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Newspaper
Centralia Weekly Chronicle
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1912
Page
7
In Lawrence Massachusetts March 2 strike leaders rejected a mill owners offer of a five percent pay raise as insufficient. They say the real increase is under two percent and accuse owners of using a fifty six hour base instead of fifty four. Strikers reaffirm demand for fifteen percent and plan to renew the strike for a living wage.
United Press dispatch from March 2 reports mutineers looting and setting fires across Pekin, with one sixth of the city burned. Foreign legations crowd for safety as authorities intensify crackdowns and fire losses rise to tens of millions. Mutineers seize freight cars loaded with loot and flee by train while violence erupts near Peking palace and priest killings are claimed.
In Washington on the House rule committee hearing textile strike woes are aired by striker families in Lawrence. Samuel Lipson testifies he cannot support his family while workers recount bread and water living, hours cut, and machines sped to cut wages. Samuel Gompers and Textile Workers' Union President Golden attend.
London reports the miners' walkout worsening with danger of a railroad strike. The executive committee of the Sled Society of Ratway Lee considers demands from railroad workers for convoy use by troops to quell disturbances. A general sympathetic strike is being discussed and potential rail takeover by rioters looms.
Montreal March 2. Bank robbers attempted to hold up the Royal Bank of West Montreal. Five men shot their way inside. one suspect was killed and two captured near the outskirts. The others fled and are being pursued. Police report indicates the robbers appeared well armed.
The postal savings bank in Tenino will open on March 8 as announced by the post office department. The move is expected to increase the town’s financial services and provide work for local residents amid growing interest in postal savings facilities.
New York reports march fourth as garment workers press for better wages and safer conditions. About 250000 clothing workers nationwide ready to strike if demands are unmet, per United Garment Workers of America. Widespread impact expected as strikes threaten Canadian garment industries and regional supply chains.
President Taft issues formal U S neutrality proclamations in the Mexican situation. The action serves as a warning to Americans about the war and the dangers of joining the conflict.
March 2 in Tientsin a detachment of United States troops was ordered to Pekin to protect foreign lives and property from attacks by mutinous soldiers. The action is deemed necessary as Yuan Shi Kai appears unable to cope with the situation.
New York report notes Margaret Brill of Yonkers, a young woman, has her heart on the right side, an extremely rare congenital condition. Doctors at Yonkers Tuberculosis Hospital identified the displacement during examination, stating such cases are unusual and may be due to disease or birth.
New York March 2 Fame is a deeting thing as William Graham and Michel Conrad the shooting show girls have found to their sorrow. Before their trial for the shooting of W S Stokes the young women were featured at local vaudeville houses but after their acquittal the public lost interest in them and they need unable to get engagements. Later they joined a burlesque company but when they appeared at a Gravelord theatre they were hissed by the audience. Both left the company and returned mast. Seems as if thee was nothing left for the poor girls to do but savor somebody else.
March 2 report states suit School District No 9 vs Mary L Sawall will be heard by Judge Rice in Superior Court next Monday. The district seeks to condemn a Forde Prairie site for a schoolhouse owned by Mrs Sawall. Directors offered $600, which Mrs Sawall rejected.
Louis Meyer of New York files a damage case against a traction company after being knocked down on Sisil Avenue. He claims his diet has shifted from corn beef and cabbage to costly premium foods, seeking $2,000 for added living expenses.
A distressed OCR fragment notes a property sale at auction with an appraised value around 41.4 million and improvements valued about 21.42 million. No bids exceeded the appraised value, and the listing hints at a public sale process within a government or civic context.
A note to the chief of police states a woman could not harm herself or her two sons and two girls. the report notes Mrs W Jeltsin aged 40, divorced from her husband, killed her children with poison today. bodies found in bed.
The residence of Olin Boake, a longtime area resident, burned at noon. The origin of the blaze is unknown, with the house total loss and no insurance on the property. Nearby observers reported subsequent towing of vehicles and debris scattered around the site.
London March 2 Mrs Pankhurst suffragette leader was jailed for two months for her role in yesterday’s window breaking spree. About 150 women arrested faced shorter sentences as the mobs struck Trafalgar Square and surrounding streets.
Joe Lakovich and Joe Starr, coal miners from Superior mines in Chehalis, were arrested Thursday night on a complaint by Frank Stermsnick for threatening to kill him. They appeared before Judge West. Starr faced $300 peace bonds. Lakovich was released. The strike is growing more serious and further trouble is feared.
Robinson Bros. will complete plans for a new brick building on North Tower Avenue by the end of next week. The architect, holding the drawing, surveyed the site this morning to find the best layout for the structure.
A blaze destroyed a firehouse near Union Park, injuring the fireman’s wife and year old child. The incident occurred two blocks from the fire scene and damaged the station, with authorities uncertain about the cause.
Pearl Magill is involved as a leader at the Strikers in a Lawrence text dispute. The report notes organizational actions and local response amid the ongoing disagreement over texts and group leadership.
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