Citywide electrical strike halts Boston system
Antemen in the city quit work affecting 12 to 160 workers across Boston Electric Light Company and affiliated lines. The strike seeks a nine hour day and 83 dollar daily pay, with a 7 am conference and a 10 am ultimatum if demands are not settled. The disruption crippled the city’s electric grid as strikers planned a meeting at Well Memorial Hall.
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Boston
Boston Elevated Road
New England Telephone Company
Boston Electric Light Company
Cambridge Electric Light Company
Kline Electric Light Company
Merville Electric Light Company
Malden Electric Light Company
Quincy Electric Light Company
Beachmont Electric Light Company
Welle Memorial Hall
Demand for Nine-Hour Day by Boston & Albany Freight Unions
Boston freight clerks and handlers unions demand a nine hour day for workers in the freight sheds. Clerks seek 2.60 dollars per day and handlers 2.00 dollars with overtime pay. They plan a conference with railroad officials, with a potential freight tie-up if arbitration is refused. No conference date set, expected by Monday.
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Boston & Albany Railroad
Boston
Machinists Lodge Initiates 120 Members in Boston Area
About 120 machinists were initiated at a special meeting of Machinists' Lodge 2644 in Wells Memorial Hall. An open meeting beforehand drew many union and non union workers from Greater Boston shops. Labor leaders urged support for a nine hour work day effective May 20.
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Wells Memorial Hall
Boston
Fair Local Forecast With Variable Winds
The forecast notes fair conditions across districts after a Rocky Mountain influence. Widespread fair and warmer Sunday with light variable winds, while the New England and Mid-Atlantic coasts expect fresh westerly winds.
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Washington
Rocky Mountain
Upper
Missourii
Leke
New Brogland
Wa Ohio Valley
New England
South Atlantic
Saturda
Isaac A Whorf Dead in May At Birthplace Visit
Isaac A Whorf died in May while visiting his birthplace. The obituary notes his ties to the community and mentions his residence in Bentley. Further details are limited due to the fragmentary text.
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Isaiah A
Iselah A
Fire Devastates Jacksonville Center Killing Dozens? and Left Thousands Homeless
A major blaze in Jacksonville began after noon when a defective wire sparked a ten hour fire across 19 blocks, destroying hotels theaters churches and residences. Loss estimates range from 10 to 16 million with mayor Bowden warning losses may exceed 165 million and ten to fifteen thousand people left homeless. The fire surged through Bay Street toward Market and Main, destroyed key city buildings and warehouses, and forced evacuation as powder and dynamite exploded in Hubbard hardware.
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Jacksonville
Bowden
LaVilla
The
Elks
Hubbard” Hardware Store
Bay -Street
Market *O Main Street
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Hogan’s Creek
Atlantic, Valdosta & Western Railroad
Bay Street
F. & H. Dowling Co
Muller & Co
Fire Devastates Jacksonville Business District In May Day Blaze
A massive city fire in Jacksonville Florida destroyed much of the business section including four hotels theatre churches and homes. Firefighters from nearby towns aided as winds up to 40 miles per hour hampered efforts until late night. Seven people dead all African American. The blaze started at the Cleveland Fibre Company factory and swept across Lee and Monroe streets consuming landmarks including the Opera House Windsor Hotel St James Hotel and Trinity M E Church.
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Fla
Savannah
Cleveland Fibre Company
Lee
Monroe
Haney
Winsor
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