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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1894
Page
1
Boston daily ad announces fair weather and a sweeping sale by My Clothier's Massachusetts Clothing Co. at 16th Dover Street Portland Washington Street. It touts three times stock, low prices, and money back guarantees with suits at 7.97 and 2.75, trousers 37.50, white vests 2.50, and a promise of precise fit and broad variety for every taste.
July 12 reports from Constantinople describe a massive earthquake with the Bazaar, Galataria, St Stefano, and Brusa suffering heavy casualties. Official death toll cited at 120 with higher figures expected as aftershocks span Anatolia. Coastal Jalova nearly wiped out. Tidal retreat and sudden sea surge caused boats to crash against docks.
A Cambridge fire leveled James Henderson & Son's carriage repository last night, damaging adjacent buildings. Loss estimates range from 26,000 to 75,000 with partial insurance. Somerville and Cambridge departments fought the blaze as East Cambridge units joined quickly.
A fire at the McCrillis carriage factory in Manchester New Hampshire caused $3000 in damage. The loss is reported to be partially insured. Fire crews secured the scene and limited the spread of flames.
The Lawrence license board selects Colonel John P. Sweeney as chairman for six years Walter E Parker serves four years as Republican member and James E Donoghue two years as Democratic member All appointees are described as upright citizens Sweeney Parker and Donoghue are prominent local figures with long careers in law business and journalism
William McKee Jr aged 30 an employee at Revere Rubber Works Chelsea was instantly killed when struck by a 6 58 outward bound Boston and Maine train on Eastern Avenue after leaving the factory His skull was fractured in two places and both jaws broken His remains were taken to H H Carter undertaking rooms He was single and lived with his parents at 117 Spencer Avenue Chelsea
New York July 12 labor rally at Cooper Union drew a vast crowd in sympathy with Chicago strikers. Speakers denounced federal troop use, criticized President Cleveland and Pullman, urged radical changes including land reform and nationalizing railroads, and backed arbitration for labor disputes. An overflow outside heard additional remarks.
The Chicago labor conference debated actions to end disturbances with Debs speaking in the evening. President Cleveland refused to appoint a commission until organized labor calls off all strikes and violence ends. Reports describe confined unrest, but the Soo road strikes and other rail disruptions spread nationwide. The conference outlined a three member arbitration commission under law 1888, while warning that troops would stay to enforce orders and restore peace.
The Chicago labor leaders meeting under Gompers adjourned with no major action and sent a telegram to President Cleveland urging extraordinary conciliatory measures. Signatories include Gompers and executives from nine international unions, with several officers already in Chicago for the talks.
President Cleveland told a committee representing organized labor that he will soon appoint a commission to investigate the disturbance. He said organized labor must first drop all strikes before any action is taken.
Washington officials estimate the United States would spend about 1 million dollars to quell the railroad strike in the West. Included are telegraph costs, deputy marshals pay, and troop transportation and maintenance. Marshals' pay in Chicago is placed at 150000 to 200000, with urgent congressional appropriation expected.
Minneapolis July 12 The men on the Soo road have just gone out and the road is tied up as train hands strike except for the engineers. The stoppage paralyzes traffic on a major line, with rail service uncertain until negotiations progress.
The text states that the body has authority only to investigate and report its conclusions to the President and to Congress, not to exercise arbitral power itself. It emphasizes a reporting role rather than binding decision making. The focus is on oversight and advisory function.
In Washington labor leaders T B McGuire C A French and J W Hayes say organized and unorganized labor will unite to oust the major parties and form a new party focused on public interests. They promise education and organization, cite Cleveland's constitutional breaches, and allege railroads abuses amid calls for compulsory arbitration of labor troubles.
Sacramento July 12 The warden is linked to yesterday's railroad disaster as John Sherburn testifies he drove several strikers in a carriage from Sacramento to the wreck site just before the accident They alighted at the bridge and carried tools and dynamite on the journey Continued on Page 2.
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