Christian Men and Calls for Law During Peace Conference
Excerpts from Frant Hearst's Chicago American quote religious injunctions and moral appeals as John Mitchell and others urge law, order, and a tribunal for strike disputes. References to Roosevelt, the constitution, and the need to restore majesty of law oppose violence and calls for reconciliation amid labor tensions.
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Frant Hearst
Chicago
John Mitche.t
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
United States
PreEsiphN'r Baur
Baer
Consolation in Self Reliance Amid Life’s Strife
Poem urges enduring effort and generosity. It contrasts worrying with action, praises aiding others, and celebrates resilience. The speaker asks if the soul is braver than nature and calls to rise to duty with courage and hope. The verse ends with sunlit hills of love and steady self reliance.
Miners pay for culm heaps as strike bites Pennsylvania
An essay laments the culm heaps beside Pennsylvania anthracite mines. It explains docking practices where miners are paid by car load and docked 30 to 55 percent for culm and dust. The process benefits mine owners while workers lose pay, and families suffer as cold, wet conditions drive them to the barren heaps for heat.
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St. John
Pennsylvania
The Christian men and the coal trade profits debate
The article scrutinizes coal pricing from mine to consumer, arguing railroads and middlemen take the bulk of profits. It condemns “Christian men” who, it asserts, permit such exploitation while lamenting miners and tenement dwellers paying high prices.
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New York
New York Pier
G O P a Fee to Labor at Beloit Speech
The Lawrence Jeffersonian Gazette reports Congressman Calderhead’s Sept 19 Beloit remarks condemning organized labor as the nation’s greatest menace. He urges suppression of unions, claiming they rob liberty, provoke bloodshed and crime, and hold back capable workers.
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Lawrence Jeffersonian Gazette
Republican Party
Beloit
Calderhead
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