August Fur Savings Boost Fall Prices
Prices for furs are lower in August with further savings ahead as labor and material costs rise for coats later in the season. The note highlights August discounts and anticipated fall price increases.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1919
Page
5
Pork Raid Aboard the Karluk During Arctic Winter
A tale from the Arctic recounts an improvised pork heist aboard the Karluk on November 8 with Captains McKenna Porter Wing and several wives involved. The plan aimed to seize pork denied by four women led by Mrs Cook and others, culminating in a midnight theft and banquet plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karluk
Arctic
Mesdames Cook
Green
Porter
Sherman
San Francisco
McKenna
Wing
Ouéhead
Captain
Mrs. Cook
Captain Cook
Approval of New B L S School Building in Boston
Mayor Peters announced approval of plans for a new Boston Latin School building costing 750000 dollars. A loan is authorized by a special act of the Legislature and accepted by the City Council. The school will be in the Fenway opposite the High School of Commerce and ready for occupancy in September 1921. The present Latin School will become an annex to the English High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peters
Boston Latin School
Fenway
High School of Commerce
Eleventh annual outing of John T. Connor Association at Nantasket
Activities today include a 9 a.m. boat from Rowe's wharf for the Connor Association outing at Nantasket, and a 9 a.m. Alden Kindred of America reunion at First Universalist Church Plymouth. Also a public meeting at Faneuil Hall on government ownership of railroads with speakers Foss Perry and Crocker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Connor Association
Nantasket
Rowe's
St. John’s Catholic Woman's Association
Massachusetts Avenue
North
Cambridge
Boston Lodging House Union
Cedar Hill Farm
Waltham
Tremont
West Brookline
Holy Redeemer Church
East Boston
Harvard Summer School
Hemenway Gymnasium
Harvard Square
American Legion
Belmont
Belmont Town Hall
Treasure Island shines in condensed novel series
A Post Tomorrow features a delightful condensation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. The piece entertains with pirates and treasure themes as Bill Bones, Ben Gunn, and Long John Silver appear in a compact, engaging adaptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
Bill Bones
Ben Gunn
Long John Silver
Six Months and Fine for War Time Drink Sale
John H. Voege, a case proprietor, received six months in prison and a $1000 fine from Federal Judge Wilson for violating the wartime prohibition law by selling a glass of whiskey on July 3. A 10 day stay was granted for appeal. Voege was the first local saloonkeeper convicted under the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John H. Voege
Wilson
Voege
Supreme Court to rule on injunction in engraving union case
Irederick as master reviewed evidence in the suit of two engraving concerns against the union seeking to enjoin interference with employees. The Supreme Court will now consider these findings of fact to determine if they justify issuing an injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irederick
Supreme Court
Commuters Cleared in Dorchester Trespassing Case
Nearly thirty Dorchester commuters were discharged in district court with one fined five dollars after a July 28 railway police raid on the New Haven line at Dorchester station. James Moran of 91 Maxwell Street, the only defendant to plead guilty, filed an appeal. John A. Holland and Albert B. Gray contested their detainment as passengers exercising rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorchester
District Court
James Moran
Maxwell Street
New Haven Road
Moran
Dorchester Station
John A. Holland
Thetford Avenue
Albert B. Gray
Ufford Street
Raymond P. Delano
Photo Engravers of Boston clash with rival firms
Members of Photo Engravers of Boston No. 3 spoke loudly and used abusive language toward employees of Folsom Engraving and the Wright Company. They called workers "scabs" and "dirty rain" amid ongoing disputes, according to Walter F. [incomplete].
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Photo Engravers of
Boston
No. 3
Folsom Engraving Company
Wright Company
Walter F
Tunnel plan to Savin Hill Beach faces Dorchester opposition
Savin Hill residents demand a tunnel under Old Colony railroad tracks from Bay Street to the beach and Savin Hill playground to ease daily access to the breathing pores, a project drawing protests from the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savin Hill
Dorchester
Old Colony Division
New Haven Railroad
Bay Street
Savin Hill Playground
Carmen in Berkshires vote today on strike
Pittsfield August 5 Conductor and motormen of the Berkshire Street Railway will vote tomorrow on a strike over the high cost of living and a denied wage increase asked for last April. The line runs from Canaan Connecticut to Hoosac Falls New York and Pownal Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmen
Berkshires
Pittsfield
Berkshire Street Railway Road
Canaan
Conn
Hoosac Falls
N. Y
Pownal
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