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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1919
Page
6
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Miners in Michigan will return to work today after two mass meetings in Bay City and Saginaw with large majorities approving the Wilson plan of settlement. President Stevenson and Board member Muir spoke, ordering a Friday return to mines. About 1,700 miners, three fourths of the district, were represented. St. Charles miners will follow, likely starting as soon as possible.
Seattle officials move to avert a stalemate as coal miners threaten a state wide shutdown. Governor Hart appoints W. V. Tanner former attorney general with full authority to handle the fuel crisis after miners in the Roslyn Cleelum district refuse to return without a general convention ordering the strike end.
Governor Gardner withdraws state control of fifteen Barton county coal mines seized last week. Adjutant General Clark says all volunteer miners are withdrawn and National Guard troops will leave Barton county today.
Mrs. Kate Hicks and her grandson William visited in Quincy while Glen Zinn and Ed Hedrick headed to Detroit for new autos. The Home Bureau met at the schoolhouse. Several local residents hosted guests from Basco St Louis and Lorain. Prof. West mourns his mother as Marguerite Bryant prepares to teach until his return. Coal shortages push residents to burn wood, and eight men volunteer to chop timber for the school. The Daily Whig is praised by locals. Mrs. Mary Woods and Herman Buchanan wed in Quincy enroute to Texas. Eddie Marlety returns from the Great Lakes, discharged. friends welcome him home.
Peoria Ill Dec 12 miners of eoria sub district No 2 repudiate the Indianapolis agreement for settling the nationwide strike at a meeting led by W E Sherwood member of the Illinois state board United Mine Workers of America Eight thousand men affected. Springfield Dec 12 general resumption of mining expected in Illinois today with few mines facing difficulty as Frank Farrington president of the Illinois miners outlines the result of the Indianapolis meeting and the plan to reconvene the international conference after men return to work.
Terra HauteInd Dec 12 Miners in District No 11 ready to return to work immediately after the Indianapolis settlement of the coal strike. Union officials say most will be back by Monday and many already worked Thursday.
The group voices unanimous disapproval of a plan to call another nation wide strike until the commission named by President Wilson can investigate field conditions and report on the situation. The panel is to consider and recommend a permanent wage scale based on its findings.
Officials who returned from Indianapolis pressed to speed up the miners 42 000 strong in the Pittsburgh district. Union leaders expected some miners to resume work today and prospectors to be heavy by Monday.
Marion Illinois coal miners hold a mass meeting condemning officials for accepting a 14 percent wage rise. They adopt a revolution vowing not to return to work for less than a 30 percent raise.
A car load of 20 Hereford steers sold for 20 dollars per 100 pounds at East St. Louis on Thursday, the highest price ever paid for beef cattle at the National Stock Yards. The total sale brought 5200 dollars.
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