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88 ; in fact , those who were admitted were not told of the name of the society for weeks after they were initiated None but stationary engineers were admitted for over a year , at the end of which time Messrs .
88 ; in fact , those who were admitted were not told of the name of the society for weeks after they were initiated None but stationary engineers were admitted for over a year , at the end of which time Messrs .
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... one of them going so far as to say from the altar of God : “ Once we had Molly Maguires ; now we have Biddy Maguires , ” referring to a Local Assembly of the Knights of Labor which admitted women to membership . This man of God ( ? ) ...
... one of them going so far as to say from the altar of God : “ Once we had Molly Maguires ; now we have Biddy Maguires , ” referring to a Local Assembly of the Knights of Labor which admitted women to membership . This man of God ( ? ) ...
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The rum - seller who seeks admission to a labor society does so that he may entice its members into his saloon after the meeting closes . ... No labor society ever admitted a rum - seller that did not die a drunkard's death .
The rum - seller who seeks admission to a labor society does so that he may entice its members into his saloon after the meeting closes . ... No labor society ever admitted a rum - seller that did not die a drunkard's death .
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Contents
THE OLD ORDER CHANGES | 18 |
THE AWAKENING | 31 |
The workman studies the Bill of RightsConditions of white and black slaves | 57 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Thirty Years of Labor, 1859-1889 Reprints of economic classics |
| Author | Terence Vincent Powderly |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | A. M. Kelley, 1967 |
| Length | 372 pages |
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