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National Hall Meeting

Svornost, July 18, 1892

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Bohemian Workers in protest against "Pinkertons' Bohemian Workers Educational Club" called a mass meeting yesterday afternoon, in "National Hall", for the purpose of protesting the use of "Pinkerton Murderers" against the workingman of Homestead, Pa., and at the same time to offer their warme

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New Polish Society

Dziennik Chicagoski, Aug. 8, 1892

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At a meeting of Polish printers, held yesterday in the building of the Polish Publishing Company, 141 W. Division Street, a new society--the Polish Printers' Association of J. I. Kraszewski--was at last organized with twenty-two members. For the administration of the Society the following wer

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From the time when in Chicago cheap Bohemian newspapers appeared with cheaper contents, there was exerted a pressure on our publication, Svornost, with the demand to lower our prices. This would be impossible, should Svornost remain for the future a newspaper with carefully prepared contents,

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Reform Advocate

March 7, 1903

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Dr. Hirsch acted as arbitrator, and his findings settled the differences between the Firemen's Union and the Building Manager's Association. In a second arbitration, Dr. Hirsch settled the dispute between the Stationary Engineer's Union and the Building Manager's Association. The Do

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Letter or Spirit of the Rule--Which?

Svenska Tribunen-Nyheter, July 31, 1906

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Our Chicago streetcar motorman is forbidden to speak to passengers. Motorman E. J. Johnson, an employee of the South Side Streetcar Company, has learned that the letter rules in preference to the spirit of the rule; evidently as far as a Swede is concerned. Last week he was called o

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United Hebrew Trades

Jewish Labor World, 2-26-1909

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The United Hebrew Trades have reorganized. Hereafter, only trade unions will compose the organization, and only such workers will be accepted as delegates as are able to accomplish something for the Federation. If the reorganization will do good to the workers we are perfectly satis

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Professional and Labor Organizations

Narod Polski, Jan. 4, 1911

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America stands at the head of the list as to the labor and trade organizations. Anything we have depends on organization. We have gigantic and very powerful organizations composed of manufacturers and bankers, besides these there are many professional and labor organizations. To the latter be

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Recently, we published in this paper a communication in which we portrayed in the proper light the attacks of the International Typographical Union No. 330 directed against our union, and at the same time we called attention to the unprincipled actions of the said International Typographical

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The Hudson Coal Company

Denní Hlasatel, May 16, 1911

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On Saturday, an appeal was carried to the Superior Court by the former stockholders of the Hudson Coal Company against the decision rendered by Judge Cooper last week. Concerning the appeal, and the deposit of a bond of $250, we brought a report on Sunday. We find we have been misinformed. Th

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The Jewish Business World

Daily Jewish Courier, December 25, 1911

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Schiff & Co. is offering 3%-interest on savings deposits. This is the oldest and most popular bank on the west side. For Jews who own houses and are not satisfied with results, this bank operates a Bureau for Landlords which offers its services for the small sum of one dollar. T

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Daily Jewish Courier

August 27, 1912

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The South Side ladies tailoring employers, who are determined to destroy completely the Union, woke up to the fact that they could not do away with it entirely, so they have undertaken to organize a company union of their own scabs. They promised these scabs many good things which they know t

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Workers Ghetto

Daily Jewish Courier, April 15, 1913

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The Chicago ladies' tailors have achieved one of their greatest victories of all time. True, however, this is a moral victory, it is, nevertheless, worth much more than any economic gain, because principle and justice are involved in it. The so-called opposition union of the ladies'

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More about the Labor Meeting

Saloniki-Greek Press, Apr. 15, 1916

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It is now an accepted fact that a union composed of shoe-blacks is being organized. The progressive and fine men, who are owners of shoe-shine establishments, have taken the initial steps toward forming such a protective union. We are publishing the names of these men below. They de

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Here and There

Daily Jewish Courier, June 8, 1917

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We have frequently paused at the difference between Jewish life there, - across the Atlantic, in the cities and villages of Russia, Poland, and Galicia, and Jewish life here, - in the communities of the wealthy, democratic America. And yet, the Jews there, the impoverished and oppressed, alwa

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The United Hebrew Trades Take a Hand in Mooney Case

Jewish Labor World, March 11, 1918

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The United Hebrew Trades of Chicago have determined, at their meeting yesterday to take a hand in the Mooney case and to voice its protest against hanging the labor leader of San Francisco, who was sentenced to death through a horrible frame-up by workers foes. A committee of seven

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The first meeting in the campaign of the 44 hour week will be held tomorrow at the Amalgamated Hall - 1579 Milwaukee Avenue. The general organizer, Comrade Hochman declared to a Forward representative, that the International ladies garment workers, will in the next few weeks use all

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The ladies should be the first to get the 44 hour week, but this time it is not ladies first, for things don't work out as fast as you say them. It so happened that the men of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of Chicago and other large cities have taken the first step. But the ladies will not

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Due to the teachers strike at the Temple Judea, the students are gradually moving. Some went to the Kehileth Jacob Talmud Torah others to the Anshe Sholom and many are at the Rache Leah Talmud Torah and to their joy they all feel as they found the right place, and the right atmosphere for Jew

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The first mass meeting in the campaign of the 44 hour week, will be held tonight at the Amalgamated Hall, 1579 Milwaukee Avenue. Well known speakers, in Jewish, English and Polish will speak on the opportunities that the waist-makers, dress, kimono, white goods workers, cutters and

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A New Union Will Be Organized Today

Forward, February 24, 1919

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A new trade union will be organized at 6 o'clock this evening, just after working hours, consisting of receiving and shipping clerks, helpers, hustlers and wash up men of the printing trade in room 200 at 180 Washington Street. All workers of these trades are asked to come straight