Riots and Letters Tie to Ettor Hearings at Lawrence
Court hearings showcased Ettor and Giovannitti calm under scrutiny as prosecutors link I W W leadership to the strike violence. Letters from St John and Miller were entered as evidence, while witnesses described gun talk and a fatal blow to officer Benoit during the riot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettor
Giovannitti
Giovannitt
Henry C. Atwill
Industrial Workers of the World
Lopizio
William
Haywood
William B. Trautmenn
John J. Sullivan
Lawrence
Oscar Benoit
Anna Lopizzo
Benoit
Atwill
Fire damages two MA apartments. second blaze found
A pair of fires on the top floors of the Majestic at 884 and 888 Massachusetts Avenue forced evacuations in 12 year old stone brick buildings with 32 suites each. The first fire spreading from a basement via a dumbwaiter shaft prompted an alarm and a second fire caused less damage. Elevator service was out, workers and residents aided by firefighters including Ladder 6’s Thomas Mullen. Owner Israel Nelson says insurance covers the logs. investigators will probe incendiary origin. Streetcar service and traffic on Massachusetts Avenue were disrupted for hours as residents fled with valuables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Dow
Lopizzo
Etter
James HB. Donoghue
Ettor
Joseph P. Toye
Majestic
Dwyer
Massachusetts Avenue
Majeatic
Regent
Charles Leusher
Israel Nelson
Beacon Street
Brookline
Thomas Mullen
Ladder 6
Central Square
Broadway
Harvard Square
Newton
Watertown
Mt. Auburn
Belmont
Arlington
Mr. Kellogg
Suite 5
the Majestic
Max Issen
Suite
Daniel David Edgar Stimpson
Amoke
Elizabeth W. Flynn
Miss Fisher
David Harrison
C. W. Robinson
Mr. Chadwell
Carl I. Wilson
Electrical workers demand wage increase in Lawrence
Electrical workers from mills and public service power plants meet to demand higher pay. They seek 32 cents per hour for workers with more than four years' service and 25 cents for those under four years. The proposed rise reflects nearly a doubling in many cases from the current 13 to 26 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Public Service
Local Tenants Shelter as Flood Spreads Through Park District
A flood drenches Park tenants forcing many to seek shelter with friends after water fills floor levels of multiple suites. Notable names include B A Dougan Grace McKin non and George Hazlett among others. The scene reflects widespread disruption across the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Dougan
Grace E. McKinnon
Park
George H. Hazlett
George G. Wheeler
J. M. Crosley
Grant
Leddy
Frank C. Kellogge
Mills Not to Be Closed Down, Official States
An American Woolen Company official told a Lawrence Post reporter last night there is no truth to claims the Lawrence mills will close until next fall. The claim arose during Joseph J Etter’s trial when letters purportedly from the International Workers of the World suggested owners planned a shutdown for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Woolen Company
Post
Lawrence
Joseph J. Etter
International Workers of the World
Haywood at Somerville rally denounces militia and governors
William D. Haywood of the Industrial Workers of the World spoke at Metropolitan Hall Somerville to a filled audience of Somerville Socialists. He criticized Governor Foss the militia in Lawrence and the press the pulpit and capitalists. He called soldiers murderers and scabs and urged wages remain down unless strikes win. The meeting ended with applause and a reception.
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Lawrence
Foss
Congress
Metropolitan
Hall
Metropolitan Square
Somerville
William D. Haywood
Industrial Workers of the World
Malcolm McDonald
James F. Carey
Haverhill
Carter
Damery
Somerville Police Department
Germany
Russia
America
Lawrence Strikers Fight Against Unbearable Conditions
Mr. Haywood denounces the 54-hour law as speeding up mills and cutting workers’ pay, accusing courts police and governors of siding with capital. He says militia is ordered to shoot to kill and labels soldiers and officers as walking delegates of the capitalists while miners and textile bosses push for profits.
