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Joseph Veroni: Ontario Canada's First Godfather
On May 11, 1922, the citizens of Guelph, Ontario Canada, were rocked by news of the violent death of Joseph Veroni. Described as a grocer and a baker, he was actually the Godfather of a Calabrian gang with ties to the infamous Rocco Perri.
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Murder of Three Miners at Bienfait-Estevan, Saskatchewan
In 1931, the miners at Estevan went on strike. After several weeks, they marched in a parade into Estevan. There, a confrontation between miners and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) occurred, leaving three miners dead and several wounded.
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Prominent Women in Canada's Labour Movement: Katie McVicar
In 1880 the Knights of Labor arrived in Canada to organize workers of all types. In Hamilton, Ontario, Katie McVicar, a shoeworker, lobbied to form Canada's first all-female KoL Assembly - 3040 in 1883. McVicar, herself became leader of a subdivision of this group Excelsior Assembly 3179.
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Black Wednesday: Miners' Wives and the 1935 Corbin, B.C., Strike
In 1935, coal miners in Corbin went on strike. Their wives and daughters helped form pickets. On Wednesday, April 17, 1935, they faced off against the mine owner's security forces. The result became known as Black Wednesday.
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Miners' Wives: The Ladysmith Strike of 1913
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Miners' Wives: Standing Up Against The Company Bosses
Women have long played a strong and significant role in the labour movement. In Canada, wives, sisters, daughters, walked picket lines. In Mining Towns they often stood in front of their husbands on the line and paid the price. The next 2 articles tell some of their stories.
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Women in the Canadian Labour Movement
Women have always played a strong role in the Canadian Labour Movement. As wives they supported their husbands. As workers they took part in strikes. As union organizers, they helped workers organize
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Lighting Up With Lucifer - Working in a Match Factory
In the early 19th century, matches were made from white phosphorous. This toxic substance caused a disease called "Phossy Jaw" (phosphorous necrosis of the jaw). A strike by the "matchgirls" (1888) and the Berne Convention (1906) led to its demise.
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Chinese Astrology Chart: Month, Day, and Hour Birth Animals and Their Meanings
The Chinese zodiac is a medium through which astrologers prepare a chart and use it to interpret an individual's personality and destiny. The system, based on a 12-year cycle, assigns 12 animals to each year in the cycle. An astrologer can determine many things through a reading.