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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1912
Page
11
A Vandalia line engineer, Lee Deatherage, saw from his cab window the drowning of his 12 year old younger brother William while passing Vandalia slough in East St. Louis on July 21.
Deatherage witnessed a drowning after his heavy freight engine slowed near the slough between Vandalia and Baltimore & Ohio tracks. His brother William vanished into deep water. bystanders, including three nearby fishermen, did not aid. Physicians failed to revive him.
In Boston yesterday congregations heard out of town clergy at Tremont Temple First Baptist Back Bay Dorchester Second Church Park Street Trinity and Arlington Street churches. South Baptist Church plans summer services with guest preachers while pastor Alexander Blackburn vacations in New Hampshire.
NEW BEDFORD July 21 The State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation may press another effort to unite striking locked out operatives and manufacturers tomorrow, the second week of the textile strike. Charles G Wood says the board is encouraged by ministers persuading weavers to conference and they may overcome apathy to attend or send representatives.
In New Bedford on July 21 the Industrial Workers of the World threaten to withdraw from the textile strike by 10 o clock Tuesday if unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor refuse to join a general walkout that would shut all mills. The central strike committee issues the ultimatum to the Textile Council.
Ray T. Lewis a former Mayor of Duluth Minn and former Minnesota state representative died in Brunswick Mo from injuries after a runaway horse incident. He was 72 and born in Brunswick. The wagon was startled by a passing car and the horse bolted, throwing him from the wagon.
Acting Inspector Fred Goodhue and Officer Johnson arrested ten men in a raid on a house at 29 Winter Street yesterday afternoon. The suspects attempted to flee through windows but were deterred by Goodhue’s commands and a swift auto patrol secured the full arrest list.
Knights of Columbus Club in Dorchester prepares Embarkation Day activities for Wednesday. A morning sail from Rowe's wharf to Marblehead and Fort Warren will precede sports for men women and children with prizes. District Deputy J Philip OConnell leads with several committee heads named for catering grounds transportation music ticket games printing and reception.
Rainy day in Revere ended with a street horse race between Kivy Gilman 28 of 21 Birmingdale Street Chelsea and Benjamin Wulan 48 of 68 Leverett Street Boston. Patrolmen Marshall and Murphy transported both to the police station.
A Salem gambling raid led to the arrest of six Chinamen, three from Boston, after officers forced entry at 17 Harbor Street. Inspector Pelletier led the squad and detained a suspect who unlocked the premises.
The Giants finished the current trip with five wins and eight losses, a sharp contrast to their earlier Western tour where they won 11 of 18 games.
An imminent decision at Oyster Bay follows a Roosevelt Flinn conference. Colonel Roosevelt will state final methods for selecting candidates for presidential electors as the national progressive party forms.
Mr Flinn and E A Van Valkenburg proposed placing the same presidential electors on both Taft and Roosevelt tickets in Pennsylvania with the slate winner taking all. Roosevelt rejected any bargain plan and insisted on a straight independent ticket. He would not commit until after discussions with Flinn and a Michigan convention note.
The Rev. Herbert S. Johnson defended socialism in a sermon at Warren Avenue Baptist Church saying economic conditions make it inevitable. He denounced church efforts to stamp it out and echoed Marx and Spargo that man is worth more than capital.
The sermon titled Hunger, Socialism and Christianity argues hunger drives demand for change. The speaker says a hungry man is dangerous and urges addressing root causes, citing Lawrence wages and a living wage critique. He warns leaders to heed rising labor and socialist movements and believes Christ’s teachings can end suffering.
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