Ettor Case to Go to Jury in Textile Strike Murder
In Salem on November 24 the fate of Joseph J Ettor Arturo Giovannitti and Joseph Caruso in the Anna Lopizzo murder trial will be decided by the jury. Judge Quinn will deliver the charge Monday morning after lengthy attorney instructions. The case should reach the jury by noon.
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Salem
Joseph J. Ettor
Arturo Giovannitti
Joseph Caruso
Anna Lopizzo
Lawrence
Ettor
Giovannitti
Caruso
Quinn
Despite Pleas Etter Giovannitti Face Death Penalty
Etter and Giovannitti plead innocence but are found guilty and face the electric chair or possible manslaughter verdict. Caruso is charged as an active rioter who allegedly stabbed Officer Benoit during the Lopizzo case. Jury to be chosen largely of working men as crowds gather in Salem with heavy police presence.
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Giovannitti
Lopizzo
Caruso
Oscar Benoit
Secord
Lawrence
Salem
Robert S. Stillman
Fifty Children Die in Madrid Movie Fire Tragedy
A panic during a fire scare at a Bilbao cinema in Spain killed about 50 children with at least one woman among the dead. Many injured were carried home by friends as authorities counted casualties.
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Bilbao
Spain
Circus Cinema Fire Tragedy Strikes Crowd
A large circus converted to a cinema saw a panic after a film ignited. Admission was two cents and many women and children were packed inside. The operator yelled wire causing mass fear. people stampeded, many crushed in passages and exits. Authorities struggled with rescues.
Partial Win For Engineers
Washington reports a partial victory for about 30 000 locomotive engineers in a dispute with 52 railways east of Chicago and north of Norfolk and Cincinnati. The arbitration board grants certain increased compensation and uniform service rules but declines a blanket wage hike across all roads.
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Chicago
Norfolk
Cincinnati
Board of Arbitration
Minimum wage issued in district labor arbitration ruling
The board ruled compensation too small on some roads and services and introduced a district wide minimum wage. The award, effective May 1, lasts one year and marks the era's major labor dispute settlement since the 1902 anthracite coal strike.
Labor Day in Louisiana Notables Recognized
On Labor Day in Louisiana a list honors notable figures born in the era. Bliss Perry editor and author educator born S60. Benjamin Trueblood educator and peace advocate born 1847. Andrew Carnegie ironmaster born 1857.
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Louisiana
Bliss Perry
Benjamin FF. Trueblood
Andrew Carnegie
Barges Torn From Tug Run Ashore in Rhode Island Gale
Point Judith Breakwater, R I. Nov 24. Barges Pioneer and Tornado torn loose from the tug Salutation during a gale and driven high onto the beach. Life savers sent lines and prepared to rescue crew as tide fell. Rescue postponed until morning amid heavy seas and shifting winds.
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Rantoul Divorces Filed By Lois Burnett Rantoul
Lois B. Rantoul widow filed a divorce libel against Edward L. Rantoul in East Cambridge Court citing cruelty and abusive treatment. Both parents seek custody of their two young daughters as prominent Boston Cambridge figures are represented by leading firms.
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James Russell Lowell
Edward L. Rantoul
Boston
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East Cambridge
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Wedding of Mr and Mrs Rantoul at Elmwood Cambridge
The Ranto ul couple wed at Christ Church Cambridge eight years ago and then moved to Elmwood near Lowell Park. He, Harvard graduate of 1897 and Salem industrialist, later separated from his wife last spring. She stayed at Elmwood with their two daughters while he resided with his father in Salem.
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Vienna mobilizes as Austria prepares for possible Serbia clash
A Vienna dispatch cited by Reichpost claims Archduke Francis Ferdinand and advisers fear renewed Austria Serbia tensions. Berlin talks reportedly spurred Germany to pledge support. Paris Matin notes Europe faces grave crisis with heavy troop mobilization and Austrian flotilla along the Danube toward Belgrade.
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Europe
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Weather forecast for New England turns colder and windy
WASITINGTON reports a forecast of rain or snow turning to colder weather on Monday with high winds, then a retreat northwesterly Tuesday. The outlook suggests unsettled conditions through early week with sharp temperature drops.
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Boston
Wasitington
Finance Commission Finds Graft Allegations in Building Dept
The commission reports some graft claims are true and urges discharge or replacement of several division heads. It blames Mayor, former Building Commissioner Rooney, and the law department for failures to prosecute dishonest builders. It commends some inspectors while faulting lax reforms and urges new building laws and builder licensing.
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John A. Rooney
Law
Building and Law Departments
Law Department
Everett
City officials under fire in building department probe
The commission states a man believed loaning money to a division head granted him peace and the official admits accepting gifts from contacts. Mayor Fitzgerald, former Building Commissioner Rooney, the city law department are implicated in the report. A major shake-up is anticipated in the building department.
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Fitzgerald
Rooney
City Law Department
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