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Pawtucket Tribune
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
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In Providence, Olneyville mills reopened on Dec. 5 amid a strike, but only 11 operatives returned to work at the offered prices. A parade of about 800 strikers, including women, marched through streets despite bad weather, followed by a mass meeting.
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Olneyville Mills Opened But
Only Eleven Went to Work.
An Imposing Parade of 2,000 Opera-
tives Yesterday.
PROVIDENCE, Dec. 5.—The whistles of the Olneyville mills sounded
yesterday for the first time in many weeks
to call into the mills those who were will-
ing to go to work at the prices offered by
the manufacturers.
The operatives assembled to the number
of several hundred, but only 11 went to
work. Of these six were at the Weybos-
set mill, two at Fletcher's and three at the
Riverside. A large force of police were on
band, but no trouble was experienced. At
the Saxon mill the employees went to work
on the new schedule which had been
agreed upon.
At the National mill it was stated that
unless a sufficient force to run the mill is
assured, it will be closed for the winter,
and that the same was true of the Saranac
mill.
At 10 o'clock the parade of the strikers
was made through the principal streets.
There were about 800 in line, including
many women operatives. A thousand
were kept away by the bad weather. The
procession was headed by a band. A mass
meeting followed.
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Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Olneyville, Providence
Event Date
Dec. 5
Outcome
only 11 operatives returned to work (6 at weybosset mill, 2 at fletcher's, 3 at riverside); saxon mill employees accepted new schedule; national and saranac mills may close for winter if insufficient workforce; no trouble occurred despite police presence; parade of about 800 strikers held, mass meeting followed.
Event Details
Olneyville mills whistles sounded to call willing workers at manufacturers' prices after weeks of strike; several hundred assembled but only 11 entered; large police force present but no issues; at 10 o'clock, parade of strikers through principal streets, headed by band, including many women; about 800 participated, 1000 kept away by bad weather; mass meeting after parade.