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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1920
Page
8
Poughkeepsie New York May 4 The farm bureau issued an appeal to avert a potato famine. Reports from all sections show seed potatoes are high priced and almost unobtainable. The public is asked to stop eating potatoes until the North planting season ends.
An advertisement from Buffalo New York promotes Fruit-a-tives claiming to restore mobility after paralysis. It cites a testimonial by WM. H. Ostrander at 385 Grant St Buffalo and lists prices 50c per box six for 2.50 and 25c trial size with a dealer and Ogdensburg New York contact.
Police pursue two suspects described in connection with the Oliver L. Eklund murder. Investigators traced two men matching the descriptions on a Boston Elevated line car late at night, with one sighted toward Northampton street and the other toward Kneeland street.
Police widen inquiry into the Eklund murder in Providence and Taunton, seeking two masked men. A messenger boy and a Dorchester contact are key leads as detectives compare Boston conductor’s account with the crime description. Eklund died from a fractured skull. funeral planned. the mother of the chauffeur is in nervous collapse.
Washington reports that the war era operation of telegraph and telephone companies cost the government 14 005 565 dollars. Postmaster General Burleson asks Congress for immediate appropriation to settle federal wire administration affairs. He notes deficits stemmed from high costs and court injunctions that halted rate increases.
The Association of Railway Executives told the Interstate Commerce Commission that U S railroads need an extra $1.017 billion to reach a six percent basis under the transportation act. They proposed freight rate increases across Eastern Southern and Western lines to raise revenues, with passenger rates kept steady.
Assistant Secretary of Labor Post protests to House Rules Committee about closing its inquiry into his conduct in alien deportation procedures without due hearing. He accuses the immigration committee of withholding favorable testimony and cites 1400 warrants canceled due to defects or lack of proof.
The Willard Hotel in Washington is acquired by a corporation controlled by Coleman Dupont, owner of large hotels in multiple cities. Known locally as Willard's, the historic hotel has stood in the national capital for nearly a century.
A second large shipment of raw cane sugar from Cuba reached Boston last night aboard the Lake Arline from Cienfuegos and Guantanamo. The cargo weighed about 6,000,000 pounds and was consigned to the American Sugar Refining Company, following the arrival of the Santa Teresa earlier in the week.
Two and a half year old George T. Feeley of Concord Street Framingham was instantly killed last night when he stepped into the path of a Boston and Worcester street car within yards of his home. The article notes ongoing fashion trends in trim.
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