West Virginia Mine Workers Convene in Charleston
The annual United Mine Workers district convention met at Trades Assembly Hall in Charleston with President John Nugent in the chair. Committees were appointed, delegates seated, reports heard, and officers elected including Nugent as President and B F Morris as Secretary Treasurer. The next convention is set for March 1908 in the same city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamelton
Alex Steele
Plymouth
A.C. Linkenanger
Burnwell
J. M. King
Wacoma
Colt
Tomsburg
Banner
J. W. Henson
W. Smith
Crown Hill
A. ©. Morter
Nifrede
Stanley
Ward
Gee
Ryan
East Bank
C. McAfee
W Mon
Hickory Campane
Pringer
West End
Mason
Harewood
A. Springer
Flemington
Robert French
Raymond City
Elswick
Donwood
Ah Kinser
Corfee
Grounds
Powellton
Hopkins
Montgomery
W. Morris
Mammoth
C. Porter
Winifrede
George Wright
Carbondale
J. M. Riffee
Cannelton
A.C. Porter
C. Linkenanger
Crinkshanks
John M. King
Querry
Sam Smith
Jes Scott
Tomsburg Hastings
W. Henson
Boomer
A. Spinger
Rock Forge
Tunnelton
Rge Oatneal
Smitherson
Nuckols
Brooks
Black Betsey
J. H. Shanks
Dong Chas. Chapman
J. A. Coleman
Coalburg
HL. Totes
Longacre
Gen Davis
Handley
D. E. Saunders
Jas. Scott
Mucklow
Thomas Cairns
Upper Creek
Grovn
Clark Johnson
Committee On Officers
National Board
Ten Davis
Lon. Adam B. Littlepage
Wm. Morgan
Ohio
Nugent
John Nugent
Charleston
J. M. Craige
Benjamin F. Morris
Paint Creek
E.B. Vickers
Crown Ad Jas
Clatworthy
Coalnur
J. E. Craige
Don Platt
J. G. Schuck
Crown Hill National Board
Ben
Bucke
H. M. Grounds
Messrs. Johnson
Menace to the Government in Labor Exploitation Critique
A protest piece condemns sweatshops factories and mines as stunting growth and corrupting citizens. It accuses traffickers in child labor and predatory wealth of draining the nation’s life-blood to enrich the idle rich, contrasting Nero’s tyranny with modern abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nero
Rome
Nation urged to awaken to dangers threatening its life
Rhetorical plea condemning torture and inhumane living conditions in filth ridden tenement houses. The speaker questions when the nation will act to address the dangers to public life and security, noting executions or deaths at public expense.
Miners Return to Work at Spadra Arkansas
Spadra miners resume mining at 70 cents per ton on a mine run basis while a coal run scale is prepared by John Mitchell for the Southwestern Operators Association acting for President Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spadra
Ark
John Mitchell
Mnd
Perry
Southwestern Operators “Association
Painters and Carpenters Win Eight Hour Day
Carpenters and painters have won their fights for an eight hour day and will receive the same pay as under the old nine hour schedule. The new schedule for outside carpenters takes effect June 1 and painters on June 1. This means an hour shorter day and roughly ten percent higher wages for these labor classes.
The Mouth Essay Fragment Sparks Odd Metaphors
A boy writes about the mouth as a front door to the face and a doorway to the body, describing it as a storage of anatomy and a fountain of patriotism. The piece devolves into varied, surreal images linking appetite, speech, and desire.
Stenographers Union forming in Cincinnati area
A stenographers union is planned in Cincinnati and nearby areas. Mrs A P Talbott, a stenographer in the public service office, leads the effort with backing from the Young Women's Christian Association and labor organizers on both riverbanks. The note also points to Charleston as a reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union of
Stenographe
Cincinnati
A. P. Talbott
Board of Public Service Office of
Cincinnat
Young Women’s Christians Association
Charleston
Cardinal Gibbons Urges Union Label Goods to End Sweatshops
Cardinal Gibbons calls for better wage worker conditions and asks Baltimore Catholics to buy union labeled clothing. He cites six day workweeks of ten to twelve hours earning six to eight dollars weekly, urging discrimination in purchases against non labeled employers to end the national shame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Ah Union
Phenomenal Gains in Labor Unions Nationwide
Organized labor added 1204 new local unions in America in 190, increasing membership to over 300000 individuals. Critics still claim the movement is waning despite rapid expansion.
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Organized
America
Union Made Shoes Factories Employ 40 000 Shoemakers
A recent report notes 300 shoe factories use the union stamp and employ about 40,000 union shoemakers. The largest shops are organized and operate under union standards.
Mines Will Not Stop Holidays Declared by Miners
A convention resolution states Illinois mine workers will not suspend work on Virden and other days miners observe as holidays. The measure prohibits stoppages on those observances.
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Ilinois
Oak Hill Miner Fires Broadside on WV Mine Safety
A Cincinnati Post reader from Oak Hill denounces West Virginia mine conditions and inspector practices in the New River field. He claims inspections are staged, gas and air dangers ignored, and miners faces threats from unregulated guards and union suppression while recounting Stuart disaster details and ongoing dangers.
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Thave
West Virginia
Stuart
Fayette County
New River
Tama
Georgia
Paul
Wiver
Johnson
Explos
New River Fold
Dawson
Moyer
Immigrant Law Advances Draw Labor Support and Opposition
Labor leaders see the immigration bill as favorable, noting increased air space per immigrant, higher head taxes, and a commission to study the issue. They expect this to curb influx beyond the educational test and boost government revenue for enforcement. Organized labor seeks a seat on the commission to ensure thorough inquiry. Some critics complain about unemployment and lack of a dedicated collection agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organized Labor
Congress
American Federation of Labor
Bureau of Immigration
Rnlo
Senate
House
Also Mentioned on This Page
Painters and Carpenters
Stenographers’ Union
United Mine Workers of America
Union Made
OAK Hill
MR. Johnsing
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