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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1919
Page
3
The Pittsburgh district faced widespread strike violence as workers quit at Bethlehem Steel and related plants. Rioting, casualties, and troop deployments surged across Pennsylvania and nearby states while unions claim large-scale walkouts and company reports show mixed recovery.
Reports from Chicago Pittsburgh Youngstown and Lake region say 1 to 55 thousand steel workers are on strike or closing mills with only select plants operating. Patrick O Brien notes ship seamen back sympathy vote near universal for striking workers.
Dawn on day two of a nationwide steel strike left nearly all Chicago district plants closed or with reduced force. Officials reported two state troopers shot at Barrel, and violence occurred in several towns as guards escorted workers and police dispersed crowds. Union leaders predicted wider plant closures in days as disorder intensified in Gary, Gary Indiana and surrounding communities.
A man reportedly suffered a nervous breakdown and left his home unclothed. Police encountered him wandering at 0 a.m. near the Cattle Congress group and transported him home by ambulance, wrapped in blankets due to exposure.
The Dairy Cattle Congress features the Illinois Central Cone band led by C Mountsinger performing in the amphitheatre and exhibition hall with afternoon and evening acts. Peavey's orchestra plays Jazz style music in the Exhibition hall while the Dixie quartet and warblers also perform early in the week. Rain dampened opening day but grounds are drying and ready. Warry Kiester serves as master of ceremonies at the amphitheatre as Hull Brothers from Painesville bring 28 Brown Swiss for exhibition. Hundreds of schoolchildren visit the grounds and enjoy the show with applause.
The facility is a wonderful building with police on duty, a full general admission area, and a surrounding row of box seats. The interior showcases flags and an impressive lighting system that highlights the arena exhibits.
The Machinists Local No. 34 announces coal aid for strikers. Five hundred tons of Franklin County coal arrive to supply members and prevent cold winter hardships. Coal will be sold at actual delivered cost. Foundries employing union moulders face shutdowns amid card demands.
Waterloo churches face wine shortages as communion stocks dwindle. Rev Henry Mueller of First Evangelical Lutheran and Rev Thomas Horton of St Mark's Episcopal filed district court clerk shipping permit applications to buy and ship one half gallon altar port wine each case.
One hundred boys from local schools will be entertained at a YMCA banquet to discuss the upcoming campaign for more members. The event will feature remarks from J. T. Hauser, general secretary, and A. Barrett, in charge of the membership drive, as boys and business leaders compete to recruit new members.
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