Pneumatic mail tubes urged to be retained
Congressman Peter F. Tague with a minority report urges retaining pneumatic mail tubes in Boston New York Philadelphia Chicago and St Louis. The posts office committee members backing the effort include Griffin Madden Gopley Lafean Griest Hamilton Paige and Steenerson with other members noncommittal. The minority cites the Postmaster General decision to abolish tubes and questions the department committee report whose release was delayed to limit public consideration.
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Peter F. Tague
Boston Today
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Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
House Postoffice Committee
Tague
Post Office Committee
Griffin
Madden
Illinois
Gopley
Lafean
Pennsylvania
Griest
Hamilton
Paige
Massachusetts
Steenerson
Minnesota
Beaks
Michigan
Finley
South Carolina
Bell
Georgia
Postmaster General faces opposition over pneumatic tubes report
The master-General's committee is contradicted by five prior governmental commissions. Test results from holidays showed the pneumatic tubes service as valuable, while the departmental committee's report was called inaccurate. Burleson aims to push action, but the House is not expected to consider the post office appropriation bill before mid next week amid likely opposition.
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Congress
Burleson
British plant outbids U S in naval shell bids
Hadfields Limited of Britain undercuts American firms for 16 inch and 14 inch armor piercing projectiles for the US Navy. Hadfields bids beat rivals by over $200 per shell and halve delivery time, with 16 inch orders for 2000 shells in 16 months at $513 each and 14 inch orders 1000 shells in 11 months at $356 each, compared with higher American bids.
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Jan
Hadfields Limited
United States Navy
United States
Washington Steel & Ordnance Company
Hadfields
What to wear when dancing illustrated page
A colorful illustrated feature on attire for dancing appears in the upcoming Sunday Post. It showcases outfits, fabrics, and accessories guiding readers on stylish motion friendly dress and footwear selections.
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Next
Sunday Post
Therek Defense Clears After Father Arrives in Boston
The mystery of Edward Therek the National Shawmut Bank theft case was resolved when his father David Douglas of New York traveled to Boston to arrange a defense.
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David Douglas
Son
Edward Therek
National Shawmut Bank
New York
Boston
Father and son reunite after two years apart at legal meeting
In a surprising turn, a prisoner met his father and stepmother at the district attorney's office after agents located them. The father, emotional, planned to assist in his son's defense while the son concealed his parents' identities earlier. The meeting followed the prisoner's transfer from East Cambridge jail.
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Douglas
Department of Justice
James F. Bacon
Metropolitan Insurance Company
East Cambridge
United States Marshal
Herbert Callahan
Exporting Food Costs Cited By Expert at MA Seers Meeting
Fritz Reichmann of New York, an expert on business economics, spoke at the Massachusetts Association of Sealers of Weights and Measures convention at Horticultural Hall yesterday. He attributed the high cost of living to the exportation of food supplies to warring nations.
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Fritz Reichmann
New York
Massachusetts Association of Sealers of Weights and Measures
Horticultural Hall
Foodstuffs Duty Called to Aid Home Market
A speaker urged an export duty on foodstuffs to prioritize supplies for Americans as postwar changes loom. He warned against bidding wars with Europe, stressing patriotism through policy and efficient, informed trading. Officers were elected, with Charles P. Murray as president and Hugh H. Healey as secretary treasurer. The next convention was set for Springfield.
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America
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Lynn
Warren P. Riordan
Lowell
James A. Healey
Worcester
Morris Closter
Chicopee
Charles S. Hannaford
Braintree
George Davenport
Clinton
Joseph D. Goddy
Holyoke
John Davis
North Adams
Robert J. Rafferty
Beverly
Leroy ©. Coburn
Westfield
John Hobins
New Bedford
Charles B. Woolley
Boston
Judge Denies Stay in Boston & Maine Receivership Case
Judge Morton denied a motion to suspend judgment on making the Boston & Maine receivership permanent pending a determination of minority stockholders rights to intervene. Attorney Conrad W. Crocker argued for the minority, but the court did not grant a stay.
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Morton
United States District Court
Conrad W. Crocker
Boston & Maine
Roxbury Man Arrested for Theft of Coat
Hubert Lawrence of Roxbury was arrested in Providence yesterday and brought back by Inspectors Dorsey and Haggerty. He faces charges of breaking into Dr. John J. Howard’s office at 229 Berkeley Street and stealing a fur overcoat plus other items valued at 250 dollars.
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Roxbury
Providence
Boston
Dorsey and Haggerty
John J. Howard
Berkeley Street
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