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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
20
The Great Fleet, led by the superdreadnought Pennsylvania with Admiral Mayo aboard, reached Ambrose Channel lightship at 3 pm for a homeland race. They convoyed President Wilson's ship to the coast of France.
The Despatch carried Christmas greetings from Admiral Mayo to the home fleet as ten battleships steamed toward New York. The armada anchored four miles from Battery Park with tugs delivering letters. A grand review, parade, and sunset light displays were planned along the Hudson with Secretary Daniels aboard the Mayflower.
The Boston Post reports from Ambrose Channel Light that New England officers and sailors of the returning fleet convey Christmas greetings to mothers relatives and friends in New England and wish a joyous New Year. Mayo commands.
Secretary Daniels left for New York to review homecoming American warships stationed in the war zone. He will be joined there by Secretary Baker and Houston, General March, and Joseph Tumulty aboard the Mayflower for the visit tomorrow.
A half hour long riot in Brooklyn ended when police reserves and police guard squads intervened after reports that over twenty Negro soldiers assaulted a saloon proprietor. Twenty arrests were made, shots fired, and one prisoner recaptured after leaping from a truck en route to the station.
At Chaumont's Hotel de Ville the Mayor welcomed the President and announced a marble wall slab to seal the date of his visit in Golden letters. The town planned monuments to Americans and British, and the Mayor presented Mrs. Wilson a box of gloves.
Rochester New York December 25 Robbery is believed to have been the motive behind the murder of James N Rodger owner of an automobile tire and supply store. His body was found in living rooms over the store with a badly crushed head. Rodger was reputed to be worth thousands and known to carry large sums, though no money was found.
Hlow General Pershing met the savages of the Philippines and conquered them as much by his good judgment as by force of arms, is entertainingly related by H. F. Wheeler in The Real Life of General Pershing, in next week's Boston Sunday Post.
American correspondent travels through Germany from Metz to Berlin, detailing revolutionary control, food shortages, and public plea for Wilson era relief. Observes famine impacts, Bolshevik influence, and hopes that U.S. aid can revive industry and pay future indemnities.
AEP notes describe celebrations and flags across Mainz Trier Coblenz and Frankfort as German civilians and soldiers greet returning troops amid food shortages. Revolutionary leaders Donath Hoffmann Wendel and Hoffmann press for aid supply and public visibility while aviation plans hint at Berlin access.
Discussion centers on indemnity for Germany and a possible league of nations. The article reports President Wilson’s planned public remarks in Manchester, his talks with British labor representatives, and the U S Senate debates shaping views on peace terms and postwar German reparations. It notes British labor opposition to full payment and the President's cautious stance on substantial indemnity to avoid delays in demobilization.
Edward Day Page, noted scientist and art patron, collapsed at the dinner table at his Bygeberg estate in Oakland New Jersey while dining with his wife, daughter and two friends. He had been recovering from influenza and pleurisy when he suffered an acute heart attack. Page graduated from Yale Sheffield Scientific School and was a partner in Faulkner Page Co in New York. He belonged to several clubs and scientific societies. His widow and a daughter Mrs Nelson survive.
In Pawtucket Rhode Island 15 year old Joseph Devlin shot and killed his father Bernard after a dispute with his mother. He told police he fired five shots after seeing his mother attacked and was arrested awaiting arraignment in the 10th district court on a manslaughter charge.
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