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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
3
Mrs Dorothy McKevitt 23 of 186 Revere street appeals for help locating her husband James McKevitt 27 who has been missing from home since last Thursday. They were married 17 months and she cannot explain his absence beyond a possible search for work.
President Harding nominated Robert W. McCuen of Vergennes to be collector of internal revenue for Vermont. The nomination was announced from Washington on August 10.
Edward J. Protter a 12 year old of Jamaica Plain received a silver half dollar from his parents for good behavior. He laughed tossed the coin caught it in his mouth and it became lodged in his throat nearly choking him before doctors at City Hospital removed it.
J Ogden Armour, chairing the Finance Committee, told the Institute of American Meat Packers convention that the packing industry shows improvement and that the tide of business has turned. He urged conservatism and cautioned that red ink from two years of loss should not be turned to black too quickly.
Dr. J. S. Parsegan of New York unveiled a device described as a small autostatic pistol that implants long female hairs into a bald scalp. The demonstration occurred at the Baldheaded Club of America banquet in Torrington Connecticut, showing a new method to transplant hair.
The doctor explains a method where he first tests on a dog before applying it to humans. He uses a device to stimulate the scalp and then implants hairs with a needle, describing the process as similar to a mosquito bite.
A Cambridge reader counters a Mrs. Neff letter proposing mercy killing cats arguing humans control nature and must decide which species to favor. He compares killing cats to ending a cow’s life and notes cats harm agriculture by preying on birds while recounting personal experiences with stray litters.
W Eddwin Ulmer an attorney of 15 Beacon Street was arrested after being indicted in Superior Court before Judge Lummus on a secret charge that as secretary of Henry Wood & Sones Paint Co of Wellesley he falsely reported the company’s financial condition to the State Commissioner of Corporations. The indictment claims liabilities included over 40 notes for 350 each for five years starting June 1919, in addition to admitted notes payable totaling 900. Ulmer pleaded not guilty and posted cash bail with his wife present.
Government aims to prove two directors refused to sign Ulmer’s alleged fraudulent return, arguing its inaccuracy, and that those members were ousted with two substitutes installed. The case centers on board actions and alleged misconduct impacting the business’s control.
William F. Craig of Lynn was nominated for director of depreciation in the Department of Civil Service and Registration. The executive council will consider his appointment next Monday to fill the vacancy created by William S. Briry who resigned to become assistant appraiser in the federal customs service. Briry led a crusade against drug users and sellers during his tenure.
A feature on Jane G. Austin's tale William Bradford's Love Life, tracing Pilgrim era passions as presented in the upcoming Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The piece previews the completed narrative and its historical framing.
Paine's announces extraordinary reductions on summer stock, claiming the lowest prices in years. The ad invites shoppers to compare prices and seize the most attractive summer values Paine's has offered recently.
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