The Kaiser as I Knew Him Fourteen Years
American dentist Davis recalls his long relationship with Kaiser Wilhelm II and Kaiserin Augusta Victoria in Berlin from 1904 to 1918, detailing court life, household tensions, medical visits, and royal travels amid looming war. He notes the Empress's reluctance to politics, domestic interests, and peculiar royal customs, including staff diet and "Imperial Cotton Roll" anecdotes.
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Berlin
United States
Germany
Victoria
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenberg
Schleswig-Holstein
Denmark
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Hohenzollern
Copyright note from 1918 McClure Syndicate
A brief copyright statement from 1918 copied in the McClure Newspaper Syndicate materials notes that content appears to continue in tomorrow's Sunday Post and daily issues. The note emphasizes ongoing publication and daily distribution patterns.
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McClure Newspaper
Sunday Post
Post
Lawsuit Over Missing Boy Against Cambridge Doctor
Margaret McDonough of Charlestown sues Dr. Alfred D. Shea for $10,000 claiming he failed to return her son after entrusting him on August 16, 1913. She alleges the boy was placed with unknown parties and lost track of him. Shea denies any agreement and says the child was in a home for a month after being kept by the doctor.
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Alfred D. Shea
Cambridge
Margaret McDonough
Charlestown
Congressman's plan to use German POWs on transports
Boston congressman Tague proposes placing a fixed number of German prisoners of war aboard every transport carrying American troops in reprisal for Germany's use of civilians in danger zones. He argues exposing German authorities to air raid threats would be fitting payback. Tague says he discussed the idea with Secretary Lansing and Secretary Daniels.
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Germany
Congressman Tague
Boston
Tague
Lansing
Daniels
Wife seeks army reclassification for husband in Brockton
Mrs. Frederick C. Roberts of 719 Main Street asked the Division 1 Draft Board to move her husband from Class 4 to 1. A board member said the request will be granted. Roberts, a shoe worker on strike, faced two counts of non support in court today.
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Brockton
Frederick C. Roberts
Main Street
Division 1
Draft Board
Roberts
Sugarless Desserts Promise Wartime Sweetness Revolution
Amid sugar shortages homemakers adapt to no sugar desserts with substitutes. Miss Viola J. Anderson presents wheatless nearly sugarless cakes and frostings, detailing a foundation cake, fillings, and a barley chocolate cake with step by step ingredients and methods.
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Viola J. Anderson
Simmons
University of Illinois
Wentworth Institute detachment reviewed by military officials
Six drafted men from the Wentworth Institute training detachment were reviewed by Major-General William C. Crozier and staff. The two month course completed, the troops will be assigned to camps nationwide next week. The review on Huntington avenue lasted two hours with the Coast Artillery Band from Fort Warren providing music.
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Wentworth Institute
William C. Crozier
General Crozier
Warfield
Huntington Avenue
Coast Artillery Band
Fort Warren
Italy Recognizes Czecho-Slovak Council
Italy joined France in recognizing the Czecho-Slovak National Council as the supreme representative of Czech Slavs in entente countries. A treaty grants the council full jurisdiction over Czech-Slovak nationals in Italy and commits Italy to assist Czecho-Slovak officials, seen as a landmark in international law.
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Washington
Italy
France
Special Service at St. Pauls Tomorrow
Cathedral Church of St Paul hosts a special service of recognition for the English Grand Fleet and allied navies on Sunday August 11. Those with relatives in U S naval service or other war service invited. Rev Edward T Sullivan of Trinity Church Newton Centre will speak on The Hound of God The British Fleet the Guardian of Our Liberty and of Christian Civilization.
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St. Paul
United States Naval Service
Edward T. Sullivan
Trinity Church
Newton Centre
Chelsea Man Raves About Three-in-One Radish
Walter M. Farrar of Chelsea sent a parachute specimen described as the "three-in-one" radish to the Post yesterday. He challenges readers to beat its growth rate and jokes that if production continued the rival Mr. H. C. would face a stiff blow.
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Walter M. Farrar
Chelsea
Requiem Mass for Corp P W McGovern
Requiem mass for Corporal Philip W McGovern son of the late Arthur and Elizabeth McGovern will be held Monday at 7 AM at St Pauls Church Cambridge. McGovern was killed in France July 20 in Bb Company 1034 Infantry. Alleged loafer has bank roll of 1500 Robert J Kelley arraigned on loafing charge showing 1500 bail set to August 28 for plea.
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Philip W. McGovern
Arthur
Elizabeth McGovern
Bay Street
Cambridge
St. Paul’s Church
Mt. Auburn Street
McGovern
France
Bb Company
1034 Infantry
Robert J. Kelley
Batavia Street
Central Court
Sugar rationing rule for teas in hotels and clubs
On and after next Monday patrons in hotels, restaurants, lunch rooms or clubs must ask for sugar. They will be allowed only one teaspoonful or its equivalent in two small lumps per person.
Sugar Limitation Rules Voted by Hotel and Restaurant Men
At a State House meeting Food Administrator Endicott urged sugar conservation. A four-division committee drafted rules banning open sugar bowls and limiting to one teaspoon or two lumps per meal. Sugar only on request, with waitstaff asking patrons. Violations may trigger summary action under federal law. copies to be posted in establishments.
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State House
Endicott
Massachusetts Food Administration
Wind storm damage hits Butler County with $1 million loss
Estimates released today place the total losses from the wind storm that swept Butler County last night at about $1,000,000. The storm destroyed 300 oil derricks across the area.
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Wichita
Kan
Butler County
War slogan fuels coal transport push to arms effort
A speaker declares a wartime priority to push coal transport via waterways to support munitions production. He vows to use all available energy to increase coal movement by water, linking coal supply to weapon output during the conflict.
Captain Ainsleigh vows swift return to coal trade after sinking
Captain Charles Ainsleigh of the Lansford, sunk by a German submarine off Orleans on July 21, was towed from Provincetown to Boston and will attend Jack Ainsleigh Day with his wife and son. He was wounded in both arms but plans to resume coastwise coal transport, calling it his duty to speed coal delivery. The family, guests of Cape Cod residents, praised local hospitality.
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Charles Ainsleigh
Lansford
Orleans
Provincetown
Boston
Ainsleigh
Jack Ainsleigh
Liberty Loan
Captain Ainsleigh
Cape Cod
Iggy Gets Ready for Germans on Norman Street
Ignazio Palumbo known as Iggy aged 13 arrived after noon with a $1.30 air rifle now confiscated. Neighbors described war talk on the Trentino front as a police wagon fired a street volley. Iggy told police he was preparing to fight the Germans and was sent to Juvenile Court. Solomon Fishman who sold the gun to him was placed on probation.
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Iggy
Mr. Scigliano
Johnny Sieco
Ignazio
Solomon Fishman
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