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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1915
Page
4
The representative markets yesterday showed lamb prices high with beef slightly lower and fish abundant. Lamb quotes included legs and loins 23 cents, short legs 23, forequarters 14, rib chops 35, and kidney chops 40 per pound, along with a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.
A market listing details prices across meat cuts dairy and produce. Porterhouse 35c lb sirloin 33c rump 40 45c top round 5, hams 17c lb whole and 28c sliced. eggs eggs and dairy prices. vegetables and fruits with dozens and per pound prices. seafood including cod 8c lb and various fish by piece or dozen. Green corn and green turtle noted as seasonal novelties.
Father Walsh reports the church cellar project at St. Charles parish in Waltham is half completed. About 400 parish men labored last night, including 75 volunteers from the railroad company, to advance the work on the new Catholic church basement.
In the Wit and Humor Section of next Sunday's Post a story features Lady Bountiful rescuing Freckles from a gang's righteous wrath. The piece presents a comic rescue with a tone suited to lighthearted weekly columns.
The Licensing Board circulated circulars to innholders and victuallers about Chapter 180 of 1915. It targets immoral solicitation and bargaining in cafes and eateries with fines up to 25 dollars or imprisonment up to one year. Police will prosecute violations in court and before the Licensing Board.
A lighthearted note claims war lacks human touch and points readers to the pictorial section of next Sunday's Post for more.
Henry Mahaney of South Natick won the 20 gold watch for destroying the largest number of brown-tail moths on his 250 acre estate during 12 days. He logged 76 quarts. Arthur Barret placed second with 58 quarts and Ralph Schaller third with an $8 ring. All boys earned 30 cents a day.
Ralph H. Brigham of the Back Bay was arraigned before United States Commissioner Hayes on a charge of impersonating a United States secret service agent. Secret Service Agent Morris Manasse of Boston filed the complaint, alleging Brigham obtained credit by claiming government officer status.
Customs officials launch thorough probe into opium smuggling aboard the Leyland liner Canadian. Two Chinese laundrymen and two stokers already under arrest. The large seizure and its brand link to a Canton farm prompt belief that the traffic is organized at this port.
The Cunard liner Orduna departed New York for Liverpool with 195 passengers including eight Americans and 10 000 tons of general cargo. Captain Thomas Mc Comb Taylor led the voyage as baggage was checked and some passengers boarded with care. The cargo list features autos auto parts aeroplanes cartridges shells infantry equipment fuses and revolvers destined for the Allies.
William B. Tanner, chief clerk of the United States Sub Treasury minor coin division in Wall Street, was arrested on vacation at Bradley Beach, New Jersey. He was arraigned and held on $7500 bail awaiting federal grand jury action. Prosecutors accuse him of diverting 2920 by substituting pennies for 5-cent pieces in coin bags for banks.
Allen W. Albert of Minneapolis was elected president of the International Association of Rotary Clubs on the second ballot defeating Guy Gundaker of Philadelphia 166 to 141. Rotary Day at the Panama Pacific Exposition was set for tomorrow.
Port surveyor Joseph Maynard turned the case to Special Treasury Agent Charles Dowd. Customs Inspectors Owen McKenna and Thomas Finnegan found buried Li Yuen opium aboard stokers Harry Smith and Peter Flemming, jailed in East Cambridge on $2500 bonds. Wong Hen and Charles Lole posted $1500 bail.
An 8 year old, Gerald Di Oro of 207 K Street South Boston, fell from an unused wharf stringer into Boston Harbor while playing circus yesterday morning and drowned.
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