Plans to Cut Cost of Food in Boston Public Market Ideas
Port Directors propose two schemes to lower food costs in Boston discussed by the United Improvement Association at the Quincy House. Edward F. Mc Sweeney led as principal speaker. One plan envisions a waterfront wholesale market to centralize distribution, reducing middlemen. The second calls for a green market in South Boston on Commonwealth land to receive and distribute southern vegetables fruits and berries.
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Boston
United Improvement Association
Quincy House
Edward F. McSweeney
Board of
Port Directors
The
Commonwealth
Workers Begin New Wage Scale Talks with Boston Street Carmen
The Boston Street Carmen's Union and company officials opened negotiations on a new wage scale covering May 1, 1916 to May 1, 1917. Key demands include 40 cents hourly for blue uniform men, 44 cents for motormen, 32 34 and 36 cents for guards by tenure, 60 cents for snow work, overtime at time and a half, and free transportation with a two week paid vacation. The talks at Milk Street aim to keep the existing terms for about 9,000 workers, with the old agreement expiring April 30.
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Boston Street
Carmen’s
Milk Street
Board of Arbitration
New Year Holiday Bill Goes To Voters
Governor McCall signed a bill making New Year a holiday. Senator Archand led the Senate and Representative Achin the House. The measure now goes to voters at the next State election for final decision.
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McCall
Archand
Senate
Representative Achin
House
Bromine Quinine Product Hailed for Quick Cold Cure
An advertisement touts a medicine named LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE as a rapid cold remedy. It urges readers to request the full name for authenticity and cites a signature by FE. W. GROVE, claiming it cures a cold in one day.
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FE. W. Grove
Preparedness Motor Tour Aims New England Readiness
A motor tour authorized by Governor McCall and Adjutant-General Cole departs from the State House to study military logistics. C. W. Henry leads a Dodge Brothers car with map gear and three assistants to assess roads, routes, and the feasibility of hauling troops. The six month expedition will visit Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine to inform defense plans.
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Cole
State House
New England
Dodge Brothers
Detroit
C. W. Henry
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Death of Steve I, king of American gypsies
Report notes widespread mourning at the death of Steve I, leader of the American Gypsy community, with vivid reactions expected in the forthcoming Sunday Post Magazine.
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Steve I
Sunday Post
Thurston May Resign Soon as Republican Chair
Edward A. Thurston of Fall River told the Young Republicans at the American House that he might resign soon as chairman of the Republican State committee. He praised Democratic figures Fitzgerald Curley Lomacey and Pelletier, warned of Democratic strength in Fall River, and stressed naturalization work to broaden the party base. Meyer presided at the luncheon.
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Republican State Committee
Edward A. Thurston
Fall River
American House
Curley
Pelletier
Fitzgerald
Thurston
Lomasney
Joseph Pelletier
Senator Crane
Lodge
Curtist Guild
Lomasney Victorious in New Charlestown Senatorial District
Martin Lomasney, West End political chief, has won a major redistricting victory. The committee favors a Charlestown based district combining old wards into one senatorial seat. East Boston and South End will join one district, while Dorchester and outer areas remain undecided. The panel faces internal strife and delays, with a full report unlikely for weeks.
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Martin Lomasney
West End
South End
Charlestown
Cambridge
Lomasney
South Boston
East Boston
Curley
Boston
Dorchester
Brickley to Address Harvard Freshmen on Debating
Harvard football and baseball hero Brickley will speak to the freshman class tomorrow night to recruit for the 1919 debating team. The squad will face Yale and Princeton in the triangular freshman contest next month. Brickley, a Cambridge senior former varsity hopeful, will urge capable students to try out for the team.
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Charles BE. Brickley
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Brickley
Cambridge
Shaw explains aim of Sunday Tabernacle bill
Letter to the editor from William Shaw dated April 4 1916 argues for exemption from certain building laws to allow a one story tabernacle in a ball park. He claims the design is safer than required and cites fire safety, seating and exits while criticizing opposition and liquor interests at the Massachusetts State House.
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House of Representatives
Mechanics’ Hall
Tabernacle
Sunday
Boston
Massachusetts
State House
William Shaw
Rats as lodgers prompt $3000 suit in Winthrop home
Harry Hyman sues Morris Allen and Bernard Goldfine, owners of 88 Forrest Street, Winthrop, alleging rat infestation made the house uninhabitable. He rented the premises last November and says owners promised to wage war on the pests but failed, prompting a Suffolk Superior Court filing seeking $3000.
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Harry Hyman
Morris, Allen
Bernard Goldfine
Forrest Street
Winthrop
Hyman
Suffolk Superior Court
Who's Zoo: Queer Pets of Fighting Men in the Army
A Sunday Post feature reveals stories of unusual animal companions kept by soldiers and sailors. It profiles a variety of pets serving beside servicemen, highlighting affection, morale, and the practical roles animals played in wartime life.
New Hampshire Sets Fast Day for April 27
Governor Rolland H. Spaulding designates April 27 as Fast Day in Concord. The proclamation cites the grave world situation and possible critical juncture in national life, urging serious thought and devout prayerfulness from all residents.
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Concord
N. H
Rolland H. Spaulding
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