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The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
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In New York on April 17, about 300 shoemakers met to form the Manufacturing Shoemakers' Benevolent and Protective Union No. 1 due to a quarrel between Frank Campbell and Master Workman Quinn, likely leading to 6,000 withdrawing from the Knights of Labor.
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NEW YORK, April 17.—About 300 shoemakers of shops of New York and vicinity met here to-day and organized an open union under the title "Manufacturing Shoemakers' Benevolent and Protective Union No. 1."
This is the result of a quarrel of Frank Campbell, of local assembly No. 3873 of Tarrytown, foreman of Hanan's shoe factory, Centre street this city, with Master Workman Quinn, of district assembly No. 49, of this city. This action will undoubtedly be followed by the withdrawal of about 6,000 manufacturing shoemakers from the Knights of Labor.
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New York
Event Date
April 17
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organization of new union; likely withdrawal of about 6,000 manufacturing shoemakers from the knights of labor
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About 300 shoemakers from New York and vicinity met and organized the Manufacturing Shoemakers' Benevolent and Protective Union No. 1, resulting from a quarrel between Frank Campbell of local assembly No. 3873 of Tarrytown, foreman of Hanan's shoe factory on Centre street, and Master Workman Quinn of district assembly No. 49.