Packers Influence Said to Rule Meat Administration
Edward C. Lasater testifies before the House committee that five big packers control meat policy and that $1 a year workers in their employ run many food administration functions. He accuses Hoover of bowing to packers while Swift and Co. letters reveal failed efforts to curb the FTC's inquiry.
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Edward C. Lasater
National Livestock Association
House
Interstate Comerce Committee
The
Food Administration
Lasater
Committee On Legislation
Senate Agriculture Committee
Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
House Committee
Herbert C. Hoover
J. P. Cotton
New York
Harry A. Wheeler
Chicago
Henry Veeder
Swift and Company
Senate
Veeder
Louis F. Swift
Tumulty
Francis J. Heney
Fraud Alleged in Claims for Old Estates
District Attorney Pelletier told a legislative committee that many frauds target probate courts through unverified estate claims after 20 years. He backed a petition requiring death certificates and AG review if the Probate Court remains unsatisfied. Registrar Arthur W. Dolan also supported the petition.
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Pelletier
Legislative Committee On Legal Affairs
Registrar of Probate
Arthur W. Dolan
Engineers Breaking Faith With Government
London February 5. Andrew Bonar Law refused a cabinet meeting on a tube strike dispute. He cited the January 30 agreement signed by J Bromley and others, reaffirming eight hour day terms and denying any breach of faith. He urged no useful purpose in further talks.
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London
J. Bromley
Association of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Amherst Coolidge Night Reflects Unity and Labor Views
Governor Coolidge addressed Amherst alumni at the City Club on unity between employers and workers and urged education over unrest. President Meiklejohn reported $1.5 million more added to college funds and renewed postwar activity, with 1016 Amherst men in service.
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Coolidge
Amherst College
City Club
Alexander Meiklejohn
Meiklejohn
College
William G. Thayer
Alumni Association
Albert Parker Fitch
John P. Deering
Maine
Amherst
Joseph H. Fastman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harold A. Lyon
Thomas J. Hammond
Amherst remembers Calvin Coolidge at reunion night
President Meiklejohn and Governor Coolidge headlined an Amherst College dinner night honoring the first Amherst Governor Calvin Coolidge. Speakers praised fallen Amherst servicemen, reflected on postwar unrest, and urged directing immigrant labor into constructive channels. Coolidge warned of small but present anarchic threats amid broader social challenges.
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Coolidge
Meiklejohn
Amherst
Calvin Coolidge
Advisory board to study Stuart street extension plan and North Ind highway
Mayor Peters appoints a nine member real estate expert advisory board to review the City Planning Board’s recommendation for extending Stuart street to better connect downtown retail with Back Bay and to consider a radial highway in North Ind. Also notes officials’ meetings with leather exporters, legal actions on Boston Elevated Railway finances, and police, education, and labor updates including a taxi drivers strike ballot.
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Peters
City Planning Board
Stuart Street
Back Bay
Ind
John J. O'Callaghan
J. Sumner Draper
Frederic H. Fay
BE. T. Kelly
John GC. Kiley
John J. Martin
Laurence Minot
C. W. Whittier
R. de B. Boardman
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Quick Relief for Catarrh
A vintage ad touts Ely's Cream Balm to clear nasal passages in moments. Apply a small amount in the nostrils to soothe inflamed mucous membranes and relieve head cold symptoms, offering immediate comfort and easier breathing.
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Ely
Three Men Die In Hoboken Lodging House Fire
A fire in a lodging house in Hoboken New Jersey tonight killed three men. The blaze started when burning ashes from a stove were dumped on a wooden floor and threatened nearby City Hall before being controlled.
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Hoboken
N. J
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