Probe on American Woolen Co. likely to expand
The House rules committee may recommend a broad investigation into the Lawrence mill strike after preliminary hearings. Testimony showed wages, company pay sheets, and retaliation against workers, with figures indicating rising ten year wage gains and high per capita wealth in Lawrence.
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Rules Committee
House
Inconsin
Clark Carr
Lawrence
Tizens
Wilson
Lls
Lewis S. Cox
American Woolen Company
Frank Sherman
Wood Mill
Austin B. Wade
Ayer
Edward M. Cross
Boston
The
Strikers Reject Mill Offer Amid Violence in Lawrence
In Lawrence on March 7 the strikers derided the American Woolen Company proposal of a roughly seven percent wage rise as talks continue. Police clash with pickets escalated with 18 arrests and threats of deportation for nonresidents as authorities brace for further disturbances.
Textile Strike Talks Clarified By Woolen Co Officials
Chairman Ellis and the conciliation committee described a wage guarantee for American Woolen Company workers returning to 54 hours weekly. The average raise would be at least 7 percent with no class earning less than 5 percent, and details for each class would be provided. The conference ended on a hopeful note with good feeling on both sides.
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George H. Ellis
House
Legislative Committee On Conciliation
Post
American Woolen Company
Ellis
Wood
Samuel L. Powers
William M. Butler
Legislative Committee
Lithuanian Man Arrested After Assault and Drunkenness
Vaclavas Rackauskas, a Lithuanian, was arrested on charges of assault and drunkenness. He allegedly assaulted three people and resisted capture by a sergeant and two officers. In the scuffle he was clubbed.
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Vaclavas Rackauskas
Sregeant
Labor Relief Arrives as 200 Children Move to Philadelphia
Lawrence arrives in Philadelphia to care for children trailing labor protests in Massachusetts. Youths, many very young, march to a Labor Lyceum for a feast before being placed with volunteer families. The station fills with Socialist, union, and other supporters while police guard the procession. This marks the first installment of 200 children to be cared for here.
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Lawrence
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Labor Lyceum
Socialist Party
The
Continental
New England
America
Continental Clothing House
Freeland Loomis Co
Wage Increase At Saxonville Mills In Saxonville
Notices posted in Saxonville announce a 5 percent wage raise at the Saxonville Mills woolen factory. The increase, effective Monday, affects 500 workers and is voluntary by the company.
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Saxonville Mills
Saxonville
Saxonville Mills Company
New Bedford IWW Leader Balam Arrested
John Balam, IWW leader of Beacon mill strikers, arrested for disturbing the peace. He called it a test case on rights of addressing replacements and said Lawrence leaders would be notified.
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New Bedford
John Balam
Industrial Workers of the World
Balam
Mayor's Statement Challenged by Rescue Worker in Lawrence
Walter Shepherd, directing a children's soup kitchen in Lawrence, denounces Mayor Scanlon's claim that the city cares for its poor. He says the city has not helped even half of the destitute and accuses the mayor of contradicting himself over canvassing the destitute. He also rebukes a suggestion he seeks funds from labor unions.
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Walter Shepherd
Rescue Mission
Children’s Soup Kitchen
Lawrence
Scanlon
Shepherd
Central Labor Union
Chelsea Art Club Hosts Pink Snow Ball At Albert Hall
The Chelsea Art Club stage a grand 4000 guest ball at Albert Hall with a rose petal shower descended as pink snow during a dance. The event crowned by illumination and coloured searchlights, praised as near perfect in revival of fancy dress.
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London
Chelsea Art Club
Albert Hall
Star football tackle strangled at Ursinus College
Robert Thompson, four year Ursinus College star tackle from Pittsburgh, died during dinner in the college dining hall. His throat was weakened by a recent diphtheria attack and it is believed a piece of meat caused throat muscles to contract.
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Collegeville
Penn
Robert Thompson
Pittsburg
Ursinus College
Will My Soul Pass Through Ireland Eventually
The verses recount an aged woman dying in a strange land asking a clergyman if her soul will pass through Ireland. She expresses longing to be with loved ones in Heaven and fears leaving Ireland behind, seeking reassurance before death.
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Denis O'Sullivan
Ireland
Sogartharoon
Sogarth Aroon
Firemen Seek Pay Increase From City Council
Fire Commissioner Charles H. Cole urged the City Council to raise salaries for the fire fighting force during the budget appropriation session. He noted the department budget was set by his predecessor and lacked funds for higher pay. The mayor plans to discuss increases for both firemen and policemen upon returning from the South.
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Charles H. Cole
Cole
Council
House Defeats Bill to Abolish Capital Punishment
The House rejected abolition by a 42 to 61 vote. The outcome was seen as influenced by the Clarence V. T. Richeson case, with the measure losing decisively and current sentiment proving less favorable than in prior years.
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Clarence
T. Richeson
Woodruff Forecasts Taft Wins in New York Delegates
Former New York Republican chairman Timothy J. Woodruff told reporters at the White House that Taft would secure more than eight of New York’s ninety Republican national convention delegates.
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Woodruff
Taft
N. Y
Washington
Timothy J. Woodruff
New York
White House
New York State
Gloucester Representative Backs Abolition of Capital Punishment
Representative Smith of Gloucester favored abolishing capital punishment, citing the Attorney Generals Knowlton and Pillsbury as proponents. Greenwood argued the law dates back 4000 years to Noah and has not been repealed in Christian nations, and urged immediate execution after judgment to end suspense before the electric chair.
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Smith
Gloucester
Hosea M. Knowlton
Albert B. Pillsbury
Greenwood
Noah
Brief Pitcher Brief of the St. Louis Browns
A short sketch profiles pitcher Brief of the St. Louis Browns, listing height six feet and weight 185 pounds.
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St. Louis Browns
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