Wage Strikes Hit New York Builders Unskilled Labor
New York City shows high unskilled labor wages with plasterers and masons leading at around 2.60 to 4.00 dollars a day. Unions push for higher pay as skilled and semiskilled workers face varied rates across carpentry, painting, and woodworking trades. A June 16 threat by tile layers to demand 3 dollars highlights ongoing unrest.
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New York
United States
Iayers
Ita Merbers
Brooklyn
Jta
Milneis Bureau to Compile Broad Labor Statistics
Secretary David Ross announces a comprehensive survey by the Milneis State Bureau of Labor Statistics. It will compare organized industry in 1397 and 1901, covering apprentices, unemployment, wages, hours, costs, benefits, and union affiliations. The project aims to shed light for workers and employers and the broader industrial world.
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Siness
David Ross
Milneis State Bureau of Labor Statistics
Stais
Bureau
Union Men Favor National Bank for League Funds
The 'tern-Makers' League supports creating a national bank to hold its funds. The league reports an insurance and pension fund exceeding $100,100 and says investment of such large sums is difficult. The executive committee proposes incorporation of a national bank to manage the league funds while conducting general banking.
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tern-Makers’ League
League
Remarkable Mount Clare Erecting Shop Victory
In Baltimore last week workers at the Mount Clare Erecting Shop, 153 men of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, rebelled against a proposed piecework system. Harry Vollmer of the union aided with leadership and direction amid the unrest.
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Mount Clare
Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Harry Vollmer
Unionism and Wages in America as Seen by a British Worker
A British Workingman who recently toured America reports that trade unionism remains prominent and even more so than in Britain. He notes specialization in iron and steel, furniture, and domestic goods as standout features of American industry, with many other branches likely similar. He suggests union strength does not kill industry but coexists with distinct trade specialization.
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America
Grant Increased Wages For New York Plasterers Union
The Employing Plasterers Association of New York City grants the plasterers union a raise to $5 for an eight hour day, an extra 50 cents, while denying the 60 cent request for laborers who receive $3 daily. Bricklayers sign with the Master Builders Association, agreeing to a $2.20 weekly wage increase for journeymen union members.
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Employing Plasterers’ Association of
New York City
Plasterers’ Union
Master Builders' Association
Demand Union Made Goods At Des Moines Loco motive Engineers Meeting
At the regular Des Moines division 113 meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers the members unanimously passed a resolution urging patronage only of firms employing union labor and goods bearing the union label, showing full sympathy with union men and women of every craft.
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Des Moines Division
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
L. E
Governor Seeks Immediate End to Child Labor Cruelty
New Jersey governor tours state factories finds extensive child labor and cruel treatment. He issues a manifesto demanding immediate changes and warns that he will use the full machinery of the law if factories do not comply.
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New Jersey
Newcastle Labor Temple Plans Move to Slayton
Plans for a three story Newcastle Pennsylvania labor temple with lodge rooms reading rooms library gymnasium bathrooms and an auditorium seating 2000 will be funded by local union subscriptions and noninterment bearing bonds.
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Newcastle
J. W. Slayton
The
Trades Assembly
Urge Political Action Resolution for Labor Delegates
The Alabama State Federation of Labor directs its convention delegate to introduce a measure urging organized workers to boost political independence and action. The resolution calls for mobilizing the organized labor movement across the United States to foster proactive political engagement.
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Alabama State Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor
United States
Strike Averted in Baltimore and Ohio Machinists
Baltimore and Ohio machinists suspend threat of general system strike after compromise. Company agrees to keep day work system for now and not implement piece-rate plan without 60 days notice to workers. Negotiations end with no immediate walkout on the B and O system.
