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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1919
Page
8
Good progress had been made by the Belgians in the north but unity of command had become an important factor in General French's mind before the close of 1914. He relates below how he succeeded in placing the gallant Belgian army under his supervision.
Joffre and British leaders discuss Russian support via Salonika, French efforts at Rheims Arras, and the need to forward Belgian integration. The plan to amalgamate British and Belgian armies is proposed, debated with King Albert, but foregone due to Belgian and French objections and lack of domestic support.
The Sunday issue will present the final revelation by Marshal French about Britain's sacrifice due to gun and ammunition shortages, detailing the impact on wartime effort and national resilience.
Mayor Peters at a Boston University luncheon condemned Bolshevism and Prussian ideals as threats to American citizenship and urged propa ganda to counter hostile messages. The event marked a mid day session in a conference to re endow the United States citizenship chair founded by George H. Maxwell. Governor Coolidge praised the chair and its aims as broadly beneficial to the nation.
Springfield June report says Frederick Fleck a former alderman from New York City was injured when an automobile driven by Mrs. Fleck carrying five people skidded through a fence in Thompsonville Connecticut and plunged 30 feet into a reservoir. All occupants were thrown into the water with Fleck the only one seriously hurt.
By a 3 to 1 vote nearly 5000 fisher men at this port and Gloucester plan a July 3 strike to win a fixed minimum Boston market price for fish and relief from rising costs. Union officials say they are ready to present grievances to a fair board. If walking out, the strike could paralyze the Eastern fishing industry.
Kiernan Lowry of 190 Prospect Street Cambridge narrowly escaped death when a four ton truck he drove crashed through the railing of the railroad bridge over the Boston and Maine tracks near Union Square Somerville. The vehicle landed three feet below on the tracks spilling empty barrels and delaying trains for over an hour. Lowry said a brief turn to avoid a car at Webster Avenue and Prospect Street forced his jump.
General Edwards thanks the Professional Women's Club through Mrs. Marie D. Felten for a $300 check from their recent play, representing half the proceeds and expressing pleasure at being their guest. Weeks BE
Irish American women packed Faneuil Hall for a rally by the Irish Victory fund committee. They endorsed boycotting British goods until Ireland gains independence and denounced England while pledging to educate and mobilize support in the United States.
A Boston subcommittee appeals to every Suffolk bar member to contribute to the fund aiding Ireland’s independence. Signed by James A. Dorsey and others, the letter requests donations to Paul F. Spain at 40 Court Street, Boston, with funds sent to John H. H. McNamee, Prudential Trust Company, 8 Summer Street.
London reports that if Germany refuses to sign the treaty Britain would likely occupy Berlin and reinstate the blockade. The move would raise the indemnity Germany must pay and escalate allied demands.
The Williams College program began with Class Day in Grace Hall featuring three ovations and a lower-class address in the quadrangle. President and Mrs. Garfield hosted faculty and alumni, followed by a glee club concert and a prize rhetoric contest in the evening.
At a Michael J. Perkins Post meeting Congressman James A. Gallivan was named an honorary member. The post opened with a charter list of about 300 World War I veterans.
A memorandum signed by 28 prominent Republicans urges the Senate to ratify the Paris peace treaty without partisanship. Signers include James Wadsworth William Calder George Wyckersham Henry Taft Charles Whitman and Oscar Straus. The document calls the League of Nations a great agency for future peace and argues the Republican party should not oppose the project.
A Brooklyn mother reports her 15 year old daughter suffered backache dizziness and loss of appetite. After three months with no help from doctors the girl took five bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and improved, gaining weight and relief, as the mother endorses the remedy.
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