Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-20

were late in departing. the local
ldepot is being guarded by eight men
armed with rifles.
Flint. Mich. July 19.-The brake
man on a west bound Grand Trunk
passenger train, which passed through
| Flint this morning was attacked by
trikers here. They threatened taking
him off the train and rushed for the
car which he was on. A woman, who
said, she was his mother. stepped on 20
| the platform and shouted that before
they could touch her son they must
deal with her. The striker retreated
and the train pulled out. AS 1t left the
| woman stepped off.
London, Ont. July 19.-Local Grand
Trunk officials here estimate go per
cent. of the local men have struck.
| Every effort is being made to keep
| passenger trains moving. Fast Train
No. 4 for New York was taken as far
as Suspension Bridge by Chief Dis
patcher White. Superintendent Bow
ker brought in the forenoon train from
Toronet. Freight is completely stalled
and sheds are damned to the doors.
Passenger trains to Niagara Falls. To-
ronto and Huron and Bruce have been
temporarily cancelled.
| Durand, Mich, July 19.-Although
at least 125 trainmen and conductors
on the Grand Trunk Railroad here
went on strike last night, conditions
are normal today There have been
no disturbances. 1t is understood
strikebreakers are operating the trains.
which appear to be running on sched-
ule time.
Battle Creek, Mich. July 19.-Not a
wheel on the Grand Trunk Railway
has turned in this city since $40
o'clock last night when an eastbound
stock train arrived. Although 40
train crews were called none respond
ed.
| Stamford, Ont, July 1.-Two thous-
and men are idle as a result of the
Grand Trunk strike. No trains have
run through since last night.
| Montpelier, VT. July 19-All freight
| traffic in and out of Montpelier was
tied up today by the strike. Some To-
cal passenger trains were running to-
day, but the crews were strikebreakers
or station agents and Office employees
The passenger express due from Mon
treal at A. NJ, arrived four and a
half hours behind time. with strike
| breakers in charge.
Six freight locomotives were laid UP
idle at the Montpelier Junction today
ard the Subject TO delay" provision
was imposed on all freight.
Island Pond. VT. July 19.-One hun
dred and fifty employees on the Grand
Trunk main line located at this divi-
sional point struck today and the
wheels of all freight trains are still
The main trains between Montreal
and Portland were still running this
forenoon. the employees having decided
to carry the trains to their destination
The employees out in Island Pond in
clude the trainmen. conductors, round
house men ard shop men.
Buffalo, n. Y, July 19-As a result
of the Grand Trunk strike. the Wa
bash Railroad is partially tied up.
Wabash Train Mol, a fast express
for ST. Louis, which arrived at o'clock
this morning from the East. did not
ret away for nearly seven hours. 9th
err trains were delayed.
John j. Mossman. general agent for
the Wabash along the Niagara frontier
today said
1.-THE strike on the Wabash is the
result of the Grand Trunk strike and
we are powerless to prevent it. On its
line from Buffalo to Windsor the Wa
bashh is operated in connection with
the Grand Trunk and we are bound
by the Grand Trunk agreements. sc
that there was no choice about the
strike So far we have been able tr
operate without our men,"
Berlin, N. H., July 19.-Grand Trunk
trains between Portland and Montreal
and intermediate points have been
running through here today. but have
been anywhere from Is minutes to two
hours or more behind schedule time.
The morning express from Portland to
Montreal due to pass Berlin at 80 A.
NJ. was As minutes late and the Mon
trcal Portland express. due here at
go this afternoon, did not show up
until AS, 2 hours and Is minutes late.
! No freight trains are moving and no
attention is apparently being given
this branch of the service by the Off
Gals today.