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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1919
Page
6
Documentary evidence presented to the Senate committee shows $380,000 worth of munitions shipped in 1915 to Villa’s agents were paid by F A Sommerfeld, now interned as an enemy alien. Major E Lowry Humes led the inquiry.
Evidence shows munitions bought from Western Cartridge Co at Alton Illinois paid via Mississippi Valley Trust Co in St Louis from funds moved by Guaranty Trust Co of New York. Shipments began to Louis Goxiola of El Paso Texas, later consigned to Hipolitto Villa. Testimony also covered German government loans raised through New York banks totaling 34 million dollars, with losses of about 33.8 million from wartime cargo losses.
The Public Service Commission approved a fare schedule rejecting a 10 cent flat fare sought by Receiver Wallace B. Denham. New fares offer seven cent tickets or 10 cent cash with transfers to cover multi zone interurban travel. Tickets are sold by conductors or agency offices and valid in city or expanded interurban zones.
Herbert Hoover reports to the Food Administration that about 1 400 000 tons of foods costing 350 million dollars will be needed to reach the next harvest. The figures cover populations in central Europe and the Balkan states as surveyed by the American staff of the Commission on European Relief.
At a Harvard Crimson meeting the following students were elected to key positions. Wilton Vaugh as editor, Russell Gerould as secretary, Myles Baker and Thayer Bancroft as business editors, with other editors named for various roles from Cambridge and beyond.
Mrs. Mary A. Worthylake of Medway, married 34 years and mother of eight, sues John H. Worthylake for divorce in Norfolk County Superior Court Dedham. Couple wed January 25, 1885 at Ipswich and lived in Ipswich, Westboro, Framingham, Methuen, Somerville, Lowell, Cambridge, Dorchester and Mansfield. She accuses her husband.
Our 68th Birthday Sale lists wide discounts across clothing and home goods. Misses coats to 50, girls dresses, coats, sweaters, and undergarments. men's and boys’ apparel. a large array of fabrics, haberdashery, and decorative items. furniture, trunks, rugs, and household appliances offered at reduced prices.
New and nearly new goods offered at marked down prices. Featuring Coney Fur trims, hats, feathers, beaded bands, ribbons, and assorted garments for maids and girls. Includes muslin nightgowns, chemises, petticoats, dresses, linens, sheets and pillow cases with wide range of sizes and fabrics.
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