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Head of Republic Steel quizzed by Senate Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 11. Tom M. Girdler; Chairman of the Board of the Republic Steel Corp., as he appeared before the Senate Liberties Committee today, 8/11/38

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Victim of Chicago steel strike riot. Washington D.C. June 30. Attending today's hearing of the Senate Civil Liberties Committee, Harry Harper of Chicago, claims he was a vicitim of the shooting by the police during the strike riots at the South Chicago Plant of the Republic Steel Corp., last May 30. Harper, who is shown with his wife, is expected to take the stand later. 6/30/37

Victim of Chicago steel strike riot. Washington D.C. June 30. Attendin...

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Inspecting Steel Houses. This group of steel men and architects inspect one of the partially completed fabricated steel houses being put up near Bethesda, Md. From the left: N.J. Clarke, Vice President, Republic Steel; L.S. Hamaker, Vice President, Berger Mgf. Co., Republic Steel subsidary; Oscar Stonorov, Philadelphia., Architect; Tom M. Girdler, Chairman of the Republic Steel Corp. Board, and Alfred Kastner, Philadelphia. Architect, 5/16/35

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Head of Republic Steel before Senate Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 11. Tom M. Girdler; Chairman of the Board of the Republic Steel Corp., as he appeared before the Senate Liberties Committee today, 8/11/38

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Newsreel cameraman describes Chicago strike riots to Senate Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C., July 2. Orlando Lippert, cameraman for Paramount News, describing to the Senate Civil Liberties Committee today the scenes he photographed for his reel at the Memorial Day strike riots at the south Chicago plant of the Republic Steel Corp. The pictures which suppressed by Paramount were screened for members of the committee today, 7/2/37

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Slag run-off from one of the open hearth furnaces of a steel mills, Republic Steel Corp., Youngstown, Ohio. Slag is drawn off the furnace just before the molten steel is poured into ladles for ingotting

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Defends Chicago police in strike riot tactics. Washington, D.C., June 30. Testifying before the Civil Liberties Committee today, Capt. John C. Prendergast chief of the uniformed force of the Chicago police, defended the tactics used by his men last May 30 when ten marching strikers were killed at the South Chicago plant of the Republic Steel Corp. Prendergast said he was told by higher officials to "preserve law and order" and that there was to "no sitdown strikers," 6/30/37

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Head of Republic Steel before Senate Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 11. Tom M. Girdler; Chairman of the Board of the Republic Steel Corp., as he appeared before the Senate Liberties Committee today, 8/11/38

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Union official denies force was used in persuading steel workers to join. Washington, D.C., July 22. Testifying before the Senate Civil Liberties Committee today, Philip Murray, Chairman of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, declared that he knew of "no single instance" in which SWOC agents used force in persuading steel workers to join the organization. He said the SWOC had encountered its worst difficulties among workers of the Republic Steel Corp, 7/22/38

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Senate Civil Liberties Hearing. Washington, D.C., July 2. The Senate Civil Liberties Committee played to a full house today as they screened the moves of the Memorial Day Chicago riot at the plant of the Republic Steel Corp. Ten persons were killed in the rioting, 7/2/37

Senate Civil Liberties Hearing. Washington, D.C., July 2. The Senate C...

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Chicago Police Commissioner defends men. Washington, D.C., June 30. Not-with-standing a coroner's report that seven of the fatalities resulted from bullet wounds in the back, James P. Allman, Chicago police commissioner, told the Senate Civil Liberties Committee today that his police officers were justified in the tactics which resulted in the death of 10 marching steel strikers in front of the South Chicago plant of the Republic Steel Corp., last May 30. His men were attacked while attempting to preserve the peace, Allman insisted, and only by the tactics used was a massacre prevented if the marching strikers had succeeded in entering the plant where men were at work, 6/30/37

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Senate Civil Liberties Hearing. Washington, D.C., July 2. The Senate Civil Liberties Committee played to a full house today as they screened the moves of the Memorial Day Chicago riot at the plant of the Republic Steel Corp. Ten persons were killed in the rioting, 7237

Senate Civil Liberties Hearing. Washington, D.C., July 2. The Senate C...

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Head of Republic Steel quizzed by Senate Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 11. Tom M. Girdler; Chairman of the Board of the Republic Steel Corp., as he appeared before the Senate Liberties Committee today, 8/11/38

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Shot by own police declares Republic Steel Corp. official. Washington, D.C., Aug. 9. Carl. W. Meyers, district manager for Republic Steel Corp. at Canton Ohio, today told the Senate Civil Liberties Committee that he was shot by one of his own police officers during the steel strike in 1937. He said a company officer guarding his home asked him a question as he approached, and that he replied "this is MR. Meyers". The man however, he added, did not understand him and at 75 feet shot him. Meyers named the man as "Edwin Bank," 8/9/38

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Union official denies force was used in persuading steel workers to join. Washington, D.C., July 22. Testifying before the Senate Civil Liberties Committee today, Philip Murray, Chairman of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, declared that he knew of "no single instance" in which SWOC agents used force in persuading steel workers to join the organization. He said the SWOC had encountered its worst difficulties among workers of the Republic Steel Corp, 72238

Union official denies force was used in persuading steel workers to jo...

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Charges postal authorities refuse to accept packages of food for strike-breakers. Washington, D.C., June 18. Appearing before the Senate Post Office Committee today, Louis J. Guarnieri, Attorney for the Republic Steel Corp., charged that Warren, Ohio, Postal Authorities refused to accept four packages of food he sought to mail to Frank Flynn, Foreman in the strike bound Warren Republic plant, 6/18/37

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Dies committee told that silver shirt organization sought conference with Tom Girdler. Washington, D.C., Oct. 6. Arnold Gingrich, editor of Ken Magazine, today gave the House Committee investigating Un-American activities a letter indicating that members of the Silver Shirt Organization sought a conference in 1937 with Tom Girdler, Chairman of the Board of Republic Steel Corp. There was nothing in the letter to indicate that the proposed conference ever was held, 10/6/38

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Slag run-off from open hearth furnace, Republic Steel Corp., Youngstown, Ohio

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Head of Republic Steel before Senate Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 11. Tom M. Girdler; Chairman of the Board of the Republic Steel Corp., as he appeared before the Senate Liberties Committee today, 8/11/38

Head of Republic Steel before Senate Civil Liberties Committee. Washin...

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Head of Republic Steel quizzed by Senate Civil Liberties Committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 11. Tom M. Girdler; Chairman of the Board of the Republic Steel Corp., as he appeared before the Senate Liberties Committee today, 8/11/38

Head of Republic Steel quizzed by Senate Civil Liberties Committee. Wa...

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