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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1900
Page
9
Local notes report Alderman updates, a police arrest, and a hospital incident. Updates include Millar's paving discussion, a Washington Avenue tool company matter, and a public calendar highlight. Also noted are a church fundraiser, a hospital admission, and a planned Young Women's Christian Association event.
A historical notice promotes Cold in the Head Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. The product is advertised as providing relief for head cold symptoms and feverish discomfort, claiming fast action and dependable results for temporary relief.
Negotiations for settling the Wyoming Valley Traction strike continued after a late meeting in Burke’s Connell Building office. Strikers led by Messett Keglar and Tigue discussed a possible settlement, while General Manager Silliman urged police protection and warned of company losses if wages rose without earnings recovery. The arrival of new workers intensified concerns as talks stretched over an hour with no final agreement announced.
A Philadelphia group recruited twenty five men and headed to Scranton by trolley. Central Labor Union President Martin D. Flaherty and Wyoming Valley Traction workers intercepted trains in Wilkes-Barre and escorted the men. Despite pleas, the Philadelphians refused to quit, facing expulsion from restaurants as local officials moved to remove them.
Fifty-two New Yorkers arrived on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western train but most turned back amid strike fears. Twelve Syracuse men came to take positions. nine were blocked by scouts, four quit, and others stayed to roam the city. Cars limited, roads buried in mud, and police coverage stretched thin. Wireless informants and detectives circulated as company officials planned safe retreat amid possible large-scale unrest.
A daylight scene on Lackawanna Avenue escalated into a snowball attack on an imported trolley conductor prompting Mayor Moir to intervene. Superintendent Patterson recounted the previous day’s excitement while General Manager Silliman faulted police inaction as a boy was briefly arrested and later discharged. John Moore was jailed for inciting remarks as Patterson recovered from the prior day’s distress.
The text notes gratitude toward arrivers who protected a person from a mob and expresses regret over the incident. It discusses a plan to vaccinate imported workers as a precaution, aiming to quell violence and aid health measures, with potential impact on striking workers and public safety.
Yesterday strikers praised public sympathy and urged nonviolence while pledging lawful conduct. The Iron Moulders and United Mine Workers expressed solidarity, with Woodworkers and Bricklayers sending sympathy and a $25 contribution.
Increasing wagon and carriage numbers clog central avenues slowing trolley progress. A reckless motorman collided with a light delivery wagon while police warned jail if repeated. A barrel blocked Spruce street and stubborn teamsters and spectators failed to lift it, prompting patrol intervention. Capouse avenue faced obstructions as strikers returned debris. Detective Weiner clashed with a striker at Lackawanna avenue station and was briefly jailed before aldermanic action.
Ruddy the magistrate sent to Jalil in default of six hundred dollars but posted bail furnished by Timothy Burke and released next day. Striker committees report steady contributions and call donors weekly. A Lackawanna merchant denies selling groceries to the company after teamsters faced slurs, sending cash and two boxes of clare. Railroads offer moderate special transport rates for imported workers. Board of health vaccination debate looms amid smallpox fears. James P. Collins funeral attended by strikers. union sent a floral in sympathy.
Workers and officials of the Wilkes-Barre and Wyoming Valley Traction settled wage and hour demands after President Rigg proposed terms. The agreement, effective January 1, 1901 for one year, reduces hours to nine per day with adjusted pay and overtime rates. Four-man cars replace the previous three-man swing shifts, adding 44 jobs though cutting monthly wages by about $8 per worker.
A comparison of cross country travel shows fare of 110 dollars from Chicago to California by many routes. Modern trips use diverse paths between Chicago and California with nine month return limits. Historic journeys describe overland trails and steamer routes to Panama, lasting months to years.
Two heavy and one light delivery wagons, one buggy pole, cash register, two pipe cutting machines, one four horsepower engine, 1500 dollars in gas fixtures and supplies, 2600 dollars in plumbers and steamcutters supplies, and one two seated open wagon listed under Hunt Connell.
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