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San Antonio Daily Light
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
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In New York on Dec. 13, two men—a candy factory manager and a woven wire mat factory partner—were arrested for violating child labor laws. A factory inspector reported finding two girls aged 13 and 14 working 68 hours for $1, with one fined for talking and lateness. The magistrate called the charges indicative of virtual slavery.
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New York, Dec. 13.-Two men, one the manager of a candy factory, and the other a partner in a woven wire mat factory, have been arrested on charges preferred by factory inspectors of violation of the child labor law.
The magistrate who heard the complaint declared the charges to be unusual, and if true, indicated a condition of virtual slavery.
One of the factory inspectors said she found at the candy maker's two girls of 13 and 14 years who worked 68 hours in six days for which they received $1. One of the children had been fined ten cents for talking during business hours and two cents for having been five minutes late one morning.
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New York
Event Date
Dec. 13
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two men arrested on charges of child labor law violations; magistrate declared charges unusual and indicative of virtual slavery if true; girls worked 68 hours in six days for $1, one fined 10 cents for talking and 2 cents for being five minutes late.
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Two men, one the manager of a candy factory and the other a partner in a woven wire mat factory, arrested on charges by factory inspectors for violating the child labor law. Magistrate heard the complaint and noted it indicated virtual slavery. Inspector found two girls of 13 and 14 at the candy factory working 68 hours in six days for $1, with fines imposed on one child.