Miners Walk Out Over One Dollar at Pratt's
Employee unrest erupts as three hundred miners abandon Pratt's operation after a disputed one dollar wage or allowance. The mass walkout signals mounting labor tensions in the mining town.
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26 Sep 1902
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1902
Page
1
Miners Idle as Wage Deduction Dispute Sparks Strike
In Birmingham three hundred Tennessee No. 3 Pratt mine workers walk out after a dispute over a 1 per week deduction to fund the United Mine Workers. Local officers asked for voluntary wage deductions, one miner refused, others quit in sympathy, and some others also idle in nearby mines. A court dispute over consent anchors the stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wmpany
West Poratt
Burg
Thement
Tennessee Company
Elegant Flour Leads Them Without Doubt
A concise note proclaims refined flour as the premier choice, praised for clarity and reliability. The line suggests superior quality guiding consumer preference without hesitation. A brief nod to taste and performance appears as a confident endorsement.
Nonunion Miner Clubbed to Death in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia reports show continued unrest in hard coal regions with violence in Olyphant and near Wilkesbarre. A nonunion miner named Winston was killed by Hungarians, his son-in-law beaten, and a coal and iron policeman nearly assaulted near Wilkesbarre. troops move to disperse crowds and protect key towns as brigades shift camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Olyphant
Thirteenth Regiment
Winston
Wilkesbarre
Scranton
Gothin
Shenandoah
Duryyea
Forrest City
Man’s Kidney Trouble Healed by Foley's Kidney Care
J. J. Cox of Valley View Kentucky suffered severe kidney trouble and swelling that left him bedridden. Doctors failed to help until Foley's Kidney Care was prescribed, restoring his health and ability to work again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Cox
Valley View
Finnally
Foley
Miller Diug Co
For Sale Flat Top Desk and Chair by J. R. Lemon
Flat top desk with drawers and space for books offered by J. R. Lemon. chair included. Original price 15.50. Asking price 10. Good condition. Located locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Lemon
Earthquake Death Toll Rises Across Turkestan Regions
A Tashkent dispatch reports August 22 shocks ongoing through September 3. Killed totals exceed 1,000 across Kashgar Astyn Jangi and Aksallsitche, with Alahabad noting few deaths but widespread village destruction and no European fatalities. Temperature rise followed the main quake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ital
Russian Turkestan
Kashgar
Turkestan
Astyn
Jangi
Aksallsitche
Alahabad
India
Died For Love's Sake
An item notes a romantic theme with the phrase Died for love's sake from a lover, reflecting a brief dramatic sentiment or literary snippet.
Syrian girl leaps from moving train in Detroit tragedy
Alexandria Joseph, a young Syrian woman, jumped from a Michigan Central train traveling at about 50 miles per hour near Newport, Detroit, after years of separation from her lover, Alexandria Abodeely. She died from the plunge amid immigration tensions that blocked their union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria Joseph
Michigan Central
Newport
Joseph Abodeely
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
United States
Montreal
United States Immigration Bureau
City Council Hails Allen as Fire Chief in Anniston
At last night’s meeting Anniston residents elected Court H. Allen chief of the fire department succeeding Frank E. Brown. Allen, previously first assistant chief, was backed by the Daniel Tyler Hose company and endorsed by West Anniston and Glen Addie companies. The council also refused extra poles for Postal Telegraph on Noble Street, granting a rear alley permit instead, and referred sewer and street railway matters to committees. City actions included free license for G. H. Livingston and adjournment after paying bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court H. Allen
Anniston Fire Department
Frank E. Brown
Daniel Tyler Hose Company
J. Bryant Shelnutt
Allen
Weat Anniston
Glen Addiee
Shelnut
McKleroy
Noble Street
Postal Telegraph Company
First National Bank
Caldwell Building
Quintard Avenue Land Company
Bound Over for Neglect and Desertion of Family
The recorder's court bound A F Fulmer over to the grand jury on $200 bond for neglect and desertion of his wife and three children. Evidence shows repeated abuse and deprivation including pawning the bed and failing to provide basic needs while the wife and dying child suffered. The mayor aided the wife to return to her parents, and Ned Green faced a separate charge of drunkenness on the sidewalk with the mayor demanding payment or confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulmer
Howe
Dianne
Ned Green
Beny Hued Son of Toil
Ned
New Residences Erected On Twelfth Street
Dr J McCarry builds two two story houses on Twelfth Street adjoining his office and home. One residence will house Prof A Thompson, the other will be occupied by O A Love of Love Drug Co. Also notes a Montreal hospital eye treatment and a Detroit incident ending with deportation proceedings for a Syrian girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. J. McCarry
Twelfth Street
A. Thompson
O. A. Love
The
Love Drug Co
Bound over in brass theft case tied to Southern Railway
Wayman Bend was bound over to await the grand jury on a theft charge involving brass from the Southern railway. It is alleged he sold the stolen brass to the Tilly Locomotive Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayman Bend
Souhern
Tilly Locomotive Works
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Globe
Detroit, Mich
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Detroit
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New York
Secretary of the Treasury
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