Labor unsettles nationwide inquiry into strikes
Washington dispatch notes a labor troubles committee plan to subpena Gould Hopkins Powderly and McDowell. The group will begin hearings Tuesday with Powderly and McDowell, then Gould and Hopkins, then travel to St Louis and later to Atchison Fort Worth and Fort Worth to gather evidence on Western strikes and routes. The panel aims a thorough impartial probe.
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Washington
Select Committee On
Stewart
Vermont
Mesers
Gould
Hopkins
Powderly
McDowell
Jay~ Gould
A. L. Hopkins
St.Louis
Atchisson
Kansas
Fort Worth
Texas
Knights of Labor barred from road foremen duties, Missouri case
A circular from Lexington dated April 1 1886 instructs roadmasters to discharge any section foreman who is a Knight of Labor or who refuses to withdraw from the union. The broad ban targets Knights of Labor among foremen while exempting those who did not interfere with company property.
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St. Louis
Lexington
eMo
Knight of Labor
Knights of Labor
Dea
Rockwell
P. Sheahan
Missouri Pacific Road
Omaha
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Thomas O'Reilly
Citizens’ Committee
Pensioner Turns 100 In Danbury As Union Membership Grows
The piece notes Mrs. Triphenia Bévins, the Connecticut centenarian, celebrating her 100th birthday at Danbury in a house she still occupies. It also mentions a rapid growth of an organization with about 30,000 members and 90 percent of American engineers as members, alongside an ad offering to sell ready-made clothing at cost with free alterations and cash-only terms from Jonn Rypex, a merchant tailor.
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Triphenia Bévins
Danbury
Jonn Rypex
Ardren
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