Labor and Industry Items of Interest to Union Workmen
A labor focused column discusses the tension between labor and management, citing a Pittsburg brewery that raised wages by 10 percent after increased patronage from workers. It argues the supply of capital and labor follows business logic, not sentiment, and notes similar anti import measures against undesirable labor in Pittsburg and Cherokee county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Gla
Grewer
Allegheny County
Jehor
Thal
Wade
T Tt
Mantas
Kan
Sherif Sparks
Cherokee County
Skidmore
Kansas and Texas Coal Company
Arkansas
W. Sparks
Hoe
Vortpanes
Labor union drive in iron and tinplate mills heights
The article discusses Organized labor gains versus wage demands of the Amalgamated association. It notes big industrial combines backing the move to bring thousands of iron and steel craftsmen into the union. The plan requires proper wage memoranda and certified agreements before final approval, with the iron and tinplate scale advances to be settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Association
Triste
Clase
Trista
Labor Bureau of the
Associated Trust
Theodore Shaffer
Clear Business No Sentiment in Thin Objections Rise
A sharp declamation rejects sentiment and moralizing excuses for uplifting the poor. It frames care as clear business, opposed to demands for concessions or “something for nothing” from workers. The speaker argues for practical, value-based measures over rhetoric.
Sows mid Notea The Peace Jubilee and Labor Echoes
Readable excerpts show unions and labor actions with Chief Richards of Memphis, coal mining at Brushy Mountain producing 1000 tons daily, coke making 250 tons, and Allied Council labels on printing. International wage changes from Britain's Board of Trade indicate minor shifts, while Calarais eight hour law sets daily limits for underground and processing labor with penalties for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttala
Tennessee Penitentiary
S50
Congicta
Brushy Mountain
Co-Operative Brotherhood
Olalla
Wash
Richards
Memphils
Tenn
Allied Council
Washington
D. C
British Board of Trade
United Kingdom
Calaraio
Amel
Tera
Mani Gee Oo
Wasp Workman Guides Hunts With Burrows and Stone
Solitary wasps prey on caterpillars and other insects by stinging then burying victims in burrows for their larvae. Dr and Mrs Peckham describe the burrow work and the occasional use of a stone by wasps to pound prey, in Bulletin No 2 of the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey.
Four Million Slaves of Trusts Fight Gold Standard
A historical survey accuses trusts of concentrating capital and enslaving workers. It lists employment figures across industries from meat packing to tobacco and clothing, totaling 63 million in capitalized production. The piece blames centralized capital for job losses and calls for government ownership of monopolies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allger
Trusts
United States
Bureaus of
Dal Foon
Persecuting Schley and Maryland Votes in Play
The article argues that Maryland Senator Wellington warned President McKinley that backing the anti Schley crusade harms Republicans. It claims Washington politicians push a political vendetta against Rear Admiral Schley, risking Baltimore and state support, urging McKinley to stop the persecution. It notes Maryland voters could shift to fusion if the crusade continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
George Well Ington
Maryland
Mckintey
Bis
Schley
Lt Mary' S
Wellington
Baltimore
Wellington Explaing
Enduring War Prosecution Critique and Copperhead Accusations
A Boston Transcript excerpt questions whether war can end without extermination of the weaker side and warns against criticizing the war after it begins. It argues opponents should be silenced unless surrender is unconditional, comparing consequences to historical massacres and denouncing breaches of vow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yong
Dingo Crivs
Boston Transcript
Keany
Mildred’s Tender Heart in Chicago News Verse
A playful Chicago News verse piece centers on Fair Mildred who has a tender heart yet mocks harsh men. She weeps for a bird’s nest torn by Bad boys but clucks for cruelty to cattle and the butcher. The comic quatrain collection blends wit and sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred
Chicago News
Not gwing ter meetin in mornin parson and others
A jumble of old timey dialogue pieces from newspapers and magazines. Snatches include Brer Henderson missing a meeting to tend corn, a literary man father figure who laid down the pen, a wife asking about telegraphing costs, a church insurance remark, and a meter inspector joking about Brown's gun bills. The tone is breezy and anecdotal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
mtMy
Chicago Tribune
Brown
Chicago Post
Organ recital gag and wedding romance clash in print
A fragment from the Philadelphia North American and the satirical journal scene shows characters joking about organ recitals in a saloon and a separated couple, followed by a quip on Bobbleras wedding, revealing a comic mishmash of names and phrases.
