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The Cotton Factory Times. — 1909-03-05 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

VERDICT OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH.  On Monday evening Mr. J. A. K. Ferns, deputy Coroner, held an inquest at tbe Stalybridge Town Hall touching the death of Joseph Henry Aspic, who was found dead in bed at his home in Knowl-street, the previous day. Mr. T. Pickering was foreman of the jury. Mary Ann Aspin said deceased was her husband, with wham she resided at 60, Knowl-street. Stalybridge. He was a weavers' overlooker, and was 51 years of age. The deceased had suffered from rheumatism on and off for several years, and latterly he had had bronchitis and a bad cough. On Saturday her husband was in his mat health. He went out of the bones between four and live o'clock in the afternoon and returned at 10 45 p.m. under the influence of drink, but not drunk. He was tan very happy mood. He had taken a lot of drink "in his limo;" in fact he had imbibed aU the days of bin life. The demeaned drank beer. He went to bed at 11 20 p.m.,going to a room which he had for a week need alone on account of being disturbed by a grandchild, who was staying with them. It was the deceased's custom to stay in bed until noon on Sundays. She and her daughter roee at 8 30 fLIM. on Sunday morning, but they did not detect a email of gas. At midday, however, her danghter detected a smell of gas tip-tales and acquainted her of the fact. Upon going into her husband's room she found him lying on the bed. partially undressed. The room emelt strongly of gee. The deceased was on hie back on Ohs bed, his feet touching the floor, and his right hand was close to hie right ear. He appeared as though he had gone to sleep. She tried to rouse her husband, but failed. The gas tap was turned partly on, but no gas was then isnaing, as the slot meter had become exhausted. The window was closed. There was no fireplace in the bedroom. Dr. Hancock wan called in, and he pronounced life extinct. The deceased had never threateued to commit suicide. He was insured for £ll Hs. He was in no trouble that she was aware of, aiLi be worked up to Saturday noon. The Deputy Coroner pointed out to the jury that a email quantity of gas in euch a small ccctooe that in which Aspin slept wonld asphyxiate anyone who remained there any length of time. The deceased was a nian who had taken a lot of drink, and his health was not of the beet. therefore the gas would moon have a fatal effect. There was no suspicion of foul play. Ho did not think the man had committed suicide.  A verdict of "Accidentally poisoned 137 coal gas fumes " was returned.
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1919-05-02 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

TION.—The annual meetingof the Rochdale Branch tel the Textile Trades Ft•deration was held on Wednesday evening of last week in the Weepers' Club, River-street. Mr. .1. Lee presided. The view was expressed that the workers should be educated up to thorter hours, and a 44 hours week aimed at. It was reported that many complaints had been received from operativre regarding the long delays experienced at the load Emplo)rneut Exchange. The following officers were elected for the ensuing twelve months,President, Mr. J. Lee (Textile Warehousemen); aecretary, Mr. Elliott Lees (Rochdale Twisters); treasurer, Mn. J. T. Tetlow (Rochdale Weaveral; executive committee, 'Messrs. J. If. Holden. J.P.„ D. Hoyle, W. Montague J. J. Taylor, T. Walme. ley, J. Morton, W. Hardman, .1. Wlllon (Latieborough), and J. White (Littleborough). Arrxiarrtia Summg.—Nlary Foy (30), a cotton operative, lodging at 4, Sellans-street, Rochdale, was charged at the Rochdale County Police Court with having attempted to commit suicide by drowning in the canal at Littleborougb, and a gallant rescue story wee related, an reported font week. On Good Friday acc.al was seen by Hartley Seaton Robinson (17), of (A, Durhamstreet, Rochdale, and a companion standing on the towing path near Than Bridge, with a beet bottle and tufflller in her hands. She called out. I Into my mother," and owing to her strange conduct the youths took the bottle from her, and threw it into the canal. Foy, who was under the influence of drink, walked on for about 30 yards. and jumped ,into the canal. Robinson ran to the spot, and dived into eti feet of water anti rescued her. Accused expressed her gratitude to . Robireon for rescuing her, and on promising not to repeat the offence she was discharged.--The Chairman (Mr. T. Holt) oomph' mooted Robineon on his brave and courageous net, and Supt. Jump mid to would bring his conduct to the notice of the Royal Humane Society.  •
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1919-05-16 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

