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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1917
Page
11
Representative salt dealers report no imminent famine for Boston. They cite unrest among households driving abnormal buying, but confirm sufficient salt to cover demands for nearly a year. Retailers expect replenishment within a few days.
The piece notes ongoing sugar scarcities with beet sugar likely staying west and Cuban crops needed for relief. A flour shortage prompts higher orders, with most wholesalers and Cambridge retailers low on supply as mills run around the clock. Turkey supplies look favorable for Thanksgiving, sourced from Texas and the Midwest, though prices await demand signals and cold storage birds are abundant. Local bakers react to federal corn flour guidance with skepticism.
Police in Kansas City announce the annual German American Alliance event planned for next Sunday will not be permitted. Residents complained the celebration was not viewed favorably. The affair honored German arrivals at Philadelphia and Germantown's founding.
Navy officials voiced concern over strikes affecting the Chelsea naval hospital and a navy yard storage warehouse. Carpenters and other tradesmen quit, halting work planned for completion by January, forcing patient transfers to other Boston hospitals and threatening overcrowding. Watertown Arsenal also sees 150 more workers walk off, bringing total out to 271 demanding a closed shop.
A wave of strikes by about 160 workers at the New England Structural Steel Company and at several government sites including the Watertown arsenal and Squantum plant threatens further spread. Union officials say the actions reflect protests against open shop conditions and contractor practices.
Captain J. E. Bell of the British steamer Black Prince drowned off the Atlantic coast last Monday. The wreckage search continues as investigators report his disappearance and presumed death.
The experienced Atlantic coast navigator fell from the deck while supervising life boat hoisting before entering port. Wireless reports confirm the disaster. Captain Bell had completed many wartime voyages in the past three years and was widely known along the coast.
At 10 o clock this morning Albert Gamble will give a demonstration of his lightning calculation for Boston High School of Commerce upper classes in the Fenway. Gamble has astonished educators by his ability to multiply into the millions and subtract figures.
Lieutenant Hans Berg and Lieutenant Loeschner who fled Fort McPherson Georgia on Oct 23 were arrested today by customs inspectors six miles below Laredo near the Rio Grande. They were turned over to military authorities.
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