Lawrence Strike Swells as Ettor Plans Statewide Textile Walkout
Lawrence dispatch reports Joseph Ettor announces a statewide textile strike to demand higher pay with plans for Haywood and Thompson to lead while troops remain on duty. Mass meetings, parades, and clashes with militia mark escalating unrest as authorities probe dynamite finds and alien labor concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Joseph J. Ettor
Industrial Workers of the World
Massachusetts
William D. Haywood
Moyer and Pettibone
Frank Stuenenburg
Idaho
Ettor
James P. Thompson
The
International Workers of the World
Woolen Mills Chief Rules Out Immediate Wage Hikes
William M. Wood of the American Woolen Company responds from Boston to Lawrence strikers. He rebuts strike committee claims, defends wage levels as generally higher than reported, praises militia conduct, and states wage increases will await improved conditions while offering to meet with employee committees.
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Lawrence
Ettor
Essex Street
Hampshire
D Company
Cobey
Lynn
Pacific Mills
James Vinhodimo
Joseph J. Etter
The
Industrial Workers of the World
Arturo M. Giovannitti
August Detellamaire
James Brox
John T. Binkosski
Leone Mucci
Boston
Common Street
Union
Everett Mills
Amesbury Street
Colonel Sweetser
Broadway
Canal Street
Mill
Justin Varney
Varney
Wood
William. D. Haywood
America
Haverhill
Shoe Workers’ Protective Association
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
William M. Woon
Bargain Basement Enforces Five Week Sellout Policy
The Tunnel Bargain Basement announces all merchandise must be sold within five weeks or given away. To prevent giveaways and avoid automatic price reductions, first prices are made extraordinarily low to move stock quickly.
May Start U. S. Probe Into Mill Labor Practices
Secretary's report to the governor outlines a federal inquiry into alleged violations of labor laws by mill owners during a strike. The probe focuses on contract labor practices and labor relations amid industrial action.
Cattle smuggling case ends with $100 fine in U S court
Portland Missouri report says Carey Taylor of Houston was charged with smuggling cattle across the Canadian border from New Brunswick and paid a $100 fine in the United States Court today.
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Portland
New Brunswick
Carey Taylor
Houston
United States
Boston Firm Sued Over Greek Labor Import Scheme
The government sues Dwight Manufacturing Company of Boston for alleged alien contract labor law violations. It is claimed the firm brought over more than 100 Greek men, women, and children to Chicopee and Alabama City to work at $4 weekly, with demand notes for transport expenses issued to an official of the company. Penalty cited is $1000 per alien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Woolen Company
Lawrence
Washington
Dwight Manufacturing Company
Boston
Chicopee
Alabama City
Pachinakias
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Grippe Relief
A 25 cent package of Pape's Cold Compound is advertised as the fastest cure for cold or grippe misery. It claims prompt relief after the first dose and notes three years of research and no quinine, with dosing every two hours until three doses are taken.
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Radway
Radway & CO
New York
Eckman
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
N. Y
Edna Finzer
Savannah St
Anna MA
McEntee
Laocon
Riker-Jaynes
Houghton & Brom Drug Dept
Drte
Eckman Laboratory
Phil Editional
Delphia
Grippe
Pape
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Committee of Citizens
Ferris Marad
David Bashara
David Rashid
Takla Rashid
Mary Squerik
Joseph Assoff
Trinidad Besere
Oak Street
Murad
Bashara
J. P. S. Mahoney
Urbano Dipratto
Lawrence Street
John G. Walsh
Fttor
Dudley M. Holman
Foss
Holman
Europe
American Woolen Mills Company
Lawrence Mills
We Ict Ray
Ren
Bellevue
Boylston St
Boston Post
Washington Street
U. S
Neste
Nature
Scott
Boston Company
Dwight Manufacturing Co
American Ideal
Ami
Arco
American Radiator Company
Chicago
Providence
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Detroit
Federal Street
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