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The first issue of Hartford Labor, the "Official Organ of the Socialist Labor Party of Hartford, Conn.," was published on October 20, 1894 by Albert E. Sanderson of the Socialist Newspaper Union in St. Louis. The Socialist Labor Party (SLP) established the newspaper union in 1893 to help produce local editions for SLP sections around the country. By 1894, there were 33 local titles from 15 states. In addition to Hartford, Connecticut boasted publications in Bridgeport and Waterbury. The local manager was Joseph S. Powell, who was listed in the Hartford city directory as a cigar maker. In 1896, the Hartford section of the SLP was one of 14 in the state of Connecticut, contributing to a national membership estimated between five and seven thousand. In the first issue of Hartford Labor, the publishers suggest that the local group was "200 strong!"

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Hartford Labor, 1894–1894 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2024. Last updated: March 7, 2023

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The Railroad Dog

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Hartford, Connecticut
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Hartford Labor, 1894–1894 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2024. Last updated: March 7, 2023