Eight Hour Day Protests Sweep New England Trades
Thousands of workers from the building trades across New England strike or threaten to strike over eight hour workdays and higher pay. Barre granite polishers lead talks failing to settle. other districts report incipient actions and widespread sympathy among train crews and miscellaneous workers.
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Bouton
Mass
New England
Barre
Lowall
Milford
Alanchester
N. H
Sullivan
Franklin
Fall River
Masa
Quincy
Wuich
Strike Tension Clouds Buffalo as Car Strikes Expand
About 700 additional car shop workers join the strike at the New York Central shops in Buffalo. Officials plan talks with J. P. Walt of the Central at the Sagitory hotel to avert disturbances as unions press for nonunion car handling and coordinated labor action. Police patrols increase with no major unrest reported.
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Situation Criticat
Buffalo
N. Y
New York Central Railway
Tony
Olive
New York Central
New York
Danloy
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Faces Strike in Seymour
In Seymour Indiana on May 1 the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern enters a strike period with workers walking out over pay and conditions, disrupting local freight and passenger services.
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Seymour
Ind
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
Dyspepsia Relief Claims From Mooda Saraaparilla
A 20 year sufferer cites dramatic gains from Mooda Saraaparilla and Hoole Sarsaparilla, claiming renewed strength and health after multiple near death episodes. The testimonial mentions liver trouble, debility in spring, and recovery after taking Hoole Sarsaparilla and Hood's Sarsaparilla. It names Mrs A G Manson of Salem and Mrs Ness of Findlay as endorsers.
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A.G. Manson
Mason Street
Salem
Mass
Hood
Ness
Findlay
Ohio
Three Thousand Men in Building Trades Strike in Philadelphia
May 1 report cites Joshua B Allen of the allied building trades council leading an eight hour day strike. About 300 men quit, representing roughly six percent of the building trades workforce, with some workers entering the strike in solidarity and others standing even as protests grew.
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Philadelphia
Purona
Josh BA. Allen
Allied Building Trades Council
Kitike
Hare
Allied
Tunding Trades Council
Eiplayol I
Riot at Cleveland Yard Sparks Police Action
Police moved to quell a riot in the Big Four yards as iron workers clashed during a strike. Several participants were cut or injured and some were reportedly arrested after the melee broke out in the afternoon.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Minion
yWoton Clube
Stonea
Iron Moulders Strike in Memphis Mills Demand Higher Wages
Five hundred iron moulders in Memphis plants go on strike seeking wage increases from 1 to 3.90 dollars per day. A local committee represents workers as talks falter amid tense conditions and ongoing efforts to secure better terms.
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Memphis
Foch
Wood Workers Union strike hits Twin Cities factories
Minneapolis May 1 workers from the Wood Workers Union begin a strike over wage scales. Factory owners offer to hire a percentage of union men while keeping non union workers, fueling the dispute and walkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Ming
Wood Workers
Wnion
Minneapalia
Twin Cities
Strikes Hit Savannah Building Trades Over Wages
Moy Leclre claims by the president of the Building Trades union in Savannah report 600 men on strike in the city. Workers include carpenters masons drithlayerd plasters and others connected with the building trades seeking higher wages.
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Savannah
Georgia
Leclre
Teaneliog
Dahor
Buikditer
Garpentarn
Two Hundred Freight Handlers Strike at Pere Marquette
Two hundred freight handlers at the Pere Marquette Railway in Lidington Michigan began a strike over contract terms. The company refused a 30 cent per hour raise, seeking to keep wages at last year’s level, while the freight truckers demand parity with their current pay. All workers are members of the American Federation of Labor.
