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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1918

Page

5

Bears Three Wounds at 17 Private Frederick Fe Wilson

Private Frederick Fe Wilson sustains three wounds at age 17 amid unspecified duties. location and broader context not provided in the report. Further details incomplete in the available text.

Private Frederick E. F. Wilson Home After Heavy Wounds

South Boston’s Private Frederick E F Wilson youngest soldier in the 1024 Machine Gun Battalion returns home at 665 Hast Second Street after three severe wounds and two gas exposures. He sailed last January, fought at the Marne Chateau Thierry and Argonne, then will report to Camp Merritt New Jersey following a furlough.

South Boston Frederick EF. Wilson Hast Second Street Camp Merritt N. J Young Wilson Battle of the Marne Chateau Thierry Argonne Forest

Musterole Advertisement for Sore Throat Relief

A vintage ad promoting Musterole as a quick sore throat relief ointment. It promises gentle penetration without blistering like mustard plasters and lists usos from bronchitis to rheumatism. Includes prices 30c 60c and hospital size $2.50.

New Serums and Flu Advice From Health Official

Dr Eugene R Kelley, state health commissioner, says another Spanish flu epidemic like last October’s in Boston and New England will not return. He warns of minor recurrences over the next two to three years but none of the magnitude of the prior outbreak.

Boston New England Eugene R. Kelley

Boston Sees Fewer Influenza Deaths Amid Outlook on Serum

Boston reports 21 influenza and pneumonia deaths yesterday, down from 29 on Saturday. Authorities anticipate many illnesses are seasonable colds, with Christmas crowds blamed for the latest outbreak. Dr Bernard Carey notes the Chelsea Naval Hospital serum shows promise but remains experimental, requiring injections to patients early in illness.

Boston Boston Health Department State Department of Health Bernard B. Carey Chelsea Naval Hospital Timothy Leary Carey Chelsea Hospital

Currie Hid Fluey Criticized Over Port of Boston Influenza Claim

Health officials spar over where Spanish influenza entered the United States with Dr Donald H Currie of the United States Health Service ill on Gallups Island and unable to respond to Dr Woodward’s charge. Kelley from the State Department of Health notes the disease entered widely and blaming any port is unlikely as ships fumigated and precautions failed to prevent spread to Alaska and Nome before the global outbreak.

United States Boston William ©. Woodward Donald H.currie United States Health Service Pr. Currie Gallups Island Woodward New York Currie Hugene R. Kelley State Department of Health Alaska Nome

New Haven Employees May Strike Over Overtime Order

The N Y N H & H railroad reversed overtime rules after four days causing a tense standoff at the Boston terminal. Managers Bardo and Smith have five days to reinstate the change or face drastic action affecting 700 clerks and 400 laborers at Boston freight terminals.

N. Y. N. H. & H. Railroad Bostone Terminal C. L. Bardo A. H. Smith Boston

Brotherhood Rally Demands Overtime Pay Parity at Railroads

At a large meeting held at 724 Washington Street Wednesday, Old Colony Lodge of the Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks declared unanimous support for restoring time and a half overtime pay. International officers from other cities attended as officials noted similar treatment for fellow workers on the Boston and Maine and Boston and Albany systems and urged rail line management to rescind the countermanding order.

Washington Street Westerday Old Colony Lodge Brotherhood of Railroad Boston & Maine Boston & Albany

Labor notes and union actions across Boston area

Three wholesale liquor dealers face noon deadline to grant a 35 percent wage rise for Wine Clerks Union No 3. Boston Labor Union educational committee reorganized with Michael A Murphy chairing and William Kolis secretary. Leather firm back pay under state award to be disbursed within 48 hours or workers strike. Bay State Street Railway pays about 140000 in back pay to 4000 streetcar men under War Labor Board. Print and Recreation Department Union officers elected. Red Cross drive progress noted. Massachusetts Engineers state branch re elected Herman Comerford. various local officers named. Lynn express drivers’ strike discussed. sub committee to investigate and visit Lynn.

