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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1896
Page
2
A postman reports car men lack organization and funds for a risky walkout. Divisions 1 3 5 and 7 reportedly oppose the council ultimatum, raising treachery rumors. Harvard Square offices say new workers will replace strikers after 12 last night and reinstatement follows order of application. Seventh division members at Red Men’s Hall voice discontent as two thirds plan to seek reinstatement.
Conductors and motormen of Division 2 refuse to recognize the Supreme Council strike order. In Kolbys Hall near Tremont street they denounce the order, allege bribery, and vow to stay out. Five men are sent to Cambridge Field's Corner and Grove Hall to deter workers while Lenox Tremont barns remain closed and cars idle at 4 a.m.
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Reports say many substitutes are being shipped from New York to Boston as tension grows. Abraham Hunt, a non union conductor, was assaulted on Tremont Street last night. Oak Square cars required police protection after a rock blocked a track.
The latest reports show Boston area rail lines paralyzed by a strike. Cambridge and South Boston lines are largely idle except for a few runs, while Harvard Square and Tremont Street areas see sporadic service. Several neighborhoods including Brighton and Somerville report near total disruption with only a handful of cars operating.
The executive council met behind closed doors at 45 Eliot Street to discuss the strike. Messrs Young and Lloyd spoke as John F. O Sullivan was absent, delaying decisive action. Henry M Whitney’s past friendliness drew praise, while road management faced internal dissatisfaction with Mr Little’s handling.
A large gathering of Division 3 motormen and conductors met at Music Hall Grove Hall last evening with James Boyle presiding and A Babcock as secretary. About three hundred attendees heard delegates from Brighton Cambridge Charlestown South Boston Jamaica Plain and Grove Hall speak. The group extended thanks to the Boston Post for fair coverage of their grievances with the West End company and to John B Moran.
A streetcar from the Oak Square line struck a rock buried between tracks near St Paul and Kent streets in Brookline around 11:30 amid a strike. Inspectors were en route to Boston when the crash flung passengers about. all escaped serious injury.
Everett two West End cars ran from Ferry Street stable to Scollay Square after 1 30 P M as strikers gathered at a mission building opposite the stable. Non union conductors and officials manned the cars amid tension and songs while dispute over union recognition continued through the day.
A detailed West End Street Railway Company statement outlines a union demand shared Dec 21 22 23 and the board of directors debate. President Samuel Little says he lacks authority to sign without board vote and proposes deferring until Dec 30 while directors consider the agreement. The union would await Little’s written reply by 10 oclock and some crews returned to work delaying plans.
Six cars operated through Charlestown last evening amid heavy crowd reaction. Hisses greeted nonstrikers and regulars, while crews including John O Connor and Arthur Adams led cars from Bunker Hill stables. An Everett car sparked clashes when a fuse blew and protesters cried scab as McEwen denied consent to run a seat in Brooklyn’s strike.
In Cambridge last night many cars operated from North Avenue and Murray Street stables while other lines froze. At Mt Auburn and Baldwin street stables workers walked out or refused to run cars, with crews marching to reinforce Spring Hill and West Somerville lines. One driver kept his car rolling amid threats, as detainees and riders faced service gaps and sidetracked vehicles.
A postman sought Mayor Quincy at the Parker House to verify a rumor that strikers met with the Mayor and Alderman Lee to influence issuing licenses for substitutes. The Mayor stated he had seen no committee from the strikers and called the tale untrue.
The Watertown and Newton areas feel little impact as cars run off schedule yet carry heavy freights. Two of six afternoon conductors are older men. non union workers report no violence and residents say strikers will not be hurt. Local business favors the tie up as Boston shoppers stay away, aiding town stores.
President Samuel Little issues a special notice to car service men at No. 81 Milk Street. Those who worked on December 24, 1896 will have preference in rating. Workers who stayed home may apply by December 25, 1896 for reemployment, with rank based on application time and no preference over newer hires after that deadline.
A notice from the West End Street Railway Company dated December 24 1896 at 81 Milk Street Boston declares that employees continuing to work will be protected while those who voluntarily stay away are regarded as having withdrawn from service. Samuel Little President Boston Mass.
Crowds flood Union and Southern depots as workers rush home for the holidays. Extra four car trains run to Oak Grove and others, while eastern and Fitchburg lines add cars. Boston faces a strike impact with crowds at Park Square Kneeland Street and Union depots and irregular service at Abany station.
Shoppers crowded the sidewalks but reports from firms show mixed impact. R H White & Co sought employee transport amid disruption while B F Larrabee warned trade would suffer if the strike lasts. Some stores like Dickens Booth remained busy, others saw declines as transportation hindered access for out of town customers.
A Bunker Hill car conductor Abraham Hunt was assaulted about 10:30 PM on Tremont Street near Temple Place. Inspector Tom Early witnessed the attack as the assailant struck the conductor from the rear platform, dumping him unconscious. Hunt returned to the stables and quit work due to injuries.
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