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Caught in Machine

Graniere Sues the National and Providence Mills Company for $5000 Damages.

The national and Providence Worsted Mills are defendants in a suit brought by Filippo Graniere in which he asks for $5000 damages, for injuries received while clearing a machine belonging to the defendants.

The plaintiff alleges that in April of 1902 he was hired to clean a certain machine and that while in process of the work, the machine was sometimes put in motion. No instructions were given, as to how to avoid being entangled he claims and he alleges he was caught in the machine.

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Labor Riots at Lawrence, Mass

Massachusetts militiamen with fixed bayonets surround a parade of peaceful strikers. The Lawrence textile strike was a strike of immigrant workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912 led by the Industrial Workers of the World.

A serious labor trouble has prevailed at Lawrence, Mass., this week, resulting from the strike of 15,000 textile workers. In changing from a 56 to a 54-hour week, the mills reduced wages accordingly. The hands wanted the full week’s pay. Now they demand an increase of 15 per cent, double pay for overtime and the abolition of the premium system. There was so much rioting that eight companies of the state militia were ordered to reinforce the police and civil officers. The state hoard of arbitration is trying to bring about a settlement, and there were indications yesterday that the troubles would soon be settled.

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Amalgamated Strikers Stand Firmly For Real Union

Photo of a group of garment workers on strike. Several are holding signs with union and strike slogans. Many are women.

Friday marked a week’s anniversary of the battle begun by the International Tailoring Company to break the Amalgamated Clothing Workers’ Union and establish “open shop” under the scab label of the United Garment Workers. And a lively anniversary it was.

With every one of the 800 strikers standing out solid, the strikers’ spirit is better than ever. The firm thought that about 80 per cent would stay, but not one remained, only about 25 scabs furnished by the scab agency of the United Garment crew are on hand, and not one solitary garment has been made by them. They are too busy thinking how they are going to get back home with a whole skin.