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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1894
Page
1
A Boston strike note defends Macallar Parker Company for directly employing garment makers. It argues against the sweating system and subletting to contractors, praising sanitary on premises workrooms and fair pay. Signed by multiple workers and dated September 26, 1894.
Forecast for Monday shows Maine and New Hampshire with fair conditions and coastal showers. Northeast winds rise to gales along the coast with Vermont seeing morning showers and warmer temperatures. Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut expect fair weather with coastal showers and northeast gales.
Whitman Sept 30 The last electric car from Whitman to Brockton struck and instantly killed David Brough of Arthur Street while on Temple Street He suffered severe injuries and died at the scene He leaves a wife and five children No blame attaches to the motorman.
All three mills China Webster and Pembroke in Sunook New Hampshire have operated full time for the past week. Labor is restored and the strike is concluded. Business activity is rising quickly as operations resume.
Joseph Breck & Sons of Boston advertise surplus fruit processing gear for home and small business. They offer mills presses and screws for jelly wine cider mince meat lard and more with prices from 2.09. The catalog covers wooden ware farm garden and lawn supplies and catalogs are mailed free.
David Starr reported a missing sum from his 51 Salem Street bath establishment after a 2:30 a.m. closing. Two assistants, Solomon Viner and Simon Nuddleman, aged 55 and 33, were arrested at Station 1 on larceny charges after valuables including $9 in cash $18 gold and several promissory notes vanished while jewelry remained. The two men will face Municipal Court arraignment this morning as police investigate.
James Beard and Peter Cannon of Newton Upper Falls, reportedly intoxicated, were riding a wagon when a Newton Highlands street car struck it on Lincoln street. Their wagon demolished, Beard suffered a broken jaw and both men were taken to Newton Cottage Hospital after being jailed for drunkenness by Officer Seaver.
From a Living Grave reports four workers trapped by a northwest Simpson colliery cave-in were saved shortly after midnight. They escaped after hearing the cracking roof and fled to safety, then were conveyed home as friends greeted the return with joyous demonstrations.
At Baltimore port there is more than 8,000,000 pounds of tin plate held in bond awaiting a tariff change. The duty drops by one cent per pound under the new law, effective tomorrow, prompting customs to expect most of the stock to be released this week. The tariff cut is projected to cost the government about $80,000.
In Fall River the spinners and weavers clash over hearings with manufacturers. Support for leader Robert Howard grows amid protests and rumors of factory overseers pressuring unions as 20 000 idle workers face a stalled conference and possible compromises.
In strong winds a tree fell on South Common street near Shepard street pinning Mrs. M. F. Donovan wife of Dr. Donovan to the ground. Her right leg was fractured in three places and she sustained severe injuries though not expected to be fatal.
The notice proclaims the publication has the largest Boston morning circulation and invites want ads with 1-2 cents per word for situations and 1 cent per word for other wants. It frames advertising as concise and affordable for readers.
Report from Fall River on the mill managers and spinners conference disappoints New Bedford operatives who expected a wage reduction to be accepted there. The Pierce Mill question unsettles workers as they await further word.
Workers were told they could return without wage cuts but Pierce says the mill will only run at a 10 percent reduction. Notices remain posted in the weave room and managers fear a double deal to start machinery. The four cladded agreement bars startup until all mills begin.
Salem reports Alderman Fitz W Perkins died in Washington D C after a week or more with erysipelas. Born Gloucester August 20 1844 he ran Philbrick Perkins paint and paper shop and led the Highth Regiment Veteran Association. He leaves a widow and one son with a special election expected to fill the vacancy.
Eddie E ten months old son of Mr and Mrs Edward F Hall died Friday with the death blamed on neglect by Dr Hubard. The child had been in a Groveland baby farm then returned home on Ashland Street. No burial permit obtained. city officials plan an investigation with Medical Examiner Dr Croston and District Attorney Moody.
Douglas county officials seek a $1,000,000 subsidy to fund a canal from the Platte and Elkhorn rivers to near Omaha. The plan would unlock 24,000 horsepower by a 135 foot fall and supply affordable electric power to factories and the city, with bonds likely approved by voters. The enterprise is led by Nebraska's prominent businessmen.
The Baltic canal official opening occurred yesterday with the construction committee aboard the government steamer Berlin. Steamers from Munich, Dresden, Stuttgart and other cities followed, salutes rang out from cannons, and the canal works gleamed with flags. A banquet that night featured toasts to the Emperor and the fatherland.
Washington reports that the Treasury department is studying a reform aimed at preventing the sale of intoxicating liquors in Alaska. The department notes a conflict between the law that forbids import of liquors and the ongoing open sale and illicit distilling in the territory.
The Rev Grindall Reynolds aged 71 died in Concord this afternoon around 2 o clock He had served twelve years as secretary of the American Unitarian Association and was pastor of the First Parish Church from 1858 to 1882.
The Vanderbilt clan spends Sunday at Trinity Church and Hotel Brunswick amid reports of marital strain between William K Vanderbilt and his wife. Cornelius Vanderbilt and relatives seek private settlement. Mrs William H Vanderbilt expected to help broker reconciliation while avoiding public divorce court. A large Boston congregation heard Rev Dr Donald preach a hopeful sermon on moral completion.
Chauncey Depew’s private car brings Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt and family to Marble House Newport for a brief stay of not more than six weeks. Only part of the villa is opened, a cook replaces a cook, and Mrs. Vanderbilt’s use of Vanderbilt property suggests no divorce plan, with gates guarded and servants from her husband’s Long Island estate.
Six people were injured when the New York and Washington express collided with a runaway shifting engine at Thirtieth street in Philadelphia early today. The injured include J. Cockley and Darius Harmon aboard the express, P. J. McDonnell and H. J. Wickert, postal clerks, plus Mrs. G C Governator of Baltimore and an unidentified man. No one was seriously hurt. the train continued after a brief delay.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston will visit Washington for field day, hosted by the Washington Light Infantry. The entourage will arrive Tuesday at 1 pm, escorted to quarters, with a planned Mt. Vernon boat trip and a backdrop tied to the Washington monument dedication nine years earlier featuring Massachusetts participation.
The New York excursion announced and the Boston & Albany for Oct 9 is promoted as the best value ever planned.
Flying Jib driven by a running mate paced a mile in 1:59 1-2 at the Chillicothe kite track, lowering a Chicago 1884 record by 21-4 seconds though not a legal record. The performance drew 1000 spectators who witnessed a 2:15 warming heat and a 58 1-2 last half, signaling a fast track and possible more records if weather cooperates.
Six year old Johnnie OBrien of East Cambridge was struck by a street car on Bridge Street near Fourth. Wounded badly, his legs were severed and mangled. he died within hours at Massachusetts General Hospital. Driver John Burns and conductor Clifford Kennedy questioned. passerby alerted crew at Station 3.
A meeting of the Conductors Drivers and Motormen Union 3763 AF of L will be held at Caledonia Hall Eliot Street on Friday evening. Dissatisfaction runs through the West End road and South Boston division over Superintendent George Tripp in regard to an order forcing men detained in Boston to dine during a half hour block, seen as a violation of Article 8 of the last agreement.
In Beaton officials announce a new rail trip plan beginning in October along the New Sky Fall River line. The program aims to boost travel options with affordable fares and aligns with regional transportation goals.
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