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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1918
Page
7
Hundreds of passenger trains east of the Mississippi will be withdrawn from service under orders to be issued by Director General Mc Adoo. A committee of Eastern passenger traffic officers recommended withdrawing most parlor and sleeping cars, leaving only those
City planners identify key corridors crucial for regional travel, outlining upgrades to improve reliability and capacity. Officials stress upgrading bridges, intersections, and maintenance to support commerce and commuting demands across the metro area.
Director general meets four railway union leaders to discuss hours and overtime pay under government operation. Tomorrow President Wilson seeks congressional action on compensation framework and continued federal aid. wage raises and overtime remain under review.
In subfreezing temperatures the Lawrence fire department battled a five hour blaze at the Gould Company junk shop. The one and a half story frame building was gutted with paper rags and iron junk destroyed. Loss set at 15000. Firemen endured extreme cold and smoke while nearby wood factories and lumber yards remained.
Antonio Ogrecci, freed after a manslaughter acquittal by the Springfield Superior Court, is rearrested by King's County Police in New York and charged with two counts of murder in New York City. He pled not guilty to a fugitive from justice charge before Judge Heady and is held without bail for a January 12 hearing.
The Women’s City Club started an active drive to inform Boston and Massachusetts women about the Food Facts Bureau and its work with the food administration. They invited women to visit the bureau at 67 Hedford Street and demonstrated exhibits bulletins and books on cooking and food conservation led by Mrs. James J. Storrow and the food facts committee.
A major blaze in North Attleboro destroyed the Emerson block housing the Emerson House Wamsutta Theatre and five offices. Estimated damage reached about 200000 dollars. Investigators cited overheated pipes in the Emerson House laundry as the likely cause.
The Emerson House hotel and the Wameutte Theatre burned after 5 20 PM causing alarms from Attleboro Central Falls Plainville Pawtucket and Providence. Sparks sparked about 19 other small fires while hotel guests struggled to save belongings.
Joseph McAvoy a fireman fell on icy hose fracturing his left leg as several firefighters were struck by falling timber and others suffered frozen extremities. Red Cross treated the injured at its local chapter rooms. Attleboro’s main block burned three weeks ago forcing residents to shop in North Attleboro and now they must go to Providence for trade.
The remaining allotment of tickets for "The Wanderer" at the Boston Opera House will be distributed at noon today at 09 Washington Street Room 26. Licensed newsboys who have not yet received tickets must show badges and call at the specified location. The committee will not double-serve any boy unless tickets remain after 6 pm.
Testimony before the Federal Trade Commission in Philadelphia details claims that the American Agricultural Chemical Company sought to push out independent renderers. W. S. Allen of M. L. Shoemaker & Co. testified that a company representative warned Renderers to join in, or be shut down.
Mr. Allen explains that entering the deal meant accepting American company terms which fixed waste prices at the lowest level to maximize profit from the rendered product.
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