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Newspaper
The Labor Argus
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1907
Page
7
A large labor event is announced for Saturday October 12 at Assembly Hall. The meeting aims to mobilize workers, discuss wage and workplace issues, and promote union solidarity. Local organizers urge attendance.
At a Uy Gist city council meeting a petition from Boss and Journeyman Barbers urged passage of an ordinance for Sunday closing of all barber shops. The measure drew lengthy discussion amid anticipated opposition but wide support from bosses and most journeymen who seek rest and Sabbath observance. The group plans a card and button campaign and asks organized labor to back the effort, urging patrons to notice if a barber wears the blue button as a sign of union support.
A Colorado Springs woman offered 100000 dollars to endow cottages for leasing to inmates’ families at the Union Printers home. Trustees amended the charter to permit the fund. The proposal, made about a year ago, was delayed by the charter. The trust board also approved building a tuberculosis sanitarium using the current hospital annex with modern treatment methods. The Curtis Publishing Co. magazines remain on the We Don’t Patronize List.
Printing Pressmen and AML members are ordered to stay away from Chicago during a strike over the eight hour tag. No.3 will not accept member cards until the dispute is settled. A meeting at Assembly Hall covered routine business as Uney endorsed a general mass meeting for Saturday night and urged member attendance. All Butterick patterns and Delineator publications come from non union labor.
The Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers of America report membership approaching seventy thousand and urge withdrawing the B and P from the Structural Building Alliance. Frank Duffy's year ending June 30 1907 shows 199823 members in good standing, a yearly gain of 29631 and 1889 local unions. The United Brotherhood executive board sits in session while Carpenters members packed Assembly Mall for a rousing meeting signaling upcoming action.
An independent open shop group of 27 seceders from the Bricklayers union aligned with the Employers' Association and Los Angeles Times editor Col Otis to undermine the legitimate union. The move, backed by Col Otis, aims to hasten the rival group's demise while California bricklayers remain largely unaffected and paid about 50 cents less daily. The local Bricklayers union reports a strong season with many new members.
A condensed digest notes ongoing bartender discussions about union membership. It references a specific member as a contrast and hints at individual estimation and potential actions. The fragment signals industry labor tensions and social dynamics within the bartenders' milieu.
The text notes non union publications and lists magazines printed by Phelps Publishing Company of Springfield mass. It mentions Andrew Roy’s chapter in History of the Coal Miners of the United States about the Stuart mine disaster based on his investigation. It invites readers to read it and to secure a free copy via an offer on page two. Making The Labor Argus an eight page paper is the first step towards victory next spring.
A satirical sketch details Mr. Quincy and his associate Quinxy, a Regal Christian Protestant fixer, tangled in misadventures around Washington politics. The piece follows their daily routines, weather observations, and schemes as they navigate the federal offices, shops, and social scenes of the era.
Help wanted ad seeking live agents across West Virginia towns for Ts Labor Argus. Liberal commissions offered. Send notice for further information.
Miners in Wellston Ohio refuse to work at Superior Mine No 9 amid suspensions of one to five days for alleged penalties. About fifty men stay idle as dispute over penalties and union agreements between the organization and M Li Sternberger, president of the Superior Coal Company, is unresolved.
A terse notice invites readers to apply as agents for the Labor Argus, promising opportunities at all locations and urging write for details and particulars.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a publication by Andrew Roy and a disaster reference. It promotes a special October offer and free giveaway by Tabor Argus. Limited readable facts. no clear event, date, or location to anchor a full summary.
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