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The Cotton Factory Times. — 1911-01-13 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

GPM. Tragedy woukl never have fallen upon poor Mallock's can life. A snarling noise suddenly smote upon the summer evening, and the girl at the sound clamed her hands in distre..  "Can you jump over the hedge?" she exelaimod. Mr. Matlock groaned aloud. For a mere ordinary man to interfere between a mad goat and a bulldog was, he considered, simply another way of committing suicide.  -Ire you oomingr t.arbed the girl. Never should it be said that an Englishman was. a coward.  " Yes," roared Malloek. and gathering himself up, he jumped. In another moment a piercing ishriek of " Murder! Brute!" rent the air, for the rescuer's foot had unfortunately caught in the lady's dress. The unhappy clerk fell, dragging her down on top of him. "Oh. for goodness' sake. miss, don't scream like that. Think think —of Satan!" ar a happy thought struck him. " Betides, you're not half as ninc.h hurt as I am.*  IThe lady scrambled iuickly to her feet. "Save Satan," abe urged him," and 11l forgive you . anything." . . . . ... -.  - With -murcrer in Las heart., the clerk turned aud dashed towards the entangled animals. Tue next moment ho had tumbled over the goat's rope, and he and the goat and .Satan were locked in a confused and sanguinary embrace, from which they were at last extricated by the aid of two labourers armed with pitchforks.  The goat w. not much injured, but Satan was, it seemed principally by the fact of Mr. Maßock having broken his heavy stick on the unfortunate animal's head. The clerk himself was an absolute wreck. But the kindly dusk toncealed much. and at he ',anted by Gladys FO cute aide back to her grandfather's of ace, Maned!, wondered why he had never before appreciated tie real beauty of a summer's eveniu,;.  She gave hirn nor hand when they mid goodbye, and asked him to call next day to let her grandfather thank him, for the great service be had done in saving the life ot their idolised Satan. But .Nfal;ock did noi cell next day; his wounds were not sufficiently healed too hint even to take his usual desk in Somerset
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1911-08-11 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

UNSUCCESSFUL CLAIM FOR * COMPENSATION.  'Me failure to serve the necessary notice of accident under the Workmen's Compensation A^t prevented a decision being given on an important point at the Burnley County Court last Friday. Sarah Banks, widow, of 37, Travisstreet, Burnley, brought a claim for £lBO for the death of her daughter against Memel. B. Thornher and S01:16, Ltd., Daneehouse Mill, Burnley. The applicant is aged 65, and is the mother of Sarah Elizabeth Banks, who was a four-locvn weaver. It was alleged that whilst. working at Daneshouse Mill on September 24 last she was struck on the elbow with a picking stick. This cat u.nri her to swoon, and, failing in the alley, she struck her head with some force on the Ragged floor. The injury to her elbow and her head, it was alleged, brought. on mental depression, and her death on December 15th by drowning. Mr. Waddington who appeared for aPnlioant) said it could not be denied that the woman armrnitted suicide.  Mr. Ashmeed Elliott (barrister) agreed on behalf of the respondents that the main question at issue was whether the suicide was the result of the accident.  Mr. Waddington mid there had never been any suicidal tendency in the family, and the woman herself, who was 25, had had exceedingly good heath. After her accident the woman returned to her work for three or four weeks, but had then to give up because of pains in her head, which caused sleepletaness and then mental depression. Mr. Elliott mid there were three &fotoe to the claim. The test was that notice had not been given in accordance with the provisions of the Act; the second was that the death was not the result of an injury caused by an accident arising out of and VI the course of her employment t and the third was that the applicant was not dependent. They did not rely on the third point, except that soinething might be mid about the amount. The employers should hate been served with notice of the alleged accident, but there was not a particle of evideno, to show that tic' employers were not prejudiced by want of that notice, or to show that the want of notice was occasioned by mistake or other reasonable cause. They had not had a chance of haring the woman medically contained an that the mse might be diagnosed. They knew of certain allegations through the police, and they attended ti' inqupft. They asked for a postmortem examination, but it was refused. Ile (Mr. Elliott) did not think a postmortem would have helped them as to whether or not the oondition of the woman was due to the suggested blow. Mr. Waddington argued that as the tackler, who engaged the weavers, knew about the accident, it wa, sufficient notice, especially iii the ots.• of a limited company .  His Honour Judge Graham said the caw failed for want of the serving of notice. In that ease th, respondents we very materially prejudiced by want. of notice. There would be an auard for respondents, with costs.
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1892-02-12 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

