Twin Cities Streetcar Strike, 1917
Bibliography
115.H.18.6F
Arbitration Case Files, 1909–1910, 1917–1921
Minnesota State Board of Arbitration
State Archives Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: Case files relating to disputes between employers and employees of various businesses and industrial firms.
"700 Car Men Vote to Strike but Delay Walkout; State Board of Arbitration to be Asked." St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 5, 1917.
"1,200 Armed Guards Ready to Curb Street Car Disorders." St. Paul Pioneer Press, December 4, 1917.
"All Cars Operate on Schedule Time; Second Day of Strike Passes Without Disturbance or Vandalism." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, October 9, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-10-08/ed-1/seq-1
A/. K18
Edward Karow Scrapbooks, 1917–1925
Manuscript Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: Edward Karow served in several military organizations during World War I. He was a captain in the Thirteenth Battalion of the Minnesota Home Guard. His scrapbooks include official correspondence, orders, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera.
Authier, George F. "Governor Ousts Ames From Safety Board; McGee to Be Retained." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 7, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-07/ed-1/seq-1
"Carmen's Strike Is Called; Takes Effect at 1 A.M." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, October 6, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-10-06/ed-1/seq-1
Clancy, James M. The Truth About The Streetcar Trouble. [St. Paul]: St. Paul Trades and Labor Assembly, [1918?].
"Drop Sympathetic Strike Plan; Union Men Grant Federal Request in Car Dispute." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 20, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-20/ed-1/seq-1
"Eleventh Hour Efforts Being Made to Avert Walkout Today." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 13, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-13/ed-1/seq-1
"Five-day Truce Declared by Unions in Button Fight." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 6, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-06/ed-1/seq-1
"Five Thousand Riot in St. Paul Streets; Cut Trolley Wires." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 3, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-03/ed-1/seq-1
"Governor Refuses U.S. Intervention in Car Dispute." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 5, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-05/ed-1/seq-1
Hilton, Ora Almon. The Minnesota Commission of Public Safety in World War I, 1917–1919. Stillwater, OK: Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1951.
"Labor 'Convention' Tomorrow Hinges on Capital Conferences." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 10, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-10/ed-1/seq-6
"Labor Rows Must End to Win War, Says W.B. Wilson." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 19, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-19/ed-1/seq-1
"Lawson Attends Meeting of the Local Assembly." Duluth Labor World, November 17, 1917.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn78000395/1917-11-17/ed-1/seq-6.pdf
"Manahan, Keller, McGrath Indicted on Rioting Charge; Action Result of Talks Made Just Before Car Riot." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 22, 1917. http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-22/ed-1/seq-1
Millikan, William. A Union Against Unions: The Minneapolis Citizens Alliance and Its Fight Against Organized Labor, 1903–1947. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2001.
M535
Jean E. Spielman papers, 1901–1936
Manuscript Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/m0535.pdf
Description: Correspondence; minutes; reports; legal documents; financial records; pamphlets, broadsides, and other printed materials created and compiled by Jean E. Spielman, labor organizer in Minnesota, author, and Minnesota state printer.
"Peaceful Parade Is Staged Here by the Striking Car Men." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, October 9, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-10-09/ed-1/seq-2
"Street Car Controversy Laid Before President; Wilson May Hear St. Paul Case Today." St. Paul Pioneer Press, December 6, 1917.
"Street Car Strike is on; Men Hold to Demands." St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 6, 1917.
"Strike Called Off; U.S. Body to Investigate." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 14, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-14/ed-1/seq-1
"Strike Ended by Order of Safety Commission; Walkout Over, Men to Return to Work Today." St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 10, 1917.
"Street Railway Strike Ended by Board of Safety; State Body Orders Men to Return and Company to Reinstate Them." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, October 10, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-10-10/ed-1/seq-1
"Union Advocates Call Meetings of Carmen Tomorrow." St. Paul Pioneer Press, September 26, 1917.
"Union Leaders Call General Strike in Twin Cities." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 12, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-12/ed-1/seq-1
"Union Men to Hold Series of Meetings as Aid to Carmen." Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, December 9, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-09/ed-1/seq-10
United Press. "St. Paul Men Strike Tomorrow." Bemidji Daily Pioneer, October 5, 1917.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063381/1917-10-05/ed-1/seq-1.pdf
United Press. "Street Car Strike Agitator Still Active." Bemidji Daily Pioneer, October 11, 1917.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063381/1917-10-11/ed-1/seq-6.pdf
United Press. "Street Railway Men Asking Arbitration." Bemidji Daily Pioneer, October 8, 1917.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063381/1917-10-08/ed-1/seq-1.pdf
"U.S. Board Hears Trolley Dispute From Both Sides." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 18, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-18/ed-1/seq-1
"War and Labor Heads Take Hand in Car Dispute." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 4, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-04/ed-1/seq-1
Chronology
September 23, 1917
October 6, 1917
October 6, 1917
October 9, 1917
November 17, 1917
December 2, 1917
December 5, 1917
December 10, 1917
December 12, 1917
December 13, 1917
December 17, 1917
December 19, 1917
February 14, 1918
June 12, 1918
October 8, 1918
Bibliography
115.H.18.6F
Arbitration Case Files, 1909–1910, 1917–1921
Minnesota State Board of Arbitration
State Archives Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: Case files relating to disputes between employers and employees of various businesses and industrial firms.
