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Pay or Stay Out Edict Marks Marion Mill Strike
Sinclair Lewis reports from Marion North Carolina where wounded strikers are refused hospital care without payment. He describes two mile mill village cottages lacking running water, crowded rooms, and cheap rent, arguing the system traps workers in poverty despite wages.
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