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Lawrence
William D. Haywood
Vincent St. John
The
Pearl McGill
Muscatine
Iowa
A. F. of
Haywood
Congress
Governor Foss
Shoe Strike Spreads as Greek Workers Walk Out
In Manchester New Hampshire Greek employees at McElwain shoe factories began a larger strike this afternoon with lasters at the Cohas plant joining in sympathy. About 200 left the east side shop Wednesday and around 7 percent walked out today at Cohas. The company operates six shops and Greeks aim to halt operations to push for higher pay. Each striker paid $20 to guarantee non return until demands are met, with forfeiture if trouble arises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Industrial Workers of the World
Boston
Manchester
N.H
Portland
Central Labor Union
General Textile Committee
McElwain Shoe
Cohas
Stcllon
East Side
McElwain Shoe Company
Charities Praised Man Who Helped Widows and Orphans
A widow from Andover commends William Me Wood for extensive aid to the poor. She recalls his swift help with food and money after her husband’s death and notes his kindness to all regardless of class creed or color. The letter hopes for a quick strike settlement in Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wwiliam Me Wood
W. M. Wood
Lawrence
Andover
Death notices from the Boston Post column February listings
Death notices for Jennie Arenberg Edward Chessman Mary Doherty Catherine Fitzgerald Catherine Gallagher Elizabeth Grady Michael Gallagher Esther Larson and others list funeral times and locations. Notices reference Roxbury Dorchester Revere Somerville Keene N H and various church services and burial details.
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Arenberg
Jennie B. Arenberg
Waterman Chapel
Roxbury
Battles
Ghariestown
John F
Mary B. Battles
Chessman
Boston
Edward
ae ._ BASY
Prescott Street
Tires
Connolly
Dorchester
James Bi, Jr
James B
Annie Connolly
Morgan
Blanche Street
St. Ann’s Church
Neponset Avenue
Dentsey
William
Mary Dentsey
Callahan
Thomas
Gate of Heaven
Dohorty
Revere
Mary A
Michael J. Doherty
Nee Kane
Pleasant Street
Immaculate Nception Church
Fitzgerald
Catherine
John Fitegerald
Third Street
St. Vincent's Church
St. John’s
N. F
Gallagher
Keene
N. H
Julia
James Gallagher
North Station
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Grady
Elizabeth
James Grady
Daniel W. Honey
Trent
Hugine Company
B.F. D
Yaar Blac
Tignes Johnson
Norfolk Downs
Johnson
Felton Street
St. Chrysoston’s Episcopal Church
Hancock Street
Universalist
Thurston Street
Evergreen Opnue
Somerville
KPNNY
West Berweey
Mary H
Thomas J. Kenny
Ina
McCabe
John Edward
James
Bessie
Feeley) McCabe
Armadine Street
Mt. Benedict
M’carthy
Mary
Jeremiah McCarthy
Beacon Street
St. Joseph’s Church
Union Square
Newton
Charlesbank
Church of Our Lady
Moran
Watertown
Francis
Julia Moran
Main Street
St. Patrick’s Church
M’devitt
Catherine McDevitt
K_ street
New Calvary
McIntire
Harry M. McIntire
Com Cord Avenue
Milne
Hyde Park
Lilisabeth
John Milne
Davison Street
Noble
Atlantic
Cyrus BE. Noble
Glover Place
Reilly
South Boston
James D
Mary Reilly
Buwenneral
West Sixth Street
St. Augustine’s Church
Constantive Court
M. C. . Robart
Frost Hospital
Ruby
Frederick Robart
Richard O. Kirby
Bennington Street
Windsor
Elatives
Rohrer
Marguerite M
Weer
Frederick
Mary McLaughlin Rohrer
Eral
Armadine’ Street
Mt. Verenon
Reading
Mass
Oak Grove Cemetery
Medford
Roncheuter
Ween
Frank
Luke
Holy Trinity Church
Shawmut Avenue
Young
Orient Heights
Marguerite Ann
Joh Young
Leyden Street
Zoller
Weston
Henry Zoller
Conant Road
Evergreen Cemetery
Brightom
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William H. Proctor
State Police
J. P. S. Mahoney
Wiliam &. Trautmann
Mr. St. John
Chicago
Bill
Ming
American Federation of Labor
Tere
Wool Trust
St. John
Thomas Miller
Rosemont Terrace
Lymansville
R. I
Providence
Wood
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Olneyville
Cenfer
William Yates
Carmen
Yates
James P. Reed
Thomas Powers
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Jones
Peter McDermott
Centre Representative Thal Labor Union
CENE
Polich
Joseph Ettor
Will
John P. Mahoney
Morse's
Adams Square
Atiieso
Roy
Mh Faye CO. Wealth Arve
Cardinal O’connell
Wion St
United States
Cardinal Portrait Dept
Boston Post
Wilson Bros
Scollay Sq
Yen
Wilson Rothers
David J. Ingraham Cail
Winter Street
Vitor
Bowdlear's Jewelry Store
Devonshire St
State St
McElwain
N. Hy
Perth
Brookside
Lenox Creamery
North
California