Dawes Commuter Fares Spark Widespread Outcry
Commuters in Chicago and suburbs react to Chicago and North Western Railway proposing a 20 percent fare increase after a 5 percent wage boost for engineers and firemen. Local meetings denounce Dawes influence as the plan draws criticism from Evanston to border towns.
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Labor News Service
Chesago
Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Gold Coast
United States Railroad Labor Board
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
Railway Company
North Shore
Illinois Commerce Commission
Baron Dawes
Chicago & Northwestern
Minute Men of the Constitution
Frac
Dawes
Gunmen Rampage Allegations Hit Morgantown Coal Area
Roosevelt quote cited about gunmen and thugs imported by coal owners terrorizing Morgantown area. Citizens report highway assaults and home shootings with no arrests. Miners hall destroyed before sheriff. one girl killed at Scott's Run with no evident arrests. National action urged against syndicated wealth.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Scott
Brady
Theodore Roosevelt
U S Child Labor Law Favored by Roosevelt
Roosevelt backed federal limits on child labor while stressing state rights when they protect public rights. The piece argues states should not shield child labor abuses despite local autonomy.
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U.S
Roosevelt
Postal Wage Veto Backed by Chamber of Commerce
Washington The United States Chamber of Commerce backs the president's veto of the postal wage bill and urges the Senate to follow. Vice President Goodwin appeals to senators, noting support for differential pay in offices with harsher conditions, while opposing a nationwide increase that could pit workers against each other.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Senate
Goodwin
Chamber
Miners Strike Over Wages In Kentucky District 28
Miners in Hillside Kentucky have been on strike since April after operators refused to sign the Jacksonville agreement and hired nonunion labor at low rates. They report pay of 6 to 7 dollars per day while living costs rise. a worker vows to stay out until wages are fair.
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International Labor News Service
Indianapolis
District
Kentucky
International Union
Hillside
Jacksonville
Life of Gompers and Labor Movement Leader Endures
The article recounts the life of Samuel Gompers born in London in 1850, his rise from cigarmaker to head of the American Federation of Labor, and his role in unifying and guiding the labor movement for 44 years. It notes his influence, reception in Cincinnati and New York, and the public tribute by thousands of mourners.
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Hamilton
Cincinnati
New York
Gompers
American Labor Movement
American Federation of Labor
Republic
London
America
New World
Gompers Dies in Texas After Mexico City Illness
President Samuel Gompers passes away in a San Antonio hotel nine days after being stricken in Mexico City. Survivors include James Duncan and William D. Mahon. Flags and tributes rise as labor leaders mourn the long-time AFL president who dedicated 44 years to American labor institutions.
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Samuel Gompers
American Labor
Gompers
San Antonio
Texas
Mexico City
James Duncan
American Federation of Labor
Federation
William D. Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
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