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In 1903, Jones organized children who were working in mills and mines to participate in her famous "March of the Mill Children", a 125-mile trek from Kensington, Philadelphia, to the summer house (and Summer White House) of President Theodore Roosevelt on Long Island (in Oyster Bay, New York). They had banners demanding "We want to go to school ...
July 7 – "Mother" Mary Harris Jones starts a "Children's Crusade" ("March of the Mill Children") from Kensington, Philadelphia to Oyster Bay, New York, the hometown of President Roosevelt, with banners demanding "We want to go to school and not the mines!" [1] [2] July 23 – Dr. Ernst Pfenning of Chicago becomes the first owner of a Ford ...
1903 program. After a three-month tryout beginning on June 17, 1903, at the Grand Opera House in Chicago, followed by a tour to several East Coast cities, the original New York production opened on October 13, 1903, at the Majestic Theatre at Columbus Circle in Manhattan (where The Wizard of Oz had played) and closed after 192 performances on March 19, 1904.
March 1903 events in Canada (1 P) This page was last edited on 19 January 2025, at 17:18 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4. ...
James and Elizabeth had 6 children, 4 sons and 2 daughters. They experienced several family tragedies. During Roberts' early years as a director at Salts Mill his eldest son (James William) contracted tuberculosis and died aged 24 years. His second son (Bertram Foster) became an important co-director at Salts Mill but died suddenly at 36 years ...
6 First Colorado City mill workers strike, March and April 1903. ... and began arresting children who chided the soldiers. [5] p.103 On December 4, 1903, ...
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Every decade following 1870, the number of children in the workforce increased, with the percentage not dropping until the 1920s. [6] Especially in textile mills, children were often hired together with both parents and could be hired for only $2 a week. [7] Their parents could both work in the mill and watch their children at the same time.