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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1919
Page
12
The conservative press laments the passing of the old imperial army as the Weimar Assembly considers a national defence bill. It calls for a national guard with one brigade per former army corps and replaces conscription with voluntary recruitment under a central bureau.
The Naval Radio School at Harvard will close immediately. Buildings Graigie Hall Russell Hall and West Weld Boat Club will be returned by April 1 and June 30 respectively. Divinity Perkins Austin and Hastings Halls will depart as soon as possible. Occupying men will move to Cambridge Common big buildings, slated for demolition within months.
Arthur W. Pratt 42 from Darien Conn was held in $5000 bond for further examination on Thursday in a case linking a car theft to the disappearance of Charles Coppola 19 a South Norwalk Conn chauffeur believed slain between South Norwalk and New York City.
One of the Best Story writers of the year Mary Lerner gains fame for her pleasing sympathetic style. her story The Strongest Pleaders will appear in next week's Boston Post Sunday Magazine.
The War Department cites fourteen New Englanders for bravery under fire while overseas. Two of the men were killed in the line of duty and the crosses were awarded posthumously.
Serialized reports list Medal of Honor actions by soldiers from Waterbury Medford Westford Worcester Needham and more during Verdun Ver dun Lamogneux and Moleville Farm engagements. Each entry notes specific heroism including rushing machine gun nests carrying injured comrades and saving others under heavy fire.
St Louis February 25 Taft opened the Mid Continent Congress session arguing against US commitments in the League of Nations and challenged Senators Poindexter Borah and Reed to point to constitutional clauses that would bar the United States from covenant obligations.
Mr Taft argues Senators Paindexter Reed and Borah fail to offer constructive peace alternatives and warn that rejecting the League Covenant could lead to a larger conflict. He says the issue is whether the Paris draft report of the covenant meets public approval, not just ratification.
A Soviet wireless message from Paris on February 25 says Russia authorizes the entry of the commission proposed by the International Socialist Congress at Berne to investigate conditions. The Soviet government will guarantee full facilities and questions whether other governments will permit Bolshevik commissions to visit them.
In a Senate session, presiding officer M. Du bost read a message from the Cuban Senate condemning the attack on M. Clemenceau. The report notes Cuba's stance on the attempted assassination during contemporaneous events in Paris.
Senate and House conferees agree to extend sub treasury offices in Baltimore Boston Chicago Cincinnati New Orleans New York Philadelphia St Louis and San Francisco until July 1 1920. The bill totals 98000000 dollars and includes a 210 annual pay rise for federal employees to offset higher living costs.
In three days over 25,000 has been subscribed to the American Committee for Devastated France fund. The headquarters are at 419 Boylston street with committees led by Andrew Adie and George Lee visiting households citywide. Officials hope to reach near 19,000 before week’s end as they aim to raise 500,000 in Boston.
The treasury authorized a $15,000,000 credit to Serbia today, bringing Serbia’s U.S. loans to $27,000,000 and allied nations’ total U.S. loans to $8,674,657,000.
Mrs Hudson Marshbank of St Martin's describes two years of severe dyspepsia with constant post meal pains and bitter regurgitation. She credits Fruit Liver Tablets with relief after doctors failed. 50c per box six for 2.50 trial 25c. From FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited Ogdensburg NY.
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