Mystery grows as dynamite left at L platform in Brooklyn
After a week of no progress in solving the Wall Street explosion, detectives investigate a new case. A package of dynamite was found at Reed Avenue elevated station by a strike-duty patrolman on the Fulton street line. He moved it to five Brooklyn headquarters then to a Manhattan lab for analysis. officials report possible fuse remnants but no percussion caps identified.
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New York
Wall Street
Reed Avenue
Brooklyn
Fulton Street
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Manhattan
Santelli
Portuguese cruiser San Gabriel sails from New York to Lisbon
The Portuguese cruiser San Gabriel, after several days at the navy yard in New York, departed today for Lisbon via the Azores.
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New York
San Gabriel
Navy Yard
Lisbon
Azores
Sugar Price Drops to 18 Cents a Pound
Retail sugar now sells at 18 cents per pound as dealers report a slow but steady decline. Sweet potatoes run six pounds for 25 cents, with six pounds of Connecticut onions also at 25 cents by selective buying. Pumpkins cost 20 cents a pound and French artichokes 30 cents each.
Bargain Market Prices Listed for Fish Produce and Meats
A shopper guide lists varied prices for seafood and meat including cod 10c, haddock 10c, flounder 12c, fresh halibut 45c, bluefish 50c, lobster 50–65c per lb, frog legs 50c a dozen, clams 50c a quart, oysters 75c–$1.60 a quart, and fresh fowl 65c a lb. Also noted are vegetables, fruits, preserves, and roasting cuts with specific per unit costs such as cabbage 5c lb, tomatoes 10–15c qt, apples 4–8c a dozen, pork roasts 40–70c lb, and lamb 42c lb.
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Boston
Low pay blamed for government inefficiency
H. D. Brown, head of the Bureau of Efficiency, says inadequate government salaries for scientists and executives drive turnover and reduce performance. Private sector offers lure better pay and advancement, worsening the problem. a salary readjustment is needed.
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Washington
United News
H. D. Brown
United States Bureau of
Brown
Ayrshire cow Voca 5th of Avon tops 21 000-pound milk record
J G Watson reports another Ayrshire dairy record as Voca 5th of Avon posts a mature Class A total of 21 228 pounds of milk and 741.91 pounds of fat. Born Feb 12 1913 the cow was bred by W P Schanck Avon N Y and later purchased for the AR test starting July 28 1919.
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J. G. Watson
Ayrshire
N. Y
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