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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1912
Page
2
Hotel workers in Boston stage mass meetings and a parade as strike actions unfold. Police arrest and later bail three key figures, while hotel proprietors vow to replace striking workers with strikebreakers or returning seasonal staff amid a glut in the local hotel market.
President Edgar Pierce of the J. Reed Whipple Co. cites 165 workers out across Touraine Parker House and Youngs with 545 total employed. He says management will adjust differences via committees and warns of strikebreakers if terms fail. Back Bay hotels report little unrest and workers praise food, hours, and two days off monthly.
Boston hotel strike confronts 25 strike breakers brought in by rail. Union leaders address 400 workers at 724 Washington street while rumors swirl of a general strike. Pierce refuses to meet a union committee as talks drag and lights stay on.
The Gale and Kent tailor shop has grown each year since opening and now does the largest business in New England in men’s suits and overcoats. They produce more at popular prices of 15 to 25 dollars than six rivals in Boston. They are known as the standard tailors for these prices.
Reed Whipple Co declares stance to close hotels if no negotiation with union. Thomas O Hearn reports 90 percent of city hotel workers organized ready to strike. H S Phillips notes uncertainty and no strong push to join the action despite promises.
Starting from 724 Washington street the Touraine Parker House waiters and cooks and Youngs potters formed a march toward Youngs Hotel. Led by organizer Blochlinger and attorney Connolly the group included about 20 women and many men. They paraded past the Touraine Parker House and Youngs, then Tremont Boylston and Lagrange streets before police halted the head of the procession. Albert Hiner of New York and Thomas Connolly of Roseclaire streets were noted as key union members with Elner credited as an organizer.
Leaders of the hotel workers union planned a fast and rally in Boston where over 500 gathered. Officials claimed about 90 percent of city hotel workers were enrolled, threatening a general strike if demands were unmet, with a noted union attorney in New York. The march moved from the Georgian to the Copley Plaza before dispersing.
The mayor will be greeted by the entire hotel staff at 10 o clock. They will decide what they will say to the mayor. It was admitted that last night’s parade aimed to learn if any marchers would be arrested.
December dates set for ward registration 6 P M to 10 P M for Ward 26 voters including naturalized citizens. Notices list multiple ward registration locations with dates, Sundays holidays and election chronology. Burdened OCR text preserves ward sites and times for registration including Emerson School Prescott Street and Booth locations, with election schedule notes.
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