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Show Jan. 1 Judge McCnll of federal court of Memphis declared LaFollette fellow-servants' fellow-servants' law unconstitutional. 3 Federal Judge Sanborn sentenced to Jail several leaders of striking moldcrs In Milwaukee for violating Injunction. 10 Senate passed bill In Interest of railway rail-way employes., ..Miners at Goldfteld, Nev., voted to end strike. 21 Shea labor conspiracy trial at Chicago Chi-cago came to end with jury unable to agree on verdict, 22 John J. Mitchell re-elected president United Mine Workers. 23 Over 6,000 men and women In New York involved In trouser-make'rs' strike, Feb. 13 Western Union Telegraph Co. announced Increase of 10 per cent. In wages cf operators at principal otllces. 21 Cornelius P. Shea unu ten associates In teamsters' union acquitted of charge of conspiracy on second trial. Mar. 8 Nebraska housa passed employers' employ-ers' llublllty bill affecting railway trainmen. train-men. 10 Street cars In Louisville tied up by strike of union employes. 25 In effort to enforce recognition of union. 2.C0 skirt, cloak and suit-makers of Boston, employed in about 100 shops, went out on strike. Apr. 4 Threatened strme nf trainmen of western railroads averted through mediation medi-ation of Intcrstuto commerce commissioners. commis-sioners. 21 Great lockout and labor struggle In Goldlluld, Nov,, district, ended by agreement. agree-ment. ' 27 Salt Lake City street car lines tied up by Btrlko. May 1 May day brought strike of Iron workers In San Francisco, teamsters In Los Angeles, machinists In Pittsburg nnd various labor organizations in Canada, 3 Prartlcnlly all of operators of Pacific States Telegraph nnd Telephone. Co., struck for Increased wages. 6 Street car employes of San Francisco struck for eight-hour day and Increase In wages. 13 Supreme court held eight-hour law constitutional. Jun. 20 Strike of Western Union telegraph tele-graph operators at San Francisco imd Oakland, Cal., ordered; Incafca In wages demanded. Aug, 7 Wesiern Union operate- .t Los Angeles struck becnuse company refused re-fused to reinstate discharged run, 8 Night operators at Chicago went out on strike. 9 Strike of Western Union telegraph operators op-erators spread throughout west and south, ...Cornelius P. Shea defeated In election for president of teamsters' union by Daniel J. Tobln. 12- Strlke of telegraph operators spread throughout east: news service of Associated Asso-ciated Press partially suspended. 13 Employes of Colorado & Southern railroad won strike for Increase In wages. IS President Small of telegraphers' union Issued general strike order calling out all commercial operators not working work-ing under union contracts. Bep. 2 Labor day riots occurred In San Francisco, Louisville and Steubenvllle, Ohio , , , . , Oct. 4-Cotton shipping business of New Orleans tied up by strike of 8,000 cotton handlers. 12 -Telegraph operators In principal cities of country rejected suggestion of Presl-dent Presl-dent Smull that strike ugalnst Western Union and Postal companies, bo declared de-clared ott. nils Federation' or Labor: H 19 Kansas City Southern RRllWay 0. H granted volunlnry Increase In salarlesi of S5.00. a month to lb telegraph oper- H ntnrn ... . IH 21-Strlklng cotton handlers Ht New Or-leans Or-leans agreed to resume work pending-arbitration. pending-arbitration. ,. .... sH 30 S. J. Small; deposed president of telejr-rnphers' telejr-rnphers' union. Issued statement "call-Ing "call-Ing off" telegraph strike. . Nov. 4 Because they were pald'ln checks, 4,000 miners nenr Danville. HI., struck, 6-Commcrclnl Telegraphers' union In' Chicago, New York and other cities called off strike. ...Threatened general railway strike In Great Britain averted by agreement between railways and union. 25 Striking street car men In Louisville, Ky., Induced In serious riot. s Dec. 6 Five companies of regulars or- k dered to Goldflold. Nev., where troublaCrJl H betweem miners and mine owners ex- Isted, H |