ROO., LI . er.in dnettlilli,, btuht, trhome perttoctets: ttolasptininttihong dboyy.hoarionisr tiz;,,ingia.:,,nior_u,irneti.g.:eadrd.i.loodthe.otaandsd:ylonc.m, Awfah.d.vent's and " a doable dyed 'un." She took him y the Pomi patterns and bigblv artistic effects 'Bolton. waift,at, and struck him in the hioe ‘"ahaat ' are now 'boottg prod. kd or Brood Oak Pontworks, j held at.htabde. Talbot Inn Brown -street, the was c.ornmitted suicide. and at the Wye. any rause. I.S.,endant ale slitJuted "B hat' aL.at and cithibitr 'row thr wiz". have *hi' wcsk been ! was ....I io Lt.t,tdraestiotruilenott.r.,Dmeccasean mdeirritt itmass old Ike," shoo hitshandl, and melittoned something amongst the outstansimg features of a dtapery and 1.4.dt t'iea a ' , ...,,,,L. HOC arnsd dear ta about her husband has Mg been thrown to of the textiles exhibition at toe Agricultural Hail, Lon- wove wiirde.spung stt,.. h, here,.more. _ 0. Mibgate and .K.cit Comet vative Culi, cf which he d. n. The geed, a: e, of course, exhibited M the , himaelf , • aid per . e , . „.....g. "i-7,:gist and defendant's nusband wore member.. At the : name ot the Calf o I riMers' Assooation. readily understand the strusgm a , last etesititin at ‘‘lntwo,n Mr. A. A. Mer,ers j The "'Ernes" refes to the doptay as "one of •, man would .have to make ends meet on so begvicepeesident of the cmit, was a candidate, and j the inost absorbing exhibits in the hall. The gajrl,9. ir p;t4tne.. °V o!idhoruav,),t%ont i.,'''irealiged delendlnt's husband sooonded the nomination of i luminous cretonnes, hand dyed on an an,:ient prin- ' a Mr. Ftank lord i kne Lob or candidato, in con- 1 cipe, in which a castitJg of wax forms part of the fwTh tort sontt Lancs. They were "hod old days ...Pte..° of wihori N, iggittr war erl'hed front the 1 prooess, too arranged IA) give due eff, to Heir t P° I •ith today when the we.. r's lot ill dub. Conm'ainant, however, had nothing what- j beauty cf design. William Monis's priniple that contrastes w "I' ' e rot to be oomparfsd in any wal sent fuer to do watt it —ln froti exam nat.. torn- j the artjst and the cralisman (should work In close the reverse of un.
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1919-02-14 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

MOVEMENT FOR RELEASE  OF C.O.'s.  We gather that the Executive of the 'National Union of Railwaymen ore requesting the Labour party and the Trades Union Congress to appeal to the Government for the irnmedlate release from durance of all conscientious phjectois. It was time some such move *as made by same organised body with weight behind it, as the Government does not appear So have the moral courage to act on its non initiative. It was quite necessary in framing the Kilitary Service Act to provide for the ewes of those persons who declined to undertake soldiering on conscientious grounds. If the lass 416 it left Parliament had been duly carried out, instead of being flagrantly broken, ninny reasonable people would have been saved the outrage of their resceptibilities by the cruelties that have been lawlesely practised on those ehose consciences would not permit them to engage in the veerk of slaughter. When all is said and done, it required a fine courage to persist in such an attitude, if only on account of the public contumely that it evoked. People may feel all the contempt they please for those who refuse on principle to do the work of soldiers; they cannot contend such men are cowards. The coeard would pocket his scruples and take the chances of facing the enemy in preference fo submitting to the alternative, with all its in&pity, brutality, punishment, and even death. llovrever, the public knows all about that. The point is that if there was ever a justification for proceeding to the inordinate lengths to which the system of persecution has been earried— there was never any excuse for straining and breaking the law as it has been no strained teal broken—the time has now come, with the war practically over and demobilisation in progress, when the conscientious objectors ought to be set at liberty. At the best they must be a miserable and broken remnant. We are told that of the 1,500 still in prison, 700 have served terms of hard labour amounting to two year sentencoi, and name have been in prison as long as two years and seven months. Since the Armistice even 115 have been court martialled and sentenced to further tern.. More than 50 have died, over 30 have been driven insane, six have committed suicide, and nearly 200 have been released because their health was completely broken. Many of those 'low in gaol are slowly dying, their gre.tt.t crime being fidelity to their comic
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1919-04-18 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

