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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1920

Page

5

Lexington Woman Registers at 71 Year-Old Voter

Mrs Lilly St A Huntington 71 of 237 Massachusetts Ave East Lexington becomes Lexingtons oldest registered female voter. She registered yesterday at a Lexington Board of Registrars session in Town Hall to vote in the State primary next month. Her daughter Miss Catharine S Huntington also registered.

Lilly St. A. Huntington Massachusetts Avenue Lexington Board of Registrars of Voters Catharine Sargent Huntington

Readjustment of Grain Rates Ordered

The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered readjustment of grain rates between Lake Erie ports and the Atlantic seaboard. Domestic rates rise 20 cents and export rates 25 percent, down from the 40 percent increase previously allowed.

Washington Lake Erie Atlantic Seaboard Interstate Commerce Commission

Danderine Claim Highlights Hair Benefits

The advertisement asserts that a small purchase of Danderine eliminates fallen hair and dandruff after use. It claims hair becomes visibly shinier thicker and more colorful with continued application and notes a simple routine for noticeable results.

Bright newsboy to start high school career this fall

One of the Peninsular district's brightest newsboys, Francis Mullen, begins his high school career this fall after graduating with honors from St. Peter's and St. Paul's parochial school last June. He has sold papers at his regular Broadway and C street corner for a year and resides at 24 Fifth Street South Boston.

Broadway C Street South Boston Peninsular Francis Mullen St. Peter’s St. Paul's Fifth Street

American Telephone and GE Team On New Communications Pact

New York August 25 An important contract may revolutionize telephone and wireless communication has been entered into by the American Telephone & Telegraph Company and the General Electric Company. The announcement came from H B Thayer president of AT&T.

New York American Telephone & Telegraph Company General Electric Company H. B. Thayer

Radio license exchange proposed to advance wireless telegraphy

Negotiations between General Electric, Radio Corporation of America and American Telephone & Telegraph aim to exchange licenses. The goal is to harmonize RCA wireless systems with Bell's nationwide wire service, extending to ships at sea and foreign networks, benefiting public service.

General Electric Company Radio Corporation of America American Telephone & Tele Graph Company Radio Corporation Universal Bell System American Telephone & Telegraph Company

The Art of Electrical Transmission and Communication

The article proclaims that the United States will accelerate electrical transmission and communication faster than any other nation, signaling a bold push in infrastructure and innovation across the country.

America

Quincy man struck by car on Washington Street

Joseph Chello of 62 Brackett Street Quincy suffered a fractured right leg and multiple injuries after being hit by a car on Washington Street. Police say the vehicle was driven by Shigero Watamabe of 5 Linnaean Street Cambridge. Chello was taken to Quincy City Hospital.

Joseph Chello Brackett Street Uincy Washington Street Quincy Shigero Watamabe Linnaean Street Cambridge Chello Quincy City Hospital

Whiskey Heist: 15 Barrels Stolen by Armed Gang

In Harrodsburg Kentucky at the Van Arsdell distillery nine miles north of town ten masked men held two night watchmen up at dawn. They rolled 15 barrels of whiskey onto a waiting truck and fled. The vehicle was traced to Harrodsburg but the trail went cold.

Harrodsburg van Arsdell

Wireless telephone links Europe via desk sets and ships

Radio experts report that contracts enable use of ordinary desk telephones to reach Europe and ships at sea. Experiments show multiple conversations on one line with new vacuum tubes, cut costs, and boost long distance service. Navy letters urge patent holders to merge rights for universal access and safer sea travel.

Europe

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