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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1919
Page
2
The note suggests a sleeve chevron or insignia to acknowledge duty in a crisis, arguing it publicizes the effort. It notes police regulations may forbid such ornament but urges not to overlook these men amid the enlistment of a new force. Co. L. GOODWIN. Boston.
At a New York meeting the Association of Railway Executives’ standing committee passed a resolution insisting on a rate increase to restore the balance between revenues and expenses amid higher operating costs from government action. A second resolution named a committee to confer with Director-General Walker D. Hines to seek a government voluntary raise and to set rates effective when railroads return to private ownership.
Joseph McGillivray a 45 year old carpenter of 54 Calumet street Roxbury suffered a crushed left foot at Field's Corner car barns Dorchester yesterday afternoon. A heavy plank struck his foot when the tackle slipped as he hoisted it for staging.
Wheat receipts from farms for the week ending October 5 fell to 24.187 million bushels, down 1.643 million from the prior week. Total stocks in elevators and mills on October 3 stood at 281.671 million, up 9.819 million weekly and 28.334 million yearly. Flour production for the week was 8.816 million barrels, down 196,000 from the prior week but up 662,000 year over year.
Only eight of twenty applicants earned spots in the Radcliffe Music Club this year. New members include Carrol Benton Plainfield N J Helen Curtis Wellesley Hills Elizabeth Bradbury Newton Centre Sara Galland Chelsea Evangeline Lovett Champaign Ill Sally Lunn Boston Esther Bagg Wollaston Ruth Austen Boston and Esme Findley Pittsburg.
A reminiscence recalls the August 26 1765 mob attack in Boston that wrecked Governor Thomas Hutchinson’s Garden Court mansion. Objects looted included plate pictures furniture and money while manuscripts were scattered. Despite the violence Hutchinson’s legacy is later honored by memorials and portraits in state and local collections.
A Post letter argues that married women who work to support the family risk ending with childless homes and urges young women to seek a man who will be the breadwinner. The writer claims personal hardship after 16 years in two rooms and insists husbands should be real men who offer support at home.
Reports from turkey producing regions indicate a tight supply and rising prices for the national bird. Shipping points show few nuclei predicting increased output while Texas flocks are stronger with about 400 carloads expected for shipment.
Damage to the statue of Edward Everett in the square named for him in Dorchester will be repaired at the expense of Eugene W. Brown of the Back Bay. Brown promised in court yesterday to pay for the crash last June that knocked the statue from its base and caused substantial injuries.
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