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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1911
Page
7
Mrs H W Taylor of 11 Church Street identified George P Crouse as the man who attempted to rob her yesterday after police brought nine men into the station. Crouse, known to police as Trouble Crouse, was arrested earlier today and was recognized by the witness.
Lester White of Collinsville Conn. won $700 in prizes for the best yield of corn to an acre at a New England competition. His 112 bushels per acre surpassed the previous record by nine bushels held by C E Davis of Granby Mass. Frederick B Dole of Shelburne Mass. won five premiums for the best 10 ears of corn.
Washington November 9. The cotton corner case before the Supreme Court involves James A. Patten Eugene G Scales Frank B Hayne and William P Brown charged with conspiring to corner cotton on the New York exchange to fix prices and injure spinners and manufacturers The lower court held corners not a Sherman act violation and several counts were ruled invalid by the circuit court The government appeals with ex Senator John C Spooner and George P Merrick listed among counsel and General Lehmann for the government.
Washington November 9 The Department of Agriculture reports crop production in 1911 is about 7.9 percent below 1910 and roughly 0.4 percent under the five year average yet farmers receive higher prices offsetting the drop.
The 1911 crop report lists price changes per bushel for corn wheat oats barley rye buckwheat and potatoes with hay up 2 66 a ton Flaxseed shows a decline 19 cents cheaper this year The report also rates production as a percent of average for various fruits vegetables and crops and compares yield per acre and condition to average benchmarks with numerous named crops fruit and vegetable items included.
A Boston reader argues against extending Arlington Street south from Boylston to Providence Street. The writer says Arlington should end at its northern terminus, cites no public need, and urges opposing the extension due to railroad influence, private property costs, and adequate alternate routes via Berkeley, Providence, Church, and Pleasant streets.
A city real estate owner argues against forcing taxpayers to fund heavy railway led improvements. He urges prioritizing widening Province Street to ease Tremont and Washington congestion and improving suburban streets instead of Park Square changes benefiting a distant retail district.
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