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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1904
Page
8
The Team Drivers Union 25 request for higher wages and better conditions was rejected by the Boston Master Teamsters Association last night. A special meeting is set for tomorrow, with a possible strike of about 6000 workers that could disrupt commerce in Boston. Community leaders urge harmony and direct talks between employers and workers.
The Boston Caledonian Club honored Robert Burns memory on the 145th anniversary of his birth and marked the club’s 50th anniversary at Mechanics’ Building. Over 2000 attended as Burns statue unveiling occurred, a silver loving cup presented to sculptor Cairns, with speeches by Chief Walter S. Munro and Prof. B Chariton Blake before a concert and dancing.
Judge Emmons defended Boston as not bad and urged investigation before judging gambling venues. He said he enforces laws and cannot quantify gambling presence without study. When asked about boxing resorts and the Boston Athletic Club, he avoided committing to action, noting progress will come later.
Raging floods threaten destruction as hundreds of workmen idle. Early today the Brilliant cut off bridge falsework failed under ice on the Ohio River though officials say the bridge itself was not damaged. In the Penn avenue mill district many mills shut down due to rising water and power loss.
An old advertisement extols Iron-Ox Tablets as a non purgative tonic that builds up digestion and liver function to prevent constipation. It warns against harsh purgatives, claims safety and certainty with long term bowel health, and notes a price of 25 cents. The text also mentions regional flood damage across Western Pennsylvania with high water, washed-out railroad tracks, and ice jams near Johnstown and Connellsville.
A well attended Boston Building Trades Council meeting debated President Eliot’s alleged Brooklyn remarks. They sent a letter demanding Eliot publicly name the unions and walking delegates implicated or admit the statements were untrue. The letter was signed by Jeremiah J. Donovan and William F. McCarthy.
A Chelsea two story brick house on Pearl Street saw a fatal fire when six year old Florence Nofftan and two younger siblings played with matches in the second floor kitchen. Firemen rescued Gladys and James, both unconscious, but infant James died under a bed from suffocation. The home, owned by Joseph Brown of Cambridge, sustained about 400 dollars in losses.
Walter Russell of 422 Border Street East Boston was saved by the police patrol boat Watchman after becoming trapped amid floe ice near Chelsea Bridge while rowing from Charles Town. He cried for help as the floe swirled in the Mystic River tide. a line and rescue brought him to open water. He escaped with a fright and no injury.
A day of alternating rain sleet hail and snow disrupted streets and transit in the Hub. Snow fell to 11 am, then turned to sleet and rain as temperatures hovered around freezing. Ice-coated pavements caused slips, accidents, and delays on cars and rails, with sawdust and sand spread for safety.
Judge Emmons spoke at the Congregational Church on the duties of police in Boston. He described revoking licenses as the most effective warfare against liquor stores and warned saloonkeepers that continued drunkenness would lead to license revocation.
Several residents suffered harm from slick sidewalks and winter slush. Co. B. Farrier of Washington Street broke his nose and endured cuts after slipping from a shed. T. R. Arbuckle and William Pease were hurt crossing or near the street, with hospital treatment and a dazed condition reported. John F. Moriarty fractured his right clavicle after a slip. A. A. Saunders cut his lip while returning home. Charles F. McClintock received a deep hand cut from ice while avoiding a fall.
Four people including a man, his wife, and two children drowned when an ice gorge broke near Terre Haute swept their house boat from Lindsay Island on the Wabash River. The vessel and occupants have not been found.
Ice breaking up in docks and rivers, snow dumped daily, and a northeast storm driving big floes across the harbor. Small craft face danger as ferries delay leaving berths for two nights, while fishermen stay tucked in. An old sailor warns that conditions outside may seem calm only inward.
Leonidas Hubbard Jr. of the Outing party based in New York died from starvation while exploring in Labrador. His remains travel toward Quebec by dog train with other expedition members, expected to reach Chateau Bay in March.
Two 16 year old Charlestown girls were rescued from a Chinatown house at 26 Oxford Street after police raided a suspected disorderly and abduction case. Chin Tuy and his wife Emma were arrested. the women posted bail and the girls were placed with a probation officer.
Randolph, Jan 22. John J. Crawford a leading citizen and bank president died at Adams Nervine Hospital Jamaica Plain. Officials cite acute melancholia as cause of death after two weeks treatment for a nervous disorder tied to stock speculations. Crawford, wealthy and charitable, faced market losses before his sudden illness.
Rev W F Baker of Providence RI urged labor unionism not be tool of any political party during the Expressmen's Beneficial and Sick Benefit Association annual meeting. Toastmaster J A Mullan toasted the Boston Post as the grand march led by Floor Marshal Mullan and Miss Hutchings featured over 100 couples.
The Produce Exchange Banking Company in Cleveland closes its doors and Cleveland Trust Company named receiver. Bank assets and liabilities are each listed at 1.5 million dollars. Attorney Andrew Squire says a high bank official defrauded 170,000 dollars, exceeding paid-in capital. Depositors guaranteed. stockholders to cover 100,000 more on capital and 200,000 in liability.
The storm centered near Moundville Hale county causing widespread destruction across farms and towns. Eighteen black residents killed and many more missing. Several whites including E P Seymour Nashville and A H Warren Birmingham among the dead. Freight train blown off track. depot hotel gins stores destroyed. relief trains en route from Birmingham. a clerk escaped by locking himself in a well as the building collapsed.
In Allentown Pennsylvania on January 22 the trial of Mrs. Catherine Bechtel charged as an accessory after the fact to her daughter Mabels murder nears completion. The afternoon was spent with Martha Charles and John Bechtel testifying and denying personal knowledge of the crime.
A social evening was hosted at the Charlestown clubhouse of the 999th Ar tillery with entertainers Lizzie Otto Kitty Nelson Thomas een Kitty Hoffman and the Weston sisters providing music and performance.
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