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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1921
Page
12
The Western Canners' Association warned in Chicago that canned goods may rise as much as 20 percent in the coming weeks. They cited a supply shortage and said canners delayed normal packing to avoid falling prices, urging households to stock up now.
City Hall and its annex are closed to employees after working hours unless they have written permission from the department head, per an order issued by Mayor Peters. The measure has sparked discussion and inconvenience for staff staying after hours.
Senator Watson cited a San Antonio army hospital death claim but army records show Private Purcell went AWOL from Brownsville on Oct 3 1919 and was never admitted to the San Antonio hospital. He is not listed as a deserter, and no proof of death exists in the records.
Mayor Peters links the order to desks being moved in several departments where contract information could be reviewed before awards. Rumors of gambling in session circulate, but officials deny forwarding reports to the mayor. After hours access now requires written permission countersigned by Fred J. Kneeland, with guards posted at hall doors.
Judge Michael Murray told Charles J. Woods of 40 Melrose Street that no excuses exist for neglecting lodging house licenses. Woods claimed he was too busy to renew licenses for 18 and 40 Melrose Streets. He had applied on November 2 for renewal. the court placed the case on file due to the licensable nature of his properties.
Lipstock producers gathered in Chicago to adopt a national cooperative marketing plan. A 15 member committee appointed by J. R. Howard of the American Farm Bureau Federation outlines farmer owned commission houses at stock yards to prevent market gluts and price declines.
A diver identifies the schooner Bagdad of Pensacola, 790 tons, towed bottom up to St Johns bar by the coast guard cutter Yamacraw. Fate of Capt. Griffith and his crew remains unknown.
The department of Commerce finds a genuine basis for improvement in October business conditions. The survey notes overall progress in production and consumption, with declining stocks. Gains noted in iron and steel and textile sectors. unemployment shows a decided change for the better, though not solved.
Rev A Earl Kernahan of West Roxbury told the John Adams Chapter D A R at the Hotel Brunswick that America must lead with love and friendship to avoid endless warfare. He urged a nonfighting police role and a shift from warlike policy toward peaceful ideals.
Historical notes state that seventy per cent of Britain’s old age pension has long gone to women due to their greater longevity compared with men.
In Nashua New Hampshire on November 11 John Allerton of Lawrence Massachusetts was arrested by George A Hazelton and Walter W Owens while hunting without a license. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs in Salem police court along with Angelo Zappelo of Methuen Massachusetts for a similar charge.
Victoria dispatch reports C. E. Yeater arrives in the city on November 11 after being recently succeeded by Major General Leonard Wood as Governor General of the Philippine Islands.
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