THE EVENING SENTIN
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Eli-L80. .RORWALK, CONN.
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Mother Jones. ‘daughter of ‘
battle. for more than half a
century has been a flaming fig-
ure in American industrial life.
A school teacher and dress-
mcker in her earlier career. she
plunged into a. Memphis, Tenn-
esec, fight against a yellow fev-
er epidemic a few years after
her marriage. The epidemic
cost the lives of Mother Jonca'
husband and four children. Soon
afterward, she went to Chicago .
and became identified with the
labor increment.
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By MOTHER JOXES
Published by permission of Charles
-I. Kori: & Co., Chicago. Copyright.
925).
I was born in the city of Cork, Ire-
and, in 1830. My people were poor.
‘or generations they had fought for
reland’s freedom. Many of my
olks have died in that struggle. My
ather, liichard Harris. came to
n'lEi‘lCLL in 1835 and as soon as he
,ad become an American citizen he
.ent for his family. His work as a
aborer with railway construction
rews took him to Toronto, Canada.
ere I was brought up, but always
5 the child of an American citizen.
I that citizenship I have ever been
road.
After finishing the common
choois. I attended the normal
chool with the intention of becom-
ng a. teacher. Dressmaking, too, I
earned proficiently. My first posi~
ion was teaching in a convent in
ionroe. Mich. Later. I came to
hicago and opened a dressmaking
ystablishmont. I preferred sewing
. 'o bossing little children.
i . However. I went back to teach-
i_ us again. this time in Memphis,
I enn. Here I was married in 1861.
3 i Iy husband was an iron molder and
: staunch member of the Iron Mold-
rs‘ Union.
y In 1867. a yellowvtover epidemic
ept Memphis. Its Victims were
u. ainly among the poor and the
orkers. One by one. my foilr little
‘ hildren sickened and died. I
ashed their little bodies and got
hem ready for burial. My hue.
.and caught the fever and died. I
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JOB PRINTING
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3 South Nor-walls
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other Jones’
: .11. With Blood of Irish Battle In
Fever at Memphis; Mate and
CONDITION OF '
AND CANOES
to Rent ‘
Slip on your old “duds'v and
try the fish.
. ROWBOATB
250 per hour - $1.00 per day
CANOES
500 per hour —— $2.00 per day
Agency for Old Towne Canoes
Hickory Bluff Store
NEAR BELL ISLAND BRlDGE
Gee. M. Schllchting. Jr.. Prop.
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88 ”Washington Street
South N orwalk,. Conn.
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all night long, I heard the grating of
the union had buried my husband, I
sat alone through nights of grief.
No one came to me. No one could.
Other homes were as stricken as
was mine. All day long. all night
long. I heard the grating of the
wheels of the death cart.
After the union had buried my
husband. I got a. permit to nurse
the sufferers. This I did until the
STATE ROADS
steam
Ncwlown: Bethel road,
Ishovel grading is under way and
temporary detours are posted as nec.
essary.
Kent: Dover road. steam shovel
grading is under way on new loca-
tion. .\'o detours are necessary.
. Reading: Georgetown road.. steam
shovel grading and macadanr con-
struction are under way on new lo-
cation. No detours are necessary.
New Milford: Bridge street, con-
crete construction is under way and
a short detour is necessary.
loxbury: Southbury road, steam
shovel grading is under way but con-
venient tit-tours are not available.
Traffic should avoid this road as
much as possible as unavoidable dc-
lays may be necessary.
New Milford: Gaylordsville bridge.
Work on the new bridge abutments
is under way. No detours are neces-
sary.
Montvillcz h’orwich-Hadlyme road
under construction. Open to traffic.
shoulders incomplete.
Plainfield: Putnam-Norwich road.
section under construction. Open to
traffic. shoulders incomplete.
Lyme-East Haddam: Norwich-
I-ladlyrne road, section under con-
struction. 0pc nto traffic.
East Lyme: Shore road. to avoid
construction work follow detours as
posted.
It’s to Your Benefit to
i Visit Our
ii REMOVAL SALE
5 . EVERY DAY
'L. GOLDEN
68 Washington Street
South ,Norwalk» '
Colchestcr: llcbrou-Amston road.
under construction.‘ Detour ovcr un-
improved road.
liiontville: Raymond Hill road.
grading being done. Detour posted
via Doibeare Hill road.
