Nanaimo Payroll Surge Stirs Island Labor Tensions
The Vancouver Island town of Nanaimo sees a payroll near 75000 dollars last week for Western Fuel Company workers. The Herald notes growing payrolls and predicts continued rises may provoke agitation among unions and local leaders, urging responsible leadership and a stable share of prosperity amid political and industrial changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Fuel Company
Nanaimo
The
Herald
Farrington, Pettigrew
Foster Et al
Vancouver Island
Cumberland
Dissecting the Victoria Wife Expectation in a Western Irony
A sharp critique questions a newcomer's view of Victoria life and marriage. The writer mocks his old country norms, arguing he misreads Western expectations of wives, dress, society, and finances, and warns his name should stay secret due to potential repercussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Canada
Eastbourne
Settlement hopes dismissed by Nanaimo Herald blast
A Nanaimo Herald critique labels a Colonist report on island mining talks as poorly informed. It notes Cumberland and Canadian Collieries coal output, warns against assuming widespread closures, and says operators and workers push for peace though key union leaders are not referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Nanaimo
Cumberland
Western Fuel Company
Colonist
United Mine Workers
Daily
Eastbourne Guardian
Strikes, Law, and Conciliation Post Nanaimo Riots
The piece asserts public faith in legal authority after the Nanaimo riots and urges reconciliation between miners and employers. It stresses that punishment should fit the acts, not serve vengeance, and anticipates mining districts returning to normal with peaceful, constructive relations and reduced agitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanaimo
British Columbia
Empllyer
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B.C
Islander Printing and Publishing Company
Edward W. Bickle, Epite
Victoria Colonist
Macfarlane Bros., Ltd
Cumberland, B.C
International Mercantile Marine Lines
Europe
E. W. Bickle
B. C
P. Dunne
Taitor
Canadian Bank OF Commerce
Sir Edmund Walke
Alexander Laird
C.V.0
Ll.d
D.C.L
John Aird
W.T. White
Crown Theatre
Opera House
Courtenay
New Hall
Bevan
Courtenay Thureday Revan
Mpoumy Billyoiee
W. Witchell
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