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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1921
Page
8
In Des Moines on Labor Day 12 000 organized labor members led the parade by a battalion of Iowa striplings in uniform. The women’s division took the front firm section while their sons, enrolled in the town guards, directed the march on request of the ladies. Gee, Boldry Bread is good.
Federal troops end two weeks of fighting between union miners and estate guards in West Virginia. Yet underlying issues persist with mine guard system blamed for unrest. Logan Logan County Mingo counties show organized trouble as a sheriff linked to operators profits. US troops maintain order as investigations into miners’ funding from outside West Virginia begin.
The Union dispute escalates as coal owners sever ties with miners and push for an open nonunion shop. Authors warn of mass evictions, scab labor, and a bitter struggle in Washington state, citing costs, hunger, and the need to defend union power amid wartime profit trends.
A historical report describes a rancher unjustly jailed on insanity charges after a gun incident with chicken thieves. It cites brutal death in an asylum and advocates Hunt's proposed reform to provide defense lawyers, timely hearings, jury trials if chosen, and a 60 day observation ward to protect rational defendants from wrongful confinement.
Secretary Hollis B. Fultz to Gov Hart signs for a return receipt documenting a package of food samples from the asylum. The note hints at rotten wormy food claims prompting an official review.
Hundreds of miners walk and ride back through Madison West Virginia as federal troops arrive along the Logan Boone county border. The steady stream moves toward Coal River and Cabin Creek districts with miners largely satisfied the objective of sending troops to quell the disturbance.
Thousands of Los Angeles workers gathered at Selig Zoo park to celebrate Labor Day with addresses, dancing and athletic events. Downtown and suburban districts saw business at a standstill as Attorney Joseph Scott was scheduled to deliver the principal address.
Mass meeting at the municipal auditorium in San Francisco features Congressman John J. Nolan as chief speaker. No parade is planned, part of the Labor Day program for the city.
Mrs. Charles M. Leonard born in London to Russian parents and married in China to a U S citizen. She won among passengers on the Silver State, which arrived last week from Yokohama, and is visiting America for the first time with her husband and baby daughter.
Paris on Saturday witnessed a simple ceremony between Miss Mary Davison and French writer Anatole Lebraz amid limited guests due to illness in the bride’s family. Separately, The Star reports a shipment to a Northern hospital for the insane contained rotten fruit and vegetables allegedly served to patients, prompting inquiry.
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