Strike Forces Mill to Close Its Doors
The strike at the Everett textile mills spreads as two other mills reopen for 48 hours a week at the same pay. Riots occurred with a shot fired, arrests, and disturbances as thousands of pickets patrol the streets. Police warn textile workers leadership they will be held accountable for violence.
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Mately
Everett Mills
Everett
State Guard
Lawrence
American Woolen Company
Four
Pacific Mills
Arlington Mills
Hyomei Catarrh Cure Claims Public Benefit
Hyomei is promoted as a complete, non-surgical cure for catarrh and related ailments. The ad asserts ongoing large sales and guarantees relief when inhaled daily, with a money back promise if symptoms persist. It urges immediate use with a hard rubber inhaler and bottle of Hyomeel and notes no stomach dosing.
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Hyomcei
Everett Mills Strike Leaders Elected Amid Citywide Riots
Samuel Bramhall a leading Socialist was elected chairman of the reorganized general committee with Joseph Salerno as vice chairman. The group pledged to push for 64 hours pay for a 48 hour week as unrest spreads. Rioting and clashes with police occurred outside the Everett mills as pickets increased and several arrests were made among mill workers.
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Samuel Bramhall
Joseph Salerno
Everett Mills
Essex and
Union Streets
State Board expects amicable end to Lawrence strike
Charles G. Wood of the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration said conditions in the Lawrence textile strike should be amicably adjusted soon. He noted constant contact with the situation and that once tensions ease the board will move to establish a calm, amicable arrangement.
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Charles G. Wood
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Lawrence
48 Hour Week Implemented in Lowell Mills
Agents of Lowell cotton mills announce a 48 hour work week replacing 64 hours, taking effect immediately as mills close. The change affects more than 50 000 workers, with prior 39 hour schedules continuing until normal times resume and no wage disputes arise with the union.
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Lowell
Lockout at Biddeford Mills Shuts Plants Indefinitely
Pepperell mills in Biddeford and York mills in Saco closed indefinitely after workers left at 4:30 PM under a 48 hour week plan. Watchmen were told not to ring bells at 6:30 AM. About 200 Pepperell operatives and 1300 York mill workers affected. no clashes reported.
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Biddeford
Pepperell Mills
York Mills
Saco
Many Operatives Quit in Pawtucket Mills
Pawtucket Rhode Island February 3 workers at all mills lacking a 48 hour week walked off after eight hours. Most plants stayed open to normal closing time with sufficient staff. two small firms Solvay Mills and R D Mason Company granted the 48 hour demand.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Blackstone Valley
Solvay Mills
R. D. Mason Company
Shoe Factory Shortens Week in Manchester
Notices posted today at the W H McElwain Manufacturing Company in Manchester New Hampshire indicate a shortened work week. The move affects workers at the shoe factory as announced in the local report dated February 3.
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Manchester
N. H
W. H. McElwain Manufacturing Company
Plant to cut to 48 hour week without pay cut
About 6000 workers would shift from a 61 hour to a 48 hour week with no pay reduction. The move affects the plant's operatives and signals a major labor restructuring.
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Sng Bel
Club Women Confront Political Debate at Pilgrim Hall
Several hundred women attended a Women’s City Club meeting in Pilgrim Hall that turned from a social problems discussion to a partisan clash. Representative Benjamin Loring Young praised the Republican push on prohibition while Senator John Jackson Walsh defended Democratic principles and criticized Republicans as overconfident. The session drew mixed reactions and spurred hallway chatter of a party rally.
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Women's City Club
Pilgrim Hall
Benjamin Loring Young
John Jackson Walsh
Republican Party
Representative Young
Walsh
Democratic Party
London hotel workers decide to go on strike
London hotel workers, about 8000 men and women, at a meeting decided to go on strike as the strike situation grew more serious in London.
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London
Haarlem Oil Capsules Offer Kidney Relief
The advertisement lists numerous symptoms signaling kidney trouble and promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy. It asserts the oil heals, restores vigor, and suggests continued use to prevent recurrence, with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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Haarlem
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