminal yards. The move affects Northern lines, while most workers stay at their posts amid winter concerns and union pressure. No widespread disruption noted yet.
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Billings Yards
Anedal
Standard
Hillings
Vrayemica
No Freights Halt on Montana Division
A terse dispatch notes no freight movement on the Montana Division with trains halted and track clear. Officials report no shipments due for the moment and rail workers indicate ongoing adjustments to schedules while other lines run normally.
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Montana
Two Passenger Trains to Be Discontinued Immediately
The Northern Pacific faces a strike that halts two passenger trains No Teal and will remove them from service at terminals today. Uncertainty surrounds whether the discontinuance is temporary or permanent as workers and officials negotiate.
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Belen
Nave
Northern Pacific
Ikl
Owl
Renee
Anton
Deine Mens
Miles City Switchmen Report No Orders Received
Report notes that Miles City switchmen did not receive orders while dispatches and instructions allegedly moved to Milwaukee and other lines. The fragmented text references local rail operations, port of Milwaukee, and unsettled freight handling amid unclear directions from supervisory centers.
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Miles City
Men Out at Great Falls Freight Tie-Up Sparks Uncertainty
Dispatch reports 43 workers removed from duty as freight traffic ties up at Great Falls. Northwest lines cut service and roads show strain while authorities say repairs may take days. Union members meet this evening as crews assess the situation and plans to resume movement remain unclear.
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Great Falls
Weil
Deere Ralls
Swhtehien
Alok
Treleht
Portland switchmen join Northern Pacific strike
Port land switchmen aligned with the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen halted yard work as a strike spread. Reports state Northern Pacific employees in Pasco and Walla Walla walked off, with hundreds already idle as the stoppage entered its fourth night.
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Toruad
Northern Pacific
Bsaoe
Northern Pacite
Bis Ewan
Oetlivers
Thie
Tovmbiers
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
Vrdomern
PDA
Whorohls A
Te Narihers Pacific Iil
Great Northere Trates Ra
Porthos
Nurulere Tiveifie Trae Bus
Fata Walla, West
Pasco
Ewilehe Wien
Walla Walla
Unclear OCR: freight car shortages hit Northwest rail lines
Fragmentary text reports a strike impact with freight cars limited to oral freights and six coal equipment pieces near an unspecified location. Widespread famine risk and operator shortages are suggested, with potential Northwest consequences if the situation worsens.
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Lingten
Fredyl
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Cond
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Tacoma Men Confident Passengers Will Be Moved
Officials anticipate keeping passenger service running as disruption spreads. North Pacific yards workers report orders and walkouts while Milwaukee and Puget Sound officials decide whether to mobilize crews.
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Tacoma
Freight Standstill Strikes North Pacific Line At Glendive
Disruption hits the Northern Pacific as switchmen strike causing freight gridlock at Glendive. About 12 workers idle, limited movement on the Vellon division, trains rerouted or halted, and tensions run high as union men defend the action. Local officers expect continued congestion affecting shipments and operations.
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Loiy Valley
Abe
Milnes Cis
Nerchindae
Milwaukee
Lis
Neo
Una
Glendive
Dickson
Awhtelmens Union
Walter
Slrikerd
Stu
Miners Strike Leads to Federal Officers on Train
Reported telegrams say seventy officers rode a single train with miners during a strike in progress. Charles A. W. mover, president of the Western Federation of Miners, urged federation leaders to act as violence escalated. Details mention guards, mine owners, and past political roles of Minnesota figures, with confusion over names and places.
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Sichmen
Charles V. Neill
United States
Knapp
Vailroads
Iwitelmien
St. Paul
Denver
New
Uenmesttke
Charles AW. Mover
Wastern Federation of Atiners
Federation
Lead
Hecowit
Moyar
Kcene
Hesalis
Paris
Robert Boskin
Jany
Une
One Digest End Indigestion and Heartburn Relief
An advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin to end indigestion, gas, and stomach discomfort. It claims relief in five to ten minutes, with a 50-cent large case sold at drug stores. It promises restoration of appetite and comfortable digestion, urging readers to buy and try the product.
Strikes Threaten Butte Freight as Train Service Stalls
In Butte the strike hangs heavy as switchmen threaten slowdowns and possible work actions. Rail executives insist they will lock out shipments if demands aren’t met, leaving shippers warned no freight will be received or moved until the dispute is resolved.
St Andrew Brotherhood Elects New Officers at Meeting
At the St John’s chapter annual meeting of the Brotherhood of St Andrew, officers were elected including a treasurer and other posts. The organization serves parishioners of the church and seeks active members.
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ST. Andrew Brotherhood
St John's
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Saltaer
Vtec Dal Smiths Awevetauryound
Teeaurer
Harry Lindley
Pisrayyat Ehoreh
Brotherhiol Ty A
Church
Miner Petey Turstans Injured By Seven Foot Fall
Petey Turstans a miner from Sweden, residing at 14 Kemper Ave, was taken to Mure tay Hospital after a seven foot fall in the Penne aylvonanine. He suffered a broken vollir bone and is US years old. Local names and addresses appear garbled but indicate a Swedish native and miner incident.
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Petey Turstans
Muretay
Yestardas
Fi Kemper Avewire
Sweden
Ae Tee
Emer Jorn
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets promote relief for indigestion
The ad touts Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets as a specific remedy for indigestion irritation and dyspepsia. It notes bismuth subnitrate content and special preparation, lists prices, and promotes Paxson Rockefeller Co. as the sole local Rexall distributor in Butte with Fuller Drug Co. Anaconda as another seller.
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Paxson & Rockefeller Co
Buttu
Fuller Brug Company
East Park Avenue
Anaconda
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