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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1917
Page
9
A survivor reported that a German submarine torpedoed and sank the British steamship East Wales of 4321 tons off Queenstown on Oct. 14. One of two U-boats shelled open lifeboats. four crew died and five were wounded.
Mrs. Harriet L. B. Darling led a Brunswick Hall talk on rye muffins and bean loaf under the State Committee on Public Safety. She urged using fat substitutes, cost-saving beans, and repurposing bean cooking water for minerals while stressing home grain use amid wartime rations.
Wheat flour, white sugar, beef, mutton and pork are cited as the most compact and easily preserved foods, making them highly transportable for supply and defense.
Velva North Dakota November 1 The National American Association organized today and circulated petitions demanding the resignation of United States Senator Knute Nelson Gronna of North Dakota over his opposition to war measures.
Eben Caldwell cashier of the Winchester Savings Bank shot himself in Young's Hotel yesterday morning. The body was found at about 7 PM by a maid after Caldwell left his home at 14 Mt. Pleasant Street and drew $2000 from the Winchester Trust Company to begin the day.
The bank president Caldwell failed to return after leaving his assistant in charge. Police found no financial tampering. an accountant will review books. His son Kenneth, from Harvard Naval Cadet Training School, was summoned home. Medical examiner cited self inflicted death with no financial motive indicated.
The food administration predicts an immediate fall in canned vegetable prices as wholesale dealers operate under a new licensing system. Dealers charging excessive profits risk license forfeiture. retailers face controls and possible cutoffs of supplies. Unlicensed dealers are warned of food law violations if they continue selling.
Funeral services for Daniel W Hatch age year old son of Mr and Mrs Charles M Hatch will be held this afternoon from the Hatch home at 23 Green Street Melrose. Burial will follow in Wyoming Cemetery Melrose. He fell into Ell Pond while playing.
John Mitchell the state food commissioner granted New York City authorities authority to buy and sell food and fuel in trainload lots for immediate sale to retailers. The action follows a declared emergency due to deprivation of necessities from excessive charges and related causes.
Dr. William F. Rogers of 18 Fort Point road escaped a fatal fate when his car skidded through the Fenway, struck a tree and flipped over. He was extricated and taken to City Hospital with a fractured right shoulder and a long scalp wound.
Alfred L. Aiken head of the Boston Fed received orders from the Treasury Secretary to stop releasing further Liberty bond subscription details. Committees nationwide will refrain until Treasury publishes total nationwide figures. Perkins cites reports from various regions prompting the pause.
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