"700 Car Men Vote to Strike but Delay Walkout; State Board of Arbitration to be Asked." St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 5, 1917.
"1,200 Armed Guards Ready to Curb Street Car Disorders." St. Paul Pioneer Press, December 4, 1917.
"All Cars Operate on Schedule Time; Second Day of Strike Passes Without Disturbance or Vandalism." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, October 9, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-10-08/ed-1/seq-1
A/. K18
Edward Karow Scrapbooks, 1917–1925
Manuscript Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: Edward Karow served in several military organizations during World War I. He was a captain in the Thirteenth Battalion of the Minnesota Home Guard. His scrapbooks include official correspondence, orders, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera.
Authier, George F. "Governor Ousts Ames From Safety Board; McGee to Be Retained." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 7, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-07/ed-1/seq-1
"Carmen's Strike Is Called; Takes Effect at 1 A.M." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, October 6, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-10-06/ed-1/seq-1
Clancy, James M. The Truth About The Streetcar Trouble. [St. Paul]: St. Paul Trades and Labor Assembly, [1918?].
"Drop Sympathetic Strike Plan; Union Men Grant Federal Request in Car Dispute." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 20, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-20/ed-1/seq-1
"Eleventh Hour Efforts Being Made to Avert Walkout Today." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 13, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-13/ed-1/seq-1
"Five-day Truce Declared by Unions in Button Fight." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 6, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-06/ed-1/seq-1
"Five Thousand Riot in St. Paul Streets; Cut Trolley Wires." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 3, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-03/ed-1/seq-1
"Governor Refuses U.S. Intervention in Car Dispute." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 5, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-05/ed-1/seq-1
Hilton, Ora Almon. The Minnesota Commission of Public Safety in World War I, 1917–1919. Stillwater, OK: Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1951.
"Labor 'Convention' Tomorrow Hinges on Capital Conferences." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 10, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-10/ed-1/seq-6
"Labor Rows Must End to Win War, Says W.B. Wilson." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 19, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-19/ed-1/seq-1
"Lawson Attends Meeting of the Local Assembly." Duluth Labor World, November 17, 1917.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn78000395/1917-11-17/ed-1/seq-6.pdf
"Manahan, Keller, McGrath Indicted on Rioting Charge; Action Result of Talks Made Just Before Car Riot." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 22, 1917. http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-22/ed-1/seq-1
Millikan, William. A Union Against Unions: The Minneapolis Citizens Alliance and Its Fight Against Organized Labor, 1903–1947. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2001.
M535
Jean E. Spielman papers, 1901–1936
Manuscript Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/m0535.pdf
Description: Correspondence; minutes; reports; legal documents; financial records; pamphlets, broadsides, and other printed materials created and compiled by Jean E. Spielman, labor organizer in Minnesota, author, and Minnesota state printer.
"Peaceful Parade Is Staged Here by the Striking Car Men." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, October 9, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-10-09/ed-1/seq-2
"Street Car Controversy Laid Before President; Wilson May Hear St. Paul Case Today." St. Paul Pioneer Press, December 6, 1917.
"Street Car Strike is on; Men Hold to Demands." St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 6, 1917.
"Strike Called Off; U.S. Body to Investigate." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 14, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-14/ed-1/seq-1
"Strike Ended by Order of Safety Commission; Walkout Over, Men to Return to Work Today." St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 10, 1917.
"Street Railway Strike Ended by Board of Safety; State Body Orders Men to Return and Company to Reinstate Them." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, October 10, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-10-10/ed-1/seq-1
"Union Advocates Call Meetings of Carmen Tomorrow." St. Paul Pioneer Press, September 26, 1917.
"Union Leaders Call General Strike in Twin Cities." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 12, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-12/ed-1/seq-1
"Union Men to Hold Series of Meetings as Aid to Carmen." Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, December 9, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-09/ed-1/seq-10
United Press. "St. Paul Men Strike Tomorrow." Bemidji Daily Pioneer, October 5, 1917.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063381/1917-10-05/ed-1/seq-1.pdf
United Press. "Street Car Strike Agitator Still Active." Bemidji Daily Pioneer, October 11, 1917.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063381/1917-10-11/ed-1/seq-6.pdf
United Press. "Street Railway Men Asking Arbitration." Bemidji Daily Pioneer, October 8, 1917.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063381/1917-10-08/ed-1/seq-1.pdf
"U.S. Board Hears Trolley Dispute From Both Sides." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 18, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-18/ed-1/seq-1
"War and Labor Heads Take Hand in Car Dispute." Minneapolis Morning Tribune, December 4, 1917.
http://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/lccn/sn83016772/1917-12-04/ed-1/seq-1