Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-13

afternoon.
Buffalo. Aug. 12.-The day force OF
the Western Union Telegraph and OF
the Postal walked out this afternoon.
Washington. Aug. 1.-THE Postal
operators struck here at 5.15 o'clock.
All the day force went out except The
chief operators.
Houston, Tex, Aug. 12.-AH nine OPP
orators of the Postal Telegraph Co.
struck yesterday. leaving only the
manager in charge. The Western
Union has five operators at work.
Cairo, H., Aug. 1.-THE Western
Union operators here walked out last
night.
Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 1.-THE OPP
orators of the Western Union, here,
seven men and one woman walked out
at seven A. NJ. today. The manager,
chief operator and two men remained
at work.
Atlanta, Ga, Aug. IA long dis
lance telephone message from Savan-
nah says the operators in the Western
Union and Postal offices went out at
10 o'clock this morning.
Seattle, Wash, Aug. 12-Seattle 10
cal of the Commercial Photographers
Union of America yesterday decided
not to strike until it had received or
ders to do so from President Small or
the central body.
Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 1.-The entire force
of Western Union operators in this city
went on strike shortly before noon today
Denver, Col, Aug. 12.-Twenty-four out
of the y night and day operators of the
Postal Telegraph walked out at 20 O'Clock
this morning.
Columbus, Ohio, Aug. l2.-Ten union
operators at the Postal walked out this
morning. Three non-union telegraphers
were at once installed. The Western
Union has 10 imported men at work to-
day.
Pittsburg. Aug. AT $50 tonight all
members of the union in the Western
Union left their keys Fifty men had been
discharged during the day for refusing to
work wires with cities where the opera
tors had gone out. The Postal operators
also went out at $50, leaving five meE
| including the chief operator.
Minneapolis. Mimi. Aug. 12.-The night
| force. numbering about 16 operators. en-
ployed by the North America Telegraph
| Co. here went on strike at Cos.
Washington. Aug. 12.-Presidcnt Groves
of the Commercial Photographers local
| union called out the Western Union oper-
| ators here at O'Clock.
Jacksonville. Fla, Aug. 12.-All Western
| Union and Postal operators walked out
this afternoon. There We're GO Western
Union and 10 Postal operators.
| Chattanooga. Tenn. Aug. 1.-THE oper-
| ators employed by the Western Union
here walked out this morning.
| Des Mofnes. Aug. 12.-Every union Oh
orator of the Western Union and Postal
walked out Mt so this morning Tie
Western Union has two men working
| the manager and assistant-whie at the
Postal five are working
Omaha Neb.. Aug. 12-About n half
force was working this morning at the
main offices of the Western Union and
Postal with business practically clear"
Operators in all packing houses, where
n great portion of the city Geographic
business originates. We're working. The
Western Union has installed cots in it's
building for operators.
Toledo. Ohio. Aug. PA. f. thinner
man. who has been operating n Postal
wire for a local paper. quit because Peg"
Randall was said to have accepted po-
sition with the Postal Later six oper-
ators employed by the Postal in the Pro-
duce Exchange walked out 1t is expected
that all the union men of the Postal will
be out before night.
! Los Angeles. Aug. l2.-The Postal oper-
ators here struck today. joining the
Western Union telegra piers who have
been out for several days
! Salt Lake City, Utah. Aug. 12.-The Is
operators employed here by the Postal
Telegraph walked out this morning.
Kansas City. Mo. Aug. 1.-The strk-
ing Western Union and Postal opera tors
bore this afternoon rcscinded the rcsoiu-
tion adopted permitting tcle-ra piers to
work at the Board Of Trade providing