Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-10
INDUSTRIAL.

Jan. Indiana glass factories start up
after 6 mos. idleneSS. Carnegie iron
works in Pittsburgh resume operations,
advancing wages of 10 600 men, increasing
pay roll over $1,000 600 yearly PennsyI-
vania railroad pensions $50 old employees.
15-United Mine Workers in national gath
ering at Indianapolis; John Mitchell re-
elected president on 18th:
17-Chicago drainage canal Costing $50, 000,-
OOO) opened. Large bridge building con
Feb. SIN Chicago 1,5O0 men defy contrac-
tors new rules and walk out; during sub
sequent week number of strikers in
creases to 1000.
1ESheet steel mills of country combine at
Pittsburgh; capital, $50. 900 O00.
Mar. cover 95, 900 men idle in Chicago.
26-Actual work on S36, coo, 900 underground
rapid transit tunnel in New York begun.
Apr. PIN Chicago, 200 union pickets at
tackled 80 nonunion workers; II men in
jured during riot.
2S3-spring Valley QlI) Co.'S 5000 coal min
ordered to strike.
26-Estimated 10000 men and s25 100000 cap
itaI made Idle in Z chicago by strikes.
May 3-StarGard Oil Co. raises wages of
q, 600 men 10 per cent. and reduces working
I'm Chicago Judge Tuthin declares con-
tract for county work invalid because of
clause requiring exclusively union labor.
LIN St. Louis 900 street car men strike.
15-Three strike sympathiZers shot in ST.
Louis In hight with men VINO attempted to
run street cars.
T-During q days of ST. Louis street car
strike persons killed and rs wounded.
28-St. Louis street car wrecked with dyna-
mite.
Jun. S-Boy Killed and woman stripped and
beaten for riding on St Louis street car
2HTraftic successfully resumed on all St.
Louis street railway lines.
Jul. 2-St. Louis street car strike settled
both sides claiming victory. Wall paper
trust dissolved.
Interstate commerce commission reports
railroad mileage of 252, 1854 and number OF
employees at 925, 924. Provision exports
for fiscal year reach $3.50, 000, 900, breaking
record.
26-Schooner Pretoria, largest wooden boat
ever built $3.50 TT. long, launched at Bay
City, Mich.
Aug. 16-Internation Typographical union,
in session at Milwaukee, declares against
indiscriminate boycotts.
| 1-Kentucky's manufacture of whisky
Sep. 16-Strike of Pennsylvania anthracite
miners ordered.
| 1.-Two killed and 10 wounded in strike riots
at Shenandoah, Pa; governor orders out
/ concede wage advance of per cent, end
ing strike of IA 700 employees.
| Oct. 10-One man killed and several in jured
| during attempt of strikers to close col
| Hery 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. Strike
lasted 80 daS. with lac, 900 men out entail
ing total loss of SIC, 900, 900; 80 per cent. OF
| anthracite mines had been tied up.
/ Nov. Mime months strike of z, 500 New
| York cigar makers ended by men resum-
| ing at old rates.
| 1S-Indiana coal field idle on account OF
| hosting engineers strike.
| Dee S-Atchison, Topeka & Santa F'e r. R
| telegraphers strike.