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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1917
Page
8
A statement by the New England Milk Producers’ Association warns of famine in milk butter cheese and dairy products unless farmers stop slaughtering cows. The Boston Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee also appeals to farmers to halt slaughter pending condition investigations.
A bleak forecast warns New England may face a sharp rise in milk prices next winter. The producers association and Chamber of Commerce committees are drafting new price schedules and cost tallies. If farm prices rise from 5 to 7 or 8 cents by July 1, wholesale distributors warn consumer quart prices could reach 14 to 16 cents.
The article notes producers and dealers disagree on who bears higher costs from a price rise. Wholesalers say increased expenses in buying transportation and distributing will lift consumer prices, while producers contend distributors’ costs have not risen more than farmers’ costs.
President Wilson met with Major General Pershing, named to lead the first American expeditionary force to France. The brief conference yielded no details on departure schedules for Pershing or his staff.
Massachusetts plans to provide 22 colored candidates for training as officers at the Plattsburg program in Des Moines Iowa, part of a New England quota of 40. Of the Bay State cohort 18 come from civil life and four from IL Company of the Sixth Infantry. The region also contributes from Maine New Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island and Connecticut with varying numbers.
A compiled notice lists numerous officers and their affiliations across colleges and cities. The roster includes Bennett in Portland, Danford in New Haven, Gimberling at Williams College, Hanlon at Wesleyan, Hickam at the University of Maine, Howard at the University of Vermont, Hunt at New Hampshire College, Mercer in New Haven, Metcalf in Providence, Roth at Ft Rodman, Ruegies in Worcester, Shannon at Harvard, Shuttleworth in Hartford, Stopford at Fort Williams, Tompkins at Norwich University, and White at Bowdoin.
Representative Kenneth Page Hill of Cambridge had been arrested on a charge of selling property without title. Judge Heady granted dismissal at the New England Auto Investment Company’s request, after their attorney explained they misrepresented the facts and sought to withdraw the complaint.
The funeral of Rev Edward Everett Bacon of Arlington a retired Congregational clergyman who died Tuesday was conducted privately at his home 20 Russell Street Arlington by Reverend Samuel C Bushnell pastor of Pleasant Street Congregational Church Arlington The body was sent to Old Saybrook Connecticut for church services today in the church where he served as pastor for fourteen years.
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