Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-01-09

long as strike lasts.
Oct. -l-Pres. Roosevelt invites operators
white house means of ending str -ke
3-At white house conference Mitchell $
Roosevelt rejected by operators, who de.
mand troops. to enable reopening OF
eGov. Stone (Pa.) orders out entire mill
tary force for service in anthracite coal
mitchell refuses Pres. Roosevelt's re-
quest to end strike on promise that a
i national commission would Investigate
de-At conference in New York between
Coy odell. U. s. Senator's piatt, Quay a
cede cents. a ton advance apd@recog-
nition Of union p.a POSSE !
yelt on behalf of operators to submit
differences to arbitration commission to
be named by president:
1o-strike@ ends. President Rooee-
welt names arbhtrafiOn .commisss
4 sion: Brig. Gem John M. Wilson,
Judge Geo. Gray, e. e. Clark, Rt.
Rev. John l.. SPaIdinE, ThoS. III.
Watkins and. Carroll d. Wright.
21-Miners' convention at WaakesbarSe.
Pa. unanimously voted to end strike.
24-Strike commission organizes with
Nov. b2COnl1nisSion ends inspection OF
mneS' haytng ex AN OF r. tn dsands
of miners, and reiterate that there VIII
be no recognition of United. Mine Work
zsIAttempt to Issach agreement outside Of
arbitration commission blocked by indie
Dec. 3-Commission resumes investigation
after 10 days recess to allow disputants
0-Commission adjourns until Jans 6.
Ofber Industrial E0enE5.
Jan. 24-Pres. MITCHELL 81 united Mine
Workers of America reelected. ono
case that right of employer to employ
or discharge men cannot be questioned.
and that his motives cannot be consid-
cred.
Feb. 7.-=Miners' delegates at Indianapolis
adopted wage-scale already In force in
14Big combine of transatlantic steam
Mar. Martial lazy proclaimed in Nor
folk. VA to SUP. suppress rioting inaconnee-
1o.Xttorney General Knox Institutes
proceedings at st. Paul to declare ille-
gal Ranged esgeT and
Apr. PAT DUBOIS. Pa. 10000 bituminous
coal miners strike. .
2s-Firemen and :dockhands of tugs on
May i-AmalgamateS association III SEES
sion al. Wheeling w. Va. reflects, The
esSFs deeides n% nSaid
2o-Temporary injunction against packers
Venting operations under alleged trust
rag, agTesmsntS: - c,,. o., ,,s
and department store drivers compro-
n'ised after several serious riots. Chi
n New YolR STATE rGR anf bust Of
antitrust law.
u-Strlke Of Allis-Chalmers employees.
20-Troops guard silk omills at Paterson.
N j., TO prevent riots by strikers,
serve notice Or western railroads to
pay union scale and observees-hour day.
FIN Chicago 5000 teaE1sterS sympathiz-
ing. with 5000 striking freight handlers
Aug. Several. funerals turned back
from "a Chicago cemetery on account
of strike of grave diggers for more pay
for higher wages.
Is-Internationai Typographical urlson In
session at Cincinnati makes maximum
bilee of union celebrated.
Sep. Labor day generally observed In
American cities.
New River fields. w. Va. iI5*olving 49,
oo0 men. which began: June z. ended
Firemen's Brotherhood at Chattanoo-
ga and is made an honorary member
29-Union girl clerks at est Paul pledge
| labor unions. Lead manufacturers
combine at New York: capital. $780, :
Oct. 1-ship- combine files incorporation
papers at Trenton. N. j., for si2o. 900. 900
12~New orleans street railway strikers
! with 10 hours maximum work.
73-M'nnea polls -four mills change from
TWO 12-hour shifts to s-hour schsdules
the beef combine) incorporated tsTren-
NOV asPres. Gompers. ae New orleans
exonerated of charges of infdeNty to
trades urion princip'es.
Dec, 1s-Notice served by 5000 Pullman
Sundays hereafter. oS6
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