Suffragette Militants Target London in Vote Drive Milestone
Newsreel from London reports suffragette militants led by General Drummond firing sting shots marked votes for women at passersby from motor omnibuses. In Westminster police court Miss Jane Ilford faced an 8 dollar fine for operating a catapult as Miss Melford chose jail after her father paid the fine, prompting family drama.
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London
Drummond
Emmeline Pankhurst
Westminster
Jane Ilford
Melford
Mark Melford
Boston Garment Workers Vote to Strike Monday
Boston garment workers backed by the Central Labor Union and the AFL will strike Monday. The United Garment Workers Union, with about 5,000 Boston workers, voted to strike for wage increases from eight to 15 percent, an eight hour day, union recognition, ending subcontracting to tenements, better sanitation and fire protection, and no outsourcing to New York factories.
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Boston
Central Labor Union of Boston
American Federation of Labor
Garment Workers of Boston
United Garment Workers’ Union
New York
Yeggs Blow Safe Get $1,260 and Start Big Fire
Four cracksmen robbed the Moeller & Company office early today, binding the watchman Michael Moser and blowing the safe to take $1,260. Three hours later a fire partially destroyed the store, causing about $75,000 in losses. police say the blaze started in blankets used to muff le the explosion. The watchman freed himself after hours. The St Stephen basketball quintet will play the Collegians at Bostwick hall tonight.
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Chicago
Moeller & Company
General Merchandise
Michael Moser
Yale Man Ends Life in Winnipeg Hotel Tragedy
Eugene Delano Jr., a 25 year old Yale graduate and New York banker, died by suicide in a Winnipeg hotel room after his body was found. A note read Forgive me, Eugene. The Delano family, prominent in banking, received word by wire and offered no motive.
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Winnipeg
Man
United States
Jones
Eugene Delano, Jr
New York
Royale Alexandra Hotel
Delano
Eugene
Yale
Eugene Delano
Brown Brothers & Company
New York City
Washington Square
J. W. Colray
United Railways of
St. Louis
New York Life Insurance Company
Strike issue is unionism in Rankin Braddock dispute
The Rankin Braddock strike centers on union recognition as a wage shift to tonnage pay prompts workers to seek union status. Pittsburgh reports the steel firm will pay a 10 percent wage increase, but will meet only a grievances committee, not union officials. Officials warn of possible country wide action if settlement fails. Also brief notes on a Guilford farmer's collar theft arrest and a public meeting joke about marriage in Danielson.
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Pittsburgh
Rankin- Braddock
Steel Company
Allegheny County
American Steel & Wire Company
Canada
Steel Corporation
Rankin
New Haven
Frederick Stannard
Guilford
Hiram Bortis
Bortis
Danielson
John Frisbie
Anna Shaw
Bracelets Parade Draws City Shoppers In Vivid Ad
An ornate sales pitch invites residents to visit and admire a wide display of bracelets. The seller touts gold and silver pieces, gem settings, and intricate engravings aimed to please as they imagine Egyptian, Grecian, and Roman tastes.
Grocery Bulletin Weekly Sale Prices Seen in Local Market
The notice lists discounted tea options at 39c for Saturday and 49c regulars, including Formosa Black Tea and Mixed Tea. It advertises bulk items like 10 lbs Yellow Corn Meal, 7 lbs Buckwheat, Evaporated Peaches, and Prunes, plus a free Postum Cereal demonstration and multiple Postum and Post products with bundled prices.
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Rogenheimer and Societe Cing
Mitchell
Big
Savin Rock Merchant
St. Petersburg
Fla
Pinellas
Real Estate Exchange
Noel A. Mitchell
Exchange
Hbel
Savin Rock
Main ST
Fairfield Ave
Fancy
Long Island
Hayes Fish CO
Water Street
the People’s Dary
State Street
THE
Joseph P. Coughlin CO
East Main Street
Geo. A. Robertson
Yan
O. K
Aesorus
Chinchilla
Davy
Brown
Grey
Morrow
le Price
Cesar Misch
Main, Golden Hill and
Middle Streets
Boston Garment Workers
Yeggs
St. Stephen
Collegians
Bostwick Hall
Tenicht
N. Y
Foley
F. B. Brill
Stratford Avenue
Sixth Street
M. J. Buechler
Middle St
Florida
Post
Post Tavern
Bridgeport Public Market and Branch
East Main ST
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