The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-03
Boston Papers Now
Under the Ban.
NEWSMEN RAMPANT
They May Boycott Globe
and Herald They Say.

The boycott declared by the local
newsdealers against the New York
World and Journal is about to be ex-
tended to two Boston papers. Pleased
with their success against the yellow
journals of the metropolis, the News
dealers Association has declared war
on two leading papers of the Hub. The
Boston Herald and the Boston Globe
are the two sheets that have fallen I'M
der the ban.
Today committee consisting of II.
L. Browning, Peter F. Sullivan and Pc
ter Culbert, will so to Boston and pre-
sent an ultimatum to the publishers of
the aforementioned papers, and try
to gain better rates than those allowed
by Mr. Easton. the Worcester whole
saler. If the publishers accede to their
requests, well and good If they re-
fuse there will be war dire and ter
rible.
The dealers fought the World and
journal by selling in their place New
YORK Heralds. In place of the Boston
Heralds and Globes, they win sell
Journals and Posts. One prominent
dealer said last night that the last-men-
TONED sheets cost them a cent and a
half less than the other Boston papers.
me boycott, if it is called, will as in
tne case or the New York papers, apply
to the Sunday editions only.
1t is not probable that the newsdeal-
ers will refuse outright to sell the two
Boston papers, as they have done with
the New York papers. But they will
decrease their orders of Heralds and
Glopes, and correspondingly increase
their orders for Journals and Posts.
me Journal is the best paper print
eo IN Boston today" said one prominent
oealef last night. we dealers are
going to do all in our power to bring If
TO the notice of the Worcester public
IL ought to take in a republican local
ity like this"
halt the newsboys in town assembled
IN the back room of W. A. Dolman's
establishment, so Grafton street. last
evening, to make arrangements for the
Dig banquet. When all had assembled
Mr.. Dolman raped for order and in
Vlteo all present to q feast, that is to
say, all those not guilty Of the Illicit
| traffic of selling yellow journals. The
| latter are persona non grata to the
| feast g1vers, and their presence will be
discouraged by a spotter, who will
stand at the door like a skeleton at a
feast or like the angel with the flaming
sword at the entrance of Eden, and
forbid their entrance.
But the respectable boys who do as
their employers bid and have either
never sold the saffron sheets or have
not been caught vending them, which
amounts to the same thing, will be ad-
mitted to an earthly paradise It will
be no commonplace dinner. 1t will be
all dessert. What Is the use wasting
time on bread or meat, potato shred
ded wheat or soup? None whatever.
The guests Will get down to business
| Immediately and fall to upon cake, ice
| cream, pie, fruit, popcorn, candy, more
cake, more pie, more candy and sim
| liar luscious vfands. The place select
| ed is Labor hall.
But the time was a far more serious
matter to decide. All the Worcester
newsboys are religious and constant
churchgoers, The Baptists and Pres
byterians announced at the start that
they could not be induced to feast sun
day. The Seventh Day AdVentists OBJ
jected to Saturday. The Hebrews,
whose names are legion in the newspa-
per business, proclaimed against Fri
day, as their Sabbath starts that night.
Several church holidays occurred in
the early part of the week. Finally, af-
ter much parleying, the day was set
for Thursday, the 9th.