Union 100 Years Old Declares It Saved Lasoe
The centennial celebration of the Columbia Typographical Union No. 1 held at PoH's Theater featured Secretary of Labor Wilson and AFL President Samuel Gompers. Wilson extolled unions for shorter hours and higher wages, while Gompers recalled labor conditions 100 years ago and praised the union’s progress toward justice. Speakers included Eugene F Smith and George G Sebold, with a varied program and congratulations from the Oldest Inhabitants’ Association. A separate note reports the death by asphyxiation of William Davis, a former saloon operator, due to gas exposure after years of illness, with a coroner’s certificate.
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Wilson
Columbia Typographical Union
No. 1Tl
PoH’s
Samuel Gormapers
American Federation of Labor
United States
Statesmansmo Ag
Eugene F Smith
George G Sebold
Wert Johnson
Washington
Shera S. Montgomery
Man
Charles E Fultz
T C Parsons
Henry L Bryan
John B. McCarthy
W G Spottswood
Charles & Meyers
John G Kein
Klein James S Hicks
Charlies W Moore
Mabel Louise Benzler
William Davis
Pennsylvania Avenue
Nevitt
Davis
Trade boom reopens more mills as war mood fades
Special to The Washington Post from Wheeling West Virginia reports a broad revival as over 10 000 workers return to 40 plus mills and factories in the Wheeling district within two weeks for the United States Steel Riverside mill 5 000 workers resume and others like Laball Laughlin Stamping and Morgantown mills restart 12 hour shifts replace office work guards shift to full production with half pay
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Washington Post
Wheeling
W Va
Wheeling @latrict
Laball
Laughlin
Martins Ferry
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Wheeling Stamping Company
Morgantown
Parkersburg Chair Company
Citizens’ Labor Company
Parkersburg
Amalter Plante
Steel Company
Riversite
United States Steel Company
Four Nations at War Seek Goods Worth Millions
Pittsburgh broker Thomas M. Latimer acts for four warring nations seeking supplies worth millions. Advertised orders include 5,006,000 pairs of army shoes, 60,000 bridles and saddles, 2,500 mules, 60,000 dozen socks, plus barbed wire, shelter steel, blankets and rations for 50,000,000 men. St. Louis and Cincinnati firms bid on the shoe package. 36 manufacturers to share shoes, 150 for socks, 10 plants for sheet steel. One St. Louis firm bid on the entire shoe order. an Ohio company is active too.
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Pittsburgh
Thomas M. Latimer
Latimer
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Letimer
Ohio Shoe Company
Ship Bill Fight Spurs Contention and Senate Delays
Congress races through a contentious week as ship bill battles loom and night sessions are debated. Water power siting, mineral resource opening, and Philippine self government loom in committees as suffrage debate and immigration bill conference report draw action. Democrats forecast vetoes and votes as lawmakers push for readiness and appropriations.
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Senate
Publc Lands Committee
Philppine
Garrison
Hitchcock
Congress
Leaders of Industry Helped Shape U S Steel Plan
New York and Chicago reports describe a gathering of merchants and industrial leaders who debated expanding American steel beyond rails into varied products. They argued large capital and coordinated organizations were essential to a global foreign sales effort led by James A. Farrell of United States Steel.
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New York
Louis
McHinley
Chisago
Illinoise
Marshall Field
H. H. Porter
H H. Rogers
J. P. Morgan
Norman Bream
United States
BE. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Henry C. Frick
J. P Morgen
Adea
Chicago
United States Steel Company
Iso
James A. Farrell
Canadian Pacific retires entire first mortgage bonds
The Montreal Gazette reports Canadian Pacific Railway notified holders of its first mortgage 6 per cent bonds that the balance of the issue may be retired at par and accrued interest from January 1 toward the July 1 maturity. This retirement would clear the mortgage on the main system, leaving only the Algoma branch bonds.
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Montreal Gazette
Canadian Pacific Railway
Iaste
Algoma
Stocks Reopen On Restricted Basis At Noon Today
In line with action by the Washington Stock Exchange board of governors stocks will be sold on a restricted basis at the regular session starting at noon today. No stocks have traded on the local exchange since July 30 while bonds have been sold here for several weeks after the New York opening.
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Washington Stock Exchange
New York Exchange
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UNION
Secretary Wilson
Lasoe
West Virginia
U. S. Steel Corporation
Riverside
Holland
Recatis
U. S. Steel
Illinois
Canadian Pacific
Edmonston & Co
Sessee
The
Washington Loan & Trust Company Cor
John Joy Edson
Atock
Atriot
Columbia
Anita
Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co
Fifteenth Street
N. W
Rury, & Electric
Potomac
Georgetown Gan
Mergenthealer
Lanston
Nat
Munecy Trust
Thomas L. Hume
Chris Cox Dawson
Arthur Cowsill
Hibbs
15Th St
Munsey Trust
Frank A. Munsey
SG ST
Penna Ave
Kann
Victrola Parlova
Kann Sonn & Co
STH
Ponna. Ave
Victrola
Victor Success
Steinway
Victor
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden
N. J
Mrs. Ete Seaiee
Mr. and
Mare. Veenon
Car Castle
E. F. Droop & Sons CO
Spa
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