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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1920
Page
12
Washington figures from Dr. Edward B. Rosa show per capita taxes at 54 dollars in the 1920 fiscal year, with a little over 3 dollars spent on civil activities. War expenditures covered Army and Navy upkeep, pensions, veteran care, interest on debt, and wartime agencies.
A Curtiss aeroplane of the Canadian type, secured to moorings, was torn free by a strong gale at Lynn early yesterday. It was driven more than a thousand feet and dropped into the earth, its front end destroyed and the craft badly damaged. Worth about 5000 dollars, damage estimated at 1500.
A New York legislative committee halted its probe into the Builders' Supply Bureau and the Association of Dealers in building materials and sent evidence to the housing grand jury which indicted two officials for contempt. The panel then opened a separate inquiry into the brick industry and towing monopoly on the Hudson River. Brick makers denied price fixing, noting informal price alignment among three agents. Cornell Towing Co was alleged to hold a river towing monopoly and to have raised rates over 600 percent, impacting brick firms’ costs.
Indictments leveled at John A. Philbrick former bureau chairman and Joseph Penny secretary stem from their repeated refusal to answer questions about bureau affairs on the witness stand. They were released on $1000 bail each as the legislative committee continued its session and the Board of Estimate remained in process.
In the Hague on December 3 Premier Bee Renbrouck told Parliament that former Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany, now in Holland, would be granted hospitality or shelter. He warned the government would act if the fugitives abuse Dutch hospitality, but stated they would not cause trouble.
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