The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1901-01-05
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jar. Indiana glass factories start up
after s mos. iGleress....Carnesie iron
works in Pittsburgh resume operations.
advancing wages of iO.c0 men, increasing
pay roll over 81. 900. go yearly. .Pennsyi-
Vania railroad pensions $50 old employees.
I5-United Mine Workers in national gath
eyirg AT Indianapolis: John Mitchell re-
elected president on 18th.
11-FhIcago drainage canal costing $4,000
$50 Cpentd....Large bridge building con-
Germs consolidate; capital. S%2.O1N.CD-
Feb. SIN Chicago l.5CD men defy contrac-
tors new rules and walk out: during sub
sequent week number of strikers in
CreaSsS to 1000.
14-Sheet steel mills of country combine at
Pittsburgh: capital. So. 600. eco.
Mar. GOver $500 men Idle il Chicago.
.i-ActuaI work on $50. 000.SO underground
rap!d transit tunnel in New YORK begun,
3-Strike Of6.W1Chicago machiEisrs settled.
Apr. Fin Chicago. 2pt union piCketS at
tackled % %nOaunion workers: II men in
iured during riot.
23-Spring Valley ull.) Co.'S $500 coal min
ers ordered to strike.
26-Estimated l50.060 men and So. 600. 600 cap
ital made idle in Chicago by strikes.
MAY 3-StanGard Oil 90. raises wages of
-. GI men 10 per cent. and reduces working
hours.
= IN Chicago Judge Tuthill declares con-
tract for county work invalid because OF
clause requiring exclusively union labor.
In St Louis 500 street car men strike.
15-Three strike sympathizers shot in s..
Louis in fight with men who attempted To
run street cars.
T-During 2! days of st. Louis street car
strike ; persons killed and 10 wounded.
st. Louis street car wrecked with dyna-
mite.
Jun. Boy killed and woman stripped and
beaten for riding on ST. Louis street car.
24-Traiiic successfully resumed on all St.
Louis street railway lines.
Jul. st. Louis street car strike settled.
both sides claiming victory....W Wall paper
trust dissolved.
Interstate commission reports
L. ,fI..ra e $50 Dc4 - II $500. e
employees at 925. 92i. ... Provision exports
for fiscal year reach $500 100. CO... breaking
aG-ScEosner Pretoria. largest wooden boat
ever built 1850 IT. long, launched at Bay
City. Mich.
Aug. i6-International Typographical union.
in session at Milwaukee, declares against
inGiscriTinate boycOtts.
h-kentUCKys manufacture of whisky
reaches 2~l.sS9.122 gal. for fiscal year.
Sep. 1s-Strike of Pennsylvania anthracite
2l-Two killed and 10 wounded in strike riots
at Shenandoah. Pa; governor orders out
troopS..-.Glass chimney manufacturers
coEceGe wage advance of 6 per cent, end
ing strike of II. go employees.
Oct. leone man killed and several injured
during attempt of strikers to close col
liery at Oneida. Pa.
13-Anthracite miners in convention at
Scranton decide to accept 10 per cent.
wage increase offered by operators pro-
viding same rate hold till April. 1901: Slid
ing scale abolished; other questions to be
arbitrated.
25-CoaI strike declared off. operators hav-
ing agreed TO 10 per cent. advance. Strikp
lasted 80 das. with 400 o men out. entail
ing total loss of SO. OJ0. 0J0: 80 per cent. of
anthracite mines had been tied up.
Nov. Mine months strike of $50 New
York cigar makers ended by men resum-
ing at old rates.
13-Indiana coal field idle or account OF
hosting engineers strike.
Dec. S-Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe r. r.
telegraphers strike.