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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1919
Page
12
The Boston Post notes that all subscriptions must be paid four advance periods and will be discontinued without notice upon expiration. Readers without regular delivery should notify by postal mail at once if they cannot obtain the Post from a dealer or newsboy.
The people of Massachusetts elected Calvin Coolidge as governor. He assumes office amid postwar reconstruction needs and major problems requiring careful leadership. The Post wishes him a successful year and confidence in his steady aim to serve all citizens.
The Navy appoints Admiral William S. Sims to oversee a comprehensive Newport expansion to extend naval education to all officers. The selection, praised as fitting and electrifying, highlights that naval strength relies on skilled instructors and tactical knowledge, with Sims’s proven proficiency demanded for this pivotal program.
Secretary Baker refutes claims that American troops in Archangel were underfed or poorly equipped. He states troops were fitted out with extreme care and received medical personnel and British assistance, with attention to their equipment. The remarks aim to reassure families of servicemembers abroad.
The passage questions whether Sam has adequately supported his soldiers in Russia, contrasting a supposed splendid record of adequacy with the idea he may have neglected the troops. It reflects wartime scrutiny of leadership and morale.
The piece cites Merchants & Miners Transportation Co.’s Boston to Southern service since 1852 and its brief government takeover last spring. It argues wages and operating costs rose under control, then worsened after reversion to private management, implying strain on profitability and possible service discontinuation.
The Department of Labor has set up an employment service nationwide including Massachusetts under Mr Lord. Registration of returned soldiers and sailors has reached a large figure with post offices acting as information bureaus. The system is already proving successful as hundreds of thousands have found work and more are needed.
A Lima report says prominent Peruvians in London plan to present a memorial to President Wilson asking his judgment on the Tacna Arica controversy stirring Peru and Chile. Santiago’s paper notes Chile’s spontaneous support for Wilson’s league of nations idea.
The United States honors Colonel W. J. Wilgus for designing and managing a vast railroad system that moved American troops and supplies in France. At the armistice, the network handled 35,000 tons daily, about 1,000,000 tons monthly, a feat praised by Europeans as a monumental achievement.
A midshipman in Annapolis responds to a Post editorial regarding alleged hazing of Secretary Daniels' son by upperclassmen. He claims Daniels' son was thrashed and defended the chief offenders, adding perspective on campus discipline.
Surgeon General Brooks says the public is partly at fault for unsanitary street and tunnel cars. He urges cooperation to speed up and improve cleaning, warning that spitting, littering, and throwing debris onto car floors makes work harder and endangers others. The duty to keep cars clean is shared.
A portrait of President Wilson recalling his mother’s near drowning after she fell from a ship rope during crossing to America. The tale highlights a life changed by a perilous moment at sea.
Five American soldiers from the 125th Infantry Regiment, now at Coblenz, arrived in Berlin and went AWOL in a bid to reach the city first. They encountered members of the American military commission by chance. One man was captured and detained, while Berlin police seek the remaining four.
The record notes Boston’s coldest and warmest readings for January 2. Official figures show minus 3 and minus 2 below in 1890s and 1918, while the warmest on this date reached 66 degrees in 1890. In the past decade rain or snow occurred on this date in 1911 1915 and 1916.
Albany January 1 1919 opening of the Legislature saw two constitutional amendments introduced by Senator Henry M Sage of Albany. One amendment seeks to grant civil service preference to all veterans of the world war.
A humorous letter to Mr Newkirk recounts Flossie asking how to care for two goldfish after a courtship gift. The narrator, a self styled expert on goldfish, shares long anecdotes about Lulu the goldfish, her tricks and tragic bathtub death, then declines further feeding guidance due to grief.
A compact tribute to Thorvaldsen's Lion of Lucerne in its natural setting. The piece notes the statue commemorates the Swiss Guard and the Paris 1792 episode, praising its design and integration with the landscape while acknowledging the controversial historical cause. It closes with a call to view the monument beside the lake and mountains as a moving art lesson.
A columnist muses on wind directions and their weather implications for New England, notes early spring growth risks, and cites a two new moons January with February lacking one. He also mentions full moon dates and upcoming vacations, plus light items on presidential speculation and a jokey street sign prank.
A poem speaks of bringer of hope amid doubt. It urges steady faith and daily effort to find sunshine in a world that rewards generosity and inner grace. The speaker vows to give life’s harvest back as love.
A playful verse by Walt Mason extols a rare winter sunny day. Sunny skies lift grim faces as old folks emerge from fireside chairs. Birds linger, while careless townsfolk ignore warm trends, yet doctors and nurses appear, hinting at checks on health and humor.
Birthday feature on Philip Freneau born January 2 1752 notes his French Huguenot roots and lifelong friendship with James Madison. It covers his sea adventures poetry that bolstered morale during war, work as a translator for Jefferson, fame in Europe, and his mysterious death after a bog incident.
A reader asks if tobacco is flavored beyond natural taste and cites opinions on cigars using tea from expensive tobacco. Another letter seeks the origin of Rochefort cheese, noting Belgian Rochefort caves and a French Rochefort harbor. cheese named after the French town.
Russia’s changing designation after 1917 is noted in 1918 Statesman’s Year Book calling the country the Russian Federative Republic.
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