Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-10
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LESS VIOLENCE
Sunday in The Boston
Elevated Railway Strike.
Limited Services Causes Con-
gesiiOn OtPe0pIe on fremont 81.
Minor Acts Agains! Cars Reported
During the Early Evening.

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cessation, today, of acts of violence
directed against their property and
employees by strike sympathizers the
| Boston Elevated Railway. tonight. at
tempted TO keep up an all night SER
vice on practically all divisions In and
about Boston.
Last night, the suburban lines stop
ped running at s o'clock and after
midnight there was no surface sub
way or elevated means of transporta-
ton anywhere in or outside the city
by electric lines the steam roads car
ing for the night workers returning
to their homes i'll the morning hotirs
As Sunday passed without any overt
acts of violence, however, the elevat-
ed road officials declared, tonight, tlIal
they should attempt to operate cars
on all suburban lines throughout Tho
night.
we will Furnish as good a service
over all divisions throughout the night
as the public will allow us TO dc"
stated an official of the road at the
Milk street offices, tonight. we will
attempt To run cars to every district
from both Dudley street and Sullivan
square terminals. The service will
necessarily be somewhat restricted and
some lines may be discontinued tenn
porarily where a parallel service will
serve without great Inconvenience. But
if the public or a portion of it, resorts
te acts of violence against the road of
course we may be compelled to stop
running ears over routes so threaten
ed"
The limited service between and.
O'Clock, tonight, caused a great con-
| gestion in the fremont street subway
Several thousands of surburbanitea
bound out of town after the evening
church services crowded all stations
of the subway from Scollay square TO
the Park square exit. With the ar
rival of the first cars after half
hours delay there was wild rush for
seats in which women and children
We're jostled about in the mob. No
serious injuries were reported and att
er a time extra cars We're rushed Ia
and the congestion cleared.
Some minor acts of violence in va
rious sections were reported during
the early evening.
On Dorchester street in South Ees-
ton, in section where the street
lights had become eXtinguished 4
gang took mortorman and conductor
from a car about 8 o'clock and ham
died them roughly. On another car an
aged woman was hit by stone. In
RoXbury, beyond Dudley street, roclSs
We're thrown at an Elevated train
from a house IN the vicinity of Bart
lett streets. Windows in the train
were smashed but no one was injured
far "a eo1Id hp harmed
Usually two officers were to be
| found on all ears running either on
| the surface, underground, or ON the
! Elevated structure during the eve
ming and night. The jail sentences
| and heavy fines administered by the
| courts to offenders. Saturday, is be-
| heved to have had restraining inIlu-
| ence on open acts of lawlessness
| Very few arrests were made, today
| the total number in all parts of tho
| city not exceeding dozen.
| international Organizer Fay was
| busy addressing the striking eni-
ployes, during the day. and in eaeii
| ease the men We're advised against
| violence At the headquarters II was
| stated that 100 additions to the union
ranks We're received. during the day
! international President William -.
| Mahon of the Amalgamated Associa
| ton of Street Railway Employees. IN
| his talk before the strikers, today
! strongly advocated Il policy of arhi-
| tFaton.