Eight Hour Bill and Labor Struggles Across Society
The Eight Hour Bill faces Senate edits that may alter its scope. Labor leader Thomas Kidd calls it a step in the right direction, offering relief to workers now toiling long days. Separate notes report on English trades, American workers, and a new electric poll machine in Philadelphia disrupting mollusk workers. Barnsley and St Helens illustrate clashes between small dealers and large corporations, each town facing pressure from both large private firms and cooperatives.
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House of Representatives
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Thomas {. Kidd
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Ita
Chicago
Barnsley
England
Co-Operative Society of
St. Helens
Ita Exprit de Corps
Work and workers in the 1900 census and strike outcomes
The 1900 census shows 29 074 117 people over ten employed in the United States with 6 319 912 in farming. Hand trades employed 1 659 181 workers plus 242 154 proprietors. trades produced 9 percent of wealth. Factory horsepower equals 11 800 081, or labor of 113 million men. The Mackemishs strike in New York ended by arbitration boosting wages for blacksmiths and prompting a permanent employer labor association in shipbuilding and iron works.
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United States
Mackemishs
New York City
Hespera
British union tours fault labor not unions says Moseley
British labor leaders on a tour of inspection say production faults lie with old-fashioned processes and manufacturers reluctance to modernize not union rules. American workers are ahead in rapid action, and Baer Moseley reports that British findings will be published soon after touring the United States to study American industry.
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Theing Mehmen
Moseley
United States
Philadelphia
Mosale
Marchine
Era
Philadelphia Labor Paper
Great Britain
Baer Moseley
Abor
Liverpool
Mosc
Women Workers Increasing in Nearly All Occupations
The official journal of the bookbinders notes women invade nearly every occupation. Census 1900 lists 302 jobs with women present in all but eight. No women among federal soldiers, but 15 percent in beatment and waiters. Women not yet in city fire departments, yet at least 574 named in watermen, policemen and deputations.
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Iys
the Bookbinders
United States
Organization Movement Among Unorganized Workers Speech
Frank Morrison secretary of the American Federation of Labor in Chicago notes Congress bills matter but not as much as the organization drive. He cites AF of L issuing 40 percent more charters in November than a year earlier, with about thirty salaried and around a thousand volunteer organizers, and reports are favorable to the cause.
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Frank Morrison
A. F. of L
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Durr
New Labor Scheme From Plainfield Promises Reform
A Plainfield New Jersey plan proposed by a former state legislator and former minister aims to reform labor by creating a plan to bar foreign workers and prohibit a member of the American League of Workingmen from working. The method seeks to reduce imported labor and regulate employment, reflecting early 20th century labor policy debates.
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Plainfeld
N. J
American League of Workingmen
League
Child Labor Debate Faces Scranton Testimony
Testimony before the coal strike commission at Scranton reveals that northern and southern regions differ in child labor practices. Pennsylvania law bans child labor under a set age and requires school attendance, yet these laws appear flagrantly violated in the coal regions.
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Pennsylvania
Scranton
North
South
Convict Made Footwear Question Sparks Debate
An exchange notes 5 100 pairs of shoes made daily by convicts at the Virginia penitentiary in Richmond and questions the 41 cent daily pay to each prisoner. It asks what happens to the 6 100 pairs and warns buyers to look for the Imibel when purchasing footwear.
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Virginia
Richmond
Two Funds Adopted by International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
The union approved two funds by referendum. A funeral fund will guarantee death benefits to members in good standing. A general fund will establish an official monthly journal to be mailed to every union member.
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International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement Cited in 19th Century Ad
An advertisement claims kidney pain and backache signal kidney disease and promotes Dean's Kidney Pills. Case No 24 61 features Joseph Calmes of Foxtoria Ohio praising the remedy after a 1890s treatment, with a note offering a free trial by mail and nationwide drugstore availability. A closing joke about jealous wives appears in the same column.
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Ivo
Bright
Joseph Calmes
Harter Milla
Foxtoria, O
Dean
Doaun
Ney Pilla
Mr. Calmes
United States
Foater-Milbuen Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Peruna Almanac Promises Astrological Interest And Quick Demand
The Peruna Almanac is in high demand due to its astrology content. Articles by a competent astrologist describe each zodiac sign with a full horoscope. A list of free astrology questions and answers is offered, with requests to ask a druggist for an early copy to avoid missing out. A jovial girl with a round laugh is noted briefly.
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Peruna
Peaceful blockade claim debated by 19th century authors
The text asserts there is no peaceful blockade and cites Lord Palmerston 1840 on belligerent rights. It argues that preventing ships of other states from communicating with a state's ports is warlike, not a peaceful action, and frames Premier Ballowrs’ remark as another version of that stance.
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Ballowrs
Wedestera
Lord Palmerston
Valuables Sought by Evacuees from Mont Pelee Eruption
Many residents who fled Tom St Pierre, Martinique during Mont Pelee's eruption have been granted permission to excavate and seek the valuables they abandoned when escaping the disaster.
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Tom St Pierre
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Calendar reform bill seeks 864 day year by vernal equinox
Camille Flammarion proposes to the French Chamber a rationalized calendar starting at the vernal equinox and totaling 864 days per year. Putnam dyes goods brighter with less work. Warned by plague rats sealed behind cement in Yokohama wall.
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Camille Flammarion
Chamber of Deputies
Putnam
Yokohama
Stcilian Advocate Guilty of 63 Frauds Sentenced
A Stcilian advocate was found guilty of sixty three acts of fraud. For his industry and enthusiasm in the cause of dishonesty he received a sentence of one hundred eighty nine years in prison.
Beets Ad Promises Big Package for Every Home
A compact grocery promotion urges groves to request a large one package of beets for all households. The garbled copy hints at a nationwide sales push and a bold claim of broad distribution.
Coast Guardians Report Shows Low Loss of Life in Seas
The life saving service logged 355 accidents to registered vessels nationwide last year. Of 23 424 people in danger nineteen were lost and property loss reached about 2 200 000 dollars. There are 272 lifesaving stations with 195 on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts 60 on the Great Lakes and 16 on the Pacific coast. Maintenance cost totaled 108 000 dollars.
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Nlesaving Service
Lont
Auantle
Gulf
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Alton Resumes Fast St Louis Train Service
A jumble of ads and notes but the key item announces the Alton resumes its fast night train service to St Louis with chair cars and sleeping compartments. It promotes the Kanman City gateway for passengers to reach St Louis and invites travel inquiries to the Chicago & Alton Railway.
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ALTON
ST. Louis
Bt Louie
Kan
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