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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1921
Page
2
Pendleton shipyard employees in Mystic Connecticut refused a 2 to 2.5 percent wage cut and the yards were closed indefinitely after the notice.
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America held a mass meeting at the Grand Opera House to denounce letters from the Clothing Manufacturers' Association aimed at splitting members from the Cutters and Trimmers' Union. L. C. White signed a letter cited as evidence, with unions voting to defend the organization and authorize officers to negotiate settlements with member approval. A reply to the manufacturers was issued after the meeting.
James F. Collins Jr a 16 year old High School student and son of Alderman James F Collins died by drowning after his body was recovered from Turner's Pond Plainville following an 23 day search. Autopsy by Dr Daniel P O'Brien associate medical examiner confirmed the cause.
Ruth Lee, star of Apple Blossoms at the Colonial Theatre, says she values a home and babies as the greatest life. She studied voice in Berlin and Mannheim, worked at the embassy during the war, and rose from chorus to lead roles while hoping to combine stage career with family life.
Dr H O Marcy recalls Holmes during Harvard Medical School days. He notes Holmes lectured beautifully on anatomy and drew large crowds despite late starts. The storyteller recounts Holmes playful wit, Beeacon Street visits, and Holmes love for rowing on the Charles.
Representative Wood of Indiana called prohibition enforcement a farce and urged shifting duties from the Bureau of Internal Revenue to the Department of Justice in a House debate. Chairman Volstead opposed the idea amid heated exchanges.
Representative Wood complains of authority conflict between bureau and Justice Department over Volstead Act enforcement. Volstead concedes some failures, cites state enforcement gaps. Stevenson proposes 30 day suspension to drink warehouses. Volstead notes proposed enforcement changes aimed at reducing activity, mentions a $87.1 million total funding need with current year appropriations of $5.6 million and a $1.6 million deficiency.
The Boston Post No. 819 Veterans of Foreign Wars will install officers at G A R Hall corner Dover and Washington streets Boston tonight at 8 PM Commander Howard and Overseas Post Lynn 240 staff will conduct the ceremony State Department Commander Slater Wardburn and Senior Vice Commander MacDonald will attend The officers to be installed include Commander J H Cripps senior vice commander Kenneth Starr junior vice commander Lewis Hoeppner and others An entertainment follows and all comrades are invited to attend.
An advertisement touts Edwards' Olive Tablets as better than calomel, promising to clear clouded brain and perk up spirits. Prices listed as 15c and 30c.
Mrs. G I Royce of 39 Maple Avenue Everett Massachusetts won $100 for the cleverest line in Insteader No 21 judged from a large pool of submissions. She is the wife of marine engineer G L Royce born in Sweden who moved to America as a child and later settled in Everett after living in Orange.
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