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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1919
Page
4
The British troop ship Empress of Asia passed through the Panama Canal today en route from England to Vancouver with discharged Canadian soldiers aboard. It is understood plans aim to repatriate troops west of Winnipes by canal passage.
NORFOLK VA January 1 E B Palen of Norfolk general agent for the Shipping Board for the Hampton Roads district has been named to head a commission to be sent to Europe to oversee agency operations and reports on maritime affairs.
Mr. Paten announced today that he would sail from New York within a few days to study marine conditions and to establish agencies of the board.
German mine sweeper crews refuse to serve without more pay and a new daily rate up to 100 marks. The plan would cost 400 million marks, halting Baltic and North Sea mine clearing and suspending fishing.
Francis J. Heney told the Senate Agriculture Committee that Swift & Company had packed the Food Administration with dollar a year men receiving large salaries while serving the government, during the FTC meat packing investigation.
Henry Heney details alleged Swift & Co control over food policy, citing Priebe and Heyl as tied to payrolls while serving at the Food Administration. He claims Hoover resisted public letters and pressure from Swift & Co. influenced policy and wages, noting high profits and a rushed end to hearings. He plans to return to testify tomorrow.
Survivors of the Arkona of Gloucester reach land after wreck near Forteau Bay Labrador. Rescued crewmen include Stone master, Johnstone mate, Ehler cook, Oxey cook, Hanlan, Thompson, May, Morash, McDonald seamen. Tallapoosa brings them to Boston after delays from ice and storms.
William S. McNary of the Massachusetts Waterways Commission urged Cambridge merchants to back Mayor Peters' Greater Boston annexation proposal. He argued that tying surrounding towns to Boston boosts port development, steamship lines, and funding, noting political opposition from local officials who favor narrow interests over regional economic benefits.
A fragment shows a congressional clash over measures to aid Boston shipping. The speaker complains that efforts to secure beneficial legislation are blocked or delayed by opposition within Congress.
Luxembourg informs France of succession to the throne with Princess Charlotte Adelgonde replacing Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide who abdicated. Charlotte, born January 28 1896, took the oath as grand duchess before the Chamber of Deputies which had approved the succession. She is the eldest of Marie Adelaide's five sisters.
George E. Bruce of Allston faced a challenged estate valued far below his estimate. Counsel argued the estate may net only about twenty thousand dollars instead of one hundred forty thousand. If the will stands the trustees must satisfy annuities before aiding his widow and child. Judge Prest reserved his decision and may order a jury trial.
Judge Pest considered disallowing the will of a man who died soon after Sept. 6 citing a large miscalculation that disinherited his wife and child. The estate was valued around $140,000 with annual income near $5,000 to $6,000 and annuities totaling $1,600 to four beneficiaries other than wife and child.
Republican Leader Mann challenged the Democrats of the House to investigate expenditures of the War and Navy departments and the wartime building programme He alleged rotten frauds intelligent mistakes and conscious actions and pledged a Republican run investigation in the next House
The international Socialist congress planned for Buenos Ayres has been postponed to April due to the current unsettled conditions in the city.
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