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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1918
Page
5
A proposal on behalf of Hita C. Willard of 61 Garfield Street Cambridge would allow golf and tennis on private and public grounds on Sundays and baseball in public parks between 2 and 6 PM from May 30 to November 1.
The United Improvement Association seeks to strip Boston building commissioner of veto power on asphalt shingles. The bill would amend the building materials act to replace local control with approvals by Underwriters Laboratories Incorporated for any shingle accepted for use.
About 2000 daily riders in Attleboro have resolved to stop the Taunton and Pawtucket street railway from selling its property or halting service. To press their demand they raise the carfare from five to seven cents in an unusual protest.
A 4 percent fare increase by passengers on the Attleboro to Taunton street railway, with a Pawtucket branch, helped persuade Boston Superior Court to deny a discontinuance order. Patrons urged five to seven cent fares, sent notices of a permanent increase, and collected 157 dollars in a night versus 95. Samuel Slocum, former Attleboro Trade president, offered a house to builders along the line to boost local riding.
A session in Horticultural Hall under the State Federation of Women's Clubs conservation department will review the year with Mrs. John D. Mackay of Quincy as chairwoman. The discussion aims to address errors that caused crop failures among amateur gardeners last year.
A bill filed by Representative Merchant would set eight inches as the minimum legal length for lobsters during wartime, lowering from nine inches. The measure was referred to the committee on fisheries and game.
Harvard University witnessed initiation day as eight new members joined the Harvard Crimson board. Among them are Robert Williamson, Henry Costigan, Fifield Workum, Thomas H. Gammack, Felix Warburg, N. Lt. Harris, Robert W. Harwood, and A. E. Angier. Initiates performed stunts in Harvard Square including Warburg offering peas and seeking an official statement on Oriental dancing, while Harris wore smoked glasses and played harmonica at the subway station for an hour.
Harwood impersonated Roger Babson to survey passersby then skated four Harvard yard stretches before police stopped him. Garamack staged a Pekinese crawl along Massachusetts Avenue in evening dress. Williamson dragged a hot dog through a Boston hotel lobby and shopped for corset strings. Workum smoked in Phillips Brooks House and offered to gamble when refused, then left with an editorial seat secured.
The Public Library hosts a food information exhibition sponsored by the Women's Municipal League to teach corn based dishes and the use of fireless cookers. Miss Mildred Dressel will explain the merits of corn foods and demonstrate convenient recipes for home and commercial use.
The daily lineup features true and tried recipes showcased for each customer inquiry. Products are prepared and presented to demonstrate consistency and quality every day.
Massachusetts labor group introduces a bill to buy all street railways upon voter approval in the November election. The state would take over operations starting July 1, 1919 if the referendum passes.
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