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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1915
Page
4
The question of abolishing the poll tax was discussed yesterday before the special recess commission on methods of taxation in the State House. The hearing on this topic will resume when the commission meets again on September 1.
Collectors and officials from Boston and nearby cities urged abolition of the poll tax describing it as costly and ill advised. They cited evasion, minimal revenue, and uneven collection with figures from 1914 and notes of opposition from several city authorities. The hearing resumes at the State House on September 1.
Barbed wire painted foliage green is being produced in Pittsburg for Allied use in Europe. Normally galvanized wire, the green coating helps camouflage from a distance, with local reports noting the color blends to the surroundings despite scarce shelter materials.
Joseph O Keefe of Worcester testified before the Minimum Wage Commission against the Woolworth 5 and 10 cent store corporation for opposing an $8.50 per week minimum wage for employees with more than one year of experience.
Retail store employers representative spars with Woolworth interests at a wage board hearing on tentative minimum pay for women workers. Bardol argued fixed prices and store structure prevent wage increases, while O Keefe urged equal standards for large and small merchants. An exchange over Woolworth Tower signage followed before a record adjustment. A Hovey Company rep warned applying the scale to in house restaurants and laundries could harm department store operations.
The Boston Equal Suffrage Association schedules two open air rallies in Jamaica Plain at 7:30 and 8:30, with Mrs. Briggs and Dr Willard Paul speaking. A Brislington event follows at 7:30 on Franklin and Cambridge streets, with Miss Caldwell Willard presiding and Catherine Callanan and William McGillicuddy as speakers. A rally also set for Revere at Belvidere square at 8 with Mrs Glendower Evans speaking under Miss Zara duPont's campaign coordination.
Charles H. Nickerson of Roslindale is charged with assault and battery after a gateman reported seeing him strike an unidentified man rescued from the Dover Street elevated pit. The victim, now on the dangerous list with a fractured skull, remains unconscious at City Hospital.
Stranded mariners and cattlemen in Boston are being sent home to the South via private aid from Attorney Daniel T. O Connell Dr John Dixwell and unnamed wealthy supporters. Seven are bound for Newport News seven for Richmond one to Pittsburg and one to New York. Charles H Adams of the State Board of Charity failed to obtain board funding for their return.
Yesterday the 89th anniversary of Faneuil Hall Market was celebrated as thousands of parade crowds returned. Prices for fish remained low while lamb rose and pastry flour fell by a dollar a barrel.
Yesterday's market survey shows lamb up three cents across the board and pork and corn fed beef remaining near last week's levels. Fresh eggs and butter hold steady. seafood prices drop for cod haddock and swordfish while various fruits and citrus offer wide gaps in price ranges.
A South Boston pageant royalty delegation will visit Mayor Curley at City Hall at 11 this morning to extend a formal invitation to participate in the celebration. The group includes King John J. Murphy Queen Mildred Hickey Princess Marion White and Lady-in-Waiting Lillian Gorman. They travel by auto and Murphy is familiar with the executive offices as a Mayor’s secretary staff member.
Gustav Kopsch, a German instrument maker at the Carnegie Institution, was arrested for photographing Fort Monroe and other Virginia capes fortifications. He will have a preliminary hearing before a U S commissioner on September 2. Justice Department agents will continue their investigation. no accomplices are indicated.
Miss Georgiana Porter B. Cusacks, granddaughter of Rear Admiral Porter, christened the torpedo boat destroyer Porter at the Cramps shipyard. The sponsor is the daughter of Professor Carlos Cusachs of the United States Naval Academy. The Porter is to be tested toward a contract speed of 29 1/2 knots, with a length of 315 feet and displacement of 1090 tons.
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