Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-21

laborcrS began. today, for an increase in
wages and recognition of the union.
Binshampton. n. Y. May 2o.-Less than
% machin,sIs are on strike here and only
one of the smaller shops has granted tho
demands for 9-hour day with 10 hours
pay.
Cleveland Ohio. May Cup to noon.
demands of the men.
Grand Rapids. Mich. Nav % Five hun
drcd men. machinisis. helpers and APP
prcnticcs, went out, today. to enforce the
demand of the machinists Tor a hour
day. Only two small shops have yielded
to the unions demands.
Dayton. Ohio. May 9o.-About 500 union
machinists struck hero. today. They rep
resent about half of the union machinists
employed in this city.
Atlanta, Ga, May @.-Ahout lCo ma
chinists and apprentices employed in
three shops here struck, today.
Louisville Ky. May N.-Lcss than 20
struck here.
Watcrtown. n. Y. May e0-Thrce hun
dred machinists are on strike here, Ser
eral hundred mouiders have been laid off
on account of the strike.
Syracuse. n Y. May 2o.-Nonc of III"
employed in the shops Of S.
racuse went GA strike, this morning. the
shop committees and union allowing the
employers until o'clock. this afternoon.
to sign the agreement. One hundred ma
chinistS and other employees OF the OSwC-
80 machine shops at Oswcgo are out.
Buffalo, n. Y. May ao.-Thc machinists
of the Lehigh Valley Railroad CO. struck.
today, for 9-hour day with 10 hours
pay. Several other shops are idle. but ~
this is civic holiday II is not known
whether tho men are taking a holiday or
are on strike.
Schenectady, y. Y. May 20.-The ma
of this city are all at work. to-
day. and no strike is anticipated
New Brunswick. y. J.: May 2e;..Ferty
shops here went on strike, today, on or
dcrs from their union. None of the other
shops in New Brunswick are affected. tn
men not being organized.
St. Louis May ao-With the exception
of between 80 ava 100 mouidcrs hcipcrS
who refused to 90 to work: today there
is no sign OF Il General strike among the
metal workers of st. Louis.
Trenton. n. j.. May 2o,-Thc machinist1
of this city. with the exception of thnSr
in four places went on strike.
llllS lob iil'i t'-lA1 tAl.
Seneca Falls. n Y. May eo.-All the
iron working Industries here closed. ;ocaN.
on account of the strike of the machnisiS
and allied metal workers. One thousand
men are out.
Oswego. y. Y. May 2o.-fifty machn-
lists employed at the Oswcgo Machine
Works. struck. today. the firm having re-
fused to grant 2-hour day Tho men Al
I[ingsford's Machine Works made sim
liar rcouCSt. Friday. and were locked out.
Little Falls. n r., May 2o,--Forty ma
chinists in this city struck. this mornins
in response to orders from the lnterna-
tional Machinsts ''nion.
Minneapolis May 2o.-Machinists to the
number Of 80 refused to resume work
here today. Six small shops signed the
a agreement.
Portland. Me, May 20.-Tnquiry at the
Offices Of the Portland machine shops and
companies. today. developed
the fact that no strike had been served
by local workmen and it was not thought
that the general strike would in any way
affect this city.
Westfield, Mass. May 20.-About 3S ma
chinists and metal workers employed in
the LoZerville plant of the American 81
cycle Co. struck this morning and were
lat ter paid off at the office.
Boston,, May ZU.-ADput W per cent III
the machinists employed in Boston struck,
today. to enforce the demand for a 9-hour
day with 10 hours pay. The number of
Shops employing about ESQ men have
granted the new scale and the firms at
which the remaining men in the trade
work were given until noon to decide the
question.
The principal firms which have granted
the new hours are the Tubular Rivet Co.
$50 men; the Recce Button Hole Co. 80
men: J. II. Long. 1872 men. and the Whit
tier Machine CO.. go men.
The leading firm among those who have
been granted further time to consider the
question is the Goodyear Machine Co.
which is a branch of the United Shoe Nd
chinery Co.
The GOODYEAR concern has about 40
men, thoroughly organized. but in Ott err
shops of the United Shoe Machinery Co.,
at Winchester and Beverly, their 400 mon
are not organized.
Indianapolis Ind. May 2O.-About 20
ma chiniSts struck here, today. In the
railway machine shops and the engine
works the firms either have granted the
unions demands or made agreements
with the men pending negotiations.
Cleveland. Ohio. May 2o.-About 1899
machinists employed in this city are on
union continued at work, their cmplo, cr5
having granted the demands.
Detroit. May 2O.-Seventeen local ma
chine shops employing Total Of $50 men.