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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1920

Page

9

Explosion Fatal to Two Men at Roxbury Plant

John Kelly aged 23 of 1573 Tremont Street Roxbury died after a barrel of alcohol exploded in the basement of United Drug Company's plant at 71 Columbus Avenue Roxbury. Thomas Moylan aged 25 of 12 Marbie Street Roxbury is in City Hospital with serious burns. Police say a lit match ignited alcohol fumes. fellow workers extinguished the fire and found the two men unconscious.

John. Kelly Tremont Street Roxbury Thomas Moylan Marbie Street Ment United Drug Company Columbus Avenue Kelly Hoylan

Jewish Shops May Sell Food During New Year

Jewish shopkeepers are allowed to sell food on Sunday morning to serve the Hebrews observing the New Year under an order issued by Commissioner Curtis. The policy permits commerce during the holiday period to ensure food supply.

Curtis

Turn Hair Dark With Sage Tea

An old remedy to darken gray hair using Sage and Sulphur is revived. Modern stores offer Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound, a ready mix applied with a comb for quick results without home preparation.

Wyeth

Actors Outdone By Politicians in Hitchy Koo Show

Raymond Hitchcock argues politicians imitate theatre and steal stage tricks. He compares campaign theatrics to plays, laments high living costs, and proposes a 1 1/2 percent sales tax to ease expenses while urging a practical president.

Raymond Hitchcock Colonial Harding Cox League of Nations Uncle Sam White House New York

Lexington K of C Team Seeks Saturday Baseball Contest

The Lexington council Knights of Columbus baseball team has no game next Saturday afternoon. Peter Carpenter team captain and manager seeks a contest, preferably at Lexington, reachable by telephone Lexington 96 1. He failed to book Wakefield town team.

Lexington Council Knights of Columbus Peter Carpenter Nine Lexington Wakefield

Boston press workers strike across three shops over wage demands

A wave of walkouts hit three Cambridge and Boston printing shops as press feeders took a vacation to pressure settlements. Wright & Potter's reached a deal after talks with union committees to raise wages by $1 a day pending full adjustment for all crafts. Ginn & Co. Cambridge plant saw feeders and 20 bindery women strike, with pressmen joining in the afternoon.

Wright & Potter's Greater Boston Cambridge Ginn & Co

Rent Hikes Cited in Medford Tenants League Inaugural

President W L Drew of the South Medford and Medford Hillsides Tenants League at Lincoln School South Medford announced that New England Realty Company had raised rents in several areas by a total of 68211 percent since the league’s permanent organization last night.

P. C W. L. Drew South Medford and Medford

Dismissal Sought in Glucose Case Against Murphy and Associates

Charles F. Murphy Tammany Hall ally and District Attorney James E. Smith with the Products Refining Company and others urged the New York Supreme Court to dismiss indictments in the Glucose case. They faced charges of falsifying internal tax returns and attempting intimidation.

New York Charles” F. Murphy Tammany Hall Wedders James E. Smith Wae ‘Products* Refining ‘Company Supreme Court

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