Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
Other industrial Events.

Jan. 24-Pres. Mitchell, of United Mine
Workers of America reelected. OHIO
supreme court decided in blacklist
case that right of employer to employ
or discharge men cannot be questioned,
and that his motives cannot be consid-
cred.
Feb. miners delegates at Indianapolis
adopted wage-scale already in force in
bituminous fields.
l4-Big combine of transatlantic steam
ship Ines formed.
Mar. d-Martial law proclaimed in Nor
folk, Va, to suppress rioting In connec-
ton with street railway strike.
10-Attorney Genera Knox institutes
proceedings at st. Paul to declare ille-
gal northwestern railroad merger and
to dissolve Northern Securities Co.
Apr. AT Dubois, Pa, 10000 bituminous
coal miners strike.
S-Strike in wooden mills in Mass. and
other states paralyZes wool market.
23-Firemen and dockhands of tugs on
great lakes strike.
May 1-~Amalgamated association in ses-
sion at Wheeling, W. Va, reflects The
odore Shaffer president. Ind. supreme
20-Temporary injunction against packers
granted by U. S. court in Chicago pre-
venting operations under alleged trust
agreements.
June 4-Strike of Chicago packing house
and department store drivers Compro-
missed after several serious riots. :. Z. Chi
cago packers e%njoined from doing bust
ness in New York state il violation of
antitrust law.
1l-Strike of Allis- Chalmers employees,
which had lasted a year, settled.
20-1'roops guard silk mills at. Paterson,
N. j.. to prevent riots by STRIKERS.
22-Troops ordered out at Torasto, Ont,
to prevent rioting by striking utreet car
Jul. international Order of Machinists
serve notice on s western railroads to
pay union scale and observe 9Th our day.
Pin Chicago 5000 teamsters ~syi4pathiz-
ing with 5000 striking freight handlers
quit work.
Aug. 1-Several funerals turnec back
from a Chicago cemetery on account
of strike of grave diggers for mt re pay
.,.,1,200 Chicago boilermakers strike
for higher wages.
13-~International Typographical I'm on in
session at Cincinnati makes maximum
working hours per week 81. Golden ju-
bilee of union celebrated.
22-J. L. Hannanan elected grand master
of Brotherhood Of Locomotive Flremen.
29-Union girl clerks at st. Paul pledge
themselves to marry. only member of
labor unions.... Lead manufacturers
combine at New York; capital. 100000
Sep. Labor day generally observed in
American cities.
7-Coal miners strike in Kanawha and
600 men, which began June 7. ended
S-Pres. Roosevelt attends convention Of
Firemen's Brotherhood at Chattanoo-
ga and is made an honorary member.
Oct. 1-Ship combine files Incorporation
papers at Trenton, N. j., for $i2O, OO0, 900
capital.
12-New Orleans street railway strikers
accept ultimatum OF 20 cents an hour
with 10 hours maximum work.
13-Minneapolis flour mills change from
two 2-hour shifts to S-hour schedule.
17-U. S. Packing Co. Understood to be
the beef combine) incorporated at Tren-
ton, NJ. ].
Nov. @-Pres. Gompers, at New Orleans
convention of Am. Federation of Labor,
exonerated of charges Of infdelity to
trades union principles.
Dec. 15-Notice served by 5000 Pullman
Ill.) car shop employees Of refusal TO work
Sundays hereafter.