Suffrage Faces Foes in Large Greenwood Meeting
Mrs. Walter G. Morey declares in Greenwood that enfranchised women sharpened laws and prove opposed forces like grafters and corrupt interests hinder progress. She cites labor unions and other groups backing suffrage and notes anti suffrage figures like Colonel John P. Irish are condemned at a Faneuil Hall meeting for misrepresenting California.
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Massachusetts Anti-Suffrage Association
Faneuil Hall
Helen Todd
California
Margaret Foley
Ignatius McNulty
Central Labor Union
Dorothea Moore
George L. Perin
John P. Irish
Commonwealth
Taft on Woman Suffrage Deliberations and Proofs
A speaker quotes Professor Taft noting widespread belief in the inevitability of woman suffrage but asserting two proofs are needed before granting the vote. She cites numerous instances of women, as individuals and as a class, being forced to submit to various pressures.
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Taft
Four Held in Riot Murder Case
Four men are jailed in connection with a riot murder that sparked wild excitement in foreign colonies, as authorities pursue further leads and the case unfolds through ongoing investigations.
Greeks and Poles tense after Stivie death murder charge
Tension erupts in the Greek and Polish quarters as arrests are made in the Stivie murder case. Police patrols rise, inquest opens with Medical Referee Moran and Attorney General Tuttle, autopsy cites cerebral hemorrhage from beating. Strikers vow peaceful funeral march. Adam Sharpie in custody, chief says otherwise. Rain keeps 6000 factory workers indoors.
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Stivie
Sharpie
befZun
Benjamin Moran
James P. Tuttle
Concord
John R. Spring
Jackson Manufacturing Company
William H. Barry
Adam Sharpie
Campbell
A. F. of L
Striking Nashua Mills Amid Wage Dispute and Lockout
The strike crisis stalls with no settlement in sight as 2500 workers at Nashua Manufacturing and Jackson Mills face lockout. Agent Milliken cites payrolls of 23 to 24 thousand dollars weekly for 2402 workers, with wages ranging from 6 to 16 dollars a week for some women, and denies any worker earning under six dollars. A reply from Nashua and Jackson Mills is awaited.
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Roscoe C. Milliken
Nashua Manufacturing Company
Caldwell
Jackson Mills
Milliken
Post
Nashua
New England
New Jersey Suffrage Loss Brutal Yet Hopeful for Future
Despite a decisive defeat in the latest election the New Jersey Woman's Suffrage Association reports nearly 150000 men supported the cause. Plans to push a state constitutional amendment for presidential electors begin with the upcoming legislative session. Dr Anna Howard Shaw states the setback will aid the national movement and insists suffrage is inevitable.
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New Jersey Woman's Suffrage Association
E. F. Feickert
Anna Howard Shaw
National American Woman Suffrage Association
New Jersey
Anti suffrage rally marks Wilson as debate prompt
In Great Barrington on October 20 anti suffrage speakers led by Colonel Irish of California contrasted President Wilson with suffragists and discussed Mrs Galt as Wilsons betrothed. Speakers Mrs A J George and Mrs Thomas J Preston Jr argued defeats in New Jersey while others praised the movement’s turnout across the Berkshires. The day featured rallies from Springfield to Westfield and Tyringham with a road itinerary for tomorrow.
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Great Barrington
Wilson
A. J. George
Brookline
Berkshires
New Jersey
Thomas J. Preston, Jr
Grover Cleveland
New Jersey Suffrage Association
Thomas J. Preston
George
Preston
Charles J. Underhill
Somerville
Mary Dewey
Springfield
Westfield
Chester
Huntington
Hardwick
Tyringham
Alford
North
South Egremont
Sheffield
Monterey
New Marlboro
West Becket
Otis
Dual portrait of a woman and a man in estate business
Colonel Irish contrasts two sides of a figure: she has managed a large estate and expanded a business successfully, while presenting a counterpoint that reveals another aspect we cannot fully see.
British Merchant and Fishing Vessels Sunk by U Boats
London official report lists British merchant ships sunk by October 14 at 183, plus 175 fishing vessels sunk to the same date. The totals reflect losses attributed to submarine attacks during the period.
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London
Up-to-Date Club Invite Mentioned by The Post
The Post promotes its Up-to-Date Club inviting readers to join. It notes upcoming Sundays and encourages membership for current subscribers.
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The
Post
Sunday Post
U. S. Infantry Leads NRA Mat At Jacksonville Shoot
The United States Infantry team tops the first stage with 2027 points of a possible 21 percent under heavy rain at Jacksonville Florida. Marine Corps 202, Cavalry 1999, and Massachusetts 1993 follow as forty four teams contest stages at 200 230 and 300 yards rapid and slow fire ahead of tomorrow's 600 and 1000 yard final.
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Fla
United States Infantry
National Rifle Association
Nations Rifle Association
United States Marine Corps
United States Cavalry
Massachusetts
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