Short Line Switchmen Lead Pocatello Yard Walkout
A 5 pm walkout by about 140 to 180 switchmen in Pocatello halted all freight and limited passenger service. About 26 shifts were affected as yard engines, repairs, and inspections slowed, with fuel and livestock shipments held and a new Yardmen association forming to seek higher wages and union strength.
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Pocatello
Chicago
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Chicago Yardmen's Association
Brotherhood of
Switchmen’s Strike View Outlined and Demands Drafted
A prominent switchmen’s leader stated since July the wage issue was in abeyance awaiting a cost of living decrease, which never occurred. He claimed the brotherhoods were bought off and the men will back the Chicago association, while officials allegedly knew a strike was coming. Two meetings formed definite demands similar to Chicago’s and will be delivered to Short Line officials soon. A five member committee will handle press publicity as yardmen previously limited access.
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Pocatello
Brotherhood
Brotherhoods
C. S. Sherwood
Yardmens’ Union
Eagle Hall
Chicago
K. of C. Hall
R. A. Pierce
Utah Division
LL B
R. T
L. F
Troop Recall Ends Boundary Standoff
Agua Prieta April 9 AP The military recalled fifteen hundred state troops dispatched to the Sonora boundary to intercept a possible attack by General Manuel Diguez and Carranza forces, averting a feared split between de la Huerta and President Carranza authorities.
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Agua Prieta
Sonora-Sinaora
Manuel Diguez
Carranza
de la Huerta
Carragea
Clerks to Push Demand for Wage Increase Nationwide
Wage demands will be pressed by five railroad worker groups totaling 980000 as an unauthorized switchmen and enginemen strike spreads. G A Worrell, chief of the Railway Clerks on the Chicago and Northwestern system, says clerks telegraphers signal men maintenance of way workers and firemen will seek 20 cents an hour and restore pre war differentials with fifteen days grace. He cites rising living costs and a pledge from President Wilson.
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Chicago
G. A. Worrell
Chicago and Northwestern System
United States
Worrell
Wilson
Japs Seize Vladivostok in Surprise Pacific Coup
Japanese forces capture Vladivostok after a well staged dawn assault. From rail yard to Seemster building, heavy machine guns and shells drive Russians from key positions. By daylight Japanese patrols secure order and replace flags as U S consul and Red Cross visit to review the situation.
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Vladivostok
Seemster
Red Cross
William 8. Graves
U.S
David B. MacGowan
American Red Cross
W. C. Watts
U. S. & Albany
Howat and 3 others jailed for contempt in Kansas case
Alexander Howat, president of the Kansas coal miners, and three United Mine Workers officials were sentenced to the county jail by Judge Andrew J. Curran for contempt of court. They refused to appear before the Kansas court of industrial relations to testify in the coal industry probe. The four, including August Dorcy, Thomas Harvey, and Robert Foster, were jailed until they comply.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Alexander Howat
Kansas Coal Miners
Andrew J. Curran
Crawford County District Court
Howat
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations
Curran
Girard
United Mine Workers of America
Kansas District
August Dorcy
Thomas Harvey
Robert Foster
Kansas Industrial Court
Kansas
Girard Kan
Chicago Strike Heads for Breakdown in 48 Hours
John Grunau, president of the Chicago Yardmasters Association, says wages and hours are secondary as the strike centers on union supremacy between old and new factions. He criticizes leaders for high salaries and political hobnobbing while workers demand results.
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Chicago
John Grunau
Chicago Yardmasters’ Association
Brotherhood
Washington
Rail yard strike paralyzes California freight traffic
AP reports widespread yard worker walkouts across Southern Pacific Western Pacific Santa Fe and tied up connections including Denver and Rio Grande at Salt Lake Ogden freight services suffered major disruptions while passenger trains ran with minor delays. Local unions in Omaha Pueblo and Denver echoed support with wage demands and solidarity actions across multiple cities.
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San Francisco
California
Southern Pacific
Western Pacific
Santa Fe
Denver and
Rio Grande
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
Ogden
Ogden Ogden
Union Pacific
Denver
Roads Choked With Freight Few Men Returning to Work
Striking switchmen in Chicago began returning to work after nine days as reports from multiple yards showed partial resumption. Eleven engine crews were at Chicago Junction, with congestion at Dearborn Street making most rail passenger service run from suburban stations. A meeting speaker, B C Esty, recited violent strike memories, while St Paul officials questioned his accounts.
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Chicago
Brotherhood
Chicago Junction
Dearborn Street
Santa Fe
St. Paul
B. C. Esty
John Rowan
Esty
Unauthorized railway strikes sweep New Jersey terminals
News descreases, the northeastern United States faced a wave of unauthorised railway strikes tracing from Chicago. In a sudden move, the disruption hit New Jersey railroad terminals near New York, trapping thousands of commuters trying to return home.
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New York
United States
Chicago
New Jersey
Rail worker strikes to halt Mahoning Valley yard traffic
Un authorized strikes of railway employees will tie up yards of five railroads in the Mahoning valley by 3 PM. About 2,500 to 3,000 railroad men are affected. Steel mills say 24 hours of the strike will close plants, impacting about 35,000 workers statewide.
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Youngstown, O
Mahoning Valley
Potatoes Cut From Denver Restaurant Menus
Denver hotels and restaurant keepers association voted to remove potatoes from menus until a substantial price reduction is achieved. The move aims to ease costs for dining venues and pass savings to the public as shortages or price pressures persist.
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Denver
Keefers’ Association
Appeal to rail workers as 20000 join walkout grows
Cleveland April 9 AP W G Lee president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen received a mediation board offer while Washington and Chicago reports show more than 20000 men in unauthorized strikes. Union leaders say the fight continues with yardmen claiming growth and officials predicting a near end to the walkouts.
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Cleveland
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Gases
Stronsphy Egmene
Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Brotherhood
Switchmen's Union of North America
Lee
W. L. Chambers
United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Washington
Brotherhood of Railway Trainemen
Cooper
Republican
Ohio
Department of Justice
Chicago
Western Association of Railways
Railroad Brotherhood
Brotherhoods
Demand That Men Return To Work
Union officials urged strikers to resume duties while threatening expulsion from the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. About a thousand members from other cities joined the strikebreakers in the area. Officials estimated 40 000 to 54 000 house and deckyard workers were unemployed due to halted shipments and packers.
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Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood
Packere
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