Boston Strike Paralyzes City Amid Labor Unrest and Talks
Boston March 12 With 20 000 men idle the strike grips the city as transportation and coal supplies falter. The Central Labor union and Building Trades council debate a sympathetic walkout while Governor Crane and Mayor Collins push for arbitration and a business conference to urge settlement. Freight and hotel coal supplies tighten. express workers prepare to join.
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Boston
Building Trades Council
Boson Central Labor Union
Crane
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boston Associated Board of Trade
Boston Merchants’ Association
State Board of Arbitration
Easley
Civic Federation
Rane
Allied Transportation Council
Collins
Nho
Hanna
Consolidated
The
Adams
National
Teamsters’ Union
United States Express Company
Armstrong Transfer Co
Brewery
Central Labor Union
Trades Council
Building Trades’ Council
Noddle Island Assembly
Longshoremen’s Union
O'Connell Assembly of
Charlestown
Expressmen’s Union 809
American
New York
Earle & Préw Express
Building Trangs’ Council
President Hall Denies NH&G Blame for Boston Strike
New Haven March 12. The Register publishes an interview with President Hall of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad denying that Consolidated is to blame for the strike in Boston. Hall challenges the Duncan statement attributed to James Duncan of Boston, vice president of the AFL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated
Boston
New Haven, Conn
the Register Today
Hall
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
James Duncan
American Federation of Labor
Lynn Teamsters Move to End Boston Strike
The Boston strike disrupts the shoe trade as the Lynn board of trade backs a radical plan to pressure the R. S. Brine Co. A committee will coordinate with other cities to form a general front before the Boston Merchants' association. The Team Drivers' union will not handle Boston freight, and 159 pickets go out with forecasts of 35,000 workers quitting if the strike lasts. Railroads route shipments around Boston, though bulk traffic remains light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Boston
Board of Trade
R. S. Brine Co
Boards of Trades
Brockton
Quincy
Lowell
Lawrence
Haverhill
New Bedford
Taunton
Fall River
Boston Merchants’ Association
Team Drivers’ Union
Puritan Mills Weavers Decide Strike Over Loom System
In Plymouth on March 12 the 175 workers at Puritan mills of the American Woolen Co voted to strike at dawn seeking an end to the double loom system. A visiting speaker spurred preparations after busy orders earlier in the week.
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Plymouth
Puritan Mills
American Woolen Co
Puritan
Miss Roosevelt Reaches Havana in March Arrival
Miss Alice Roosevelt arrives in Havana aboard the Mascott from Tampa, accompanied by friends including Senator Thomas C. Platt. The March 12 event marks a notable international visit by the prominent Roosevelt party and political figure.
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Havana
Alice Roosevelt
Thomas C. Platt
Mascott
Tampa
Fla
Two Boer Officers Killed in Cape Skirmish
Cape Town reports that on March 10 a clash near Pearston Cape Colony between British troops and Commandant Fouche's Boers left Commandant Ovendaal and Field Cornet Van Derwalt dead. Also, 31 Italians were refused landing at Perth for being under labor contracts.
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Cape Town
Pearston
Cape Colery
Fouche
Ovendaal
Cornet van Derwalt
Perth
Western Australia
Labor
Testimony on Pyramid Pile Cure from Paris Texas Lady
A Paris Texas reader shares a testimonial praising Pyramid Pile Cure after years with piles and failed treatments. She reports bleeding lessening after two days and returning strength in three weeks, urging others to try the medicine. The Pyramid Drug Co offers the cure for fifty cents a package and mail orders from Marshal Michigan with a book on piles.
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Paris
Texas
Memphis
Sallie A. Hearndon
Pyramid Drug Co
Marshal, Mich
Campbell's Milk Food A Healthful Rebuilder For All
Campbell's Milk Food provides concentrated milk nutrients without chemicals. Made from sterilized sweet milk, it forms a nourishing beverage when mixed with water and aids digestion, immunity, and blood health. Sold by druggists nationwide and backed by Campbell's Mills Boston and Sawyer Crystal Blue Co Boston agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell's Mills
Boston
Mass
Sawyer Crystal Blue Co
Broad St
Caatt
Steamer Providence Capsizes After Squall at Lake Palmyra
The steamer Providence plying between Vicksburg and Lake Palmyra capsized early this morning near Zone Landing during a tornado like squall. Twenty one people drown including Captain William Cassidy Chief Engineer Charles Rouf and Clyde Scott and Dr N A Lancaster. Seventeen unnamed colored roustabouts are among the dead. Nine were saved as the vessel lay bottom up in forty feet of water. Property loss runs to thousands. A recovery party with caskets and divers heads to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg, Miss
Providence
Lake Palmyra
William Cassidy
Vicksburg
Charles Rouf
Clyde Scott
N. A. Lancaster
Palmyra
Messrs
Cassidy
Scotty Rouf
Lancaster
Vote to Strike Threatens 25,000 Jobs at 70 Mills
In Fall River on March 12 unions of textile operatives voted to strike next Monday if a 10 percent wage increase is not granted by the Textile council. Manufacturers offer a 6 percent rise. Bor den mills grant 10 percent. Overall, 2121 in favor and 456 against. Council empowered to order or halt a strike, with a 15 minute secret session. Affects about 25,000 workers across roughly 70 mills.
