West Virginia Miners Situation Prompted Immigration Tactics
An article discusses labor strife in West Virginia, where coal operators have sought immigrant miners from Britain and Europe to offset skilled US workers. It argues the United Mine Workers of America should secure fair conditions at home, urges reforms in Ohio Valley states, and outlines seven concrete changes for West Virginia mines, including rights to organize and improved housing.
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Genevint
West Virginia
Kanawha
United Mine Workers of America
Oper
Volted
Mine Workers of America
Liven
United States
Unitet Mine Workers of America
Europe
West
Virginia
Little Mountain
Great Britain
America
Miners in Lisbee Arizona Hit By New Injunction
The El Paso and Southern railroad secured a judge to curb strike activity as miners resist strike breakers. The injunction broadly bars meetings riding and talking while also prohibiting use of the mails to convey information to patrons or potential patrons about the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbee
Arizona
el Paso & Southern Railroad
U.S
Charity of Unions Honors Union Aid Story
An Albany electrical worker, Alex Miner, who lost both arms, testifies at a Detroit labor meeting to the aid and protection trade unions provided his family. He recalls the accident, hospital bills, and how the union movement helped his wife and him rebuild with $1,500 saved by the union. He vows to defend labor organizations despite his loss.
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Alex. Miner
Albany
N.cy
Detroit Federation of Labor
Tlow
Electrical Workers’ Union
Albany Bank
Company
Brothers and Sisters of
Cred
Meeting on coal industry shortage at the state house
Governor Dawson calls a statewide meeting with coal operators miners and others to discuss the shortage of practical miners and devise ways to meet demand. President John Mitchell of the Mine Workers will attend to represent his constituents and ease union prejudice among operators.
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Dawson
Tomiy
John Mitchell
Desperate Effort to Convict Pettibone Case
The Tlaho belief grows that the Gooding Vorah Me Partland gang will press to convict George Pettibone for Stounenberg murder. A verdict of second degree murder or manslaughter could vindicate the mine owners. Senate Borah may not face land graft charges until the Steunenberg case concludes, making a jury deadlock potentially acceptable.
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Tlaho
Gooding-Vorah-Me- Partland
George Pettibone
Stounenberg
Borah
Barber Land Co
Steunenberg
Gooding
McPartland
Mitchell Presses Coal Workers Plan at Charleston Meeting
President John Mitchell arrived from Indianapolis for a Governor Dawson invited session on coal industry miners in the state. He aims to clarify the union position as district officials report large meetings in Plymouth Wacamah and Manila with Italian miners addressed in their tongue.
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Mitchell
Charleston
Craige
L. F. Lanham
Plymouth
Pelizzari
Wacamah
Oranizer Pelizzari
Lawsuits Filed Against Steel Trust by Striking Miners
Suits for damages aggregating up to a half million dollars will be instituted against the Steel Trust and the county of Saint Louis by striking miners who have been shot or imprisoned by sheriffs.
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Steel Trust
Louis (Mo
Inside History of the Coal Trust
The article reviews federal anti trust suits against the Reading company and two related firms in Philadelphia. It quotes responses calling the charges impertinent and scandalous while detailing claims about strikes in 1900, wage increases, and alleged coercion by Marcus A Hanna to influence politics and coal prices.
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Anthracite Coal Trust
Great Trust
Philadelphia
Reading Company
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
George F. Baer
Jate
Marcus A. Tianua
Baer
Marcus A. Hinna
Republican National Committee
United States
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
McKinley
Roosevelt
Hanna
Mitchell
Miners’ Union
Wanoa
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia & Reading Company
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Spy Joe Walker Tied To Pueblo Strike Case
Joe Walker alias J McDonald received 800 fine and 75 days chain gang labor in Pueblo police court for inciting rioting among striking Colorado and Southern trainmen. He claimed to be a thief detective arriving from San Francisco to break strikes. Strikers testified to his attempts to involve them and disrupt trains. Judge Betts praised strikers and lamented Walker escape from harsher punishment.
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Joe Walker
J. McDonald
Colorado & Southern
Pueblo
Seits
Walker
Pueblo Ena Colorado & Southern
San Francisco
Judge Sells
Cigarmakers’ Union
Miners Push Plan for Labor Party in District 3
Delegates at the ninth annual United Mine Workers session in Wilkes-Barre Pa favor forming a labor party. The district covers most of Pennsylvania’s anthracite fields and many members are foreign born. A weekly miners journal was also proposed to support the movement.
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United Mine Workers of America
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
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the Charity OF Unions
Pettibone
Indianapolis
J. B. Lewis
Kanawha Coal Association
Chesapeake
Ronda
Dry Branch
Hugheston Mines
Lewis
Kanawha Valley
United Mine Workers
Cabin Creek
National Board
Ben Davis
B.S. Trastings
Manilla
Chas. Krallman
Willl
OF the
Coal Trust
Devine
Chain Gang
Keystone
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