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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1904
Page
5
During a performance by the Charlestown Prison Band, 40 inmates were found attempting to escape with common nails. The plot occurred in a room next to the chapel and had been ongoing for months until an officer interrupted them yesterday.
The Boston Milk Producers' Cooperative Union and the Boston milk contractors remain in deadlock over the city's milk supply for the next six months beginning October 1. Both sides agree that 8 cents a quart will be the consumer price, but the key dispute is whether contractors must accept all milk offered regardless of sales.
Mr and Mrs Frederick J Saunders of Somerville observed their 25th wedding anniversary at 24 Powder House Terrace last evening. A substantial check from Chandler & Co and a silver service from employees were among the gifts received.
A string of near collisions and accidents involving J Pierpont Morgan and his party spans yachts, launches, autos, and a special train wreck. In East Brookfield the Archbishop of Canterbury escaped unharmed after a New York Central wreck at 60 mph. Morgan also felt the crash and shock but was not seriously hurt.
Patrick Welch, 76, claims Fire Commissioner Russell discharged him from the Boston Fire Department repair shop after he asked for a lighter, more suitable position due to age. Welch says pension rules blocked his bid for relief and hopes to be rehired, noting he can still work with younger colleagues.
The final excursion round trip of the Boston and Gloucester Steamboat line leaves from Central wharf at State street Sunday at 10 15 in the morning. Daily Gloucester trips start at 2 pm and run year round weather permitting. Passenger numbers this season exceed prior summers, pleasing both company and public.
A booklet from New England Telephone and Telegraph warns against conversations with operators saying they must focus on calls. It suggests a strict standard to prevent romances between operators and subscribers as the company cites women leaving to marry.
In Baltimore on September 23 Philadelphia boxer Jack O'Brien stopped Billy Stift of Chicago in the second round of a 20 round sparring exhibition. O'Brien floored Stift twice in the second frame and delivered a final right swing that sent him down and out.
Col William F Cody withdraws his divorce suit after saying he was misled by slanderers into alleging his wife attempted to poison him. The pair wed in 1866 amid romantic lore. Cody, older than his wife who is 60. The account recalls a moment in St Louis when Cody defended a schoolgirl from a jeering crowd.
Steam Shovel and Dredge men Union 14 of Boston calls out its members after a Sept 5 conference with dredging firms. All but the Eastern company signed a protection agreement, prompting T. J. Dolan of the International Brotherhood to order a strike threatening the harbor project funded at 3,000,000 dollars.
Charley Hitte of Albany and Jack Blackburn of Philadelphia were scheduled for six rounds at the Manhattan Athletic Club. Hitte was outclassed and after a knockdown and count the police stopped the bout in the third round.
In Milwaukee on September 23 Maurice Sayers defeated Wille Mack after a hard fight at 130 pounds. The bout took place under the Milwaukee Boxing Club with Sayers earning the decision.
Prince Alert established a new half mile track record by pacing a mile in 2.03% without a windshield at the Allentown fair races in Allentown Penn. The horse clocked quarters of 0:29 1/4, 1:00, 1:31, and 2:03.
The executive council of the American Federation of Labor endorses the 26 000 textile workers strike in Fall River Massachusetts and appeals for contributions to aid the strikers.
Fall River strikers received a 150 donation from Cigarmakers Union 97, the second such contribution. Business Agent J W Colpitts of Painters Union 443 of Cambridge spoke as meetings adjourned. Eugene N Foss may be asked to help unionize Roxbury Sturtevant blower works steam plant. The steamfitters strike was endorsed and hall use in Wells Memorial building granted. Newsboys Protective Union 9077 AF L to meet at 58 Hanover St. Somerville clerks secure Wednesday holiday through Edward OBrien. Paying Department Union 6751 AF L will elect a delegate to the AF L national convention in San Francisco. Freestore Cutters Union admitted six new members in Brodbine Hall. John Murphy reported on the North American stonecutters convention in St Louis. Two Building Trades Council delegates addressed the group.
Dr. McElhaney of 631 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge slept through a break in last night. A thief entered the house and escaped with more than $600 in valuables.
Two smooth looking men about 40 entered William H Hayes restaurant at 95 Causeway street around 11 30 last night. While one talked with the cashier the other stole 45 from a drawer and the pair then disappeared.
Maiden September 23 Henry Watson regular motorman of the car blown up by dynamite at Melrose Wednesday evening asked for a day off and went to ball games in Boston thus escaping death. Another car with Joseph Lavin as motorman pulled out into Chelsea street before the doomed car allowing it to pass narrowly avoiding death.
St John New Brunswick September 23 David Lynch one of New Brunswick's most noted shipbuilders died at his home in his 70th year. He built more than sixty vessels from yacht to steamer including many troop ships. The Alexander Yeats he built was deemed the finest vessel in St John.
Mrs Elizabeth P Greenough of New York renews a $50 million case through Charles Pratt heirs administrator of Benjamin P Greenough inventor alleging Rogers sold a petroleum oil classification invention for mercantile use. The prior suit was withdrawn on technical grounds but brought again with bond arrangements via Alfred Hemenway of Boston to avoid delays and ensure Massachusetts court jurisdiction.
Sept 23 A deputy sheriff prepared a writ ordering the arrest of Henry H. Rogers Standard Oil magnate in a new lawsuit filed against him in Bedford. The action seeks recovery of an original sum and marks a fresh legal step in the ongoing dispute.
New York Sept. 23 Daniel J Sully the punctured cotton king is again active in speculation in cotton. Losses from yesterday were mostly recovered in today’s early session with gains of 13 to 16 points in active months. The battle for supremacy in the cotton pit pits Sully against Price as the market shows broad strength and a near 80 point rise in 10 days.
Springfield Sept. 23 The Otis Company of Palmer has filed a $1.6 million suit in Hampden Superior Court against Ludlow Manufacturing Company. It alleges Ludlow’s dam, built three years ago on the Chicopee River, destroyed water power and seeks test of the mill act validity.
A blaze at 445 Shawmut Avenue yesterday caused about 1500 dollars in damage. The resident, Mrs. J. Londergin, reported 250 dollars in cash lost from a storeroom.
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