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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1917
Page
5
The Colonial express between Boston and Washington will resume service on April 30 via the Hell Gate bridge route. The Pennsylvania railroad also announced the June 11 start of the Washington Bar Harbor express.
Mrs Grace Grant of 168 Greenest Jimaioa Plain reports ear and eye relief after Osmo-Chemic treatment. Johanna Ixasper of Roxbury claims tumor disappearance and normal weight. Mrs C H Cole of Brockton declares six years asthma-free. Ad touts Snow Pencil and X Ray therapy for many ailments with free consultation.
Resolutions urging Congress to regulate coal and food prices passed the House with a 128 to 79 vote after Senate approval last week. The House also engrossed a $3,500,000 river navigation bill for the Merrimack from Lowell to the sea, while Odlin’s town-cost amendment failed. Senate blocked the bread labeling bill and moved to send it back to the House.
The executive committee of the State Grange proposed transferring about 200 acres in the western part of the state to the Commonwealth for food product production. The offer was made to Governor by BE. KE. Chapman Ludlow master William N. Howard Easton CC D Richardson West Brookfield George S Ladd Sturbridge and Charles M Gardner Springfield.
Washington April 17 Secretary McAdoo revised the revenue forecast from fermented liquors noting that at a $2.50 per barrel tax rate only about 50,000,000 barrels would be withdrawn tax paid next year. This yields $125,000,000 in increased revenue instead of the earlier $137,500,000.
Billy Sunday admirers from Boston plan a Saturday trip to hear the evangelist in New York. A special parlor and dining car train will depart South Station at 12 05 noon and run non stop to Manhattan. Final trip arrangements will be made at a noon lunch in the Boston City Club.
A West End bread strike continues as the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration joins the dispute. Hebrews bakers union and master bakers were summoned to a hearing yesterday afternoon but offered no final solution and adjourned to meet again at 1 pm today.
A fire unknown in cause yesterday at the residence of L. Frank Mason on River road Concord near Carlisle line set the dwelling ablaze and the adjacent barn twelve feet away burned to the ground incurring a loss of $12000.
The New Haven Railroad announces harbor regulations require a schedule change for the River line boat train. The Boston departure time shifts to 4 20 p m and connects with the New York boat at Newport wharf.
FAL RIVER April 17 Directors of the Shove mill today declared a cash dividend of 4 per cent and a stock dividend of 50 per cent increasing capitalization from $550 000 to $825 000. Merchants' Manufacturing Company declared a cash dividend of 4 per cent and a 25 per cent stock dividend, boosting capitalization to $1 500 900.
The Fulton prize debate of Boston College will be held tonight in Boston College Hall on James street. The question argued is whether a minimum living wage and greater wealth limitation should be fixed by legislation to address industrial unrest.
Pleasure boats face a sunset to sunrise movement ban in Boston harbor under an order issued by Commander Raymond PD Hasbrouck. The restriction excludes lifeboats police boats customs boats and vessels with regular sailings from the port.
The British steamship Lapland carrying Canadian troops to Liverpool hit a mine off the British coast but continued to port unaided. An American lifeboat report says no lives were lost.
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