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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1910
Page
6
Cambridge Police Chief Fred B. Pullen received a telegram from New York asking him to locate Mr Mulholland in the candy and drug business in Cambridge and inform him that his son was dead at the New York morgue. An attempt to locate Mulholland failed.
A heavy ceiling collapsed at a Turkish bath injuring three men seriously and many others with cuts and bruises as patrons rushed to escape. Rescue teams freed Jacob Sickerman Abraham Gordon and Louis Bornstein from under concrete weighing hundreds of pounds. doctors fear possible spine injuries and internal damage. Other injured patrons included Louis Karot Joseph Rosenbets Joseph Spiegal and Samuel Richmond.
Boston school committee chair David A. Ellis spoke to the Newsboys Union about continuing education with a clear goal. He highlighted license issues and union suggestions to be acted on soon while the group prepares for their next meeting. Retiring president Charles Frasca received thanks and an engrossed resolutions set as he helped install new officers including Hyman J. Cohen.
George M. Gunther, new business agent of the blacksmiths council, spoke at a Blacksmiths Helpers Union meeting. A committee was appointed to gather evidence for a wage request of 2.50 a day to be presented to the yard wage board next month, as against the current 2.74 a day. The target wage matches typical union shop pay in the area.
In a crowded basement steam bath, a ceiling six inches thick collapsed trapping and injuring several. Dozens fled as others rushed to help, pulling a cement block off Sickerman. Rescuers freed two workers who struggled to move the weight. Investigators suspect long term steam use weakened the cement.
An extensive forces operation unfolds as authorities pursue the vessel America II. Military and civilian agencies coordinate across regions under guidance from the National Transcontinental Commission chairman H. N. Parent. A continuing effort from the first page details ongoing search activity and alerts.
The Boston Typographical Union voted to enforce a new wage scale of at least $20 a week for book and job men at shops not meeting the minimum. Of 1500 members, all but 35 earn above $20, with a potential two percent assessment to fund a strike if needed. International President Matthew Woll spoke on related action by nine local shops.
Massachusetts State council of electrical workers unions of the A F L voted to form a New England council. A meeting is set for November 13 in the city to invite New England unions to send delegates. Frank L. Kelly spoke on national conditions and internal matters. Peter W. Collins could not attend. an international organizer will be sent to assist the campaign.
Dominion and Ontario police hunt for Hawley and Post of the America over northern Quebec after Germania land. Blanckerts and Von Abercron recount 32 hours in the forest to the rail line, learning a second balloon followed near the Germania route. Helvetia and Dusseldorf II distances clocked, while Dusseldorf II reports and remaining balloons drift toward western Quebec and Ontario.
The Hudson Bay Company trappers, in the woods by a record number this season, are actively searching for Americans as part of a broad network. The Great Northwestern region provides the setting for this intensified pursuit.
Mrs H Fulmer of 138 Springfield Ave Newark New Jersey describes long term pain from headaches and hopes for an effective remedy amid a worn appearance and ongoing misery.
Blacksmiths and Welpers' Unions in Watertown plan to push wage increases to meet the law requiring United States establishments to pay at least private firm rates. They note Charlestown navy yard workers and helpers earn less than nearby private shops and say Boston city wages for blacksmiths fall short. A city-wide demand for higher rates is to follow. Edward J. Ryan cites a related Missouri Pacific strike in support of machinists on strike.
International President John J. Barry arrived in Boston to report on the executive board meeting and good national conditions. The union admitted six new members in what was described as a most unusual happening.
Memorial services across Boston honored Julia Ward Howe with hymn notes from Battle Hymn of the Republic. Clergymen praised her influence on faith and freedom, contrasting her with industrial magnates and recounting her public advocacy, including milk for babies during a state milk crisis.
Hans Gericke and Samuel Perkins describe their landing near Lake Kis kissink Quebec after a 1240 mile St Louis to Milwaukee to Canada crossing. They say a valve failure forced a late landing at 10 000 feet and a rough touchdown then a 3 pm resurrection attempt with only ballast and five hours becalmed before survival through dense woods.
The Kneisel Quartet starts its 26th year with four Boston concerts and a broader national tour in March. A tribute to the late Charles Bordes features his Suite Basque for flute and string quartet premiering in Boston at Chickering Hall, marking Bordes influence on Basque music. Georges Barrere of New York will play flute, with Brahms A minor quartet and Taniew’s new D minor quartet also on the program.
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