Labor's Old Timers and Powderly Era Reflections
A reflective piece on labor’s past, recalling key figures from the Knights of Labor in the eighties. It honors T. V. Powderly and lists prominent members, including John S. McClellan, James Campbell, Mary Stirling, Lizzie Swank, George S. McNeill, and John Lennon, detailing their later roles and legacies. The article frames fading memories alongside ongoing labor movement tensions and unity efforts.
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Terence Vincent Powderly
Labor
T. V. Powderly
Victor
New York
James E. Quinn
William Horan
Thomas 8. Maguire
Quinn
Horan
Maguire
Reform
New York City
Ralph Beaumont
Elmira
Knight of Labor
Greenbacker
Kicker
United States
St. John
N. B
Powderly
Ralph
Tennessee
John 8. McClellan
John
St. Catherines
Star
Frederick Turner
Knights of Labor
Hayes
Turner
Jersey City
M. J. Butler
Chicrgo
ISSG
Illinois
Cook County
O'Reilly
Tom
General Assembly
Sam
Niagara
Canada
James Campbell
Pennsylvania
Robert Watchorn
Coal Miners
United States Immigration Bureau
Dal 49
John Morrison
Carpet Workers’ District
Jack
Chicago
George A. Schilling
Ilinois
Schilling
State Bureau of Labor Statistics
Arbeiter Zeitung
Richard Griffiths
Richard Trevellick
Detroit
Martin Irons
St. Louis
Charles H. Litchman
Massachusetts
Litchman
Cause of Labor
Mary Stirling
Philadelphia
Mary Hannafin
Elizabeth Rodgers
Lizzie Swank
Lizzie M. Holmes
Denver
Knights of Labor Organization
Order
Knights
George S. McNeill
Boston
Nestor
Iabor
Unionist Knights
McNeill
Cause of
American Federation of Labor
Frank K. Foster
Frank
Samuel L. Leflingwell
Indianapolis
American Federationist
The
Carpenter
Leff
John 3
Lennon
Journeymen ‘Tailors’ Union of America
John Lennon
Homer L. McGaw
Pittsburg
Homer
Harry J. Skeffington
Joseph A. Labadie
Dick Powers
Internal Revenue Department
A. M. Dewey
Will & Wanudby
National Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor's Fallen Giants Roll Call by Jos. R. Buchanan
In a tribute to labor leaders, Jos. R. Buchanan lists figures from Gompers to Debs and McGuire, noting careers, health struggles, and alleged shortages. The piece honors their work and promises future historians will recount their deeds.
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California
Andrew Furuseth
The
Coast Seamen’s Union
Pete
Carpenters
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Pete McGuire
Brotherhood
Chris Evans
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers
Steel Trust
John Devlin
Knights of Labor
Detroit
Adolph Strasser
Cigar Makers’ International Union
John Phillips
Hatter
Brooklyn
Eugene V. Debs
Gompers
Daily Press
Peter M. Arthur
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Frank Sargent
Firemen
Powderly
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Robert Howard
New England_factory workers and labor cha
Massachusetts
Richard J. Hinton
Petrel
London
Henry George
John Swinton
Amos J. Cummings
House of Representatives
Ben Adhem
Jos. R. Buchanan
Hat Reprieve for Mares as Master Keeps Old Style
Fragment from the New York Journal notes a horse and its trainer amid fashion talk. A mare named Annette appears in a brief exchange about hats and the season. The snippet hints at continuity and rural humor rather than a full event.
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Annette
New York Journal
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