07 Jan 1918
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1918
Page
1
Reports say Berlin refuses to transfer further peace conference meetings to Stockholm and suspends current negotiations. Germany faces a crisis as pressure mounts during the Russian talks.
Post reporter Roy Atkinson spends a week on a Vermont farm to present the farmer’s view on war conditions and the milk and food questions. He aims to show how the average New England farmer perceives shortages and public ignorance of farming needs. The first day’s story begins the series.
Charles A. Badger, a nine year veteran of farming on a 250 acre Vermont farm, rejects city claims that farmers are profiteering. He notes his extensive mortgage interest and the farm's advantages but implies profitability is not as simple as critics assume.
Two men died from suspected accidental gas poisoning at 42 Green Street on yesterday morning. One victim was identified as William P. McCarthy age 42 from Medford. A second man, about 35, detailed physical description and clothing were provided. In a separate case, a man and a woman died from gas poisoning Friday in rooms at 15 Prospect Street West End. Identifications followed by Ella Lapham confirming Vinet Cubboldt and Mary A Connelly alias Hopkins.
Director-General McAdoo announces new railroad demurrage rules for domestic traffic effective January 21. They keep two days of free time but increase charges by 50 to 100 percent after that. He urges shippers and consignees to cooperate, release cars, and act before the higher rates take effect to aid the war effort.
A. H. Smith, assistant director-general, said accumulation is increasing east of Pittsburg and Buffalo due to cold weather. Sickness among train men and engineers and labor scarcity have forced extensive cuts in train service. Continued on Page 12-Eighth Col.
Two coal trains arriving for Boston relief will distribute carloads to Forest Hills Quincy Harrison Square Boston Neponset Walpole Roxbury and Boston proper. James J Storrow, New England fuel administrator, summarized the situation after returning from Washington noting Garfield and McAdoo signed actions.
A cablegram from Athol reports Frank Starrett died in an aviation school accident in France. Starrett, Brown University class of 1915, was the grandson of L. S. Starrett of Starrett Tool Works. He served in the French ambulance service at the war's start and later joined the French aviation department. His brother Arthur Starrett recently joined the U S Army as a flier.
Two brothers and two other persons were injured when a fire automobile and a police ambulance collided at Washington and Essex in Lynn while responding to a fire alarm. William Nihan, driver, and George Nihan, a patrolman, suffered serious injuries including a fractured clavicle and punctured lung. George also had broken ribs. Matt Casey and Assistant Fire Chief William Welch escaped with bruises as the overturned vehicle pinned them briefly before bystanders freed them.
An advertisement claims pneumonia deaths stem from neglected colds and promotes Father John’s Medicine as prompt relief. It presents a health warning and a product pitch without scientific evidence.
Wood's Village residents face Feb 1 evacuation as government orders all to find new homes. Military officers warn the Old Fitchburg Road community that their houses lie in gunfire range and are unsafe for habitation, ending decades of local life.
Rural residents recount how bullets from the great war forced them from ancestral Massachusetts homesteads, describing ongoing displacement and the impact on their communities.
Italy has adopted a drastic policy to bolster its fighting forces. Men aged 18 to 44 who were previously exempted for defects must now present themselves for further examination.
Petrograd January 5. Foreign Minister Trotzky ordered banks to withhold payments of money deposited by foreign embassies until the Council of National Commissioners assumes control. The American embassy is among those denied funds. National City Bank was allowed limited operations today.
The Persian charge d'affaires told Bolshevik foreign minister Trotzky that Tehran has begun talks with the Smolny Institute to evacuate Russian forces from Persia. Tehran also instructed its Constantinople legation to negotiate Turkish evacuation from Persian soil.
The article reports that peace negotiations between the central powers and the Bolshevik government of Russia were temporarily suspended by Germany. The split arose over the Russians demanding Stockholm for talks, while the Germans insisted on Brest-Litovsk as the conference venue. Trotsky pressed for neutral soil, but Germany remained firm on Brest-Litovsk.
Saturday advices indicated Bolshevik delegates headed to Brest-Litovsk after Teutonic allies were seen there but no proof surfaced. Berlin crown council led by Hindenburg and Ludendorff decided to discontinue sittings. It appeared Russian actions may have terminated the negotiations, casting doubt on prior Brest reports.
Weather forecast for southern New England predicts rain or snow and warmer conditions on Monday, with increasing easterly winds and colder night temperatures. Tuesday should be clear and colder with strong northwest winds, while northern New England expects snow on Monday, followed by warmer conditions in New Hampshire and Vermont and then more snow on Tuesday with a dip in temperatures.
Yesterday's temperature record from Thompson's Spa shows an average of 26.13 to 24. A nearby note lists 40, 42, and 43 in scattered entries with varying timestamps. The fragmentary text includes references to 12 meters and 28/12 mid, suggesting schedule or measurement context despite incomplete data.
London January 6 Premier Lloyd George's speech to trade union delegates is hailed as marking a historical epoch in wartime unity. Weekly papers call it a courageous call to national unity and the best answer to dissident voices, outlining war aims with precision to leave no misunderstanding.
Washington reports five American expeditionary force deaths in France. Private Michael J. Cadigan and Private William E. Kiley, both in field artillery, died of meningitis in Beverly Farms and East Lynn Massachusetts respectively. Private Everett G. Kenney, Private Henry M. Chapman, and Private Charles Jenkins, all serving in field artillery or infantry, are listed with Dorchester and Cranston origins. Jenkins died in an accidental truck crash.
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