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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1912
Page
2
A car on Cambridge street East Cambridge exploded another railroad torpedo planted by miscreants but caused no damage. The Central Labor Union yesterday voted to assist the striking workers.
A mass meeting of Boston Elevated Railway strikers is set for 2 PM at Faneuil Hall to show strike strength. Leaders plan a petition for arbitration by the Legislature as surface car service remains disrupted and public inconvenience grows across Dorchester Roxbury Charlestown and Jamaica Plain.
The Boston Central Labor Union votes to aid the strike. Secret meetings at Roxbury and Forest Hills precede a 2 hour session at headquarters. Reports say strike breakers are armed and many desertions, with men arriving from Wardell and Mahon in New York. A mass meeting is planned at Faneuil Hall next Tuesday at 2 pm with expected arrival of Samuel Gompers. Police describe clashes as a car is assaulted and a bystander injured, while park car incidents and patrols continue into the night. Additional mobilization details include subway use, car service curtailment, and hundreds of officers maintaining order.
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An underground torpedo exploded beneath a Lake street Commonwealth avenue car injuring a man and frightening passengers. Motorman Michael Flanagan and Conductor A. E. Heald led a 75 passenger crowd as two following cars sparked and crackled over the blast site.
Charlestown saw widespread trouble yesterday with most surface car lines halted by 8 p m. Police armed with two officers per car protected crews. A ringleader named Matthew Russell 16 South Boston faced charges after a confrontation aboard a Bunker Hill line. Several arrests followed for disturbing the peace trespassing and loitering as crowds jeered scab chants. Traffic was restored after police cleared Hayes square and limited routes remained in service.
Secret session approves aiding the carmen strike and sanctions refusal to ride Elevated cars. Reports say 68 New York strike breakers arrived for work on surface and Elevated cars as organizers vow mass meetings at Faneuil Hall and ongoing demonstrations near Roxbury and Forest Hills.
Extra trains depart South Station for Forest Hills at 6 22, 6 40, 6 55 and then at frequent intervals. A train heads to Newton Junction at 6 05 and every 20 minutes thereafter. Dorchester service begins at 6 08 and 6 25, continuing every 20 minutes. The Albany express on the B A will stop at Newton Newtonville and West Newton.
A large gathering at Emmett Hall in Jamaica Plain urged striking street railway workers to keep within the law and pursue peaceful, lawful action as they pursue victory in their fight for rights. The meeting stressed discipline and nonviolence in the ongoing dispute.
The hall bristled with 800 former street railway employees as leaders including Representative Francis Cummings Peter F. Sheehan William French and P J Brady spoke in support of the strike action. Higgins presided and organizers warned of a broader demonstration as rank and file prepare to march toward Boston.
During a march toward Faneuil Hall, a crowd passed the Lotus and South street car barns. James J. Williamson 16 of 3590 Washington Street shouted Scab at motormen and conductors near 5 30 PM and was arrested for disturb ing the peace. William T. Dolan 21 of 38 Marcella Street was arrested at 2 PM.
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