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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1906
Page
3
In Pittsburg on November 8, ten sticks of dynamite exploded as laborers sat around a fire in Carrick borough. One Italian worker was killed instantly, another missing believed blown to atoms, two fatally hurt and fifteen seriously injured. Several victims lost limbs or eyes in the center explosion.
The Cunard liner Saxonia, captained by J W T Charles, reaches East Boston from Liverpool and Queenstown after seven days nine hours forty two minutes. The voyage carried 36 saloon, 244 second cabin, 865 steerage passengers from 21 nations. A wedding followed arrival as 72 immigrants were held for further hearing.
The president plans a Friday and Saturday inspection tour of canal works on the Isthmus. Highlights include the Culebra Cut, Gatun dam and locks site, and current and planned railroad and canal terminals at Cristobal. He will depart San Juan for Washington after a brief stay, arriving November 27.
John F. Stevens chief engineer of the Panama Canal granted tomorrow as a day off to British canal and railroad employees in the zone to celebrate King Edward's birthday. A large majority of Colon inhabitants are British subjects.
The American-Hawaiian Steamship Company announced at its offices that the steamer Arizonian, sailing next month, plans to route New York freight to Frisco via the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
President Barrett failed to call the meeting to order as only a few attendees were present. The Gurney Guards led by William Foley demanded a session but McCarthy's point of order about no quorum prevailed and the meeting adjourned for two weeks amid post election preening for political advantage.
Hickey of Brockton and Murray of Lynn seek writ of mandamus to force Charles L. Baine to issue their certificates as elected president and vice president of the Boot and Shoeworkers' Union. The executive board calls for a new election, while Baine defers comment and refers to lawyers.
President Hamilton of Tufts College spoke at Huntington Hall to Tech students praising the defeat of Hearst and Moran as demagogues. He urged restoration of party distinctions and a strong, respectable Democratic party while not backing any single party. He lamented the Democratic split and urged unity across factions.
In Plattsburg New York two storage boathouses holding 12 gasoline yachts two sailboats and a dozen row boats were burned today. Loss estimated around 23000 largely borne by the boat owners D L Goff of Pawtucket Rhode Island W A Russell and W B Rogers of Boston Massachusetts were among the owners. The fire likely started from spontaneous combustion of waste.
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