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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1922
Page
2
One hundred cots were placed today in three large tents near the shops in the West Springfield yards of the Boston and Albany Railroad. Railroad officials declined to comment on the work or its purpose. Police investigate daubing of shop workers houses with bright paint.
Report outlines administration debates over handling the railroad strike. Advisers push for government action to restore interstate commerce possibly via Esch-Cummins powers or direct operation if railroads refuse, with a focus on seniority and wage disputes and potential use of federal troops.
Fortland Maine July 24 Boston and Maine railroad officials announced the Pleasantdale shop will close due to a shortage of workmen. Dana C Douglas Maine Central vice president said the shop will stay shut until the current dispute is resolved.
Free State forces mass along a line from Limerick to Waterford aimed at a new offensive against irregulars. Irregulars may employ guerrilla tactics or retreat to Cork. Ballyhaunis evacuees head to Mallow while Cappoquin falls near Lismore. Monlveg barracks burned as Tuam barracks dismantled ahead of national arrival.
The State Department, awaiting London's official reply, discussed a U S plan to curb liquor smugglers using Bermuda or the Bahamas as bases. London’s stance appears non committal while US enforcement eyes tighter British supervision of ship clearances.
Cardiff July 24. Coal prices in Wales rise as American demand strengthens. Welsh export coal moves from 24 to 27 shillings per ton with activity higher than in months. Leading companies are booked through August and refuse new orders. American buyers may clear Welsh market for a month, with potential two million tons monthly if the strike persists. Wales hopes to secure half of these orders.
Striking shopmen in Greater Boston and New England vow a prolonged fight, demanding return to work with seniority rights. They accuse state police of aiding strikebreakers, reinforce pickets, and fund needy members as joint B M and New Haven federations coordinate.
Noone, head of the agents union, arrived in Boston and reassured members they will not be called out on strike. The railroad managers in Boston reaffirmed that passenger and freight service runs normally and that new workers are being recruited to restore normal staffing levels.
Former Congressman Joseph F. O Connell says he will not seek the Suffolk County District Attorney post nor the Democratic nomination for Attorney General. He cites cannot abandon active practice and family, despite friends urging a run. He heads to San Francisco for the American Bar Association convention.
A young man robs a Roxbury tenement at 2 Galena street then flees through streets and rooftops. After a mile chase he leaps eight feet between roofs and escapes as police and bystanders pursue him. A $3 scarf is found discarded near the scene. Police expect to arrest him today.
Senator Capper filed a formal complaint urging Attorney General Daugherty to prosecute under the Sherman anti trust law for an alleged American Mexican sisal monopoly used in binding twine. The move comes from Capper, Kansas Republican and Senate agricultural bloc chairman.
Chicago July 24 The avert of a strike by about 10 000 station agents is noted as unions form on 40 Eastern roads and talks for a Baltimore & Ohio peace proceed. Western roads plan separate unions to negotiate with each system. W J McMenimen helps delay spread of the dispute as station agents stay at work pending a labor board conference. Further train cancellations continue due to coal shortages.
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