The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-09
GENERAL MENTION.
Some Bits OF News Garnered at Home
g and Abroad.

Largest line of union made shoes in
the city at Rogers & Perkins.
Rogers & Perkins carry the largest
line OF union made goods in the CITY,
st. Paul Carpenters have adopted a
new scale Of 40c an hour, an increase
from 371ac.
Smoke Blue Ribbon cigars, made
by. union workmen. Neville & Cart
ner. Sold by all dealers
Carpenters in Jackson and Wya.
ter conditions the coming spring.
Montreal, Canada, has enjoyed an
organized boom during the last three
months, nearly 5000 being enrolled.
Toledo, O., will establish munich
pal blacksmith shop to shoe the city's
horses, and will employ only union
men.
v BLUE Ribbon cigars. Union made.
All dealers. Manufactured by Neville
4 GARNER.
Candidates for office are cordially
invited to make their candidacy known
through the announcement columns OF
The WageworlSer
The New Jersey State Board of Ar
out of existence. The labor press de-
clare is a useless body
Thanks to the business methods in
culcated by the Building Trades Coun-
Gil of Denver, Col. the mill men have
secured the eight-hour day.
Bakers Union of Dayton, o., is ask
ing those who are agitating the Sun
day closing of saloons to also agitate
for the abolition of Sunday work in
bakeries.
Coal Transfers, Lumber Transfers,
Ice Wagon Drivers and Truck Drivers
Unions in Cincinnati have amalgamat-
button.
Boston and Hartford Plumbers be-
gan work January l on an increased
scale. 1t is 81 a day in both cities, a
raise of IS cents day in Boston and
SO cents day in Hartford.
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Quincy, Mass, was brought to close
by the Granite Manufacturers Asso
citation agreeing that only granite cut
ters should operate a surface machine
Rector's Pharmacy is advertised in
The Wageworker this week, and will
continue to be represented regularly
II you trade at Rector's you are pa
tronizing store that asks for union
trade
Fifteen violators of the Ohio chile
labor law have been arrested in Gin
cinnati. District inspectors are push
ing the crusade against employers who
have been working children in viola
ton of law.
A bill has passed the Ohio house o.
representatives providing that wheI
strike breakers are advertised for the
ment The bill is in the hands Of The
senate committee on labor
Starchers of Troy, N. Y, who have
been out for ten months, have secured
ing So girls. and another firm ha.
agreed to sign. Cluett, Peabody
Co. still refuse to treat with the union
Carpenters of Indianapolis have
asked for a raise from BIN to 421.
cents an hour. In New York an agree
ment has been signed for $3.50 day
an Increase OF 80 cents. Philadelphi;
has asked for an increase Of cent.
an hour.
At Boston the Christian Scientist.
are erecting a temple of science, ant
considerable unfair labor is beins
used At the last meeting of the Bos
ton Central Labor Union it was de
cided to lay the matter before Mrs
Eddy, the high priestess OF the cult.
The Injunction paper against Big
Typographical Union OF New Yorl
consists of 800 closely typewriter
wAGEWORKER-TE
pages and states that big financia
loss was sustained by the Buttericl
Publishing company by the methods
adopted by Typographical Union No. G
Frank d. Reed, editor OF the Shelter
Clipper, who was elected president o
the Nebraska Press Association las
week, is an old-time union printer, ant
still cherishes his card. Ex-Presiden
Donovan is a union printer. The sec
retary-treasurer is union printer.
Longshoremen in Boston, Mass
threaten to- strike unless their dc
mands and conceded by the steamshi
companies. The longshoremen DE-
mand an increase OF 10 cents an hou
to 40 cents on all bulk cargo, and
cents for additional overtime. TIL
longshoremen in Boston number 4,00t
Glass factories in the Steubenvillt
O., district. are threatened with ten