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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1919
Page
12
Berlin reports General Nudant acting for Marshal Foch told the German armistice commission to halt its advance in Estonia and to evacuate Windau and Libau at once, with a rapid removal of areas once in Russian control requested.
A semi official despatch from Berlin denies a Berlin report that Colonel Von Lettow Vorbeck is organizing a large army in East Prussia to fight Gustav Noske and the Entente. The despatch states Von Lettow Vorbeck is in Berlin.
Condensed versions of major novels are promoted as ideal summer reading. Readers are encouraged to take the Posts along on vacations to enjoy these streamlined classics.
The Hon. Samuel W. McCall cites a superb condensation of Churchill's celebrated romance, hailed by critics as the greatest novel of American political life.
The piece discusses Winston Churchill as a versatile writer whose political novels reveal real political stories. It notes praise from a former U.S. president and two Massachusetts governors who retell his work in Boston Post editions. It highlights Coniston as his best book and his skill in shaping American political life through vivid characters like Jethro Bass. It mentions Churchill and two dog companions photographed in Florida.
In Coniston a mountain village, Jethro Bass, a self-made son of a tanner, leads the local political upheaval against the Church party. He wins the first selectman seat and governs for 36 years while Cynthia, his love interest, becomes a Boston teacher and later dies after a life intertwined with Jethro and the town.
Jethro builds a statewide machine with lieutenants in every county and profits by shaping offices and policy. His influence grows through railroads and industry, while his ward Cynthia loves him. A clash with railroad interests leads to political war, prompting Eph Prescott’s appointment by Grant and a shift in power. Eventually Cynthia and Bob wed, and Jethro retires content near family.
Alfred S. Clark prepares a condensed edition of Thomas Hardy’s Far From the Madding Crowd to appear in tomorrow’s issue with publication dates and format details. The note indicates serialization plans and periodical printing details for readers.
The notice states back numbers can be secured at 2 cents per copy for the Daily Post, 6 cents in Greater Boston for the Sunday Post, and 7 cents elsewhere if applied for immediately.
At the city zoo the pelican stands out in the aviary due to a remarkably white plumage and an extraordinary long beak. The noted fish eater is said to have one of the largest appetites among sea creatures, with dozens slipping into its amber bill to be swallowed.
General Carter of the YMCA presented Pershing Stadium to the American army. General Pershing, commander in chief, accepted for the American Expeditionary Force and then gave the stadium to the French people. He recalled the second anniversary of American forces arriving in France and urged a tournament uniting athletes of allied nations.
The buzzing tone heard after giving a number indicates the line is being connected. An induction device, installed in several Boston central offices, will soon be in every division office to confirm call progress without ringing.
Boston and New England pastors urged congregations to sustain thrift lessons from the war. Secretary Glass of the Treasury appealed for cooperation in the national thrift campaign run by the Savings Division.
Juror Daniel C. Fisher suffered a sudden illness at the Hotel Bellevue causing hopes to avoid a trial postponement in the case of Herman L. Tiarney and John F. Dillon. Fisher recovered enough to join fellow jurors for travel to Newburyport. Authorities say Commonwealth witnesses may finish soon with Sergeant John M. I. Anderson due to testify next.
John Watte fell from a bottle green water wagon at a Salem street standpipe in Maiden while two horses tried to escape a motorcycle. Driver Mr Waite, 60, at 7 Jacobs Street Maplewood, sustained several bruises after the tumble triggered by Eugene E. Lynch of 254 Grant Avenue Newton.
Howard S. Bliss president of the Syrian Protestant College spoke to a largely Assyrian congregation at the Church of All Nations. He said thousands of Syrians died from starvation under the Turkish regime during the war and described scenes of extreme deprivation and suffering.
W Otis Robertson head of vocational training division estimates a two to five million worker shortage in six months after consultations with major employers and a review of labor condition digests. The calculation is described as conservative and based on passing labor conditions.
The analysis by Mr. Robertson estimates wartime labor losses at 2.6 to 5.7 million and gains of 1.2 to 2.4 million, warning that a very tight postwar labor market is likely with shortages intensifying if postwar business rises.
Professor William Rappard of Harvard and Geneva Universities is named secretary general of the League of Red Cross Societies. Otis H. Cutler announced the appointment at a luncheon. Rappard says tough work lies ahead in Europe and Asia after peace treaty to wipe out disease and avert famine.
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