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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1902
Page
2
A damaged OCR passage describes a gold cigarette case with Prince Henry's monogram, gems in each corner, and an ornate portrait setting. The piece is noted as beautiful and costly, bearing a signature inscription and intricate jeweled details.
Brewery Workers of Boston met at German Hall Roxbury to consider an eight hour day and other conditions. A six member committee was appointed to settle the dispute or call a strike. About 1400 members from Union No 29 and Union No 14 attended as talks continued with no immediate agreement before April 1.
Cranberry growers in Provincetown protest bans by the Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners on removing bushes grasses and small trees from province lands tract. They warn ongoing reclamation by planting grasses and shrubs threatens bogs and future cranberry yields after years of investment.
A three story brick building on Fall Street in Sontca Falls collapsed, crushing the crockery store and the Hotel Inn. Several people inside escaped with injuries, including Anna Wilson who suffered severe burns from the debris. Rescue crews searched the wreckage for others believed trapped.
In Paris F Marion Crawford, writing the official Life of Pope Leo XIII, stays in Sorrento and plans no summer American visit. The pope begins his 26th year with strong mental power and good health, though aides fear decline may come soon. Crawford’s friends think he delays travel to end the pope’s life work in a vivid final chapter.
From an official source it was learned today that an effort will be made to adjourn the joint convention of mine workers without binding delegates to a strike. A special committee led by President Mitchell will present a resolution to the operators demanding the convention's terms, with only two scale issues likely pressed if approved.
Quincy March 23 Complications arise in the coal handlers strike as workers oppose a wage offer of one dollar weekly for single teams and 150 for two and three horse hitches They would be paid for only eight hours and 6 am to 6 pm shifts during storms bring no pay for hours lost A union committee of six was appointed to meet dealers to resolve wage and non union employment issues and the workers will not return while non union men remain employed
May strike in Virginia and West Virginia looms as W B Wilson of the United Mine Workers warns 20000 miners may walk out. Operators and miners may meet soon to discuss wage scales car supply and organizing drives in Kanawha New and Big Rivers districts with organizers planned to push into the fields.
The Waitt & Bond firm known for Blackstone has become a stock company with Charles H Bon as president Hen Waitt as vice president and Arthur Oaterman as treasurer The management stays the same and the public is assured the high standard of their peedingt will be maintained The name Waitt & Bond Incorporated will stand for the legacy and future quality of Waitt & Bond
Weymouth police chief Oliver Houghton spent two hours chasing a prisoner who wandered the station, stole the chief’s dinner and pipe, and slipped away as Houghton watched. Patrolman Walsh found the prisoner Coleran in a lilac patch, escorted him to a cell, and soon Coleran reversed roles locking the chief inside. After hours, Coleran remained free while Houghton and Walsh hunted him through town.
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