Bozrah: Norwich-Colchesler road.
section being paved with concrete in
village of Fitchville. Traffic going
from Norwich to Colchcster will pass
through the work: traffic from Col-
chestcr to Norwich will use detour
as posted.
Chaplin: Willimantic - Hampton
road. grading being done. Open to
traffic.
Putnam: Pomfret street bridge un.
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.MONEY'S VERVWISELY
§'8PENT~WHEN lT
= . PURCHASES NT
Why not use some of your menu)
to purchasd modern plumbing
contentment? You'd be surpris-
ed at the lowness of our charger
for installing a modern bathtut
in your home. Why not get ec-
nuainted with the real facts of
the case and give us I. chen'be tr.
demonstrate our superior eup-
pliee and plumbing abilities.
The Nash, Raymond
‘& Dean Co.
2 re: mu Road
der construction._ Detour posted.
Norwich: Gallows Hill road. grad-
ing being done. Closed to traffic.
Killingly: Putnam-Norwich road,
construction work started. Open to
traffic.
Portland:
road. under construction.
open .but is very rough.
East Hampton: Portland-East
Hampton road under construction.
Optional detour through part of the
way. .
Pequonoek: Sumeld road under
constru‘etion but is open for traffic.
Stafford-Union: Stafford - Union
turnpike under construction but is
open for traffic. ,
East Granby: Windsor Locks road
under construction but is open for
traffic.
Enfield: Prospect Hill road under
construction“. Road closed for
through traffic but local traffic is
accommodated.
Glastonbury - Portland
Road is
Simsbury: Hartford ~ Simsbury
road under construction but is open
for traffic.
Cromwell: River road is under
construction. Short det0ur. is nec-
essary at times. - .
Glastonbury: New London turn-
pike under construction.
tour is necessary at times.
City of Hartford: Maple avenue
under construction: road closed.
Short detour.
West Hartford: West Hartford
Boulevard bridge under construction;
rosd'cloeed. Short detour.
Wethcrefleld: Hartford - Wethers-
‘.
1m
he. (1" ~
field. road under construction. Short
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detour. -
Short de-~
thrilling Life Story
Veins, Fights Yellow.
Four Children Die
“In 1887, a yellow fever epidemic swept Memphis... .Ail day long.
the wheels of the death cart. After
got a permit to nurse the sufferers.
This I did until the plague was stamped out."
plague was stamped out.
I returned to Chicago and went
again into the dressmaking business
with a partner. We were located on
Washingtt‘ street near the lake. In
October. 1871. the great Chicago
fire burned up our establishment
and everything that we had.
I became acquainted with the la-
Ponstruction on the Post road near
the New York line. No delay in
traffic.
Stamford: Keelers Hill on lhc
Boston Post road under construc-
tion. Open to traffic.
Darlen: Boston Post road. Con-
crete road being constructed. No
delay in traffic. ‘
“‘estport: Boston Post road.
Grading on section of road. Peat
Swamp to Nash curve. and the San-
gatuek River bridge to Lighthouse
curve. Traffic east-bound detuurs at
Norwalk via. East avenue and the
Shore road to Saugatuck. Westport
traffic. east-bound, comes in at Com-
po road; west-bound traffic goes
through the contract.
Wes-(port: Shore road. shoulders
under construction. Open through
contract.
Milford: Orange and West lia-
ven-Milford turnpike beingwidened.
No delay to traffic.
Milford: Shore road. concrete un-
der construction. One way traffic at
a time.
Stratford - Trumbull: Stratford -
Trumbull road. bituminous macadam
under construction. No delay to
traffic.
Westbrook: Patchoguc River
bridge under construction. No delay
to traffic. ’
Stamford: Noroton Hill road clos-
ed but good dcaours posted at each
end.
New Hartford:
under construction.
North Canaan-Norfolk: Canaan-
Norfolk road. Section A and B un-
der construction. Probable short de-
lay at underpass near Canana.
Sharon: Antonia-Union road is un-
dcr construction.
Sharon: Amenia road. wood guard
railing being installed.
Torrington: Goshen road is un-
der construction. Detour posted at
'l'orrington end. Delays at rock out.
Short d‘ciour around one bridge.
Watcrtdwn - Waterbury: Water-
town-Thomaston road is under con-
struction. All approaches posted.
Short delay near steam shovel.
