Four To Join U S Senate From New States Arizona New Mexico
Four new senators from Arizona and New Mexico will enter the U S Senate this week expanding the body to ninety two members. Marcus Aurelius Smith and Henry F Ashurst both Democrats from Arizona along with Thomas Benton Catron and Albert Bacon Fall Republicans from New Mexico will be sworn in likely tomorrow to determine long and short terms. The four will shift Senate strength to 51 Republicans and 43 Democrats. The National Monetary Commission headed by Nelson W Aldrich dissolved after presenting a plan for a national reserve system. The House is expected to pass the wool tariff revision bill with action in the Senate to follow while cane sugar interests begin hearings on the sugar bill.
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Washington
Arizona
New Mexico
Congress
Marcus Aurelius Smith
Tucson
Henry F. Ashurst
Prescott
Ariz
Senate
Thomas Benton Catron
Santa Fe
Albert Bacon
Three Rivers
N. M
Clearing House
National Reserve Association
House
Finance Committee
Strikes Improve in Massachusetts Textile Centers
Conditions in Massachusetts textile towns show improvement as smaller labor issues settle. In Lowell strikes continue but the week brought better conditions and averted a 30 000 cotton mill strike in New Bedford by factories doubling the planned wage increase from three percent.
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Massachusetts
Lowell
New Bedford
Wage Readjustments Spread Through New England Mills
New Bedford led a broader wage shift as mills across Maine to Connecticut raise pay by 10 percent in stages. The move, costing about 1119 million annually, follows earlier increases and aims to equalize wages for similar cotton work. Strikes and walkouts involve firemen in Fall River Milford and other New England mills, with closures and reopenings shaping the week's labor tension.
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New Bedford
New England
Maine
Connecticut
Fallover
Borden Mills
Pickett Line to March at Lowell Textile Plants
Tomorrow morning a large group of striking textile workers will assemble around Hamilton mill and related plants to enforce a strict picket line. The meeting at Higgins Tall, Ilan over street established the new headquarters as organizers pledged aggression to win the battle.
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Lowell
Hamilton
Lawrence Manufacturing Company
Bigelow Carpet Company
Higgins Tall
Ilanover Street
Lawrence
Thomas Powers
William Yates
Rexall Orderlies Promise Quick Constipation Relief
An advertisement claims Rexall orderlies guarantee immediate relief for constipation with a money back promise if unsatisfied. It touts ease of use for all ages, mild action on bowels, and availability at Liggett's Rexall Stores in Boston with three tablet sizes priced at 10, 25, and 50 cents.
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Rexall
Rexall Orderlies
Boston
Liggett’s Drug
Washington
Avgon Streets
Temple Place
Summer
South Streets
Loom fixers press 15 percent wage rise in Lowell mill strike
The text reports on Lowell labor strife with loom fixers demanding a 15 percent wage increase, overtime time and a half, and no Sunday work. It notes appeals to avoid false leaders, references to I W W and A F of L meetings, and statements by clergy and union leaders about strategies and politics surrounding the strike. Also mentions leaders Haywood and Trautmann and other locals tied to the dispute.
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Lowell
Central Trades and Labor Council
John Golden
Talks wage conditions Manchester H
Pearl McGill of the Industrial Workers of the World arrived from Lawrence with Fred Wolf to speak at Stark Hall in South End. The hall was crowded as she denounced mill owners and police, comparing Manchester police to Siberia and noting small wage raises while others rise.
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Samuel Knabe
Lawrence
United States Steel Corporation
Worcester
Industrial Workers of the World
Lawrence FE. Tighe
Church of the Immacu
Manchester
Pearl McGill
Fred Wolf
Stark Hall
South End
Miss McGill
Russia
Siberia
Moskeag Company
New England
Strike Tactics Aimed at Mill Firemen in Lowell
Union organizers commit to win support from mill firemen and plan to pull out two more mills in Lowell this week. A broad delegation from Polish English and German speaking representatives backs printing wage literature for distribution at mill gates.
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Lowell
Rhode Island Mule Spinners Seek Ten Percent Pay Rise
The Rhode Island Mule Spinners Association voted to seek a 1 percent wage increase for mule spinners and back boys from textile manufacturers statewide not yet announcing raises. A response is requested by Saturday as larger firms already raised wages. Between 10 000 and 20 000 workers in small plants remain uninformed. The male spinners are members of the American Federation of Labor.
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Pawtucket
R. IL
Rhode Island
Mule Spinners’ Association
Betwen
American Federation of Labor
Rubber Company Shuts Down for Four Days
The Boston Rubber Shoe Company will close both Malden and Melrose plants for four days ending Friday. About 3000 workers will be idle as stocktaking vacations occur while the boot room remains open to meet demand for rubber boots.
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Boston Rubber Shoe Company
Malden
Melrose
Cole nan Captures Wolverton’s Fancy for Yankees
Third baseman Cole nan, a Tacoma recruit, has caught the attention of manager Wilberton of the New York club, signaling a potential major league bid.
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Colenan
Tacoma
Wolverton
New York
Drowns Off South Boston In Suspicious Pier Incident
Emil A. Dunse 31 of South Boston drowned off City Point pier while fully clothed. Police investigate if death was self-inflicted as bystanders and rescuers pulled the body from the water after two girls alerted John J. Pierce. Dunse, of German descent, lived at 896 East Fourth Street.
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Emil A. Dunse
South Boston
City Point
Mr. Dunse
John J. Pierce
Pierce
Dunse
Edward J. Drew
John Carrigan
East Ninth Street
Arthur Coran
Street
East Fourth Street
Ile
Clark University Professor Lectures On Typhoid Fight At Jordan Marsh
In the Oak Room of Jordan Marsh Company this morning at 10 30 and this afternoon at 2 and 4 p m Professor C F Hodge of Clark University Worcester will give an illustrated lecture on the extermination of typhoid fever. The store arranged the talks due to the timely importance of the topic.
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Jordan Marsh Company
C. F. Hodge
Clark University
Worcester
Milk Price Fight Behind Contract Ties
The Boston Cooperative Milk Producers' Company proposed 32 cents per gallon from April 1 to Oct 1, a price nearly identical to winter levels. Hood Contracting Company resisted immediate signing and offered 28 to 28 18 cents, triggering producer anger as other firms signaled willingness to pay 32 cents.
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Hood Contracting Company
Thelood Company
Boston Co-operative Milk Producers’ Company
Hood Company
L. H. Ruggles
Hood
Gas leak floods Malden with fumes across city
A main at Medford and Commercial streets in Malden released large quantities of gas Saturday night and early Sunday. Inspectors searched all night without locating the source. Early yesterday another patrol located the leak after a city-wide circuit.
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Medford
Malden
Malden & Melrose Gaslight Company
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