The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09
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Jan. 1--Judge Mccall of federal court of Memphis declared LaFollette fellow servants law unconstitutional. 1Federal Judge Sanborn sentenced to jail several leaders of striking holders In Milwaukee for violating injunction. 1o-Senate passed bill 'p interest of rail way employees. Miners at Goldfeld. Nev., voted to end strike. 21-Shea labor conspiracy trial at Chi cago came to end with jury unable to 2p-John J. Mitchell reelected president United Mine Workers.
 23-Over 5000 men and women in New York involved In trouser-makers strike. Feb 13-Westorn Union Telegraph Go. announced increase of 10 per cent. in wages of operators at principal offices. 2l-Cornslius P. Shea and ten associates in teamsters union acquitted of charge of conspiracy on second trial. Mar. sNebraska house passed employ CTS liability bili anectins railway train 1o-strest cars in Louisville tied up by strike of union employees
 union. 1000 skirt, cloak and suit-mak- CTS of Boston. employed in about 100 shops. went out on strike: western railroads avsrted through medi- alton of interstate commerce commis- 21-Great lockout and labor struggle in Goldneld, New, district. ended by agree mept
 s7-sait Lake City street car lines tied up May May day brought strike of iron workers in San Francisco, teamsters in Los Angeles, machinists in Pittsburg and various labor organizations in Canada.
 s-Practicaliy all of operators of Pacific States Telegraph and Telephone Co.,, struck for Increased wages 5-Strset car employees of San Francisco struck for eight-hour day and increase Is-Supreme court held eight-hour law constitutional.
 Jun. 2o-striks of Western Union tele- graph operators at San Francisco and Oakland. Cal. ordered; increase in wages demanded. z Aug. 7-wes,ern Union operators at Los fused to reinstate discharged man. s-Nisht operators at Chicago went out s~Strike of Western Union telegraph op- orators spread throughout west and election for president of teamstsrs' 1z-Strike of telegraph operators spread throughout east; news service of Asso- eassd prs 5f 9faresIy esIor.ss railroad won strike for increase in 1s~President Small of telerraphers. union issued general strike order calling out all commercial operators not work ing under union contracts.
 Francisco. Louisville and SteubenviIle. Ohio.
 Oct 4-Cotton shipping business of New Orleans tied up by strike of 5000 cotton i2"Teiegraph operators in principal cities of country rejected suggestion of Presi- dent. Small that strike against Western Union and Postal companies Do de- clared ofr-
 nois Federation of Labor 19-Kansas City Southern Railway Co. granted voluntary increase in salaries of $500 month to its telegraph oper- ators.
 A-Striking cotton handlers at New Or leans agreed to resume work pendinS arbitration.
 so-s. J. Small deposed president of teleg- raphers' union. issued statement "cail- ing off telegraph strike.
 Nov 4-Because they were paid In checks, 1000 miners near Danville, H., struck. 6-Commercial TeieErsphsrs' union In Chicago New York and other ciue, called off strike. .Threatsnet general railway strike in Great Britstn avsrtec by agreement between raj. union.
 E-strilxing street car men in Louisville M Ky. indulged in serious riot. Dec. 6+Five companies of regulars or dered to Goldheld. New, where trouble between miners and mine owners ex' isted.