The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-14
STREET CAR MEN IN
4 RIOT IN BOSTON
Sudden Strike Of Several
Thousand Men Followed
BY Disorder.

Boston. June S.-Nloience marked the
beginning OF a strike OF several thous-
n employees of the Boston elevated
railway at daylight. Those who re-
fused to work demanded recognition
by the company OF a recently formed
union. The company refused to deal
with them other than Individuality. The
street railway service and the elevated
roads were being operated on about
half time. Five arrests hav been made
for assaults on motormen.
Although the strike had been threat
ered for a week or more, IL came
shortly after 4 a m. with a sudden
ness and a clash that surprised not
only the company officials, but he o-
lice of Boston. Brookline. Cambridge.
Somerville, Everett, Chelsea Medford
N Maiden.
The men had been discussing the
matter nearly all night at a mass
meeting and as daylight was breaking,
IT was decided to take a vote. As soon
as 1t was seen that those I'm favor OF
going out were In the majority. the
gathering Of nearly 1000 men began
cheering, and a rush was made for the
first early mornig cars.
= First Car is Attacked.
The first one was met on fremont
street near the hall. The car was
stopped. the trolley yanked from the
wire. the windows smashed and the
motorman and conductor badly beaten
A number of passengers were rushed
out of the car, although zone was In
tured.
As the clash was proceeding. a mai
car suddenly came into sight, and rec
ogHizing the authority of the govern
ment, those who had stopped the first
car suddenly ceased their activities and
permitted both cars to resume theiI
way.
A few minutes later, word OF the
strike had reached the vicinity OF the
north station Inc there two other cars
were stopped, windows smashed. SONS
OF the gearing disabled and severa
passengers were slightly injured by fly
ing glass.
Several arrests were made at thu.
point
A crowd coming from the direction
of strike headquarters encircled severa
cars on Adams sQuare o 8 o'clocl
n more violence ensued- Two arrests
were made here. One of those takei
in custody was charged with assault
on a policeman and the other wa
charged with melting a riot.
SUBWAY Gar REID Up.
A dozen men rushed down into tn
Cambridge subway as the first car wa
bou to start and tried to persuad
the train hands to join them. The,
were unsuccessful. but held up tn
starting OF the trains for nearly half a.
hour. About the same time four Of tn
new semi-convertible viaduct car
were SO badly smashed that the tram
between Cambridge and Boston wa
completely blocked for several hours.
The outbreak In Charleston was al
most as severe. while similar occur
nee o place I'm Everett and Chel
| sea.
1t was announced during the fore
noon that the actual vote In favor OF
strike was 1883 to s.
The strike committee claims that u
to the time OF calling the strike toda
soc men had signed union papers an
had paid Initiation fees At the sam
time the company issued a statemen
that $500 employees were still loyal an
that every effort would be made {
keep the car system In operation.
-Four hours after the strike begal
cars were running on nearly all line.
but with about half the usual FIRE
cuency.