Labor Leaders Condemned to One Year in Prison
The court sentenced Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison to a year in prison. Justice Wright described the ruling as a scathing arraignment and warned that defiance of the injunction would undermine federal authority. Labor leaders vow to press appeals while White House considers potential action.
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Wright
Federal Union
Roosevelt
White House
Illinois United Mine Workers
John H. Walker
Illinois
American Labor Movement
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
Tion
Gompers
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Mitchell
Morrison
Court of the
District of Columbia
American Federation of Labor
Gompers Declares Lawful Conduct Before Sentencing Court
President Samuel Gompers tells Judge Wright he has never violated any law and would not consciously do so, as he faces sentencing. He asserts his lifelong compliance with legal norms and emphasizes the circumstances of the moment before the court.
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Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Washington
Wright
A. F. of
L. Head
Labor Leaders Speak on Free Speech and Courts in Boston
The report covers Gompers and colleagues in a courtroom dispute over freedom of speech and press, urging judicial reform and unity among labor. It notes reactions from Justice Wright and supportive telegrams from President Roosevelt and labor leaders.
Judge Wright Denounces Bucks Case In Supreme Court Ruling
In Washington the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia cites Bucks Stove & Range Company history as a 10 hour shop with open unionism for 25 years. It notes the AFL’s 2,000,000 members and its boycotts via the American Federationist. The court cites coercive union pressure and reads resolutions from labor groups showing alleged persuasive methods.
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Wright
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Federation
American Federationist
Labor Press
Morrison
Federationist
Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Bucks Stove and Range Company
Bar
Congress
Washington
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Bucks
Bucks Stove & Range Company
Medford Fire Fighters Find Fortune in Blaze
Fire at the Usher block on High Street in Medford caused by a gas lamp igniting draperies. Firefighters saved the building amid losses to dry goods, periodicals, and a printing company totaling about 4000 dollars. Mrs Treat, rescued unconscious, recovered bankbooks and several thousand dollars found amid the debris.
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West Medford
High Street
Depot Square
Boston & Maine
J. Treat
Harry Fisher
Cowan
A. M. Wilber
Periodicals
A Treat
Mortimer E. Wilber
Separate Support Sought in Bishop Family Tangle
Mrs. Dr Laura KE Bishop files for separate support in East Cambridge Probate Court alleging desertion and cruelty by Charles S Bishop of 1679 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge. She seeks custody of three children Andrea Richard and Charles P Bishop and mentions sister-in-law Eva S Froelich of Brooklyn New York.
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Charles S. Bishop
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
Laura KE. Bishop
East Cambridge
Bishop
Eva S. Froelich
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pauline
Olga
Storey
Froelich
Groton
Sacramento Street
Bishop Publishing Company
DeLaura Storey
New London
Bunker
Bishop Home
Elizabeth A. McPhee
Sydonia E. Jones
No License Votes Rise on Recount in Newburyport
In Newburyport on December 23 the license question from the recent municipal election was recounted amid Boston and local legal counsel. Registrars report the city remains in the no license column with an increased margin, showing Yes 1427, No 1429 on the first count and a larger gap after recount.
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Newburyport
Boston
Father of 15 Liberated on Xmas Dinner Plea
John Kelley appeared before Judge Wentworth in Municipal Court for intoxication and was granted liberty to spend Christmas dinner with his wife and 15 children. He said I’ve got a big turkey and asked to be allowed to eat with his family.
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Kelley
Fore River Company
John Kelley
Wentworth
Head of Western Federation Declares Reform Courts
Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, delivers a speech in Denver demanding reforms to labor courts and judicial procedures. He calls for stronger protections for workers and changes to how labor disputes are handled by the judiciary.
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Western Federation
Denver
Col
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federal
Bryan Calls Bucks Store Case Serious and Unique
Philadelphia December 2 William J Bryan visiting here commented on the Bucks Store Company ruling noting the prison commitment of two leading labor figures Gompers and Mitchell as a unique event in U S labor history He deferred further remarks pending reading the court opinion and careful consideration noting that criticizing a court is too serious if based on a possible misconstruction
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Philadelphia
William J. Bryan
Bucks Store Company
Gompers
Mitchell
Boston Labor Protest Demands Justice Over Gompers Ruling
At an overflow Boston Cigarmakers Union 97 meeting protesters condemn Justice Wright's sentence on Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison of the AFL. The group urges a mass labor meeting and calls on Congress to amend laws protecting constitutional rights and free press.
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Boston Cigarmakers’ Union
Justice Wright
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Boston Central Labor Union
Gompers
International Cigarmakers’ Union
Washington, D. C
United States
Congress
John J. Hynes
Boston Centrai Labor Union
Local Labor Leaders React to Gompers Jail Sentencing
Boston interviews with AFL leaders react to President Gompers and colleagues being jailed for contempt in Washington. They discuss presidential pardons, free speech rights, and potential law changes while defending labor press freedoms and unity.
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Justice Gould
Hynes
Philip H. Sweet
Massachusetts
A. F. of L
F. of L
J Kiel T. Wright
Peter W. Collins
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Napoli
M. DI Pesa & Son
Washington and Friend Streets
N. B
Union-Friend
Erie Lacs
Lane
Rey Wuustic
Medford
C. S. Bishop
Moyer
Beecham
Bryan
Boston Labor
Central Union
United States Circuit Court
Post
James Duncan
Arthur M. Huddell
Russia
Arthur M. Watson
Carpenters’ District Council of
The
Carpenters’ Brotherhood
Labor
Henry Abrahams
Oliver Cromwell
Great Britain
State Branch
Joan F. Tobin
National Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Rice & Hutchins
All America Shoe Shops
Summer St
Tremont St
Washington Street
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