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Mtr
Walt
Attike
Lackawanna Uni
Thor Ethins
New York
Mr. Walt
Sagitory Hotel
Wesley
Pehanty
Hurley
The
Trades and Other
Gompera
American Federation of Labor
Isgia
Peje
Windred
Lahigh Valley
Alrikers
Lidington
Mich
Pere Marinetts Railway
Grali
Conte
Frelght Truckere
One Thousand Strike Across Mo Workers
About 1600 workers walked off today after Employers Reperally refused wage demands. Included were inners on motel workers, hod carriers, platers and quarry workers. Nearly 300 bricklayers have been fat of in consequence of hod carriers' neilon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kungua Chiy
Neilon
Duluth Trades Stage Pay Strike Action May Day
Organized labor in Duluth builds trades strike for higher wages and shorter hours on tax day. Painters and glazers seek 49 cents per hour plus over time. other trades join with a general eight-hour day and paid holidays.
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Duluth
Mino
Carpenters Idle Spark City Labor Demand
Workers in the city idle today demand a new daily wage rate of 40 cents and the exclusive use of union label plow casters. Bil and Gingle, local contractors, face pressure amid the stoppage.
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Tpison
Bil & Gingle
Uncertain 19th Century Governing News Digest
A jumble of late 19th century political and social items reports Governor candidates and court decisions, bill considerations in Congress, and regional events. Mentions include Dole as Hawaii governor pick, Boers in South Africa, Missouri Democrats, and Bryan support in Michigan. Also notes weather, crop planting, strikes for wages, and local infrastructure funding across Texas towns and cities.
Congressional probe aims at alleged threat to Bailey
A damaged OCR line mentions a congressional probe into threats against Mr. Bailey and a figure named Aueti or Echeme, suggesting attempts to harm him. The fragment implies inquiry and potential political fallout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bailey
Sympathy and Pay Clash With Carpenters’ Strike
A fragment notes sympathy toward carpenters who attack for an advance in pay, signaling labor dispute tensions and potential collective bargaining pressure.
Unclear OCR shows Sterling Boll er Works at Barbettog
Fragmented text indicates workers Hollermakern and Molders at a Sterling Boll er Works site in Barbettog with mentions of oboe May J Six and orders for a cargo or vessel, but the passage is garbled and lacks coherent facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollermakern and Molders
Holler
Sterling Boller
Barbettog
Section Men Strike Hits Tiffin Division Wage Demand
Section men on the Tiffin division of the Big Four strike for wage increases from 2.00 to 1.28 per day. The company refused to grant the raise.
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Tiffin
Ohio
Tiffin Division
Big Four
Wos
Architecture Workers Rally After Firm Denies Demands
In Cincinnal Ohio on May 1 about 800 architec turation workers vote to dedaive their demands after reports that the firm had not acceded. The mass action reflects widespread labor discontent and solidarity among craft workers.
Plumbers Strike in St Paul Demands Shorter Hours and Higher Wages
In St Paul Minnesota on May 1 the city's union plumbers walked off the job in a protest aimed at shorter working hours and wage increases. The action gathers support from local trades unions and signals potential disruption in plumbing services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Ming
Strike in motion as Kelly firm seeks pay rise
On May 1 Spripadet Glo reports workers at Kelly company threatening a strike over pay. They demand a Uniform Schedule of F205 per quay. Authorities monitor potential disruption to port operations.
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Spripadet
Glo
Kelly Company
May Day strikes ripple across cities in 1913 era
Reports note numerous labor actions May 1 in cities including New York Milwaukee and Denver. Workers in building trades shipyards and factories walk out seeking shorter hours higher pay and union recognition amid widespread wage disputes and employer resistance.
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New York Central
Public Debt Statement for April Shows Total Debt at $1 400 017 072
Washington May 4 The monthly public debt statement shows total cash in the treasury at 1 124 802 ? with a $72 million increase from the prior month due to heavy bond payments and new issues. Interest bearing debt totals 1 026 563 006. debt with ceased interest 118 217 0. debt bearing no interest 302 873 072. Treasury assets include 140 000 000 in gold coins and bullion and 727 909 778 in other funds and notes.
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Washington
Treqauny
Ili
At & Pei Cok Interes
Intertet Hug
Cape
Gare
United States
Workers Walkout Halts Carriers and Joiners Labor Action
About 1000 workers including carriers and laborers protested for higher wages today. The Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners faced a slowdown caused by a Master Holders' action, but most were back at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabu
Mie
Kelling Mills Closure Impacts Toledo Workers
Text reports Kelling Mills in Toledo shutting down and laying off about 100 workers amid unclear causes. Stakeholders cite economic pressure and supplier issues as contributing factors.
