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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1918
Page
10
Governor McCall pledges to use war powers granted by the Legislature to keep key truck highways open through winter. Military and industrial interests welcome the move as essential for truck transport, which also supports railroads. Massachusetts lagged last winter, but this year the importance of motor truck transportation is seen as greater than ever.
In Paris the Municipal Council allocated funds formerly used for scholarships and medals to sending poorer children out of the city for safety from bombardment. Students agreed to the plan, and the article suggests applying similar wartime funding to a war fund in other cities, with children’s support.
A Sunday morning crash at a railroad crossing near Myricks killed six people in a motor car after the second vehicle gambled with fate. The front car escaped with power, the train was plainly visible, and the tragedy is described as avoidable, raising calls to stop at unprotected crossings and ensure no train is coming.
The discussion centers on a $5000 gold cup awarded by the Kaiser for a 1905 yacht race. The cup is found to be pewter plated with gold, prompting views that the donor’s honor is thinly coated and the prize fraudulent. The piece hints at a history of repeated auctions of the cup.
A controversial figure has turned up with a donation of 125000 dollars to the Red Cross, a gesture framed as unintended good to humanity despite a mocked reputation and a questioned motive.
Washington commentary argues war support should decide reelection. It labels 50 House members who opposed war funding as out of step, urging strong voter punishment. Democrats include Kitchin. Republicans include Rankin of Nevada. Emphasizes a future Congress in khaki and renewed zeal for national unity.
A Boston drive supports establishing Palestine as a Jewish nation after British victory under General Allenby. The piece cites Allied recognition, 48 Jewish colonies proving feasibility, and a Sunday conference subscription reaching more than half the local allotment, framing the project as practical and urgent.
The piece notes widespread insect damage across cereals cotton tobacco vegetables and fruits totaling over a billion dollars. It highlights a federal law protecting game birds and other insect feeders and urges decisive action with allied bird help to defend crops.
The Cologne Gazette's Captain von Kuellwetter calls the raid a joyous surprise and says the U booms pose little threat due to lack of American experience and torpedo boat destroyers. The Navy Department counters by noting available destroyers and experience in British and French waters. Americans remain confident despite such remarks.
The record notes Boston temperatures for June 11 with the warmest 93 degrees in 1894 and 91 in 1914 and the coldest 46 above in 1881. It also recalls rain on this date in 1910 1916 and 1917 within the past decade.
A fragmented line suggests concern over troubles that never happen, echoing a cautionary edge in a dramatic newspaper feature. The snippet frames anxiety tied to imagined events rather than concrete happenings.
A former hunter recalls a Maine trip with a guide and companion Bill. He spends a frigid night at a tree foot waiting for a tree-squeak that turns out to be only wind-driven limb noise, while Bill and the guide watch from the cabin.
Observant Citizen notes on June 16 ceremony for the Recon sortee Hospital on Parker Hill Roxbury. He highlights Grand Lodge effort raising nearly $2,000,000 without outside subscriptions. He also records bons mots on mosquitoes and a tale of baseball wit about a triple steal caused by a biting insect.
In a Delaware College commencement address William H Taft declared the United States must enter Russia to establish an eastern front. He blamed Germany for the loss of the front and said no task is too great for the U S.
Eli Thayer born June 11, 1819, Massachusetts native who helped organize emigration to Kansas. He pushed settlement by New England anti slave elements, aiding passage, hotels, and sawmills to support homeseekers and rail travel, shaping Kansas toward free state status in 1841.
Joan of Arc, near eighteen, travels from Domremy to Vaucouleurs to plead with Robert of Baudricourt for armed aid to reach the dauphin. Baudricourt mocks her claim of heavenly guidance, orders her home, and she returns emboldened by visions urging further pursuit despite ridicule. Tomorrow’s Picture previews her departure from Vaucouleurs.
Olive, educated and aided by Ted Lawrence, seeks a life companion job at 91 Maple Avenue. She is hired by Miss Madison, travels with her, and later learns her father left Olive the entire estate in a will opened by Ted Lawrence, altering her plan to stay with the Madison family.
Poetic cartoon commentary condemns Kaiser Wilhelm II for wartime slaughter. A reader’s cut of biting lines portrays the Kaiser as a ruthless autocrat and calls for accountability amid mass graves, church bombings, and frontline horrors. Walt Mason signs the verse with 1918 copyright.
Olive and Ralph, long friends, walk in the garden returning with a plan. Olive tells Ralph of leaving his sister but he proposes as a life partner and Olive expresses happiness in his arms.
John D. Ryan, head of the Aircraft Production Board, visited Curtiss in Buffalo to review the second batch of 2 ½ plane battles. He was shown plans and equipment aimed at peak output of 30 to 40 planes daily, while the plant currently produces seven flying tests daily plus training machines.
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