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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1916
Page
3
Three youths confessed to highway robbery amid a Dorchester Roxbury crime wave. Police say they fled a Dudley Street fruit store scene at 521 Dudley Street, fired shots, and were arrested by Patrolman Troy and another officer within hours.
Elmer Sexton 16 Joseph Barry 18 and Willard Crowell 17 were detained at Dudley Street and Adams Street stations and identified as the culprits of a James Cross Dorchester robbery. They allegedly stole about 15 dollars at pistol point, confessed, and face arraignment after police connect them to Jamaica Plain burglaries.
In Fresno, a burglar ignored a sign stating the safe was unlocked and empty. He opened the safe door and discovered $50 inside, despite the warning not to blow it up.
Thousands of New England shoe and leather workers warn that longer skirts threaten demand. Trade groups urge a campaign to keep feet prominent as fashion shifts. Massachusetts factories push to meet record orders amid leather costs and a harsh winter, with higher fall prices expected.
Dr I W White of Harvard Medical School explains indigestion often stems from nervous dyspepsia caused by over tired nerves hurry worry and fatigue. He notes many cases involve ulcer stomach chronic appendicitis gall stones and other infections while bad teeth and poor diet also trigger digestive issues.
The surge in high freight rates on coal pushes for an American merchant marine. The five masted Jerome Jones, launched at Bath on March 17, is chartered to haul coal from Virginia to Buenos Aires at 20 dollars per ton, boosting profits for Gardiner G. Deering and Jerome Jones namesake. Harwood Palmer also secured a Virginia to South America coal charter at the same rate. If the war lasts longer, more ships under construction will repay quickly.
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