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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1919
Page
6
On April 15 a detachment of the Russian national army raided a Bolshevik post south of Seletskoe on the Archangel front. The garrison of 60 men was virtually wiped out and two machine guns captured. Only six escaped. Russian casualties were two killed and five wounded.
Three hundred workers at the Fox and Sons tannery in Woburn remain on strike. Despite Mayor Bernard J. Golden's mediation efforts, no settlement has emerged as the dispute over a general ten percent wage increase stalls negotiations.
The telegraph system became the main relief as the telephone strike halted business. Western Union and Postal Telegraph managers in Boston noted messengers and telegraph lines filled gaps with rapid service. Postal Telegraph branches in Boston added about 100 telegrams each to their daily load.
Milk street branch reported 750 messages yesterday versus 650 usual while Boston district head E A Crane noted a 50 000 message volume increase for Western Union. Total Boston telegraph activity reached 150 000 with 1/3 via phone, and messenger costs contrasted with four cent phone rates.
The report notes direct wires between the fish pier and Providence with messages relayed before. A new direct wire to handle strike traffic is established to ensure public messages go by telegraph. Branch hours in Dorchester Roxbury Jamaica Plain East Boston and Brighton extend to 9 p m from 6 p m.
A faction predicts the dispute will be protracted, arguing the issue will force parties to remain engaged. Without concrete actions, observers expect extended discussions and potential impasse as stakeholders weigh positions.
Hartford operators voted for a strike with no date set and will ballot in Bridgeport on Thursday. New Haven and other cities took no action while Miss Alice Keon of Local 3, IBEW, urged potential support if developments warrant it. Connecticut toll connections remained unaffected.
City Hall now connects by phone with fire, police, hospital departments and state offices after a retrofit prompted by Mayor Peters. Internal lines to the old City Hall and Annex remain active with city employees manning the switchboard.
Rear Admirals Gleaves Usher Long Griffin Welles Taylor and Earle are advanced to command roles in the naval hierarchy. The promotions reflect continued leadership expansion within the fleet.
The Boston Sunday Post next week will publish Hugh Frayne the American Federation of Labor general organizer's take on halting Bolshevist propaganda among workers.
Pope Benedict has written to Cardinal Gibbons and the Catholic clergy announcing a gift to the Catholic Apostolic University in Washington, D C. A reproduction of Murillo's Conception will be presented, produced in the Vatican mosaic factory.
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