Boston Central Labor Union Michael A. Murphy William Kolis Union Street Bay State Street Railway Company National War Labor Board Print and Recreation Lora A. F John McKernan Moses Coulter John Kebone Michael O'Toole John Murphy Thomas Walsh Red Cross Peters Herman Comerford Boston Massachusetts International Union of Steam and Operating Engineers Brockton Comerford Tr State International Union Jonathan Berry RR. Daniels H. A. Rockwell Springfield Arthur Daniels J. Ll. Wilmarth Lynn Teamsters Express Executive Council of Lynn

American Boats Patrol the Rhine Amid Occupation Fleet

American patrol boats with machine guns used in Soissons ply the Rhine under occupation. The 12-boat fleet includes 10 patrol craft one supply boat and the Prussian used by General Dickman. The Prussian, a top steam yacht, was requisitioned from Blenz district head mayor.

Associated Press Soissons Rhine Dickman Coblenz

Russian Democrats Arrive in Paris Representing Parties

Professor Paul Miluicoft head of the Russian Constitutional Democrats and foreign minister in Premier Looff's cabinet arrives in Paris with Nicholas Schebeke former ambassador at Vienna and four other Russians.

Paris Associated Press Paul Miluicoft Russian Constitutional Democrats Looff Nicholas Schebeke Vienna Bolsheviks Social Revolutionaries

Russians Seek Entente Help to Restore Unified Russia

A Russian mission in Paris aims to interest the Entente powers in restoring order in Russia and preventing a new government that would divide Russia. Milukoff nodes to Ukrainian resistance to Skoropadski and a plan to unite moderates, with Venikine forming a government at Yekaterinodar and collaboration with Kolchak. The group includes Gurko, Tretiakoff, Getoff, and Krovo poskoff, with Milukoff leading the Centre party. They seek support to curb Bolshevism and advance Russian interests at the peace conference.

Russia Kiev Paris Odessa Milukoff Skoropadski Ukraine Constitutional Democratic Venikine Yekaterinodar Kolchak Omsk Siberia Vladimir Gurko General Gurko Sergius Tretiakoff Russian Ecumenical Council Alexander Getoff United States

Photograph Reveals Unusual Ice Formation at Devil's Gulch

A B Nl Burkhart photo captures a strange ice feature on Pallett Creek, Devil's Gulch, Sierra Madre region. At first it resembles laundry drying in wind, but spray from a nearby stream froze on bushes creating a natural freak of nature.

B. Nl’. Burkhart Pallett Creek Devil's Gulch Sierra Madre

Pro Russian political groups seek entente aid in restoring order

Professor Wilukoff told the Associated Press that the mission is not government appointed. He said no single government in Russia can speak for all, and the various political parties aim to obtain entente assistance to restore order.

Russia Wilukoff Associated Press

Public Health Push Outlines Fight Against Major Diseases

Dr. George J. Vincent, president of the Rockefeller Foundation group, spoke at Old South Meeting House stressing international effort against yellow fever malaria and hookworm with malaria battles aided by government cooperation. He noted the board acts only on government invitations and cited a Halifax sailor pay delay caused by red tape, aided by a citizen who paid his fare and food until his pay arrived.

Aod Rockefeller Foundation George J. Vincent Association Old South Ffrance Panama Canal Vincent International Board Uncle Sam Halifax

French President Receives Spanish Premier in Paris

Count Rothanones the Spanish premier, who recently met President Wilson, was received this evening by President Poincare in Paris after a conference.

Paris Count Rothanones Wilson Poincare

How London Armistice Signing Is Shown in Mata nia Drawings

Mata nia vividly captures London scenes of the armistice signing in a remarkable drawing set to appear in the pictorial section of next week's Boston Sunday Post.

London Matania Boston Sunday Post

Retire Chaplain to U S Reserves

Among the graduates of the chaplains training school at Camp Zachary Taylor Louisville Ky is the Rev George Loring Thurlow pastor of the Lexington First Baptist Church who has been commissioned a chaplain and first lieutenant in the United States army On account of the rapid return of the army from France he has been assigned to the United States Reserves.

Camp Zachary Taylor Louisville, Ky George Loring Thurlow Lexington First Baptist Church United States Armive France

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