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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1902
Page
10
Shortly after noon a half-carried longshoreman named Patrick Deaneen was brought to Emergency Hospital with severe head injuries after a fight at India wharf. He later died at City Hospital with a fractured skull. a witness who brought him in could not provide details.
The Board of Election Commissioners discussed adopting voting machines in New York City. The president, once opposed, has given consent. Installation will cost about $600,000 for the city.
A meeting of the Lynn Grocery and Provision Dealers' Association and the Lynn Grocery and Provision Clerks' Union No 131 failed to reach an accord on shorter work hours. The clerks demand a 6 20 am start from April 1 to Oct 1 and 7 am for the rest of the year with varied daily quitting times, plus no work on legal holidays unless a holiday week shifts hours. If not met by April 1 a strike is probable.
Walter W John of State, aged %, arrested last Monday in Chicago on a larceny charge involving $00 from W H McKay of Pelham Street on February 9 1901. He was brought to Boston by inspectors last night.
A fierce blaze on Franklin Street trapped five firefighters on a ladder, with a high hose water surge sweeping across the scene. Firemen Avery Howard Jr and P O Littlehale narrowly escaped as they were overcome by smoke and rescued. Damage to the storage battery powered building components and related equipment is estimated at $50,000, with insurance covering the loss.
A baggage car attached to a New York New Haven Hartford train on track 26 caught fire at 2 30 this morning in South Union Station. The car numbered 2568 suffered about 100 in damage and fire alarms were sounded from Box 75 and Box 768. A hose carriage ran onto the sidewalk crashing into the Northwestern Mutual Fire Insurance Company windows. a horse pulling the carriage was injured and may be shot.
Pauline Burns, taken to City Hospital Thursday night for poison effects she says came from an unknown man, was discharged Friday night. She now claims drugged liquor came in a Columbus avenue room with a former acquaintance, snubbing police efforts to identify the man.
A laborer tearing down an old house north of Buena Vista, Ohio, found a woman's skeleton beneath the floor. The lower jaw was broken. The site had been a rendezvous for river pirates. Ten years ago a young East Coast school teacher vanished and was never seen again, leading investigators to believe the body may be buried there.
In Jarvis Ontario on March 28 a wreck on the Wabash line killed two engineers and one brakeman. The crash caused heavy damage and represented a major loss for the railroad company.
Workers at Lowell mills face a lockout as unions press for wage increases amid broader struggles in New Bedford Dover and Lewiston. Spinners factions debate charter surrender to the AFL while Fitchburg and Olneyville mills confront the two loom system and strike actions.
Fitchburg March 28 The 500 weavers at the American Woollen Company mills have struck. They oppose a plan to introduce a two loom system, though no clear grievance is stated. The action appears precautionary.
The article warns grip season is upon us with rising cases across the East and West. It features Mary E. Chase of Roxbury Boston recounting her recovery from grip and related disorders using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She credits six boxes with restoring her health and urges others to try the remedy, detailing purchase options from the Dr Williams Medicine Company in Schenectady NY.
New Bedford march 28 mill operatives in this city have been granted a win in a labor dispute. Union leaders say the decision strengthens worker bargaining power amid upcoming contract talks with mill owners. Local officials caution changes may affect production schedules and employment.
Dr Orin S Sargent a once prominent Boston physician died in a Philadelphia hospital from morphine effects. He moved to Philadelphia two years ago, lived in a cheap lodging house, and was found unconscious on the street. Last week he took a salesman job for a local surgical instrument maker.
The Cathedral Young Men's Catholic Association holds its annual reunion with a 7 o'clock Mass in the cathedral, a breakfast in the basement, speeches, an afternoon reception, a concert with refreshments, and a 7 o'clock Benediction in the chapel led by Rev. Father Dolan. J. T. Quell and J. C. Murphy direct the singing at Mass and Benediction.
A spring storm wallops Mobile with steady rain and strong winds causing a very rough outer bar. No ships have crossed the bar since last night and none through the ship channel since this morning. The coast steamer Alpha reports a rough passage to port while Mobile and Ohio trains are halted at several points.
The strike at select American Woollen Company mills grows with Beok Mills and Fitchburg Worsted Mills in Massachusetts joining the walkout. About 3700 workers overall are affected as National Providence Weybosget Olneyville and Manton Mills workers join loom fixers burlers and floor hands out. The company has brought in new nonunion weavers to work amid the stoppage.
A regional labor dispute spreads from Olneyville to multiple mills including Anchor Mills Pascoag Putnam Mills Saranac Mills Blackstone and Fitchburg with loom-fixers joining the walkout. Officials estimate 3700 workers involved across Olneyville Manton Plymouth Pascoag Blackstone and Fitchburg areas amid opposition to dual-loom operation.
Unrest in Pawtucket as mule spinners press for a 10 percent wage rise. Major Rhode Island mills including the J. & P. Coats complex face potential price shifts if wage hikes are granted, with a statewide ripple depending on Lowell, New Bedford, and Fall River actions. A key meeting of the Rhode Island Mule Spinners Association is slated for Sunday to shape what manufacturers may decide next week.
Henry Sanderson, a contractor, was fleeing when his pole touched an electric light wire and he was instantly killed by the shock.
The Germanic Museum benefit at Harvard will stage Schiller's The Robbers at Boston Turn Hall Monday night under veteran manager Papa Sterr with Gustav Schmidt assisting. Doering stars as Karl with a seasoned cast including Mrs Schmidt as Amalia and others who have appeared in prior productions.
The passage lists individuals including Ponath Karl Doering Gustav Schmidt Mrs Gustav Schmidt A Matthel Carl Eberhard Ernst Boehm Christian Rauh Nathan Dean Wilhelm Vaeth August Krause Julius Kreidel Victor Brugen dorff and Frits Lamken.
Nervous pale and fretful women are urged to use Palmo Tablets to become rosy and strong. The ad claims a youthful look and feel, with a money back guarantee. Price 40 cents per box, 12 boxes for $5 plus free offer. Sold by Bradbury at 6287 Washington Street. Additional garbled text includes unrelated names and locations.
Mrs Lester twenty five years old attempted death by own action by drowning in River street area. Reserve Officer Holloran heard screams, grabbed a coat, pulled her to safety. She refused to disclose home address, said insomnia caused despondency, and hospital report noted condition not serious.
All branches of the Cocheco Manufacturing Company textile workers gathered at the A. O. H. hall in Dover to discuss Agent Fish s reply to a Wednesday wage increase request of ten percent for all employees.
Chicago filed two hundred lawsuits against the Chicago Union Traction Company for refusing to transfer passengers between lines without extra fare. The actions stem from recent disturbances where bloodshed seemed imminent, reflecting rising tensions between transit lines and city authorities.
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