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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1919

Page

7

Coal shortage drives relief efforts in Central Europe

Paris report from the Interallied Food Relief Commission details coal as the key need in Czecho-Slovakia Austria and Hungary. Transport limits hinder food aid as bridges are destroyed in Serbia and Austro-Hungarian railways suffer disruption, risking Bolshevism suppression.

Paris Associated Press Hugh S. Gibson T. T. Q. Ferguson Interallied Food Relief Commission Herbert Hoover Commission Poland Austria- Hungary Czecho-Slovakia Jugo-Slavia Serbia Austria Hungary Ferguson Austria and Hungary Czecho- Slovakia Austria-Hungary Prussian Silesia Entente Trieste Danzig England United States Prussia

Kolchak Declares No Armistice with Bolsheviki

Admiral Kolchak, head of the government, proclaims no armistice with the Bolsheviki, calling them brigands who crushed the nation and massacred the people. He vows to work for Russia’s salvation and to hand the country to the people once pacified, with leaders of the army taking the same oath.

Omsk Admiral Kolchak

Boston's Problems for 1919 Explained by Mayor

Mayor Peters outlines the 1919 fiscal outlook and constructive municipal work while addressing labor and tax limits. The council adjourned after a deadlocked vote for president as Ford Lane Moriarty vie for leadership. New swearing ins included McLaughlin Donoghue, with Attridge and Storrow retiring.

Boston Peters Francis J. W. Ford James T. Moriarty Ford Edward F. McLaughlin John A. Donoghue Walter L. Collins McLaughlin and Donoghue John A. Attridge James J. Storrow Hart and Quincy

Corporal Brings War Bride Home to South Groveland

Haverhill reports Corporal William Milligan returning from Camp Wadsworth in Spartanburg S C with his bride, a young war romance unfolding in the South. The couple married just days earlier, adding a personal note to the homecoming.

Haverhill Willian Milligan South Groveland Camp Wadsworth Spartanburg S. C South

Senator Warns of Hidden Treason Network in Capital

Senator Thomas of Colorado alleged a powerful, unnamed group in Washington is active to overthrow the U.S. government. He cited a House member at a meeting praising the Russian soviet government and warned that such assemblies mask treason under free speech in the capital.

Washington Thomas Colorado Senate House

Hearst Counsel Signals No Hearst Testimony

Washington February 3. Senate committee chair Overman said Hearst counsel William A Deford stated no representative of Hearst or his publications would be needed to testify regarding evidence submitted to the probe. Deford urged including certain editorials from Hearst papers in the record, a decision likely tomorrow.

Washington Overman Senate Committee William Randolph Hearst

Soldier breaks leg in federal building

Alexander A. Rumsey of 32 Chambers Street Boston, recently back from France with three bullet wounds, broke the same leg yesterday afternoon in the Federal building where he and 87 other wounded veterans had gone to take the final oath of naturalization. He earlier received his wound with the 101st Infantry in the Battle of Argonne and fell on iron stair plates while using a single crutch.

Alexander A. Rumsey Chambers Street Boston France Federal Building Ramsey 101St Infantry Battle of Argonne

Former Sailor's Body Found in a Pond

Police in Wellesley investigate the drowning of Reginald Coveney, 21, recently discharged from the United States navy, whose body was recovered from a pond. Authorities work to determine cause and circumstances.

Wellesley Reginald Coveney United States Navy

Diehl's Pond body found. Wellesley man identified

The body of Coveney was recovered near the dam in Diehl's Pond Wellesley yesterday afternoon. His cap on shore and recent influenza led police to suspect suicide. He left for work at an icehouse that morning. brother Herbert found the cap and body after Coveney did not return home at noon. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Edward Coveney of Pleasant street and had married just before entering service a year ago.

Diehl’s Pond Wellesley Coveney Herbert Edward Coveney Pleasant Street

Violent Death Toll in New York Drops Slightly

Approximately 5200 persons died violently in New York last year per the chief medical examiner's annual report released tonight. Homicides reached 273 and personal crisis reports 772, small declines from 1917 figures.

New York

Sublime Figure Guynemer Praised by Captain Colcomb

Captain Colcomb hails Guynemer as the most sublime military figure he has ever beheld. The story of the great French ace of aces will be in next Sunday's Post.

Colcomb Guynemer

Cacum Vintment Advertised for Various Skin Ailments

It stops itching at once and soothes irritated skin. The advertisement claims Cacum Vintment heals eczema pimples blotches itch tetter scaly skin eruptions chafings piles rash sores scabs ringworm cuts and insect bites.

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