Labor Provides Sturdy Base For Huron's Progress
The article traces the birth of organized labor in Huron with arrivals of railroad workers in 1880. It highlights the first unions formed, including the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers in 1883 and related lodges by 1883–1885, noting Debs involvement and early officers, marking Huron as an early center for railroad labor activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
C_ & N. W Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
B. of L. E
L. E
Masonic Hall
W. E. Sickerson
Ed. Frary
Neil McKay
William Saxton
EB. L. Choate
John Nolan
F. L. Chiate
B. of L E
Prairie Lodge No
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Eugene V. Debs
Debs
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
East Third Street
James River
Labor unions in Huron evolving through 1920s era
The Huronite's 1885 report traces the rise of local labor groups from the Brotherhood for Railroad Bre kemen to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, notes on Knights of Labor activity 1887 1890, ties to the Farmers Alliance, and lists later unionizations up to the 1940s, including printers machinists electricians and rideary crafts, with wartime growth and 1922 shop crafts strike impact and postwar reorganizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Labor
Huron
Farmers’ Allce
Masonic Temple
Macwry
Huron Central Labor Union
B.of L. B
Armour Plane
Schoolgirl Owns 39 Types Of Dolls In Huntington
Betty Graves Mann, 18, curates 39 dolls from around the world. The collection includes 36 foreign mannequins and three Americans, among them two Sioux Indian dolls aged 75, a centenarian corm husk doll, a queenly English doll, and a Dutch doll with springing arms, reflecting a diverse curbside of toy heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Betty Graves Mann
Betty
England
Holland
Altrusa Club Forms in Huron 1924 Milestone
The Huron Altrusa Club born in 1924 joins the international association of business and professional women. Charter 23 members, officers Sara McKwaine and Addie Stowell key delegates to Omaha, two early leaders and a focus on civic service and youth programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altrusa
Nashville
Tenn
National Association
Indiana
United States
Mexico
Huron Club
Huron Altrusa
Anna Matson
Carrie Kinyon
Sara Mcellvaine
Weasurer
Marvin Hughitt Hotel
Huron Altrusa Club
International Association of Altrusa Clubs
Sara McKwaine
Addie Stowell
Omaha
Gertrude Null
Leah Robins
Kathryn Marso
Also Mentioned on This Page
Albert J. Maag
South Dakota Federation of Labor
L. R. Carver
Keokuk
Towa
Carver
Huron AE
Parker
Hel
McKinnis
Oliver
Eldridge
BR. X. Addington
F. Ketchum
Conder
W. WN. Cooley
Levy
Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Labor
Ed Sayles
Sam J. Allen
Brotherhood
Brotherhood of
Cigermakers Union
A.sauer
Cirackmakers’ Union
International Association of
Boilermakers
International Typographical Union
William Gibbs McAdoo
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Barbers
Carpenters
B. of R. T
Teague
B. of L
Hailway Carmen
Avittsmans
South Dakota
Shove
WM. C. Welter
Ueon, &. D
Edna E
Welter
Altrusa Club
Sara McLivaine
Lida Betts
Tmuron
Waibel Hardware Co
W. Will
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