Sympatheile Strike Impacts Mast Street Work Crew
May 1 report from St. Keatw notes building operations on Mast Street in Woyle halt as about 100 men join a strike. The walkout arises from unresolved labor grievances within a local building trades group.
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St.Keatw
Mast St Woyle
Wo Atundartil
Government finances show surplus for April despite rising revenues
The April financial statement shows total receipts of $805,000 with expenditures at $801,000, yielding a surplus of $4,186,000 for the month. Revenue increases include $1.12 million from licenses and $1.1 million from internal sources, while overall ten month receipts reach $472,057,862, up over the previous year. Public spending declines reflect war-related outlays, with last month’s expenditures about $6 million less than a year ago and ten month outlays $41,084,000 lower than the prior period.
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Omaha Wikited
Wquchiss
Renee
Ageresstad
Washington May Day Dispatches Highlight Political and Postal Moves
May 1 reports include Mrs Slayden's recovery and visit to Charlotteville, A J Murleson presenting a writ of caliorary in Lampasas case, postmasters appointed in Goodnight Mabank Kauffman Ballard, new patents issued from Archie Brown to James Altiman, Hart post office established, and McKinney commissioned as postmaster. Also notes currency report and government actions at 2:30 p m.
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Bonder
Washington
Mre
Slayden
Charlotteville
Arvald Battered by Spreading Forest Fires
Arvald town wiped out by forest fires spreading through Menotriter Mirh May 4. The fire from Arvald extends over railway lines into surrounding counties, with Milhe and Swanson reported nearby and Carbondale, Mich, within the danger zone. Residents fear further damage as fire fronts advance westward and northward.
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Arvald
Swanson
Carbondale
Mich
Menimitiac County
Michigan
Train Entrapped by Wild Fire Along Forest Road
A train on the Sauntry logging road of the Northern Furie railroad was trapped in dense timber twelve miles from Miludy as forest fires closed in. Bridges burned and the crew escaped through a timber end, while the Araly reportedly aided their retreat.
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Vluth
Sinn
Furife
Mhiludy
Bryan addresses Columbus crowd at auditorium banquet
Colonel William Jennings Bryan spoke to an audience of about 10 000 in the Columbus auditorium addressing the money question imperialism and lease. He later attended a banquet hosted by the Columbus board of trade.
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Dervan
Columbus
Chin
Wa. Vim J. Bryan
Columbus Auditorium
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Columbus Board of Trade
Alaska Civil Code Debate Intertwines With Army Pay Proposals
In Washington on May 1 the senate discussed Alaska civil code and mining claim provisions while considering army pay amendments. Key figures like Carter Berry Pettigrew and Teller argued over trusts and procurement, with amendments adopted extending pay to certain volunteer officers and establishing military lines in Alaska for government control.
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Washington
Tillman
Secretary of the Navy
Indian ‘Head
Senate
Carter
Alaska
Ani
Ovanimouy
Proctor
United States
Spain
Berry
Sewell DN J
Flantine
Byw
Lowell
Uno
Republican Party
Ohio
Barry
Hawley
Stewart Vaid
Pettigrew
Standard Oil Company
American Sugar Refining Company
Ailiines
Teller
Teast
Ayes
Pacan
Bate
Biltler
Clay
Havin
Harris
Heilfeld
Janee
Atk
Kenny
Mokhery
Mone
Pettis
Taliaferro
Turner
Welling
Aldrinh
Bard
Chandler
Biking
Fairbank Foraker
Frye
Gallinger
Hower
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Alieka
Imminent Great Boer War Clash Near Thaba Nchu
London dispatches say British forces under General French, with 16 000 to 30 000 men, prepare to press a major battle against the Boers near Thaba Nchu. Boer strength is unclear but likely 8 000 to 10 000, with heavy artillery. Roberts seeks to overcome Boer defenses and advance toward Pretoria.
