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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1899
Page
6
A report shows broad worker relief as wage increases reach many thousands. Figures list large sums such as 30 000 and 28 000 with varied totals, though the exact location and entities are unclear from the fragment.
Despatches from key industrial hubs report a nationwide rise in wages. About 170 000 operatives gained boosts in recent days, with estimates climbing to 200 000 including small mills. The average rise is roughly one dollar weekly. In Pittsburgh district since Jan 1 about 15 000 iron and steel workers saw wage hikes of around 10 percent, and 3 500 steel rod and wire mill workers gained a 10 percent increase effective March 1. The Tin Plate Trust outside labor raise covers 2 000 Rhode Island workers, lifting pay 8 to 15 percent over 1898 levels, affecting 25 000 to 30 000 operatives.
Worcester March 6 Over 5009 workers will gain higher earnings as the Washburn and Moen Company and neighboring mills raise wages.
Harrisburg March 5 all employees of the Pennsylvania Steel Works learned of a 10 percent wage hike to commence April 1. The raise affects 6000 men employed by the plant.
About 1500 workers at four Lebanon area steel plants including Pennsylvania Bolt and Nut, Lebanon Iron, Lebanon Rolling Mill, and East Lebanon Iron face a 10 percent wage increase after a puddling and rolling mill wage adjustment affecting 70 to 250 men per plant.
Providence March 5 Fast moving labor news reports that cotton mill workers in the Rhode Island area are to gain benefits or wages following pending negotiations and impending policy changes. The exact terms were not disclosed in the fragment.
In towns over 2000 population elections under the local government act produced a sweeping shift. The Labor party won most contests and several wealthy landlords or aristocrats were defeated by ordinary workers. Notably William Shaw, a leading miller, lost to a drayman earning about 4.50 a week. Maurice Leonard, the Earl of Ken- pokračuje.
Baltimore March 5 The Maryland Steel Company raises the wages of all employees by 10 percent restoring the rate that prevailed before the 1893 business downturn. The plant employs 17 men now, with plans to increase the workforce to 2500.
The Birmingham district raises wages for 10,000 coal miners by six percent starting January 1, boosting pay from 1893 levels. The adjustment applies to miners working in the Birmingham area.
In Tralee with a 10 000 population four direct labor representatives entered the district council. Jeremiah Brosnan listed as a laborer is also a voluntary Gaelic Society teacher and versed in Irish archaeology. Dublin Corporation shows twelve Laborite members who hold balancing power shaping Irish municipal life.
The Catho lic Total Abstinence Union gathered in South Boston with 4400 members from 56 societies. Rev. Thomas Scully opened the meeting, and Rev. M C Gilbride led prayer. Scully urged marking Father Mathew's 1849 arrival anniversary, referred to a committee for study.
Sailors' boarding house keepers and shipping agents have cornered the sailor market driving up wages by five dollars a month. Captains protest a middleman squeeze ahead of crew hires while a fog-bound harbor scene brings in liners Catalonia Ultonia and others. The port sees crowded tides, pilots plunging into seas, and weather delaying traffic as ships, tugs, and barges await a clearer day. The piece weaves labor tension with bustling port logistics and vivid maritime detail.
Notices posted in Lockwood cotton mills of Waterville announce a wage advance effective April 3. After a January cut of about 11 percent, the move will affect the payroll of 1400 workers.
In Philadelphia on March 5 reports show all day laborers in Newcastle district tin plate plants receive a wage increase of 5 to 10 percent affecting 1200 to 1500 workers. Reese Hammond Brick Manufacturing at Jeanette raises wages 5 to 20 percent for 250 employees and Williamsport Nail Company adds 10 percent.
The executive committee of the American Thread Company has decided to complete the William Clark Company's plant in Westerly Rhode Island, doubling mill output and adding 350 jobs, signaling significant expansion and employment growth.
Beginning March 12 a 10 percent wage increase takes effect at Riverside iron and steel plants in Wheeling impacting about 3000 workers across all departments.
