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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1902
Page
3
In a Mississippi valley tale Henry Plumshaw the inventor described a natural cyclone advancing on a prairie. A funnel cyclone with one leg appeared in a sheep pasture and revolved. Plumshaw devised a belt, dynamo, and trunk wiring to harness the storm, likened to a Niagara of power.
Fragmented text combines a poem excerpt praising contentment and joy with a business note on Buccens ganization and Mr Cruise. It claims the Buccens ganization is powerful financially and mentions Local No. 1 with over 1,000 members, and Cruise’s role on the Chicago Federation of Labor executive board.
The United Brotherhood of Railway Employes formed at Rosebury Oregon on January 27 1901. It aims to cover white railroad workers and certain ex-employees with three years experience. By 1902 it grew to 57000 members in about fourteen months and reported fifty seven divisions in multiple western and midwestern states at a San Francisco convention. Representatives are in major railway centers except the far east.
The Sheet Metal Workers Alliance unites Chicago New York Philadelphia and Pittsburgh unions into the Sheet Metal Workers National Alliance of America with over 5000 members. A Pittsburg convention adopted a constitution last month and a referendum vote confirmed the group. Organizers deny dual loyalties to the Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers and say unions may join the international if they wish.
The Brotherhood of Steam Shovel and Dredge, a Chicago based labor group with twenty or more international affiliates, is highlighted for its far reaching projects. Members like engineers and cranemen have reclaimed vast southern Mil holy land and turned barren areas into productive farming regions through extensive diggings and irrigation across many states and tropical countries.
The fifth annual convention call invites delegates to gather at the I.O.O.F. hall in Denver on Monday May 26 at 1 PM. Sessions will run daily until business is finished. Delegates: local unions one per 100 members or major fraction. central and district bodies one. state organizations one per 4000 members. national and international bodies one per 4000 members.
Timothy Cruse, president of the Carpenters' District Council in Chicago, is a prominent figure in the western labor movement. He is serving his eighth term and since taking leadership in 1898, wages have risen ten cents an hour and the Saturday half-holiday has become established.
Frank P. Sargent, long serving Grand Master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, has reportedly logged over a million miles in sixteen years. He travels nonstop, pausing briefly at cities like Peoria New York San Francisco Chicago New Orleans St Augustine or Seattle, and hears grievances personally on each trip.
Last week in Chicago saw significant labor wins with up to 1500 workers involved. Settlements led two large employers to recognize workers rights to collective bargaining, a result with wide indirect impact on thousands.
The state employment bureau plan reports great success led by the Seattle office opened in 1894. In its first year it placed 2,828 people and last year 26,560. Free offices now exist in New York Vermont Connecticut Massachusetts Ohio Illinois Missouri with laws often enacted through organized labor.
Knoxville Tennessee carpenters press for thirty cents per hour instead of twenty five and an eight hour workday, giving employers thirty days to grant the demand. The action reflects rising labor costs and bargaining strength in the local trades.
Carpenters' union No. 1 of Chicago is set to become the largest under the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. The past week added over 100 new members as initiation fees stay at 25 briefly before rising to 50.
Mate Labor Commissioner E D Brigham, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, is named labor commissioner for Iowa to succeed C P Wennerstrom, who becomes commissioner of the St Louis exposition to the governments of Sweden Norway and Denmark.
The National Association of Builders through its secretary issued a circular to labor organizations in the building trades requesting cooperation in creating a court to peacefully settle all strikes and disputes between employers and workers.
The ten hour work day is standard in France with eight hours common in mining areas. Unions form a general federation led by the labor exchange, the Bourse du Travail, coordinating trades and labor actions.
The Material Trades Council named a legislative committee to monitor city council, county board, and state legislature for labor legislation. Its aim is to promote favorable laws or avoid measures harming organized labor.
The Ohio labor commissioner appoints Mills Molly Weitler a native worker as special deputy to investigate child and woman labor violations. She leads a vigorous campaign against violators of the child labor law.
New York State lists 1 881 labor organizations with a combined membership of 261 628 men and 14 618 women totaling 276 141 union members. Of this total 174 022 are located in the city of New York.
The piece recalls a Washington scene where a smallpox scare prompts concise rhetoric in Congress, with Cannon mocking one arm gestures and “one farmed oratory.” It also notes Senator Bate’s sly humor about private colloquy and references Bailey and Cuban reciprocity moments, ending with a note on Dr. A. D. White’s ambassadorship resignation.
The piece recounts a university president’s rise to international diplomacy, noting his early leadership at Rochester University, 1896 resignation to study international law, and later roles with the State Department including The Hague Peace Conference and the Pan American Congress. It mentions farm seed aid to congress members and Senator Dryden’s attentive Senate presence during the Chinese Exclusion debate.
Sar LU BAILEE Tex Germany signals the rise of Dr David Jayne Hill Raslat ané secretary of state as a possible successor to Ambassador White Should Hill be chosen he will complete his fifty year of public service on June 10 A New Jersey senator lauds his diverse knowledge while noting Dryden could hold vast information from years in the Senate but the rough speech style remains a senate staple
A historical voice argues that many wives accept the role of housekeeper with cheer, turning home life into art and daily delight. The writer notes unhappy marriages are few and contrasts drudgery between wives, clergymen, and lawyers, suggesting monotony is shared across professions.
A Brooklyn lawyer tried to mock a physician's testimony in a damage suit by contorting his knees to imitate an increased knee jerk. The doctor replied that the demonstration suggested serious brain trouble, turning the tables on the lawyer in court.
Neltie Blanchan notes the ruby throated hummingbird as a lone representative of its family in the Mississippi region, migrating from Central America to Labrador each summer. The piece ponders the bird’s tiny size, remarkable journey, and the forces propelling it through vast skies beyond human sight.
A four year old boy and his mother visit an upper West Side church during Holy Week. The child drops a cent into a new burglar proof poor box with a slotted iron tube. He then asks to see the chocolate come out, expressing that he cannot see any.
A vintage passage speaks of women devoted to home life enduring daily suffering from fatigue and faintness. It promotes Vogelee's Curative Home remedy claiming to target the liver kidneys and vital organs to remove impurities and restore vigor across cases.
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