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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1919
Page
6
Washington officials expect a drop in bituminous coal and coke prices after ending maximum price orders and the zone distribution system. The Feb 1 order excludes anthracite and may reinstate commissions and profit margins if conditions change. Reduced demand from wartime end and mild winter pressured the move.
In a civilian first demonstration of wireless telephone use in air navigation, prominent New Yorkers on a skyscraper roof spoke with the commander of the navy dirigible A-242 cruising above the city. The event honored Benjamin Franklin's 28th birthday and highlighted the War Sayings Stamp campaign.
Washington January 17 The War Department asked Congress to appropriate 40,126,500 dollars for fortifications and 27,120,100 dollars for sundry expenses for the next fiscal year. Secretary Baker said these sums are in addition to regular army appropriations but do not increase the department's total estimates around two billion dollars.
Government decree establishes the eight hour day and designates the President and Supreme Court to arbitrate. A message from Lima to the Peruvian legation confirms the general strike has ended with these actions.
The Yankee Sergeant in London on a military mission arrives at a hotel and endures absurd registration questions and odd hotel service. He jokes about baths and ice skates while chatting with Shorty Nevins and Jeanne and contemplates life on the eve of France. Copyright 1918.
A well known authority urges warm clothing and dry feet to prevent rheumatism tied to uric acid. He recommends four ounces of Jad Salts daily for a week to stimulate kidneys and remove impurities, noting Jad Salts as a grape lemon lithia drink used by many sufferers.
The influenza outbreak continues to hit hard in Boston with 23 deaths, 14 from influenza and nine from pneumonia, up from the day before. City Hall reports 208 new cases, slightly higher than yesterday’s 159, while statewide new cases fall to 78 from 954.
The War Department released a list of Americans freed from Ras tatt German camps who have reached France. It names Lieutenant Richard V. Fulton of New York plus enlisted men Foster E. Paul Springfield Massachusetts Charles H. Pratt East Weymouth Massachusetts Norman Allen New Bedford Massachusetts Lambert Anderson Hartford Connecticut Otis E. Taylor Oldtown Missouri Warren B. Thompson Portland Connecticut Emily Troiano New Haven Connecticut George E. Turner Providence KR I Frederick A. Willis Gill Massachusetts Alex Willky Lincoln New Hampshire Alfred Bernier Putnam Connecticut Alfred F. Bushee Fremont Vermont Bartholomew Buckley Whitman Massachusetts John Geary Dorchester Massachusetts Edmund A Reardon Lawrence Massachusetts Julius F. Pruniere Middlebury Vermont Edward J. McLaughlin Holden Massachusetts Nicholas Perugin Waterbury Connecticut Leroy Lohnes Lynn Massachusetts.
Roxbury notable William J Corbett, born in the Milldam area now part of Back Bay, died yesterday at his son William J Corbett Jr s home in East Milton. He leaves three children C R Corbett of Brooklyn two sisters Ellen and Minnie J Corbett. Requiem high mass at St Gregory s Church Milton Monday at 9 am followed by interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts will continue free admission to its exhibits aligning with public service for visitors. Last year attendance fell about 12 000 from 1917 and expenses were covered by legacies while repairs and new acquisitions were made including works by Israels Courbet and Francisco Ignacio. The directors seek donations to cover a current deficit.
EH P Hoxie a veteran sailor urges skaters to carry 25 to 30 feet of nine thread rope with an eye splice to throw to a boy who breaks through ice. He says ropes on shore are useless since accidents occur far away and a waist bound rope could save lives in cold water emergencies.
Judge Duff refused defense that wife’s auto supplies are not necessaries when husband and wife live apart. Oren C. Sanborn challenged a Dudley Garage bill for four tires and four inner tubes. Appellate division review follows on whether the court properly found for the garage.
Major James H. Proctor, assistant quartermaster of the 36th Division, returns home at 213 Commonwealth Avenue after six months overseas. He recalls the Oct. 12 battle at St Etienne with 600 killed and 2,500 wounded, and notes his son Thomas Proctor of the army candidates school at Langres.
Albany January 17 A movement to save from outlawry the manufacture and consumption of beer and light wines of small alcoholic content was inaugurated today by the New York Federation of Labor The executive committee authorized letters to all Congress representatives and New York legislators urging a vote to permit continued production of pure light wines and beers of non injurious content as table beverages.
The Lawrence Amusement Company which runs the Lawrence Opera House filed a voluntary petition in the Federal District Court yesterday. Liabilities total 9582 with assets valued at 1009, mainly fixtures and machinery.
A notice warns that economic hardship drives thousands of teens into labor, risking vitality and energy. It emphasizes the need for nourishing tonics to sustain them during this demanding period.
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