Butte Smelters Face Eight Hour Demand Meeting Tonight
Eight hour law dispute over helpers and outside workers at Butte & Boston Colo rado and Butte Reduction plants escalates as May 15 deadline passes without extension. Union called meeting of Mill and Smeltermen tonight to decide on the eight hour demand while Superintendent Gillie is away. A separate note mentions a shooting case with a coroner inquest set for 8 pm at Richards'.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte & Boston
Colorado and Butte Reduction Company
Gillie
Mill and Smeltermen's Union
J. H. Frye
Kansas City
Butte
Johnson
Richards
Breen
B. S. Thresher
Autopsy Completes Evidence in Fisher Murder Case
An autopsy conducted by Drs. Rennick and Sweet at Richards' undertaking establishment confirms the death of Big Evi from a gunshot. The bullet pierced the breast bone, struck the epigastric artery, and exited near the right of the spine. The lungs, kidney, and liver were not damaged. The exact location of the victim remains undecided.
Prison Doors Yawn for an Opium Fiend
J E McNear, a slave to opium, serves 30 days for vagrancy and faces burglary trial after release. He was caught in a vacant Academy street building injecting a cocaine shot and later linked to a theft at No 61 West Broadway. Police recovered clothes at a second hand shop and identified him as the thief.
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J. E. MccNear
Will
McNear
Academy Street
J. E. Corcoran
West Broadway
Foley
East Park Street
MecNear
Demand for a weekly day off and 72 hour week
The Hotel and Restaurant Employers union seeks one rest day per week starting the first Monday in June and a 72 hour workweek replacing 14 hours. They propose subs cover odd shifts when regulars are off. The Plasterers’ union wants a half holiday on Saturdays from June 1. New unions added to W L U include Lewiston Labor unit 156 and Phoenix Labor unit 155. Foundries lumber and water works have not agreed to an eight hour day.
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Plasterers’ Union
Lewiston Labor Union
Lewiston
Phoenix Labor Union
Phoenix
B. C
A Musical Treat at Mountain View Church
A large audience enjoyed a concert at Mountain View church last evening. Miss Ida Scott led with help from Miss Voltz and other soloists including Jack Thomas, Harry Doering Jr, Russell Ballard, Vernon Matlack and Elmer Albritton. Voltz’s Ave Maria drew the rave of the crowd.
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Mountain View Church
Ida Scott
Miss Voltz
Jack Thomas
Harry Doering, Jr
Russell Ballard
Vernon Matlack
Elmer Albritton
Montana
Professor Cooper Lectures on Crime and Its Causes
Blind phrenologist Professor Cooper continues nightly talks at the Canvas Auditorium near Mercury and Jackson in Butte City. Tonight’s lecture on Crime and Its Causes uses the skull of Catsop county sheriff and deputy sheriff murderer as illustration. Admission is free. a collection is taken.
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Cooper
Mercury and
Jackson
Catsop County
Oregon
Professor Cooper
Butte
Relieving Rheumatism and Kidney Ailments at White Sulphur
Rheumatism Brights disease and kidney troubles said relieved at White Sulphur Springs Baths free to hotel guests Kleber and Berger proprietors promote the spa for healing and relaxation at the resort.
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Bright's
Kleber & Berger
Eagles in Session Met in San Francisco
The grand aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles held its annual session in San Francisco with delegates traveling from across the country to participate in the proceedings.
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San Francisco
Grand Aerie of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Session Opens With Preliminary Business In Portland
Delegates from across the United States and British Columbia attended the session led by Grand Worthy President H. R. Littlefield of Portland Oregon. Only preliminary matters were addressed as the meeting was called to order.
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United States
British Columbia
H. R. Littlefield
Portland
Ore
United States Cotton Duck company formed in New Jersey
New York May 14 official announcement of the United States Cotton Duck corporation to acquire major cotton duck manufacturers. It will be organized under New Jersey law with 25 million dollars in 6 percent preferred stock and 25 million dollars in common stock. The merger includes Mount Vernon-Woodbury Cotton Duck, Laurel mills, Franklinville mills, Tallahassee Falls, Greenwood, Columbiavills, Stark mills, La Grange mills, Hogansville, and options to buy West Point Manufacturing and other Georgia concerns by Jan 1 1903.
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New York
United States Cotton Duck Corporation
Lawe of
New Jersey
Mount Vernon- Woodbury Cotton Duck Company
S. D. Warfield
Continental Trast Company
Baltimore
Mount Vernon-Woodbury Company
Mount Vernon-Woodbury Cotton Duck Company
Delaware
Mount Vernon Company
Woodbury Manufacturing Company
Laurel Mills
Laurel
Franklinville Mills
Franklinville
Tallahassee Falls
Stark Mills
Manchester
N. H
la Grange Mills
la Grange
Hogansville Manufacturing Company
Hogansville
Warfield
West Point Manufacturing Company
Georgia
Prospects Bright for East Helena Smelter Restart
Special Dispatch from Helena reports the East Helena smelter likely to resume in days. About 150 men applied for work after wage notices. 40 were hired for cleanup, with more to join as furnaces may fire up by week’s end and full operation within two weeks. Union activity failed, residents jubilant as the plant readies for a larger scale operation.
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Standard
Helena
East Helena
Whitely
Colorado
Fast Helena
Callahan case looms as arraignment nears in Omaha
County attorney pushes to hold James Callahan on perjury charges linked to the Edward Cudahy Jr kidnapping case. Callahan faces arraignment tomorrow before Judge Vinsonhaler as the defense seeks dismissal citing his acquittal in an earlier abduction trial. The district court robbery and grand larceny charges remain pending but likely will be dropped.
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Omaha, Neb
James Callahan
Edward Cudahy, Jr
Callahan
Vinsonhaler
Vallahan
Miners' union completes Amalgamated stock purchase
The Miners' union bought Amalgamated stock for 50000 through Daly bank President Ryan after a Sunday vote and board resolution. John Shea won the fifth trustee seat by a large margin, and the union will receive the stock today. The action signals union solidarity and benefits for members and local business in Butte. Miners' Union day committees were also named for June 13 celebrations.
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Miners’ Union
Amalgamated Company
Ryan
Daly Bank
John Shea
John Kilrain
Butte
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Butte News
Boucher
Boucher's
Big Evi
Gem
Davis & Weimescary Co
Main St
Holmes & Ide
Scott
Phrenologist
Eagles
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Brest
Warsaw
Amalgamated
Symons
Hamburg
Fach
Price Co
W. Park St. Batte, Mont
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