The dangers of working barefoot in a cotton mill were revealed at an inquest into the death of twenty one year old Henry Hurst of Ashton who worked at a piecer at Whitelands Twist Spinning Company.
When a splinter penetrated between the toes of his left foot, within a week he was dead, the splinter penetrating the bloodstream and causing meningitis of the brain lining.
Manvhester’s Italian community were said to be anxious to join the Allies with efforts being made to get them to join the London Battalion of Garibaldians.
A number left London Road station that day escorted by the band of the Societe Musicale Italia.
Manchester had now contributed 64,000 volunteers to the war effort after a further two hundred and ten were signed up at Manchester Town Hall it was reported
A doctor from Old Trafford was released from captivity along with four other doctors in a prisoner exchange.
Captain ESB Hamilton had been left behind while attending the wounded at Mons back in August.
‘they simply escorted us to the frontier and kicked us out’ said Hamilton who had spent four months in Magdeburg in Prussia.
He spoke of the hostile reception that they received after being taken to Torgan where they were first interned and that many of their food parcels would arrive minus the chocolate and tobacco.
The Ardwick empire put on a tea party for two hundred children.Mr George Formby, father of the now more famous ukulele player, officiated with the cake knife while there was pantomime and presents for the children.
