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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1920
Page
7
The Boston Post runs a daily and Sunday photo series asking readers to identify famous landmarks. Prizes total eleven, with variations from first to ten-dollar awards. Submit numbers over the pictures and brief descriptions, with final decisions by the Landmark Editor.
A directive requests withholding any identifications to the Landmark Editor until the complete series is finished. The instruction emphasizes processing sequence and completion before disclosure to the editor.
Orlando and Edilha Del Ponti two siblings aged eight and five died from illuminating gas in their Somerville home at 3 Evergreen Square. They were found by their father who went to wake them for breakfast after the family had lived in the country about two weeks.
Taxpayers are urged to settle accounts by March 15 the initial payment date for all income taxes. Prompt payment aids the Internal Revenue Department in its work and provides funds for government debts.
Last year 190 000 of 234 000 taxes were paid on the first due date. Officials urge all small incomes to pay by March 15, to simplify the internal revenue department's task and avoid December backlogs. The law allows four installments with first due March 15.
General belief holds income tax will remain after war debts are paid leading to a permanent system. Officials say rates may drop slowly and incomes under 4000 dollars will escape taxation though the present fluctuating scheme will persist for years before major changes occur.
About 92 workers at the Custom House in Boston saw pay rises from $100 to $4 yearly, mainly $200 jumps. The boosts, urged by Collector Edmund Billings to Washington, affect 46 guards, 9 inspectors, 23 clerks, 12 messengers, and 2 laborers, raising the payroll by $15,515.
Benjamin Gilmore of 35 Medford Street Charlestown appeals to the Post to find his brother William Edward Gilmore missing since 1907. The family was scattered after a 1907 breakup. William, a farmer, is thought to be in Vermont or New Hampshire.
A Buxton resident blocked a Cumberland County Power Company crew digging a street hole for a power pole claiming the sites violated law. Joined by her son in law and reinforced by neighbors, deputies from Biddeford arrived with revolvers, enabling the crew to resume and finish the job by quitting time.
Raoul H. Beaudreau Marlboro city solicitor was appointed by District Attorney Tufts to fill the assistant district attorney post vacated by Fosdick’s Superior bench appointment. Beaudreau, Holy Cross and Boston University Law School graduate, has served eight years as Marlboro Police Court justice and since 1914 as city solicitor.
A tribute event in Ward 5 lauds Orenberg from newsboy to district prominence. Mayor Peters calls him a model for state leadership and Boston needs local control. Speakers include Joseph Lomasney, Harry Burroughs, A G Albertowitz, and others.
Louis Orenberg, former newsboy of the West End, was welcomed by leading state and city officials at a banquet and dinner at the Hotel Bellevue. The event celebrated his recent election to the Massachusetts Legislature as a member of the Lower House.
Toronto Ontario January 8. An American railroad employee order bans accepting Canadian currency for fares and charges due to exchange rate fluctuations. The action affects clinir car bills and other charges as authorities enforce the policy today.
A woman learns her Filene suit from 1911 cost $29.50, then buys another Filene suit to replace the one that served nobly for eight years, praising Filene value beyond measure.
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