29 Nov 1916
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1916
Page
1
Boston housewives win partial victory as turkey prices drop to 35 cents per pound in late afternoon trading. They aim for 30 to 32 cents while public refusal keeps speculators wary. officials urge shoppers to wait for lower prices, predicting dumps if boycott lasts.
The diet squad undergoing a two week test to prove economical, appetizing meals cost at most cents a day has completed a week fed at 33 2 3 cents per person per day. The group has gained a total of 27 pounds.
Kudader leas dismantled and leaking the 248 ton schooner Charlotte W. Miller with a logwood cargo for Provi ence Rhode Island was towed into Pensacola today for repairs.
Patrolman John E. Powers subdued two of four alleged robbers after a struggle on Athens street. Two fled from a second story window. one was arrested later and a fourth expected to be captured. Names and addresses of three South Boston men: Daniel Drew, 10 Bell's Court. John Mc Donald, 142 Bowen Street. John J. Coyne, 4 Lawrence Street.
The report lists numbers of campaign supporters in several cities during the first five days, comparing Boston to Philadelphia Syracuse Kansas City and others. Figures show Boston at 1,487 or similar, with other cities ranging from about 2,000 to 3,800 supporters. The data appears fragmented and OCR irregularities obscure some values.
Seventeen thousand spectators watched Billy Sunday perform a dramatic mock crucifixion in which he drives an imaginary sword into his heart, reels, and collapses face down, thrilling the audience with the visual display at the event. A disjointed fragment hints at a university woman and a band but specifics are unclear.
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