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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1921
Page
7
Albany January 12. State Engineer Frank H Williams declares the proposed St Lawrence ship canal impractical in his annual report to the Legislature. He recommends a canal route following the Oswego canal and the eastern Erie branch of the barge system.
The Boxing Commission imposes new rules to curb hold ups and weight disputes, effective January 15. From that date boxers listed for shows must arrive at the clubhouse by 3 p.m. on their scheduled day, be weighed and undergo a physical, enabling clubs to arrange substitutes or postpone bouts if needed.
Three Harvard professors will retire in June after 30 to 44 years of teaching in Cambridge. Paul H. Hanus, Edwin H. Hall, and Edward S. Sheldon will be named professors emeritus by the Harvard Corporation and the board of overseers. Hanus arrived from Silesia at age four and earned a degree from the University of Michigan in 1878. Hall joined Harvard after Bowdoin graduation in 1875 and Johns Hopkins PhD in 1880, now Rumford professor of physics. Sheldon, in his 4th year on the faculty, has taught romance philology since 1894 and written several works.
Elmore Blair a 19 year old from Boston who was jailed for a statutory offence was serving a two month term at the Brockton house of correction with four weeks remaining when he escaped tonight from the local county farm. Police and surrounding towns have been alerted.
A Senate bill to let Methuen resolve its status after a Supreme Court ruling passes under suspension of rules. It lets pre charter selectmen call a special town meeting to choose proper city organization or elect town officers to run the community. Filed in the House by Rep. Robert W. Dow.
A five thousand dollar blaze at 171 Broadway South Boston damaged Clarence I Kahn’s tea butter and egg shop. Smoke and gas from a melted meter hampered firefighters who worked waist deep in water. Two people were overcome including Miss Mary E Delay 38 and fireman Michael Hickey.
A plan to create two motorized patrol units for state highways at an initial cost of 300000 was urged by Adjutant General Jesse F Stevens and Public Safety Commissioner Alfred E Foote. The semi military force would provide trained administration and rapid mobilization for emergencies. Two troops of six privates and five officers each would form the core and enable statewide patrol distribution and quick expansion if needed.
Actress Marjorie Rambeau supports the Actors Equity Association as a protection and standard for women in the theatre. She cites past manager control, the strike victory, and union benefits that raise performers’ conditions while preserving artistic integrity and professional conduct.
In Spain more than 100,00 women above 14 work in and around the mines while 359,423 are employed in agriculture as field workers and farm hands.
Mrs Martha P Falconer of the American Social Hygiene Association argues younger marriages are needed but mothers should be better trained to reduce agency needs. She spoke on The Girl Who is a Round Peg in a Square Hole before Boston University women and girls, with college girls acting as ushers for the event hosted by the Boston Society for the Care of Girls.
W H Cullen of 12 Institute St Jamestown reports chronic back and kidney pain lasting over two years cured by An uric and uric acid tablets. He says he can work comfortably again and has recommended the medicine to friends who agree it is the best they have taken.
Charles Leonard, 24, who fled Deer Island over a week ago, was arrested while trying to break into Princeton University in Princeton New Jersey. He is held at Mercer County Jail in Clinton New Jersey and will be returned to Deer Island after arraignment on the Deer Island charge.
Larry Mc Cormick, a recognized hockey player in the United States and Canada, has been signed to coach the Carnegie Steel hockey team in Pittsburg. The announcement was made today.
The Chicago Spectacle House offers readers a free 10 day trial of their large size True Vision Glasses. No money required to try. pay 2.95 only if kept. Glasses are 10 karat gold filled and come with a velveteen pocketbook case.
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