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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1919
Page
3
Roosevelt memorial exercises directed by the city of Boston at Keith's Theatre centered on carrying on Theodore Roosevelt Americanism as a sacred heritage. The gathering aimed to stamp out Bolshevism red flag and anarchy as the dominant purpose of the event.
Speakers led by Walter Collins praise Theodore Roosevelt as a transcendent leader who united service, manliness, and country. Judge Michael J. Murray recalls Roosevelt’s ascent from boyhood to president and warns against Bolshevist threats while honoring Roosevelt’s devotion to the American flag and family.
Memorial services for Theodore Roosevelt were conducted today throughout the American army on the Rhine. At Coblenz Army Headquarters the service took place in the church of the royal palace with Chaplains Esterbrook and Jefferies leading.
A community gathering titled with heart and hand for the glory of a common country, organized by Mayor Peters and Robert G. Larsen at Keith's Theatre. Music was provided by the theatre orchestra and a Meistersingers song programme accompanied the event.
Major General Leonard Wood, speaking in Kansas City on Roosevelt's memorial, lauded Theodore Roosevelt as shaping U S ideals and freedom of press. He said Roosevelt's broad world view and judgment guide the republic, endorsing league thinking while warning against entangling alliances and emphasizing the duty to act for civilization and mankind.
Three memorial services were held at First Parish Unitarian Church in Cambridge for ex President Theodore Roosevelt. Speakers included Dr Henry Johnson classmate who praised Roosevelt Harvard years and concentration while noting his shift to politics and natural history interests. The Rev Samuel M Crothers spoke at morning service and urged citizens to imitate Roosevelt ideals. Professor Albert Bushnell Hart spoke at evening service describing Roosevelt’s lasting standards from Harvard days.
Massachusetts Welfare Board hosts memorial exercises at Hospitality House in Boston to honor Theodore Roosevelt. Judge A K Cohen and Carl Dreyfus praise Roosevelt as a great American statesman for his courage and vision. Mrs Jesse Morse Berenson and Mrs William M Blatt perform selections and readings.
A historic displaced evensong in the abbey drew Ambassador and Mrs. Davis and numerous officials from the American embassy, naval and army officers, and British dignitaries including Prince Arthur of Connaught and Earl Howe. Archdeacon Carnegie praised Theodore Roosevelt as a force for moral right and unity between Britain and America.
Boston native Corporal John H. Smith of the 60th United States Infantry writes from Somewhere in Germany that the war continues and military discipline remains strict. He shares a Fifth Division citation noting 80 days of intense combat along the Meuse near Brieulles and Brandeville with significant captures.
Charles Fleischer spoke at the Sunday Commons yesterday urging more than Americanization to curb social unrest in the country.
Wine Clerks Union No.5 adopted a resolution calling on President Wilson to rescind the wartime prohibition order set to take effect July 1. The measure cites 1600 local liquor clerks plus over a million nationwide affected workers and sends a copy to Secretary Tumulty for the president’s attention. A committee was appointed with the Central Labor Union to plan an April demonstration against prohibition.
A threatened strike by union drivers is nipped in the bud as arbitration is accepted. Local representatives pick arbiters to decide a nine hour day and a ten cent hourly wage increase, with each side selecting two of five, the fifth to be chosen by the four.
Reports from unions in Boston outline wage negotiations, proposed hikes, and planned demonstrations. Actions include a March 1 wage proposal delivery to dealers, a 50 cent hourly raise for City Men’s Union 149, and a $2 weekly increase for Bartenders Union 77 with a potential 54 hour week, plus possible strike backing for IBEW 201 in New England Telephone.
The Boston Young Men's Christian Association thanks the Post for space given to its recent fundraising drive. The letter notes difficulty in securing total funds but expresses hope to reach the goal soon and avoid curtailing work. Signed by ARTHUR B. JOHNSON President, dated Web. 7, 1919.
Oli Tuoklainean, once freed in the Carolyn West Brown murder case in Rockland Maine, is back in custody as a federal prisoner after a recent arrest by immigration authorities. Detectives had previously hunted him across New England.
Flo, detained at Long Wharf, faces deportation to Finland after immigration inspectors recommended removal following a Rockland arrest for an obscene pictures offense. The Finnish man, Tuorilainean, had two years in the country with six months in jail since a Fitchburg sentence. He lived in four Maine towns and recently released by Rockland authorities.
The board of inquiry at Long Wharf notes Vie’s long Finland record with four prison terms for larceny resisting an officer and a nine year sentence for manufacturing an internal machine. A second U S visit ends with his arrest in Riley Me and transfer to Washington authorities. Ollie is deemed alien likely to become a public charge and to be sent back on government or steamship company expense once warrant signs.
The phrase refers to a notable moment when he arrived for his second and final visit, highlighting the significance of the stay and its lasting impression on local observers.
A Massachusetts mother of six extols Dr True's Worm Elixir as a cure for her ill child and urges others to use the tonic. The advertisement lists worm symptoms such as deranged stomach, swollen lip, sour stomach, offensive breath, and other signs prompting immediate use.
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