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Newspaper
The Labor Argus
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1907
Page
4
A fragmented plea urging solidarity among workers and women to resist corporate and anti-labor efforts led by Tess Van Cleave of the Citizens Alliance. The note attacks organized labor suppression, calls for unity, and warns of broad ideological and social pressures against unions and civil rights.
A fractured wartime plea calls for awakening and action urging communities to heed collective sacrifice. The speaker questions complacency, urges workers to rise, and stresses communal responsibility to support laborers and a broader relief effort.
The piece argues Labor Day is a priceless asset to labor and the nation, not measured in dollars but in human well being. It highlights rest and recreation for workers, celebration by trade unions, and a communal holiday without focus on commerce.
A chaotic transcription cites disputed claims between Chicago woodworkers and carpenters. Officials deny a sensational quote attributed to Thomias Cooney, secretary of the Woodworkers, about world ending and ashes in Lake Michigan. The piece notes editorial reactions and questions union influence on wages and labor conditions in the era.
Notice to take deposition on September day in the city of Charleston Kanawha County West Virginia. Verne P Johnson serves as witness for S S Jones and Julia Z Jolley in the circuit court case in which they are named defendants. Depositions of witness and other parties will be taken at the time and place specified until completion.
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