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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
13
Ninety heel cutters at the Dennett and Prince factory in Eastport, Missouri, remained off their benches on February 4 as management warned of dismantling the plant and returning to Massachusetts if the workers did not accept the old price of four cents per pound. The factory opened in November.
Floyd Cranska aged 65, a thread manufacturer with mills in Moosup, Connecticut, died in Florida where he spent the winter. A longtime figure in eastern Connecticut textiles and a participant in Republican state politics, he is survived by a son and daughter.
Bayer insists the name Bayer on genuine Aspirin marks are provided in a Bayer package with directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. The Bayer brand has stood for nineteen years and handy tin boxes of 12 tablets sold for a few cents as the Bayer trade mark from Bayer Manufacture of monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
City authorities and the Boston Musicians Protective Association ban extreme stage tricks by jazz players. Juggling a trombone on the chin or playing piano with pedal extremities will incur penalties. Older members back the law, while critics say it curtails artistry and audience excitement.
Charles C. Perkins of New London was elected grand master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Connecticut. Grand Secretary George A. Kies reported 2562 candidates raised in 1919 and current membership of 31,298 across 112 lodges.
Acting Collector Andrew J. Casey reports over 1500 citizens in the third Massachusetts internal revenue district filed their 1919 income tax returns by close of business. Taxpayers lined up at counters throughout the day in a rush reminiscent of the final March 15 deadline.
To handle rising calls, two new rooms were added to the income tax division along with the two existing ones. Deputies for counter duty increased from seven to 15 to assist troubled taxpayers. More staff and space are planned as taxpayers grow. The article clarifies exemptions on State and local bonds and foreign dividends for U S residents, noting taxation rules and exceptions for internal US earnings.
The piece recalls Robert C. Winthrop a Boston boy once at the public school site now Parker House and notes his mistaken posthumous reputations. It honors his long service to the Massachusetts Historical Society Peabody education gifts and enduring historical addresses praising early New England history and musical inspiration from Bach and Handel.
After a near catastrophe on So kotra in the Red Sea where she stranded on Dec 10, the British steamer Yoserie arrived safely from Calcutta. Fierce gales and an Atlantic crossing slowed the run, but the ship finished the 10000 mile trip in 76 days despite delays.
Theodore Eeb Hedlund reports on A H G Fokker’s plan to tow engineless gliders from 6000 feet for long stays, spirals, and down speed contests. He foresees massed towed coasters and neutral or warlike uses, noting Germany’s wartime advances and U S enlistment shifts as air service seeks new recruits.
A fire at Blain Carriage Works in Montreal killed two workers and left a third seriously burned. Investigators say an accidental ignition of liquid veneer started the blaze.
A federal court agreement ends a 50 year dispute over Plum Island north end ownership. Massachusetts originally built range lights in 1787 and later transferred lighthouses to the federal government. Mos es Pettingill and Rogerson heirs pursued the claim. engineers say about 50 acres belong to the government, with island cottages unaffected.
The Massachusetts Association of Relief Officers and several speakers urged a harsher measure to jail repeat non-support offenders for one to three years at the State Farm. Delegates from Chelsea Gloucester Newton Waltham and Malden supported the bill before the legal affairs committee. James K Finnegan, secretary of the…
A telegram from Congressman Peter F. Tague says Secretary of the Navy Daniels assured that one of three army transports, possibly the George Washington, reconveyed to the Shipping Board, will be repaired at Charlestown Navy Yard.
In New York on February 4 the National Association of Music Merchants passed resolutions urging all denominations to lift bans on dancing. The group endorsed efforts to raise the standard of dancing and stated that when properly supervised it deserves encouragement as an art.
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for colds. It claims two hour dosing, three doses total, unblocks nostrils, stops runny nose, relieves headache and feverish symptoms, and costs only a few cents in drug stores. It emphasizes no quinine and individual efficacy.
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