Veteran Police Keep the Strikers Moving in Waterbury
Veteran Waterbury police, about 75 officers, kept skilled trade strikers moving as a peaceful picketing action near Scovill Manufacturing. One unskilled worker was arrested for not complying with patrol orders. A patrol line at Mast Main and Cherry streets blocked mass parading while workers stood in supportive but orderly displays for the labor cause.
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Maat Main
Oto
Thomas Divady
Dast Madu
Cherry Streets
Trayden Street
Scovith Manufacturing Company
Npstuikker
Fee
Noobo
Internaational Association of
Slachinists
Wttieh du
Picket Tactics Rise Amid Unrest at Garden Hall Factory
Workers at Garden Hall staged picketing at the gates as union leaders declared peaceful methods and legal action while urging larger support. Police arrested several demonstrators and authorities blocked access, fueling tension as education campaigns framed the eight hour day and fair shop conditions against foreman abuse.
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Seavill
Garden Hall
George Ab Geach
Mast Aiada
Rarden Fall
Sawlengdand Workers’ Association
Bt Medias
Food Prices Fall in Chicago as Summer Approaches
Food prices eased today in Chicago with declines across staples vegetables and fruits seen by commission men. Analysts predict the trend will continue into summer as markets adjust.
Palmer campaign manager testifies on receipts and donors
Washington May 26 C C Carlin Palmer campaign manager testified before committees examining expenditures detailing receipts donors and amounts including Joseph Guiry 10000 Frank Crocker 5000 Francis Garvan 1000 J S Covington 2000 Borack Michael 1500 John Crosby 1906 1900 total 35610 plus 10000 Georgia spend 500 delegates named among 500 Palmer supporters and few federal officials identified he denied representing Crucible Steel while admitting counsel for its president Dupuy.
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Palmer
Joseph Guiry
Pittsburg
Frank Ll. Crocker
New York
Francis P. Garvan
J. S. Covington
Philadelphia
Borack Michael
Scraunton
John
Crosby
Hartford
Conn
Carlin
E Carlin
Wenson
Pennsylvania
Flo
Bruce Sterling
Cartin
Georgia
Garlin
Department of Justice
Internal Revenue
Weavon
Crucible Steel Company
Dupuy
Cooks and Stewards Occupy First Class Cabins
London May 26 Cooks and stewards occupied first class cabins on the steamship Auguste Victoria bound for New York. The dispute over accommodations delayed the sailing for Lidiuyse Mingly. The company agreed the men would have the best available, and promised to build more commodious quarters for employees aboard.
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London
Cooks and Ste Wards
Waiserin Auguste Victoria
New York
Lidiuyse Mingly
Weather Forecast for New Portindlair and Nearby Areas
The forecast calls for continued cool conditions tonight and Thursday with moderate northwest winds for New Portindlair. New Haven vicinity expects cloudy skies with little temperature change. Connecticut should see fair conditions with moderate northeast winds tonight and Thursday. Showers occurred along the Atlantic coast from Florida to Massachusetts but did not extend inland. Pleasant weather is noted in northern districts east of the Mississippi, with no defined storm east of the Rockies. Disturbances remain centered over Florida and Minnesota. temperatures are below normal in northern areas and near normal from the Mississippi to the Atlantic coast. Vicinity conditions are expected to be partly cloudy with little temperature change.
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Washington
New Haven
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Florida
Minnesota
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Coast
Labor Delegates Track Strikers Hearing At Connecticut Federation Fortieth Convention
Balloting for state officers highlighted the Connecticut Federation of Labor thirty fifth annual convention with Patrick F. O'Meara of New Haven expected to be re elected president. The nomination slate includes several candidates for vice president and for treasurer, with Nellie Chase the first woman nominated as a federation delegate. Delegates showed keen interest in the fate of 150 strikers arrested for parading without a permit, forming a five member committee to attend the police court hearing as spectators. Secretary Ornburn warned that defeating anti union legislation requires broad executive support and broader funds. opposition to the Kansas industrial court law and Lever Act was denounced as wartime oppression of workers. Resolutions called for trade school study and responses to disunions in Bridgeport and New London. The strike actions of drop forgers and die sinkers at Billings were noted.
