THE PHILADELPHIA STRIKE.
WOMEN BEAT MILITIA. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. London, February 24. The Washington correspondent [of the London Times states that the Philadelphia strike is attributable to political [corruption. The Republican machine in the city is a by-word for dishonesty, particularly in connection with the tramway®. Seven hundred and fifty cars have been The total casualties are nearly one thousand, dead and dying twelve, seriously injured 91, including 81 policemen. One oar depot has been dynamited. The militia posted at intervals of twenty yards proved a fiasco. The women stuck tins on the bayonets and cut off militiamen’s buttons as souvenirs. The gaols are overcrowded and business is r.aralysed. The trials ut prisoners have begun, sentences ranging from two to six years.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9690, 25 February 1910, Page 5
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124THE PHILADELPHIA STRIKE. Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9690, 25 February 1910, Page 5
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