School Board Votes On Normal School And Plan To Use More City Schools
Boston school board debates funding for a normal school and approves extended use of Hancock Paul Revere and Lowell schools. Appointments and resignations listed. minority and majority reports on the legislature’s normal school bill discussed and will be printed separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
Hancock
Paul Revere
Lowell
Lucinda R. Kinsley
Agassiz
Margaret D. Stone
John A. Andrew
Rose E. Munster
Messrs
Bolster
Paine and Storrow
Duff
Brett
State Board of Education
State Board
Boston
City Briefs From South Boston Accidents and Crimes
Edward Jenkins fell 80 feet from a building at 409 Broadway injuring himself internally. Henry Story, 17, of 390 Tremont street, arrested for larceny of a $10 overcoat. Patrick Caunane reported pocketing a gold watch at East Fourth street and Dorchester avenue. Firefighters battled a curtain fire on the third floor of 619 Massachusetts avenue, property damage noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
South Boston
Edward Jenkins
Bradford Street
Henry Story
Tremont Street
Operes
Patrick Caunane
Boston Street
Division 6
East Fourth Street
Dorchester Avenue
Engine 23
Massachusetts Avenue
Norman W. Scott
State of Maine hits harbor after collision near Cape
Portland dispatch reports the steamer State of Maine on the Boston and Portland line returned to port tonight damaged in a collision with an unknown sailing vessel off the cape. No injuries. Pilot house and upper deck railing sustained most of the damage as the schooner’s jibboom shattered the pilot house front. Captain Strout and Quartermaster Smith narrowly escaped serious harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
State of Maine
Boston and
Cape
A. B. Strout
William G. Smith
Along the Water Front Steamer Wilster in need of salvage
Steamer Wilster lies ashore near Rockport with bow buried five feet and stern eight feet in sand. The ship must unload cargo before refloating, as water fills the after compartment and leaks in others. Boston Towboat Company hopes to float her despite a potential severe storm. Captain Fookes brought 15 crew to Boston. consul declines repatriation due to lack of total-loss status. Bark Lyndhurst from Sourabaya faced a 36 hour hurricane near the Java coast with bare poles and torn sails. later steered to Delaware Breakwater for tow to Boston. Schooner Jennie Lockwood at McPhee's yard repairs collision damage from Brunswick voyage. repairs estimated at 3500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilster
Rockport
Boston Towboat Company
Fookes
Lyndhurst
Sourabaya
Java
Cape Hatteras
Delaware
C. W. Morse
Standard Oil Company
Jennie Lockwood
McPhee
Boston
H. B. Fiske
Brunswick
Bank Teller Confesses Defalcation of 43000 Dollars
Granville W. Leighton teller at National Traders Bank Portland confesses to defalcations totaling 43000 dollars stretching over months. He has turned over all his real estate and property to cover losses and is jailed pending arraignment. Leighton, about 35, married with three children, is a former local reform movement leader and prominent figure in Old Orchard society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Granville W. Leighton
National Traders’ Bank
Leighton
United States
Saunders
William G. Davis
John M. Gould
Old Orchard
Citizens’ Good Government
Board of Selectmen
Deserred child left with friend in Tremont Street restaurant
Four year old girl, daughter of Mrs Carr of East Brookline street, was left by her mother's alleged friend Mrs Howe in a Tremont Street restaurant after taking the child out for an airing. The woman did not return, and police custody later restored the child to her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Carr
Weavers Extend Strike Sympathy Reach in Rhode Island
March U strike leaders in Olneyville rejoice as a committee from Fulton New York joins with Puritan Plymouth Saranac Blackstone and Pascoag mills to back the Olneyville action. They warn all weavers in these mills will quit as soon as reports from their committees arrive if demands are refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Olneyville
Fulton
N. Y
Puritan
Plymouth
Saranac Mills
Blackstone
Anchor Mills
Pascoag
American Woollen Company
Spanish cabinet crisis centers on Sagasta health
Madrid March 11 Senor Urzaiz persist in resigning and it is believed Senor Sagasta will tender the resignation of the whole cabinet. If Sagasta declines reconstituting the ministry, the Queen Regent may summon Senor Montero Rios, president of the Senate to form a new government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Senor Urzaiz
Senor Sagasta
Senor Montero Rios
Senate
Extradition Papers Signed for Blondin Case
Governor Crane signed the papers for the extradition of J. Wilfred Blondin yesterday afternoon. The requisition papers will be presented to the Governor of New York today. Captain Proctor of the State police delivered them to Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane
J. Wilfred Blondin
New York
Captain Proctor
State Police
Albany
Idle Crowds and Strife at Boston Waterfront Strike
Boston harbor scenes showed scarce freight handling as idle men crowded Atlantic Avenue while police patrolled. Union leader Martin H. Ryan of Union 304 Longshoremen mobilized strike actions at the Philadelphia Steamship shed and Metropolis line pier, engaging with company officials and longshoremen to deter nonunion work and orchestrate contingencies through the afternoon amid tense exchanges and intermittent work stoppages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Atlantic Avenue
Martin H. Ryan
Union 304
Ryan
Philadelphia Steamship Company
Sampson
Philadelphia
Metropolitan Steamship Company
A. P. Lane
H. M. Whitney
Lane
Mr. Lane
United States
Post
Metropolitan Company
Mr. Whitney
Mr. Ryan
Police to Close Salons Amid Strike Tensions
Police issue a citywide warning to liquor saloon keepers to report beer or whiskey sales to strikers or sympathizers. The commissioners stress strict enforcement with possible license loss before May. Some officers advocate temporary closing of all saloons across the city to prevent unrest.
