Inquest Finds Dust Explosion At Stuart Mine
The inquest into the Stuart disaster ended with a finding that a dust explosion caused the fatalities on the fatal day. Testimony from Sam Dixon and other employees was presented, with mine inspectors offering opinions on dust and gas. The coroner's jury concluded the men died from dust explosion in the Stuart mine on the January 1907 event.
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Stuart
Sam Dixon
Paul
Chaser
Pinkey
Spector Reed
West Sidee
Mine Owners Strike a Snag in Cripple Creek
A polemic piece alleges mine owners lose grip on local power in Cripple Creek and Victor as Sheriff Von Phul resists granting deputies to the Mine Owners Association. It paints unions and workers as pursuing a better, brighter day amid threats and political tension.
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Cripple Creek
Victor
Plates
Heaven
von Phal
Mine Owners’ Association
von Phul
Dutchman
Affiliation of Soft Stone Cutters with A F L Reported
The Journeymen Soft Stone Cutters of North America voted to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor. The affiliation hinges on AF L executive council review and a prior settlement of trade jurisdiction disputes with granite workers bricklayers and marble cutters. The move adds thousands of members to the AF L and leaves bricklayers and plasters as the remaining large unions outside. It is hoped bricklayers and masons will follow within the year.
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American Federation of Labor
Journeymen Soft Stone Cutters of
North America
Washington
Executive Council
Open Shoppers Exhibit Sparks Chicago Industrial Debate
Chicago plans an Industrial Exhibition to highlight sweatshop problems. The Bureau of Charities refuses further aid citing buying booths to show sickly children. inspectors may call liable parties to account. Manufacturers oppose the plan for non union production, arguing it harms industrial life and profits.
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Chicago
Bureau of Charities
New York Plans Large Scale Importation of Farm Labor
The New York State Department of Agriculture moves to import up to 50 000 farm workers, following South Carolina and under federal guidance. Advertisements have been issued in Europe to secure labor, while wages are not discussed, as higher pay would worsen rural-urban migration. Immigrants are expected to arrive to fill labor needs on farms.
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New York State Department of Agriculture
South Carolina
U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor
New York
Coal Miner's Rise From Mine To Sculpture Prize
Leonard Crunelle, once a coal miner near Decatur, Illinois, rose to win the best sculpture prize at the Chicazo and Vicinity annual exhibition now on view at the Institute. The noted young sculptor's modeling shows mastery, and his life transformation from mining to art marks a remarkable achievement.
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Chicazo
Leonard Crunelle
Decatur
It Pays to Advertise in The Argus
An Oklahoma girl advertised for a husband and married. The wedding cost totalled 11 pounds with the bride receiving an insurance policy of 10000 pounds after his death within a year. The ad in The Argus is cited as proof that it pays to advertise.
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Oklahoma
The
Argus
The Labor Argus Price Listing
The Labor Argus is offered at 1 dollar per year or 50 cents for six months. This pricing note appears in a short row signaling subscription terms.
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Labor Argus
West Virginia
The
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