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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1914
Page
3
Harvard seniors will wear small round lapel buttons Monday bearing the inscription 715 to mark their class. The plan aims for mutual recognition among seniors rather than identification by outsiders. Harvard senior classes average over 600 members, and many students may not know half of their classmates.
Owen P. Doonan confirms mayoral bid joining Mayor Schumaker and Paul M. Foss in a three way race. Doonan has run for Malden mayor in prior elections and enters the contest this fall with the others already declaring.
Retail spokesmen say a 25 cent per barrel reduction will go into effect today or Monday with the best grade flour dropping from $8 to $7.75 per barrel. Other grades follow the same pattern, offering relief to consumers.
About ten days ago retailers cut prices on various brands by 2 to 50 cents per barrel. Beer prices fell yesterday by 1 to 3 cents per pound on certain cuts. Sugar prices to wholesalers eased, but Boston wholesalers see no retail drop yet. A leading New York refinery quotes sugar at 6 12 cents per pound, others at 6 3 4 cents, and a week ago most refiners were at 7 1 2 cents per pound.
Alice Stone Blackwell argues in a letter to the editor that anti suffragist claims misstate Wyoming history. She notes Wyoming women have voted for 45 years and that eight other Western states soon followed, challenging opponents to prove any adverse effects.
The Associated Commercial Travellers of America filed a protest with the Interstate Commerce Commission against higher rates for mileage books used by traveling salesmen. They warn wholesale distributors and shippers would suffer a double drain from both mileage book and freight rate hikes, potentially crippling nationwide merchandising. The group notes about 800,000 commercial salesmen are principal travelers on railroads.
Theodore E. Heron of the Somerville police wed Mrs. Marion G. Morris of East Somerville in a secret ceremony held Wednesday in Connecticut. The bride long worked as a book-keeper at William H. Smith store at 16 Mystic Avenue, a route patrolled by the groom for years.
Police identified the two young women arrested Thursday for shoplifting in department stores as Ethel Bushey of 9 New Street East Boston and Florence Sennett of 118 London Street East Boston. Authorities recovered items valued at $911 from their room at 46 Dartmouth Street. They were arraigned before Judge Duff in Police Court and held for a hearing until next Tuesday, each posting $500 bond.
In a general order issued last night Police Commissioner O'Meara announced Patrolman Edward G. McAllister of the Charlestown police station was found not guilty of intoxication. Captain Michael Goff had charged him with being intoxicated while on duty.
Washington Sept 25 The Senate ratified peace commission treaties with Great Britain France and Spain as part of a three treaty series. A China treaty was favorably reported but action postponed to allow thorough debate due to Far East tensions involving Germany and Japan. No opposition to the Britain France and Spain pacts.
President Wilson initiated a wireless message from Marshall California to Kahuku Hawaii marking the opening of the new wireless station. The message to the Hawaii governor says May God bind the nations together in thought and purpose and lasting peace.
Chairman Thurston of the Republican State committee announced the platform committee with members Kelton Miller Pittsfield Samuel M Greene Springfield Channing Smith Leicester Henry T Whitin Northbridge Herbert B Fletcher Westford Albert L Bartlett Haverhill Joseph Monette Lawrence Henry F Miler Wakefield Samuel R Cutler Revere Edward G Graves Boston Charles Hi Innes Boston Walter B Grant Boston B Loring Young Weston Robert L Raymond Milton Joseph D Milne Fall River Charles Mitchell New Bedford.
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