Railroads Face Mediation Over Engineer Pay Disputes
The Carroll County Times notes railroads proposed a service period basis for pay and long-held mileage bas es, while enginemen push to retain mileage pay. After negotiations and protests, a strike was approved but deferred as the Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation for Western Railroads agreed to mediation starting July 20.
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Carroll County Times
Chryscalcm
St. Augustine
Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Chicago
A. W. Trenhlem
Committee of General Managers
Panama Exposition Button Sells in Idaho for Charity
Fred R. Reed announces a fifty cent copyrighted official button sale in Idaho to fund the Idaho building at San Francisco and state advertising. China seeks two thousand square feet of machinery space, likely to be granted, making China an exhibitor in all departments. The new republic’s gold appropriation totals $750,000.
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Fred R. Reed
Idaho
San Francisco
China
New Republic
Doom of the Fly Aids Extermination Method Declared
The department of agriculture announces a new discovery to destroy the germ carrying fly. A simple daily sprinkling of ordinary borax on household and stable refuse is claimed to ensure complete extermination of this common pest blamed for spreading typhoid.
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Department of Agriculture
Railroad Engine Men Issue Statement to the Public
In October 1913, committees representing locomotive engineers and firemen asked for wage increases and better working conditions. Railroads countered with notice to terminate existing schedules within thirty days, signaling major wage negotiations amid a looming strike.
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Western Railroads
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Payette Enterprise
Doom OF the Fly
Brotherhood of Locotive Firemen
Meetin
AF & AM
A. F
A. M
Masonic Hall
Thurston-Crighton Building
Albert White
W. M
Keller, Séoy
Payette
Modern Woodmen of America
F. Hall
Barry
Consul
Merritt
Drs. Barton & Thomson
Gence
Payette National Bank
Brubaker & Fulton
J. A. Lauer & Brother
Glenn C. Landon
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