Eight Hour Law Debate Dominates Miners Inquiry
The inquiry into shift limits highlighted whether ten or eight hours yields greater long term economy. Union presence, contractor pay, and machine output facts shaped the discussion as testimony questioned earnings under the law, while overseas events and troop movements added broader context.
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Sledding on sidewalks sparks calls for action in Nelson
In Nelson on December 14, 1899, a letter to the editor recounts Mrs. Hedley being knocked down by a boy with a sled near Mr. Brougham's house. She escaped injury. the writer urges authorities to curb the practice and proposes arming local citizens as special policemen to seize sleds and discipline offenders.
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