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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
7
By voice vote the constitutional convention overwhelmingly approved advancing to a third reading a bill allowing the Commonwealth to purchase or seize foodstuffs feeds fuel ice and other necessities and sell them to the people or municipalities by law.
The article outlines gubernatorial emergency powers with council approval, options to permit qualities to supply life necessities and ice, and votes on emergency amendments. It notes Pillsbury and Curtis amendment votes, the convention’s move to allow absentee voting, and a rule on receipt of votes from absent registered voters in military service.
Charles C. Beals of Auburn was appointed deputy labor commissioner by Roscoe A. Eddy. He succeeds Henry M. Donnelly of Biddeford who has held the post for six years.
An advertisement extols Gets It as the corn remover that loosens and peels corns away. It claims two corns are no worse than one when using the product and promises quick relief.
Milk contractors and distributors in Boston told the Public Safety Committee and Mayor Curley at City Hall that an Oct 1 rise to 15 cents a quart is needed to cover producers demand of 13 cents per quart. Producers will be represented at a similar conference today.
Victor A Heath warns prosecution if an advance is unwarranted though he will hear both sides before acting The Boston milk row centers on producers claiming 7 cents per quart covers costs and profit and fear sales of cattle if prices stay low reform doubts linger as contractors face higher distribution costs and milk depots may form
Secretary Lansing told the House military committee that negotiations with the United States allies continue on the Senate alien slacker bill. He opposeed sections drafting aliens into U S forces and deportation or permanent citizenship bars. Some lawmakers expect a report in a form preserving talks, with potential floor battles over revisions.
Boston official Victor Heath urged Fuel Administrator Garfield to cap coal at 8.50 to 9.00 a ton. Heath cited local conditions and said retailers could accept a 10 cent per ton profit under a government price schedule with ample supply.
Harvard Sunday school will resume operations under university sponsorship led by Dr Edward Caldwell Moore and Professor Henry W Holmes. Attendance includes Harvard faculty children and others outside Cambridge parishes.
Navy League women barred from knitting woolen comforts for sailors will instead knit for soldiers. The army accepts the garments. Mrs. James Carroll Frazer chairs the Navy League comforts committee in Washington on September 26.
Secretary Baker publicly acknowledges the Navy League women who offered to knit for troops in the trenches. The letter signals official acceptance and appreciation for civilian support of the war effort.
Officers capture a gang of boys aged 6 to 15 for breaking into slot machines in downtown subway stations and stealing pennies. The youths were returned to parents after a warning, with guardians planning thrashings to deter repeat offenses.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra will perform at Sanders Theatre Harvard on Thursday evenings this season. Concerts begin October 18 with subsequent dates November 15 December 13 January 17 February 21 March 21 April 2 and April 4.
Viscount Ishii head of the Japanese mission formally bade farewell to President Wilson this afternoon. The envoy indicated the mission would prepare for its return to Japan after a visit to New York starting tomorrow.
John Peterson aged years, living at 22 Worcester square, fell in a cellar at 20 Wheeler street yesterday afternoon while at work on a new building. He suffered a fracture of the left ribs and contusions and abrasions and was taken by police ambulance to City Hospital.
A first person narrative describes a versatile cleaner used from 7 A.M. to 5 P.M. in a home. It preserves hygiene daily by cleaning dishes, refrigerators, laundry, baby care items, ranges, silver, bathtubs and trash areas. It proclaims itself a harmless antiseptic and time saving household necessity.
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