Switchmen Strike Spreads Across Northwest Rail Lines
The pay dispute extends as switchmen strike across Montana and nearby states. Union asserts 6 cent hourly raise plus overtime, while railroads warn of early normalizing conditions with non union workers. Seattle and St Paul report yard disruptions affecting passenger service and freight movement.
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Railroads of
Northwest
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Here
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Twin Cities
Great Lakes
Minneapolis
Twin City
Minnesota Transfer
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Livingston
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Butte
Deer, Avery
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Missoula
Garrison
Saltese
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Paradise
Wallace
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Havre
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Pinchot A Real Statesman in Conservation Debate
The editorial lauds Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot as a real statesman arguing for federal action this session on conservation. It praises his call to limit perpetual grants, ensure returns to the nation, and oppose land giveaways that empower private power over public welfare.
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Gifford Pinchot
Congress
Washington
Uncle Sam
Express Firms and Dividends Stir Public Doubt
A critical piece argues Wells Fargo paid a 300 percent dividend with cash and stock, accusing managers of watering stock to inflate earnings. The writer says express companies resist parcels post and expose how mail order merchants suffer from inflated rates and deceptive practices.
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Alaska
Wells-Fargo Company
Express Companies
Parcels Post
Unconfirmed Seattle Railway Strike Rumor Hints Wider Impact
Reports say Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen members may strike today with possible support from the National Railway Association. A dispatch from Butte, Montana notes the region’s copper mines and smelters rely on the affected railroads and could halt operations if coke shipments stop.
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Order of
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Seattle
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Portland-Seattle
C. E. McMullin
Robert Dudgeon
Brotherhood of Railway
National Railway Association
Northwest
Butte
Mont
Musical Instruments Sale This Week at Frank L. Jones
Frank L. Jones advertises 20 percent off on violins mandolins and guitars this week. The notice highlights a limited sale period and invites readers to visit the shop for discounted stringed instruments.
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Frank L. Jones
Relics of prehistoric times found in Palouse belt
Tusks and bones, possibly mastodon remains, unearthed on Joseph Geiger's ranch near Pom eroy Washington. A 70 inch tusk weighs 45 pounds with another broken tusk 20 inches apart, 36 inches span at tips. Excavation planned to locate rest of skeleton and confirm age centuries earlier than mammoths.
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Spokane
Joseph Geiger
Dutch Flat
Palouse Wheat Belt
Washington
Pomeroy
Skeleton discovery prompts possible museum mounting
The text notes that little attention was given to a skeleton until a skull and long ivories were found recently. If recovered, it will be sent to an institute for mounting for exhibition. The passage also mentions Fountain pens priced from $1.50 to $10.00 and Miss Fannie Bradley traveling to Michigan then Delaware before returning to Wenatchee in March, plus musical instruments for sale.
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Fannie Bradley
Michigan
Delaware
Wenatchee
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