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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1917
Page
18
Reports from Russia describe ongoing revolutionary and counter revolutionary activity as both sides claim progress. The chaotic situation makes it impossible to determine which faction leads the struggle.
Preliminary discussions between Bolshevik representatives and Teutonic allies continue at Brest Litovsk with real negotiations set to begin next Tuesday. German and Austrian foreign ministers rush to the talks. Fronts are mostly quiet except for small skirmishes in northern Italy and air raids on English coast towns.
Washington Dec 18 The administration bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase 100 000 000 dollars of farm loan bonds during the next fiscal year was adopted by the Senate without a record vote after an amendment removed authority for a similar purchase next year.
James Carballotis a 40 year old man from 11 Batchelder court Lynn is reported missing under peculiar circumstances. He recently suffered from blood poisoning in his hands and left home Monday morning to go to the Massachusetts General Hospital. He did not report to the hospital or return home by late last night.
Gloucester December 18 funeral services were held for First Class Private Harvey R. Anderson of Company A 301st Field Battalion Signal Corps U S A who died at Camp Devens hospital Sunday afternoon after a brief illness as mourners gathered at the town burial.
A church service conducted by Rev. L. M. Powers and assisted by Rev. John B. Wilson took place this afternoon at 2 o clock at the Universalist Church in the city.
The ad warns readers during the Christmas shopping season to avoid exposure that could lead to colds, grip, or pneumonia. It cites doctors and promotes Father John’s Medicine for treatment and prevention while urging caution against dangerous patent medicines.
Meriden Connecticut voters elected Henry T. King Democrat as mayor by 110 votes over Wilbur F. Parker Republican. Republicans won 11 council seats while Democrats secured four. two Republican sheriff candidates were elected, reflecting a mixed result for parties.
The report notes Mr. Parker finished 124 votes behind the leading ticket in a head of the ticket race.
New York December 18. John Henry Hammond of Brown Brothers & Company is appointed director of the Bureau of Enemy Trade with headquart ers in New York. The move signals a harsh wartime export control expansion and a push to monitor trade with enemy nations.
Washington bureau announced licenses controlling trade with enemy or ally of enemy. The War Trade Board department issues or withholds permits to engage in such commerce.
An Italian airship climbs to 22 048 feet in 65 minutes, claimed as a world height record. The event is presented as the sky’s new benchmark in sustained altitude, highlighting engineering prowess and national prestige.
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