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Baltimore & Ohio Ralt
Commerce and Industry Bulletin Snapshots
Canada buys American agricultural implements worth 2 million yearly. Russia's 128 million population is mostly farmers. Swiss railways replace diligences. American shoe exports to Canada have tripled, reaching 900 thousand dollars this year. Immigrants to New York in Q1 total 178,600, 30,000 more than any prior quarter. Russia forms a commission to study agriculture and peasantry conditions. Amur governor general plans an exhibition at Kirin to engage Manchus and compatriots.
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Canada
Russian Empire
Switzerland
Japan
Portsmouth
Eng
New York
Russia
Amur
Kirin
Cotnosp Fn
A Policy of Deceit in Philippine Policy Document
The piece argues the governing party conceals its true aims toward the Philippine Islands, condemns unconditional surrender and oppression, and calls for Congress to declare American liberty and self-government for Filipinos. It laments silent officials, criticizes court rulings, and urges a reforming Congress and presidency to restore trust and liberty.
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White House
Congress
Philippine Islands
Supreme Court
The
Philippines
United States
Allence
United Sities
Northwest
Republican Party
Ohio Republicans on Trusts
Ohio Republicans denounce trust policies as hollow pretense. They accuse the state convention of pledging to repress combinations stifling competition and raising prices, but charge the national Republicans have done nothing to curb such practices to protect the cost of living.
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Ohio
Hinl
al- Moat
Moat
Senate
Republican National Committee
Congress
Our Duty in the Philippines and Cuba policy
The author argues Congress should clearly declare U S aims for the Philippines as it did for Cuba, noting Cubans understood expectations while Filipinos do not, urging a definite explicit policy and plan to transfer control under defined conditions. He calls for a single clear directive to the Philippines.
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Philippines
Cuba
Congress
Report on Possible McLaurin Judicial Appointment Stirs Debate
A discredited rumor about President McLaurin of South Carolina being named to a vacant judgeship on the Court of Claims is revisited as it gains traction. The piece questions the qualifications and risks of appointing a novice to a bench requiring expertise.
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Senator McLaurin
South Carolina
Court of Claims
Repudiation of McLaurin over federal patronage
The text argues McLaurin was rightly repudiated by his supporters for seeking federal patronage. It contends his political future is ruined and criticizes replacing a disgraced senator with a judicial post as an improper way to settle a party debt.
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McLaurin
Senate
A Difficult Choice for Pittsburg Voter in Rail Strike
Congressman Yalxell of Pittsburg, the railroad’s hired man, has angered the steel trust which seeks reelection defeat. The conflict threatens the railroads’ political grip in Pennsylvania and unsettles voters torn between loyalty to the railroad and opposition to the steel trust's influence.
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Yalxell
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Steel Trust
Hoars Plea for Humanity in Philippines Debate
The article praises Senator Hoar for a humane appeal in the Philippines debate and contrasts his eloquence with Foraker's. It argues Republican colleagues should reject selfish brutality and align with the great majority of Americans who support Hoar's stance. The piece urges party leaders to heed his lifelong devotion to patriotism.
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Hoar
Senator Hoar
Philippines
Foraker
Massachusetts
Not Feel Sympathy For General Wood Clemency Debate
A commentary notes General Wood receives about $800 monthly from the Cuban treasury and charged wine expenses to the republic while opposing clemency for Rathbone’s ally Hanna. The piece likens the stance to a street-person tale of fending off a smaller beggar with a boast.
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Gen. Wood
New Republic
Hanna
Rathbone
A Frank Policy Demanded
A letter argues that many Americans who believe in governing the Philippines oppose frank policy as it could concede power. The writer contends frankness would end Filipino opposition and secure lasting peace under American supremacy and loyalty.
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Philippines
How to Increase Wages Amid Tariff Pressure and Trusts
A proposal suggests Congress raise wages by lowering the tariff wall to boost purchasing power for every U S worker. It argues trusts like beef sugar steel and others set prices by the market and rely on legal battles as theatrics, calling for decisive policy action over court fights.
