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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1918
Page
3
George H. Libby, principal of Manchester High School for 19 years, resigned to take effect after the winter term in March. He cited difficulty maintaining scholarship and discipline, drawbacks of the two-session plan, and staff losses to higher salaries, saying he cannot accept results without authority.
Boston plans a citywide New Year celebration for 1919 featuring war camp service events, Te Deum at Cathedral, watch night services in churches, and a public memorial on the Common. Crowds, bells, and songs mark hope for peace and prosperity as troops return. Cardinal O Connell to lead Te Deum at Holy Cross. crowds attend watch-night services at multiple churches.
Chamber President Harriman expresses confidence that normal conditions will return soon and calls for wage understanding as a path to peace. He asserts a new year will bring an agreement and stability in labor relations.
Michael J O Donnell president of the Boston Central Labor Union predicts a prosperous 1919 with higher living wages and better understanding between capital and labor. He expects closer employer employee cooperation and a drop in the cost of living toward normal conditions.
Mayor Peters voices optimism for Boston in 1919 saying the year holds promise and prosperity for all residents. He urges citizens to carry wartime patriotism into civilian life and keep a strong spirit of progress to make 1919 one of Boston’s most prosperous years.
Henry Abrahams of the Cigar Makers Union predicts a year of new buildings streets and parks better housing and more jobs across industries. He says Massachusetts farms will be cultivated increasing harvests and prices while cooperation between employer and employee will keep wages steady until living costs drop.
Pittsfield dispatch reports Frank Martinez, whose house was burned under suspicious circumstances two weeks earlier, arrested on attempted arson for allegedly trying to burn barber shop of Joseph Andrey where he slept Saturday night. He says he lit newspapers to keep warm.
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New year prayers begin at 11 pm at St Pauls Cathedral with trumpeters signaling 1919. Hymns include Nearer My God To Thee America and The Star Spangled Banner. Dean Rousmaniere leads the address as 12 10 pm communion follows. Nearby churches schedule watch night services and Te Deum rites at Holy Cross Cathedral with Cardinal O Connell officiating.
William H. Chandler head of Boston Chamber of Commerce transportation bureau predicts improved railroad passenger service in the coming year after wartime shortages. He says railroads neglected passenger traffic to supply troops, and the public deserves better service as the war ends.
John J. Martin, president of the Exchange Trust, declared last night that America is on the road to a prosperous year in 1919. He said never before have people had so much money and that the working class holds the money, now distributed more evenly than ever.
Private Reginald O Crosby of Battery 1$th Field Artillery was severely wounded at Verdun. His sister Anna Crosby of 472 Massachusetts Avenue South End learned of his condition in a letter. Crosby had gone over last May and participated in several hotly contested actions. R J Hardy and Sons held a third annual banquet at Youngs Hotel for employees and traveling men. Principal speakers were Rodney Hardy and William F E Hardy.
A Boston press roundup notes a Victory mood with optimism for national welfare and business. The Royal Arcanum Club held its monthly meeting and Christmas party at the United States Hotel led by M. J. Murray with music and stories, while Abraham Alpert urged Zionism loyalty at Roxbury Mizrachi Society. Bishop Lawrence shows improvement. St Peter’s Church youth plan a theatre party with Bishop Anderson. Army housing changes in Boston and a gas incident injure Dorothy Rogers at Shawmut Avenue. she recovers at City Hospital.
Representative-elect James H. Brennan filed with the clerk of the House a petition for Boston to erect and maintain a memorial bridge named Liberty Bridge. The suspension bridge would connect Boston proper with East Boston and be subject to approval by the Secretary of War the Mayor and City Council of Boston.
Mayor Peters received a letter from Secretary of War Newton D. Baker promising to reduce the Watertown arsenal workforce with the least hardship to employees and minimal disruption to the labor market. The communication emphasizes careful planning to manage the downsizing while protecting workers and stability.
A piece of iron fell from a car into an open switch south of Boylston Street station during rush hour, crippling Tremont Street subway service for about 30 minutes. Hundreds of cars stalled and thousands of commuters were delayed as surface routes were used to divert traffic.
Katherine Hurley of Charlestown was robbed on Elm Street Malden near Dexter Street last night around 8. A young man struck her and snatched her handbag containing $5 before escaping behind the Universalist Church. She described the thief as about 23, wearing a dark hat and overcoat.
President Wilson and party toured the ship canal in Manchester where a mystery ship appeared as an ordinary steamer before transforming into a fully armed warship. The harbor also hosted two German submarines manned by British sailors as cheering crowds waved flags.
The Boston Post Sunday Magazine will feature a new series of fiction titled Tie Marrying Time by Hearty Far Brown. It promises to present the best stories from talented American writers in the upcoming issue.
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