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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1918
Page
12
The article notes some looted French artworks, including Watteau and Delatour pieces, have been returned to France as galleries tally recoveries. It contrasts these restitutions with irreplaceable losses of towns, churches, and the suffering population left in German raiding.
The city plans a new immigrant station to replace the overcrowded old facility at the end of Long Wharf. Officials say the new station will provide decent quarters, sanitary conditions, and adequate space for men women and children detained there, reducing current evils and health risks.
The director of the mint reports for the year ending June 30 that seigniorage reached 20,538,000 on 43,596,000 worth of coins minted. Coin production climbed to over 714,000,000, a wartime boost from 406,000,000 the prior year, with strong demand for smaller denominations and dime production reaching 116,900,000.
The report notes 82,723,000 nickels and 24,105,000 half dollars turned out while 45,223 and 0 00 quarters are mentioned. A refrain argues that many nickels build a market and benefits spread to all, as the War Savings effort is discussed.
The article argues for a Secretary of Commerce backed advisory committee of manufacturers to maintain harmonious government industry relations. It recalls 1890s trusts, the panic, and postwar industrial consolidation, praising cooperation between government and big business as key to domestic recovery and global trade.
The text argues that former President Taft will not accept a role as national baseball arbiter, dismissing an offer from Messrs. Jowty State and others. It favors Taft choosing private life over public meddling in baseball disputes and notes ex-presidents often critique successors.
The text argues that Allied occupation of Berlin could serve as a stark reminder of Germanys defeat and the end of militarism. It claims such an occupation would enforce international decency, with allied soldiers refraining from violence or looting and exposing the brutality of German officers to the German public.
New York City commissions a new street honor after World War I hero Pershing. Maye Ilylan signs the ordinance approved by the Board of Aldermen designating space in front of Grand Central Terminal along Park Avenue for a commemorative name.
In Boston the legal window opens to decide when public places may be renamed for wartime reasons. The question asks what and where the first war-name shall be, seeking guidance on naming and location within the legal timetable.
Superintendent Crowley cautions readers to guard against pickpockets during the Christmas shopping rush. He urges avoiding crowds, keeping hands over handbags, and maintaining internal vigilance to protect money and valuables.
Allied forces advance into German territory with Cologne taken by English troops and Coblenz entered by American divisions. The march signals a quiet yet momentous shift in control as German fortifications overlook the Rhine.
A Providence physician received a one year jail term after being convicted of making anti government loan statements. He declared liberty bonds thrift stamps and war savings stamps worthless and questioned the sanity of Americans who trust them. The piece suggests further inquiry into his mental fitness.
A clipped portrait recalls English poet John Milton born in London on Broad Street. It notes his youth at St Paul’s influence, early works like Paradise Lost, failed marriage, pamphleteering, political peril, three marriages and eventual decline before his death.
The article presents verse by the Bentztown Bard Gauri Wit from Southern Press Syndicate praising resilience and righteous action. It frames a moral triumph where the Lord makes right the wrong through steadfast hearts and a soul of song.
The record cites Boston December climate figures: the coldest day 8 below in 102 and 11 above in 188). The warmest on this date was 62 degrees in 1885. It notes rain or snow on this date in 1911 1915 1916 and 1917.
Fragmentary text shows names and abrupt threats about revenge and a street line. Mentions Adamis street line Ne Lride and a character Bertram. The readable content hints at a dramatic conflict scene or prose fragment without clear publication context.
The piece jokes about frying and dusting a spider with Indian meal or flour then washing with hot soap suds as a cleaning method. It muses on whether such spiders are domestic pets and warns against cruelty while noting the fear of spider bites and the oddity of the technique.
A humorous guide for beginners on starting and handling a motorcycle. It jokes about rough first rides, kicking the starter, priming cylinders, and the oddities of early riding habits while offering a playful set of exaggerated tips and cautions.
In a cluttered Boston Post fragment a clergyman hints at a Red Sox meeting, Maine temperance milestones are noted, a waiter jokes about stopping beer, and readers hear about a school victory sing, a Cham ber of Commerce dinner moment, plus a bedtime tale of a patriotic song.
The article recalls Marie Antoinette hosting intimate salons at the Little Trianon where gambling thrived among favorites and nobles, contrasting Versailles formality. It notes debts spiraling from high-stake games, with Louis XVI paying creditors from private funds after her brother's warning, and ends with her eventual ruin leading toward the guillotine.
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