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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1920
Page
8
Clayton M. Root custodian of the Town Hall reports a hen produced 18 chickens from 18 eggs, suggesting two late eggs or double yolked eggs hatched with the setting. He notes another hen yielded 13 chickens from 13 eggs, a further oddity observed by local egg specialists.
Fire Commissioner Murphy reports to Mayor Peters that gas masks will be issued to every member of the Boston Fire Department. A decision on the mask type is pending as consultation with Professor Robert E. Wilson of Technology continues. The department also operates a motor driven coal wagon rebuilt at its repair shop.
Chicago packing head J Ogden Armour said conditions in the United States would soon normalize after World War I. Speaking in Boston he cited bank credit tightening as stabilizing, predicted higher production would curb living costs, and noted Europe especially Belgium recovering while Germany would advance faster.
Edmund E. Turner, a former slave who escaped from a Southern plantation in 1865, died at a local hospital after an operation for gangrene. He lived in Fall River and received public school education here through abolitionists.
Baron Avezzano the Italian ambassador will visit Boston next Sunday to address a large Italian gathering at Mechanics Building. The event honors Arthur J. Solari and Ralph Palumbo, Boston’s first Italians to die for Uncle Sam in France, with Major General Guigilielmotti also attending from Washington.
Plans are under way for the largest Italian demonstration in the city with more than half the seating reserved. Key speakers will include Major-General Edwards Admiral McGowan Major Peters Congressman Gallivan and other Italian colony leaders from New England. The program features Elvira Leverent Robert Viglince Louie Badarraco Alfred De Voto and the Boston Italian Symphony Orchestra. Proceeds benefit the Free Italian Home for Children.
Sally of 28 Ivanhoe street and Louise Johnson of 172 Springfield street were in Dorchester court charged with larceny of 150 dollars from cobbler John Felegian of 7 River street Mattapan. They were held in 1000 dollars bail for June 3 hearings and rearrested by Roxbury Station 9 police.
Ad copy touts Tiz footwear with relief for tired feet and comfort. Claims include wearing smaller sizes for snug fit and availability at drugstores and other retailers.
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