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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1918

Page

2

AIDS Teachers in Finding Jobs

Government efforts to place teachers and returning service members into positions are coordinated through the United States employment service division of education. In the state H H Howe directs the effort from the service headquarters, urging superintendents to cooperate and inviting teachers to register for placement consideration.

United States Employment Service Division of Education H. H. Howe Everett W. Lord Federal Service Federal Service. Mr. Howe Service

Sailors Paid Off In Canada Money Denomination Trouble

Fifteen sailors and petty officers of the United States Navy arrived at the North Station aboard the maritime express. They were paid off at Halifax in Canadian or French currency, causing frustration as they must exchange funds at a loss. Some were bound for discharge in Hingham, others reassigned to ships, with the paymaster unable to fix the money to par value due to ship schedules.

United States Navy North Station Maritime Express Halifax Hingham

New Wage Scales For Steamship Officers Promulgated

Washington announces new wage scales for licensed officers on all steamships operating from Atlantic and Gulf ports. Effective January 1 to May 1, scales vary by vessel size across five classes and align with coastal trade rates. No bonuses are included.

Washington Atlantic Gulf Ports The Shipping Board

Wage Scale Set For Ship Officers After War

Masters will receive from 300 to 375 dollars monthly with variations by ship size while officers and engineers of all ranks have ceilings within specified ranges. The award notes wartime pay adjustments would not be warranted now but urges universal rates for all Atlantic Gulf West Indian and transatlantic services. The Shipping Board mandates the scale on requisitioned vessels and asks private owners to adopt voluntarily to avoid traffic disruption.

Atlantic Gulf Shipping Board

Movie Star Florence Beresford Files Divorce Suit

Providence reports actress Florence Miller Beresford has filed for divorce from Arthur S K Beresford, British army officer and brother of Lord Decies. Cruelty alleged. suit filed in Providence Superior Court weeks ago. She cites 17 years of marriage, four children, and past residency in Alberta and Providence. Case not expected to be contested.

Providence Florence Miller Beresford Arthur S$ K. Beresford Lord Decies London Providence County Beresford G. L. Miller Benefit Street Poplar Street Mr. Beresford Alberta Canada British Army Service Corps Prince of Wales

Russia Should Work Out Its Own Salvation, Says Olgin

Dr M J Olgin urged at the Old South Meeting House that Russia resolve its chaos in its own way and Americans should let Russians shape their destiny while pursuing commercial ties. The scheduled speaker Professor Samuel N Harper was absent due to influenza.

Russia M. J. Olgin Old South Meeting House

Christmas Carols Sung at Trinity Church

A Christmas carol service at Trinity Church Copley square featured a 60 member choir under Ernest Mitchell with the Rev Dr Alexander Mann officiating. The program included Noel Come All Ye Faithful Holy Night The Little Dove Away in a Manger and other nativity hymns.

Trinity Church Copley Square Noel Ernest Mitchell Alexander Mann

Pershing Sent Peace Note During War With Moros

The piece notes Pershing sent a peace note to the natives amid the Moros fight. The full account is detailed in The Real Life of General Pershing in next week's Boston Sunday Post.

Pershing General Pershing Boston Sunday Post

Senate set to reconvene after holiday. Chamberlain to speak

In Washington on December 29 the Senate will return Thursday after a holiday break. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, chair of the military committee, plans an address criticizing army affairs. Senator McKellar of Tennessee is expected to discuss the proposed League of Nations.

Washington Senate House Chamberlain Oregon McKellar Tennessee League of Nations

War revenue bill sent to conference with child labor ban debated

House considers directing managers to accept Senate amendments that prohibit child labor and ban alcohol imports into the District of Columbia for beverage use. Navy program updates expected from Secretary Daniels. hearings on the 1920 naval appropriation resume after holidays. Senate to reopen peace questions debate with Senator Lewis. Army casualty lists delay to be discussed by Senator Weeks and Senator Thomas. House to grant right of way to the War Department war contracts bill with expedited passage. Senate to revisit German propaganda Hog Island shipyard probes and railroad legislation hearings with McAdoo as first witness.