DURING THE SALE.  Table Knives.  Table  Forks.  Cruets.  Teapots;  Ladies'  Hand ss. 6d.  Marble  Clocks.  each.  What appears to have been an attempted murdeit and suicide has occurred in the village of North. fleet. On Sunday morning a young man and a young woman named William Cobbett and Lima Edwards, belonging to Plaistow, were discovered lying on an embankment in Springhead-road unconscious, with their throats cut. Two razors were found by their side, but only one had been used, The Northfleet police were communicated with, and the young people conveyed in a cab to Gravesend Hospital. The girl's wounds were found to be serious, and fears are entertained as to her recovery. The young man is out of danger. The couple were betrothed. Their parents, it is stated, objected to the marriage. On Monday, Mr. Holden, coroner, held an inquest at Caton, near Lancaster, on the body of Frederick Buckingham, aged 20, who died on Saturday night from the effects of a football accident. Deceased was playinv for Caton against Morecombe Church Institute, at the latter place on Saturday week, the game being under Association rules. In the course of the match deceased and another player charged the ball together, and in the fray the latter kicked the deceased on the shin, producing a wound two. and-a-half inches long. No particular notice was taken of it until the end of last week, when a doctor was called in, lock-jaw having ensued. The doctor gave it as his opinion that the wound had been neglected. The jury returned a verdict of acoidental death, but added a recommendation that football players should have a piece of leather wos. the soles of their boots instead of "studs," A clergyman, meeting an inebriated neighboul.,l exclaimed, "Drunk again, Wilkins ! " to which Wilkins, in a serui-confidential tone, responded, " Sho am I, Parson!  Pnblii;hod by joßmAitran-strect, cro,nsw street, Manchorter, for the " Cotton Firetory Timex" Compaq.  ' . R , Ij For list
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1906-08-24 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

AFTER 53 YEARS' SERVICE.  The Bradford City Coroner (Mr. J. G, Hutthl last week held an inquest at the Truncliffe Gate It, Bankfoot, touching the death of Thomas lier,d4; (65), of 24, Truncliffe, who had hanged himself aht, having been in the employ of the Low Moor j„,,, Company since he was twelve year, of age, p, of 53 years. The widow of the deceased said that her hustand had been very down-hearted and very depressed eine, ha was given to understand that a doctor had that be was shamming injury to. his shoulder. ne ought to have been at the County Court on Tuesday to make a claim for compensation again t the 1.4),. Moor Iron Company. The suggestion that he waa too idle to work had preyed on his mind, and he bad mid that if he could not work he would do with himself. He had been a hard-working n,i; and a teetotaller for fourten years. ,  Albert Ellis, 47, Trunobile, a blacksmith, aid he knew deoeased, and of late noticed that he lutci very depressed. Sometimes he would hardly ,and he of tan complained of pain in his shoulder. Ai about eight o'clock on Tuesday morning be , called to the house of the deceased by Mrs. Kersw lta: He found deceased lying on the floor. He sow rope fastened to a hook in the ceiling. On being asked to come to a conclusion in regard to deceased's death, a juryman asked if the who told deceased he woe shamming ought hot to be censured.  The Coroner pointed out, however, that fact wa,, not a point of the evidenoe. The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide durisg. temporary insanity."  The claim before the County Gourt was that on th 20th January, whilst employed by the Low Company, Kershaw had occasion to prepare st,yur hammer for working, and whilst doing on to the bed of the hammer, thereby dislocating shoulder, and isuffering severe ehock. 6owe disabled he had been prevented from oai,inz 12: a week in wages, and respondents had r„cd weekly to him until July 14th last. MB Honour Judge Bompas, on bearing a suicide of the workman, said that in any the small amount of compensation would hare to leo He suggeeted that the map should he adjourned Pad: and in the meantime the interested parties might come together to see what was the hest uou,, pursue. The Low Moor people, remarked his H,„.,ur were not those people who were usually harsh. '  Acting on the suggeetion of the Judge, shaw and her daughter subsequently visited the Lee Moor Works, but failed, we understand, to ebtais. any promise of assintance.
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1900-04-27 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

