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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1920
Page
7
City Council condemns Mayor Peters for not declaring a housing emergency. They pass Councillor Hagan’s order urging the Mayor to report the best remedy to relieve housing scarcity and high rents in Boston.
The council endorses a compromise on a 400000 appropriation for ferryboat work. 160000 is redirected to repairs on Noddle Island while 106000 moves from the ferry fund to a Long Island sprinkler project. 135000 will back a South End municipal building with a 65000 loan, plus 25000 more for another loan.
Councillor Brickley introduced a proposal for the purchase of property on Bennington Street to establish a branch library in East Boston. The measure passed unanimously, signaling support for expanded local library services.
Indianapolis hosts the 1920 Grand Army of the Republic reunion with about ten thousand veterans registered and officials estimating four more people per veteran. Mayor Jewett and Governor Goodrich attended a semi official opening ceremony marking the event.
Ralph F Baxter 40 of 809 Safford Street Wollaston was arrested by Inspector Haggerty for larceny of 12000 pounds of sugar valued at 2666. The sugar belonged to Thomas Keynes of 8 Commercial Street. Keynes said Baxter cashed a check for the sugar and vanished.
Fred O Ellis, oldest Handel and Haydn Society member at 38, will be guest of honor at a Symphony Hall Pops Concert. The event honors a prominent Boston choral group founded in 1815 with memories of Hamilton Place and the Messiah performances.
Louis J. LaBreque and his wife of 84 Beacon Street Back Bay have remarried after a six year separation. Previously divorced in 1914, the couple, both aged about 40, originally married in 1906. The remarriage was revealed by City Hall records.
At the first assembly Dean Everett Lord announced staff hires including Hugh W. Babb as instructor in law and John A. Bergen as instructor of economics. Others named are George A. Cummings Alden E. Davis Charles W. French Alden V. Keene Milo Kimball Franklin W. Ryan and Irving C. Whittemore with Albert J. Barlow moving to the Nevada branch.
Morris Fox detained in Montevideo on suspicion of being Eugene Leroy the Detroit trunk murder suspect is cleared. Police say Leroy’s fingerprint records show Fox is not the killer.
An advertisement touts Weldona as a “Wonder Worker” for rheumatism based on a South Acton Massachusetts woman's claim of long suffering relief. It features a Weldona representative promising free literature and daily public explanations at a Boston drug department.
Advertisement lists rockers and a chair in solid mahogany with cane seat and back. Price stated as 24.75.
Randomly picked deals include Axminster rugs 36x63 inches priced 8.75 10.50 12.00 14.00 plus genuine cork linoleums felt base coverings and ruffled muslin curtains. Also offered are Hygro vacuum cleaners large wool rag rugs cedar chests couch hammocks dinner sets and lace edged curtains with wide price ranges.
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