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Patrick F. O'Meara
New Haven
Frank OC
Scollins
Daniel Jornham
Thomas A. Sweeney
Marlin JL. Kane
William J. Buclkley
Thomas Brennan
Edward N. Seeth
Wit
George M. Beach
Dra N. Ornburn
Connecticut
General Assembly
Ornburn
Ine
Wtwmon
Kansas
George Behrend
International Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Brooklyn
Rubber Shoe Workers’ Union of
Naugatuck
Amalgamated Metal Workers of Bridgeport
New London
Machinists’ Union
Billings
Judge declares Lever Act unconstitutional ruling on coal case
Indianapolis May 26 Judge A B Anderson declares sections four and 26 of the Lever Act unconstitutional and quashes 18 of 15 counts against 125 coal miners and operators. He upholds section nine and overrules a motion to quash five counts. Indicted are miners and operators in Indiana Illinois Pennsylvania and Ohio. The ruling affects Indiana and Pennsylvania miners. other defendants not directly affected. The injunction against the strike was issued at the request of Attorney General Palmer. The grand jury had indicted for conspiracy to restrict coal supply and raise prices after the strike ended.
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Anderson
Charles Wyans Stumbes
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Palmer
Juan Barragan
Carranza
Jupiter Ramierez
Barragan
Lerrero
Marquez Ceron
Herrero
Carranza Party
Puebla
Mariel
Seventy Barrels of Sugar Seized by Federal Agents
Seventy barrels of sugar were seized in Portsmouth New Hampshire on May 26 by federal agents. Authorities say the sugar was shipped from Massachusetts dealers to conceal it from food investigators. It was intimated arrests on hoarding charges will be made.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Massachusetts
Mrs O Dell On Trial In Kneep Murder Case
Rochester May 26 Pearl Beaver Odell and husband James T Odell go on trial for the murder of Edward J Kneep Justice Robert F Thompson presides. Prosecutor Fuller says evidence supports Odell claim that Kneep annoyed Mrs Odell after marriage and tried to renew improper relations. James T Odell recently convicted and is in Sing Sing under death sentence.
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Rochester
N. Y
Pearl
Beaver Odell
James T. Odell
Edward J. Kneep
Robert IF. Thompson
Odell
Edward J. Sneep
James Louis Odell
Sneep
Fuller
Germany Accepts Invitation to Spa Conference
London dispatches report Berlin informs the British charge d affaires that Germany will accept the allies invitation to attend the Spa conference. Chancellor Hermann Mueller communicates acceptance signaling resumption of discussions among major powers on European security and postwar arrangements.
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Germany
London
Berlin
Hermann Mueller
Spa
Labor delegates back Ireland recognition plea at meeting
Spencer plant of Hartford backed the resolution declaring organized labor’s sympathy with world peoples and urging President Wilson and Congress to recognize the Republic of Ireland. Delegates closed by enjoying a theater party hosted by members of the Central Labor Union in Waterbury.
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Spencer Plant
Hartford
Wilson
Congress
Republic of Ireland
Central
Union Waterbury
Waterbury Strikers Parade Case On Judge Larkin Bench
Waterbury May 16 A court trial ordered for more than 125 strikers arrested for parading without a permit featured an objection to Judge William J. Larkin Jr by attorney Herman Weisman who argued the judge was disqualified due to his father’s ties to Waterbury Clock Co. The first batch of prisoners was found guilty and fined. Most detainees were Russian and Italian machinists from local plants.
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William J. Larkin, Jr
Herman Weisman
Larkin
William J. Larkin
Waterbury Clock Company
Judge Larkin
Seavill Manufacturing Company
Hugh Flaherty
James Mulville
North Square
Richard F. Leroy
Ser-geant Fenton Phelan
Patrick Healy
New York City Police Raid Prompts Gambling Crackdown
A chaotic raid targets a large craps game drawing actors and brokers amid disbelief over claims of widespread corruption. Police seize equipment and arrest several participants while investigators pursue leads about organized crime links and the gambling operation's scale.
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New - York
Sinn Fein attacks burn many Irish government buildings
In Ireland May 26 dispatches report Sinn Fein attackers, numbering over a thousand, burned or destroyed courthouses at Waterville and Cloyne near Cork, offices of agriculture and Dublin city, Rankin barracks and coast guard station, and attacked police car racks near Galway. Damage runs into tens of thousands of dollars.
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Ireland
Waterville
Cork
Cloyne
Dublin
Department of Agriculture
City Corporation
Rankon Barracks
Coast Guard
Lightgeorge
Galway
County
Kilbrittain Castle Damaged in Ireland Fire
Kilbrittain castle northwest of Cork near Brandon was burned last night with damages estimated at 500000 dollars. The incident was reported in a message here today.
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Kilbrittain Castie
Cork
Ireland
Kilbrittain Castle
Brandon
Eight Battalions Held in Reserve in Ireland
In Ireland and London on May 26 eight battalions were kept ready as reinforcements for troops in Ireland. The government issued an order allowing 26 regiments to reenlist 100 men each for service in the United Kingdom. Despite a railroad workers strike settlement, workers refuse to return, raising fears of a broader rail shutdown. Fresh arson attacks on government buildings spread across Treland, linked to the new troop readiness orders.
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London
Ireland
United Kingdom
Treland
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