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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1917
Page
18
Boston officials moved to bar girls aged 16 to 21 from shining shoes in city shoe parlors. The City Council adopted the mayor Curley proposed order prohibiting all girls of those ages from blacking shoes in Boston emporiums.
The acting corporation counsel notes the school department controls matters for girls aged 14 to 16 shining shoes, while bootblacking under 14 is illegal by state law. Several councilors split on the issue, with Ford Wellington and Storrow absent. The council also pressed for a living wage for lamplighters, debated pay increases for police and fire probationary members, and approved selling Parker Hill land to the Grand Lodge of the BPOE for a hospital project without title restrictions. The 1902 pension law for 26 police signal men was unanimously accepted.
Railway dining car services told the United States food administration they saved 469,508 pounds of meat 238,098 pounds of wheat flour and 25,699 pounds of sugar during October and November.
In the House of Commons David Lloyd George reports that sea sinkings by submarines are decreasing while shipbuilding rises. He notes merchant tonnage down 20 percent but imports loss only six percent from last year, and calls for greater manpower and sacrifices next year.
The premier demands complete restoration of territories with compensation and reports Germany faces food shortages lowering output per worker by a third. He notes British casualties are a fraction of German losses and that Austria and allies lack manpower compared with German reserves. He says the Russian army has met expectations.
Paris reports a heavy Lorraine bombardment and a strong German assault north of Reillons repulsed by French forces. The war office notes many enemy dead and cites a serious Upper Alsace surprise attack repulsed near Gluckerwald. Air raids over Dunkirk and Calais killed four and wounded ten.
Francis H. Rowley voices fierce objections to a preliminary draft dog bill. He urges six month minimum ages for licensing, opposes broad enforcement, and proposes adopting New York language on dangerous dogs and muzzle rules. He warns against harsh penalties and stresses humane education and existing laws.
The piece outlines strong opposition to a proposed dog act in Massachusetts, focusing on license fees for male and female dogs, enforcement measures, and the right of officers to destroy roaming dogs. Francis H. Rowley of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals argues the bill is unjust and impractical and warns of a repeat struggle seen in New York State. He cites concerns about enforcement, dog ownership norms, and the need to preserve existing humane laws. Rowley’s letter to Assistant Attorney-General Arthur E. Seagrave expresses opposition and calls for proper enforcement of current laws rather than harsher measures.
James Cummings, 48, fell 65 feet from a guard gate at structure No 8, Factory Buildings Trust, 3 Binford Street South Boston. He landed head first, was conscious with a scalp wound, but X rays showed a skull fracture and possible internal injuries. He was later placed on the dangerous list at City Hospital. He resides at 2630 Washington Street Roxbury.
An outraged reaction rose among Boston society women and debutantes at the Chicago Designers' Association claim that "any woman can dress for any position in any Chicago society on 300 a year." They argue even a modest college girl cannot outfit herself for all seasons for that amount.
Mrs H H Staples Potter and Mrs Eleanore Baldwin Cass challenge Chicago designers’ $3000 yearly dress budget for Boston society women. They insist real costs top $2000 to $2500, with $1000 as meagre, arguing war prices, labor shortages, and charity duties limit fashion spending.
Earl D. Babst, president of the American Sugar Refining Company, testified before the Senate committee that a plentiful sugar supply is expected for the coming year. He opposed a domestic consumption unit, arguing it would worsen a surplus. He noted U S and Cuba production could meet domestic and allied needs, and blamed hoarding and famines for the current shortage.
Sergeant Ezra S. Waton son of the late Charles S. Maton and executor of his father’s will married yesterday at Leominster to Aurora Wingman, daughter of Edward and Mrs. Kingman. Waton was drafted first and served with the 801st Wield Artillery at Ayer cantonment.
Miss Alice T. Fairbanks of South Acton a Malden High School English teacher will begin intensive war training at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital Boston in preparation for service as a nurse in the front. She is Mt Holyoke College class of 1910 and formerly taught at Salem High School.
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