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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1919
Page
15
S A Linekin of the Babson Statistical Organization addressed business executives at the Hotel Thorndike offering an optimistic view for salaried workers. He said wage earners lose during depressions, while salaried staff retain pay and preserve administration as the economy recovers.
Springfield Oct 2 An order for a ton and a half of sugar to feed starving bees was placed with the sugar equalization board by the Hampden County Improvement League. The amount serves 120 to 160 swarms as owners report about 2000 swarms countywide with daily requests. Experts inspect swarms and find no exaggeration of conditions.
Vice-Commander Louis A Frothingham and Secretary Spillane of the American Legion met Sergeant-at-Arms Pedrick to secure quarters in the State House. Pedrick said only an act of the Legislature can grant this, noting the Grand Army of the Republic already has such status from an 1893 act.
William C. Magness Son United States consul at Melbourne died suddenly October 17 aboard the steamer Sonoma arriving from Australian ports with news of the death reported from Honolulu.
Rear Admiral Francis T Bowles retired former president of Fore River Shipbuilding Company testified in Federal Court as the first witness in a United States suit to fix a price for the Cape Cod canal.
Judge Morton presides as a jury hears the 25 000 ships a year case. Admiral Bowles an expert witness testifies after Sherman I Whipple’s opening statement. Using large maps he recounts hundreds of disasters off Cape Cod calling it one of the world’s most dangerous mariners’ points.
Admiral Bowles compared 1790 vessel numbers with 1918 figures totaling 25 000 ships and 25 000 000 tons. He said the canal could handle 60 to 75 percent of tonnage, and 6296 vessels totaling 5 147 000 tons used it in the year to July 24 1919. He noted a 60 mile saving and more than 1000 wrecks in 23 years between Fisher's Island and Provincetown. The trial was adjourned to allow a canal viewing today.
Adelard Duchesneau sues Percy Alexander paymaster for $5000 alleging alienation of his wife Amelia started Oct 16. Alexander, formerly with Aberthaw Construction of Boston, denies knowing either party. The Aberthaw firm works on a $2,000,000 Jackson Mills project.
Mayor Peters asks department heads to report current and future vacancies to reduce payroll. He favors promoting existing city employees into essential roles when feasible and abolishing the vacated jobs.
The Boston University Memorah Society, a Jewish club with 300 members, held its first social event in Jacob Sleeper Hall. Dr. Nathan Isaacs of Harvard Law spoke on The World- Wide Memorah Movement, and Bert I. Cragg of the Crawford Synagogue performed Jewish pieces.
Statistics by Chief Clerk Charles S. Camrell show a 10,060,732 increase in Boston building construction and repairs over nine months versus last year. New buildings total up 7,833,847 reflecting about 217 percent rise, with office and business structures making up about 90 percent and the rest being dwellings.
A dinner in honor of Maurice J. Lacey newly appointed headmaster of West Roxbury High School was held last night at the Boston City Club by faculty from the South Boston Evening Commercial High School who have served under Lacey for five years.
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