WHITWORTH TRAGEDY.  Murder of a Young C,ardroom Operative.  EX-SOLDIERS StIGTDE.  As the reeult of a tragio occurrence at Whitworth on Saturday night a cardroom hand of 16 you, of age died on Nlonday evening in the Roohdale infirmary, from severe injuries be the head, supporwsi to have been indicted by a young mar• riot wither, who afterwards drowntvl himwlf. The girl is Minnie Boycott. and her assailant waa Joe lfiwk!ey, a labourer, who about two years ago lost the use of his nght arm in the war. The girl hail been lodging for tome time with the deceased and his wife, anti was to have returned home on Saturday evening'. lip to about a week before hoe • death the girl worked as a oardroom hand at the Fitc.it Ring Mill. The Double Inquest. The Inquest on both bodies vrio held on Taesday noon at. the Rochdale Infirmary by the deputy coroner (Mr. Brie N. Molosworrh) and a jury.— Evidence Waal given by various witnesses, and Buck• ley's widow said an empty orange squaah bottle was in the house when she went shopping to Rochdale on Saturday evening. but it was ...Ind when she returned. She &drafted that the bottle (produced) which was found close to the injured girl was similar in every respect. Her husband had told her several times life was not worth living. . . .  Several letters left by Buckley stew read by the Coroner. In OM tO 11111 wife he said: Me and Minnie have decided to end all together after what be happened. but I hope someone will leek! afwr you. as you have been a tree and good wife B me. Yrn could net have been better, bet I am miserable with being out of work and depressed:. In another to his father and mother he declared that " Me and Minnie have done wrong, and wo have decided to end all together." After deliberation the jury unanimously returned a verdict of "Wilful murder " against Beek-ley and aLso ono of " Suicide " in his own ease.
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1891-08-14 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

OLDRAX-STREET), MANCHESTER.  The Hungarian paper Lepta states that Ardlle. Helena Vacarescu, who has been in attendance on the C awn of Roumania in Venice, tried to commit suiciue a few days ago. The Queen, adds this &c-ecina, snatched the dagger from the would-be suicide's hand, and prevented her from carrying out her intention. A Lunatic with £BOO in Gold. A men of unsound mind was brought by a constable before Mr. Biron, at the Lambeth Police Court, and charged with having been found wandering and unable to give any account of himself. The accused was arrested in the Camberwell Road, where lie had called upon various tradesmen with a request that they must close thgfr places of business, as it was Sunday. At the station £BOO in gold, besides notes and securities, were found upon him, but no clue to his identity. A doctor pronounced the man insane, and the magistrate sent him to an asylum. An English Sailor Killed by a Belgian Policeman. The seaman William Palmer, who shipped on board the steamer Zebra, of Hull, as William Brown, and was shot by a Belgian policeman at Antwerp on the 4th, died on Sunday morning in the St. Elizabeth Hospital, Antwerp. The death of this unfortunate man under such distressing circumstances his produced a most painful impression B.lllolla English sailors in this port. Stephen Green, the other seaman arrested by the police for assault, is in prison wetting his trial, but he emphatically denies having been present when Palmer was shot. He is also from Hull, and is a married man with a family, and has been fifteen years at sea. The British Consul has reported the sad occurrence to the Foreign Office.  A man named Amps met his death in a dreadful manner at March. He went into a farmys.ol, where he wee attacked by a bull, which knocked him dows, knelt upon him, and killed him. Another man, named Noble, witneseed the occurrence, and at imminent danger to himself ran into the yarn, beat off the boll, and dragged Amps sway; life, however, wile then extinct.
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1918-08-16 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

