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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1915
Page
8
A catalog of diverse coats and suits with prices from 5.50 to 55.00. Items include Broadcloth, Gabardine, Serges, Astrachan, and Velveteen styles with fur trims and full linings. Many entries note imported fabrics and decorative trims.
The ad lists prices for men’s bath robes nine to five dollars, Mackinaws four to ten dollars, double texture raincoats four to seven dollars, tee shirts four to five dollars, suits nine to eighteen dollars, overcoats nine to fifteen dollars, gabardines nine to ten dollars, and related apparel items with varied discounts and stock descriptions.
John Trowbridge writes from Boston February 22 protesting Congress rejection of a national incorporation for the Academy of Arts and Letters. He notes the long-established American Academy of Arts and Sciences founded in 1780 and feared confusion from new titles.
Frank Moorhouse former president and once treasurer of Painters Union 11 was found not guilty of larceny of union funds by Judge Cohen in Municipal Court yesterday. He had faced trial weeks earlier with other former union officials on similar alleged lootings.
Former Selectman William H. Whitaker’s shepherd dog was the first canine killed in Lexington after the Board of Selectmen warned residents to restrain dogs to prevent further foot and mouth disease spread, following the town’s first detected case last week.
Mayor Benjamin F. Haines of Medford explains layoffs of 50 street department workers after the Board of Aldermen ordered a payroll investigation and delayed appropriations. He warns further payroll cuts if the budget remains unsettled and promises the investigation starts tomorrow.
Governor's appointments of last week were confirmed by the council. Two new Superior Court judges, Philip J. O Connell and James H. Sisk, qualified. McManus of Pittsfield and Stone of Sconerville were named public administrators for Berkshire and Middlesex counties. Belmont Selectmen withdrew opposition as the council approved the hospital site warrant for Metropolitan District Hospital in Belmont and Waltham and authorized an $8000 police boat purchase for the State police.
New London Feb 24 An investigation at Fort Wright Fisher's Island is under way into the overstayed leave of Second Lieutenant William H Weeggenmann Twelfth Company United States Coast Artillery Corps His absence since Feb 18 leaves post exchange funds reportedly between 4000 and 5000 dollars to be accounted for and the inquiry will review his books
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