Beer supply cut off halts deliveries in New England
Brewery Workers' Union No. 01 with 400 Germans and Union No. 29 with 1300 mixed nationalities, including drivers, voted to order all drivers in their organizations to stop delivering goods to any wharf or railroad depot where freight handlers are on strike, leaving many towns in Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire without beer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Brewery Workers
Lynn Drivers Sympathetic in Boston Strike Action
Lynn March 11 team drivers and freight handlers express sympathy with the Boston strikers. Beginning tomorrow only perishable goods will be handled in the city. A general meeting will decide on further action. Team Drivers' Union No. 4 voted not to collect or forward general merchandise through Boston. Some manufacturers cannot secure stock. factories may be unable to run if the strike persists. Grocery firms report supply difficulties from Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Boston
South Boston freight yard productivity improves with 143 cars loaded
General Superintendent Clark reports in South Boston yards 143 cars loaded and sent away, about half the usual daily volume. New business since Sunday drove the surge, with many drivers returning to work after long absences, while five trains carried 73 cars instead of the typical 137. Police protection remains unchanged as staffing shifts to new workers at Albany lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
South Boston
Mr. Clark
Warner
Post
Boston & Albany
van Etten
California
The
Consolidated
Knights of Labor Assemblies Vote to Strike Boston & Maine
In Charlestown unions including Knights of Labor freight clerks and freight handlers met at Monument Hall with delegates from Longshoremen unions to decide a strike against the Boston & Maine railway. A two thirds vote produced a strike resolution, uniting K of L with the American Federation of Labor for action affecting Charlestown and East Boston docks and freight sheds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. of L. Assembly
Monument Hall
Charlestown
Boston & Maine Railway
Boston
Longshoremen’s Union
Noddle Island
East Boston
Longshoremen's Union
O’connell Assembly
Union
K. of L
Boston & Maine
Knights of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Surrounding Towns Feel Effects of City Strike
Transportation shutdown disrupts Boston area commerce with firms in Brockton Lynn Haverhill Lowell Lawrence Fall River and other cities losing supplies and customers. Factories face layoffs as demand and deliveries stall. contractors and retailers suffer daily losses and rising prices push many toward hardship and possible starvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
Brockton
Lynn
Haverhill
Lowell
Lawrence
Fall River
Boston & Maine Strike Affects 400 Freight Workers
About 400 freight handlers and clerks walked out across Boston & Maine divisions on March 11 1902 led by 240 in the Fitchburg division and 183 in the Southern division. Union officials report peaceful action while goods pile up in sheds as operations pause and President Lucius Tuttle issues a two day ultimatum for returning workers with pay due on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine Railroad
Fitchburg
Eaton
Foreman Bourne
Southern Division
Union Station
Lucius Tuttle
Boston &Maine Railroad
Boston
Nashua Street
Master Teamsters Denounce Brine Company in City Meeting
The Master Teamsters Association met at Quincy House with 200 members led by D. F. Holmes Amos Towle and C Bowen. Towle blamed the R S Brine firm for blocking an Essex House agreement and urged merchants to act publicly. The group referred the dispute to arbitration and warned against backing a foreign corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master Teamsters’ Association
Quincy House
D. F. Holmes
Amos Towle
C. Bowen
Towle
R. S. Brine Corporation
Essex House
Brine Company
Mr. Towle
Mr. C. Bowen
Bowen
Arbitration Committee
Association
McLeod
Abbott & Fernald
J. R. Glover
Brine Corporation
Merchants of
Boston
Deestrict Skewl Examination At Union Chapel
The well known Deestrict Skewl Examination will be given in the chapel of Union Congregational Church this evening. The skewl will be taught by Miss Helen Brigham. Drug clerks endorse strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Congregational Church
Helen Brigham
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Ginter Grocery Co
Tremont and
Eliot Sts
Elgin
Formosa
New York State
Alaska
de Jorey
Ge Wn
Golden Rose
Cays
North
Good Rica
Ginter
Kennedy
Santa Clara
Barrett, Nephews & CO
Old Staten Island Dyeing Establishment
West Street
Boston, Mass
Jean Bapiste
State St
Milwaukee, Wis
Metal Mechanics Strike
Allied Metal Mechanics
Union 92
Walworth Company
William T. O’neil
Central Labor Union
Prost Hospital
Chelsea
Finance Committee
Frost
Lincoln
Lincoln Club
Westchester Hall
Archie McInnis
School Board
Meyer Jonasson & Co
Melton
Ylston Streets
Blondin
North End
Metropolitan Line
Fleet Street
Aids
Metropolitan Line Dock
Dr. Greene
Nervara
Temple Place
Knights OF Labor Organizations
AGT
Houghton & Button
Oae
Mme
Harvard Gorn
Raenham
Bayes Ferill
Tuttle
Indorse
Crawford House
Wilson
WM. Albrecht
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