Eight Hour Law Debate Moves Through Builders' Exchange
Current events in labor circles cover the Builders' Exchange meeting today. Members discuss a potential eight hour law and hourly pay, with strong opposition from planing mill and manufacturer owners. A Western Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia convention is eyed, aiming for unity among nearby exchanges and a mid January date.
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Planing Mills
Exchange
Toay
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Pittsburg
National Exchange
Prosecution of Sand Diggers Tops Meeting Agenda
The Pilsburg Coal Exchange met to address the death of Joseph Waliea. A committee led by Harry Brown and S&S L. Wood was formed to draft resolutions and report at a morning meeting. The main topic urged action against sand diggers blocking the river bed and delaying navigation.
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Pilsburg Coal Exchange
Joseph Waliea
Harry Brown
S&s
Puddling Furnaces at New Castle May Be Blown Out
A New Castle dispatch says changing iron production conditions have hit puddlers hard. Dozens of workers have been laid off and at least ten furnaces at the sheet mill sit idle. Shenango Valley steel is replacing puddled iron, yielding better sheet iron and piste iron at similar costs, signaling the end of puddled iron manufacture here.
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New Castle
New Shenango
Amalgamated Association Delegates at AFL Convention
The Amalgamated Association will be represented by three delegates at the annual American Federation of Labor convention in Philadelphia starting December 12 for one week. Delegates are ex-President William Welhe Vice President W A Carney and William E Hubbard. Topics include labor questions and the Homestead strike.
Mills Once More Running in Carnegie Nail Works
A Beaver Falls report says the Carnegie pail mill resumed on a single turn with about 11 men at work. If former wire drawers return and the wire mill runs full, the nail mill will switch to double turn by next week. Peter Crane of Salem Ohio is the new nail mill superintendent arriving to take charge.
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Beaver Falls
Carnegie Company
Peter Crane
Salem
Miners Idle Work At Catburg Mines Over Wages
A Monongahela City dispatch reports colored miners at the Catburg mines quitting work and bringing out their tools to demand higher wages. They state they will not return until an advance is granted, and describe their strike as calm and purposeful rather than noisy.
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Catspurg
Monongahela
Cateburg
Tin plate industry meeting in city discusses McKinley bill repeal
United States tin plate manufacturers held their semi annual meeting in Secretary Jarretts office. The group, with broad national representation, debated the impact of McKinley bill repeal on a capital intensive industry that has many plants newly built. They favored no drastic tariff change despite hope for repeal and warned against undermining existing investments.
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United States
Jarrett
Planta
McKinter
Amalgamated Association Opens Two New Lodges
The Amalgamated Association established two new lodges in recent days. One at the New Castle Steel Works in New Castle with about 200 workers, the other at the Benwood Iron Works in Benwood, West Virginia with about 100 workers. The New Castle plant just began operations, and Benwood’s plant has recently restarted after a lengthy idle period.
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New Castle
Twelve-A Lover Forces Wife From Home Eleven Times
Mrs Thomas Scanlon endured twelve separations from her cruel husband, each time brought back by officers, until a final eviction with her elderly father. She sought shelter at Central station and, with the Anti-Cruelty Society, pressed charges for surety of the peace and non support.
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Wheeling
Mrs. Scanlon
Cahill
Scanlon
Northwest hunting trip yields unusual game display
W L Lippincott returned from a Northwest hunting trip with bear, agtar, wild turkeys, and smaller game now showcased at a Carson Street restaurant. Local hunters reported excellent season and social provisions at Maz Klein's with foreign and domestic wines.
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W. L. Lippincott
Northwest
Carson Street
Maz Klein's
Decided Changes for the Better Two Recommendations
Boston Herald quotes Springfield resident A McCullough and Clinton Conn resident W A Doolittle praising Paine's celery compound. They report nerve, liver and rheumatic relief, improved health, and widespread recommendations after using the remedy. Dr Phelps of Dartmouth is credited as its discoverer.
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Paine
W. A. Doollittle
Clinton, Conn
Sam
Phelps
Dartmouth
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