THE  44 DEATH-BED " REPENTANCE;  OR, THE NON-MEMBER'S MELANCHOLY  MOAN. BY CON CORRIGAN.  ["The non-nuion cotton operatives are in a state of terror io view of a possible strike, which will throw them on the streets without either wages or strike pay.";  " Oh, Sally, hosts yerd this news Ut's bein' spread &besot They sen us beaw them union folk 131 foteh their members cant ; th' mills 'll stop, au' thee an' me, An mony others, too, Ll ha' to live on uowt a week— Whatever shall we do r  " Aw weesh aw 'd biu union, Like Liz, an Poll. an Wi' strike pay ev'ry FrioibV neet Aw 'd manage for t. pn through. 'I here's Whitsun here zwothri week, An that's a bonny me< ! Wheer shall we got eawr ats an thing"— What price that khakt m:  "That week-end deawn on th' Promenadt Is lookin very aick ; It looks as if eawr chuck' 'II ha' t' Be getteu, too, on ''Lick.' West ha' to pawn eawr watches, an' Eawr brooches, an' ea% r r,ogs, As wed as o' eawr Sun,-lay dooms, Au' inony other things.  "Au' if we're eant a tidy while, An' th' stomachs start for t" sing,' We'st envy th' lads thtir horses-flesh Ut's sant Maffykiug. An' th' union lasses, ten to one, jcer at ns in th etre, t, An shsawt eant at no-That's short for 'Sarve 'etn rest!'  "Well, never mind, .wll bet mi clogs Avt've larnt a thiug or two ; As soon as this heno bothe•-'s o'er Aw Loos what (nem be iwnt do. Aw'll pay to tif union ev ry week, Just th' some as th ether :uses ; For they'u had th' sense for t' 1011 c ahead, White won bin nowt but anes!"  • " Stalybridge Verlict," a term id to have origina.)d through Stalybriige coroner's jury, after having on the body of a suicide, coining to the unanimous conclusion that "It sarved him well teat."  fl n
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1914-06-26 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

WIDOW AWARDED CQMPENSATTON.  At Preston County Court net Tuesday. ha Honour Judge Sturgo., E.G., gave his award it an arbitration -antler the Workmen's Compete.. tine Act., recently heard at Chorley, in which Mary Jane Grime, Chorley. widow. claimed £3OO front James Fletcher, Brook Mill, Charley, cotton rearmfenturer, tat ...poet to the death of her he:4.old, who had been employed as engine tenter and mechanic at the Brook Mill. Death °centred ea December 20th, when Grime committed suicide by shooting himself with a revolver. On December 4th while planing a pick point on an emery wheel a piece of steel flew into his right eye. He om.. tinued to work although be suffered great pain, sl.d on December 19th consulted Dr. Richardson, Preston specialist. It wee contended by Dr. Rest. ham (instructed by Mr. D. 11. Asptlenl for the plicant, that the severe pain had changed the man's,' mental condition, culminating in lows of sanity. His Honour said that what be had to determiog. was whether deceased's death was the result of .41 accident or his own intentional act in Potting an, end to his life. It had been contended that thai man wag in no way lined or insane, and Mr. Taw. tor had submitted that even supposing there was a suepicion that the man's brain had broken down, and that he committed suicide as the result of tot accidatt, the Court of Appeal had taken the hag that a judge hod no right to guess.the state of g man's mind unless he had got some evidence. however, came to the conclusion that the eviden-g waa in favour of applicant's case, and awarded arse pliant compensation amounting to £3OO. _ .  Mr. TaylOr aaid he woukl pa-y that sum and timil costa ink, court, pending an appeal, and concurred with that proposaL
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1914-08-07 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

