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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1920
Page
8
WHW YORK April 19 reports E. R. Sherburne member of a Boston sugar importing firm is charged with unlawfully profiting from the resale of sugar. The charge centers on improper dealings in the sugar market and possible violations of trade practice rules.
Sherburne appeared before United States Commissioner Hitchcock on a complaint brought by the Flying Salvadron members. The case accuses him of buying 960000 pounds of San Domingo sugar at 1612 cents a pound and selling at 2134 cents a pound, allegedly making $40000 beyond reasonable profit. He is held on $1000 bail.
A personal note expresses deep grief and prayers for a loved one who has passed away. The writer recalls peaceful memories and a serene goodbye, comparing the departed to a revered figure and hoping for blessings on their undertakings. The tone is tender and somber throughout.
The Czarina laments ministerial strife as Czar commands at the front. She reports pressure from headquarters, references dismissals and replacements, and urges the Czar to act decisively while praying for his safety. The note includes opinions on various officials and the impact on Russia’s war effort.
Letters obtained by Isaac Don Levine reveal internal politics in 191? Russia. Ivan L. Gore Mykin at 85 opposes A N Khvostov’s bid for interior ministry. Prince Stcherbatov serves as interior minister. Alexandra sister of Anna Virubova and Ania married to Alexander E. De Pistolkors appear in the correspondence. Major General Fedor A. Keller of the Emperor’s suite is noted.
New York April 19 The annual report of the bureau of advertising of the American Newspaper Publishers Association shows national newspaper advertising last year at 150 million dollars the average bureau increase about 70 percent. Departments of the United States spent from 1.675 to 2 million dollars in newspaper advertising and railroads will boost ads in the summer. A committee of the National Electric Light Association will propose a plan at the next convention to greatly expand newspaper advertising.
Cleveland April 19 The Laurai Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Fund dedicated a 500000 endowment gift to the YWCA. The donation lifts the national association endowment from 1.6 million to 2.1 million. Delegates approved a 3 million budget for 1921 national work.
The Dramatic Club of Boston University College of Business Administration stages George H Broadhurst’s farce What Happened to Jones as its sixth annual production on April 24 in Jordan Hall directed by J Albert Brack with seven professionals in the cast Lena Brown Virginia leads Cissy Lee Cg Davis Pasadena makes his Boston debut as Richard Hetherly Samuel Epstein Alvina Starlight Earl Heap Harold Young and others fill supporting roles The play goes to Andover April 20 and New Bedford May 1 with clinic April 22 at 8 15 p m at Cheever Amphitheatre Free Hospital for Women surgeon chief Dr William P Graves Harvard gynecology professor delivers address on Age of Radium in Gynecology physicians invited to attend
Members of the Boston City Hospital House Officers Association will hold a clinic meeting Thursday night to discuss staffing and duties. The group plans to review on call schedules and upcoming department matters.
Leaders of the International Seamen's Union prepare to seek wage increases at a conference in New York on April 26 with the Shipping Board and ship owners. Sailors currently earn $85 monthly, firemen $90, and oilers $95. a $15 monthly rise is sought, tracing back to earnings twenty years ago when a sailor earned $18 monthly.
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