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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
6
An advertisement details mint leather purses and kit bags with options in tan English pigskin, silk or check linen linings, mirror, change purse, and chain attachments. Purses feature initials stamping, silk lining, and a back pocket. kit bags in tan khaki canvas with multiple pockets leather corners and straps, priced around $7 to $46.
Andre Tardieu, high commissioner for France America affairs, cabled Secretary Baker in Paris offering the educational resources and facilities of the French government to American soldiers in the occupation army and to those delayed by transportation difficulties returning home.
France invites American college students and soldiers to access French universities and schools to study arts sciences medicine law Beaux Arts technical institutes and agricultural schools in Paris and provinces with full facilities libraries laboratories and resources as gratitude for Allied service. Secretary Baker has not yet replied to the offer.
The French government proposes joint educational programs with the United States, offering American professors to teach in French universities and English lectures for American troops. France would place teachers near American camps to teach French and host visiting French lecturers on shared interests. The plan hinges on known American student numbers and fields of study, aiming to strengthen democracy through shared education.
London report says 12 spies were executed or imprisoned during the war. Carl Hans Woody alias Charles Inglis led the executions. Rowlands and Lizzie Werthe were executed in a couple case. Mira De Bournouville received life penal servitude. One spy hanged himself in Brixton. many others escaped the death penalty.
The Red Cross Christmas shop at 202 Washington Street corner State Street opened yesterday afternoon drawing hundreds of shoppers. Mrs Albert J Beveridge and Mrs George Putnam will supervise with two Red Cross corps to sell and deliver orders by motor to suburban districts. Proceeds support the Red Cross Metropolitan Chapter.
Commander Adair Hall and Captain G B Powell of the British warship Devonshire invited to attend Victory Night at the City Club next Saturday evening. Hon H J Logan M P will be chief speaker on Canadian Duties and Opportunities and on the allied war effort by United States, Canada and Great Britain.
Former Ambassador R. Naon, until recently Argentina's representative in the United States, stays at Copley Plaza. He joined Union Club last night and will be guest of honor at City Club tonight. He helped launch a student fundraising drive in Argentina to support Sarmiento, with about $120,000 raised and the fund nearing completion.
The passage recalls Boston climate data, noting record highs and temperatures for December 12 with figures from 1872 1894 and 1911. It mentions warmest readings of 68 degrees and past ten years with rain or snow in 1916 and 1917.
The Prussian Guard entered Berlin on Tuesday and was welcomed by thousands. Outside the city the Guard was halted by representatives of the Independent Socialists who urged them to disarm, an action a paper says places the Guard at the disposal of the counter revolution.
Charles Piez vice president and general manager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation will succeed Charles M Schwab as director general of the corporation. Announcement came from the Shipping Board headquarters in Washington today.
Calendar fragment records the waterfront date December 12 with astronomical notes the 1586th day of conflict the U S in war 616 days and the 146th day of the year. It lists morning heights 9 ft evening 6 ft with moon phases December 17 January 16 February 14 and celestial bodies including Mars Jupiter Venus and Saturn as morning or evening stars.
Meteorologist notes humidity and temperatures while Nova Scotia Steamships charters Sagamore to haul cargo weekly to Halifax replacing Cascapedia. Sagamore sails alongside Halifax, as French naval convoy encounters leaks on two former minesweepers. H F Dimock and Herman Winter chartered for Mobile to Bocas del Toro service. North Land and North Star operate New York route. Durban arrives Rio de Janeiro after delay. cargo coal shipment situation uncertain.
The notice records a crowded maritime listing with ships and tugs sailing or towing cargo along routes from St John New Brunswick to ports such as Portland Halifax New York and Bordeaux. It names vessels like Francisco New York William M Tupper Jake De Lancey Diana and Saugus plus tugs Juno and Red Cross and barges including Red Cross bergs and George Co. Hughes with varied destinations and returns.
Six men of the Brooklyn crew were killed and 30 injured in a coal dust explosion aboard the armored cruiser while coaling at Yokohama Japan last Monday. The Navy Department was informed by the Asiatic fleet commander.
The report notes fireman Ariel Lamoureux and Private J. Boyd among those injured, while the Navy Department states the Brooklyn was not damaged and a court of inquiry has been convened to investigate the blast that occurred in several compartments on the berth deck and in the surrounding areas.
The Brooklyn, stationed at Vladivostok with the American expeditionary force and joint Siberian venture, suffered a deadly mishap in its bunkers where one man died instantly and five others perished from injuries. The vessel, once Rear Admiral Schley’s flagship at Santiago in 1898, remains a famed naval slip.
New York December 11 Recommendations for 1919 footwear styles were issued by the Council of National Service of the Shoe and Leather Industry to suit women's apparel and help restore industry. Suggested colors include three browns two grays bronze white and black with lace boot heights not exceeding 8 1 2 inches and discouraged needle-toed lasts and button boots.
A telegram to the county commissioners from United States Senator Hale reports the War Department has ordered a public hearing in Portland on repairs to the sunken pier of the million dollar bridge. The commissioners view this as a reopening of the case.
Hermann Wessels known as Carl Roediger, a German naval officer and alleged spy, and Albert Paul Fricke, a German toy firm representative, were arraigned in the federal District Court on treason charges in New York.
Sage Tea and Sulphur Compound restores natural color and shine to faded or gray hair. Sold as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound with added ingredients, it darkens hair naturally over a few applications. Not a disease treatment.
An advertisement touts Gets It as the only guaranteed corn remover that peels away corn tissue like a banana skin. It claims relief from pain without cutting or irritant salves and urges buyers to visit druggists. Lawrence & Co in Chicago markets it.
Petersburg Virginia woman Mrs W D Wells writes her daughter suffered two years with weakness and right side pain. Doctors expected operation but Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her condition. She urges others with irregularities painful periods backache and inflammation to try the remedy.
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