Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-01-05
INDUSTRIAL.

Jan. 3-Ffteen hundred men on the New Jer-
Jan. 4-WiikeSbarre mines closed on account
of strike OF dock hands, throwing & 100 persons
out of employment.
by fire in coal mines near Shamokin, Pa.
Jan. i2-Three collieres at Shenandoah, Pa,
suspended on account of the al-handlers
strike in New Jersey, throwing several thou
sand men and boys out of work.
Jan. 14-In P. Lorillard's tobacco factory at
Jersey City, $500 employees struck against re-
Jan. a2-Str!ke in Lorillards tobacco works
at Jersey City ended.
Higgins & Co.'S carpet factory, New York.
struck because certain employees had been dis
charged.
Jan. 25.-Eight hundred and fifty girls in the
Elizabeth IN. j. Cordage works struck against
reduction of wages throwing 6OO other hands
Jan. 26-The 1900 operative taiors in Boston
withdrew from the knights of Labor 80. Strike
in Higgins carpet factory ended.
Jan. .7-Forty thousand men employed in the
vessel interests at New YORK on strike and the
ocean steamships and other vessels were de-
tanned in the docks.
Feb 3-Seven hundred men in blast furnaces
at Sharpsyiile, Pa, struck for higher wages.
Feb Lockout of Philadelphia clothing
manufacturers; 10000 people Idle.
Feb. Sat Marquette, Mich, 500 miners quit
work for refusal to discharge foreman
Feb. g-LongshoremenS' strike in New York
and strike of 5000 miners in Monon gahela dis
| trict settled.
Feb 14-Five thousand striking miners around
Pittsburgh returned to work.
Feb. 25-Seven hundred men employed in
American wire works, Cleveland, O., struck for
Mar. s-Strii<e of $50 stove-molders in St
Louis threw LOO other men out of work:
saw works, indianapolis.
Mar. 17-Strbe of 700 architectural irou-work-
| ers in Cincinnati and Covington for hours
Mar a6-Strile of 1900 silk weavers at Pat
| erson, n. J., ended.
| Apl. lover 1000 carpenters in Chicago
|
| Apl. T-Ovnr 5000 carpenters and stone ma
| sons in Brooklyn struck for higher wages.
| Apl. 12-Demands OF Cincinnati carpenters
| conceded and $50 men set to work
| Apl 1S-Seveu thousand Chicago carpenters
! burgh and Louisville struck against boycotted
| ST. LOUIS patterns
| Apl l9-New York Legislature made every
| Saturday afternoon holiday.
| May Over 59j coopers at Milwaukee struck
| for increased wages y 600 hands locked cut
by Cincinnati shoe factories =. 1900 hod car
| riers in Chicago struck for higher wages.
| May 5-Seven hundred and fifty men locked
| out of Union Steel Co Works. Chicago.
| May San FrapciscO brewer!es discharged
| ell their union men. -. Detroit stove foundres
! shut down. throwing $50 men out of employ
ment.
for Saturday payday.
May 12-Chicago building contractors shut
! down on all work Probably $1,000 men af-
| fected.
| May 17-Manufacturing establishments at
Hayerhill, Mass. locked out 5000 hands
| shoemakers resumed work.
| May 20-At Pittsburgh~ 2,C0) brickmakers
| struck.
May 25-At Cincinnati roo employees Hall
! Safe & Lock Co. struck Tor reduction of hours
| to nine.
| June 2-Great strike OF natural gas il Black
| ford County, Ind.
! June 9-North Chicago Rolling Mill shut down,
| throwing 500 men out of work.
| June 11-General strike of Pennsylvania coke
| workers ended.
June 15-Strike of building trades ST. Paul,
| Mimi, inaugurated.
| June 20-StriSe of bootmakers at Worcester.
| Mass, ended in defeat OF men.
| June 21-At New York 400 Chinese laundry
men struck for higher wages.
| June 23-Bricklayers' strike in Chicago de-
clared OF. -. Strike of New York slver-chasers
| a failure.
July s-Strikes of Chicago and ST. Paul brick
| layers ended.
| July 2a-Cost of Pennsylvania Coke strike
estimated at g, 100000.
| Aug. About 1000 Iron-workers stopped
| work in Mahoning Valley, Pa.
| Aug. 15-Chicago carpenters gave up trying
| for an eight-hour day and 50 cents an hour
| Aug. 19-At Connellsville, Pa, 3c1 coke-worlz
ers struck, making nearly 1900 men idle in the
| Pennsylvania coke region
| Aug. 24-At Youngstown o., 1850 quarrymen
struck for higher wages.
Aug. 2s-Typographical Union of Chicago
| agreed to demand ten hours paw for nine
| hours work from November !.
| Nov. 2S-Buffalo On. " Union Stock Yards
| strike ended by strikers giving up contest
| Dec. Job printers strikes in Chicago anc
! st. Louis declared OF.