Women and union actions urge mine disaster inquiry in 1907
A joint committee of Senators Gurllan and Kidd and Delegates Strickland Duty and Mitchell is appointed to probe the Stuart mine disaster. The piece urges prompt root-cause analysis, legislative reforms, and continued union solidarity as society seeks better working conditions and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Thomas Gurllan
Wood County
Kidd
Gilmore
Stric
M. K. Duty
Ritchie
A.J. Mitchell
Wirt
Tyler
West Virginia Calls For Mine Disaster Investigation
The Charleston News and Mail urges a legislative inquiry into the Brlar mine disaster. It argues opposition from some papers and officials is improper and insists experts and lawmakers must probe causes, enforce laws, and protect miners. The piece defends the need for swift justice and equal enforcement against special interests.
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Charleston
Ason
Kaw
Mining Department
West Virginia
Little Mountain
Plutacrstic Niga
Stal
Commonwealth
Unions and Labor: A Vision for Enlightenment and Reform
Fragmented text discusses unions as opponents of poverty and ignorance and advocates improvements in education health and living standards. It references communities, workplaces, and children, urging a broad social aim through organized labor efforts amid unclear specifics and scattered phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taber Wien
Tony Lie
Elise Sunny
Ebagilid Street
Donia
Wales
Elemerts
Mining Disasters Prompt Review of State Laws and Duty
Reports describe a terrible mine disaster near Elkins involving a locomotive accident at Sturtomide site and another near Dinas in West Virginia. Investigators review whether mining laws are enforced and if the mining department fulfilled its duties to prevent further tragedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinas
Stuart Ming
Charleston
Mining Department
Worthy of Emulation in Australia Labor Unity
The piece extols Australia as a land with no wars or sectarian bloodshed and filled with unity among workers across farms railroads mines mills shops and factories who vote as one. It contrasts Australian labor harmony with "grafters" and machines at home, suggesting a decisive end to trusts if similar solidarity prevailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Object of Unionism and Labor Ethics Sermon
A reflective editorial advocating constructive aims of organized labor to reduce industrial injustice and promote morality and brotherhood. It critiques mining safety failures, urges public inquiry into mine disasters, and condemns plutocracy and railroad fare politics while praising union labels and shared prosperity. It stresses ethical business conduct aligned with Bible ethics and public accountability for officials.
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Organized Labor
Universal Brotherhood
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Pennsylvania
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Bus Tate
Union Labor Facts
Object OF Unionism
Uley
South
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Shelton Drug Co
Capitol Street
Kanawha Banking & Trust Company
Kanawha Banking & Trust Co
Charleston, W. VA
Fielder & Turley
American Clothiers
Union
Arcade Drug Store
Postoffice
Beller’s Place
Choice Line
Union Shade Cigars
Kanawha Street
R. Forsyth
LA Azora
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Falone
Arcade
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Andy
Montgomery
Labor
Mr. Mitchell
Kanawha Valley
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