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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
1
The Massachusetts State AFL convention endorsed Samuel Gompers for president and urged workers to study party platforms and vote according to organized labor demands guided by the AFL executive council.
Delegates overwhelmingly support William J. Bryan for the presidency as the best path to legislative gains for organized labor. Taft, Draper, Frothingham, and Bates are denounced by the delegates.
Organized labor leaders urge all 29 central unions to hold mass meetings across the state to mobilize voters against William H. Taft Eben S. Draper Louis A. Frothingham and John I Bates over labor related issues. They champion eight hour work laws peaceful picketing anti injunctions and employers liability as key labor measures for the 1999 Legislature. The convention also accuses state police of collusion with contractors violating the eight hour law and notes discrimination against citizens in favor of aliens in state work.
Mr. Taft finished a three day campaign in Ohio and warned the normal Republican labor vote will stay the same. Mr. Bryan spoke in Nebraska delivering 22 speeches critiquing Roosevelt for backing Taft. Treasurer Ridder of the Democratic national committee will disclose the party campaign fund to date including all contributors of 100 dollars or more.
The Democratic National Committee quotes Timothy Healy of the International Brotherhood of Stationery Firemen as saying Daniel J. Keefe was promised the immigration commissioner general job by the President in exchange for Detroit labor leader's Taft support. Keefe and the White House deny the charge.
The national committee quotes Mr Healey asserting Dan Keefe has been selected for Commissioner-General of Immigration and that a cabinet informant confirms the offer and Keefe’s acceptance. He notes the offer may not have been made at the Oct 3 conference but believes it has occurred.
Daniel J. Keefe president of the International Longshoremen's Union and AFL official told a Cleveland audience that he is not a candidate for immigration commissioner. He named two other labor leaders as being urged for the post and stressed AFL nonpartisanship and lack of coercion in voting guidance.
A bomb exploded inside the New York Taxicab Company tent on Fifty seventh street and Eighth avenue at 2 am injuring 18 policemen among the 17 inside. Fire brands and a near gasoline tank added danger as the blast shattered the area with a half mile noise radius. Police blamed striking chauffeurs or supporters and no arrests were made.
In East Cambridge Probate Court Mrs Shaw testifies denying Mazdaznan ritual charges that Elizabeth Hilton hypnotized a witness to shield cult secrets. Counsel asks that Mrs Hilton be excluded during Mrs Shaw’s testimony. Hilton sits in court, gaze steady.
Lawyers clash as Judge McIntire limits Mrs Hilton and orders examination of Mrs Shaw. Testimony from Hawthorne Drew and Maxfield Shaw details alleged incidents, while both sides prepare for next week’s expert report on Mrs Shaw’s mental and physical condition.
The Chicago team and Detroit team share total receipts with National Commission and management allocations. Chicago players split about 1412 each while Detroit players about 8790 each. Short stop Bush is noted as ineligible but counted in Detroit’s share due to late-season contributions.
Score Chicago 2 Detroit 0. Hits Chicago 10 Detroit 3. Errors Chicago 0 Detroit 0. Features Overall's pitching and the fielding of both teams. Weather fair. Attendance 6210. Receipts 9577.50.
The Chicago Cubs won the fifth and decisive game of the series in Detroit, 2 to 0, securing the world champions title. It was the Cubs' fourth win in five games and their second shutout of Detroit in two days, dampening Detroit baseball enthusiasm as the Tigers failed to win more than one game against Chicago in two years.
The wedding of Mr. Jean H. Hallett and his bride of Oct 3 ends after six days. Hallett is 23. his bride is two years younger and fair-haired. They reportedly shared only one meal together, the morning after their marriage at a friend’s home.
Edna Patterson Hallett, formerly Miss Edna Patterson of Putney Vermont, departed with her sister after discovering her husband had misrepresented wealth. Hallett, who recently married her, had inherited about $80 000 and bought a touring car. He later told her to rise early for breakfast and lacked household help. The marriage soured. her father demanded steps, and Hallett plans to move to California after selling the car.
A Worcester fire started in the old Norwich line freight shed near City Hall, destroying six buildings and wiping out ten business concerns. Strong winds sent flames toward the heart of the business district delaying firemen, with $100,000 in property damage and $20,000 in losses at Notre Dame Church.
A blaze spread from Samuel Stalwart’s wall paper and paint storage to nearby buildings on Park street and to Notre Dame church. Fire boxes failed to operate initially, delaying alarms as crews fought to save Allen court and stop the flames from consuming the church interior and stained glass. By 12 15, firemen controlled the last burning wall and contained the fire.
In Lynn on October 14 the lasters vote on returning to work appeared to favor it at a mass meeting. A misinterpretation by non English speakers led to an invalid viva voce vote, and officials announced a ballot to be held tomorrow to decide.
Voting starts at 6 AM and runs to 3 PM as strike leaders predict workers will back a return to work. Joseph Caunt agrees to discharge staff in the lasting department and reinstate strikers who walked out in September, ending a stalled contract period of 32 days remaining with the laser workers union.
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