Moyer Plan Faces Seccessionist Backlash in Butte
Report from Denver notes President Moyer of the Western Federation of Miners proposing a plan to recognize federation miners in Butte and a future election. Secessionists oppose the move, urging insurgents to return and avoid outside miners. Officials warn that nonreturning insurgents could be replaced by federation members, with 6000 miners projected to join the new organization by payday.
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Miners' Troubles Probed by International Labor Officers
Five officers from international unions spent a day in Butte examining the miners' troubles preparatory to filing reports with their groups and the American Federation of Labor. They will meet local officers to draft findings. additional union reps arrived and more are expected to participate as Dan Cole of the blacksmiths and others join. The conference, likely in Helena, will review past Western Federation of Miners actions and seek federation guidance for ongoing Montana disputes prompted by President Moyer's appeal for AFL aid.
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Old Miners Union Meet In Quiet Butte Session
Sixty members of the Butte Miners' Union met in a hall on North Main street for more than an hour. No statements were given and plans were not made public. Enrollment of the federation was about 900. Some urged keeping the meeting location private to avoid trouble. The Miners' Magazine reports rioting and the ousted president in Butte, and accuses the Industrial Workers World of stirring unrest.
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Yankee ingenuity and modern life fromAnswers era
From Answers a column celebrates Yankee ingenuity citing sewing machines trains and lifts as American innovations. It notes Elias Howe’s sewing needle, typewriters, the telephone, vacuum cleaners, elevators, Pullman cars, Westinghouse air brakes, and other devices transforming daily work and comfort. It mentions social scenes and a Miners Union hall shooting victim Joseph Bruneau’s recovery, plus a playful anecdote about Bob Hilliard and a long cigarette tube.
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