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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1912
Page
4
A large crowd confronts law enforcement as Ettor Giovannitti and Caruso face life in the Lawrence strike case. Judges and lawyers clash over voir dire while jurors endure a crowded panel and questions about potential bias amid a tense courtroom scene.
About 100 Lithuanians gathered in front of Faneuil Hall last night after a miscue led them to believe a protest meeting would be held there. Women in the crowd expressed disappointment when told the hall was not secured. The meeting was planned only if the hall could be secured, and the committee will reapply to use it as soon as possible.
In Haverhill on Sept 30 officers report 1500 I W W members already on strike in protest of imprisonment of Joseph J Etter. Eugene Daniels predicts the number could swell to more than 5000 within two hours. Greek block cutters gathered at the Orthodox church and voted to strike, not returning until Saturday. Emmons Bros hat factory workers and Lennox Briggs Morocco workers also joined the walkout. A parade through shoe town is planned for tomorrow morning with a permit granted by Alderman Albert L Bartlett.
Three arrests were made in Lynn yesterday morning when I W W sympathizers raised the red flag in Liberty square. Police were followed for blocks by hundreds of strikers who jeered them as captives were escorted to the station. About 1500 members demonstrated against the detention of Ettor and Giovannitti and held a mass meeting in the afternoon.
Members of Boston Polish Socialist organizations met at 730 Washington Street and passed resolutions condemning the arrests of Ettor and Giovannitti. They demanded a speedy trial and sent a telegram to the two prisoners at Salem jail.
Webster September 30. Industrial Workers of the World members will hold a special Racicot Hall meeting to vote on a general strike in local mills threatening Webster and Dudley with the action.
The movement calls for the greatest labor difficulty they have known and will act in sympathy with other I W W organizations to show the laboring class's feelings toward the relief of Et tor and Giovannitti.
Granite plants halted operations as about 2000 workers marched through the streets in a 24 hour strike linked to the imprisonment of three labor activists on trial in Salem. Six plants closed completely and several more crippled. About 1000 marchers were strikers.
In Belle Vernon Pennsylvania on September 30 four teen mines shut down and about five thousand workers joined a two hour sympathy strike organized by the Industrial Workers of the World. They signed a petition to Governor Foss of Massachusetts requesting justice for Ettor and Giovannitti.
Sen A B Fall denied that he and Sen William A Smith on the Senate committee investigating Mexico had decided to recommend intervention. He said no preliminary report would be issued until final findings are announced. Fall cited evidence of Socialist elements aiming to unseat Madero with U S labor support cited I W W and Western Federation of Miners.
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as a fast remedy for nasal catarrh and related symptoms. It promises relief from runny nose, congestion, and loss of taste and smell, claiming it strengthens tissues and prevents recurrence. The 50 cent bottle is pitched as safe for children and effective within a day.
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