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Newspaper
The Labor Argus
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1907
Page
2
In our new Mayer building we are better equipped to serve patrons. We thank customers for past business and promise continued first class work reasonable prices and a square deal as the basis for public patronage.
The State Federation of Labor pledges to recognize unions only after joining legitimate National and International craft bodies. It seeks to organize, gather wage conditions data, notify higher offices, and strengthen local unions while cooperating with national movements to advance wage earners’ interests. Local unions should support building the state body for trade welfare and broader labor goals. The piece also criticizes opposition media and urges support for organized labor and local merchants.
The Cleveland Citizen condemns the prosecution over its failure to link Haywood to Steunenberg’s murder. It claims mine owners and Pinkerton agents seek blood of union officials and that Orchard’s testimony boomeranged, discrediting plotters Gooding Peabody Wells Borah Hawley McPartland and Orchard as a monumental liar.
The piece describes a delinquent subscriber paying one dollar after a polite note from the editor. It also reports a private detective incident and notes the appointment of Luke Lanham as a National Organizer from West Virginia. The text ends by urging support for Greater Charleston after a holiday celebration.
An interview with James M. Lynch of the International Typographical Union highlights burial funds provided by unions to cover funeral costs. The IUU sends funds from Indianapolis to officers of sub unions, sometimes totaling up to 500 dollars, aiding dependents after a member’s death. The IUU’s disbursements from 1892 to 1907 reached 39,270 dollars in 1907, with death rates around 1.14 to 1.21 percent, reflecting a long established practice in printers’ unions.
The piece argues Harry Orchard, noted for murder arson theft bigamy and treachery, cannot be trusted as a witness. It notes his perjury risk and claims on cross examination that he lied about associates and roles in his narrative, predicting consequences for Orchard and Pinkertons.
T G Nutter announces renewal time for The Labor A subscription offering readers a free copy of The Pi jerton Labor Spy with each renewed or new subscription.
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