House Senate District of Columbia Daniels House Naval Committee Congress Lewis Illinois Weeks Massachusetts Thomas Colorado War Department Hog Island Senate Interstate Commerce Committee McAdoo

Motor Trouble Leads to Arrest in Malden

Martin S. Timmins 21 and Albert W. Shea 17, both Malden residents, were to be arraigned in Malden Police Court on charges of breaking and entering the garage of Harry Stratton on Florence Street and stealing a high priced touring car yesterday morning. They were stopped by Patrolmen Matthew Connolly and John Campbell on Commercial Street while tinkering with the car. Lacking driving licenses and failing to provide satisfactory information, they admitted the theft for a joy ride according to police.

Martin S. Timmins Albert W. Shea Malden Harry Stratton Florence Street Matthew Connolly John Campbell Commercial Street

Mystery Story In The Enigma In Pink For Sunday Magazine

A puzzling mystery titled The Enigma in Pink appears in next weeks Boston Post Sunday Magazine. The story is written along unusual lines and presents an attractive problem for readers.

Boston Post Sunday Magazine

Elk in a zoo longs for wild north freedom

A zoo elk named Mack, from the Mackenzie River country, longs for the vast open spaces and biting winds of his ancestral homeland. The piece portrays his discontent with confinement at Franklin Park, yearning for a nomadic life among thousands of elk and the wild north. The elk appears wistful at the gate, bearing human burdens in a somber reflection.

Mack Mackenzie River Country Franklin Park Zoo Great North Country Franklin Park Zoo

Navy to discontinue storage places at Mystic Wharf and yards

The Navy Department will abandon Mystic Wharf Charlestown and Battery Wharf on Atlantic Avenue as storage sites and transfer the properties to buildings at the navy yard. The large storage building at the yard is not yet ready to take goods, while the old prison building used as a brig will be reused to store goods except the second floor chapel area.

Mystic Wharf Charlestown Battery Wharf Atlantic Avenue Navy Department Navy Yard

Romeo Keys Stays in Ward

John Baker Keys, 63, a wealthy Boston clubman, will remain at General Hospital for an indefinite period as Probate Court proceedings on his mental condition are postponed. His guardianship case faces an affidavit alleging unsound mind, and its outcome hinges on court authority to detain him. Keys was committed on Thanksgiving after six weeks of courtship with Flor ence Girardin, the Harvard Club elevator operator, who is pursuing legal options to influence the case.

North Square Boston North End Emanuele Lo Presti la Notizia Jerome A. Petitti Italian Bar Association of Boston John J. Romolo Giuseppe Anania Joseph Manganillo Ubaldo Guidi Banca Stabile & Co North Street Battery Street Hanover Street Mt. Auburn Cemetery Lo Presti Italy United States Prince Street Cincinnati John Baker Keys Florence Girardin Harvard Club General Hospital Keys Kkeys Girardin

Big Greeting in Baby 1919 New Year's Eve

Boston hotels report an abundant New Year’s program for 1919 with high seating demands and festive pricing. Hotels plan lively dinners, dancing, cabaret shows, and noise making novelties as crowds prepare to celebrate the arrival of 1919 with bold revelry.

France John Barleycorn

Federal Custodian to Address Chamber

A. Mitchell Palmer federal custodian of alien property will speak at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon today at the Hotel Brunswick in Boston, following his earlier sensational address last summer that spurred a Senate probe into German propagandists and their influence on the American press.

A. Mitchell Palmer Senate Hotel Brunswick Boston Chamber of Commerce

Back Bay Church Observes 75th Anniversary

The Anglican Church of the Messiah marked its 75th founding anniversary with special 12:10 pm services on St Stephen Street Back Bay led by rector Rev John McGaw Foster.

Episcopal Church of the Messiah St. Stephen Street Back Bay John McGaw Foster

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Employment Service U. S Amberg File and Index Co Telephone F. H Federal Street Eaor Leysierv United States Food Administration Floridas Meadowbrook Creamery Maine Lis Turkeys Butte Fancy Creamery Zoe War Tin Seek of Warrtoll Wren euCcEe Racine, U.S.A Fierlick Fuorlick Trinity Brookside Creamery Brookside Henfield Santa Clara la Touraine Armour's John T. Connor CO Food Administration AIR Army Affairs Big Zoo NAVY Romeo Keys Back Bay Church Rinklers Sprinkler Co Milk St. Fort Hill John Wanamaker Philadelphia Globe Gilchrist Foulards
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