SUICIDE AT SHAWFORTH.  CANADIAN NOTES.  MILLS WORKING FOUR DAYS A  BETTIE TRADE EXPECTED,  11Iontree1. July 24, 1914  The cotton trade 1000 (writes our oorreepondent) still continues very dull, hut everybody is hopeful that the fell of the year will see a turn for the better. The conseneus of opinion is that the expected good crop will be just the thing to put this 004111try on her feet again. In the meantime the workers are obliged to get along as best they can with reduced internee consequent upon the roduetion of working hours. ** * a  All other industries beiug quiet there is no relief to be gained by leaving the mills for other employment. From general reports the time being worked in the mils averages about four days a week, though there is an exception in the ease of the milts at Three Biters, winch are working fits days, and are quite confident of commencing full time by the Ls, of September. ** * *  Mr. C. B. Gordon, prevident of the Dominion Textile Company, states that there is a notio,alale improvement in the company's business, and that he believes a gradual unProvement Ut all industrsain was taking place. Ile went on tO say that the orders now being received were for immediate wants, and were good business, ina.unueh us few cancellations Wet, COMIng in. so trouble was being experienced in collections, either in Eastern Ganacla or from western firms. Little trouble of this nature. he added, been, porieneed niece the beginning of the industrial sleekness, for the reason that the company's businese is on a wholesale scale. Industriain that were me.nufaeturing luxuries, he thought, were feeling the dullness more than others, on account of the fact that people all over wore economising to a great deegree, and were not buying anything excopt what was absolutey necessary. Although the merchantt all over the country had only small stocks of all lines, he ...toil that they would not be in the market again until the exact outcome of this year's nren was known. There was a , better feeling among mer.tanta, but their experienere of the last year had done much to make them conservative in their buyiN, ** * a  A director of the Gm..lian Cottons Company stated that their business had ~,hown, within the last few weeks, a considerable improvement. he also treated that there seemed to be a, much better fee,ing am, merchants and that orders from both the east and west were coming in companytively better than at the FOXIIP period a year Western busin.,s, it was stated was particularly good in tkris rNmect and a more optimistic view the future seemed to be spreading rapidly.  BURGESS' LION OINTMENT Cu.... L.P. Ulcer. Atom., Tstty Pleeruirtg before Realing. Of ,beroiste hem 701, eb, or pr. free flr P freon M. 1101101 MS. Gely Roael.A,Mosdcmu. Eslab. 164.. a
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1914-11-13 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

SUICIDE OF AN ADLINGTON NVE-kVEII.  An inquest was held on Friday night at St. Joseph's School, Anderton, by Mr. J. Parker, coroner, concerning the death of Margaret Shuttle.i worth 151, weaver, 6. Chorley-street, Adlington. whose betiv -was recot,red from the Leeds and Liverpool Canal the previous evening. The mother. Mary Jane Shuttleworth, wife of Thomas Shtittleworth. said that the deceased was employed as a weaver at Hole House Mill. Last July the girl went for a week's holiday to a place near Lancaster, and there made the acquaintance of a young man with whom she had since kept company. He was in the Territorials, and at present in Kent. The deceased left home at 11-50 pn Thursday to go to work, and did not return. The witnesa knew the girl was in trouble. Ethel Tootell, weaver, said she had been a friend of deceased's for some years. They left the mill together on Thursday at 4-50, and the deceased ! said she bad an errand and went in the direction of Chorley. The spot where the body was found was about half a mile from witness's home. Constable Powell said the body war recovered I about 10-10 p.m., and was fully dressed, with the exception of the shawl. There were two letters in the pocket, one from Kent, and the other addressed to a Territorial in the West Lancashire Field Artillery. This stated that when he received it she would be dead, and asked him to forgive and forget her. The Coroner said probably the rumours which had got about in the mill had bothered the girl moet of all. .  A verdict of " Suicide while of unsound mind' was returned.  • . , . , , 0 .°A VI • 5 . - CALL NOW! ' The :V sensational , value now offered by H. Samuel is i ' 1•11, putting In his cu. 4 tamers' pockets ABC & '-- SAVING 5 0, AV • //' In solld cash. Come and get , ii) you, to - dav : I you-crows are " 2Pet, c , offerristl"ng
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1914-12-11 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

