Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19

Baltimore Sun.
Brooklyn. n. Y.-The silver work
ers strike for the nine hour day re-
suited In complete victory for the
men
Toronto, Canada The Trades Coun-
eli has criticised a police inspector for
granting permits to nonunion cab
drivers
lewiston, Idaho Plumbers have
been granted an increase in wages Of
30 cents a day, making the wage paid
I've dollars
Boston.-The Massachusetts State
Federation OF state. City and Town
Employees unions has been permanent
ly organized.
Fort Edward. n Y-All the paper
makers employed at the International
Taper company's plant went out on
strike recently
Guthrie, OKLA plan TO organize
a Federation OF Labor in Oklahoma
With total membership OF not fewer
han $4,000, is contemplated
New Bedford, Mass-The Massa
"husetts state convention OF the Ma
ional Association Of Stationary Engi-
neers VIII he held here July ~ and 10.
Seattle. Wash.-Orgauize labor is
warning all lsborers TO keep away
from Alaska. on account OF the strikes.
actual and prospective in that sec
ton
Hammond, Ind.-StrikinK tesmsters
celebrated victory over team owners
at massmeetlng Transfers will get
an advance amounting TO two dollars
a week
Ottawa. Ont.-Conditions in the
Canadian cigar making industry have
been unsettled for some time. owing
to differences between the employers
and the union
Cleveland. On this city there are
20 crafts in the building trades sec
ton. II in the metal trades section.
eight in the allied printing trades and
"a in the miscellaneous
New York Gov Hughes has ap-
proved the PAGE child labor bill. de-
sired by the child-labor committees
and the Consumers league II pro
vides that no minor under 6 years Of
age shall be employed or permitted TO
work in any factory in New York
state before eight a. m or after five
D. m, or more Than eight hours in any
one day At present a nine-hour day
is permitted. between seven a. IN. and
six p. m. The new law Will not be
come effective until January /, 90s.
Washington universal price list
aud the general eighthour workday in
every section of the United States
and Canada is the plan proposed by
steel and Copper Plate Printers
union
Washington - Samuel Gompers.
president OF the American Federation
~ Labor is now engaged in the prep
aratron OF the manuscript for a work
ON the origin rise and progress Of or.
sanized labor in this country. giving
complete review Of union labor and
what IL has accomplished for the la
boring man In all probability the
work will take mp two or three large
volumes
Chicago Employees OF the North.
western ana metropolitan elevated
roads practically were assured OF
substantial Increase I'm wages proper.
tionate TO thst recently granted street
car men ON The South Side surface
lines A temporary schedule or wages.
said TO be satisfactory 20 the union
committee was drawn In the event
mat increase. are granted by all the
elevated systems the 10000 car EN-.
pIoyes of CHICAGO Will have obtained
ihe largest general addition TO their
wages in five soars
London Eueland The Labor party
10 The house OF commons hss tabled
an amendment TO the finance bill of
ne British government on the
EIoHnds 'bst does not hIfu their
desire as regards old.age pensions.
and That 'he ncome.tsK provisions are
inadequate
Paris France America is held 70
spons'h.s 'or Inc May day unrest and
troubles .n t.suee a Paris evening"
paper Jays tho Labor day disturbance
.o The door of the Uaited States dc
..ar'ng 'hs' May day and the conse
qderf strikes and uprising are purely