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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1919
Page
17
Colonel Fred L. Huidekoper testified to a House war investigating committee that American soldiers in France were of superb spirit but groggy as the armistice was signed. He spoke as former adjutant of the 33d Illinois Division.
Witness Huidekoper testifies that Col Cowan warned on a dire transport situation. He cites French officers doubting shelter for common soldiers and criticizes American infantry artiller y separation and bungling. He notes 33d Division suffered 6000 casualties at Meuse Argonne and Pershing’s late withdrawal of troops. He faults Per shing staff selection and staff work and calls officers conceited.
Leopold Stokowski leader of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra describes his vacation at Nantibi Secl Harbor with dog and a day of fishing. Local Post reporter records his remarks during a visit to his summer home overlooking the bay.
The report captures a light moment with the famed couple Olga Samaroff and her husband as they discuss their work methods. Olga jokes that no fish were produced to prove the fishing part, while the reporter enjoys a pleasant hour with the pair.
Olga Stokowski says she spends most of her time practicing Beethoven and composing 32 scores for a fall tour while husband Leopold seeks solitude to study. The couple enjoys moving between homes and mountain trips, with Leopold reviewing over 60 new scores from young composers.
At 10 a.m. a Shoe Style Show unfolds at Symphony Hall. 11 a.m. Women Voters celebrate Victory Day in Danvers. 12 noon an open-air band concert graces Parkman Bandstand. 7:30 p.m. an L fare protest meeting features Rep Niland at Faneuil Hall. 8 p.m. West End Post of the American Legion meets at Capital Hall Cambridge Street.
The Western Union Telegraph Company announced that cable messages can be accepted for Genny again. Messages must be written in English or French.
Mary Reid known as Marie Kelley and Marie Fitz Harris was arrested by Inspector Pelton in a downtown department store on larceny charges. Store detective Beulah Winchester traced the suspect who allegedly stole a handbag from Mrs. Scribner and money from an unnamed person. Bail set at 3000 dollars. Police report about $2000 in losses from handbag thefts in recent weeks.
Portland fishermen report a striking windfall with cod off Cape Elizabeth, crews earning hundreds daily. Captain Griffin and crew netted 11,000 pounds and $1,100, while Fred Griffin and Ole Christensen’s teams logged $900 and over $2,000 in a week. Hampton boats earned about $300 weekly as wholesale cod sold at $10.25 a hundredweight and hake at $8. A shark fetched $9.
Massachusetts branch of the Jewish Welfare Board operates a bureau at Hospitality House 47 Mt Vernon St offering free help to soldiers and sailors seeking the $100 state bonus. Notary public available and guidance on converting war risk insurance to other government policies provided at no charge.
The transport Edward Luckenbach bound from Norfolk to Brest reported 800 miles east of New York that turbine bearings on the ship were damaged. The former coast guard cutter Ossippee was dispatched from Portland to aid in response to the wireless call.
Plans announced for the Prince of Wales arrival in Saint John New Brunswick. A battleship will anchor off Partridge Island on August 15. He will be greeted by the Duke of Devonshire Premier Borden Lieutenant-Governor Pugsley and Premier Foster. Veterans will form a guard of honor and 5000 overseas veterans will march to the armory for an official reception. The Prince will review troops and present colors to the 26th Battalion.
An advertisement urges readers to use Ascatco daily to prevent hay fever and asthma symptoms. It claims the product relieves choking, keeps nasal passages clear, and prepares the system for allergy season. Readers are invited to request a free sample from Aseateo Laboratory in New York and find it in Boston at Liggett's Riker-Jaynes and other druggists.
The Boston Post awarded One Hundred Dollars for a condensed Anna Karenina by Mrs Mary F Russ of Jamaica Plain. It follows Anna and Vronsky through jealousy divorce and tragedy, with Levin finding happiness. Copyright notes and a tease for Vivian Grey appear.
Born 1828 at Yasnaya Polyana Tolstoy served as a soldier in the Crimean campaign before turning to peasant service. His novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina defined realism and his later works, such as My Religion and Resurrection, explored faith, humanity, and non resistance.
The excerpt sketches Anna Karenina trapped in a loveless marriage with Aleksei Karenin while her social circle in St Petersburg and Moscow introduces her to Count Vronsky. Kitty Scherbatsky's courtship with Levin and Vronsky unfolds amid ballroom disappointment and rising passion as Anna and Vronsky meet, foreshadowing upheaval.
The notice states back numbers can be obtained at 2 cents per copy for the Daily Post, 6 cents in Greater Boston for the Sunday Post, and 7 cents elsewhere, with immediate applications required.
Mrs. Mary McCarthy of West Rutland released by court order from Waterbury asylum where she had been held since the 1913 shotgun killing of her sister Miss Kate Kerrigan. She must continue to reside in Waterbury under the order.
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