Surgeon stretches ten crooked legs
A surgeon can stretch ten crooked legs but only am uation wil cur crooked statesman.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1921
Page
32
A surgeon can stretch ten crooked legs but only am uation wil cur crooked statesman.
Washington March 24 United News. Several major railroads consider cutting freight and passenger rates to raise revenues and revive traffic hindering shipments after last summer’s high rates. Executives study traffic stimulus, hoping wage cuts echo public sentiment and restore volumes amid slumping demand.
George Washington Knight, 22, Black, was found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Edith Wilson, a church organist. Knight faces a death sentence to be carried out in the week of May 2 after the March 12 attack near her home in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
WOODS HOLE March 24 The schooner William Booth, aground on Great Ledge after fog, was floated at high tide today restoring her to deeper water after several days stuck on the ledge.
The Moxie Boy, a pervasive advertising figure, is celebrated for his eye catching gaze and wholesome image. From road signs in Maine to directing travelers in Tennessee, he has influenced behavior and inspired studies in advertising.
All priests of the archdiocese of Boston join in a final sweeping drive to raise funds for Irish relief. The American Committee for Relief in Ireland announced the effort yesterday, urging parish participation across the archdiocese.
Plans announced from New York call for priests to enlist parishioners to fund relief for Ireland. A Sunday April 3 benefit at the Metropolitan Opera House aims to raise hundreds of thousands via $1000 boxes, with leaders including Morgan J. O'Brien and Thomas Fortune Ryan. Contributions poured in from towns across the state, with checks from individuals and organizations totaling significant sums.
Leaders of the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association ordered a strike by engineers on ocean-going tugs in protest of wage cuts. The Savage Mercury and Jupiter tugs refused owners' revised pay, with about 20 tugs and 200 men affected as other nonrailroad operators also face action.
Salaries for chiefs and a portion of assistants face reduction with engineers on the railroad tugs the Philadelphia and Reading Lehigh Valley and others slated for April 13. A strike is doubtful but crews will not accept the cut. The railroad board in Washington will hear the case. Many ocean-going tugs arriving in New York have been abandoned by crews, with telegrams reporting similar walkouts from Portland Philadelphia and Norfolk. The journalist notes that only the man who does not intend to pay a bill feels insulted.
In New York on March 4 the National Civic Federation sent a letter to Secretary of State Hughes opposing any resumption of U S trade relations with Russia. The missive was followed by a telegraphic note reiterating the stance and urging firm policy to withhold commerce until political conditions change.
A board of trustees from the American Defence Society sent a formal gram to Secretary of Commerce Hoover outlining policy concerns and urging action on national defense matters.
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