Spectacle of Hanging Provokes Prisoner Protest in Chicago
Chicago officials plan to have 200 inmates witness the hanging of Ruffalo Dorrage as a deterrent, drawing protests from Jane Addams, Mary McDowell, Gertrude Howe Britton, and others who call it barbaric. Sheriff Peters defends the method as a necessary lesson, while discussions question the impact on crime and prisoner morale.
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The Black Sheep Before the Judge and the Jail Visit
In a courtroom scene the speaker likens authorities to hungry wolves and prisoners to well feathered ducks plucked for their cash. The dialogue accuses officials of serving constituency finances over justice while prisoners protest their harsh treatment and looming destitution. The judge ponders a course of action as the scene ends with a promise of continuation next week.
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Kizzener
Jack
Steel center unrest sparks clashes and bans on meetings
At Braddock near Edgar Thompson Works state troopers dispersed a funeral procession of striking workers as unions face a regional ban on gatherings. In Duquesne Burgess James Crawford is dubbed Duke of Duquesne and named an enemy of the strikers. Only Labor Temple meetings are allowed in Pittsburgh and Homestead amid a broader press of political prisoners.
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Revolutions Rise as Russia's Example Shapes World
The Nation surveys a year of upheaval tracing the European and American reaction to revolutionary ideas. It argues the world enters a new age of political and economic change driven by mass action, labor power, and nationalization, with Russia as both model and cautionary tale.
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Socialism renews life against decay in modern era
A reflective passage asserts that decay follows aging while socialism acts as a life preservative. It claims the spirit of socialism renews life daily and defies old age, declaring that now is the best time on earth and every red blooded person should prove their worth to the world.
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Charles W. Peters
Soviet federation ideal aims at voluntary union not empire
In Copenhagen, M. Litvinoff asserts Russia has no imperial designs and seeks a federation of peoples bound by economic ties. He says secession would be allowed and Moscow would respect Baltic independence, with rights for Georgians, Lotians, Ukrainians choosing their fate and Turk freedom within own borders.
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