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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1908
Page
4
Worcester reports John J. Horter a 34 year old inmate at Bloomingdale insane asylum escaped tonight during meal preparations. Authorities fear repeats after three escapes. He reportedly used self fashioned keys. past escapes included taking inmates. He is described as having a head twice the size of a normal man.
W. J. French a 26 year old worker at the Edison Electric Light plant 39 Boylston street narrowly escaped being crushed as his right arm was caught in the gearing. He summoned superhuman strength to free himself and his arm was mangled. He was taken to Relief Hospital.
William J. Dougherty of Chicago, general vice president, met with district council officers and delegates in Boston yesterday. The council at 45 Eliot Street hosted unions from Boston, Providence, Valley Falls, Worcester, Brockton, Norwood, Salem and Lowell. Over 750 blacksmiths and several hundred helpers are said to be in the council's jurisdiction.
The Sanitary and Street Cleaning Department Teamsters Union 149 met to choose delegates for local bodies and for the National Federation of State City and Town Employees unions in Brockton next Sunday. Charles Greaney and five colleagues were named to multiple delegate posts within Boston unions and joint councils, with further picks for the team drivers council. A newsboys union committee addressed the meeting and received approval for the C. I. U. endorsement of the boys.
The Boston Cigarmakers Union 97 audit committee reported the international union account for 1907 and the local fund, funded by member donations for labor agitation, aid to other unions, disputes, and internal aid, showing $36,646.89 in initiation fees and international assessments and a local fund of $11,764.35 for July to December.
Jan 26 Plymouth Council 1190 Knights of Columbus elected officers were installed today by District Deputy Daniel M. O'Brien of Rockland. A suite of 20 attended with addresses by several members and a banquet followed.
District Attorney Jerome prepares for a pivotal push in the Thaw trial. European witnesses for the defense arrive aboard the Adriatic, while Jerome orders detectives to shadow them. A hypothetical sanity question is to be presented this week, with court closure anticipated by week’s end.
In Hingham on January 26 three youths George Kemp 12 Daniel Sullivan 8 and siblings Nellie 6 and Katherine 4 saved four children after the ice broke on a pond during sledding. Kemp dived to reach Katherine Sullivan while Alfred Hall 10 and Thomas Dunn 12 aided by retrieving the others, all reaching shore unharmed.
James Russell was unanimously re-elected president of the Boston theatrical stage employees union for a fourth year. A reception at the Majestic Theatre honored him after RE W H Sothern presented a gold ring for his work during the company’s engagement. Patrick Maloney was unanimously re-elected business agent for a sixth term.
A brief notice states prompt relief for pain and incipient ailment, offset by fatigue or exposure, using a product called Orangeine Powders, with emphasis on perfect regulation and effective supply.
James M. Lynch of Indianapolis urged apprenticeships and craft knowledge at a Brodline Hall gathering. Leaders from Big 6 and local union visitors backed patronizing Allied Printing Trades Council material while opposing William H. Minot's appointment as municipal printing superintendent citing lack of union-printer practicality.
Seventythree new members joined the Boston Newsboys Protective Union 9077 A F of L at a meeting that required a separate hall for applicants. A strike report spoke of progress against an afternoon newspaper with cheering figures. Philip H Sweet urged the boys as district committees detailed strike sales while plans for the sixth annual ball at Paul Revere Hall were finalized and rehearsed.
A sprawling report from Boston unions notes a lively labor meeting night at Wells Memorial Hall. Signups exceed 60 with ~100 more expected. Arthur W. Clark to address the crowd and aid New England organizing efforts. Delegates named for various unions and the C L U endorsement of the newsboys strike is recorded.
National labor leaders consider plans to oppose Governor Hughes over his rejection of a labor representative on the public service commission. Richard W. Quirk of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen announces plans to influence the Republican nomination and, if needed, unite organized labor to defeat Hughes in a general presidential contest.
Representatives from several Irish societies gathered at 1157 Washington Street to discuss language revival work. M Mulvey D Holland J Kane and J O Daly led the classes while J O Leary addressed the role of country language in the Celtic revival and Mrs McCormac Curley recapped a year of club activities. The group plans a St Bregid feast on February 13 with an address on St Bregid. The Gaelic League of New England urges clubs to support Ireland’s language movement with annual entertainments.
An old advertisement promises relief via a product named Bromo Quinine. It emphasizes the single active ingredient and notes a signature by B. W. Grove. The item is priced at 25 cents and presented as a remedy to prevent the grip laxative effect.
A second major Portland fire in two days threatened Parker Thomas Co. and Milliken Cousens Co. as wind to 15 mph fanned flames through a four story brick block near Middle and Market streets. Losses exceed 1.1 million with Cox & Sons and others damaged. origin suspected in an elevator shaft. firefighting used a portable blaze truck due to prior city hall fire damage.
A fierce hurricane battered vessels including the Cynthia and the Robert and Arthur. The Cynthia's captain drowned, crew bailed by riding sail and jig lines, while three fishermen were swept overboard but saved by grabbing lines. Robert and Arthur drifted from Brown's banks toward Boston light, dories smashed, Reuben Mere nearly drowned at the wheel, others injured.
The piece urges churches to lead in the fight against consumption, arguing relief of suffering is Christian. It warns that neglect of a cough spreads disease and promotes home remedies using glycerine with whiskey or Cinchona compound, and stresses buying genuine Virgin Oil of Pine from Leach Chemical Co.
Secretary Taft's comprehensive report to Congress, sent with a presidential letter, argues the U S policy in the Philippines has prevented ruin and will raise the islands. He cites optimism on development, calls for free Philippine exports, mining property access, an agricultural bank, and exemption from coastwise shipping laws, while noting Filipinos must travel a long road to self government.
An old age tonic promotion extols VINOL a cod liver preparation praised by Mrs Windrom of Chicago and Mrs Avery of Norwich for boosting appetite strength and vitality. It claims to rebuild blood tissues aid digestion and treat chronic coughs colds and bronchitis with a money back promise via Boston Riker Jaynes drug stores.
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