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Newspaper
The Labor Argus
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1907
Page
3
Richard Olney argues labor must act in unity to sustain American political principles and institutions. He warns against patronalism and executive overreach, urging the wage-earning class as the key counterforce. Subscription offer details conclude the piece.
The United Mine Workers Journal condemns West Virginia coal mining deaths as results of operator greed and neglect. It calls for action, laments grieving families at the pit mouth, and denounces legislative and judicial inaction while urging justice for victims and harsher safety measures.
The Labor Ares aims to print labor news for local unions across the State. Secretaries of Lovits cus perv TV assist in compiling weekly copy. Submissions should be written on one side of the paper and received by Thessana each week.
The article defends union loyalty amid wages cuts and rent hikes, urging readers to support the Argus as a voice for unions in 1907. It promotes Capitol City trades meetings, Kannawha Banking ad, and the nomination of J. Shirley Ross for city Recorder. It stresses reciprocity between merchants and the union press and calls for collective action.
Capitol City Trades Assembly held a regular session at Assembly Hall with President Fitzwater presiding. They focused on arrangements for the Mitchell meeting and urged local unions to require delegates to attend, hoping for better participation to make Charleston the best organized city in the state. The next meeting is set for Monday evening February 25 at 7:30.
Representative McKinley of California told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Chinese boys and girls are being sold in the San Francisco market like horses and cattle. He said only a few companies are anxious to have the law modified, delaying the Perkins bill changes.
Miners plan sessions from March 12, 1907, at Capitol City Trades Hall to elect officers and set laws for miner organization statewide. Slated officers include President John Niggenheit, Vice President J M Craigo, and Secretary candidates Ston Morris Ed Norton and J Ov Tubill, with several other posts and credential committees to be chosen.
Readers are urged to subscribe to the Libor Argus for 81.00 per year or a six month option. The notice emphasizes timing to secure current pricing and urges ongoing access to the publication.
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