Peace Restored Among Miners at Putney and District
Clark Johnson mourns his sister in Deep Water as Ben Davis heads to Kentucky. District Vice-President Henry Trownds and Board Member Ron Morris report efficient organizing, with Montgomery unions thriving and Winifrede the district’s largest. Putney troubles settled, delegates elected, delinquent locals dropped, and most locals paid up. Labor Argus subscription urged at 1.00 per year.
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Henry Trownds
Ron Morris
Winifrede
Pavine
Putney
Ional District
Ron Davis
Williamsport
Ben
Savings Advice From Labor Advocate Promoted
A local notice urges workers to save regularly to weather disasters and job disruptions. Kinwowha Banking & Trust Co offers a savings department with 3 percent interest and Saturday evening hours from seven to eleven for deposits, inviting both large and small accounts as prosperity continues.
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deLauze
Kinwowha Banking & Trust Co
Haid
Dep
Carpenters Union Expands Membership in City Jurisdiction
Local Union No. 1207 of the Carpenters and Joiners of America keeps busy evenings initiating new members. In a short time there will not be a competent carpenter within their jurisdiction who does not belong to the brotherhood.
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Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Building trades in city heralds historic season and crowded meetings
Possessing a current A. L. Pitchford as business agent, he plans to hire fifteen candidates for tonight's gathering. Yeomen organizing work noted, with a record season for the building trades and crowds filling halls to standing room only.
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A. L. Pitchford
Wight
Evidene
American crime rate boast in mock triumph
In a satirical Law Notes column, the author parodies national bragging by claiming the United States now has 115 known criminals per million, surpassing Italy at 105 and leaving England, France, and Germany far behind. The piece mocks sensational crime statistics.
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Italy
England
France
Germany
First President I. T. U. Dead
Isaac D. George, first president of the International Typographical Union and a renowned Western printer, died at 65. A Chicago resident for 60 years, he led a paper once published to serve working people. readers are urged to sign up.
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Isaac D. George
International Typographical Union
West
Chicago
Labor Argus
No Mistake Editorial Mottoes From Convention
A fragment from an editorial convention speech offers quips about supporting editors. It humorously suggests paying promptly, advertising liberally, sending items to combat despair, and writing clearly to avoid profanity. The excerpt ends with a note that dead people never make mistakes, delivered in a satirical tone.
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Yon
Dankeuptey
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