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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1918
Page
14
The Senate confirmed Representative Carter Glass to succeed William G. McAdoo as Secretary of the Treasury without objection on December 6.
The notice promotes Father John's Medicine as a longstanding food tonic rich in nourishment to build up energy and resistance to disease during winter. It claims easy absorption, non alcohol, and freedom from dangerous drugs, suitable for all ages.
New England endures a sharp cold snap with a drop of 12 degrees after a heavy snow day. Temperatures fell to 15 above zero at midnight as six inches of snow blanketed the area and travel disruptions spread from Boston to towns like Lexington and Bedford.
Local brief notices report Dr. Thomas T. Perkins of Cliftondale died at 44 after heart trouble while attending a patient. Second Lieutenant Oliver Ames Jr. receives posthumous Distinguished Service Cross. Portuguese Army veteran Monteiro Gomes visits Boston. Somerville prepares an Honor Tablet and Service Flag dedication. Grain Board officers elected including Richard Pope as chairman. Mrs. Sophia Phelan dies after hair dye mishap. Massachusetts influenza toll estimated at 300000 cases and 15000 deaths with 600 new daily cases. Cardinal O Connell to celebrate mass at Cathedral. Mayor Peters heads to Washington for meetings on war leadership changes. Spanish Christian Church services announced at Boston University. Campaign expenses noted for initiative and referendum opposition. Suffrage luncheon features Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles and Senator-elect Walsh. Larceny warrant issued for Albert F. Stone in Roxbury case.
Snow and freezing temperatures paralyzed travel from coast to coast. Snowfall hit New England and parts of New York with depths from 10 inches to a foot while Vermont and Maine recorded subzero readings. City lines slowed, plumbers report rising business as transport waned and trolley and rail service fell behind schedule. By late afternoon traffic eased but deepened cold disrupted operations again overnight.
Morgan Memorial inspires Methodist Episcopal leaders to replicate the effort in California and other large cities. Rev Dillon Bronson and the Collegiate Church of All Nations staff will start the work in California early next year. Endorsed by the Board for Home Missions and top Methodist figures, the initiative aims at social and industrial uplift with a projected one million dollar cost including church and institute at about four hundred thousand dollars and a portion for extension and maintenance.
Washington Dec 6 All time limitation on trading in future deliveries of corn oats rye and barley were removed today by the Food Administration. Present conditions the announcement said do not warrant alteration or modification of present limits on speculative account.
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