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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1922

Page

2

Life insurance chief cites 1921 death trends at 16th convention

Dr. Augustus S. Knight of Metropolitan Life, addressing the 16th annual life insurance presidents convention at the Hotel Astor, reports the 1926 death rate in the United States and Canada will be near 1921 levels. He notes fewer deaths from tuberculosis typhoid and suicide but more from automobile accidents and heart related diseases. life expectancy could rise to 64 or 65 with full medical knowledge use.

Augustus S. Knight Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Association of Life Insurance Presidents Hotel Astor United States Canada Knight Bright America Fifth Avenue

Freight Cars Crash Into House in Lynn Incident

Two freight cars ran loose from a Boston & Maine spur near Orchard Street in Lynn. A car struck the McKenzie home causing damage while another derailed and blocked the street. Train crews described the shifting engine as a troublesome unit before the incident.

Lynn Boston & Maine Orchard Street W. A. McKenzie

Mellon Attacked Over Enforcement of Tax Laws

Washington December 7 Representative Frear Republican challenged Secretary Mellon to disclose Treasury records to Congress as he alleged corporations evade penalties and taxes. He read a list of large stock dividends and asked if Mellon began a 30 percent cut for Gulf Oil, his own company, amid reports of an organized coterie.

Washington Secretary Mellon Treasury Department Representative Frear Congress Frear Mellon Gulf Oil

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