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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1910
Page
4
The steam engineers unions of the State at their annual convention in Lynn unanimously endorsed Arthur M. Huddell of Boston Hoisting and Portable Engineers Union 4 for international president. The convention opens in Denver in September and State delegates will support Huddell in the election.
Sixty delegates attended the meeting as machinists from Boston and Lynn push for higher pay. Governor Draper is urged to reappoint William M. Beck to the State board of boiler rules, with a committee to press the request in person. Reports cover wage gains, memorial labor notes, and upcoming meetings among various unions including the K of L, Water Workers, and bricklayers, plus plans for Labor Day parades and local picnics.
The executive board gained full power over final plans for the convention in Lawrence next year. State President Fred W. Dethridge, Vice-President William B. Kennefick, and Treasurer Michael F. McNerney were unanimously re-elected, with Michael B. Hersome chosen as secretary. A reception and shore dinner at Tibbett's Lynn Beach marked the event.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks reports its 2000 clerks will resume wage talks today with General Manager Samuel Higgins of the New Haven System. The group seeks a 10 percent aggregate increase, varying by clerk rating, after achieving seniority rules and appeals rights last year. 25 locals form the union, representing about 2000 clerks. An unofficial report notes progress with the Boston and Maine negotiations. Richard G. Stearns, local chair of the general adjustment, sits in at New Haven awaiting further talks with Higgins.
Twelve delegates from four locals met at 45 Eliot Street to form Boston Territorial District Council 33 of Blacksmiths. Officers named: President David Landry Boston 209, Vice President Samuel Butt Quincy 888, Secretary Treasurer Edward J. Ryan Boston 209, Executive Board Patrick Hartigan Boston 332 Samuel Butt Quincy 338 Charles Kennedy Brockton 216. Locals represented: Boston 209 and 3832, Quincy 338, Brockton 216. Next meeting set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at 45 Eliot Street.
Ladies' Tailors and Dressmakers' Union 36 hosted a reception for secretary William Gitlin in recognition of his selection as international vice president at the recent convention. Gitlin, age 22, is described as the youngest international VP among national groups. General President Abraham Rosenberg and General Secretary-Treasurer John A. Dyche of New York spoke at the event.
The wage scale committee of Boston blacksmiths received a message from Mayor Fitzgerald regarding the petition for higher pay for city blacksmiths and helpers. The men seek four and three dollars per day respectively, and the mayor requests detailed information to be provided soon. Reports indicate Mead Morrison at Cambridge Oliver William at 638 Pitts Street and Knapp Company at Bowker Street already granted the raise.
Sergeant-at-Arms John Fenton, President James Curtin, Frank Fall and Jeremiah Mahoney were chosen as delegates by Union 68 to the international convention in Peoria this August. Ten candidates ran and six hundred ballots were cast. Fenton won by an almost unanimous margin.
Oklahoma City won the vote to locate the state capital, triggering mass scenes. W B Anthony secretly moved the seat from Guthrie after leaving the Secretary of State’s office. Governor Haskell’s daughter Jane Haskell, 17, was hissed and stoned in Guthrie as she cheered for Oklahoma City. Guthrie citizens obtained a temporary injunction against state lawmakers to block the removal, with plans for a federal suit. Governor Haskell called a meeting of state officers in Oklahoma City, with proclamation likely tomorrow.
Dr. Cortland Myers denounces drinking and smoking by women as betrayal of female heritage. He compares unfaithful behavior to Delilah and warns that a woman who loses feminine characteristics betrays herself. He argues women are different from men and urges respect for feminine traits and refinement.
June 12 Montreal Albert Hsnough a St. Lambert builder and his adopted daughter Lena Healy jumped from the centre of Victoria bridge into the swift St Lawrence current. Both drowned. Hsnough leaped first then the girl a moment later. Cause unknown.
Berlin and Breslau report lightning strikes during a day of excursion trips. Six people die and seventeen are severely injured after a storm forces shelter in a fenced structure at Jungfernheide, with seven more deaths reported in Silesia from similar weather.
New York June 12 Dennis Sullivan a Jersey City policeman touched a call box key to report to headquarters and dropped to the sidewalk with a groan He died an hour later from an electric shock thought caused by a crossed police service wire with a heavy feed line involved
An outbreak in the District of O mba northern Chihuahua has caused hundreds of deaths over several months. Residents appealed to the federal government for medical officers and soldiers to enforce quarantine measures as civil registers report rising deaths in six months.
Photo-Engravers' Union No. 3 petitioned 15 local employers for a wage raise for about 250 workers. The wage scale committee reported ongoing amicable negotiations, with expected approval this week. The local ratified terms, and headquarters reviews the contract. Local leaders cited rising trade and expanded jurisdiction over Lowell and Lynn. The Boston delegation will meet New York in Albany before heading to Buffalo for the Lake Shore outing. The union label section was praised for boosting labor labels and all members were urged to promote labels and cards. The meeting drew the largest attendance in two months, prompting the decision to rent a larger hall.
The New England Typographical Union opens a two day convention in Lawrence Massachusetts with a banquet at City Hall. Speakers include International President James M. Lynch, Boston officials Mayor John F Fitzgerald and Jeremiah Burke, Secretary of State William M Olin and Governor William C Murphy.
Ben Franklin Assembly 5463 K of L held a house warming at 1651 Washington street. Master Workman William Corcoran and others spoke on the organization history. June 26 officers for the ensuing term will be elected.
Richard W. Garrity of the Boston Bartenders Union 77 reports all 1800 union bartenders are expected to attend the Central Labor Union Labor Day parade. The group plans red sunshades blue caps and white coats for a red white and blue display. An investigation banquet is to follow. Secretary-Treasurer James J. English takes a two month leave. English and William Silne will sail to Ireland for six weeks next week. The local will meet on the second Sunday afternoon in June July August and September.
The Brotherhood of Railway & Mail Freight Handlers Assembly 5572 reported ongoing wage talks with railroad officials. Workers seek 25 cents per day, railroad offered 14 cents, rejection followed. A further conference with President Lucius M. Tuttle and directors is planned this week. The union warned of strike action if demands are not met.
John M. Gillespie, president of Boston Teamdrivers Union 2, was elected delegate to the national craft convention opening in Peoria in August. The local will meet monthly in June August on the second Sunday. a special meeting before Labor Day plans for the Central Labor Union parade.
City Councillor James M. Curley addressed a large Sanitary and Street Cleaning union meeting yesterday. He contrasted past Boston government with the new charter and warned that the small council concept would further remove government from direct popular influence and representation.
Curley cites rulings by Corporation Counsel Babson restricting council members from influencing city employment. He urges unions to push for all city workers to join a union and supports a new ordinance to fund refuse removal by the sanitary department. He opposes contract labor and favors day labor. A committee seeks Saturday half holiday for street cleaners and plans an annual outing.
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