Hamilton Strikes and Guarded Streets Stir Ohio Town
Hamilton Ohio endures a strike at Niles Tool Works with many strikebreakers inflaming tensions. Guards fight among themselves, a shooter jailed, and a panhandler armed after a police search. The scene features disorder, arrests, and protests as labor tensions flare amid wartime rhetoric.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Niles Tool Works
Kentucky
Grand Jury
Egypt
Butler County
Dayton
Labor Review
Labor Autocratic Whines Employers Telegraphed to Wilson
A telegraph from the National Founders' Association to President Wilson complains labor is autocratic while asserting patriotism, signaling tension between labor and business leaders in New York on November 30.
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New York
Wilson
National Founders’ Association
Wage Increases Approved for Chicago Street Car Workers
Union officials announce a two week conference result granting Chicago surface and elevated street car employees wage boosts of three cents an hour. The deal adds 1.454 million dollars annually to surface workers pay and 425 thousand dollars to elevated workers.
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Chicago
Strength in Union: Milwaukee Carpenters Appeal
The Milwaukee Carpenters Union issues a stirring appeal urging nonmembers to join. It argues union action raises wages for all, reduces hours, improves conditions, and brings benefits like sick and funeral support, noting unity brings strength.
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Milwaukee Carpenters
Carpenters’ Union of
Milwaukee
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The Union Man and the Duty of Unionists
The union member should work only with union label goods and employ nonmembers sparingly. He should persuade nonmembers to join, spreading his influence to uplift unionism. A playful exchange recalls changing social norms and thrift, noting fire safety and frugality as practical concerns quoted from Detroit Free Press and Spurgeon.
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Sef
Gompers Re-Elected Leader as AFL Keeps Most Officers
Samuel Gompers was re-elected president of the American Federation of Labor at Buffalo on the eve of December 1, with most officers returned unopposed. Only treasurer John B Lennon was defeated by Daniel J Tobin, while Tobin stressed loyalty to wartime aims. The convention endorsed higher pay for postal workers, and planned next year’s meeting for St Paul.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
John B. Lennon
Daniel J. Tobin
International Teamsters and Chauffeurs’ Union
Gompers
Lennon
Tobin
St. Paul
Joseph A. Franklin
Boiler Makers
Wm. J. Patrick Bowen
Bricklayers
Trades Union Congress
Stewart A. Haygood
Buffalo Central Council
Cutting the Roses for Long Stem Flowers
Proper rose pruning tips from Popular Science Monthly explain how to remove blooms without harming plants. For perpetual bloom varieties, leave two to three eyes on the current season’s growth and cut subsequent blossoms to the ground. If growth is sparse, leave one or two strong leaf buds to encourage base growth, and pinch off side shoots to keep stems clean and willowy.
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Popular Science Monthly
The Flag Reverence Amid Fading Emblems
Citizens urged to honor the flag by removing faded, tattered banners and replacing them promptly. Emphasis on patriotism and representing the nation with clean, respectful symbolism rather than displaying worn flags.
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Ragerdy
Rhodes Died Unsatisfied So Little Done So Much to Do
The text notes Cecil Rhodes underlines his vast empire building and political aims, yet his dying words echoed a restive claim of “So little done, so much to do.” It recounts his chartered company, rail plans to link Cape Colony to Cairo, and the vast colonial impact before his death at forty nine, plus a separate humorous exchange about manners between a mother and child.
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Cecil Rhodes
John Ilps- Hyamond
Abut Rhodes ii
Rhodes
America Trust
France
Prussia
Austria
Spain
Cape Colony
Cairo
Lin
Ohio Dry Federation approves amendment plan in 1918 convention
In Columbus the Ohio Dry Federation authorized an amendment identical to the November 1918 submission to be put before voters at the November 1919 general election. The change would take effect the fourth Monday in May 1919 to align with the Liquor Licensing Board’s fiscal year end.
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Ohio Dry Federation
Columbus
Liquor Licensing Board
Forward Look: Fresh Start After Wrong Turns
A reflective essay urges readers that it is never too late to begin anew. It compares a man who cannot reclaim the past to Mrs. Peterkin’s salt mishap and counsels making a fresh cup and a fresh start where one stands. Decision can anchor gains even in difficult circumstances.
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Jan Jasses
Ving
Hus
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James Duncan
Granite
James O'Connell
Wm. Mahon
Street Railways
Joseph F Valentine
Molders
John R. Alpine
Plumbers
H. B. Pelham
Railroad Telegraphers
Frank Duffy
Carpenters
William Green
Miners
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Lumbermen of the
Northwest
James A Duncan
Seattle
Frank Tiorrison
Sec’y
Pauline Worth Hamlin
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Oster
Boston
Rubin Union Brewers
W. B. Rubin
Internationa Union
United Brewery Workmen of America
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