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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1917
Page
8
A humorous note on spending to entertain Desperate Am brose. The next Sunday Post promises a page of child life fun with light features and playful anecdotes.
The four great railroad brotherhoods plan a nationwide strike starting Sunday night affecting major lines as managers urge loyalty and a skeleton service. Chiefs demand the eight hour day with pro rata overtime while pledging to operate despite walkouts. President Wilson’s possible appeal is cited but not guaranteed.
The Brotherhoods released a statement led by W G Lee W S Carter L G Sheppard and W S Stone accusing railroads of stalling on the eight hour day until war involvement and signaling arbitration or Supreme Court outcomes. They cite Edison Wilson proposals and claim railroads profit while workers face higher living costs amid delays.
Report states the Big Four strike will hit Boston first due to ties with New York Central. Time set for 7 o clock tomorrow night, though Worcester headquarters hindered local confirmation.
The report says orders to quit on the New Haven lines take effect Sunday night at seven. A Monday meeting including Boston and Maine representatives signals a strike at midnight, with union leaders preparing to mobilize across New England roads. Freight workers, yard crews, and later passenger staff are targeted, with milk train operators kept on for now. Local B & M leaders expect nearly all employees to respond when the call goes out.
PORTLAND March 15 The Maine Central and Bangor and Aroostook railroads and possibly the Boston and Maine will not be affected by the railroad men’s progressive strike according to officials. Brotherhood chairmen have received no instructions and it is doubtful they will be called out.
Lynx the United States naval coast patrol boat arrived in Portland for the enrolment of motor boats and owners for Maine coast patrol. The naval tug Iwana will arrive tomorrow and both crafts stay for two days, aiding patrol preparations.
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