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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1915
Page
2
Bread prices are rising in Boston with changes already felt in parts of the city. Loaves have shrunk in size or grown more expensive as bakers tied to prewar flour contracts push the old price schedule, forcing rivals to follow.
West End bakers reportedly form an agreement to halt price cutting as rye flour prices surge. They blame flour market manipulators and call for government action to regulate or seize flour while noting loaf weight discrepancies and rising bread costs across sections.
A major House vote is set today on a bill by Senator Doyle of New Bedford to grant Mayor Hathaway power to remove the city license board. The measure has passed the Senate and faces a decisive test in the House's second reading.
Three of four New Bedford representatives oppose a bill to remove the city license board. John Hallowell supports it while Swan Wilcox and Baylies vote against. Advocates say special legislation ends intolerable conditions. opponents warn it infringes Home Rule and Mayor Hathaway’s authority.
J P Morgan confessed ignorance about labor conditions in corporations he directs. He claimed executive officers are responsible for worker conditions and supported the open shop, saying employers should act as decent men in labor disputes.
Testimony before a commission explores who bears responsibility for labor conditions in corporations. J P Morgan associate discusses executive officers as responsible, notes limited labor reporting, and opposes union tactics while praising open shop principles and corporate philanthropy.
Miss Alice Johnson a 16 year old Lith uanian girl has been missing from her home at 1 Barton street West End since Saturday. She left her place of employment at noon Saturday and disappeared shortly after. Her sister Mrs Peter Sprigil of 1 Barton street is ill due to the missing girl. Relatives know of no reason for her to stay away and no fear she may have been harmed.
Michael H. Corcoran was elected chairman of the Boston School Board at the first meeting of the new board. The group includes Miss Frances G. Curtis Dr. David D. Scannell Joseph Lee and new member Dr. Frederick L. Bogan.
Frank S and S Robinson, a railway mail clerk, pleaded guilty in U S District Court to embezzling letters from the mails. The case was continued for sentence.
Lotta M. Crabtree publishes an open letter to Dr. Anna Howard Shaw head of the National Women’s Suffrage Association urging supporters of votes for women to back a forthcoming Congress bill prohibiting the export of arms ammunition and munitions materials.
The writer, signing as SLOTTA, questions US wartime armament exports to Europe and accuses profiteering by a few, urging support for House Bill 378 to halt shipments. The appeal targets the National Woman's Suffrage Association to pressure Congress and lawmakers to back the bill as a peace step and world power endorsement.
The article argues war breeds hate and future conflicts among the nations involved. It laments the toll on unborn generations and links bad blood to physical weakness. It endorses Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and health aid, urging readers to buy today.
Worcester Feb 1 Attorneys for Joseph Bazinet arrested on larceny charges seek his release after District Attorney Stiles announced the indictment is improperly drawn. Stiles plans to pursue a new indictment while Bazinet remains in custody if possible. The original six counts allege 1630 dollars stolen from the St. Jean Baptiste Society of Milford.
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