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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1918
Page
16
A heavy wet snow began in Chicago with a strong north wind hampering street railway traffic. The storm disrupted transit and midwest conditions, delaying streetcar schedules and creating hazardous travel. Reports indicate accumulating snowfall affecting daily routines and city operations.
Washington reports assign responsibility for the war and its prolongation to the German Emperor and crown prince, General Ludendorff, Admiral von Tirpitz, major industrial concerns, and the Pan-Germans, as stated by Mr. Kaustky the commissary of the people.
Mr. Kautsky examined foreign ministry archives in Paris and told Petit Parisien correspondents that official documents support claims by Dr. Muelhon of Kriupp factories and Prince Lichnowski German ambassador to England that Germany caused the war. He said the first documents on the war’s cause would be made public within a month. The Austrian government will publish archival material from Ball Platz.
Mrs. George B. Cluett, widow of a founder of the Cluett collar industry in Troy, died suddenly at Pelham Manor last night. The Cluett name is tied to a major local business legacy and her husband helped establish the famous collar line.
Theodore Roosevelt to leave Roosevelt Hospital for Oyster Bay after seven weeks with inflammatory rheumatism. Doctor J H Richards says recovery is progressing, with return to usual duties expected in six weeks to two months.
Paris dispatch reports V N Kokovsoff, former Russian premier, urging Allied intervention in Russia. He calls for a military dictatorship to end the anarchic regime and establish a healthy government, warning nonintervention would let Germany strengthen its grip and align with Russia politically.
Bangor Maine December 24 W K Hallett superintendent of the southern division of the Bangor and Aroostook railroad will succeed J B Stewart general superintendent F A Andrews train master at Millinocket will succeed Hallett Mr H MacCready chief clerk and secretary to President Todd named assistant to the general manager
Directors of the American Sugar Refinery gave every employee at the South Boston factory a $1000 life insurance policy as a Christmas gift. The dose of good cheer included candy for all female workers and an auction of sugar boxes for the smoke fund aiding refinery men in the armed forces. Santa Claus was Frederick Gibson.
Brief fragment notes a gift presented to the em likely tied to policy or ceremonial context. No clear names, places, dates, or affiliations are readable to specify who gave or received, where, or when. Unable to determine full event details from the fragment.
Melbourne reports the Victoria Legislature enacted a bill requiring all sold goods to show their country of origin. German items imported after customs clearance may not be labelled made in Australia. Improperly marked goods face forfeiture and owners face substantial fines.
Farm labor furnished through the United States employment service will be directed by a special division created today in the department of labor. M. A. Coykendall of Nebraska is director and John T. Connell of Mississippi assistant director.
Washington reports show the committee on public information foreign press bureau near closure with orders to end all divisions. Creel’s stay in Europe coincided with plans to wind down. meanwhile, New York division expected to continue briefly. Also listed are prisoners judged by people's tribunals and various Bolshevik arrests with unclear charges.
Advices received by Reuters report that in the Kresti penitentiary at Petrograd 3205 persons are being detained by the Bolsheviki.
Clarence C. Miller was appointed general manager of the Pennsylvania Mutual Life Insurance Company's local office, taking over duties from Plympton and Bunting. Miller, a well known local figure, studied at the old Boston Latin School and is Harvard educated.
A zone modification order by the fuel administration permits all rail shipment of bituminous coal on the Baltimore and Ohio Western Maryland and the coal and coke railroads in West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania to all points in New England.
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