Canadian observer views Boston strike as arbitration path
Edwin P. Bremner ex labor commissioner of British Columbia says injunctions threaten liberty and peaceable solutions. He cites BC fishery settlements as proof arbitration can quell labor disputes, notes US leaders’ mixed views but endorses compulsory arbitration with no penalties for noncompliance.
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Boston
Edwin P. Bremner
British Colubia
British Columbia
Bremner
Japan
United States
Strike dispute ends in stabbing of Pasquale Sarni
In a North Street barroom a group of Italians involved in a wage strike dispute stabbed Pasquale Sarni, 2 years old, a blacksmith at 198 Endicott Street, in the thigh after an argument about the strike.
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Pasquale Sarni
Endicott Street
North Street
Boston Coal Dealers Declare Standstill Over Sympathy Strike
At a Boston coal trade meeting the retail coal dealers announce a standstill because Coal Handlers and Teamsters unions voted to strike. They warn hardships will fall on factories and steam users, and vow to supply the public in the emergency. TSAAC Chase, Secretary.
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Boston
Vicinity
Lfe
New England
Coal Club
Tsaac Chase
Mayors Power Exhausted in Strike Settlement
Mayor Collins says his authority to act is exhausted as efforts to settle the strike stall. Saloons won t close unless rioting occurs and he cannot activate police or arbitration without railroad officials agreeing to consider the dispute. He notes Governor and Hanna heeding no new opening for immediate settlement and hopes to cross that bridge when it appears.
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Collins
Hanna
Consolidated Road Firm Faces Load and Staffing Strain
General Superintendent Clark of New York New Haven Hartford says freight shipments are steady though little moves occur. An embargo may be needed if delivery pace persists. Gaston Albany hires over a hundred new workers from Worcester area. A case of condensed milk was seized from a wagon by police at the south terminal while 10 men were fed at noon in the freight shed used as a restaurant.
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Clark
New York
New Haven & Hartford
Hall
Gaston & Albany
Worcester
Consolidated
Teamsters
Sheda
South Terminal
Consolidated Road
South Boston
Consolidated Yards
Hotel Boss Warns of Possible Closures Over Coal Strike
J Reed Whipple owner of the Touraine Parker House and Youngs says the hotel industry faces a critical coal shortage risk. His three hotels currently have no coal deliveries and may run out after today or tomorrow. He fears union strife could force non union resources, prompting further clashes with unions, though all his staff are union members.
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J. Reed Whipple
Touraine
Parker House
Young's
Whipple
Mr. Whipple
How the Consolidated Road Lodges and Feeds Its Strike Breakers
A Boston Post report describes the Consolidated Road using about 600 Italian, French Canadian and Portuguese workers as strike breakers in South Boston. The railroad supplied meals and lodging in Hyde Park and nearby quarters, with commissary head A. W. Sargent mobilizing crews and turning a freight house into a restaurant and related facilities. The article portrays a day in the life of the foreign corps during the strike and the logistics of housing and feeding them.
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New England
New York
New Haven & Martford
Boston
Post
Consolidated Railroad
Foreign Corps
A. W. Sargent
the Marine District
Plier
Steward Wool
City of
Congress Street
Waldorf-Astoria, Jr
Free Beauty Trial Promises Quick Complexion Fix
Advert reads offer of a free trial package from Mme M. Ribault and Fannie B. Ralston to improve complexion. Claims include removal of freckles moth patches pimples eczema and more with a harmless, non cosmetic solution mailed with directions. Also describes Italian workers in Boston sleeping and eating at a large freight yard dining area nicknamed Waldorf Astoria Jr with detailed weekly menu.
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Mme. M. Ribault
Elsa Building
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fannie B. Ralston
Lexington Ave
New Jersey
Boston Faces Coal Shortage Threatening Light and Power
The city may go dark as coal supplies dwindle and strike actions halt deliveries. Boston's two electric companies warn they cannot run plants without coal by Friday, threatening power to offices, hotels, factories, and restaurants including Marston's on Brattle Street where police protected a coal wagon delivery to a cellar.
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Boston
Poston
Edison Electric
The
Exchange
Tremont
Aimes
Sears
Barristers’ Hall
Pemberton
Newspaper Row
Marston’s
Brattle Street
Building Work Affected By Material Strike Across City
W H Sayward secretary of the Master Builders Association says work on many building projects has stopped due to non-delivery of materials. Captain Camrell of the city building department endorses the claim but cannot give specifics.
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W. H. Sayward
Master Builders’ Association
Camrell
City Building Department
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets touted as La Grippe remedy
An old newspaper blurb claims Stuart's Catarrh Tablets curb La Grippe symptoms when taken hourly for two to three days. It cites Rev. L. E. Palmer of Ceresco Michigan praising the product as a safeguard against catarrh and grip. The tablets are described as harmless antiseptics with no cocaine opiate or poisonous drug.
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Stuart
L. E. Palmer
Ceresco
Mich
Lynn Board of Trade Backs Boycott to End Boston Strike
The Lynn Board of Trade plans to form a regional committee to urge boycotts against the Brine Company and press the Boston Merchants' Association to end the strike. Aimed at halting work for Boston shipments, the move follows reports of 150 contracts for freight and potential wider labor action.
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Lynn Board of Trade
Lynn
Boston
Board of Trade
Boards of Trade i
Brockton
Quincy
Lowell
Lawrence
Taunton
Fall Haverhill
New Bedford
River
Boston Merchants’ Association
Brine Company
Team Drivers’ Union
Arbitration Committee
The
Co. H. Hastings
G. R Beardsell
Thomas W. Gardner
Railroad dining plan and meals for three days
A historical note describes Friday to Sunday meals including corned beef hash clam chowder and pork dishes with tea and coffee, plus a claim that railroad officials pride themselves on housing new workers within yard confines to prevent unauthorized access and avoid trouble.
Strikes Threaten Somerville Factories and Work
Congestion and layoffs sweep Somerville as North Packing and Provision, New England Dressed Meat and Wool, and American Tube Works face shutdowns. The Medford street plant may close if the strike continues, with hundreds of workers affected. Cross-street firms report stalled orders and halted deliveries, leaving master teamsters to supply their own horses.
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North Packing and Provision Company
Medford Street
Somerville
New England Dressed Meat and Wool Company
American Tube
Frost Avenue
Freight Moved in Chelsea by Local Teamssters
Chelsea manufacturers moved freight with little delay yesterday. Special freight cars were chartered and loaded at the Boston & Maine yards in Chelsea by local teamsters. The cars were then forwarded to Boston.
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Chelsea
Boston & Maine
Loston
Freight handler attacked by strike sympathizers on Atlantic Avenue
Peter Choristo, a freight handler of 205 North Street, met about six strike sympathizers on Atlantic Avenue last evening. One man grabbed Choristo by the collar and struck him three times on the head, the final blow knocking him to the sidewalk. He fell, injuring his wrist and suffering a bad scalp wound.
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Peter Choristo
North Street
Atlantic Avenue
Choristo
Cure Catarrh with Free Trial Package Claim
A mailer promotes Gauss Combined Catarrh Treatment with bold claims of curing long term catarrh and foul breath. It features testimonials from Frank M. Jones and James Atkinson praising relief after years of suffering and urges sending name and address for a free trial package from C. E. Gauss in Marshall Michigan.
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Frank M, Jones
Sweet Home, Ark
K’hawking
K'hawking
James Atkinson
Helena
Mont
Mr. Gauss
C. E. Gauss
Main 8&T
Marshall, Mich
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