The Labor World (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-Current
Historic newspapers carry the language, views and graphic reporting of their time, including racist content. They are shown to teen and adult profiles.
1,348 issues from 1896 to 1922, published in Duluth, Minnesota, digitised for Chronicling America.
The Duluth Labor World stated in its founding issue on April 11, 1896, that the paper “will pat no one on the back to gain patronage or support. The labor question will be handled without gloves by the Labor World, and if need be with knife in hand.” These strong words were penned by founding editor, Sabrie Akin, a self-described socialist, who would fight for the cause of working men and women in support of labor unions throughout her life. Akin’s brother, Roy Goodwin, was instrumental in arranging for a January 6, 1896 Duluth visit and speech by Eugene V. Debs, a fellow socialist made famous for his involvement in the Pullman strike of 1894 and his subsequent prison term. Shortly after seeing Debs speak, Akin announced her intention to create a publication that focused on labor issues. Less than a year later Akin would make good on her promise. The first incarnation of the Labor World was published as a biweekly 20-page publication in magazine form. In the spring of 1897, Akin purchased and consolidated three local news publications: the Virginia Hustler and Mountain Iron Manitou, the Duluth Citizen, and the Duluth Press. After these additions, the Labor World was published weekly as a four-page tabloid. The official motto of the paper was “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”
The Labor World focused local coverage on the so-called “Twin Harbors” cities of Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin. At the turn of the century, the northern and central regions of…
- Genres
- News
- Published in
- Duluth, Minnesota, United States
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Chronicling America
- Licence or status
- None stated by the archive
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- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities
- Who can read it
- Teens profiles and older (placed by Invisible Network from what the archive says; archives give no ratings)
- Archive
- Library of Congress