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London
Ladysmith
Thahe N’chu
Lord Roberts
French
Pretoria
Thaba Nhu
Botha
Rovers
Roshol
Lord Methuen
Warrenton
Sundiay
Mafeking
Cotel
Gabnel Plummer
Mare Rhodeejane
Hrithei
Winidsofian
Koenig
Beira
Transvaal
Lord Lanadowne
Yeatoriay
Lord Roberte
Nere
Lourenzo Marquez
Boers Aggressive as British Plein Forces Near Thaba N Chu
London reports a continuing Boer push near Thaba N Chu as British and allied brigades hold strong positions. A daring Boer attempt to ambush a British convoy failed when General Bramson’s Yeomanry unit arrived to rescue the convoy, signaling tense mobility in the region.
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London
Lord Roberta
Bloemfontein
Wizarks
Jay Hamton
Pole-Carew
Dowelsdorp
Lor Roberts
Thaba N'Chi
Goury
Thaba N’o Chu
Thaba N’chy
Thikha N'Chw
Dowetedor
Bramson
Wepener
Brandfort Abandonment Feared Amid Retreat Movements
Reports say Brandfort may be abandoned without a fight as RBéers withdraw from Wepensy and Newerschern toward Winburg. British forces at Thaba N'Chu raise risk of retreat, with a general order praising gallantry for Samas Post action and Victoria Cross recipients unnamed in the dispatch.
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Beandfort
Wiehe
Bloemfootein
Montag
Wepensy
Newerschern
Winburg
Thaba N'Chu
Brandfort
Victoria
Royal Horse Artillery
Samas Post
Dicputch
Mornby
Parker
Gunde Lodge
Telegraphic Correspondence Laid on the Table-Coat of War
Lanion May 1 The House of Commons today the parliamentary secretary for the War Office Mr. Wyndban, presented telegraphic correspondence laid on the table.
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Lanion
House of Commone
War Office
Mr. Wyndban
War dispatches and treasury officials cited in South Africa report
A fragmentary item notes a dispatch publication linked to the war effort. It mentions a correspondence tie between energ y and aid, and references Lord Rom enes as commander in South Africa. The secretary to the treasury and a minister respond in March about war updates.
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Hounedd
Energ
South Africa
Lord Roomnes
Treneury
Han
Hamilton Victorious in Northern Front Amid Boer Opposition
General Roberts reports heavy fighting as Hamilton's forces move from Thabandhy with mounted infantry and Smitha Bade of Clemons division. At Hautney they clash with a strong Boer force led by Hathai, with reinforcements arriving during the day. By Verteriay Maxwell's and Hamilton's brigades push toward Vink Sehaus Kraal amid armed engagement and cautious advances.
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Jan Hamilton Hos
Rie &T
Heady
London
Ab Ottice
Roberts Hloemfenteli
Thabandhy
Smitha Bade
Clemon
Hautney
Himeff
Hatha
Thabischw
Hamilto
Eavelty
Bytee
General White Decor London May 1 Report
General White reports for today from London under General Sir George White. The scene mentions Queen Victoria and royal symbols, with a note on public reception and a lengthy, ornate account of the day’s events.
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White
London
Sir George White
Victorly Dee Wales
Ladyanuith
Swell London Front Aims to Amaze With Provisional Proposals
A Bloenita Time correspondent reports on a planned action described as a decisive move to sweep the front in a manner that signals preparation for a formal fortification or launch. The narrative hints at an organized effort awaiting clearer framing and justification.
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London
State convention in Indianapolis names delegates to national core
At the Indianapolis convention on May 2 delegates to the National Core convention were named. The gathering favored the Democratic party with General JB of Iowa addressing the convener and announcing McKinley administration while naming William Jennings Bryan as the most statesmanlike candidate.
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Democ
Indianapolis
Ind
Democratic Party
Iowa
McKinley
Willi Bryan
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the Public Debt Statement
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J. Newton Hatha
Hathany Gee
Alamo Texas
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