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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1919
Page
10
Four United States submarine chasers 51, 18, 242 and 4, engaged in patrol work on the coast, sailed today for Newport Rhode Island. Two remain here.
A home based solution offers instant color for gray, streaked, or faded hair. Orlex powder, bought at drug stores, is mixed with 4 oz distilled water and applied to hair with directions in each box. The product carries a $100 gold bond guarantee and claims no harmful metals.
The Norwegian liner Bergensfjord reports saving 47 men from the American steamer Castalia after Castalia wrecked off Sable Island on January 11. Five of the saved men died from exposure after rescue. The Bergensfjord was en route from Stockholm to Montreal when the incident occurred.
Speaker Champ Clark urged in the House that every American soldier be withdrawn from Russia and the rest of Europe during debate on the diplomatic appropriation bill. He defended Ambassador Francis’s Russia policy against critics who misread conditions there.
A man posing as Sergeant Frank Staples a wounded soldier was arrested in Haverhill and turned over to federal authorities in Boston. Identified as Eldon A. Taylor of Lynn he formerly served in the U S infantry and was sentenced to ten years at Fort Totten New York for desertion. He reportedly escaped about five months ago and appeared in the city.
The Canadian Voyager departed Quebec today bound for Halifax and then overseas marking a record late-season voyage. The St Lawrence at Quebec is normally ice locked at this time, but the river remains unfrozen enough for navigation.
Casualty releases show 353 names nationwide, up nearly 100 from yesterday. The lists cover men killed, dying of disease, or severely wounded. An appendix of corrections expands the local list.
Lieutenant Chester H. Elemes of Concord Junction leads the list of 42 fallen and wounded sailors and soldiers from New England. The roster shows deaths from wounds, an airplane accident, disease, and missing in action, with Elemes as the only commissioned officer on the honor roll.
A long list shows New England service members killed in action died of accidents or wounds. Names span Massachusetts Connecticut New Hampshire Maine Vermont Rhode Island and nearby states with towns listed for each.
Pt Frank S Crague of Woodbury Connecticut and Pt George W Hobbs of East Templeton are listed as personnel, with their badges and units implied in the excerpt.
Joseph T Green of New York a New Haven dining car waiter pleaded guilty before Judge Morton to a conspiracy to defraud the government with bogus dining car checks. Walter J Wheaton and Frank A Davis of this city face continued proceedings as co defendants. Two women detectives from the road testified. The case is part of a series of 33 defendants in the same charge.
Lewis A. Platt 64 president of Platt Brothers & Co and treasurer of the Patent Button Company died in Miami Florida. He helped found a button enterprise his grandfather was a pioneer in the industry and he served in the Connecticut State Senate in 1910. He belonged to the University and Yale clubs in New York and several Connecticut clubs.
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, head of the Senate military affairs committee, urged creating a separate air department with a Cabinet head. He argued air power would be the decisive factor in the next war, surpassing land and sea forces.
A speaker proposes a distinct air bureau or department with its chief sitting in the Cabinet alongside the War and Navy Secretaries. The move aims to elevate air power, aligning leadership with other major defense branches.
Montpelier Vermont January 22 The Public Service Commission declared itself opposed to continuation of federal operation of railroad telephone and telegraph systems and opposed to federal regulations fixing intrastate rates for service on such systems.
Pittsburgh Jan 22 Former United States Senator George T. Oliver died at his home after a lingering illness. Oliver a lawyer steel maker and newspaper publisher was born in Dungannon Ireland Jan 26 1848 and made his life long home in Allegheny now part of Pittsburgh.
Rub out rheumatic pain with St Jacobs Liniment says the ad. It claims pain relief for rheumatism sciatica neuralgia lumbago and backache with immediate soothing penetration. The product is described as harmless not burning or skin discoloration and available in a small trial bottle at drug stores.
Senator Chamberlain argues the U S should learn from wartime Germany and build a proactive program. He calls for continued airplane production, rapid development of mechanical flight, and a coordinated air strategy to ensure control of the air if needed.
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