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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
6
Boston Elevated trustees appointed by Governor McCall to run the street railway on a service-at-cost plan report that chairman Butler has resigned. Louis A. Frothingham, the initial chairman, left in October after receiving a major's commission in the U S army, marking a second resignation since the board began duties this year.
William M. Butler, now chairman, resigns as trustee of the LDoston Elevated Railway Company to Governor McCall citing war time duties. The governor made no comment. a successor is expected next Tuesday. Butler heads multiple companies including Boston Worcester Street Railway and Boston Worcester Electric, with other board members named.
The Papal letter presented to President Wilson by Monsignor Cerreti urged support for oppressed nationalities notably Armenia and Poland and called for a just durable peace through enlightened action. It also referenced nations formed from the dual monarchy partition, especially Bohemia, and asked Wilson to help these peoples realize their ambitions regardless of race or religion.
In Paris President Wilson is expected to confer with King Victor Emmanuel on Italy's postwar position. Wilson has held informal talks with Count di Cellere and discussed Italian aims and the racial or linguistic line for territorial settlement. If plans proceed, Wilson will visit Italy around mid January.
Members of the American Board of Foreign Missions in Boston attended the Old South Church service for Mrs. Sarah B Capron who died in Poughkeepsie New York in her 91st year She went to India with her husband for twenty years after his death she continued in the Far East for ten more years a town was named in her honor. A separate Chelsea fire gutted a two story building at Arlington and Pirth streets causing over 10000 in damage and disrupting Boston and Maine train service The Brennan Grain Co and Bay State Smelting were among the losers with Warrel s blacksmith shop also destroyed
Five Philadelphia Tagesblatt officials and editors were sentenced under the espionage act. Louis Werner and Dr. Martin Darkow drew five years each at Atlanta penitentiary, Herman Lemke two years, Peter Schaefer and Paul Vogel one year each. Bail set at ten thousand dollars pending appeal.
During convalescence from influenza and pneumonia take Imperial Granum Food. Nourishing, strengthening, delicious, with no sickish sweetness. Any druggist, 2c. advt.
Dr John T. Bowen of the American Red Cross from Clearwater Florida has been cited by the Serbian government for the St Salvor decoration and the Serbian Red Cross medal for conspicuous work among Serbian wounded. The notice appears in a December report from Saloniki.
Newport Rhode Island December 18 The submarine net across the west passage of Narragansett Bay is being removed. It was laid soon after the United States entered the war.
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