New Orleans Street Car Strikebreakers Face Tightly Worded Contract
Imported strikebreakers for New Orleans Public Service must sign a long contract. It requires reimbursement of transport and subsistence if discharged for agitation, plus statements of sobriety loyalty and duty. Transportation free after 30 days, board provided during strike, and penalties if discharged. Witness signature and date included.
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New Orleans
ISNS
New Orleans Public Service, Inc
Edwin Peyroux
Street Car Workers’ Local
Pardon Mooney urged by editor in International Molders Journal
Robert T. McCoy calls for an immediate presidential or gubernatorial clemency for Tom Mooney, condemning his conviction as a historical injustice and noting affidavits from key witnesses supporting innocence. The piece demands action, criticizing delay by Governor Young and stressing the need to respect justice and human liberty. Washington report notes retail food prices rose about 1 percent from May 15 to June 15 per the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Cincinnatii
Governor Young
California
Tom Mooney
Robert T. McCoy
International Molders’ Journal
Mooney
Washington
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
A F of L Membership Reaches 3 500 000 Mark in Big Drive
The American Federation of Labor reports about three quarters of a million new members since the last annual tally, signaling a double membership effort. Secretary Morrison cites figures aligning with U S labor statistics and notes ongoing organizing drives across the country.
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A. F. of L
Big Drive
Washington, D. C
ILNS
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
International Labor News Service
Morrison
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Mem
U. S. of L
Bona Fide Trade Union Organization
A. F. of Ly
Toronto A. F
City Wage Ordinance Declared Illegal by City Attorney
Duluth Minnesota argues a proposed city wage law violates state supreme court ruling on Milwaukee's measure setting prevailing wages for public construction. The court criticized ceding council judgment to an outside body, contrasting with fixed commodity prices set by manufacturers.
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Duluth, Minn
Forbes
State Suprem Court
Milwaukee Common Council
Milwaukee
State Supreme Court
Common Council
M J Murphy Dead in New York at 64
Michael J. Murphy vice president of the International Union of Operating and Steam Engineers died at his home in New York after a brief illness. He was 64 and earlier active in the Knights of Labor and in District Assembly 49.
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New York
Michael J. Murphy
International Union of Operating and Steam Engineers
Knights of Labor
Porters Allege Pullman Uses Hard Boiled Tactics
Roy Lancaster, secretary treasurer of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, accuses the Pullman Company of intimidation and mass discharge to break the union. He cites hundreds of cases, alleging harsh shifts, recruitment from Southern cotton fields, and a policy to refer complaints to local superintendents. He notes service decline, long hours, and unsafe work conditions as the price of union suppression.
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Pullman Company
New York City
ILNS
Roy Lancaster
Southern
Lancaster
Rother
Ron
New York
Baltimore
Dry Ice Hazard Emerges As New Industrial Risk
Washington reports that dry ice, made from carbon dioxide and used by ice cream and dairy firms and to freeze golf balls, reaches about 110 degrees below zero. Improper handling with bare hands has caused neuritis, nerve twitching, numbness, and loss of grip in several cases, despite warning labels.
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Washington
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Cigar Plant Pros Pers Reports Profits for Quarter
Philadelphia Bayak Cigars collaboration reports profits of 420 702 for the three months ended June 30 after depreciation taxes and preferred dividends. Young girls employed by this corporation in this city are attempting to organize and raise their poverty wage rate.
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Philadelphia
Bayak
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M. J. Murphy
Pittsburgh
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