08 Feb 1919
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1919
Page
1
German Chancellor Ebert urges against forced terms and warns hunger is preferable to dishonor. He condemns destruction of Germany’s economic life and protests expulsions from Alsace.
A mass meeting in City Hall Lawrence seeks aid from the U S District Attorney and the Department of Justice to deport agitators leading the textile strike. About 150 leaders and organizers attended and plan further mass meetings next Sunday.
Today’s programme for the League of Free Nations convention includes a mass meeting at Tremont Temple with former President William Howard Taft and others, a state caucus, luncheons for delegates, and addresses by Dr. A Lawrence Lowell and Newton D Baker at Tremont Temple. The event is open to the public.
General Edwards announced that all officers and men of the 26th Division will receive leave of absence on arrival at Camp Devens. After returning to Devens they may billet in Boston for a few days if allowed by the War Department. The billeting plan aims to send nearby soldiers home with a buddy and house others through civilian volunteers.
Winter Garden hosts matinee today 4 to 6 with dancing every evening from 7 till midnight. Best jazz in town and daily noon opening plus a special lunch. Hotel Westminster at Copley Square advertises this event.
Kipling memorial verse honors Theodore Roosevelt with lines on “Great-Heart” and leadership. The poem laments his death, praises his plain dealing and steadfast courage, and urges vigilance as nations move forward without him.
Paris Feb 7 President Wilson is forced to abandon his proposed visit to Belgium due to mounting duties in Paris. If he returns to Europe he would accept the Belgian invitation, but time constraints before leaving for the United States prevent the Brussels trip.
Archangel item reports American positions on the Vaga river where Bolshevik infantry attacked a Tuesday assault. The dispatch notes shelling exchanges and allied defense actions with neutral confirmation of forces engaged and geographic scope.
Chief Judge in Municipal Court attributes the molasses tank collapse to a structural weakness in the tank. Criminal charges ordered against United States Industrial Alcohol Company for maintaining a lawful violation. Similar action possible against Hammond Iron Works if jurisdiction allows.
General Edwards announces that soldiers may receive military honors at burial if relatives request them. Escorts are obtainable by applying to the headquarters of the Northern Department in Chauncy Street.
Paris February 7. Women will be admitted as delegates to the permanent international labor conference now forming here. This decision was made at the international labor legislation commission meeting led by Samuel Gompers.
Chancellor Ebert’s National Assembly speech signals Germany seeks a League of Nations role and rejects terms of the armistice. Allies in Paris vow to remind Germany it is a conquered nation and must submit, with Marshal Foch poised to enforce terms as talks continue.
Today marks the 100th birthday of English artist and critic John Ruskin. A separate note recalls the White Guards capturing Viborg a year ago, while the Bolsheviks failed to seize Lief.
The forecast calls for fair weather across Boston and New England this weekend with little temperature change. Winds along the north and middle Atlantic coasts will be light to moderate and shift, keeping conditions generally mild.
Health pamphlet promotes Father John’s Medicine as a tonic to bolster children’s resistance to grip, colds, and pneumonia through regular use and claimed immune benefits.
Corporal Edward Lampony of Newton surrendered 100 pounds of war souvenirs after arriving with the 55th A. C. at South station. He entrusted the bundle to a helper who carried it to Liberty Cottage, but it vanished at the Common. Lampony asks the public to return any found bundle to his home or call Beach 402 for pickup.
A fragmented OCR item from Thompson's Spa records sparse figures and vague times. The text notes 6 p m and 9 p m entries, with unclear dates and averages for yesterday and last year, leaving readers with minimal concrete facts and no clear event or outcome.
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