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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
20
Joseph Lee endorses a memorial bridge across the Charles to honor soldiers, arguing it fits civic, educational, and patriotic aims and would remove the current unattractive feature near Harvard’s basin, improving Boston’s mid river view.
The New York district attorney notes Harry K. Thaw enjoys semi freedom at a private Philadelphia hospital and visits cafes. Indictments for kidnapping and assault loom in New York, while Thaw’s lawyers flip between claiming sanity to secure release and insanity to keep him from trial. His case highlights striking shifts in legal strategy and Thaw’s perceived influence.
The article notes President Wilson does not let others frame his views and has gone directly to the people or their representatives. It questions the London Daily Express claim that Wilson proposed concessions on sea power and blockades, stressing that only Wilson can articulate his own positions.
The speaker urges awaiting the time and place for the President to state his positions on the wider peace conference agenda. The remark frames how the administration’s stance on all topics related to the forthcoming talks should be clarified at the forthcoming announcement.
The essay praises United States Steel head Elbert H. Gary for predicting strong prosperity, arguing his call to lower living costs first and restraint on wage-price pressures is sound economics. It endorses labor pay as a foundation for prosperity and condemns price gouging in turkey storage meat labeling.
The State Department note to Presidents of Chile and Peru urges immediate restraint and declares no fighting. If the nations cannot settle peacefully, the United States will mediate to help reach an equitable solution. The move frames the dispute as part of broader peace prospects worldwide and imposes responsibility on leaders to stop the quarrel now.
Monday next is named Letters from Home Day with high authority approving a joyous demonstration. The piece urges cheerful uplifting letters to veterans at the front and in camps to bolster morale during the final period of service, praising their brave work and the heroes' homecoming as part of holiday spirit.
Chief Bielaski states the Justice Department will not judge guilt or innocence of individuals named in anti German activities. The department will report facts only, leaving the public to assess how deeply some named figures may have sunk. Loyal persons dragged into the affair by German agents should be clearly distinguished from others.
A brief, dry note expresses skepticism about a supposed plot among marketmen to pull leftover Thanksgiving turkeys from cold storage and label them as fresh killed for sale. The remark highlights public concern over deceptive meat labeling practices.
Director McAdoo announces passenger rail service will be improved back to or beyond prewar standards. He defends wartime reductions as intentional for efficiency and urges a return to first principles, testing government control in peacetime and pushing substantial improvements.
Senate inquiry findings reveal the imperial German government spent about 27.85 million dollars in early World War I years to sway U S opinion. Funds for Ambassador Bernstorff and agents came from bonds and treasury bills sales, with large Berlin banks subscribing over 20 million. Returns in Teutonic circles seem unrecognizable today.
A reader asks the editor to decide if the Kaiser is crippled by a withered left arm. Another asks why common salt dissolved in water tastes different from ocean salt water and notes other substances in ocean water. A third asks about the difference in meaning between sewerage and sewage, explaining sewerage as pipes and drains and sewage as what flows through them.
In a Hamilton Club Chicago address dated April 10, 1899, Theodore Roosevelt declared he would preach not ignoble ease but the strenuous life, presenting it as a guiding doctrine rather than a mere label or slogan.
The Dublin Nation issue of April 1 1843 cites the Ninety Eight rhyme as a record of the 1798 Irish rebellion that began May 4 1798. It notes the uprising cost about 150000 Irish lives and 20000 English lives, underscoring the high stakes and memory of the revolt.
Letter to the editor asks for the Germans’ own term for their empire and the Chinese native name for China. The writer suggests Deutsches Reich and Chung-Hua Min-Kuo as examples. The query appears in a Post issue, reflecting linguistic and national identity curiosities.
The text states that under the German military system, men were compelled to serve from age 20 for two years in the ranks and five in the reserve, with cavalry and horse artillery having three and four years respectively. It also notes that a German could be called for service at any time between ages 17 and 45.
The report cites official figures for December 13 noting a cold record of 4 above in 1898 and a warm high of 61 degrees in 1911. It also records rain or snow on this date in the past decade, with years 1909 1913 1914 1915 and 1917.
A retired schoolteacher reflects on courtesy as a daily discipline. The piece notes that good manners require sustained effort yet yield meaningful returns in personal and community life.
An Illinois town faced flirty youths on street corners. Fifteen police-ettes sworn in by the chief nabbed 16 masher suspects on day one. The reform spread as men averted contact, some even avoiding sisters, and a sharp stick-wielding officer kept order.
A black bear with green and yellow trimmings was reported roaming between the Parliament Building and Miss Schleyer's florist on Queen and York streets in Fredericton. Finder will be rewarded upon return to the addressed location.
Cambridge asks why film detectives are shown as tough, disreputable figures while the job requires brains and refinement. Otto replies the detective is honorable and capable, but directors insist on the tough image, noting it may never be understood.
Heinrich Heine was born in Dusseldorf and dies in Paris. As a youth he admired Napoleon, spending time with soldiers of the victorious army. A kind-hearted uncle aided his early ventures in business and law before Heine moved to Paris in his thirties to become a journalist.
In Paris Murat mansion Wilson will stay near Napoleonic mementoes as delegates tour Versailles. Napoleon preferred the Tuileries and Fontainebleau, with the Grand Trianon hosting a campaign planning suite and Napoleon’s bed. Carriages and mosaics tied to his reign are exhibited nearby. Versailles, tied to Louis XIV era, offers little of the emperor’s grandeur today.
A late life reflection recalls a man who knew the great city, fell in love with a bookseller’s daughter, and became a devoted husband. He produced lyric poetry, essays, political works, and prose, remaining prolific until his death in 1856 and burial at Montmartre cemetery.
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