TOM KILBURN.  " What a very peculiar trunk!" said Mr. Marrowbone, looking through his eye-glasses at a large and handsome une winch the civilian sale,man had ju.t dragged from its retarat in the corner to the centre of the room. " Peculiar? Yes sir," said tee young man, lifting the lid and exhibiting the interior. " The trunk, sir, was made to order for a wealth`, gent.!tnian in fast., vre made him t.tee just alike. lie never wanted them, and etcere disposing of them  I -4;t- a sacrifiee..' l• why didn't lie want theta" asked Mr. Mar- • rowhonc, who had a streak of curiosity--douhtless ! inherited from his mother--in his composition. "Carnets, not to want what you have ordered." " Yeti, Mr," rephal the sadreman. "Very Cl/Hota,e, Belt 111 t,ht case there wag a COMpIMaMOII 111,1 t rendered the gentleman quite excusable. fir volemitted suicide." " Ahl Very wrong!" said Mr. klarrowbone1' Very wrong of him!" " Quite so, sir," replied the salesman. "Y', phierve tho elegant receptacle for tiooktes; tsds Pace for your collar-bux; hero lie the shirts, if yea 0..0. On the a hole I doubt if you can find anjthing likii the in the arty." 1 doubt if 1 earl." said Mr. Marrowlenes •' .Tutt pia my intitials on it. • M. M. '.—Milton , Marrowhone. and send it at once." " Very well. sir; and 1 think you n.ll IlaNar ilie,purcliase," said the sale.rnan. Hard y had ho bewrii his cusehinqi nut of the i diii•r when a lady tee peed up the strips atni entered. She was rather good-loiiking, her age might have beg, thirty. and her appearance tvit that which rem be described by the exprersion, " just turned Oar Of a ha,aibot." "1 waid triink," the be-gene " and—there— Rhst :s ex irtly ,eh, 1 like." And she pinieted to Mr. Marc.,, reoent purchase. " Sorry, ma'am, but we've just sold that," said the polio saltsinat L. conjuring up net expression of ceetelet I.e v.ns quite tmehinc. •. But " hero he allowed a gleam of hop, to r.parkle in fig eyo—" hot. te ini ni. we have n nother. outwardly diff ming only in the interior; one, in fact, more fig a lady." " Let me sell it." said the customer. Another trunk was trundled front the shadows in the far cairn, of ths rillop and chicken 1 open. The lady peeped into it. " I'll take it," she I..aid, after hearing the price. take it. I'm in a misperate hurry. Put my initials on it, and tend it home at once." The polite sa:eimian made a bow so profound that It eel, coal,' became ate aorohatdc performance, anti the lie y vanished. She had loft bor. card:—
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1902-08-15 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

LANCASHIRE V. AMERICAN WEAVERS To the Editor of the Factory Times. Sir,—Mr. Shacketon, M.P., in a recent speech at s weavers' meeting, said that the Lancashire weaver vio relatively better off than an American weaver. Sio.4 the deputation retarned I have carefully read the "; ports which have appeared in the Factory Times. filf from the statements there made I cannot see how lin Shackleton comes to that conclusion. In the Bret place all the delegates admit that Afos,.ri. can weavers receive more money, amounting fro" to 15e. per week. Secondly, that the American weaver is boner clothe and fed, and has a higher standard of living. Thirdly, that food and clothing are is cheap America, and that house rent alone is higher. 0 Frisoect:tahuldv ,mthi lai ttatrhi semy aloe ean tatasexaesdh itroe weavernisi n ts!n wok: Fifthly, that they have better yarns for weaving, fa" sized only for weaving purposes. beSinigztfhLy, tfhroamt tdbuestrs sanvdi negt esalome di us .tsre lunch he/dike:: Severithly, that there is better treatment and f suicides amongst the weavers traceable to their von' ing conditions. the Eightlll9, that there are fewer married women .n weaving sheds, as the American workers' sentiment If strongly averse to their employment. to go to Ninthly, that children are not allowed w?rk before 14 and 16 years of age, and a greater reduction in infantile deaths. According to the evidence of American wee Yesp: flee, prefer the weaving conditions of America. e. Lancashire weavers are able to keep their wlf _O, home never tell of maintaining children. doubt but that 50,000 looms in Lancashire are Wit run by married women. If Lancashire weavers relatively better off than American then I am sorry the American weavers.—Yours, A WEAVO'  ENolllol3B.—ln a certain town in the South of Scotland there dwelt a policeman possessed of usually large feet. One night after he had retirai to rest, he was disturbed by a noise at the look 0.1 his house, and, on going out to ascertain tie civil of it, he found that his garden was overran l” number of boys. Robert angrily demanded ra they wanted. and reosived the following rePIY one of the urchins as he disappeared over garden wall: "Oh, we're lakin for awl o' youriow butts to mak' a rabbit-boos' wg."  gelton Operative Spismors' Association. ApROINTME NT OF
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1901-03-01 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

