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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1918
Page
2
The Navy and Fuel Administrators initiate broad coal distributions in Boston and eastern ports. Distressed residents receive small lots via yard distributions and the Faneuil Hall aid center, while bans on previous-customer rules are lifted to aid all in need.
All usable coal from First Methodist Church on Temple Street Beacon Hill was sold yesterday to local families freezing in cold weather. Under pastor Rev. William M. Gilbert and the sexton, 2½ pound bags were sold at 10 cents each, with a steady rush from late morning to afternoon as late arrivals faced disappointment.
In Massachusetts the zero weather grip harms Boston and New England communities. Frostbite cases exceed 200 across three days while trains run late and power and water mains fail. Schools and libraries extend services to aid the afflicted as gas companies provide fuel and cold shelters open.
Washington December 31 The cold wave gripping the East for two days is moving out to sea and the Weather Bureau announced tonight that normal temperatures will return by Wednesday.
A young reserve officer in the ordnance bureau authorized a transfer of soldiers to a non existent ordnance supply base near Raritan New Jersey. Major General Crozier testified before the Senate military committee that the officer acted without proper approval believing barracks for supply volunteers near Raritan had been completed.
Captain William R. Rush of the Boston Navy Yard directed that yard sale wood be disregarded and told Chaplain Stone to contact charitable groups to distribute yard refuse wood suitable for fuel to desperate cases. The move does not affect existing arrangements to aid the needy.
In Portsmouth New Hampshire on New Year Eve two girls Mary and Harriet sit with a nurse as lawyers debate custody. Their mother Florence Jaquith Cowles watches the children between court proceedings, hoping for permanent possession.
In Keene New Hampshire Judge John E Allen orders all hearings in the Cowles divorce to be held privately. Mrs. Cowles with her mother and lawyers arrives with witnesses while Dr Edward Cowles and his counsel attend with their own side. Mrs Cowles expresses hope she will regain custody of her children saying they are happy with her and she must wait and hope.
Corporal Martin H. Fitzgerald of the 101st Infantry, a former East Boston boy and Halifax native, died in France from meningitis. He is survived by his brother John F. Fitzgerald of Roxbury. Additional casualty reports list Private William H. Messer pneumonia and tuberculosis and Private Samuel Sunderland from Fall River with a gunshot wound.
A lone bugler sounded taps at Camp Devens as 1918 began with revelry in barracks and a New Year review by the 3034 Heavy Field Artillery Regiment. Officers and guests watched a parade by 1500 soldiers as internal festivities and a no-work-all-play policy continue across the cantonment.
In a hard hitting post campaign speech Curley vows to remain active in politics and declares his intention to seek the state’s top office. He rejects the idea of pursuing the United States Senate.
In a combative statement Mayor Curley blasts opponents James A. Gallivan Peter F. Tague and ex Mayor Fitzgerald as weak minded traitors. He vows to run for Governor, defend loyalists, condemn press and crooks, and claim victory to sweep the state.
A Pittsburgh reader credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing a long lasting weakness causing backache and headaches. The testimonial notes improvement after three bottles and urges other women with displacements inflammation irregularities and nervousness to try the remedy. The ad touts the product as a forty year old staple for women's ailments.
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