Mayor Seeks Settlement in Freight Tie Up
Mayor Collins pressed for a settlement between freight handlers and railroad officials led by President Hall in New Haven. He argued freight handlers should not handle Brine company freight and suspended workers be reinstated. Conversations with labor, railroad reps, and authorities continued as the mayor considered assuming police control if riots erupt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
President Hall
New Haven
Brine Company
Teamsters
Curran
Chamberlain
N. Y
N. H
Board of Police
City of
Boston
Burkes Protest Hits Institute Game in East Cambridge
In Institute Hall East Cambridge last evening the Institutes beat the Burkes of Lowell 10 to 3. The Burkes protested the outcome claiming the ball was still in the air when the whistle blew after a goal by the Institutes.
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Institute Hall
East Cambridge
Burkes
Lowell
Institutes
Crowe Defeats Simpson in Lancashire Wrestling Match
Fall by Crowe in 35 minutes. Simpson wins the second fall in 7 minutes. Crowe takes the third fall in 2 minutes, giving Oswald Crowe the victory over John Simpson of Tiverton in Fall River.
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Fall River
Oswald Crowe
John Simpson
Tiverton F
Crowe
Simpson
Local Store Requests Patience During Strike
Card states customers should bear with delays as Teamsters strike halts deliveries. Union workers out in sympathy, but the store expects a quick resolution and victory for union labor, asking patrons to be patient for a few days.
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Teamsters
The Linen Woman of Boston And Her Busy Trade
A colorful portrait of a Boston woman who buys linen at wholesale, swaps for secondhand clothes, and runs a mobile operation with trunks and a helper. She targets New England towns, pays cash, and profits by trading old goods for better linen while eyebrow-raising charity workers lament lost donations.
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Sunday Post
Boston
New England
Pedler
Missing 16 year old girl last seen at home address
Marietta Marehi, 16, left her home at 177 Massachusetts Avenue a week ago and has not been heard from since. She is about five feet tall, 120 pounds, light complexion. She wore a black skirt pink waist black box jacket and a red and blue hat when she left. Parents appeal to police for help.
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Marietta Marehi
Massachusetts Avenue
Miss Irene Couchin Reception At Medford Home
Last evening friends and relatives gathered at Irene Couchin’s home at 19 Linden street in Medford for a reception. Afterward the guests took a trolley to Charlestown where supper was served. Participants included W. H. rt, Edward Sherwan, Mary Mallett, Miss Dolan, B. M. Devine, William Laxton, and Edward Rowllison, who performed songs.
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Irene Couchin
Linden Street
Medford
Charlestown
Amon
W. H. Rt
Eeward Sherwan
Mary Mallett
Mise. Dolan
B. M. Devine
William Laxton
Edward Rowllison
Massachusetts Hall restoration debated at Harvard dormitory revival
Harvard figures, led by historian Albert Bushnell Hart, press to restore Massachusetts Hall as a dormitory. Once a key student home since colonial times, the building was converted to lecture halls in 1870. Advocates argue its central location and historic associations make it ideal for dormitory use again.
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Harvard
Massachusetts Hall
Albert Bushnell Hart
Post
Hart
United States
John Adams
America
Loughton
Hollis
Oxford
Cambridge
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Lynn factories closing as Boston strike spreads
Lynn, March 10. A Boston strike may force all Lynn shoe factories to shut, with thousands facing layoff. Union No. 42 vows sympathy action, boosting tension as 600 workers from hack drivers and longshoremen vote to back Boston strikers. Shipping delays threaten Lynn firms reliant on Boston for leather, boxes, and express traffic. The Board of Trade plans a route bypassing Boston to move goods west.
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Lynn
Boston
Teamsters’ Union No. 42
Hackman's
Hackman's’ and Cabdrivers’ Union of
Knights of Labor Assembly of
East
Lynn Union
Kocer
North Shore
Stone’s
Milton & Son's
Lynn & Boston Steamship Company
Board of Trade
Prince Henry sails for Germany amid New York duties
Prince Henry and party arrived from Philadelphia at 5 25 p m and were guided to the Deutschland to sail for Europe tomorrow The prince hosted a dinner aboard and toasted the Kaiser and President Roosevelt A dramatic canopy collapse at Irving Place Theatre startled the crowd as officers steadied the structure and the prince escaped unharmed
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New York
Prince Henry
Philadelphia
Hoboken
Europe
Roosevelt
Hill
Irving Place
Merchants Plan Unified Action Over Boston Strike
Boston merchants transportation committee met to review a possible strike. After talks with Master Teamsters officials, they expect a settlement within 24 hours and prefer no formal action yet. If unresolved, they urge united merchant action to protect interests and settle the principle involved.
