Kansas court creates industrial relations body for coal fields
The article recounts Governor Allen expanding state receivership in Pittsburg to run coal mines and push a Court of Industrial Relations led by W. L. Huggins. It details Howat’s opposition, court orders to compel testimony, and the law’s reach over wages hours and working conditions with penalties up to 5000 dollars and two years in jail for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Kan
Henry J. Allen
Alexander Howat
Howat
United Mine Workers
Washington
Jowat
Kansas
Court of Industrial Relations
W. L. Huggins
Kansas State Public Utilities Commission
F. G C. Price
A. J. Curran
Grawford County District Court
Curran
Kansas Industrial Relations Court
Scotland
United States
Indianapolis
Central Goal and Coke Company
Huggins
George H. Wark
Clyde M. Reed
Self Made Woman: Dr Esther Lovejoy's Trailblazing Life
Dr Esther Lovejoy, among leaders of the Medical Women's International Association, rose from a sales job to medical prominence. Her early life in dry goods sales preceded her medical career and advocacy for women’s professional advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Lovejoy
Medical Women’s International Association
Harbor of Guaymas and Glimpse of Nogales
Guaymas the Sonoran seaport may see bloody clashes as Carranza sends a gunboat to seize the city. Authorities in Sonora have seized a German vessel in Guaymas harbor and vow to resist. Interior towns reportedly back the new republic, including Nogales split by the border with Arizona.
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Guaymas
Sonora
Mexico
Garranza
Nora
Uncle Sam
Nogales
Boundary Line
Arizona
Railroad Wage Board Rejects Striker Complaints In Outlaw Move
In San Francisco April 19 the wage board refused to hear complaints from strikers, saying only those avoiding service interruption would be listened to. Reports from Kansas City April 49 describe union votes opposing insurgent switchmen strikes and possible mass walkouts if demands fail. In New York April 49 the Hudson & Manhattan tubes resumed traffic as the outlaw strike neared end and freight and passenger services improved.
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Kansas City
Railway Men’s Department
American Federation of Labor
New York
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad
Northwest Brotherhood Seeks $1 Daily Wage Increase
The General Chairmen’s Association of the Northwest district of the United Brotherhood requests a temporary raise of one dollar per day with time and one half for overtime after eight hours, pending the railroad labor board’s decision on wage demands.
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Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
General Chairman's Association
Northwest District of the
United Brotherhood
Police Chief Under Fire Amid City Shakeup Rumors
Rumors claim Richard E. Enright, New York police commissioner, will resign amid a department upheaval following sensational charges of open vice and law breaking made by Rev. Straton, a Baptist minister.
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Richard E. Enright
New York
Rev. Straton
Train Dispatchers to Seek Wage Increase Before Board
In Spokane on April 19 the executive board of the American Train Dispatchers Association finished sessions and will travel to Washington to present demands to the railroad wage labor board for a 46 percent wage rise and an eight hour day. President Luhrsen announced the plan.
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Maintenante
Brotherhood
B. F. Gravie
Detroit
Labor Board
Wilson
General Manager's Association
Frank M. Silli
Chicago
Spokane
Wash
American Train Dispatchers’ Association
Washington
Railroad
Luhrsen
Meat supply tight as Cheyenne seeks shipments from Hammond
Workers at Hammond Packing company report beef and sheep stock piled at the cooling rooms a mile southeast of the city. J. W. Hammond says meat could be moved to Cheyenne if a route is found, with more cattle to be killed Tuesday and additional sheep, though hogs are nearly exhausted. Snow depths of three to ten feet block transport and the plant is not operating.
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Cheyenne
Sammond
Union Pacific
Dengar
Hammond Packing Company
J. W. Hammond
Burns
Missing Man Mystery Near Cheyenne Blizzard Deep Drift
Report from Cheyenne describes a missing man last seen entering the reservation. Lt McMillan and an orderly reached the post and returned, with another Salt Lake soldier due. Authorities doubt the man left Cheyenne, while a large drift north west of the city may hide clues.
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McMillan
Salt Lake
Richards
Cheyenne
City
Here
Fort Russell
Horses Prove They Are Not Obsolete In Local War Effort
Wagons and teams return to service as four horse or four mule teams move mail to Fort Russell and transport officers from the Plains hotel. Some men attempted earlier travel but were rerouted, detouring onto streetcar tracks before reaching the post.
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Fort Russell
Plains Hotel
Cheyenne Digging Out as Snow Drifts Halt City
Streets department clears gutters while snow melt delays traffic and deliveries. Fort Russell Cheyenne car line blocked. trains, police court, and outdoor work halted. Citizens scramble for coal and supplies as officials plan for continued storms.
Cars Stall in Snow Drifts Across Town
M H Masseure’s car froze in front of his East Twenty second street home and stayed buried overnight. Dozens of other vehicles including a taxicab a downed Ford and a sidecar motorcycle were stuck or buried by deep drifts, with several dug out but unable to move.
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M. H. Masseure
Masseure
East Twenty-second Street
Garey Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Ford
Sherman Paint Companys
East Sixteenth Street
Deep Cheyenne Snow Drifts Block Streets and Stalls
City workers battle packed drifts as street department clears gutters and crossings. Locals recall 1878 storm, with nine inches of snow in Denver and delayed trains from Cheyenne.
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Jazz
Cheyenne
Fort Russell
Denver
Cheyene
J. W. Hammond
Ada B. Coates
Jin Cheyenne
April Storm Of 1897 Recalled As Severe, In Cheyenne
E J Smalley a Cheyenne native says the recent snowstorm is the worst he has seen and notes an 1897 storm that reportedly surpassed it occurring on March 34 and April 1 2, 1897. Other elders echo comparisons calling that event the harshest.
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E. J. Smalley
Cheyenne
Leaving Cheyenne Seven Room Furniture For Sale
For sale complete seven room house furnishings from a Cheyenne residence. Sale may be in bulk or by individual pieces. Call 741 or visit 104 West 25th Street for details.
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Cheyenne
Search for a 250 pound housekeeper sparks Knights of Columbus tale
A bizarre job listing from Hermosa California seeks a large widow’s-housekeeper weighing 250 pounds or more to manage a transfer and taxicab service. Knights of Columbus, active across regions, propose lighter candidates but the widower insists on a heavyweight. The note also mentions corn origins and Native American contributions with experts citing centuries of cultivation in North Dakota and a link to Mandan history.
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George B. Wood
Hermosa
California
Wood
Knights of Columbus
San Franciscan
Albert G. Bagely
K. of G
William J. McGinley
K. of C
New Haven
Knights
K. of
New York
McGinley
American Indian seed corn shipped to Natal Africa
Dr HN Walster of North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station reports sending two bushels of selected white flint seed corn to the Farmers' Association of Natal in South Africa. The corn was chosen after trials by the Natal farmers as well adapted to their high table lands. The shipment is sealed and heavily insured.
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Wardounty
North Dakota
J. J.marshberger
University of Pennsylvania
Melvin R. Gilmore
State Historical Society of
Yucatan
Cari Islands
Florida
Virginia
Mexico
Texas
Gilmore
Fargo
N. D
HN. L. Walster
North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
Farmers’ Association of Natal
South Africa
Dr. Walster
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Pacific Coast States
Yardmen's Association
Federation
Botham
City News
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Burlington
Iwunger
Alfred Peats
Capitol Ave
Blackney
Ealers
Pennsylvania
Jess
Pennsylvania Rubber Company
Jeannette, Pa
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