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Fall River
Textile Council
M. C. D. Borden
James Tansey
Senate panel votes to report Hepburn canal bill
Washington March 12 The Senate committee on isthmian canals voted seven to four to report the Hepburn bill authorizing construction of an isthmian canal via the Nicaragua route The committee met after a report by Senator Morgan on talks with Secretary Hay about diplomacy with Central American republics with Colombia no talks found on the Panama route and Nicaragua Costa Rica representatives inconsultation on concession treaties Senator Morgan said he would likely report the measure to the Senate tomorrow The immigration committee also agreed to report the Mitchell Kahn Chinese exclusion bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On
United States
Colombia
Panama
Pera
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Yeas—Morgan
Mitchell
Hawley
Platt
New York
Harris
Turner
Foster
Louisiana
Hanna
Pritchard
Millard
Kittredge
Morgan
Senate
Senate Committee On Immigration
Beaton Texas gang linked to multiple river murders
A Beaumont confession ties Mattie Bennett to a gang of black women and white men luring men to a house for drugging beating and robbing. Bodies dumped in the river or left on streets. Five remains found this year and over a dozen disappearances policed as possible related cases. Authorities seek two more black women and several white men as witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Beaumont
Texas
Mattie Bennett
Bennett
Benjamin Pearson
Prim
Mary Jane
Lindley
Pearson
Road Strike Injury Case Heads To Trial In Lowell
In Lawrence, two cases against the Lowell Lawrence and Haverhill Street Railway were on trial. Agnes McCarthy sued for 10,000 for injuries from a trolley pole incident in Merrimack square, while Elizabeth Manning sought 10,000 for injuries after alighting from a car. Witness Editor Fred F. Shedd of the Haverhill Gazette testified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrimack Square
Lowell
Miss McCarthy
Daggett & Young
Boston
Sweeney & Dow
Street Railway Company
Manning
Lowell, Lawrence & Haverhill Street Railway Company
Peters
Richardson
Col. Sweeney
Eizabeth R. Manning
Haverhill
Fred F. Shedd
Haverhill Gazette
Miss Manning
King Edward Cancels Ireland Visit Rumors Hail Delayed Tour
London reports that King Edward canceled his planned Ireland visit. Officials cite coronation duties and need for rest, plus concerns about nationalist demonstrations and Catholic leaders warning against a too-early royal trip. Many hope for a 1903 visit if tensions ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward
Ireland
Dublin
United Irish League
England
Sardegna extends voyage after broken crank pin
New York report says the Italian steamer Sardegna arrived from Genoa and Naples and Captain Mantano relayed that at 11 45 am on March 11 she sighted the Red Star liner Westernland from Philadelphia for Liverpool signaling a broken low pressure crank pin. The Westernland planned a slow tow to New York with no help requested about 400 miles east of Sandy Hook.
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New York
Navagazioni Generale Italiana
Genoa
Naples
Montano
Red Star Line
Westernland
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Sandy Hook
Boy Run Over and Killed Near Pawtucket
In Pawtucket Rhode Island on March 12 five year old William Smith son of Henry Smith of Pond Street At tleboro near the Pawtucket line was run over by a team this afternoon. He died about fifteen minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawtucket, R I
William Smith
Henry Smith
Pond Street
Attleboro
Pawtucket
Apis
Ely's Cream Balm for Catarrh in Cold Weather
In inclement weather the exposed man risks severe nasal catarrh if untreated. Avoid dry irritating remedies and use Ely's Cream Balm, the recognized specific for catarrh. Price 50 cents. Sold by druggists and Ely Brothers 66 Warren Street New York.
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Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
American Minute Men organize nationwide campaign
Frank J. Batchellor of Boston, chairman of the national committee, calls a meeting in Boston on Wednesday, March 21, to perfect plans for a thorough organization and an aggressive campaign across all states for election of members of Congress and other officials. The American Minute Men succeed the A. P. A. which has ceased to exist.
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New York
Frank J. Batchellor
Boston
National Committee of the American Minute Men
National Committee
Congress
Batcheller
American Minute Men
Death in Miller's River Declared Suicide by Action
The body of Edgar O. Hunt, missing since December 31, was found this afternoon in Miller's river. The medical examiner ruled it a death by own action, with Hunt previously noted as despondent for weeks, and the body to be released to his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Edgar O. Hunt
Miller's River
Black youth dies after incident near Portsmouth jail
Neal Standback, a young Black man, allegedly attempted a criminal act against Mrs Prinfer, a 60 year old missionary. Standback died in a related incident at the county jail in Portsmouth, Virginia, on March 12.
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Portsmouth
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Building Trades and Central Labor Union
Conference of Business
Consolidated Road
President Hall
Lynn Teamsters
Miss Roosevelt
Thos. Taylor
A. G. Pollard & CO
Basemenrnt Shoe Department
Fitzpatrick Shoe CO
Stoughton
Amien
Vici Kid
Merrimack Street
Merrimack, Palmer and
Middle Streets
McCarthy
Nashobah
Mass. Agricultural College
Amherst
Henri D. Haskins
F. H. Hodges
Central Street
Demijohn
Abel C. Whittier
Westford
Pearson's Drug Store
Central St
Opera
BORAX
Pound
C. B. Coburn & CO
Market Street
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