Corn Crop Rebounds Sharply Under Favorable Conditions
The September grain report from the Department of Agriculture notes August gains in corn due to warm, wet weather. Production is set at about 2.156 billion bushels, roughly 48 million less than last year, with frost danger diminishing. Wheat and oats show declines, while potatoes rise by 7 million bushels but remain well below last year and long-term averages.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
City Promotions and Appointments Made
Mayor Peters announced two fire department promotions and two department appointments yesterday. William F. Heldt of Engine 50 becomes captain, Lad derman Cromin of Ladder 13 is promoted to Lieutenant Heldt's post. Joseph Reilly becomes permanent docket clerk in the soldiers relief department, and Thomas Armstrong is named construction inspector in the transit department.
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Soldiers’ Relief Department
Peters
William F. Heldt
Meridian Street
East Boston
John J. Cromin
Moreland Street
Heldt
Joseph Reilly
Beecher Street
Jamaica Plain
Thomas H. Armstrong
Norfolk Avenue
Roxbury
Mellon Asks Tax Changes for House Bill Adaptations
Secretary Mellon urged Senate Finance Committee to repeal excess profits tax by Jan. 1, retain half transportation taxes in 1922, repeal capital stock tax next year, cut maximum income surtax to 25 percent, raise corporate tax to 15 percent retroactive to Jan. 1, and tax cosmetics and proprietary medicines. He also proposed half-rate insurance premiums tax and higher exemptions for heads of families and dependents. The plan relies on economic gains from White House talks to offset revenue needs.
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Treasury
Mellon
White House
Dorchester Man Receives One-Year Term for Larceny
Frank McGillon of 247 Miller Street Dorchester was sentenced to one year in the house of correction by Judge Sullivan in the Central Court. He was found guilty of larceny of a bag from a local store and an assault on the clerk who attempted to stop the theft.
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Frank McGillon
Miller Street
Dorchester
House of Correction
Sullivan
Central Court
J Alfred Mitchell Announces Resignation as City Auditor
City Auditor J Alfred Mitchell says he will resign his position at year end after 46 years in the office. He cites medical advice as the reason for stepping down.
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J. Alfred Mitchell
City Auditor
Veteran City Auditor Mitchell Announces Retirement
Mayor Peters regrets the decision praising 46 years of public service by City Auditor Mitchell. The city faces a Finance Commission audit over payment systems after defalcations tied to O Daly and Mahoney. Mitchell plans retirement to his summer home in Hingham after a long career begun in 1875.
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Peters
Mitchell
Thomas J. O'Daly
Dennis Mahoney
Finance Commission
Sinking Funds Commission
Hingham
Memorial Dedicated by Mayflower Descendants in Plymouth
The General Society of Mayflower Descendants closed its ninth general congress in Plymouth with the dedication of a new memorial to the Mayflower Pilgrims. Ceremonies in First Church featured chimes, prayers, addresses, organ music, and a procession to Cole's Hill where the gift was presented to Arthur Lord of the Pilgrim Society.
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Plymouth
General Society of Mayflower Descendants
Howland Davis
New York
Albert W. Snow
John Coleman Adams
D. D
Asa P. French
Mr. Snow
Lebaron Russell Briggs
Benjamin’ Brewster
Maine
Harry St. Clair Hathaway
Leyden Street
Colony
Cole's Hill
Pilgrim Burial Place
Arthur Lord
Pilgrim Society of Plymouth
Mayor greets teen starting 1500 mile New England bike trip
Sixteen year old Henry Zeltner son of Alderman Louis Zeltner was greeted by Mayor Peters yesterday morning on his 1500 mile bicycle journey through New England. He began northward after a brief visit and plans to return to New York for Stuyvesant High School class opening day.
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Henry Zeltner
Madison Street
New York
Louis Zeltner
Peters
New England
Stuyvesant High School
No Accident Week Campaign Kicks Off in Boston
Police Superintendent Michael H. Crowley criticizes Boston as a hick town for traffic signs and signals at the first meeting of the local committee for No Accident Week, which begins September 25. The session was held in City Hall.
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Boston
Michael H. Crowley
City
Campaign to cut city accident toll unveiled by Massachusetts Safety Council
Lewis E. MacBrayne outlined plans for a traffic safety drive in Tremont Street area with a giant clock showing last year’s accident figures. Milk bottle stoppers and bread wrappings will warn shoppers, placards on trucks and teams will spread the message, aiming to reduce deaths and injuries from a $35,000,000 toll last year. Mayor Peters opened the meeting and officials hope for public education to curb accidents. The session adjourned for a week.
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O’callaghan
Lewis E. MacBrayne
Massachusetts Safety Council
Tremont Street
Mackawne
Peters
Aldermanic Chamber
Want to Put on Flesh Take Father John's Medicine Now
An advertisement urges readers to take Father John’s Medicine to gain weight and flesh. It markets a tonic for health improvement with claims of quick, visible results and broad benefit.
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Father John
Brewery Seized in St. Louis Dry Sweep
Federal agents seized the Obert Brewery Company property in St. Louis and confiscated 225 cases of beer believed to contain more than four percent alcohol.
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ST. Louis
United News
Federal Dry
Obert Brewery Company
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