Officials expose English mill girl import scheme to break labor law
Immigration authorities in Washington aided by Scotland Yard uncover a massive plot to bring English mill girls to southern U S cotton mills under contract and near peonage conditions. Two girls escaped and reached Ipswich, with their accounts guiding investigators.
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Washington
Scotland Yard
Great
Government Detective Service
England
Ipswich
Lancashire
America
Manchester
Bolton
Stockport
Fraudulent Recruitment From England Targets U S Mills
Immigration authorities report Southern mills used misrepresentation to recruit English workers, forcing them into servitude to keep labor in mills. The two English women Emily and Mary Ellen Smith, 22 and 23, spearheaded the scheme before fleeing to Ipswich with relatives.
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South
England
Emily
Mary Ellen Smith
Bolton
Ipswich
Narrow escape as trains collide at Waltham station
Dozens of passengers flee a collision at Waltham when a west bound train arrives without warning as an east bound train unloads. Panic erupts but quick action and calm heads save many, with no fatalities reported.
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Waltham
Boston
Williams Replies on Tariff Revision Clash
Representative John Sharp Williams of Mississippi, the House minority leader, writes Governor Curtis Guild Jr. of Massachusetts acknowledging a tariff petition. He opposes Senator Lodge and others' plan to set minimum schedules with a maximum as retaliation and quips that the party cannot be trusted to revise tariffs.
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Washington
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
House
Curtis Guild, Jr
Massachusetts
Congress
Guild
Wiliams
Lodge
Cannon
Dalzell
McCleary
Republican Party
Representative Williams Champions Tariff Reform Proposal
Williams argues for a combined maximum and minimum tariff to foster reciprocal trade. He claims priority in suggesting the idea, critiques McCleary and Lodge positions, and asserts the current law as the maximum with a revised tariff as minimum. He cites Britain as a major trading partner and cautions the Republican Party against pursuing freer trade.
Governor Guild Praises President Roosevelt on Tariff Petition
Massachusetts Governor Curtis Guild Jr. welcomes President Roosevelt’s serious consideration of a tariff petition signed by Governor and legislators. The President’s reply, dated February 18, 1907, notes broad state input merits thoughtful action and Congress should weigh the petition among other issues. The Governor foresees modernization of tariff and appreciates the courteous reception.
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White House
Washington
Massachusetts
Congress
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Theodore Roosevelt
Curtis Guild, Jr
Guild
Gettemy
Root
French Minister Upholds Catholics in tight church issue
In Paris the Chamber of Deputies backed the government by a 351 majority and endorsed Briand's call for liberty of worship. The speech rebuked the extreme left for intolerance and affirmed Catholic worship rights while keeping churches open for Catholics only, signaling a shift from Combes-era policy. Premier Clemenceau showed limited leadership on the issue.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Education Briand
M. Briand
M. Combes
Clemenceau
House OKs 1908 Sundry Civil Bill for 104 Million
Washington February 19 The House committee on appropriations decided today to report a sundry civil bill for 1908 carrying an appropriation aggregating $104,137,540. The sundry civil bill for 1907 carried $111,146,854.
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Washington
House Committee On Appropriations
Fire at 20 Hanover Street Damages Building
A three alarm fire destroyed most of the five story building at 20 Hanover Street shortly after midnight. It endangered three residents and threatened the Palace Theatre. Officials believe the blaze was arson with a loss around 15000 dollars.
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Hanover Street
Palace Theatre
Fire Destroys Upper Floors of Downtown Building
Smoke was spotted by Martin Dooley who alerted Patrolman Miner. Fire from the fourth floor spread to the roof, threatening the Palace Theatre. Firemen battled the blaze for about ninety minutes in a remodelled building housing a barber shop photographer and tailors. loss about 1000 dollars from a second suspicious blaze. State police to investigate both fires.
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Martin Dooley
West Fund
Court Square
Mary Haley
Lillian
Dickenson
Fox
Palace Theatre
Joseph Cashia
M. J. Maloney
M. Harrison
M. Cohen
Boston Weather Outlook Forecast Turns Colder
Fair and colder conditions expected in Boston and vicinity with fresh westerly winds. New England forecast calls for snow in the northern portion, then colder and fair by Thursday with strong west winds.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
SNEEZING INDICATES A COLD
An article notes sneezing as a symptom of a cold and suggests remedies. It highlights Lung Kuro as a positive treatment option to alleviate symptoms and speed recovery.
Thaw Case Heats Up as Evelyn Thaw Cross-Examination Begins
In New York on Feb 19 Evelyn Nesbit Thaw faced cross-examination as District Attorney Jerome sought to test her story. He opened the door to evidence affecting Harry K Thaw's sanity and credibility. The session touched on signatures, 1902 payments, and the Lederer divorce, with Jerome hinting at further questions tomorrow.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Jerome
Harry K
Delmas
Justice Fitzgerald
J. J. Caine
Boston
Thaw
Harry Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Europe
Cumberland
Caine
Mr. Jerome
Mr. Delmas
Mrs. Thaw
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the Highway Commissioners
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Representative Williams
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Senator Lodge
Great Britain
Governor Guild Pleased
Bay State
Roosevelt
George Fuller Golden
Erere
Julian Kitinge
Nita Allen
Hanover St. Blaze
Thompson's Spa
Washington Street
Evelyn Thaw
New York Trust Co
Stanford White
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