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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1920
Page
12
The Gulf Stream is described as faster than the Mississippi toward the Amazon with over ten times the volume. Its waters are blue and the boundary with adjacent seas is clearly visible to the eye.
The hearing before Judge De Courcy in the New York Supreme Court featured intervention petitions by Mrs. Emilie B. Hulin of Brooklyn. Arguments centered on the status of the church's First Members and the power of directors, with Edwin Krauthoff withdrawing as associate counsel and opposing the petition.
Boston shoppers learn that Jordan Marsh will offer advertised items at the same cut price for at least seven days, whether for a single day or hour, ensuring consistent low pricing across the week.
Waterfront calendar notes March 24 with tides morning ten feet eight inches and evening nine feet four inches. It lists lunar phases including full moon April 8 and new moon April 18 with evening stars Jupiter Saturn and morning stars Venus Mars.
A fleet of five trawlers with groundfish and ten smacks with flounders arrived at the South Boston Fish pier. The boats carried hundreds of thousands of pounds including 35,000 pounds halibut on the Avalon from Quero Bank. The steamer Teal delivered 100,000 pounds of mixed fresh fish and the Plainfield was floated into a new drydock for survey. Coal receipts by water show heavy arrivals from Norfolk Philadelphia and New Jersey ports totaling 35,553 tons soft coal and 33,802 tons anthracite.
Shipping news lists numerous steamers and tugs arriving at and sailing from US ports with many towed barges. Vessels include City of Lahore Houghton Calcutta Colombo and Moran along with Creole Victorious North Land Ontario and Neponset among others. Towing barges named include Catonsville Cohocton Barry L. W. Nos. 19 21 790 767 784 Rahn Coaldale and L. & W Nos. 4 1 11 and more. Port calls cover New York Boston Philadelphia Portland Gloucester and Bath with destinations like Beverly Salem Searsport and Searsport.
Provincial grand lodge appointments of the Royal Order of Scotland were announced in Washington. John L. Thomas of New York is deputy grand master, Sterling Kerr of Washington secretary, Leroy A. Goddard of Chicago treasurer, Perry W. Weidner of Los Angeles senior grand warden, Thomas R. Morrow of Kansas City junior grand warden, and Canon William T. Snyder of Washington chaplain.
Governor Coolidge urged the Legislature to appropriate an additional 150000 dollars for the Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission to improve and restore the Plymouth share.
The state has allocated about 300000 for Plymouth and 50000 for Provincetown. A federal commission recommends 400000 for the Pilgrim anniversary with 300000 to Plymouth and 100000 to Provincetown. The governor proposes an additional 150000 state appropriation to raise totals to 500000 for Plymouth and Provincetown so Congress may match. The plan awaits Ways and Means review.
A report urges Congress to appropriate $150,000 for the Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission to improve the Plymouth waterfront and carry out the commission’s celebration plans. It calls for matching state funds to reach $600,000 from federal and Commonwealth sources for shoreline restoration and observances.
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company plans a citywide rerating starting April 8. All lines will be reworked with new running times, more cars and frequent service. Double tracks cross-overs and electric switches will be installed to speed operations.
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