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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1907
Page
13
Rumors of a quick settlement fade as the steamer Zealandia docks to quarter strikebreakers. Union leaders vow no concession, predicting a prolonged, expanding strike with more workers brought to the port in the coming days.
The Zealandia steamship with 600 berths docked at Boston yesterday under Captain Wise despite opposition from city wharf officials who claim misrepresentation by the American Sugar Refinery Company. Officials ordered the vessel moved today from the South Boston flats as master teamsters seek a new docking wharf amid a developing strike.
The weather page notes seasonal tempera tures and urges replenishing undergarments. A. Shuman & Co. advertises combination suits at 50c with umbrella pants and lace trims, plus a broad line of undergarments and hosiery with French lisle stockings and gauze lisle in multiple colors and prices from 25c to 2.00.
Report describes plan to move strike breakers to the ship in launches and abandon Fort Bradley when the steamer is ready. Dr. Ruddick assesses the vessel and funds will be spent to improve comfort. Bradley leads breakers with support from masters and employers to ensure victory.
In Naples on April 22 King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra toured sites on the royal yacht Victoria and Albert. At Santa Chiara Church a monk refused entry until General Salza intervened and revealed the visitors’ identities, causing embarrassment for the monk and amusement for the king.
London dispatches report the British government faced criticism for not officially sending a representative to the Carnegie Institute ceremony in Pittsburgh. Foreign Secretary Grey and Treasury official Runciman explained invitations were unofficial and Ambassador Bryce, returning from Canada, could not attend due to Washington business. Lords and Commons debated the omission with praise for Bryce's prior work and the importance of Anglo American understanding.
Mayor Fitzgerald sent to the Board of Aldermen a long reappointment list but omitted M. W. Burlen, a Republican Election Board member. Officials denied a quarrel, noting Burlen’s omission was due to a list-making error and the matter will wait until the next aldermanic meeting.
In a seven to six vote the Board of Aldermen passed an order to raise deputy sealers of weights and measures from ten to eighteen, with the Mayor to appoint the eight new deputies. The division reflected Democratic and Republican lines, Alderman Draper supporting and Alderman Flanagan opposing. The session also addressed a Deer Island fund appropriation for the Ninth Street bath house, amended down to eight thousand dollars, with Baldwin’s assignment delay.
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