RECRUITLNG CIRCULAR. very they — would co-operate with the new manager for I --. firm as they id done with him the success of the rm A sad story was related to the County C,oroner during the se en years he had been amongst thern. The Need cf Relaxation at an inqumt M Turton on Monday no the The rest of the evening wee apent in singing and death of Thomas Haworth, residing at Birchesbeing rendered by Mrs. Hilton and What that poor girl needed to learn, and what dancing, songs road, Turton Bottom hi bleachworks labourer at to learn j E Tidaey, F. Whittaker, and J. nine out a Byer, teu modern girls needs. , • Messrs. no. • the local croft, who committed suicide by hanging J S. Clark, was the pianist, and the art of relaxing--letting go. They live at stle, ~ Dronsfield. Mr. J. M W cony the M.C. high pressure, every muscle strained, every nerve mmeen• . r. J. imp a rdod to taut, and before they are thirty they are wriakied From the evidence it trampired that the fatnily of thanks was am wi. bah ed to bed be tll S da h A hearty V.A. oco and harmseddooking, and all their pretty re a u p.m. on atur y, wen 'en a rucceext on had helped to make the gath ring , d bloom goao. Mrs. Haworth found her husband to be mincing. the motion ',if Mr. Ralph Morton (manager an There is a very close connection between mind On going downstairs in search of him she was salesmen), eeconded by Mr. Crowther, coca in- and musclee. I wonder if any of you have tried the shocked to find him suspended by a oar* from the aide manager. effect of smiling when you feel right down miser- kitchen selling. Mrs. Ramwell, a neighbour, wm a,ble. Well, the effect is magical. You begin to immediately callod, and the body was cet down. feel brighter at Onne, and by and bye the worries In spite of the utmost efforts to restore the man, give place to cheerful thoughts. On the other 1 h life was pronounced extinct by Dr. Aldenton. and if we let the corners of our mouths' drop and , It was stated that the receipt of the circular from di."•" eur thegilia beenme gloomy I the Parlia t• R • • C • had and depressed. men ry eeruiting ommitt on an Therefore, when you sit in a chair with every I nerved hina and that he slreaded the Possibility of muscle 'strained, simply holding on to that chair as leering his little son, of whom he was very fond. if you were afraid of being blown off it, it is a The jury returned • ...h 1. e, of "kid. whait sure sign that your nerves am tense end atrainedl, temporarily insane:.  iD E fiFt.GT LY healthy children are generally happy; but a very slight stomach trouble is often enough to make them miserable. That is the time to try a Steedman's Powder. You will find that it acts like magic. Steedman's Powders ecntaiooo poison or narcotic.
The Cotton Factory Times. — 1914-12-18 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

DPC. 9th, and remained for two days, but did not undergo an operation. On Friday the deceased asked Dr. Richmond for his discharge. The doctor, however, warned him, and pointed mat how dangerous the ease was. The deceased, however, was not a prisoner, and they could not keep him there against his whoa. Kenworthy signed a declaration that he took all rep/sensibility upon himself for leaving the institution. The officials then ordered Alvah for him, but he insisted on walking home, leaving the Workhouse about eleven o'clock in the morning, and arriving at his home at Lees at four o'clock in the afternoon. His wife afterwards had a bad time with him. On deceased threatening her with a knife she ran out of the house, returning an Saturday morning to , find him dead in his chair. • Emily Kenworthy, wife of the deceased. spoke to her husband arriving home in an exhausted eondition and to him afterwards threatening her with a knife. She informed Dr. MeVerin of her husband's return, and he said deceased ought to go back to the Infirmary. Thomas Cooper. of 5, Acorn-street, Lees, deposed to being asked by the last witness to go to the house for her shawl on Saturday morning. He did so, and found Emcee by dead in /se chair. Dr. J. D. McVean attributed death to perforation of the bowel, aggravated by his exhaustive walk home. An operation was required to be performed to rave the man's life. Deceased did not Hog long enough at the Infirmary. The Coroner: Ho probably left because they wanted to operate on him. There is not the slightest suspicion that he committed suicide? Witness: Oh, no. There was no need to commit suicide. It is a worxier that he did not die on his way home. A verdict of "Death from natural muse. " wait returned by the jury.  Presentation at Leigh.