TROUBLED ABOUT SPOILED WORK.  An inquest was held at Cleaver-street Police Station, on Tuesday, tounhing the death of a weaver, named E. A. Ilrierley, living in Saxonstreet. Deceased had worked at Gray's as a twoloom weaver tip to the 19th nit. She left home to go to work, but instead of doing so she throw herself into the canal, from which the body was recovered near Danehoase Bridge. The mother was anxious concerning the disappearance of her daughter, and went to the mill to ascertain if anything was known of her. There she was informed that the girl had been told she would get her notice on account of spoiled work. This seems to have preyed on her mind, and, as a result, it is thought she drowned herself. Deceased was only 15 years of age. The jory returned a verdict of suicide by drowning, whilst of unsound mind."  #.leA   al j ii 2 :a 0 COGINSS ~,,,t....01 Prices, ...1 40 Cloth. per in. :a A o 6 al B. d. --• -...........rnra ....--......-..,....--.... 32 Printers.. 16 xl6 1.16 3ra-50'e 114 4i to 15 4t 36 , .. 10 x 22 50 11263- 110 IN „ii ioi 43 Bhir'ting.. 12 xl2 ; 374 304-30.• 1 5 3 „ 6 It 38 „ .. 16 xl4 1 37* 304-301 I 5 4it „ 64* 6.1 „ ..l 16 xl5 : 374 841 b. 6 3 •,7 a 45: ~...1 16 x /51 374 91b. I6be „ 7 10* 601 ..1 16 xl5 37; 10Ih. 7 101 „ 8 104 -giloaOsitotel 14 x 14., 20_ 40'8-50's 2 6 „ 2 8 14 xl4l 20 40u-50's 12 10 ~ 3 0 291-Tolools.. 12 xlo' 24 4113. 31 , 4 1 32, . .. 14 xl4 24 61b. :3 11 „ 410 a Mexicans. 18 xlB 24 71b. 14 7 „ 5 6 66j . ..1 18 xlBl 24 81b. i 5 4 „ 6 3  Jil
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1910-02-11 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

THAT ENDS WELL.  On Thursday evening last week a young weaver named' Edith Reeday, of 20. Shepherd .iteeet, Nelms', left tho mill, and at broakfaat-time the following incurring the weavers were informed that sho had rart been seen sines. This caused considerable feeling amongst the we...averts, and they refosod to go to work, as a protest against the eiothlooker.  They had learned that the weaver had been diecharged for moiled riot}, which was trrie. They all went down to the Vireaverie Office, where they met the secretary, who, afkrt listening to their statement" could only advise them to go to their work, and he ivresid ten, that the wan fatly gone into afterwards. They weee all convinced that the girl had committed suicide. A meeting with the manager and employer, and ' the preeicleat andmmetary of the Weavers' Aft3o ci ati on, canoed a meoting of all the weavers employed by the firm Messrs. Jai. Crabtree and Sons' Valley Milks, Nelson, to be held in the beetore room of the Wen-rens' Institute during the Friday morning. Mr. John Breese presided, and ,prae warrperted by the cemetery. After some discussion the weavere'decided to retain to work at noon, and a long interview took place at the mill in the afternoon between the employer, the manager, and the clothlooker, and the plen'elent and secretary of the Weavvire' Annociaticxt, and a deputation from the weawerr, when the whole grievance., were fully discussed, kw over two holm. The ireavere risme up again in a body to the warehouse on Saturday morning, and the ~.loyer once noon went into the grieve:too, and no amared them of his intention of removing each g-rievances that they again returned to their work The girl was found at (Wile on Satecday, at her aunt's, in Radway-street, Colne. It is stateol that the matter ban canned ouch a feeling an will take some time to allay, and the last has not boss. hosni-of
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1910-04-22 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

TROUBLED ABOUT HIS WORK.  At Skipton, on Thuraday week, an inquest WR held concerning the death of Albert Pike, aged 20, weaver, of Skipton, who committed suicide on the preview day by drowning himself in the canal near Gargrave.  The deceased -Wad in the employ of Mr. W. R. G. Ferry, at Firth Shed, for about a week, and had previously worked at other places in the town. The evidence showed that, although he had four looms, he only made an average of from 12s. to 14s. a week, and this had troubled him. Samuel flinns, an merlooker at Firth Shed, stated that Pike worked under him, and was not quite up-to-date as a weaver, but tried very hard. The deceased started with three looms, and w. given a fourth about Saturday morning. The Coroner: Could he manage them ?—No. He could not manage them with the class of goods that were in.  Had he been fretting about that?—l rather think o. He seemed to be bothered that he could not manage more than three looms.  By a Juryman: Is it not a fact that the Weavers' Association have had complaints about weavers being bullied in Skipton?  . .• ,* The Coroner interjaaed with tne remark that the jury could not go into that matter.  "ALother juryman-ohFerved that the work some of the weaver. in Skipton had had during !ant winter .W. enough to drive them mad. . .  The jury found that Pike commitn;cl;uicide, but considered that there W. 110 t enough evidence to indicate the state of his mind at the time. The employes of Ale,..,rs. D. Dickson and Co.'s shed, where the deceased worked at one time. marked their empathy by subscribing on Friday the 611,11 of 15s. 6d. for a wreath.  ' LINSEED COMPOUND' (Aniseed. &nem Bgu4 T. ito.J. voids