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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1914
Page
13
The great House of Kuppenheimer and other makers offer unmatched styles workmanship and fabrics at our Live Store. Local buyers can expect styles qualities and values that surpass previous expectations as the new season arrives.
Hight delegates from the Boston Chapter of the American Institute of Banking will depart this morning to attend the annual convention in Dallas Texas on September 22 23 and 24. Delegates include Frank W. Bryant Herbert J. Stone Robert H. Bean John W. Marno Charles W. Stevens Earl F. Fillmore and Frank E. Tracy.
The funeral for William Eberhard, who died at his home 211 West Brookline Street, will be held tomorrow morning with Confectioners League members in attendance. Born in Wurttemberg Germany 74 years ago, he moved to Boston at 14 and built a thriving candy business on Eliot Street, retiring two years ago as a wealthy confectioner.
Postmaster Mansfield and First Assistant Postmaster General Roper announce a new postal regulation requiring street name and number on all mail. Mail not fully addressed goes to general delivery for pickup. carriers may deliver to known individuals or firms. The rule aims to curb incomplete addressing and reduce clerical work.
The postmaster cites a growing custom by large mail order houses to send thousands of letters with only the addressee name and city. Postal clerks must then identify street addresses, increasing staffing needs at major post offices nationwide to cover the task. The effort aims to end this practice and shift clerical costs accordingly.
Henry Frick left with wife and daughter for Bretton Woods New Hampshire to rest after a violent rheumatism attack on doctors advice. He reportedly donated a substantial Red Cross check for European war relief before departure.
Wholesale and retail market men at Faneuil Hall plan city wide action against Mayor Curley’s open air free markets aimed at reducing living costs. They warn widespread markets could ruin trade, favor middlemen, and push prices up for consumers, while Curley argues the plan benefits the people and will continue.
The Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Asia, a four-screw turbine vessel of 16 909 tons built in 1913, has been requisitioned by the British government and converted into a merchant cruiser patrolling the Pacific for prizes. The news came via the Manchuria from the Orient.
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