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Congress
United States
Beef Trust
Sugar Trust
Real Trust
Steel Trust
The Milk in the Cocoanut
The passage condemns racial violence in Texas and criticizes Republican policies. It asserts savagery from crimes by Black individuals and accuses U.S. soldiers in the Philippines of killing and burning, claiming the president and secretary of war conceal these facts.
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Texas
Philippines
Senate panel pigeonholes popular election amendment
True to its traditions the Senate committee on privileges and actions has decided to pigeonhole the proposed constitutional amendment for the popular election of United States senators. The committee on privileges has long represented the privileged classes and the unexpected has not occurred in this instance.
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United States Senate
United States
Senate Committee On Privileges
Missouri Knife Fight Sparks Partisan Labeling Comedy
A Missouri political dispute shows Republicans clashing over labels in a public factional struggle. The scene devolves into loud rhetoric and rough treatment, reflecting a fractured party and stubborn infighting behind the scenes.
General officer criticizes pace of U.S. policy from anonymity
A recently retired Philippine veteran, described as a general officer, warns that the government is moving too quickly. He speaks from behind anonymity, suggesting a rebuke would be due if he revealed his identity in Washington.
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Philippines
Washington
Small but Vicious Percentage An Odd Wealth Display
A fragmentary note discusses a small but sharp display of wealth among a wealthy minority. The language is garbled and cryptic, offering little clear context or concrete facts. No identifiable people or organizations are readable from the text.
Woman can do anything with a hairpin says New York Sun
A New York Sun item extols a woman’s inventiveness using a hairpin to perform countless tasks from picking a jack to repairing a lamp. It argues dullards claim women lack invention but shows how a hairpin enables practical, wide ranging fixes and chores.
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Dullards
New York Sun
Solitary Philadelphia Magistrate Reads Clemency Remarks
Judge Cunningham of Philadelphia’s central police court admonishes two drunks in a quirky session. Bill Jones, on the highway, is urged to marry to curb drinking while John Smith, already married, is told a husband’s duties should restrain his whiskey habit and to go home.
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Philadelphia
Han
Mage Trate Cuningham
Central Police Court of
Bill Jones
Faculty of Navigation
Ignor
John Smith
John
Magistrate Gives Confident Jack Duo Short Jail Terms
A New York magistrate heard two men named Jack O'Brien and Jack Devine accused of robbing a farmer. One claimed they bet the farmer a deck of cards would show two Jacks. both men introduced themselves as Jacks. The judge sentenced O'Brien to four years and Devine to three years, then challenged them to another bet that the two Jacks would not appear together.
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New York City
Metropolis
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Jude
Jack Devine
O'Brien
Devine
His Aid to Conversation Ends in Paper Tearing
A report on Thomas F. Ryan revealing a habit of tearing paper during engrossing talks. A New York Times notice describes how a reporter discreetly replaced the pad to restore Ryan’s flow, noting his dependence on familiar references and provincial mindset. The piece reflects on Ryan’s conversational quirks and a Berliner gathering anecdote illustrating his background.
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Thomas F. Ryan
Mr. Ryan
Ryan
New York Times
American Kid Leather Gains Popularity Abroad
American leather goods grow export demand with Australia and Lyon shipments. Masa, a major Moroccan manufacturer, sent 8600 down skins to a foreign market, the largest shipment from Lyon for overseas parts. The trade shift follows a move from French skin origins to domestic sources as France also increases purchases.
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Australs
Morocco
Lyon
Masa
France
Trouble for Spanish King and His Impending Wedding
The young King of Spain faces a wife imposed upon him with the Royal Society of Matchmakers handling the arrangement so he will have no trouble until after the wedding.
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Spain
Royal Society of Matchmakers
Ripening Pineapples and a Tale of Heiresses
A New York dealer ripens pineapples by artificial heat at 110 degrees. Three and a half to four days are needed to ripen the fruit. The piece notes that shopworn heiresses are seldom picked up on the matrimonial bargain counter, framing a curious juxtaposition of business and social satire.
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New York
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