Winchester: Rowley street. Win-
stcd. is under construction. Detour
posted for north and south-bound
traffic.
Colehester: Colchester - Norwich
concrete .road under construction.
Detours posted.
Eastford: Phoenlxville road, traf-
fic bent: taken care of on the road:
proceed with care. Traffic will be
held up while asphalt is being ap-
plied.
Ncpaug road is
‘of the working people/to better the
f longing to the Pennsylvania Rail-
bor movement. I learned that in
1866. after the close of the Civil
war. a group of men met in Louie—
ville. Ky. They decided that the
time had come to formulate a pro-
gram to light industrial slavery.
Out of this decision had come the
Knights of Labor. ‘
From the time of the Chicago tire
I became more and more engrossed
in the labor struggle and I decided
to take an active part in the efforts
V
conditions under which they worked.
and lived. ' I became a member of
the Knights of Labor.
One of the first .trlkcs that 1 rev
member occurred in the seventies.
The lluliimore and Ohio Railroad
empio’vrs went on strike and they
sent for me to come to lfittsburg to
help them. 1 went. One night a
riot occurred. Hundreds of box
cars standing on the tracks were
soaked with oil and set came and
sent. down the tracks to the round-
houec. 'l‘he roundhouse caught fire.
Over one hundred locomotives be-
road company were destroyed. It
was a wild night. The flames light-
ed the sky and turned to fiery
flames the steel bayonets of the sol-
dicrs.
The strikers were charged with
the crimes of arson and rioting. al-
though it was common knowledge
that it was not they who instigated
the’ilre. Then and there I learned.
in the early part of my career. that
labor must bear the cross for oth-
ers' sins. must be me vicarious suf-
ferer for the wrongs that others do.
These early years saw the begin-
ning of Ameri a‘s industrial life.
Hand and hand with the growth of
factories and the expansion of rail-
roads. with the accumulation of
capital and the rise of banks, came
anti-labor legislation. Came strikes.
Came violence. Came the belief in
the hearts and minds of the workers
that legislatures but carry out the
will of the industrialists.
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NEXT Industrial warfare in CM-
cago. and the bombing of nay-mar-
kct Square.
EDITOR‘S NOTE—The Even-
ing Sentinel in publishing the life
story of Mother Jones wishes it
o be understood that this news-
paper in no way stands sponsor
for her views or opinions.
She is given free play to ex-
press herself and give her side
of the many dramatic events in
which she figured in the role of
a labor leader. ‘ '
Whether we agrcc. or disagree.
with her. Mothrr .loncs‘ name
has become a household word in
thousands and thousands of
homes—mud all. i'rien dand for
alike. grant her sincerity of pur-
pose. ‘
Her story may shed some light
on the. difficult industrial prob-
lems now facing the country——
particularly the impending coal
strike. and with that object in
view, The Evening Sentinel pub-
lishes it.
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From South
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Sunday , Aug.-30th
Special Train
Lv. South Norwelk 7:30 a. m.
Due New York 8:40 a. m. . .
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23-PIECE
TEA SET
In All Designs
* $70.55
Da Beds
redirect! to $18095
One of the most desirable
pieces of furniture you
could own. Don’t fall to se-
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Metal Beds reduced in our
A st Sale
mm - $9.95
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Refrigerators
l on
Excellent Refrigerators in
9691118! models in golden
oak. Large lee capacity-—
lété’ 3-Piece ib
‘ $48.00
C10sing Out Our Entire Stock of
Fiber Sets at .1-2 Oii. .
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Three-Piece Living Room Set
A rare combination of Comfortand charm. This luxuri-
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over spring-filler construction. All three pieces to go at
this extremely low price. $98.
Only three clayslelt and our August sale of Fine Furniture will be over. Now is the -
time to buy your iurnitilre {or future wants. ‘
We will’store free of charge, so do not miss the opportunity to secure your needs at '
prices reduced from 20 to 50 per cent.
Consisting of large Dresser, Chifferette, Dressing Table;
and Bow’End Bend finished in rich American Walnut. ’j
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Card Tables
,. Left
at
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Richly finished in mahog-
any reduced $15.75
to.........
Couch Hammocks
$7.95
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To close out: what remains
of a large special purchase
of these comfortable couch
hammocks we have decided
to disregard original cost
and price them for one day
at this extremely low fig-
ure. The standard and cans
opy can also be had at
small extra cost.
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