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Show WESTERN ONION WAGESADVANCE General Increase of Ten Percent Per-cent for All Employes of Association. WASHINGTON Aug. 12 Announcement Announce-ment of a general increase of 10 per cent in wages to all employes of the Western Union Telegraph company, belonging to the association recently organized by the company, was made here today. The increase, retroactive from July 1, applies to about 45,000 workers. The advance is suoject to approval by Postmaster-General Burleson, now in charge of telegraph and telephone lines under proclamation of the president. |