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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1911
Page
2
Commissioner of Public Works Lewis K. Rourke spoke before Ben Franklin Assembly 5463 of the K of L in Deacon Hall, detailing plans to consolidate city departments and seeking members' cooperation to ensure every cent of city expenditures yields full value.
The four Boston locals of the Alliance of Bartenders Cooks Waiters and Hotel and Restaurant Employees unions endorse Richard W. Garrety for president of the international group. Garrety is Boston Bartenders Union 25 president and international vice president. The biennial convention is set for Boston May 8 to 13. Local unions fully back his candidacy and donations are noted to aid a Worcester family and striking New York metal polishers.
The speaker explained how outside contractors can compete with city employees on contracts by equalizing wages and hours. He praised the appointment of Norton as general foreman in street cleaning and received applause for his judgment. Remarks were also offered by Master Workman Corcoran, National Master Workman Canning, and Owen Kelly.
The Boston Amalgamated Coal Teamsters and Handlers Union 68 will consider its wage scale and working agreement proposals at its next meeting in the spring. It is unclear if they will seek changes to the current contract. A benefit association meeting awarded $100 to the widow of its first president, Mr. Smith. Master Workman Keevey told OConnell Assembly that an agreement with a steamship line superintendent ensures Longshoremen will be paid before 6 p.m. on Saturdays going forward.
Travellers' Goods and Leather Workers' Union 21 held a mass meeting at Homestead Hall 724 Washington street to discuss boosting the union. About 600 leather craft workers in Greater Boston with roughly 12 to 9 dollar weekly pay and long hours debated conditions and wages compared with Chicago and New York. Newly elected officers include President C. Freeman and officials J. Frank Reed and Matthew McPhelan. The local plans to meet at 122 Blackstone street and establish headquarters at 724 Washington street next month. The session featured Thomas A Minihan of the Milk Wagon Drivers' Union and James R. Crozier of the Boston Central Labor Union.
The Coal Hoisting Engineers Union donated to the striking New York metal polishers the Central Labor Union fund for Edward O Donnell s children and aid to a member. A banquet honoring President James J Brennan was a big success and plans for the February 21 Lyceum Hall anniversary were set. Brennan Tighe Crane named to liaise with the State House for hearings on bills urged by the Massachusetts State branch AF of L.
Richard J. Stearns and George W W Hasttg spoke at Old Colony Lodge 143 meeting about grievances resolved with New Haven railroad management. Clerks await 1911 12 wage talks while locomotive firemen seek wage and condition gains. Boston lodges plan 1912 convention with 16 delegates and a minstrel fund drive.
Boston Newsboys Protective Union condemns a bill to license all city newsboys under 21 by the school board. A 25 member committee will attend the State House hearing next Thursday to oppose the measure. The union favors current City Hall licensing and seeks aid from the State branch. The group marks its 10th anniversary May 1 with a party at Mechanics Building or Symphony Hall, chaired by Jacob Applebaum and others.
The Sanitary and Street Cleaning Departments contract plan was condemned by the unions. Delegates to the Boston C J U were elected led by William P. Greaney and Thomas H. Hannon with James J. Burns as president. A San Francisco referendum confirming a $3 a day wage for city laborers was noted. Five new members joined and sick and accident benefits totaling $650 were approved.
Longshoremen's Provident Union elected Timothy Scannell as assistant financial secretary with 105 dollars voted for sick and death benefits. Various union events planned include K of L executive board meeting at 228 Tremont Street and Crawtenders' Union gathering at Wells Memorial building. International President Murray to visit Boston in April and multiple officers addressed forthcoming events at Paul Revere Hall and Worcester street.
The fishing schooner Conqueror will report two crew members missing when it reaches T Wharf today. Another vessel, arriving yesterday, reported sighting the Conqueror days ago while searching the grounds for the two men. Names and circumstances remain undisclosed until the Conqueror arrives.
In a night of cold and chaos, terrified ministers leaped from cots as a prank unleashed by students left them knee deep in snow. A settee suspended above the gym track released bowling balls onto the floor, provoking fears of disaster before laughter and skepticism from church leaders and Rev Beach.
An old advertisement touts Adamson's Cough Balsam as a remedy for coughs colds and grippe available at all druggists.
More than 300 members of the New England division of the National Railway Mail Association met at Castle Square Hall to denounce Postmaster General Hitchcock’s economy plan. A twelve member committee drafted resolutions calling for shorter hours and changes in working conditions. The eight hour meeting ran from 2 to 10 pm as resolutions were discussed and adopted.
A 1911 resolution from the first division railway mail service calls for a five hour daily work norm based on 289 working days, a travel pay raise to at least $2 daily, and protection of free speech. It also seeks a formal appeals path to Congress, independent representation in Washington, and a ten-member committee to draft constitutional changes by March 10, 1911.
A dying husband and wife signed a death compact a month before their deaths dictating that when he passed the wife and their son Gerald would kill themselves. The nurse and workers found the bodies with gunshot wounds in the morning, with letters left to various people including Mrs Rose Blanchard.
An advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for digestive ills. It links stomach health to mood and brain clarity, claims the product digests all foods, and promises relief from indigestion and related symptoms. A 50 cent package is offered and a free sample is mailed from Marshall Mich.
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