This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1918
Page
7
Baseball heads into a new week with two major meetings in New York and Chicago. Club owners from rival leagues will gauge peace prospects and test the influence of Ban Johnson and Garry Herrmann, potentially edging toward a compromise to end the sport’s recent squabbles.
Chicago reports suggest Johnson may seek to lift the 154 game limit and revise the schedule while owners seek assurances on players who left for military or shipyard work. In the NL a new president may be John Heydler. trades chatter links Frazee Barrow with Ernie Shore and a possible Yankees push. Jack Barry’s knee injury should not keep him from returning next spring.
Beacon Cubs defeated Bunker Hill B C first team 15 to 11 last evening at Charlestown in a close basketball contest.
Hubert Leonard known as Dutch Leonard appeared at East Boston Draft Board 1 to explain why he should not be classified deserter. He was labeled delinquent on Nov 10, the day before the armistice, after traveling 3000 miles from Fresno, California seeking a clean bill of health.
Leonard, initially classified 4A in Fresno for a dependent wife, sought transfer to Boston. He skipped a second examination due to illness in New York, then the armistice ended drafts. Returning to California, he faced desertion charges but was exonerated by a three member board led by Dr William A Morrison. He departed freely, declaring he would head to the raisin groves in California.
In a 12 round card closer, Al Girard of North End and Bob Josephs of South End drew after a fast paced, action filled bout. Josephs led early, but Girard adjusted and body work kept the match even. fans hailed the draw as a fair result amid earlier rougher scraps on the bill.
Twelve members of the Concord High School football eleven are to receive letters in a presentation by headmaster Warren Brinkford, likely before Christmas recess. Recipients include Captain Ralph Hemenway. Allen Christofferson. Joseph and Jon Mullaney. Malcolm Walcott. William Weeks. Joseph Maton. Daniel Kelley. Arnold Hewitt. Bilmer Dugen. Alfred Chabot. Robert Charles.
Jack Willams of Cambridge matches Tony Watlin of Brighton to meet Johnny Russell of New York in the feature two round bout at Ports mouth New York next Thursday. The tournament is organized by the Knickerbocker A. C.
Boston College faces the Mineola Aviators in a rare service college clash at Braves Field. The article notes field conditions, team readiness, key players Louis Urban Paul Ryan Bud Young and Captain Ryan plus coaches Larry Bankhart and Lawson Robertson, with Mineola fielding about 25 players in a hard fought season finale.
Scott High of Toledo Ohio will skip a postseason game against the Medford Commerce winner as two players Captain Skinner and Left Guard Coombs receive a United States Marines call up and must report Monday.
Seaside Park Marblehead hosts Marblehead High vs Scott High of Toledo while Fenway Park awaits Medford High against High School of Commerce in post season showdowns. Weather forced indoor practices but both games proceed with strong coaching and defensive play highlighted by Medford’s Sanford and Commerce’s Ring as key figures.
Verna and Esther, a 45 foot motor boat from Provincetown used by the Navy as a scout patrol vessel, becomes the first power boat returned to its owner. Admiral Woodward ordered the release of the boat to its owner after wartime service.
Harry Rose, father of Pearl Rose, reports no evidence of the eloping couple in Lewiston Maine after tracking a supposed pair to the city. A detective hired by Rose had followed a lead from Boston but found no confirmation. Police believe the missing Pearl Rose and Dr Fred I Goodspeed may be in Maine or elsewhere in New England or Canada.
Paris reports Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm renounces his claim to the German throne. The decision, announced on December 6, is conveyed by Associated Press dispatches. The move shifts succession expectations amid political turbulence in Germany and Europe.
A Basel dispatch via Wolff Bureau quotes the crown prince renouncing all rights to the Prussian and imperial crowns. He signs the declaration at Wieringen on December 1, 1918. Frederick William, in an AP interview from Wieringen, says he has not renounced or signed anything. He would return to Germany as a citizen and may work in a factory if the republic forms.
Three hundred crew and petty officers from the British cruiser Devonshire dined with Boston citizens at Quincy House. The ship, ordered by the British Admiralty, will be honored at Symphony Hall and the Boston Opera House with ticketed tributes. Captain A F Th Carpenter will present Zeebrugge raid photos, joined by Bishop Lawrence Admiral Wood and Henry Van Dyke.
New York December 6 Miss May Van Kleeck Director of the Woman Industry Services United States Labor Department urged the organization of women's trades unions as the first step toward equal pay for equal work in post war readjustment. In an address before the Academy of Political Science she said women are in industry to stay and called for enactment of state labor laws ensuring equal opportunity with men.
Captain F E B Lipsner announced he resigned as superintendent of the aerial mail service to Burleson. He cited plans to place novices in charge of key branches and special mail planes. Max Miller, the first pilot, also resigned for similar reasons.
Captain Lipsner writes that he will resign as first superintendent of the aerial mail service after clashing with Otto Prager over hiring inexperienced men and about proposals for special mail carrying airplanes. He cites avoiding unnecessary expense and past Senate disapproval of the Manufacturers Aircraft Association.
General Skoropadski the hetman of Ukraine is reported killed and power seized by Unionist forces in Kiev after a brutal battle that left 16 000 dead or wounded. Reports say Denikin perhaps arrived with Cossacks, while the Unionists' exact identity remains unclear.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.