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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 09, 1906
Page
8
An excerpted sports blurb outlines timetable details and pricing figures including a first and second event, with multiple numbers such as 15 8 10 4 20 1. The fragment hints at schedule changes and admission costs for a transportation or athletics program.
A survey of early 20th century labor shows union growth in Britain Australia and North America. Reports note eight hour days wage gains eight hour debates and new unions and locals forming across cities including Columbus Detroit St Paul Minneapolis and Sacramento with actions from miners painters and bricklayers shaping a broader labor movement.
The Winnipeg plumbers, after their contract expired on June 30, submitted a new schedule. Employers largely refused to sign, triggering a strike. The proposed terms set eight hours as a day, with wages from 4 to 12 cents per hour, an increase over the old 5 cent rate, highlighting workers' insistence on integrity and fair pay.
Jack Ryan from Wardner and Allen Munson of East Kootenay Lumber in town headline the Cranbrook s notes. Birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Walter Brogan on August 7 is announced. Mrs M McRichern returns from Medicine Hat and Mrs Engles with daughter Marjorie visit in town. A house keeper position is advertised at the Herald office. Mrs Marshall shows improvement after appendix surgery. G B Brown leaves for Kamloops hearing of a friend's illness. Baptism, church services at the Baptist church next Sunday. Chief of Police Baron to marry Edith Lewis in Vancouver this August.
A handcar collision on the Sirdar to Ston route involved campers from Sirdar and resulted in severe injuries to Mrs J R of Cranbrook with a broken limb. Mrs T A Corey and a small child were also bruised. The injured were taken to St Eugene hospital in Cranbrook for care.
A man slips from sleep to street with a policeman saying nightwear is no excuse to roam. Comical exchanges follow among a chorus of domestic interruptions and social mishaps, including feuds, weddings, and a wandering tramp.
Railway staff and residents share travel plans and health updates. L McKinnon leaves to visit St John NB while Mrs D J McLennan plans a trip to England. Victoria Hillier improves after illness. Kennedy family mourns the loss of their child, with community sympathy. Burress of Kitchener departs for St John NB for a vacation. Clarry Wilken from Tottenham arrives in Cranbrook to stay with his brother Arthur Wilson in the trainmaster's office.
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