Three Vanderbilt parties tour the nation by private rail equipment. Dr. Seward Webb commands the Elsmere palace car to California with a fleet of sleeping cars. William K. Vanderbilt travels in No. 101 toward Florida, Nassau, or Havana. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. uses a private car.
An old ad describes Yr Nulls Cough Syrup as strengthening weak and sore lungs with a price of 2éc. The terse note emphasizes ease of use for lasting chest relief.
Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul now in Paris with Mgr O Connell plans a brief return to Rome to bid the Pope farewell. If the Pope is well enough, Ireland will be entrusted with an autograph letter to President McKinley.
Officers from Station 3 conducted a raid at 19 Temple Street and seized one pack of playing cards. Six young suspects and two adults were taken into custody for presence where gaming implements were found.
The report details labor candidates taking top posts in Cork and Limerick councils, with Alderman O Connor and others securing seats. It notes shifts in Bally and Drogheda areas, likening the new balance to labor leadership, plus a Boston Catholic abstinence gathering with delegates and resolutions.
A fragment notes whisky labeled Runnymede Club appears beside a sideboard and medicine cabinet. The terse text mentions absolute purity and branding without further context.
At 1371 Washington street Gaelic School classes led by P. J. O Daly John M Doran and Michael Hurley discussed Cadmus Egypt and Ga odhal origin claims. A Gaelic League meeting for March 1 at Deacon Hall was announced with officer elections and reports by Philo Celtic Society figures.
A Post report details a manpower skirmish among ship captains, sailors, agents, and boarding house keepers. Captains refuse advance pay while boarding houses press for preshipment money, keeping sailors from steady work and inflating costs. Captain Hateh notes a current surplus of applications but limited openings due to boarding house control. outcome hinges on whether captains prevail in resisting advances.
The Cunard liner Catalonia under Captain Thomas Stephens reached the company’s East Boston wharf at 8 30 yesterday morning coming from Liverpool.
Tour program from Boston departs March 13 and 27 and April 8 10 and 4 includes sea trip to Mt Verne and side trips under the Penney ivants railroad system. Operated by N. Bell tourist agents located at 2 Washington Street listing contact details.
A prominent scientist lauds cod liver oil as nearly a universal remedy for wasting diseases. Scott's Emulsion combines the oil with hypophosphites to rebuild tissues, enrich the blood, and boost nerves. Suitable for consumptives, diabetics, pale or thin individuals, and nursing mothers.
Dr. Perin preached on personal responsibility in a sermon at Every Day Church. He discussed how individual effort is overlooked in an era of organized movements and praised Mrs. Hunt for pushing temperance science bills through twenty two legislatures, urging a monument to her against the liquor lobby.
Dr. Stedman says Charlies Nelson aged 60 died after a fall downstairs at his home on Saturday night. He suffered a skull fracture but a stroke of apoplexy caused the fall, dismissing other theories in the case. Charlies Nelson resided at 27 Sheafe Street.
The Beneth Jacob Charitable Association of Mast Boston appoints a committee to distribute Passover food to the poor. Members include Mrs. Reec Silberman Mrs. Leah Cohen Mrs. M Shoor and others led by Mr. Abraham Schachter in a community aid effort.
A compact enumeration covers multiple U S Congresses from the Forty-seventh (1881-83) through the Fifty-fifth (1897-99), noting sequence and gaps in the early U S legislative timeline. The list includes the Forty-eighth through Fifty-fourth Congresses with several date ranges and a stray entry.
Representative Joseph Cannon reports that the Fifty-fifth Congress appropriated about 1 566 890 016 in total and the just-closed session spent 673 658 400 with 70 000 000 in contracts pending. He notes Spain war expenses drove increases over the prior session.
Missouri Democrat Mr. Dockery, ranking member on the House appropriations committee, denounces this Congress for unprecedented appropriations. He warns of treasury deficits, bond issues, and possible tax rises, urging reform to curb riotous spending and restore fiscal responsibility.
Madrid March 5 The cabinet council decided to suppress pensions of all former ministers. Senor Silvera the new premier says the government has begun at the top in setting an example of economy.
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