From the Evening News, September 6, 1904: ANGERED by the demands of his employees for higher wages and their frequent strikes, Mr Moss Graham, the wealthy owner of extensive lumber mills in Jones County, Mississipi, blew up the entire machinery with dynamite.

A large number of men will thus be effectively thrown out of work. Mr Graham expressed great pleasure at his final victory and will retire from business.

FIVE hundred of Bolton's poor little ones, who were prevented by various causes from going on the last annual treat to Lytham, will, thanks to a grant from Pearsons Fresh Air Fund and the kindness of Ald W. W. B. Hulton JP, be given a day's treat to Hulton Park on Saturday next from ten o'clock until six at night. A band will be in attendance at the park and amongst the sideshows calculated to delight the little ones are punch and judy and ventriloquist. Mr Elliston has also kindly promised to secure one or two artistes appearing at the Grand to entertain the children.

From the Evening News, September 6, 1954: THE newly-elected organising committee chairman of the Bolton branch of the Anglo-Ukranian Society, 30-year-old Yaroslaw Gensickyj of Rawsthorne Street, said today that he wanted to get English and Ukranian people interested in each other. Already there are 40 members - half English, half Ukranian - for the non-political organisation. Mr Gensickyj said: "We do not want Communists - the society will not air political views."

From the Evening News, September 6, 1979: THE Pope gave a Westhoughton baby girl a surprise kiss during a holiday visit to Rome. Natalie Paris, aged eight months, was with her parents, Mr Adrian Paris, aged 28 and his wife, 28-years-old Paula when they travelled to the Vatican City with the Christian organisation SEARCH. Mrs Paris, a parishioner at Sacred Heart RC Church, Westhoughton, said the Pope described Natalie as "a beautiful bambino" when he kissed her during a walkabout. A Vatican photographer recorded the happy moment.

THE silicon chip will change the face of Britain as dramatically as the Industrial Revolution of the last century, a science professor told a meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Professor Tom Stonier of Bradford University said that by early next century industries which provided material needs like food, clothing and textiles could be employing only 10 per cent of the country's workforce. Most of the rest would be working for service industries and the government.

From the Evening News, September 6, 1994: FRENCH football legend Eric Cantona has moved into an £80,000 home on a suburban housing estate in Boothstown. While other Manchester United players are installed in stockbroker belt mansions, Eric has picked a three-bedroomed detached worth less than an eighth of what he earns in a year. "It was on the market for ages before Eric bought it," a neighbour said.

SHOP workers could be in danger of losing the choice to refuse to work on Sundays if they remain unaware of their new rights under the Sunday Trading Act. Greater Manchester Low Pay Unit has warned employees that they should not sign their rights away or succumb to pressure from bosses. The Unit has produced a factsheet which describes the protection which the Act gives staff.