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Transportation Committee
Boston Merchants’ Association
Master Teamsters’ Association
ALL QUIET AT NEW HAVEN ON STRIKE REPORT
New Haven officials say no sympathy strike is planned at the New York New Haven and Hartford yards. Local workers appear unaffiliated with Boston freight handlers. Fifty Norwich line freight handlers at New London belong to the Freight Handlers Alliance, affiliated with the Federation of Labor. The Stonington line also handles Boston freight but no local organization is indicated.
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Stafi Aktisi
Boston
New York, New Haven & Hartford Road
New Haven, Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Norwich Line
New London
Freight Handlers’ Alliance
Federation of Labor
Stonington Line
Stonington
Providence Men Restive Striking Freight Workers Near Boston
Providence Rhode Island March 10 Unionized freight handlers report grievances including wage disparities versus Boston and indicate readiness to strike on short notice. New Haven line ordered clerks to Boston and some freight workers refused to transfer, opting to quit rather than obey. A strike notice from union officials was possible within 24 hours.
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Providence
R. I
Boston
New Haven
Wnon
Bostom
Teamster Beaten at Freight Sheds in Boston
J. H. Borden of 5 Brattle Street Arlington, driver for Moxie Nerve Food, was hospitalized with a skull fracture and deep facial lacerations after three men struck him while loading his team at the Boston & Albany freight sheds. A crowd jeered as he was attacked and knocked down.
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J. H. Borden
Brattle Street
Arlington
Moxie Nerve Food Company
Boston & Albany
Borden
Tomas Murray
Hiudson Street
New York New & Haven Railroad
Dover Street
Patrick Boyle
Norwood
John Smith
Third Street
Boston
25 Men Quit Packers
Charles A Cushman general manager of North Packing & Provision Company said they lost 25 men but could hire seven or eight in the morning and by rushing and overtime handle all freight. He noted 40 wagons and 120 horses and hoped to carry on with any delay. He believed a satisfactory settlement would be reached before serious commerce delays.
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Charles A. Cushman
North Packing & Provision Company
Madison Avenue Electric Car Accident Injures Passengers
In New York on March 10 a streetcar carrying nearly 100 people collided with a portable hoisting engine at a construction site on Forty fourth Street and Madison Avenue. The released steam shattered windows and scalded many riders while others were bruised in the ensuing panic. about 50 injured but none seriously.
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New York
Fortyfourth Street
Madison Avenue
Mrs Walworth Under Investigation In Boston Area
Boston police and suburban forces pursue Helen A Walworth accused of passing worthless checks. Lynn officers will visit Cambridge jail to question her about recent bad checks in Lynn. A Philadelphia telegram states authorities will seek extradition papers to bring her to answer a two count indictment found in December.
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Boston
Helen A. Walworth
Lynn
Cambridge
Walworth
Philadelphia
Wemonan
Town Meeting Votes Across Several Towns in Region
Burlington and Edgarton record selectmen votes with license counts and last year figures. Maynard lists highway and street appropriations. Dover and Rowley show school and highway figures plus licenses. Weymouth, Watertown, Wakefield report appropriations for schools and services, with Watertown approving a three year term for town clerk.
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Burlington—Selectmen
W. W. _Skelton
McIntyre
Thomas Pollock
Edgarton—Selectmen
Frederick W. Coffin
Charles H. Norton
John N
Gohaal
Maynard
Arthur J. Goughlin
P. J. Sullivan
George H. Hart
Dover
James A. McGill
Michael W. Comiskey
Vpeabody
Richard J. Cullen
Charles 8S
Goldthwait
Andrew N. Jacobs
Patrick J. Martin
George Reynolds
Rowley
Leslie M. Emerson
Woodbury Smith
George B. Prime
Wey Mouth
Watertown
Wakefield
Arbitration Board Seeks Freight Strike Talks
The State Board of Arbitration examined the freight handlers strike yesterday with members Reed Palmer and Barry inquiring into causes and seeking a conference between the two sides. The board offers its services but cannot compel action. A further meeting with railroad officials and strikers is expected in a few days.
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State Board of Arbitration
Messrs. Reed
Palmer
Barry
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Sit Bros
Burkes Protest Institute Game
Harges
A. F. Grant
Summer Street
Miss Grant
Fieid
Sarah J. Boyden
Woman's Publishing Company
Bromfield Street
Boyden
Woman's Voice
Independent Women Voters
King’s Daughters
Jessie Forsyth
Boston Printing and Numbering Company
Miss Allen
Ashburton Place
Marietta Marchi
Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
Waitt & Bond’s
Blackstone Juniors
Waitt & Bond, Mnfrs
Blackstone Street
Germany
Inspector Thompson
Sergeant Hodgins
Packers
Arbitration Board
iMoy Opus Eo Sou
Superior
Washington and Brattle Streets
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