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Labor and Industry
Quinn
O'Verlow
Harnhaesa
Ean
Flour Trust
American Cereal Company
U. S. Flour Milling Company
Northwestern Millers’ Combine
A. Booth & Co
American Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Trust
Glucose Refining Company
Algo Fruits
Boston (Banana) Fruit Company
Preserving Combine
Arbuckle Syndi- Shea
Wissen
Seasene Starch
National Starch Manufacturing Company
American Malting Company
Cpuble
Veeseeee
American and Continental Tobacco Companies
Consolidated and Knickerbocker Combine
Onal Salt Company
American Cotton Ol Company
Toll -Veneeer Nevree Sree
Troy
Woolen Trust
Worsted Trust
Peek
Cereeieesis Rere
Print Cloth Combine
New England
Milling Combine
Sis
Searles Syndicate
Eerie Yeeyae Leather
Shoe Leather
Morocco
Tanneries
United States Leather Company
Leather Trust
Mint Rubber Trust
United States Rubber Company
Coates-Clark
England
Philadelphia
Sree
Mattress Trust
Mirror Trust
Miture, House and Schooliug Church
American Furniture Company
Furniture Make'n Combine
American Brickmpany
Cement Trust
Sp Trust
Granite Trust
Bronworas
Burax Trust
AWE
Carlin
Kno
The
Pottery Trust
American Smelting and Refining Company
Gia
Standard Oil
Addick and Yerken
Carnegie-Frick
Mint
Vermont
Wesi Ee Severeeeees Petroleum
Slice Cease
Barbour
Mining Trust
Rockefeller and
Morgan
New York
Pennsylvania
Sncree
Copper Trust
National Lead Company
Utubld Ee Canes Peer
Lumber
Truat
Algor Combine
Quicksliver Trust
General
Federal Steel Company
Carnegie Combine
American Tin Plate Company
Seece
Sssreere
Transportation and Communication
Whitney - Flower
Elkina
Yorkes Surface Traction Syndicate
Brooklyn
Chicago
Hudson County
Elson General Electric
Ccenee
Standard Coupler Company
New York Air Brake Company
Westinghouse Combine
Ax Trust
Tube Trust
Brass Foundry and Machine Combine
Bridge Batders’ Trust
Bridge Iron and Steel
Cartridge Trust of
Gower
Rolling Mill Trust
Philadelphia Saw Trust
Ron Frerew Trout
International Sit- Fop
Grerviececee Bloyes
Typewriter Trust
Mergenthaler Linotype Trust
C.sissreerenyeeceees
Ates
American Steel Wire Co
Washburn- Moon
Jewelry Trust
Herting- Hall-Marvin
Ara
Joddemk
Egreeees
International Paper Co
Paper Trust
National Paper Co
Wall Paper
Union Bag and Paper Co
Envelope Trust
Boole Trust
CoMna
CoMn Trust
Broom Manufacturers’ Association of the United States
Soap Trust
Kodaka
Boston Fertiliaera Co
Chemien
General Chemical Co
Acs
Paint Trust
Gould and Swift
Courtney and
Beecher
Celluloid Co
American Soda Fountain
Standard Rope
Eral
Cordage Trust
the Central and Consolidated Fireworks Cox
National Linseed Oil Co
Reeeeres
Visveseeeeee
P. S
Mark Hanna
Persecuting
Naval Bureau
Achley
McKinley
Zehrey
Sampaon
Santayo
Fiotuam
Boteam
Huma
Pearson's Weekly
Thorn
God's House
Gortalaty
Bouron
Pat
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