The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-01-06
STRTAE.

Jdu. OF 4lbG6il uuHQrSd men on the NEW Jor
sey coal docks struck Introduction OF wages
Jan. 4-Wilkesbarre mines closed on account
OF strike OF dock hands, throwing g. leo persons
out of employment
| Jan. Citizen hundred miners made idle
| by lire in coal mines near Shamollin, Pa
| Jan. 12-Three collieries at Shenandoah. Pa
| suspended on account of the coalhandlers
strike in New jersey throwing several thou
| sand men and boys out OF work.
| Jan. 14-In p Lorillards tobacco factory al
Jersey City, 1900 employees struck against a re
| duction of wages.
| Jan. 22-Strke in Lorillards tobacco works
| at Jersey City ended
| Jan. 24-TWenty-ive hundred employees ir
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 600 other hands
out Of work.
Jan. 26-The 1900 operative taiors in Boston
withdrew from the knights of Labor . Strike
in Higgins carpet factory ended.
Jan. s7-Forty thousand men employed ir 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 Sharpsvile Pa, struck for higher wages.
Feb. 7-Loek-oui of Philadelphia clothing
manufacturers; 10 900 people idle.
Feb. Sat Marquette, Mich, 500 miners quit
work for refusal to discharge foreman.
Feb. 9-Longshoremens' strike in New York
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
advance of wages.
Mar. S-Striize of $50 stove-molders in ST.
Louis threw 1880 other men out of work.
Mar. 16-Strlze OF 1000 hands in Sheffield
saw works, Indianapolis
Mar. 11-StrEe of 100 architectural ron-worl1
eIs in Cincinnati and Covington for hours
work and 10 hours pay.
Mar. 26-Strike of 10000 silk WeaVers at Pat
erson, N. j., ended.
Apl. lover 1000 carpenters in Chicago
struck for advance in wages
Apl. 7-Over 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--Seven thousand Chicago carpenters
purgh and Louisville struck against boycotte6
st. Louis patterns
Apl 19-New York Legislature made every
Saturday afternoon q holiday.
May 2-Over sos coopers at Milwaukee struck
for increased wages - 600 hands locked out
by Cincinnati shoe factories ia 5000 bod car.
riers III Chicago struck for higher wages
May 5--Seven hundred and fifty men locked
out of Union Steel Cos Works, Chicago
May 7-San Francisco breweries discharged
all their union men. Detroit stove foundries
shut down, throwing $500 men out of employ
mont
May 11--ln Chicago 1000 briclklayers struck
for Saturday payday.
May 12-Chicago building contractors shut
down on all work. Probably 5000 men af
fected.
May 17-Manufacturing establishments al
Haverhin, Mass. locked out 1900 hands.
May 19-At Hayerhill, Mass, 1900 striking
shoemakers resumed work.
May 20-At Pittsburgh 2,C0) brckmakerS
struck.
May 25-At Cincinnati ZOO employees Hal
Safe 81 Lock Co. struck for reduction of hours
TO nine.
June 2-Great strike OF natural gas in Black
ford County, Ind.
June 9--North Chicago Rolling Mill shut down
throwing 1900 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-Strike OF bootmakers at Worcester
Mass, ended i'll defeat OF men.
June 21-At New York 400 Chinese laundry
men struck for higher wages.
June a3-Brieklayers' strike in Chicago de
clared off -. Strike of New York slver-chasers
q failure.
July S-Strikes of Chicago and ST. Paul brick
layers ended.
July 22-Cost of Pennsylvania Coke strike
estimated at 81, 00o,009
Aug. About 1000 lron-Worlzers Stonped
work in Mahoning Valley, Pa.
Aug. 15-Chicago carpenters gave up trying
for an eight-hour day and IS cents an hour
Aug. 19--At Connellsville, Pa. 800 coke-worlz
ers struck, making nearly 1900 men idle in the
Pennsylvania coke region.
Aug. 24-At Youngstown. O., $500 Quarrymen
struck for higher wages.
Aug. Typographical Union of Chicago
agreed to demand ten hours pay for nine
| hours work from November /.
Nov. 2S--Buffalo On. VI Union Stock Yards
strike ended by strikers giving up contest.
Dec. dob printers strikes in Chicago an6
ST. Louis declared off.
| Dec. Inauguration of glass blowers strike
! in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sept. 5-Labor Day generally observed
| throughout country by parades picnics etc.
Get. 3-General Assembly knights of Labor
| convened at minneapolis.
Oct. 7-Secretary Litchman reported ass. G0(
| members in knights of Labor, decrease OF
| 1000 during the year.
Oct. S-About A. 90 brass-workers Quit worl
| in New York and Brooklyn.